Toyota's global accelerator pedal recall

Are Toyota’s problems with sticking throttles symptomatic of deeper problems within the world’s largest automaker? Mark Bursa reports

ANALYSIS: Growing pains and 'Throttlegate'

4 February 2010

Are Toyota’s problems with sticking throttles symptomatic of deeper problems within the world’s largest automaker? Mark Bursa reports

[13:26GMT update] JAPAN: New Toyota president apologises for recalls

5 February 2010

Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda on Friday apologised for the carmaker’s growing recall crisis in his first scheduled public appearance (at 9pm Japanese time in Nagoya, near Toyota City) since the company halted US sales and production of its best selling models last month but did not announce a new recall, this time for the latest Prius.

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Toyota recall rumbles on

5 February 2010

Anyone else getting heartily sick of those two little words 'Toyota' and 'recall'? There's been a few signs of pushback today.

BELGIUM: Toyota fights back against German reports

5 February 2010

Toyota has hit back at reports from Germany that it had known about the accelerator problem in some of its vehicles since 2007.

GERMANY: Toyota knew of pedal problems in 2007: reports

5 February 2010

Toyota has known about accelerator problems in some of its cars since 2007, German newspapers reported on Friday.

UK: Lawyer preparing Toyota claims

5 February 2010

Ten Toyota owners in Britain affected by sticking accelerator pedals have contacted a lawyer specialising in personal injury claims.

JAPAN: Government urges action on Toyota Prius brakes

4 February 2010

Toyota on Thursday admitted there was a design problem with the braking system in latest Prius but said it had redesigned the anti-lock system for cars produced since last month and would soon announce steps for those already on the road. The Japanese government called on the automaker to firmly investigate and address complaints.

US: Government approach to Toyota raises eyebrows

4 February 2010

The US transportation chief's public rebukes of Toyota's handling of a massive safety recall have raised eyebrows, given the US government's major stake in rivals General Motors and Chrysler, news agency AFP said in a report headed 'Is the US bullying Toyota on recall?'.

Toyota troubles

4 February 2010

I heard Toyota GB's PR man Scott Brownlee on the radio this morning being interviewed over the accelerator pedal recall. He gave a decent performance, responded clearly and confidently to the poten...

IN A NUTSHELL: Guide to Toyota's accelerator pedal problem

3 February 2010

A brief guide to the problem with Toyota accelerator pedals on certain models that have resulted in an unprecedented global recall.

US: Toyota pedal recall may widen to more markets

2 February 2010

Exports of US made vehicles to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America may spread the US 'pedal recall' to those markets as well though climatic conditions may mean the problem of friction-related wear is less likely.

JAPAN: Toyota quality chief apologises for recall

2 February 2010

Toyota Motor's quality and customer service operations chief Shinichi Sasaki on Tuesday apologised to customers for a massive recall that could reach up to 4.45m vehicles worldwide over potentially defective accelerator pedals.

UK: PSA C1 and 107 recall in line with Toyota

2 February 2010

PSA's recall of its Peugeot 107 and Citroën C1 models will concentrate on vehicles of roughly the same age as those affected by Toyota's eight-model European recall that includes the Aygo built in the same Czech Republic plant.

ANALYSIS: Supply chain management and the crisis at Toyota

2 February 2010

Is Toyota's much vaunted supply chain management system on the verge of meltdown in the midst of the unfolding quality crisis centred on faulty accelerator pedals? SupplierBusiness reports

INTERVIEW: Toyota's Lentz sees 'months not weeks' timeline on safety issues

2 February 2010

Jim Lentz, president and COO of Toyota’s US sales division has told FOX Business Network (FBN) that resolving the pedal acceleration issue will be “measured in months not weeks”.

US: Toyota resuming recall-hit production 8 Feb

1 February 2010

Toyota Motor plans to resume production of eight models involved in a safety recall on 8 February, after it detailed plans to fix 2.4m vehicles and sought to salvage its reputation with a PR blitz.

CANADA: Class action suit filed against Toyota, supplier

1 February 2010

A class action suit has been filed in Ontario against the Canadian units of Toyota Motor and accelerator pedal supplier CTS on behalf of car owners affected by Toyota's big vehicle recall.

JAPAN: Toyota recall expands to Middle East

1 February 2010

Toyota Motor has said it was recalling 2005-2010 model year Avalons and 2009-2010 Sequoia cars sold in the Middle East to fix faulty accelerator pedals that have led to the recall of a combined 4.4m cars in North America, Europe and China so far.

BRUSSELS: Toyota Europe recalls eight models

29 January 2010

Toyota Motor Europe is to recall eight models in a bid to solve the highly-publicised accelerator pedal problem with up to 1.8m units potentially affected.

US: Sticky Toyota throttles not a sudden occurrence

29 January 2010

Toyota is maintaining that most vehicles recalled in the US are safe to drive and that a stuck throttle is preceded by clear symptoms that drivers are likely to notice, Edmunds.com said after talking to an unnamed "high-ranking Toyota official".

BELGIUM: Toyota reveals 26 gas pedal reports

28 January 2010

Toyota Europe said on Thursday 26 reports have so far been recorded since its accelerator pedal mechanism sticking problem surfaced but conceded the number of affected vehicles might be higher as a report could include details of more than one car from local distributors.

EUROPE: Toyota safety recall extended as rivals wait to pounce

28 January 2010

Toyota's massive recall of more than 6m of its most popular models is being extended to Europe.

US: Supplier makes new pedal assembly after Toyota recall

28 January 2010

CTS, a US$500m Indiana-based component company, said that it is starting to ship replacement throttle pedals and assemblies for Toyota in the wake of the sudden-deceleration reports that have led to a massive recall of some of Toyota's best-selling models.

US: Toyota stops some model sales, suspends output

27 January 2010

Toyota Motor Sales USA has temporarily stopped dealers selling eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedals announced on 21 January, 2010 and will also suspend production.