Page 334 - Acceleration News Today

Toyota has recalled more than eight million vehicles since january, including some prius models, but the company said the priuses might have breaking issues, not acceleration problems. karen stitlow, the executive director of auto safely is joining us from washington. good to see you. this driver says there is a problem that needs to be corrected. is this right? does this mean the recall perhaps need to be expanded as a result of this latest incident? >> theres several issues here. first of all,...

Thinking. that is what is so fascinating, because if there is information about sudden acceleration, that could be important information. >> thank you, deb fayerick in new york. if you want more information on toyotas trouble go to cnn.com/toyota, and you will find out if your car has been recalled, and what to do about it and much more. all right. it is possible to talk about health care without talking politics, and i happen to think it is about time to do that. right now 160 million ameri...

>> okay. this is the bad side of the street. they use it like death. and the good side. thats the good side of the street. >> reporter: most people dont know who tagged their wall. this woman is thrilled to meet jerry. within hours of the earthquake, jerrys tags changed. he started drawing dismantled haiti in tears, praying for help from the world. now, the image is everywhere. >> i think this will do. >> reporter: jerry says its his way of expressing the pain and the hopes of his nation. ian mc...

Not only did i grope him, i tickled him until he couldnt breathe and then they jumped me. it was my bir day. im telling you, i was wrong. >> and massa went on to say he should never have allowed himself to be so familiar with his staff. were going to have more on the story in just a few moments. in california, a toyota prius that sped out of control on a freeway, reaching speeds of 90 miles an hour is at a toyota dealership tonight. inspectors from the government and the company are trying to ...

Not even mine. labels get in the way. disabilities rarely do. visit thinkbeyondthelabel.com to evolve your work force. up close tonight, a terrifying ride inside a run away prius. federal investigators are looking into a new report of sudden acceleration involving a toyota model. the company has recalled millions of its cars due to the problem, as you know. so far the only priuses recalled are those with braking problems. but on interstate 8 outside san diego, the prius went out of control, th...

Harrison, new york, the evidence corroborates the womans story and they in new york reached out to colleagues at the california highway patrol to compare and contrast the two cases. >> shepard: the prius models in those two cases were involved in the recall that blamed the floor mat for the acceleration. are investigators blaming floor mats again? >> the harrison case, the cops looked into this and they do not believe that this had anything to do with the floor mat. listen. >> it appeared that t...

>> miguel, there are reports another toyota vehicle was involved in a sudden acceleration situation in massachusetts. were working to get more details. the driver is okay there but we were reporting yesterday that toyota had investigators on their way there. i would imagine they need to speed things up. you have people, no pun intended, but you have people behind the wheel of these vehicles who want to know if theyre safe. >> reporter: very true, tamron. we were at that toyota dealership people ...

Ted, who said that if this happens the unintended acceleration, put the car in neutral, put your foot on brakes, but also turn off the engine even if you lose power steefrin in steering, you will be strong enough to get your car to the side of the road, but he was reluctant to do so? >> yes, because he said that the road was windy, and he said if you put yourself in that position, and it is a game-changer, because if it doesnt do what you hope it does, he said he could not bring himself to throw...

Reevaluated when a call comes in what it is theyre doing but this could be an important development because if it is sudden acceleration, as it appears to be, toyota now has a car that they can actually take apart to see what is really going on and that includes analyzing the electronic components. now, heres what happened. the driver was just cruising east on interstate 8 outside the san diego area. when he says he tried to pass another car. well, he pushed down on the gas pedal. the pedal did ...

Subbu s suburbs, but it isnt fair to say the recession hasnt played a role at all. >> thank you, suzanne. coming up well talk with cnn contributor, steve perry, on the overall problem faceing the nations school systems, and we will dig deeper with fairfax county, virginia, school superintendent. and then the students sound off. we get some of their views. lets check the other big stories were following for you right here in the "cnn newsroom." toyota says it is investigating a new complain...