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Lawsuit Filed Against Toyota Over Car Defects

Fox News -- SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The Orange County district attorney has filed a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp., accusing the automaker of knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with acceleration defects.

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said at a news conference Friday that his office has the right to bring consumer protective action on behalf of Orange County residents.

"We need to make sure that when Toyota says 'Oh, what a feeling' and 'Moving forward' that they are talking about great cars," Rackauckas said, referring to the company's slogans.

Toyota spokesman Mike Michels said he had no comment because the company hasn't been served with the lawsuit.

Orange County's lawsuit accuses Toyota of using deceptive business practices to become the world's top automaker. The suit se

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Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,551 Points:895,730 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 3:30:34 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse File more Lawsuits. Shut down TOYOTA/LEXUS sales until ALL outstanding issues are resolved. Tow all unsafe TOYOTA/LEXUS to impound yards.
Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,149 Points:788,885 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 1:03:45 AM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse Let the games begin.
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:2,844 Points:726,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:46:15 PM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse It was unavoidable considering how wide spread the problems are. I am sure however they will come through it a better company...
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:8,005 Points:1,399,895 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:40:51 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse between toyota bashing, big oil bashing and the fawning over this dufus administration the media is giving me the blues
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:4,108 Points:1,001,460 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:31:38 PM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse Just like a rugby scrum - everybody's piling on. One hundred thousand Toyotas sold in Orange County? That's kind of stretching it! I saw a Toyota hit a parking bumper today. Who does that driver sue? [Edited by: Ken2OD at 3/12/2010 7:33:56 PM EST]
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:3,497 Points:650,715 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:31:25 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Only suits will make money
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,662 Points:253,605 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:31:06 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse In New York the story on air today is about how a Prius accelerated and then crashed into a stone wall. The stories keep coming and coming. Yes, there may be an onslaught of future lawsuits and we must recognize maybe not all the accidents are mechanical but some may be driver error. Thus it is good the "black box" which records the final few seconds before and after an accident can finally be deciphered. It will weed out those who are looking to place blame where it does not belong. It will also serve to place blame on Toyota if they are at fault.
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:1,239 Points:847,680 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:29:01 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse Repeat news!
Daveyfudd All-Star Author Jackson Posts:868 Points:211,500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:25:16 PM Ignore Daveyfudd Report Abuse I wonder if some folks who have real at-fault accidents will try to use Toyota problems to put the blame on them?
Rednix Champion Author Miami Posts:1,648 Points:343,315 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:20:05 PM Ignore Rednix Report Abuse Here come the lawsuits!
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:3,209 Points:981,010 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:16:29 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse I rest my case, and here comes the onslaught.
YLHandyman Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,609 Points:835,520 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:16:05 PM Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse Well Tony always wanted his name in headlines. They must think they can't lose.
nightworker998 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:729 Points:304,585 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:07:56 PM Ignore nightworker998 Report Abuse I always thought DAs deealtwith criminal court not civil. Civil court is for the ambulance chasing bottom feeding lawyers.
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,900 Points:626,285 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:04:31 PM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse It lawyer time. This is going to be a real dog and pony show now that it has gone legal.
vegaland Champion Author Houston Posts:2,403 Points:501,795 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:57:08 PM Ignore vegaland Report Abuse S. O. S.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:2,510 Points:585,075 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:56:42 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Oh what a feeling to drive, Toyota!! I remember that slogan well. Now many Toyota owners are getting an unsettling feeling when they drive their cars since they might become runaways.
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,954 Points:573,275 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:53:09 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse same story, already posted
SSchmidty Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,346 Points:822,270 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:47:39 PM Ignore SSchmidty Report Abuse This will become a class action AND later a criminal action if toyota continues their PR/hired gun engineering push ...
bills55 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,186 Points:305,110 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:44:49 PM Ignore bills55 Report Abuse Go after the sob's
ARROWHEAD Sophomore Author Detroit Posts:113 Points:838,670 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:33:17 PM Ignore ARROWHEAD Report Abuse Old news.
georgeo Champion Author California Posts:2,526 Points:103,060 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:30:16 PM Ignore georgeo Report Abuse Toyota had too much pride and this can't happen to us attitude.
lowtidedakine Sophomore Author Hawaii Posts:113 Points:57,275 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:29:55 PM Ignore lowtidedakine Report Abuse Crazy how quickly a company that seemed so successful can fall apart - It might be all over for Toyota... makes you think. Pride comes before a fall.
fire@53 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,086 Points:1,830,375 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:27:50 PM Ignore fire@53 Report Abuse So who gets the money the state or the car owners.
DancingDee Champion Author Gary Posts:2,643 Points:684,520 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:25:05 PM Ignore DancingDee Report Abuse IT SHOULD BE!!!
