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The problems explained. >> there are a series of patterns emerging that cannot be explained. >> reporter: rhonda smith is one of those unexplained incidents, telling congress her runaway toyota lexus didnt have a stuck gas pedal or floor mat. >> i put it in all available gears including neutral. but then i put it in reverse and placed both feet on the break and i was going to have to put the car to the upcoming guardrail in order to prevent killing anyone else. >> reporter: this noisy electronic...

You know, garage door opener and pointed it at the compartment and snapped it. they closed the hood and off they went, no often. >> he points on the national highway transportation safety administration for proof. a test where the for platt is jammed on the accelerator. he does anything he can to stop the car with no results. the conclusion? its the floor mat. they say its not the way to test. >> if youre going to investigate whether or not the electronic controls are faulty, you have to do a sc...

Explained. >> reporter: he says electronics are the likely culprits, interference with the electronic systems. toyota says its not true. they say -- inside the electronics lab at the university of marylands clark school of engineering, professor mike peck specializes in laboratory-controlled interference testing. >> they need to be continuously be testing these products. you just cant test one day and say, ah, theres the problem. unless they can make sure theres no other changes, and thats very ...

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