Toyota was set to address the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday in regards to the many pending recalls involving unintended acceleration. The House Oversight’s hearing, titled “Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?” has been moved to February 24, due to an expected snow storm.
Following multiple national recalls involving millions of vehicles, and the flood of questions and concerns that seem to never end, Congress decided that it needed to question the automaker itself. The hearings were intended to address some very specific questions about Toyota’s knowledge of problems, what it has done about them and whether or not it withheld any information that potentially put the public at risk.
With an impending massive snow storm set to hit the Capitol, the hearings have been moved to February 24 – the day before Toyota is set for its second hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
“There appears to be growing public concern regarding which Toyota vehicles may be problematic and how people should respond. Consumers want to know whether their cars are safe to drive and, if not, they need to know what to do about it,” said the committee’s chairman, Ed Towns, D-N.Y.
02/09, 2:43 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
I wonder if that Congressman that told the President ” YOU-LIE”… will be saying the same to Toyota’s CEO’s…..
02/09, 2:45 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
Whenever they have it up-cores…
02/09, 2:46 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
“Massive Eastern Snowstorm Postpones Giant Toyota Sh*tstorm”
News at 11:00.
02/09, 3:05 PM
posted by:
johngalt
Now we’re getting news about Toyota to inform us that further news about Toyota is delayed. I can’t wait for the next Toyota update. Really.
Toyota brass in the vicinity means, officially, that Washington, DC will have the biggest ever collection of liars, cheats, and blowhards ever assembled in the history of assembled liars, cheats, and blowhards.
Even this report is bogus, though: that photo shows blue skies and green trees. What are you trying to pull, LLN? You gotta get up pretty early in the morning to get over on your loyal readers.
02/09, 3:09 PM
posted by:
Borat
Johnny, I think johngalt outwitted you on this one! I am laughing my ass off from both Johns. Wait, I need to get to the john before I crap in my pants.
02/09, 3:13 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
@… johnnycanuck, forget the 11:00 news, it’s on right now!
You can also say not everyone in D.C. may want to be in the same room with some of Toyota’s CEO’s, MSNBC just broke this story.
“Fed investigating Toyota’s recall include a “senator” who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state”…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35293626/ns/business-autos/
02/09, 3:25 PM
posted by:
NRG
Another potential recall on the horizon for Toyota. This is an excerpt from AP.
“Separately, federal safety officials said they will review complaints from Toyota Corolla drivers about steering difficulties on their vehicles. NHTSA said it has received about 80 complaints from drivers of 2009 and 2010 Corollas. Many said their cars could wander when they drive on the highway, making it hard to stay in lanes.”
This is never going to stop it seems. Once again, NHTSA has to get involved on the Corolla issue now, instead of Toyota investigating it itself.
02/09, 3:25 PM
posted by:
Borat
Mechanical failures are part of automotive life: our congressional leader can’t protect us from it. I wish there was protection from our congressional leaders, can someone invent such a condom?
02/09, 3:33 PM
posted by:
johngalt
Borat: Thanks for the compliment, but I’ll never keep up w/the Canadian. I try to post when I have something clever to add to the discussion (read: …when I can get my wife to take enough interest in the auto industry to say something clever, which I can then plagiarize), which is rarely.
02/09, 3:40 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
@… NGR I posted that early, here’s the link…
http://wot.motortrend.com/6606547/recalls/report-nhtsa-taking-complaints-on-toyota-corolla-steering-issues/index.html
02/09, 3:40 PM
posted by:
09Accord
Awesome, it was moved to my birthday. Seems like I am going to have a good birthday already.
02/09, 3:47 PM
posted by:
NRG
@yarddog. It must have been in another story by LLN today.
02/09, 3:50 PM
posted by:
NRG
@Mark Kleis. Mark, do you know what the biggest number of recall is for the automotive industrym and by which company? Does anyone know?
02/09, 4:17 PM
posted by:
l.sanchez
JOHNNY…lmao!
02/09, 4:34 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
02/09, 5:44 PM
posted by:
The Realist
Wow…three recalls from an auto manufacturer and the lame stream media and internet bloggers can’t post the Toyota stories fast enough. Time for a new schtick.
As for the snowstorm…CLEARLY global warming is to blame for all of this snow we are getting during winter.
Global warming is going to kill us all!!!11!1!!!1OMG!1!!!!!!111!!!!LOL!!!!11
02/09, 9:00 PM
posted by:
FSVT_ROCK
Whatever, lazy congress. totally bs, what they can’t walk to the captal. There is things call video conf. and you can use it at home or any office. This auto sh*t is more important then the storm, I guess Toyota-storm hit our captal city, and slap the crap of Obama team left and right.