PnnyPnchr Champion Author Toronto Posts:14,264 Points:1,998,540 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:24:20 PM Ignore PnnyPnchr Report Abuse I would still trust a Toyota over any GM POS. Why isn't the GM power steering problem on the front page? Why aren't the lawyers going after them? I heard about this months ago, and it was in the news (on page 27) for about a day last week. I've had a stuck accelerator before, on a Ford (actually stuck under the floor mat) but guess what, I didn't have to call 911 to help me shift it into neutral, switch off the engine, and steer onto a side street. I figured it out myself in about 2 seconds. Is there a problem with shifting a Prius into neutral? Sneakers55 hit the nail on the head, with remedial Driver's Ed. It all smells of biased media to me. ALL the carmakers have problems, but the foreign makes get the most publicity. I suppose this makes up for years of Consumers Reports rating the japanese cars above the domestics. [Edited by: PnnyPnchr at 3/12/2010 6:25:18 PM EST]
Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,250 Points:1,016,715 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:21:35 PM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse The only real winners in law suits are --- the attorneys.
lennypizzas Sophomore Author London Posts:158 Points:225,365 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:18:51 PM Ignore lennypizzas Report Abuse and the lawyers get even richer
jay4 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:5,792 Points:1,326,080 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:17:21 PM Ignore jay4 Report Abuse "Going forward"
garman87 Champion Author Austin Posts:1,295 Points:1,513,775 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:11:21 PM Ignore garman87 Report Abuse The buzzards are starting to circle.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,771 Points:809,595 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:04:46 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Lawyers smell blood. Sharks.
nojsts Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,048 Points:2,829,905 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:03:29 PM Ignore nojsts Report Abuse The government needs to stop the sales of all Toyota's until the problems are completely fixed.
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,598 Points:1,153,540 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:01:04 PM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse Wait for the class action suits to start. The lawyers will get RICH.
TheSnowstorm Champion Author Montreal Posts:4,473 Points:1,006,830 Joined:June 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:57:57 PM Ignore TheSnowstorm Report Abuse Sneakers55: Well said, especially your last comment: "Any driver that doesn't know what to do in case of uncontrolled acceleration needs remedial Driver's Ed." What to do in that case was one of the first defencive driving tactics I learned, namely what to do with a stuck throttle cable, and the vehicle won't slow down. Same solution to uncontrolled acceleration.
NewfieGasMan Veteran Author Newfoundland Posts:394 Points:241,620 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:55:25 PM Ignore NewfieGasMan Report Abuse and where will the money go????????
Jo120 Champion Author Arizona Posts:3,469 Points:1,314,930 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:54:40 PM Ignore Jo120 Report Abuse The buzzards are starting to circle...
nedthenanite Champion Author Mississippi Posts:4,071 Points:786,260 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:51:57 PM Ignore nedthenanite Report Abuse Well, they've certainly countered my claims that all Toyotas these days are boring, lol.
Sportdeck Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,347 Points:1,602,575 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:47:55 PM Ignore Sportdeck Report Abuse Glad I don't own a Toyota
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:32,171 Points:1,299,470 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:46:29 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Chiron wrote: >And why can't the U. S. government just ban all these >Toyotas? If this was a child's toy with lead it would >be gone from this country. 100% of lead toys are dangerous. Over 99.99% of Toyotas work correctly. That's a difference. A big difference. And now we're getting allegations of fraudulent claims of uncontrolled acceleration. At least one of the drivers who called 911 and was told to shove the car in neutral wouldn't do it. Maybe it's time for some prosecution here, and NOT of Toyota. Any driver that doesn't know what to do in case of uncontrolled acceleration needs remedial Driver's Ed. [Edited by: Sneakers55 at 3/12/2010 5:47:44 PM EST]
WCCurtis Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:3,020 Points:922,390 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:44:04 PM Ignore WCCurtis Report Abuse Too bad it doesn't help Toyota Owners. It just fattens the wallets of Politicians and Lawyers.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:7,052 Points:1,730,395 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:43:33 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse figures, any way to make a fast buck.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:4,675 Points:1,360,795 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:38:03 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse Good for the DA and well said, bell05
hwnguy Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,984 Points:648,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:37:16 PM Ignore hwnguy Report Abuse More problems, stay tuned.
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:4,356 Points:907,155 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:30:45 PM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse The more I hear and read, am beginning to think that Toyota brought this on themselves. And if so, people have been killed, all be it some of to their own inability to properly handle a car, but an awful lot contribution to Toyota own doing. I say sock it to them.
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,107 Points:565,075 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:28:50 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse There will be many more on the horizon.
tom426 Rookie Author Illinois Posts:54 Points:92,780 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:25:37 PM Ignore tom426 Report Abuse I'm surprised it took this long before we started hearing about lawsuits.
4warned Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,253 Points:1,259,885 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:22:19 PM Ignore 4warned Report Abuse Toyota getting into even more trouble. Seems like everyone wants a piece of them now that they are treading water.
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,259 Points:1,643,660 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:19:54 PM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse Seems everybody feels the need to get in on the act.
impala2008 All-Star Author Ontario Posts:594 Points:214,030 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:18:49 PM Ignore impala2008 Report Abuse Good, about time
badtazz Sophomore Author Washington Posts:222 Points:81,445 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:15:10 PM Ignore badtazz Report Abuse I cannot stand those damn lawyers, they are the cause of our higher health costs as well.
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,228 Points:845,275 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:10:17 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Greedy Tort Lawyers