U.S. criticizes Toyota for 'misleading' public in recall http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091105/AUTO01/911050362/1148/auto01/U.S.-criticizes-Toyota-for--misleading--public-in-recall David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- The government sharply criticized Toyota Motor Corp. Wednesday for its "inaccurate and misleading" suggestion that sudd... 8 Nov 2009 16:22
Toyota Runaway Cause: Electronic Throttle/Cruise Control? A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car accelerated out of control. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ ... 16 Nov 2009 07:58
ABC News Video: What to do if your car runs out of control One thing mentioned is do not pump the brakes! You'll use up the vacuum reserve and end up without effective braking as the engine accelerates out of control. With the zig-zag shifter, practice shifting into neutral in a safe area first. It may not be as simple as pushing the shifter forward on some models. h... 5 Nov 2009 15:42
BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years http://www.techespot.com/2009/10/bmw-to-sell-hydrogen-burning-car-in-two.html ... 22 Oct 2009 05:17
World's First Open-Source Car Introduced World's First Open-Source Car Introduced http://www.greenautomotive.co.cc/2009/10/common-proposed-open-source-electric.html ... 9 Oct 2009 07:10
Explaining the Toyota floor mat recall http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/09/explaining-the-toyota-floormat -recall.html "So, what is it about these floormats that�s causing the problem? Basically, any automaker�s floormats can slide forward if they�re not attached to a hook that keeps them in place. However, the Lexus and Toyota models in que... 18 Oct 2009 11:41
2010 Cruise Control The 2010 cruise control differs from the 2005 cruise control. The good news is that it remembers it's setting even when you come to a complete stop and resumes once you are above about 25 mph. The bad news is that, in the ECO mode at least, it maintains the set speed +/- about 3 mph on roads with small hills.... 5 Oct 2009 06:54
Something missing? (was Navigation Voice Guidance levels on the G3) "Al Falfa" <crop(a)eastforty.fld> wrote in message news:4ac1541f$1(a)newsgate.x-privat.org... "Chas Gill" <Chas.Gill(a)gollum.btinternet.com> wrote in message news:feadnTvhLI_H4V3XnZ2dnUVZ8oOdnZ2d(a)bt.com... (Stuff about Nav voice gudiance) Would you do me the favor of checking something under your hood... 29 Sep 2009 21:00 |