Toyota’s woes never seem to end, with two incidents involving Priuses suddenly accelerating making national headlines Wednesday.
In one instance, a man in California was able to get help from a California Highway Patrolman when his 2008 Prius sped up to 90 mph as he was driving on a highway in San Diego. The police officer coached the man, who then was able to stop the vehicle. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704784904575111503873150166.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business And in a second incident, a 2005 Prius crashed into a stone wall in Harrison. N.Y. In that car, the floor mat had been tied to the seat, most likely by the dealer, so the mat can be blamed for the accident. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/business/10toyota.html?ref=business
Toyota has already done massive recalls of its Camry and Lexus lines, after vehicles suddenly accelerated, allegedly causing accidents that killed at least 50 people.
The automaker has also recalled its 2004 to 2009 Priuses, but that was just to deal with the issue of floor mats making the accelerator stick.
Did no one at Toyoto think to check their other models?
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