Featured, Product Liability - Monday, November 23, 2009 8:00 - 0 Comments

The Toyota recall fails to address all safety concerns

It must be noted the massive safety recall by Toyota mentioned above doesn’t address a potentially dangerous mechanical defect causing the sudden, unexplained acceleration accidents. While the mats may well be a contributing factor in some cases, there is much more to this story.

A defective engine throttle control system – not floor mats interfering with gas pedals – is causing many accidents due to Unintended Acceleration. It’s the opinion of many safety advocates that removing floor mats alone won’t stop those accidents. Based on the experience our firm and others have had with these cases, I believe that Toyota’s electronic throttle control system has been a factor in a number of sudden, unintended acceleration accidents. In the older vehicles, the floor mat problem doesn’t seem to be the issue. Continue…