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'Ashamed' Toyota CEO Asks For A Little More Time to Fix Cars

'Ashamed' Toyota CEO Asks For More Time to Fix Cars

With Prius brake recall, almost nine million cars need repairs.
Toyota Recalls 437,000 Priuses, Hybrids Globally

Toyota Recalls 437,000 Priuses, Hybrids Worldwide

Toyota says: Problem with the antibrake locking system is cause for the recall.
Hyundai Dealer Gives 'Runaway' Toyota Owner a Free Ride

New Jersey Hyundai Dealer Gives 'Runaway' Toyota Owner a Free Car

'I saw Nightline and thought, you know, I could help this guy.'
Photo: Report: Toyota to recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in US, Japan

Toyota Dealers Pull ABC TV Ads Over Reporting

Southeast Toyota dealers shift commercial money to non-ABC stations.
Photo: Toyota CEO apologizes in Japanese for the safety crisis, but is asked to explain in English what he would say to Toyota owners around the world.

Japan: Culture of Shame Drives Many Executives to Resign, Suicide

Culture of shame drives many Japanese business executives to suicide.
Toyota Motor Corp President Toyoda apologizes for a massive global recall

Toyota President Denies Hiding Safety Problems From U.S. Regulators

Akio Toyoda apologizes for recalls, promises to improve quality.
Photo: NHTSA LOOKED AT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BACK IN 2007

NHTSA Looked at Sudden Acceleration Two Years Ago

Government ruled out electronics as cause in Lexus.
Revolving Door: From US Safety Agency to Toyota Representative

Revolving Door: From US Safety Agency to Toyota Representative

Federal investigations of Toyotas excluded most serious cases.
Japanese Government Asks Car Maker to Investigate Brakes on 2010 Prius

Toyota Admits It Has a Software Problem

Toyota officials deny withholding information, will expand probe to all hybrids.
Photo: TOYOTA RECALL: Reports of Runaway Cars: Four Dead in Dallas Crash Where Problem Floor Mats Found in Trunk

Did Toyota Hide Life-Saving Information?

A former top company lawyer says Toyota can't be trusted.
Toyota Owners Advised to Stop Driving Their Cars, Seek Help

'Stop Driving' Advice Sends Owners into Panic, Drives Stock Down

Transportation Secretary tones down advice later, claiming 'misstatement.'
VIDEO: Toyota Issues Largest U.S. Recall

Toyota Recall: New Questions About What the Motor Company Knew and When

Congressman says Toyota telling different stories in public and private.
ENERGY & COMMERCE COMMITTEE REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ON TOYOTA RECALL

Waxman: Toyota Told Us Gas Pedals Were Not the Problem

Waxman and Stupak suggest Toyota is telling a different story in private.
Steve Wozniak says problem with Toyora software, not gas pedals

Apple Founder: Toyota Problem is Software

Wozniak says problem with his runaway Prius is not the gas pedal.
Japanese Government Asks Car Maker to Investigate Brakes on 2010 Prius

Now It's the Brakes on the Prius, as Toyota's Problems Spread to Japan

The Japanese government asks the car maker to investigate brakes on 2010 Prius.
Photo: Toyota dealers to get parts to fix gas pedal problem by end of week

Toyota Declares Its Acceleration Problem Fixed

Federal investigators still examining possible electronic cause.
Toyota President Denies Cover-Up

WATCH: Toyota President Denies Cover-Up

In an ABC News interview, U.S. chief insists Toyota didn't hide problem.
PHOTO Toyota on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall announced on Jan. 21.

Toyota Announces Fix For Sudden Acceleration

President denies company grew too fast to spot issues.
Akio Toyoda, Toyota?s president and CEO apologized to his customers for causing them so much worry in a brief interview with the Japanese network NHK as he left his hotel in Davos, Switzerland.

Toyota CEO Apologizes

Akio Toyoda apologizes for safety problems, then drives away in a black Audi.
Toyota Recall: Certain Models Made in Japan Can Still Be Sold

Toyota: Some Cars on Recall List Can Still be Sold in U.S.

Vehicles made in Japan not affected by sudden acceleration pedal problem.
PHOTO n. Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration.

Toyota Supplier: Sticky Pedals Not the Problem

CTS is shipping new pedals, but says Toyota admits they caused no deaths.
PHOTO  A flood of recalls in the U.S. shows Toyota compromised on quality control in a overzealous drive to cut costs and expand sales during its climb to the top of the world auto market.

Toyota Says New Gas Pedals Are Being Shipped, Fix Is Near

Safety expert says the new fix still won't end runaway cars.
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Toyota Recall: Did the Motor Giant Drag Its Feet While Drivers Died?

U.S. says it had to ask Toyota to recall cars; Toyota knew of problem in 2007.
Toyota suspends U.S. sales of 8 models in recall

Toyota: Owners Should Keep Driving Cars

'Stop sales does not mean stop driving,' says spokesman.
PHOTO Toyota on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall announced on Jan. 21.

Toyota Suspends Sales of 8 Models After Accelerator Pedals Keep Sticking

ABC News reports highlighted deaths, hundreds of accidents linked to hazard.
Photo: TOYOTA RECALL: Reports of Runaway Cars: Four Dead in Dallas Crash Where Problem Floor Mats Found in Trunk

Toyota Recall: New Reports of Runaway Toyotas as 2.3 Million Cars Recalled

Four dead in Dallas crash where problem floor mats were found in trunk.
PHOTO On December 28, Kevin Haggerty?s 2007 Toyota Avalon began to accelerate uncontrollably on a New Jersey highway.

Toyota Driver: ABC News Videos Helped Save My Life

Kevin Haggerty says he stopped his Runaway Toyota using what he'd learned.
PHOTO Four people were killed on December 26th last year when a 2008 Toyota Avalon crashed through a fence and landed upside down in a pond in Southlake, TX.

TOYOTA RECALL: Reports of Runaway Cars

Four dead in Dallas crash where problem floor mats were found in trunk.
PHOTO Toyota Motor Corp., which just announced a recall of more than 4 million Lexus and Toyota vehicles for sudden acceleration, now faces an investigation from U.S. regulators for random stalling.

First They Wouldn't Stop, Now Toyotas Won't Go

After acceleration problem, the feds now probe Toyota for random stalling.
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Toyota Recall Fails to Address 'Root Cause' of Many Sudden Acceleration Cases, Safety Expert Says

ABC News investigation revealed over 2,000 complaints of 'runaway Toyotas.'
Toyota Executive Denies ?Cover Up? In Probe of Runaway Cars
Federal Officials? Rebuke of Toyota Fuels Owners? Concern

Toyota Executive Denies "Cover Up" In Probe of Runaway Cars

Federal officials' rebuke of Toyota fuels owners' concern.

In Their Own Words: Runaway Car Owners Speak Out

Toyota drivers' harrowing accounts of sudden acceleration.
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Safety Officials: Runaway Toyota Matter 'Is Not Closed'

Removing floor mats 'not a remedy for underlying defect.'
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Owners of Toyota Cars in Rebellion Over Series of Accidents Caused by Sudden Acceleration

ABC News investigation finds over 200 accidents; Toyota owners want answers.
Some accidents across the country have been fatal; Others leave scarred survivors.
Reporting Team
  • Chief Investigative Correspondent: Brian Ross
  • Producer: Joseph Rhee
  • Field Producers: Angela Hill and Asa Eslocker
  • Digital Producer: Megan Chuchmach
  • Chief Investigative Producer: Rhonda Schwartz
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