sudden-acceleration

Toyota began Monday to publicly discuss consumer concerns over sudden acceleration of its vehicles, following nearly a week of silence.

But a growing number of legal cases claim Toyota knew for a long time about the sudden acceleration issue with other vehicles.

The recalls fix floor mats and gas pedals that can get stuck-the cause, according to the company, of the sudden-acceleration complaints.

It may sound far-fetched, but federal regulators are studying whether sudden acceleration in Toyotas is linked to cosmic rays.

But a growing number of legal cases claim Toyotanewknew for a long time about the sudden acceleration issue with other vehicles.

Auto makers deal with many problems, but 'sudden acceleration' is one that causes a special fear.

Officials said that, in contrast to the sudden acceleration problem, the Prius brake problem won't require a halt in production.

Several cases of sudden acceleration of Toyota products have resulted in fatal accidents.

He also apologized to victims of sudden acceleration accidents and to customers concerned about the spate of quality problems.

Recent headlines about sudden acceleration in some Toyota and Lexus models raised alarms about electronic vehicle systems.

Toyota has recalled more than 8. 5 million vehicles worldwide, including 6 million in the United States, for sudden acceleration issues.

Last November, Toyota issued a safety recall affecting 4. 2m American vehicles that were also potentially subject to sudden acceleration.

Hence there was a sudden acceleration of effort in China that is still evident today.

Avoid sudden acceleration , because it increases fuel consumption .

Toyota has identified floor mats that can entrap a car's gas pedal as one cause of sudden acceleration.

The government has received complaints of 34 deaths linked to sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles since 2000.