Troopers issued 633 citations in a seven-county area including Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk. ...more

March 19, 2010

The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened today as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client's version of events. ...more

March 14, 2010

The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid. ...more

March 10, 2010

Last week I was faced with a scary and frustrating situation while driving on the Veterans Expressway. ...more

March 3, 2010

The Transportation Department plans to open a formal investigation into the 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla over potential problems with the car's power steering, a department official said today. ...more

February 17, 2010

Toyota's president apologized for the automaker's global recalls and promised to beef up quality control by setting up a special committee he would head himself. ...more

February 5, 2010

The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 model year Toyota Prius after the Japanese automaker acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized gas-electric hybrid. ...more

February 4, 2010

Federal regulators have opened an investigation into complaints that power steering systems in the Chevrolet Cobalt can fail. ...more

February 2, 2010

Toyota is sending new gas pedal systems to car factories rather than dealerships who want the parts to take care of millions of customers whose pedals may stick. ...more

January 30, 2010

Toyota said it began shipping gas pedal parts to its dealers Friday for use in fixing the millions of cars and trucks recalled because of accelerators that could become stuck. ...more

January 29, 2010