Report Indicates Federal Investigators Blew Off Over 1,000 Reports Of Toyota Unintended Acceleration

More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since 2001 that their vehicles suddenly accelerated on their own, in many cases slamming into trees, parked cars and brick walls, among other obstacles, a Times review of federal records has found.

The crashes resulted in at least 19 deaths and scores of injuries over the last decade, records show. Federal regulators say that is far more than any other automaker has experienced.

Owner complaints helped trigger at least eight investigations into sudden acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the last seven years. Toyota Motor Corp. recalled fewer than 85,000 vehicles in response to two of those probes, and the federal agency closed six other cases without finding a defect.


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kpaxx - 11/12/2009 10:46:28 AM

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Holy s......

Agent009 - 11/12/2009 11:13:12 AM

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An overlooked fact no doubt. Are there reports overseas of this type?

theoptimisticpessimist - 11/12/2009 3:43:27 PM

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Time to take the meds.

Shredmo - 11/12/2009 3:06:38 PM

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That is the best looking RX I have seen to date! I love the look of the transparent grill, but the license plate looks a wee bit crooked.

LexSucks - 11/12/2009 6:59:05 PM

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"Why no word about Ford's 16 million car recall? How many people died from exploding gas tanks in the Crown Victoria? 19 in 8 years is low compared to how many people in non-Toyota cars died from talking on their cell phone."

Huu76,

2 wrongs do not make a right.

91z4me - 11/15/2009 9:57:08 AM

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So are you saying it is OK that people died because they weren't as smart as you?

chemo - 11/13/2009 12:22:56 AM

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This is false, no toyota can rapidly accelerate. Just kidding my lotus is powered by Toyota.