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Toyota works Congress, airwaves, seeking to limit damage from recalls

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:00 -0500

WASHINGTON - In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.

Toyota's reputation takes hit, but damage not fatal yet: poll

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:49:00 -0500

OTTAWA - Toyota's iron-clad reputation for reliability has been dented although the damage is not yet beyond repair, a new poll suggests.

Honda to expand airbag recall, says devices can deploy with too much pressure

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:39:00 -0500

DETROIT - Honda Motor Co. is adding more than 378,000 cars to an existing safety recall for air bag inflation problems, the company said Tuesday.

Drivers ill-equipped when panic sets in

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:32:01 -0500

You're driving down the highway and suddenly your car starts accelerating on its own. Knuckles white, going from 60 to 90 miles an hour in a couple of seconds, you do what comes naturally - hit the brakes. But what if the car keeps going?

Toyota Canada to recall 3,300 Prius vehicles

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:00 -0500

Just under 3,300 vehicles in Canada are part of the worldwide safety recall involving the 2010 model year Prius.

Insurer says it warned about Toyota problem in '07

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:25:00 -0500

WASHINGTON - The largest auto insurer in the United States said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall.