Charlene McCarthy Blake's blog for Toyota and Lexus owners, especially sudden unintended acceleration, engine oil sludge (excessive oil consumption), brake failure, and...now...Takata airbag explosion victims
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Fire risk exposed in Toyota Avalon - lapdog NHTSA remains silent
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2011-'12 Toyota Avalon Recalled for Fire Risk
Published: 01/29/2015 - by Anita Lienert, Correspondent
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Jury in Toyota trial asks to see video
Article by: RANDY FURST , Star Tribune
Updated: January 29, 2015 - 12:36 PM
http://www.startribune.com/local/290220491.html
Jury Deliberating Whether 1996 Camry Had Design Defect
MINNEAPOLIS — Jan 29, 2015, 2:58 PM ET
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jury-deliberating-1996-camry-design-defect-28586554
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jury-deliberating-1996-camry-design-defect-28586554
Startling approach in Toyota crash case's closing catches automaker off-guard
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Jury to decide Toyota's responsibility in fatal St. Paul crash
By Elizabeth Mohr / St. Paul Pioneer Press Today at 7:34 p.m.
Jury to Decide If Toyota Involved in 2006 Crash Had Defect
MINNEAPOLIS — Jan 28, 2015, 6:56 PM ET
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
Case alleging there was a defect in Toyota Camry involved in 2006 fatal crash goes to jury
Article by: Associated Press Updated: January 28, 2015 - 4:25 PM
Closing arguments in trial over Toyota crash set to begin in Minneapolis
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Koua Fong Lee Story
MUST WATCH! Currently, Toyota is POUNDING the "driver error" theory in hopes of winning the Koua Fong Lee v Toyota lawsuit currently in a Minnesota court case. Mainstream media not supplying the details given by author & advocate, Trudy Baltazar. See her blog for recent courtroom notes.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Airbag [Toyota] didn’t deploy? It’s because car didn’t collide properly!!!!
Now, apparently airbag lack of deployment is the vehicle owner's fault!
https://m.facebook.com/Ajit.Menon22/posts/10204710521175351
https://m.facebook.com/Ajit.Menon22/posts/10204710521175351
Saturday, January 17, 2015
U.S. opens probe into 50,000 2015 Jeep Cherokee SUVs
David Shepardson, The Detroit News 8:16 a.m. EST January 16, 2015
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2015/01/16/us-opens-probe-jeep-cherokee-suvs/21853619/
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2015/01/16/us-opens-probe-jeep-cherokee-suvs/21853619/
NHTSA probes ’13 Rogue for air bag issues
David Shepardson, The Detroit News
10:35 a.m. EST January 16, 2015
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/01/16/nhtsa-probes-rogue-air-bag-issues/21856945/
10:35 a.m. EST January 16, 2015
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/01/16/nhtsa-probes-rogue-air-bag-issues/21856945/
Toyota Prius V Recalled Over Airbag Issue
By Stephen Elmer Jan 15, 2015
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/01/toyota-prius-v-recalled-over-airbag-issue.html
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/01/toyota-prius-v-recalled-over-airbag-issue.html
Accelerator testimony heats up Toyota trial
Article by: RANDY FURST , Star Tribune
Updated: January 14, 2015 - 9:26 PM
As attorneys clashed, Judge Ann Montgomery
broke in to halt debate, rephrase questions.
http://www.startribune.com/local/288631111.html
Updated: January 14, 2015 - 9:26 PM
As attorneys clashed, Judge Ann Montgomery
broke in to halt debate, rephrase questions.
http://www.startribune.com/local/288631111.html
Friday, January 9, 2015
Toyota Camry 1996 unintended acceleration resulting in no brakes
Toyota Camry 1996 unintended acceleration resulting in no brakes
http://betsybenjaminson.blogspot.com/2015/01/toyota-camry-1996-unintended.html
Attorney in Toyota trial: Brakes worked but accelerator part overheated
Article by: RANDY FURST , Star Tribune
Updated: January 8, 2015 - 11:50 AM
Honda hit with $70M in fines by feds
By Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press
2:37 p.m. EST January 8, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Driver in Toyota Case Says He's Still Haunted by Crash
MINNEAPOLIS — Jan 8, 2015, 7:10 PM ET
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
This Car Runs on Code
It takes dozens of microprocessors running 100 million
lines of code to get a premium car out of the driveway,
and this software is only going to get more complex
By Robert N. Charette
Posted 1 Feb 2009 | 5:00 GMT
http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/systems/this-car-runs-on-code
As noted by one notable engineer with expert researching skills:
"It’s long past time for the police, media, and public
to stop pretending it’s still 1965 when the only
electronic item in a vehicle was its radio ... "
lines of code to get a premium car out of the driveway,
and this software is only going to get more complex
By Robert N. Charette
Posted 1 Feb 2009 | 5:00 GMT
http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/systems/this-car-runs-on-code
As noted by one notable engineer with expert researching skills:
"It’s long past time for the police, media, and public
to stop pretending it’s still 1965 when the only
electronic item in a vehicle was its radio ... "
8 Years After Fatal Crash, Toyota Lawsuit
Heads to Trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Jan 6, 2015, 5:46 PM ET
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
[Koua Fong Lee]
Toyota Fatal Crash Trial Starts in Minneapolis
Ford Slams Bid For Emails In Acceleration Defect Row
By Lisa Ryan
Law360, New York (January 07, 2015, 2:27 PM ET)
Law360, New York (January 07, 2015, 2:27 PM ET) -- Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday urged a West Virginia federal judge to reject a bid to compel the automaker to produce emails involving at least 34 vehicles over a 10-year period in a putative class action over an alleged unintended acceleration defect, saying it has already handed over thousands of documents.
The automaker slammed the lead plaintiffs’ assertion that Ford has been dragging its feet in producing the requested emails, telling the court that the “scope and breadth of discovery” sought in the suit is “exceedingly...
Robert Hilliard, Koua Fong Lee, and the Toyota Camry VICTIMS take on TOYOTA in court this week!
Koua Fong Lee, wrongfully-accused Toyota Camry Sudden Unintended Acceleration VICTIM, and his KILLER vehicle's victims take on TOYOTA at trial this week! Winning attorney, Robert Hilliard, will awesomely represent these JUSTICE-seekers!
Below are some links to information on the Bookout v Toyota case in Oklahoma. This case along with the $1.2 billion Justice Department Criminal Fine over covering up unintended acceleration has caused Toyota some panic, no doubt!
Timeline: Toyota Faces More Battles in Liability War - 11/06/2013
Toyota Case: Vehicle Testing Confirms Fatal Flaws - 10/31/2013
Toyota Case: Inside Camry’s Electronic Control Module - 10/30/2013
Toyota Trial: Transcript Reveals 'Task X' Clues Blog - 10/29/2013
Toyota's Killer Firmware: Bad Design & Its Consequences - 10/28/2013
Why Toyota’s Oklahoma Case Is Different - 10/25/2013
Toyota Case: Single Bit Flip That Killed - 10/25/2013
Acceleration Case: Jury Finds Toyota Liable - 10/24/2013
Toyota Case: Vehicle Testing Confirms Fatal Flaws - 10/31/2013
Toyota Case: Inside Camry’s Electronic Control Module - 10/30/2013
Toyota Trial: Transcript Reveals 'Task X' Clues Blog - 10/29/2013
Toyota's Killer Firmware: Bad Design & Its Consequences - 10/28/2013
Why Toyota’s Oklahoma Case Is Different - 10/25/2013
Toyota Case: Single Bit Flip That Killed - 10/25/2013
Acceleration Case: Jury Finds Toyota Liable - 10/24/2013
Toyota settles acceleration lawsuit after $3-million verdict - 10/25/13
Toyota hit with $3-million verdict in sudden acceleration death - 10/25/13
Toyota executive testifies in acceleration case: 'I am not very technical' - 8/27/13
Toyota moves to settle two high-profile sudden acceleration cases - 1/16/13
Toyota hit with $3-million verdict in sudden acceleration death - 10/25/13
Toyota executive testifies in acceleration case: 'I am not very technical' - 8/27/13
Toyota moves to settle two high-profile sudden acceleration cases - 1/16/13
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