U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he ‘misspoke’ today when he said owners of recalled Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles should stop driving them until the company fixes a defect causing sudden acceleration.
LaHood sought to clarify his remarks in comments to reporters after a congressional hearing. He said that if owners are in doubt, they should take their cars to the dealership.
In earlier comments to a House Appropriations panel hearing in Washington, LaHood advised drivers to “stop driving it and take it to a Toyota dealer.”
“What I said in there was obviously a misstatement,” LaHood told reporters. “If you own one of these cars, take it to the dealer. If you are in doubt, take it to the dealer and have them fix it.”
(Source: Bloomberg.com)
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What politics and garbage! Sudden acceleration IS a big problem and all of us on the road with or without a Toyota would prefer cars that suddenly accelerate, without the driver hitting the accelerator, should be off the road.
MoshiachNow01,
Yes “Sudden acceleration IS a big problem” however its NOT the govt’s place to tell people to “NOT DRIVE THEM” as he said under oath.
Even you have to smell a rat here with how the govt is giddy over a problem with a Toyota.