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Repeat DUI Offender Hits Judge

Published on June 17, 2010 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

While it’s not a specific car I’m talking about this time, this one hits close to home.  This incident happened in Montgomery County, MD, where I currently reside.  Turns out that a repeat DUI offender named Rene Fernandez was involved in a collision last August, when his Tahoe struck a Honda Accord in the oncoming lane.  The ironic part?  The driver of the Honda was none other than Edwin Collier, a retired judge who had let Fernandez off light in 1998, when Fernandez was caught driving drunk for the second time in 3 months.

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NHTSA and DOT fining Toyota $16 million

Published on April 8, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Remember that possible $16.4-million dollar fine that Toyota might possibly have to pay?  The NHTSA and DOT are reporting that they’re going to fine Toyota the full amount, for knowing about the danger posed to millions of drivers for months before telling federal investigators and announcing the recall.  The NHTSA says its still investigating Toyota to determine if more fines will be levied or not.  According to AutoBlog, Toyota has 2 weeks to accept the fine and pay up, or contest it.  This is the largest fine ever given to an automaker.

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Uh-oh: NHTSA Looking at 6.2 Million GM vehicles over Brakes

Published on April 6, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

It seems that Toyota isn’t the only automaker in trouble for brake problems.  The NHTSA is reportedly looking into complaints of brake failures on 6.2 million GM vehicles.  The Detroit News is reporting that there have been 110 complaints, 37 of which have been inspected by dealers and found brake failure.  So far only 3 crashes have been reported.  While this is similar to Toyota’s issues, where only a small percentage of the affected vehicles have actually had problems, if you’re one of those owners, it can be a scary thing.  GM is cooperating with the investigation, so have your dealer take a look at your brake lines if you’re worried.

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Transportation Secretary LaHood looks to stem in-car distractions?

Published on February 9, 2010 in General and Industry Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (pictured) has gotten some good TV time this week.  First he warned American drivers of Toyota’s recalled vehicles to park them immediately.  Shortly thereafter, he retracted part of that statement in a “clarification” in which he told drivers to get their recalled cars to Toyota dealerships as soon as possible.  In a report which came out Friday on the Detroit News, LaHood is apparently looking to limit in-car distractions for drivers.

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Update: NHTSA Investigation into Toyota hampered by ex-employee?

Published on February 6, 2010 in Industry Update and Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

We reported on news last week alleging that ex-NHTSA employee Chris Santucci interfered with an investigation into Toyota’s unintended acceleration issues.  Since then, ABC News did its best digging and found some interesting information, which they reported on Friday.

The ABC News report explains that ex-NHTSA employees, including the previously-mentioned Chris Santucci, used their clout at the NHTSA to severely limit the number of reported incidents to lessen the impact on Toyota, to the point where it was highly ignored.

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Toyota Updates for February 3rd, 2010

Published on February 3, 2010 in Fun Stuff, Industry Update, Manufacturer Update and Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Rather than inundate you with a thousand Toyota posts a day, I’m going to condense today’s Toyota news into one post.  Bear with me, as a lot has been said today, although not much has been done.  Toyota is still in trouble, and it’s getting worse by the minute.  Now the NHTSA and the House of Representatives is on their case, as are several groups of consumers.  Between the investigations and class-action law suits, Toyota’s got a pretty full plate right now.  Read on for the play-by-play from today.

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