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Toyota...again or still...

"RyanG85" said:
On Tuesday, a housekeeper pulled out of her driveway in Harrison, N.Y., when the 2005 Prius shot across the street and smashed into a stone wall, ruining the front end.

"It's hard for us to determine whether it was a stuck accelerator or whether or not the vehicle accelerated for some other reason," Harrison Police Capt. Anthony Marracini told CBS News Station WCBS-TV in New York.

Further north, in Yarmouth, Mass., Anne Wilkins was behind the wheel of her Toyota Rav 4 when the SUV slammed into a medical building Tuesday. The accident happened after she brought the vehicle to her dealer in February to prevent its gas pedal from sticking, reports CBS News Station WBZ-TV in Boston. Local police plan to test the vehicle this weekend to determine whether Toyota's recall issues contributed to the crash.

This week's incidents add to others that have been reported since Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized for his company's lapses in safety and told a congressional panel that his managers will drive cars under investigation to experience potential problems first hand.

If this was Buick and not Toyota it would be the perfect alibi for all those oldies that smash into store front windows!
 
"guruatbol" said:
One small bit of information that has been overlooked here.

How many of these people were upside down on their loan to value and couldn't get rid of the cars? Maybe they thought the cars were still unsafe and wanted to get rid of them and couldn't, so they wreck them and blame the gas pedal.

Yeah, it's amazing how many more of these accidents we're hearing about. The question is, were these accidents happening all the time, and going un reported? Because the cars have no idea they're in the news. If it was happening before, and just didn't make the news, then that's logical. Otherwise, my BS detector is starting to bing. People will do INSANE stuff just to get on TV.

Steve (proud owner of two pieces of Jap Trash ;)
 
while it doesn't really matter anymore because this is a global economy I still prefer not to buy foreign stuff if I have a choice. The closest I have come to a Japanese car was my Dodge Stealth I bought used (dirt cheap). It was a Mitsubishi with DODGE nameplate. Having always worked in the manufacturing industry I hate to see our country not be able to compete with Japan and China, someday it will be my job on the line and that day is getting closer. Even though some Toyota's and Kia's and Honda's, etc are assembled in the US they are not American made. But neither are some American nameplates, my company Dodge van was made in Canada so I guess it really doesn't matter does it?
But back to the point, Toyota is just as guilty as any other car maker, GM, Ford and others have all had their day covering up something. People have been so brain washed that Toyota, Honda (Japanese cars in general) are the best cars, I'm glad to see they can't hide the truth anymore. They really are no better than all the others out there! (okay most everybody is better than Dodge but you get my point)
 
Today, my '10 Focus started accelerating out of control...I began to panic....thought I had a problem.....then I realized I was next to a Prius and had my foot to the floor to get away.....all is good now.
 
"AzPete" said:
Today, my '10 Focus started accelerating out of control...I began to panic....thought I had a problem.....then I realized I was next to a Prius and had my foot to the floor to get away.....all is good now.
LOL. I'm on vacation in Fl and have been doing alot of walking around downtown Ft. Myers. Every time I'm around a Toyota, I keep my eyes glued to and find myself giving myself plenty of room to escape it if it takes off..... I'm actually scared of them.
 
"tarafied1" said:
while it doesn't really matter anymore because this is a global economy I still prefer not to buy foreign stuff if I have a choice. Even though some Toyota's and Kia's and Honda's, etc are assembled in the US they are not American made. But neither are some American nameplates, my company Dodge van was made in Canada so I guess it really doesn't matter does it?

As you point out, where it is assembled doesn't denote it's domestic content (meaning US & Canada sourced, the law doesn't require them to be separated). The wife's X5 is something like 85% domestic sourced parts, while my St Louis assembled Dodge truck is <70% domestic sourced. Buying the nameplate doesn't mean you're getting the most "US" made car anymore.
 
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