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Owners of Toyota Cars in Rebellion Over Accidents Caused by Sudden acceleration.
Owners of Toyota Cars in Rebellion Over Series of Accidents Caused by Sudden Acceleration
Anyone else been following this story? They had a pretty graphic show on nightline about it last night. http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Runawa...ory?id=8980479 Refusing to accept the explanation of Toyota and the federal government, hundreds of Toyota owners are in rebellion after a series of accidents caused by what they call "runaway cars." Share Department of Transportation: underlying defect causes accelerators to stick. More PhotosSafety analysts found an estimated 2000 cases in which owners of Toyota cars including Camry, Prius and Lexus, reported that their cars surged without warning up to speeds of 100 miles per hour. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OF THE RUNAWAY TOYOTAS STORY. Toyota says the incidents are caused by floor mats becoming stuck under gas pedals, but owners say that's not what happened to them. Watch the full report tonight on 'World News with Charles Gibson' and 'Nightline'. "I'm absolutely certain that in my situation, it was not the floor mats," Elizabeth James told ABC News. She was driving her Toyota Prius outside Denver, CO when she says it suddenly shot up to 90 miles an hour, even though her foot was on the brake and not the gas pedal. "I kept going faster and faster," James said. "And all of a sudden… my foot was pressing on the brake super, super hard and I wasn't slowing down." James and some other Toyota owners suspect the accidents have been caused by some kind of glitch in the electronic computer system used in Toyotas that controls the throttle. http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2...at-recall.html Last edited by HemiEd; 11-04-2009 at 12:48 PM.. |
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Look at the Edmund's link earlier in the thread. The Camry's normal 60-0 braking distance is 120 feet. With full throttle the whole time, the 60-0 braking distance was 129 feet.
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Boy, this turned out to be a huge deal- oh, wait, no it didn't.
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07-13-2012, 04:58 PM | #438 |
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It would have if Toyota was an American Company.
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Is a Billion $ settlement a big deal? link
Justice Department Reaches $1 Billion Agreement With Toyota The Justice Department has reached a $1 billion agreement with Toyota to resolve concerns over how the company responded to consumer complaints about rapid acceleration in some models five years ago, federal officials confirmed to NBC News Tuesday. The deal is set to be announced as early as Wednesday in Washington by Attorney General Eric Holder, provided the final details are worked out, said officials familiar with the outlines of the agreement. Toyota would agree to pay just over a billion dollars and, in return for certain commitments by the company, the Justice Department would defer prosecution. Such agreements are common in cases like this: The company essentially agrees to conform its behavior to the settlement terms. And if it continues to do so, the government will not prosecute. The Justice Department and the FBI were investigating whether Toyota initially misled federal safety regulators after the problems were first noticed in 2009. While not confirming any settlement, Toyota issued this statement tonight: "Toyota has cooperated with the U.S. Attorney's office in this matter for more than four years. During that time, we have made fundamental changes to become a more responsive and customer-focused organization, and we are committed to continued improvements." |
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Boy, I wonder what GM's going to have to fork over?
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Toyota's revenue for the last quarter of 2013 was $62.52 billion.
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03-19-2014, 08:11 AM | #442 |
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I Hate Big Car.
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03-19-2014, 08:26 AM | #444 |
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Didn't they already fork the company over to the UAW?
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03-19-2014, 08:30 AM | #445 |
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Just saw something yesterday about them knowing that their cars had faulty ignition switches.
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03-19-2014, 08:31 AM | #446 |
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I watched the videos from the first page, and I'm unsure how that trooper couldn't stop the car. (Or slow it down at the very least.) Throw it in neutral, turn off the car, etc.
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03-19-2014, 08:32 AM | #448 |
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They should introduce that Chevrolet Cobalt feature where you can jiggle the key and the car bursts into flames
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