Toyota may get second U.S. fine for delay in reporting pedal flaw

[DainBramaged]

Toyota Motor Corp. may be fined a second time for failing to alert federal regulators that gas pedals might stick and cause unintended acceleration, the U.S. auto-safety regulator said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a record $16.4 million civil penalty against Toyota on April 5 for failing to disclose the defect. The agency told Toyota, the world's largest automaker, in a letter the same day that it may levy an additional fine on the same pedals.

Pedals supplied to Toyota by CTS Corp. of Elkhart, Ind., “had two separate defects that may require two separate remedies,” NHTSA said in the letter obtained Friday, which cited documents submitted by Toyota. A recall in January of 2.3 million vehicles involved pedals that were slow to return after being depressed as well as pedals on various vehicles that could become stuck.

Toyota, based in Toyota City, Japan, has recalled more than 8 million cars and trucks worldwide for two defects that may cause unintended acceleration and to adjust brakes. President Akio Toyoda has said the company his grandfather founded failed to share defect information adequately among regional units.

Martha Voss, a Washington-based spokeswoman for Toyota, didn't immediately respond to a telephone call seeking comment.

In the letter, NHTSA Chief Counsel O. Kevin Vincent said Toyota didn't meet with the regulator until Jan. 19, two days before beginning its U.S. recall of sticky pedals. Toyota knew about defects with sticky pedals in July 2006, according to a timeline dated March 24 that it submitted to NHTSA.


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The saga continues drip, drip, and drip some more. Not that it matters here, Tina Fey parodies of Sarah Failing are much more important.

[OhioChick]

K&R n/t

[OhioChick]

1. dupe...sorry

[Tesha]

2. How's that GM brake recall going? (NT)

[DainBramaged]

3. Not a brake recall, get your act together, oh and NO ONE DIED

1 out of 5 out of a total production run of over 1,300,000 Cobalt's and Pontiac G5's MAY (depends on the date of manufacture) have a defective power steering pump. Unlike your friends at toYOYOta, NO ONE has died, only one person was injured. ALSO, GM called it IMMEDIATELY and didn't try to HIDE IT like your friends at toYOYOta.....and even if the electric pump fails, the driver CAN STILL STEER and doesn't have to worry about not being able to stop their vehicle......


Still trying to spread shit back at us I see.

[Tesha]

4. You seem to be confused; perhaps you can't keep your GM problems straight?

http://www.leftlanenews.com/nhtsa-investigating-6-2-million-gm-truckssuvs-over-faulty-brake-line.html

NHTSA is investigating 6.2 million GM trucks for
possible brake line ruptures owing to corrosion.
GM apparently hasn't agreed to do a recall yet.

Tesha

[DainBramaged]

5. Apparently you are grasping at straws, and there isn't a recall

based on 110 complaints, at least GM will do the right thing when necessary, unlike toYOYOta


keep trying we will surely pay attention to your findings.....





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