Other automakers just as culpable as Toyota?
Congress = Clueless? Reactionary? Complicit?"If you look at the entire market size and fleet size of Toyota, I think they were the largest fleet during that time period as well. If you look at it on a per capita basis, I think our investigators and the data shows that while they had more sudden acceleration incidents, their actual comparison to the rest of the fleet was actually unremarkable. They had the same percentage of sudden acceleration issues as other manufacturers. They just had more of them because they have more cars."
- NHTSA Administrator David Strickland, during questioning from Senator Tom Udall (D-NM).
To which Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) responded,
“I think we should be honest with ourselves, if it
is an industry problem, we should hear from the industry, not just from Toyota”.
So, who in Congress knew this and when did they know it? Which other automakers knew what and when?
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posted by Dahcredyns at
3:43 PM
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Pathetic. And Congress wonders why so many rate their performance as poor?
Hey, you have to give guys like John Dingell their dues. He had to have known about these statistics for a long time, considering they've probably been around for decades, and the US auto industry has been his life.
It's no different than the SUV rollover scandal. It's nothing short of Congressionally-approved beancounting, in the name 'of the greater good' of course.
Now that we find out that sudden-acceleration is just as common and dangerous in a Ford as a Toyota, no one cares.
Dingell, once again, has masterfully served his duty as servant of the Big 3.
Perhaps Toyota is more culpable than some of their American counterparts. Read the article contained in this link. Sounds like both Honda and Toyota are less than forthright when it comes to sharing info from their EDR's: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-IMPACT-Toyota-secretive-on-apf-1294427692.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=
Let me know what you think.
Let's just say that Toyota is completely culpable in every case thus far suggested.
Then let's times that number by two, just to be safe. Then, let's times it by 10, just to be super safe.
That would be about 1000 deaths since about 2006.
In that time, how many people have died in automobiles? What percentage died in Toyota versus Big 3 brands? How many deaths in foreign brands, overall, versus Big 3 brands?
Finally, how many deaths in single vehicle SUV rollover accidents?
Yes, I have a bunch of opinions on this subject, but if you look at the numbers, the story is pretty clear in my opinion.
It's not just about the numbers, it's also about corporate attitudes. Personally, I'm not impressed with any of the automaker's attitudes, but the article, brings up a good point about the differences between Honda and Toyota versus GM, Ford and Nissan's approach to sharing important crash related data.
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