Toyota Faces More Accusations
A Toyota executive appeared last week before a congressional panel to defend Toyota in the wake of criticism that Toyota was more concerned with fighting lawsuits than with fixing safety issues.
Based on a www.detnews.com report, at the center of the hearing was Toyota’s attempt to disprove claims that the electronics control systems in its cars are at fault for the acceleration problems in its vehicles. Toyota thus far has blamed floor mats and foot pedals for its acceleration problems.
James Lentz, Toyota Motor Sales USA president, also defended Toyota’s relationship with Exponent, a consulting firm that Toyota hired to investigate the acceleration problems with its cars. Toyota claimed that Exponent has done a comprehensive and independent investigation into the problems involved. Lawmakers argued that Exponent told the panel that it has no written list of the causes of the acceleration problems to be explored.
Lentz also noted that Toyota has made a lot of advancements in several areas, including 3.5 million recall repairs, 600 on-site vehicle inspections, and development of 150 devices to read information from electronic data recorders in vehicles with acceleration problems. Lentz also noted that Toyota is on its way to being the first full-line manufacturer with brake-override technology as standard equipment on all new U.S. models.
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