| The car manufacturer Toyota is not having a good | | | | There have been rumors and stories floating around |
| year so far is it? And it's only February! Several million | | | | the Internet that the new 2010 Toyota Prius has |
| Toyota cars had been warned and then recalled | | | | braking issues. Toyota states they have already fixed |
| about a floor mat issue that caused the gas pedal to | | | | the problem in the cars on the production line, but they |
| get caught. Then the recall was expanded to more | | | | aren't ready to do a recall yet. Why aren't they doing a |
| models and years plus the public was informed it was | | | | recall? Are they waiting for fatalities to pile up, as the |
| more than a floor mat issue; it was mechanical. | | | | case with the sticking gas pedal? |
| Why did Toyota wait so long to tell the public the | | | | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| truth? By waiting to divulge that it wasn't floor mats, | | | | isn't very amused by Toyota's handling of these |
| but a mechanical part in the gas pedal they may very | | | | recalls, and has issued a formal inquiry in to the 2010 |
| well have caused more injuries and lives to be lost. At | | | | Toyota Prius braking issues. The N.H.T.S.A. has only |
| least now they seem to be doing the right thing by | | | | received 124 complaints but that number will no doubt |
| getting all the cars in and fixed. But does this action | | | | climb much higher once more Prius owners realize that |
| come too late to restore the public's confidence in | | | | the braking system is indeed faulty and they aren't |
| Toyota? | | | | crazy. |
| By first saying the problem was a floor mat, and then | | | | This is really turning into a public relations nightmare. |
| identifying the problem as the gas pedal while | | | | Toyota has always been known for safety and |
| expanding the recall, many Toyota owners have to be | | | | reliability, but that is now turning rapidly into distrust and |
| wondering if their car is safe or will it be recalled as | | | | fear. The completely lack of concern over consumer's |
| well. Is Toyota sitting on another mechanical failure | | | | lives, consumer's that bought their cars, is chilling. Yes |
| without telling anyone? | | | | you'll lose money in a recall, but aren't human lives |
| Well, it's not looking to good because the Toyota Prius | | | | more important than money? I shudder to think at the |
| is the next Toyota car with problems showing up. | | | | answer Toyota would give at the moment. |