Sunday, February 7, 2010

Toyota’s Changing Stories Raise Credibility Issues

Look Ma, Accelerator Stuck and No Brakes

Toyota Japan manufactured Prius brakes may fail when you need them the most. Toyota in order to protect brand name so far has refused to issue a recall to repair defective breaking systems. Toyota’s slow response has placed thousands of Prius owners life’s in danger.

This follows a massive recall of several modles to repair a serious sticking accelator problem. As many as 8 million Toyota’s world wide may be effected. After a California accident that killed a family of four, including an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer. Toyota officials dismissed those who contended the reports of sudden acceleration might have to do with something other than floor mats. Bob Carter, general manager of the company’s Toyota division, insisted such claims were “unwarranted speculation.”

The real question is, What did Toyota know and when did they know it? That is the question circling around Toyota executives as the world’s largest automaker grapples with widening safety issues engulfing the company’s most popular models.

Why is Common Sense so Uncommon?

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