U.S. highway safety body raps Toyota for spreading misleading info

Friday 06th November, 03:39 AM JST

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NuckinFutz at 07:55 AM JST - 6th November

Well what do you expect from a company that is not used to recalling products? In Japan a recall only takes place after years of coverups are disclosed to the public and a few senior managers bow to the floor.
suebe36d at 08:09 AM JST - 6th November

Floor mats user responsiblity more than technical error
stirfry at 02:22 PM JST - 6th November

a japanese company hiding the truth...who woulda guessed ?
Junnama at 02:28 PM JST - 6th November

Don't worry, there are still apologists ready to excuse anything Toyota does - even outside Japan.
sfjp330 at 04:43 AM JST - 7th November

Toyota might be waiting until specific complaints emerge before including a particular model in the recall, then the list of affected models could continue to grow for some time.

The company is probably working on a solution to the problem that goes beyond a simple floormat redesign. They are exploring possible solutions that would allow the driver to easily overcome any problem that caused unintended acceleration. If Toyota can develop a software so that if the gas pedal and brake pedal were hit at the same time, the brake pedal wins. A software change would have the additional advantage of being possibly inexpensive and quick for dealers to perform.