Lawmakers Give Toyota July Deadline To Turn Over Brake Overide Documents

Toyota Motor Corp. must turn over information about brake-override technology in older model vehicles and describe the role a consulting firm plays in the investigation of unintended acceleration, two lawmakers said.

Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, was asked to discuss the override systems in cars such as the 2005 Camry, according to a letter House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman sent to the company today with Representative Bart Stupak, chairman of the oversight and investigations panel.

The Democratic lawmakers also asked Toyota, based in Toyota City, Japan, for information about the work that engineering and research firm Exponent Inc. is performing on unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The lawmakers asked the company to contact the committee by July 6.





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upwards - 6/30/2010 3:46:45 PM

+5 Boost

Why is it taking Toyota so long? What are they hiding if there was no problem?

upwards - 6/30/2010 3:46:46 PM

+5 Boost

Why is it taking Toyota so long? What are they hiding if there was no problem?

pepito66 - 7/1/2010 7:21:12 AM

+3 Boost

The best way ,fast, safety and smart solution for us is not buy a Toyota car and we are free of all theirs secret dangerous issues. This is simple. Their is a lot of brand to select outside so is easy.
Why we have to be a victim of theirs play with a hide dangerous failers,no not me for sure.

camrydriver - 7/1/2010 4:58:36 PM

+2 Boost

I think they are waiting until the latest lexus/toyota engine recall is in full swing to distract the media from the contents of the brake over-ride documents.

Brilliant move. They are getting very sophisticated with their cover-ups from all of this practice.