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Toyota Recalls 2.17 million more cars

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, senior writerFebruary 24, 2011: 4:20 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Toyota is recalling 2.2 million vehicles to correct problems that can cause gas pedals to become stuck in floormats.

In one problem, the gas pedal can get stuck in the plastic pad part of the driver's side floormat, if the floormat isn't replaced properly after it's removed, Toyota said in its announcement. The automaker is recalling 20...

Toyota Land Cruiser Celebrates the Big 6-0

Toyota's hard-working, go-anywhere all-terrain Land Cruiser just turned 60 and now we celebrate!

When we look back in time, the Land Cruiser was originally developed for intensive military use under the nameplate Toyota BJ. It was the first vehicle ever to climb to the sixth hill station on Mt. Fuji (2,500 meters), which proved it had the brawn to conquer even the most challenging of terrain.

It wasn't until three years after…

Toyota Yaris Claims a Space on Forbes' List

The Toyota Yaris proves you can't judge safety by size. It has an MSRP starting at $12,855 and is named on Forbes' exclusive list, 10 Cars that Will Make it Past the 200,000 Miles.

What you might not know is that predicted reliability for new models of the Toyota Yaris is expected to be 65 percent above average, according to Forbes.com.1 In addition, the compact hatchback gets better than average…

Toyota Optimizes QC

Quality Control (QC) is a key factor affecting the integrity of automakers products and perhaps more importantly customer satisfaction. Toyota has opened two additional field quality offices in the U.S. to further step up their QC and thereby their customer loyalty.

Toyota's new quality offices are located in Houston, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida and will put even more researchers in the field to identify and correct quality issues as early as possible. The…