The Truth Hurts? Feds Blocking Release Of Toyota Investigation Findings

Senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation have at least temporarily blocked the release of findings by auto-safety regulators that could favor Toyota Motor Corp. in some crashes related to unintended acceleration, according to a recently retired agency official.

George Person, who retired July 3 after 27 years at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said in an interview that the decision to not go public with the data for now was made over the objections of some officials at NHTSA.

"The information was compiled. The report was finished and submitted," Mr. Person said. "When I asked why it hadn't been published, I was told that the secretary's office didn't want to release it," he added, referring to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

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TauronB2G - 8/2/2010 11:36:07 AM

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I'm just waiting for someone to blame it on Obama!
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uaw_lax - 8/3/2010 12:39:25 AM

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What and see my little hater.

_43LE - 8/2/2010 12:27:41 PM

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Now why didn't UAW_LAX submit this story?

uaw_lax - 8/2/2010 6:41:01 PM

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Now why didn't UAW_LAX submit this story?

Because it is not a good story. Who knows they could have released the findings tomorrow.

_43LE - 8/2/2010 9:05:38 PM

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Excuse: "Because it is not a good story. Who knows they could have released the findings tomorrow."

Reality: Full of hate and just plain grumpy.

1BAD67C10 - 8/2/2010 12:34:10 PM

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toyota sucks monkey a$$

Lemonade - 8/2/2010 1:23:11 PM

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yeah well, GM sucks taxpayers a$$

uaw_lax - 8/3/2010 8:53:32 AM

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Yea so dose those all the plants in the south that got taxpayer money to move there.

WorldofLuxury - 8/2/2010 3:50:22 PM

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I guess it's kinda like how Nixon's attempt to coverup the truth had good intentions, possibly.

1BAD67C10 - 8/2/2010 4:09:38 PM

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TOYOTA FANS ARE DOMB AND CANT TELL THE aSS FROMT THERE FEET AND Lemonade if gm folded USA WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE GM IS AND ALWAYS GOING TO BE BETTER THEN JAP CRAP !!

_43LE - 8/2/2010 4:58:34 PM

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I think this comment was from someone that is trying to make GM fans look STOOOOPID.

1BAD67C10 - 8/3/2010 11:43:37 AM

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ALL I READ AND SEE IS ANTI AMERICAN CAR JUNK COMMENTS LIKE I SIAD BEFORE TOYOTA TO ME IS JUNK I WORK AND DRIVE GM THATS ALL I CARE ABOUT AND huu76 I LIKE YOUR PIC LOOKS LIKE THATS THE NEW CAMARY AND Enforcement YOUR A PILLOW BITTER ANY OTHER AND TO ALL THAT DONT LIKE MY COMMENTS TAKE A FAT ONE TO THE COLO