FT. MYERS TOYOTA

Link- Businessweek Witch Hunt Article  

Notable Quotes;

• "Herein lies the problem with congressional hearings on issues like this. The individuals who should have testified following Eddie and Rhonda Smith could have been the NHTSA expert who flew to Tennessee, inspected her vehicle, and concluded that it was likely the double layer of floor mats."
• "Follow-up: The Smiths sold their Lexus after that incident, and, also according to the Journal, last week the NHTSA checked with the new owners and "they have had no problems with the Lexus since they bought it with less than 3,000 miles on the car."

Link- Businessweek Dragging Toyota Through the Muck

Notable Quotes;

• "Car & Driver summed it up best: "The U.S. [driver] has approximately a 1 in 8,000 chance of perishing in a car accident every year. Over a decade that's about 1 in 800. Given the millions of cars included in the Toyota recalls and the fewer than 20 alleged deaths over the past decade, the alleged fatality rate is about 1 death per 200,000." You wouldn't guess that from today's headlines.

Link: CNN Money Article- Relatively Few Complain About Toyota
Notable Quotes;

·  "Despite a torrent of high-profile recalls that have tarnished Toyota's once stellar reputation, a study published Wednesday reveals that the automaker actually gets fewer customer complaints per car than the majority of its competitors.."

·  "Edmunds.com reviewed more than 200,000 complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over the last decade and found that Toyota ranked 17th among the top 20 automakers in the overall number of complaints per vehicle sold.

Link- Car & Driver Toyota Recall Article
Notable Quotes;

·  "We're no Toyota apologists, but if you look past the media circus, the numbers don't reveal a meaningful problem."

·  "Some allege that electromagnetic interference could be causing the electronic throttles in Toyotas to become stuck open; this is completely unsubstantiated. It's also possible that alien tractor beams are to blame."

Link- Palm Beach Post Ed editorial  

Link- NPR Radio Recall Story

Notable Quotes;

·  "And I actually looked up what the chances of getting struck by lightning are, and you are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than you are to die in a crash involving a Toyota with a sticky gas pedal"

Link- Washington Post Toyota Brakes Under Investigation Interview

Notable Quotes from Consumer Reports Senior Engineer;

·  "The fact that this has caused Toyota to suspend sales of their most popular models has made this a big issue. The sticky pedal problem itself has not caused many accidents, and has not been linked to the sudden acceleration complaints that have caused deaths."

·  "It's important to put this in perspective. The recall is huge, but there aren't many incidents of this. Overall, Toyota has had excellent reliability."

·  "I have experienced "Smart Throttle" technology. No matter what they do, there still could be rare cases where a throttle gets stuck open. There are reports of such cases with nearly every manufacturer. Smart Throttle technology is the right thing to do, and makes the vehicles more safe."

Link- Lagrange Thank You Toyota Article

Notable Quotes;

·  "I am not an employee of Toyota, neither am I an investor. I am simply one of those millions of Americans' who drive a Toyota, and am red, white and blue proud of it."

 "...While we are aware of no deaths or injuries due to this condition, consumers should take the following steps prior to receiving the recall remedy.  Owners of these vehicles should pay attention to the operation of their accelerator pedals.  If their accelerator pedal is harder to depress than normal or slower to return, it may be a precursor to a stuck pedal.  These vehicles should be parked and a dealer immediately notified.  Should a pedal become stuck in a partially depressed condition while driving, owners should put their car in neutral, bring it to a stop and call their dealer."

·         The tragedy of FLOOR MAT Interference is that it is TOTALLY avoidable.  

·         Sticky Pedal is not a sudden onset condition. 

·         Slinging mud at Toyota, alarming rather than informing the public does not make the other cars on the road any safer.

·         Independent fact checking is prudent & advisable. Sensationalism, embellishment of a story may be the way of the media world but it is truly a disservice to the public. 

Link- Select Safety Features of ETCS  

Notable for;

• Demonstrates the multiple fail safe features of Toyotas Electronic Throttle Control System