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Originally Posted by bigearl
The Left Lane News article is not true and was poorly researched:
'"US finds no fault in Toyota throttles"
"However, Daniel Smith, an associate administrator at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said on June 30 that “despite several investigations of Toyota’s electronic throttle control system, NHTSA has not been able to find a defect”."
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55e42f88-8...tml?ftcamp=rss
Here <<<is the powerpoint for the presentation, and this is the meeting outline: http://www.trb.org/main/uastudy.aspx
Daniel Smith's title is:
Mr. Daniel C. Smith
Associate Administrator for Enforcement
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Recall Management Division (NVS-215)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE – Room W45-306
Washington, DC 20590 '
They have not reached a final conclusion and that final conclusion isn't until next summer. However the WSJ article is completely accurate. He's not a plant and the agenda of the meeting and talking points are public record.
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You're citing a article that's nearly two weeks older than my own, and that's the type of article that my own has "debunked." The source of WSJ is being questioned, considering that NTHSA is supposed to not have released any information to Toyota just yet. (2)
It seems that
other, i.e. not specifically these Toyota reports, sudden acceleration complaints have been typically driver error. Also, as you've said, the investigations are still not done meaning some problem related to the mechanics/electronics of the vehicles may be discovered before then. The report saying that "NHTSA has not been able to find a defect," is a result of the already done investigations and not the ones to come. (1)
Regarding the comments by the spokesperson, it seems that Toyota is getting inside information from a certain NHTSA employee. NHTSA commented saying that "The WSJ report was news to us." (2)
So far, it definitely seems this was a marketing attempt by Toyota to save some face.
(1)-
http://www.freep.com/article/2010071...no-conclusions
(2)-
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/r...ted-by-toyota/
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Originally Posted by ViperTomcat
Pin them to the wall and make Toyota pay. Their "shining time" in the sun must end.
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It is up to the consumer on rather or not Toyota pays.