Auto Industry Crisis
(2010-02-23)
A Toyota gas pedal assembly and other parts required to correct the occurrence of sticking accelerator pedals are shown in Toronto
Several Michigan congressmen are taking part in today's congressional hearing into Toyota's recall of more than 8 million cars.
Problems with the vehicles' gas pedals and brakes prompted the recalls.
U.P. Congressman Bart Stupak is chairing today's hearing. He suggests Toyota executives may be trying to hide problems with their vehicles.
"A staff analysis of the documents Toyota provided to the committee, shows that roughly 70 percent of the sudden, unintended acceleration events, recorded in Toyota's own customer call data base, involve vehicles that are not covered by the floor mat or sticky pedal recalls," says Stupak.
Stupak also criticized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for failing to fully investigate the Toyota's equipment problems. © Copyright 2012, Michigan Radio
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