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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Toyota- Shim or Sham?

With defective products it is important the fix is a true fix. People assume it is.

The Toyota sudden acceleration "fix" is sliding in a shim, a small piece of metal to the brake system. But the defect may be in the cars complex electrical system.

Michael Pecht , a professor at Maryland's Clark School of Engineering , an expert in failure analysis and has written a book on sudden acceleration in automobiles, believes complicated electronics , not a mechanical issue with the gas pedal is the core of Toyota's problems.

Sean Kane, of Safety Research Strategies in Massachusetts, said, "Toyota's explanations do not account for the share of unintended acceleration complaints that we have examined." It is likely an electrical glitch or computer problem(as in Prius brakes) would be a worse PR nightmare for Toyota. John Feroleto

Labels: Prius, product safety, sudden acceleration, Toyota shim

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Prius problems

Concerns have been around for a while regarding 2010 Prius brakes, but the story hadn't received much traction in the news. Amid the huge publicity of the sudden acceleration dangers in other Toyota models, the Prius problem has surfaced in the press.

“Users are noticing defects and there have been accidents,” the Japanese transport minister, Seiji Maehara, said today. “This leads me to believe Toyota has not put consumers first.”

It is believed the Japanese government has ordered Toyota to investigate the Prius brakes and is pressing for a recall. Thursday the NHTSA announced it would open an investigation into the car’s brakes. John Feroleto

Labels: sudden acceleration, Toyota, Toyota brakes

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

U.S. had to force Toyota into safety recall

It took "an enormous effort" to get Toyota to recall vehicles prone to sudden acceleration, according to U S transportation secretary Ray LaHood.

"We're not finished with Toyota and are continuing to review possible defects and monitor the implementation of the recalls." He was likely referring to a concern over possible electronic cause- a subject of a future blog.

Also, the subject of a future blog is a problem with the Prius braking/wheel system which will likely be developing in the press.

LaHood told the Associated Press Toyota was "a little safety deaf." More: Detroit Free Press John Feroleto

Labels: Prius, Ray LaHood, recalls, Safety Recall, sudden acceleration, Toyota recall floor pan design

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