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But if someone was injured, you or somebody you injured because the car didnt work as you expected it to, that person would have a cause of action against toyota. jane: the nhtsa got 2600 complaints about unintended acceleration in the last ten years. nobody can be held responsible? >> correct. the remedy under the law -- i happen to think there should be personal liability when people in the government dont do their job, but they dont have that liability. the public policy is make them free fro...

Acceleration, how do you fix the toyotas? if you are not fixing anything related to the electrical grid. >> we are not going to fix the electrical grid until toyota or some independent agency certifies that. we are not going to just purely on speculation. i know there is a lot of reports in the media right now. i can understand the concern. but the worst we can do as dealers is take matters into our own hands. we are going to follow toyota guidelines and wait for further instructions. megyn: the...

Jane: well, toyota, as weve been telling you, is on the hot seat today on capitol hill. one hearing in the house today just a few minutes ago bart stupak of michigan said toyotas two massive recalls so far relating to stuck gas pedals may be inadequate keeping millions of drivers still at risk. >> whether these two recalls fully account for and address the problem of sudden unattended acceleration. thousands of toyota owners whose cars were not subject to either recall have reported to the compa...

Diana duegette. good to have you. >> good to be with you. >> neil: did you get any answers today? >> well, the answers we got were not very affirming to us, because toyota has done some testing, but they still havent completed testing in the electronic system which many people feel are leading to some of the acceleration issues in toyotas. >> neil: you know congresswoman, i got essentially from mr. lents that this is not as big an issue as you and your colleagues are trying to make it out to be....

One thing to keep in mind is if you do shut off the engine, youll loose power steering and braking, making it hard, but not impossible, to control your car. >> drivers faced with unwanted acceleration have been advised to brake firmly, shift into neutral and guide the car to a stop. then turn off the ignition. after soaring in 2009, stocks are off to a pretty rocky start this year. why have they had such a hard time holding on to gains? take a look at the big board right now live from the new ...

Saying the american president would be a better choice to answer questions. he has been criticized for not speaking up sooner about toyotas troubles. >> toyota is considering changes to the push button ignition, a feature on a growing number of cars. as it turns out, many drivers dont fully understand how the system works. unable to shut the car off during an emergency. heres an a.m. original. >> reporter: what would you do if your car went out of control? the toyota recall prompted a lot of dri...

His family, involved in a fatal crash. a sheriffs report concluded the officer may not have known about the three-second shutoff rule in the lexus sedan he was driving. toyota denies the keyless starter was a contributing factor in that sudden acceleration accident. that accident happened a week after wallys incident when he describes as frighteningly similar. >> did that accident sort of validate exactly what you yourself had experienced? >> oh, it definitely validated and reinforced my feeling...

After all. earlier this week he said no way. the house oversight committee is looking into the accelerator recalls and they want to know what took so long. its one of three congressional hearings on toyota scheduled for the next two weeks and well be there. another concern for toyota drivers, actually for more than just toyota drivers, how do you stop a car that has no key? >> reporter: wally was driving his 2007 toyota avalon last august and had just merged onto interstate 5 in san diego when...

Acceleration. >> they will want to know why there was pervasive damage in this case and particularly in light of the fact he had set his house on fire earlier in the day. this guy, there is clearly, he was disturbed and was an arsonist. >> the local police in austin had that news conference in the previous hour says it appears to be intentional and singular act and individual acting on his own and the facility being targeted and then they concluded by saying that no cause for alarm. i guess what...

Time over the possible power steering problems for best-selling car, the corolla. the department of transportation says it will open investigation in the matter thursday. toyota has already recalled 8.5 million vehicles worldwide over acceleration and braking problems. animal rights advocates go after a congressman and a celebrity chef. plus, it has definitely not been all fun and games at the vancouver olympics.