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Toyota recalls 4 million vehicles amid unintended acceleration problems
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be an issue with floor mats, the real problem involves the cars electronic throttle system. The recall was prompted by a high speed crash in August in California of a Lexus barreling out of control. As the vehicle hit speeds exceeding 120 mph, family members made a frantic 911 call and said the accelerator was stuck and they couldnt stop the vehicle. … “toyota recall” “unintended acceleration” “beasley allen” “graham esdale” “product liability” “Guadalupe Gomez” “san jose crash” “high …
9 Comments
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:16 am
This happened in my ‘98 Cadillac STS. I threw the car into neutral and hit the brakes.
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:29 am
Buy American dont send your money over seas and shrink our economy at the same time. American cars are world class. Buy American!
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
RIGHT ON! You make a great deal of sense, oh American consumer of all things Chinese.
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:39 am
Check the Toyota engine oil sludge video to see what other Toyota owners are experiencing. There are brake failure issues as well, particularly in the Prius. Is Toyota manipulating what information is out there?
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:07 am
Audi was said to have had the same problem in the 80’s
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:16 am
you cant be bad mouthing toyota?…toyota does no wrong ..right?..i agree with you on that …toyota is not so supirior as many ppl are led to believe ..maybe so in the 1980’s , but that is old school-outdated thinking
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:32 am
Toyota has relied on an outdated perception that they are something special. Their dealers are cocky, their products are cheaply made but they have the audacity to charge almost 40 large for a loaded camry, 4runner or ANALON…..yay TRD read TURD for those of us who know.
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:12 am
toyota does not have a problem….toyota IS the problem …get out of my country
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:47 am
Wait, hold on!!! I thought Toyota was the best car ever! I thought they never recalled any cars because they’re built so good. lol