A steady stream of cars keeps the service department at Germain Toyota busy as technicians try to keep pace with recall work. "We have been pretty busy morning, noon and night. I mean the service drive always has a line right now," said John Tyburski, the dealership's general manager. Tyburski has added personnel because of the added work. ...more

February 24, 2010

Toyota said Tuesday it plans to idle production temporarily at assembly plants in Texas and Kentucky while it grapples with massive recalls in the United States. ...more

February 16, 2010

Toyota has told dealers it's preparing a plan to repair the brakes on thousands of hybrid Prius cars in the U.S. ...more

February 6, 2010

The driver of a Toyota Camry involved in a chain-reaction crash on Monday night told police that a faulty gas pedal caused her to lose control and ram into the vehicle in front of her. ...more

February 2, 2010

Amid the avalanche of news reports over the Toyota recall, some drivers are still scratching their heads over the basics. How does a pedal get "sticky"? And how worried should I be? Here are some answers. ...more

February 1, 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 Motor Corp. has stopped selling and building eight models, saying there is a possibility that their accelerator pedals will get stuck. ...more

January 28, 2010

Toyota dealers across the country were swamped with calls Wednesday from concerned drivers but had few answers a day after the company announced it would stop selling and building eight models because of faulty gas pedals. ...more

January 27, 2010

Toyota is suspending U.S. sales of eight car and truck models to fix sticking gas pedals and halting production lines at plants from Texas to Canada to deal with the problem, the latest to confront the world's No. 1 automaker. ...more

January 26, 2010

An 82-year-old man reported missing earlier today to the Polk County Sheriff's Office has been found. Morris O'Neal of Winter Haven was found safe this evening in Clermont. He had last been seen when he left his home about 9 a.m. to visit friends in Inverness. O'Neal never arrived at the Inverness home, the sheriff's office said. ...more

January 19, 2010