Toyota is desperate to convince a congressional committee that dangerous bouts of uncontrolled acceleration in its cars are the result of mechanical problems, not computer glitches. That's because a ...

Toyota says it doesn't think the problem of sudden acceleration in some of its vehicles is rooted in its electronic systems. Ken Bensinger, business reporter for Los Angeles Times, says many are ...

Federal investigators still examining possible electronic cause. Feb. 1, 2010 — -- Toyota declared the problem of random acceleration in its vehicles completely fixed today. Jim Lentz, U.S.

Unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade, upgrading the number of deaths possibly linked to the massive recalls, the government ...