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Of the 3,000 complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, only one was caused by a problem in the vehicleI believe the hype was orchestrated by congress in order to damage Government Motor's biggest competitor's reputation. I wonder if Harry Rod(S/P)Nevada- is going to issue an apology?http://www.foxbusiness.com/sto...-data/A selection of Department of Transportation data taken from investigated Toyota vehicles reportedly show driver error caused the vehicle's sudden acceleration and eventual crash, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.The data, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and not Toyota, show that some drivers who reported sudden out-of-control acceleration mistakenly floored the accelerator when they intended to hit the breaks, the Journal said. Breaks? Really? This person konsiders themselve a journalist? B-R-A-K-E.The NHTSA verified these reports by examining both the data logs compiled by the car's computer and the state of the car's throttle at the time of the crash.If the data is verified, Toyota's massive recall and blame for faulty accelerators could have been unnecessary. However the NHTSA study doesn't resolve issues with Toyota's floor mats and sticky gas pedals, the Journal said. According to the Journal, of the 3,000 complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, only one was caused by a problem in the vehicle. That crash was the one that killed the California highway patrolman in August last year that eventually moved Toyota's recalls to the front pages.The Journal said that Toyota executives haven't been briefed on the data.In the late 1980s, when automaker Audi was accused of having faulty accelerator pedals, government data later showed that it was driver error and not manufacturing flaws that caused acceleration. However, the reports on Audi eventually led to a multi-year decline in sales for the German automaker.Shares of Toyota rose 1.03% on Tuesday to $71.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.

I suspected that all along. One reason I have been in no hurry to respond to the "recall".

Of the 3,000 complaints of sudden accelerationMass hysteria !

What a shock!!!(sarcasm)I see this everyday... IDIOTS driving with their foot on the brakes!!!

I have said this since day one! I never thought that there was any problem with "sudden acceleration." It has and always will be operator error. Car and Driver did a test with a Camry, Accord and Rousch Mustang a few months ago proving that the brakes are much more powerful than the motor. http://www.caranddriver.com/fe..._dept

Police Rule Out Mechanical Failure After Toyota Slams Into YMCASHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. --For the first time, newly released security camera video shows a Toyota Camry slamming into a Sheboygan Falls YMCA on March 29.The driver, 76-year-old Myrna Marseille, claimed the recently recalled car took off on its own, but police said they are now confident they know the real cause. They have all but ruled out a mechanical failure in the crash. The proof, they say, is in the video.Marseille was seriously injured and told 12 News at the time that the car took off on it's own."The car shot forward and hit the wall," Marseille said.Marseille's car had recently been repaired as part of the Toyota recall."We immediately recognized, especially the make and model of this vehicle, that this could have implications," said Chief Steven Riffel of the Sheboygan Falls Police Department.But police now say the crash was likely caused by operator error, not a faulty accelerator pedal."She was adamant at the beginning that she applied the brake," said Riffel. "Obviously by the video and the information we have from our inspections, is not what occurred."When police looked at the video, they could make out brake lights, but not until after the impact.A crash investigation unit from the State Patrol and a team from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found nothing mechanically wrong with the car.When asked if police were able to completely rule out a random acceleration, Riffel replied, "It's a constant speed. It does not stop, it does now slow. It jumps a curb."A final report from the NHTSA could take months, but police are comfortable saying this was a case of operator error.Marseille, could not be reached for comment.Police said they have not decided if Marseille will face charges for the crash. http://www.wisn.com/news/23175824/detail.html

another ploy to not take responsibility for their mistake be it 1 or 1000 complaints. remember TOYOTA's motto is:"the customer is never right"