The number of complaints filed by Toyota owners whose car have had the throttle pedal recall fix is up to 60, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
None of these complaints have been verified by independent examination, but tensions are running high. And NHTSA no doubt is looking to make a show of strength after taking criticism for being slow, disorganized and generally ill-equipped to deal with the level of technology in today's cars.
"We are determined to get to the bottom of this," NHTSA administrator David Strickland told the Detroit Free Press' Justin Hyde. NHTSA officials said tonight they would contact each of the owners directly.
If it's determined the initial fix was ineffective, NHTSA says it could order Toyota to come up with another repair.
cwc1 says:
06:42 PM, 03/ 4/10
"We are determined to get to the bottom of this"
God help us all.
baccus49 says:
09:15 PM, 03/ 4/10
All Car Companies should have came forward with a full disclosures of what car were dangerous. Instead of waiting for a huge media blitz and tons of public pressure. I never seen so many car companies GM - NISSAN - TOYOTA - HYUNDAI having recalls all at the same time. I had no idea my car was affected until I looked on http://www.carpedalrecall.com and found I had a bad Anti Lock control unit on my 2008 Pontiac G8 , my co workers Ford Truck had a recall also. So be careful
stovt001 says:
11:58 PM, 03/ 4/10
I think the increased recall volume is intentional due to the Toyota fiasco. My theory is everyone else is pushing forward anything they anticipate needing a recall as soon as possible so that it will be overlooked due to the coverage of Toyota's recall. Recalling even a couple hundred thousand cars looks like nothing compared to the company that could do no wrong recalling millions of cars without fixing the problem.