Americans are reminded of your parking space, unless warned trip to the Toyota dealer to repair the gas pedal, the Minister for Transport Ray LaHood Wednesday - then quickly took it back - as the company grew and skepticism of the government probe to resolve attention to other models in the U.S. and Japan expanded. The questions are now raised above the brakes on the marquee Toyota Prius hybrid.
The Prius is not part of the recent recall, but the Transport Ministry of Japan, the company complaints of brake problems with the hybrid trials. LaHood said his department was looking for brake problems.
Ririko Takeuchi Toyota spokeswoman in Tokyo on Thursday that the automaker in the complaint was known in Japan about 77 brake problems for the Prius, just a day after the Japanese government had 14 confirmed complaints were received in the same Prius brake problems. Over 100 complaints have been filed in the U.S. Prius Brakes
Harried traders began receiving defective parts accelerator in millions of vehicles repair, saying that they are trying to extend their hours late into the night to catch up. Toyota said it would issue - what they said was very rare - for inexplicable cars speed.
At a congressional hearing LaHood said his advice to a former owner of a Toyota, the ride would stop. Take it to a Toyota dealer because they think they have an update for. "His comments prompted new questions and Toyota rattled shareholders, so that the shares are charged to 8 percent before they recovered, falling by 6 percent for the day.
LaHood later told reporters: "What I said was clearly recognized. What I was saying ... when one of these vehicles have, or if in doubt, contact the dealer and they will repair it."
In the misery of Toyota, LaHood said his department there were complaints about the new electronics and would receive a comprehensive review, see Toyota's vehicles, whether passenger cars due to electromagnetic interference from power lines or other sources could be disrupted. Toyota has said that the investigation of electronic problems and not a single case to point out that to find direction.
Toyota Motor Corp., in a statement, said that if an owner has problems with the gas pedal, please contact your dealer immediately. If you have any problems with the pedal, we are confident that your car is driving safely. "
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But the damage has been done for many motorists.
Meredyth Waterman, who bought the 2010 Toyota Corolla, in December, said the alarming statements from Washington, confused them and they will wait until dealer told her that she should come to define the car to its market for the repair.
"If it is largely regarded as a rare example, he would say, why stop people own cars?" Waterman said, the Burrillville, RI: "It was irresponsible to say what to do."
The confusion came as the No. 1 automaker in the world with fresh probes in the U.S. and Japan within the Prius handled the best-selling gas-electric hybrid, and the growing interest of Congress and other investigators. Toyota has been rushing some new vehicle assembly lines and parts dealer to determine problems with the accelerator stopped, trying to maintain a good reputation for building reliable, durable vehicles.
Since October, Toyota recalled first about 5 million vehicles over problems with the gas pedal and floor mats are now starting to announced a recall, 21 January, approximately 2.3 million vehicles under fears that could throttle stuck or slow return to return to the idle position. The latest recall is 2009-10 RAV4 crossover, flower crowns 2009-10, 2009-10 Matrix tailgates, Avalon, 2005-10, 2007-10 Camrys, 2010 Highlander crossover, 2008-10 Sequoia 2007-10 Tundra pickup trucks and SUVs.
Toyota has said is too much friction in the pedal assembly in rare cases lead to keep the pedals. Engineers followed the issue of a friction device in the session that the right pedal as a "feel" issue by adding resistance.
Legislators who are in the graves reminiscent said they would also look at the Prius. Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce investigations subcommittee, said his panel is informed of the hybrid Toyota officials were on request.
New York Rep. Edolphus Towns, Chairman of the House Government Reform and Monitoring Committee to collect information on the issue of speeding Yoshi Inaba, President and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, and posed the question in the minds of Toyota owners: "Is it safe , Toyota-drive models have been recalled? "
Committee on Cities, "which would be a February 10 hearing also like more information on how complaints about treatment strangulation pedal Toyota plans to put reports of accelerators and electrical problems. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif." The top Republican Committee, also said Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials searching for documents about the Prius and other investigations.
Other panels in the House and Senate are also planning hearings.
Many consumer groups have raised the question of whether Toyota repair work and said that may be linked to problems with the electronic throttle.
Joan Clay Brook, a former leading Public Citizen, a watchdog group, noted that Toyota owners keep them in the recall last year on the mats on the accelerator jammed. "I do not think that is what is the problem. I think it should be slam dunks as the electronic and starts and drives 120 miles per hour," said Clay Brook.
LaHood, remembers with Toyota president from talking about plans Akio Toyoda, said that the government is considering civil penalties against the automobile manufacturer. But he also said that it seemed "Toyota is to create an all-out effort to everything they can to make these cars down."
The Obama is forced to start on several statements in the first few years back, but was alert LaHood is particularly striking.
Last year, when LaHood, the Administration considers that were taxing motorists on the number of Miles that drive them, rather than buy, how much fuel they quickly rejected his remarks from the White House is based. Vice President Joe Biden has concerns one days of backtracking after the swearing in public trains and planes by the swine flu.
LaHood angry comments, many dealers, the phone calls from nervous clients to Fielding days. Most dealers have received only parts of a steel plate a few millimeters thick, the pedal assembly in order to plug the potential problem are included.
The secretary has "the best of intentions, but unfortunately we can not set 100 cars at the same time," says Adam Lee, director of Lee Auto Malls, and the owner of a Toyota Dealers in Topsham, Maine. "I'm sure he has the best intentions, but it is not helpful for us."
Earl Stewart, who owns a Toyota dealer in North Palm Beach, Florida, "said LaHood comments" could inspire panic. " Stewart was expected to begin making repairs - for half an hour per vehicle - later Wednesday.
"We have our service department open until the last guest tonight," he said. "According to the statement made by Ray LaHood all night."
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