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Another tragic wreck involving sudden, unexplained acceleration of a Toyota has claimed the lives of 72-year-old Eugene Fajarda Macala and 66-year-old Ma Perlita Supnet Macala of Las Vegas. The 2002 Camry they were driving "sped through a red light and struck a wall while exiting an off-ramp at the 215 Beltway and Cheyenne Avenue" early yesterday morning.

According to witnesses, the car "darted" mysteriously and crashed in a way that "didn't make sense." Toyota has recalled millions of cars worldwide over allegations of sudden, unexplained acceleration events.

This is not the only Toyota that has been involved in deadly wrecks in Las Vegas. The attorneys at Jones Ward PLC represent the family and driver in another Las Vegas case involving the sudden acceleration of a 2002 RAV4. The case is on file in Nevada federal court and is awaiting a trial date.

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Ford announced today that it is recalling its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan 2010 and 2011 models. The recall is limited to those vehicles with 17 inch wheels. Ford has said that the wheels"can fall off cars." Federal regulators discovered that the bolts holding the wheels are subject to fracture. In the event of such a fracture, vibration occurs which, if ignored, could cause the wheels to fall off.

Ford has said however, that it is not aware of this causing any crashes to date. Owners of these vehicles are asked to bring their vehicles to Ford dealers where lug nuts will be replaced.

As the sudden acceleration recall litigation continues in California and across the country, Toyota has recalled another 550,000 cars for problems that will make the car harder to steer. Over the past two years, Toyota has now recalled more than 14 million cars for defects that have included deadly wrecks from sudden acceleration.

This recall involves the outer ring of the engine's crankshaft pulley, which can become misaligned with the inner ring and cause noise or a warning light to turn on. If the defect is not fixed, the belt for the power steering pump can detach away from the pulley, which renders the steering wheel difficult to turn.

While Toyota says no one has been injured by this defect, a car with a steering wheel that locks up can be very difficult to drive and can easily lead to a wreck.

The models effected are: 2004 and 2005 Camry, Highlander, Sienna and Solara, the 2004 Avalon and the 2006 Highlander HV. Because Toyota owns Lexus, it is also recalling the 2004 and 2005 ES330 and RX330 and 2006 RX400h.

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After Toyota delayed its recall and got fined for it, car companies seem to be more responsive to potential defects and are being more proactive about recalls. For instance, today Honda announced it was recalling more than 962,000 vehicles beacuse of problems with the power windows and computer systems. The cars recalled include the Fit subcompact, CR-V crossover and Fit Aria in North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. The Fit is also called Jazz in some places, and the Aria in others.

The recall is because defects in the driver's-side power window switch units could melt and catch fire. The recall will also include 26,000 CR-Z compact hybrids because of computer problems with the engine control unit.

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Toyota is recalling more than 82,000 of its popular hybrid automobiles due to concerns about the mechanism that switches power between the electric motor and batteries and the gasoline engine. This further increases the total number of recalled Toyotas to more than 2 million since 2010.

Hundreds of Toyota injury cases have been consolidated into one Court, the Central District of California, which recently set the first test trial over "sudden acceleration" for February 2013. While that seems like a long time away, as normal litigation can take years, the Court and parties are pursuing an aggressive discovery and trial schedule on an extremely complex piece of litigation spanning multiple countries and plaintiffs in almost every state in the U.S.

According to a report from USA Today, the potentially faulty Toyota hybrid components are at risk of overheating. Affected models include the 2006 and 2007 versions of the Highlander Hybrid and the Lexus RX 400h.

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Automaker General Motors has announced a recall of 303,000 2009-10 Chevrolet Impalas. The recall is being announced because the front seat belts may come loose in a crash. Unfortunately, the recall comes more than a year after G.M. first learned of the problem.

Posted by Louisville, Kentucky lawyer Larry Jones. Larry can be reached at larry@jonesward.com or by using his toll-free number 1-888-KYLAW22.

BMW is preparing to recall 198,000 BMW and Rolls-Royce cars because a leak can develop in their power brake systems. The following cars are involved :

• 2002-08 BMW 745i/Li, 750i/Li, and 760i/Li
• 2007-08 BMW Alpina B7
• 2004-10 BMW 645i and 650i
• 2004-10 BMW 545i and 550i
• 2003-2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom models

Posted by Louisville, Kentucky lawyer Larry Jones. Larry can be reached at larry@jonesward.com or by using his toll-free number 1-888-KYLAW22.