Allstate Suing Toyota
Posted on October 7, 2010
Filed Under Recall News, toyota recall
The folks who work at Honda CR-V Springfield can rest easy because they have not been plagued by the amounts of press and recalls that fellow Japanese auto maker Toyota has faced. The newest headlines report that Allstate is suing Toyota for $3 million because of their unintended acceleration problems. Even if you bought your Toyota from Providence Dealership, this news still applies to you in one way or another. It is frustrating as a consumer to read such headlines because for so many years Toyota was one of the most reputable companies across the globe.
While Toyota may not put the luxury into their vehicles like Mercedes-Benz of Alexandria does, Toyota is known for producing safe cars that will last longer than you would ever imagine. However, there have been unprecedented amounts of recalls and press regarding ill-fitting floor mats, sticking gas pedals, and supposed electrical problems that would cause a vehicle to speed up without the driver intentionally doing so. When Toyota has attempted to recreate those problems, they have not been able to. Toyota has tested more than 4,000 vehicles in the United States and have not been able to discover any electrical problem that could cause unintended acceleration.
There has been a lot of press saying that the major lawsuits being brought against Toyota were all going to be dropped because the drivers were found to be at fault, not Toyota’s engines. It makes us wonder, as consumers, why Allstate feels they have the right to sue Toyota for money they had to pay out in claims. Other insurance companies are likely to join in the lawsuit, and some estimate that Toyota will be sued for $10 billion when all is said and done. But, if there is no electrical problem to blame and the floor mats and gas pedals were all fixed, then is Toyota really still the appropriate scapegoat?
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