Toyota recall left Philly grandmom afraid to drive van for grandkids
Marisa Penate bought a brand-new Toyota Sienna to transport her four young grandchildren. A recall left her terrified of driving it.
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Marisa Penate bought a brand-new Toyota Sienna to transport her four young grandchildren. A recall left her terrified of driving it.
Josh Sidorowicz is in your corner with what you should know if your car gets recalled -- and can't be repaired right away.
Philadelphia sports teams are teaming up once again with local Toyota dealers to salute those who serve and have served. Jim Donovan chats with John Wayne Troxell, a retired former senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — and Staff Sgt. Rico Roman, a Paralympic medalist and Team Toyota athlete.
A convoy of Toyota Tundras rolled through Philadelphia Wednesday in an effort to haul away hunger in local communities.
The goal is to Haul Away Hunger, and dozens of Toyota Tundra trucks unloaded pallets of food, a portion of the over 350,000 pounds of food being donated as part of the 16th annual Toyota Tundra Food Drive. Siafa Lewis has a live update with Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association CEO Paul Muller as the food drive gets underway.
The 16th annual Toyota Tundra Food Drive will provide over 350,000 pounds of food for Philabundance, serving the food insecure across the Philadelphia area. Siafa Lewis hears from Paul Muller, president of the Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association, and Philabundance CEO Loree Jones Brown about what the food drive will accomplish and the greater need in the community beyond today.
One lucky Philadelphia Eagles fan received the surprise of a lifetime Tuesday at Lincoln Financial Field.
Ally Monteiro was this year's grand prize winner of Toyota's Fan Giveaway -- taking home a brand-new RAV4 -- thanks to a little help from Eagles guard Landon Dickerson.
Philabundance and Toyota are giving away backpacks filled with goodies to help children and their families for the next several months. Howard Monroe has more on the giveaway.
Toyota said it is urging the owners of 50,000 older vehicles to stop driving the cars immediately and get their faulty airbags fixed.
Toyota said the batteries in some of the small SUVs can shift during forceful turns, causing a short circuit.
The cars' fuel tubes could rub against a brake line, causing a fuel leak, the company said.
To be clear, a manual transmission on an electric car would serve absolutely no purpose. It would be just for fun, an add-on for people who like shifting gears in their gasoline-powered cars.
The nonprofit brought in over a half million pounds of food thanks to Toyota and other partners. It comes at a critical time as a West Philly nonprofit was victimized by theft.
The auto company plans a convoy of 85 Toyota Tundra pickup trucks loaded with food. Local food bank Philabundance is getting about 325 tons.
Jasmine Payoute reports.
Philabundance is purchasing over 300 tons of food with donations from local Toyota dealers.
In January, that number was 700,000. Now the total stands at 1.8 million, the company said.
Toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the United States because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall -- increasing the risk of a crash.
The move announced Wednesday includes 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of automotive recalls in the nation's history.
On Friday, dozens of Toyota Tundras rumbled through Philadelphia with one mission in mind -- to haul away hunger.
Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers.
The recall is expected to begin Oct. 22.
Toyota is recalling more than 1 million of its hybrid vehicles worldwide over a potential fire risk.
Toyota is recalling 228,000 Tacoma vehicles over an issue that could cause drivers to lose control of their cars.
