OT: Toyota statements “misleading and inaccurate”

[svelte]

[quote=svelte]Here is an article on the Prius claiming they’ve known about the Prius problem for some time…Prius owners from the previous generation are piping in at the bottom of the article saying they’ve had this problem for years…will Toyota be forced to expand the recall?

http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/index.htm

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A prior generation Prius that was not a part of the recall that is all over the news today…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_runaway_prius

It’s looking like Toyota has some ‘splainin to do.

“EL CAJON, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.

Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that he could not control his car, the CHP said.

“I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of funny… it jumped and it just stuck there,” the 61-year-old driver said at a news conference. “As it was going, I was trying the brakes…it wasn’t stopping, it wasn’t doing anything and it just kept speeding up,” Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he was pressing the pedal so hard.

A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the emergency brake.

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?

[ocrenter]

[quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!!

[ocrenter]

[quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!!

[ocrenter]

[quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!!

[ocrenter]

[quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!!

[ocrenter]

[quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!!

[danielwis]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!![/quote]

Now you have a CHP officer, stating he “smelled the brakes”, as he drove along side the vehicle, at times racing over 90 miles per hour.

Toyota is going to have a harder and harder time in refuting the claims that current “fixes” are not the answer. And I think a trend has started here in regards to calling 911 in the middle of such an event. People will apply the brakes, try the things they can think of and/or remember, and then call 911. It seems this is not going to end well for Toyota, which is too bad. Toyota has produced the best cars in the world for decades.

[danielwis]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!![/quote]

Now you have a CHP officer, stating he “smelled the brakes”, as he drove along side the vehicle, at times racing over 90 miles per hour.

Toyota is going to have a harder and harder time in refuting the claims that current “fixes” are not the answer. And I think a trend has started here in regards to calling 911 in the middle of such an event. People will apply the brakes, try the things they can think of and/or remember, and then call 911. It seems this is not going to end well for Toyota, which is too bad. Toyota has produced the best cars in the world for decades.

[danielwis]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!![/quote]

Now you have a CHP officer, stating he “smelled the brakes”, as he drove along side the vehicle, at times racing over 90 miles per hour.

Toyota is going to have a harder and harder time in refuting the claims that current “fixes” are not the answer. And I think a trend has started here in regards to calling 911 in the middle of such an event. People will apply the brakes, try the things they can think of and/or remember, and then call 911. It seems this is not going to end well for Toyota, which is too bad. Toyota has produced the best cars in the world for decades.

[danielwis]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!![/quote]

Now you have a CHP officer, stating he “smelled the brakes”, as he drove along side the vehicle, at times racing over 90 miles per hour.

Toyota is going to have a harder and harder time in refuting the claims that current “fixes” are not the answer. And I think a trend has started here in regards to calling 911 in the middle of such an event. People will apply the brakes, try the things they can think of and/or remember, and then call 911. It seems this is not going to end well for Toyota, which is too bad. Toyota has produced the best cars in the world for decades.

[danielwis]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=svelte]

He also stated he reached down and pulled the floor mat away from the pedal – he said it was definitely NOT the floor mat. Let’s see…not the floor mat, not the pedal (according to Toyota), what could it be?[/quote]

must be the driver!!!![/quote]

Now you have a CHP officer, stating he “smelled the brakes”, as he drove along side the vehicle, at times racing over 90 miles per hour.

Toyota is going to have a harder and harder time in refuting the claims that current “fixes” are not the answer. And I think a trend has started here in regards to calling 911 in the middle of such an event. People will apply the brakes, try the things they can think of and/or remember, and then call 911. It seems this is not going to end well for Toyota, which is too bad. Toyota has produced the best cars in the world for decades.

[Scarlett]

[quote=svelte]
A prior generation Prius that was not a part of the recall that is all over the news today…[/quote]

What I don’t understand is this:

This guy tells the News that he RECEIVED a recall notice to go to the dealer. Then the dealer tells him he is not on the list. WTF?

[Scarlett]

[quote=svelte]
A prior generation Prius that was not a part of the recall that is all over the news today…[/quote]

What I don’t understand is this:

This guy tells the News that he RECEIVED a recall notice to go to the dealer. Then the dealer tells him he is not on the list. WTF?

[Scarlett]

[quote=svelte]
A prior generation Prius that was not a part of the recall that is all over the news today…[/quote]

What I don’t understand is this:

This guy tells the News that he RECEIVED a recall notice to go to the dealer. Then the dealer tells him he is not on the list. WTF?

[Scarlett]

[quote=svelte]
A prior generation Prius that was not a part of the recall that is all over the news today…[/quote]

What I don’t understand is this:

This guy tells the News that he RECEIVED a recall notice to go to the dealer. Then the dealer tells him he is not on the list. WTF?

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