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Been negligent in handling some cases. new troubles for car giant toyota. the company has announced that it will now test all of its suvs. the decision comes after the company decided to suspend sales of its lexus gx-460 because of a reported rollover risk. tests will include current models of the rav4, cruiser, highlander, 4-runner, sequoia and the sienna. toyota has already recalled some 8 million vehicles this year for other problems. and its commonplace in the united states, but somethin...

Which is generally not good. toyota sent them a notice to deal with last week notifying them that the 2007 through 2009 model year rav4 and avalom model with a v-6 engine have oil hoses that can degrade over time. thereby causing leaks and the rest. if youre counting, since the campaign last year, 934,000 vehicles have now been affected. and still millions more being looked at to make sure that they are not. toyota and taid t akio toyoda wn china to assure that market everything is getting bette...

Had difficulty with brakes. dealers are behind the news cycle in terms of making repairs. toyota still beats ford, gm, chrysler for recall incidence rates. brian hannon told us, over the past ten years i have owned four toyota vehicles, all used. best cars i have ever owned and i continue to support them. dice writes, in 2007 i bought a new toyota rav4. i had a bad experience when the brakes grinding when pressed. this is a new car im talking about here. complained to the dealer and brought the ...

Manufactures, auto manufactures, gm among them saying, hey, bring your toyota to us, well trade it in and give you $1,000. is that a deal i should take advantage of? >> theres blood in the water a advantage of? >> theyre all sharks attacking in the water. its good if p you have an old vehicle but done take the money and run because youre scared about your car. the likely of your camry, your rav4 having a problem is small. there have only been a small number that have had a problem. >> but it cou...

>> reporter: customer report their cars suddenly accelerate for no reason. near sacramento, tonya nichols says it happened to her rav4, as she was arriving for her kids martial arts car. >> my gocar took off out from under me and it crashed into the building. >> reporter: in kentucky, todd allen was hospitalized over the weekend. his 2010 camry sped over an embankment and flipped upside down. >> the car just accelerated, and when it did, they flew off the cliff into the creek. >> reporter: with ...

That the problem has resulted in 19 deaths. toyota dealers says that the sales pause has their revenue tumbling 40%. how did this happen to one of the most trusted auto motive brand names? >> they tried to get too aggressive. let quality slip in the interest of expansion. >> reporter: back in california, tonya nichols afraid her rav4 will be repairable and theyll have to drive it again. >> i am scared. i dont want to take that car back unless i have a guarantee this wont happen again. >> reporte...

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