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Lawmaker Concerned About Toyota Recall

A House Democrat expressed concern Wednesday about a massive Toyota recall that has led the automaker to stop manufacturing and selling vehicles linked to problems with gas pedals, signaling that Congress could soon review the massive recall.

Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, who leads an investigative subcommittee, said his staff would meet with Toyota officials on Wednesday following the automaker's decision to suspend U.S. sales of eight of its vehicle models, including the Camry, the best-selling car in the United States. The company is also halting production at assembly lines at six North American car plants, beginning the week of Feb. 1.

"We want to find out what Toyota knows about the sudden acceleration problem with several of their vehicles and we want to know what will be done to protect consumers who are currently driving those vehicles," Stupak said in a statement.

Stupak is a senior member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which held high-profile hearings and pushed for new auto safety requirements following the massive recall of Firestone tires in 2000. Congress approved legislation requiring automakers and other manufacturers to provide data on deaths, injuries, consumer complaints, property damage and warranty claims.


Toyota issued a recall last week for the same eight models involving 2.3 million vehicles. It followed a separate recall of 4.2 million vehicles last year because of problems with gas pedals becoming trapped under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration. That problem was the cause of several crashes, including some fatalities. About 1.7 million vehicles fall under both recalls.

The Obama administration said it pressed Toyota to protect consumers who own vehicles under recall and to stop building new cars with the problem.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told WGN Radio in Chicago that "the reason Toyota decided to do the recall and to stop manufacturing was because we asked them to."


It is two pages..

link:
http://abcnews.go.co...tory?id=9674881

[Dsuupr]

This is better than Christmas. I can't stop smiling.

[loki]

um...i see this as a reason why regulations are enacted and why they are often not needed.
small crisis... OMG we need regs!! where as if the company was just forthright about taking the blame and fixing what they had to or face many lawsuits... class-action maybe... the government just needs to let the lawsuits work through court( s ) and the company will get what's coming to them.

[CSpec]

I'm sure Congress will "investigate" this in a logical and fair way.

[loki]

CSpec, on 27 January 2010 - 10:41 PM, said:

I'm sure Congress will "investigate" this in a logical and fair way.

hahahaa.... if i cared more i might laugh to crying.

This post has been edited by loki: 27 January 2010 - 11:58 PM

[vonVeezelsnider]

loki, on 27 January 2010 - 09:58 PM, said:

hahahaa.... if i cared more i might laugh to crying.

not before they 'investigate' the merits of giving themselves a raise I bet.