{"id":299278,"date":"2010-02-09T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T23:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=50638"},"modified":"2010-02-09T18:17:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T23:17:54","slug":"forget-recalls-toyota%e2%80%99s-next-big-problem-will-be-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/299278","title":{"rendered":"Forget recalls, Toyota\u2019s next big problem will be lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/toyota_emblem_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Toyota has estimated the cost of their recalls to be in excess of $2 billion, but many are predicting that lawsuits alone could top that number, as 30 U.S. suits have already been filed.  With lawyers chomping at the bit for a piece of Toyota, credit rating agency Moody\u2019s warned that a downgrade to Toyota\u2019s credit rating is a strong possibility due to litigation risks that the company faces.<\/p>\n<p>New reports regarding steering problems in the Corolla could also spell more trouble.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-50638\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It has been estimated so far that there have been a total 19 fatalities involving the recalled vehicles, and Kansas City Attorney Gary Robb anticipates that number to increase significantly as people look more deeply into accidents in which a cause has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Kelley Blue Book has also lowered its book values on the recalled models anywhere between 2.5% and 3.5%<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Stephen Calogera<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2010\/02\/09\/news\/companies\/toyota_lawsuits\/index.htm?section=money_autos\">CNNMoney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RSajxOo7PdqHV5j7k4P9dU53xOw\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RSajxOo7PdqHV5j7k4P9dU53xOw\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RSajxOo7PdqHV5j7k4P9dU53xOw\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RSajxOo7PdqHV5j7k4P9dU53xOw\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=fFxZvOu0ODI:zQcculvkbuE:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota has estimated the cost of their recalls to be in excess of $2 billion, but many are predicting that lawsuits alone could top that number, as 30 U.S. suits have already been filed. 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