Toyota races to fix accelerator glitch

Troubled Japanese auto giant Toyota said Friday it had begun repairing sticky accelerator pedals in the United States behind the recall of millions of vehicles worldwide.The carmaker's US branch, Toyota Motor Sales USA, said repairs were underway after dealers across the country had received the necessary parts, information and training to repair the accelerator pedals.It also announced that it had begun mailing letters to owners of recalled vehicles to inform them of when they can bring their cars to a dealership for repair.

The crisis rocking Toyota escalated Friday as the Japanese automaker looked set to recall several hundred thousand Prius hybrids and was slapped with a US lawsuit alleging it covered up safety problems.The Japanese giant, which dethroned General Motors in 2008 as the world's biggest automaker, is reeling from a litany of complaints about problems ranging from unintended acceleration to brake failure.With Toyota already pulling millions of vehicles worldwide because of sticking accelerators, the flagship Prius became the latest model to be targeted in US investigations.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. dealers it will pay for a secondary repair related to a massive safety recall on its top-selling Camry for sticking accelerator pedals.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it will recall millions more vehicles in the United States, its second massive recall in four months, this time to fix potentially faulty accelerator pedals.

Toyota Motor said it will recall millions more vehicles in the United States, its second massive recall in four months, this time to fix potentially faulty accelerator pedals