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This is not a very complex test to duplicate, lauren. im assuming that toyota lexus has already done this test. >> you would like to think so. consumer reports is an extremely reliable source. many consumers rely on them. i know david and i know theyre reliable and what they do and how they test. however, the average consumer would run into that situation on an onramp or offramp depending upon which one theyre on. when is the last time they were trained on how to handle that. is drivers and peop...

Recommendation. >> what do you make of toyotas response that it is mystified by the report? >> i talked to toyota a little earlier. they were alerted of this problem last week. they sent engineers to consumer reports immediately. there were there on friday. however, it was raining so they couldnt replicate the test there. theyre trying to do it and trying to see what the actual problem is. they say their tests are extremely similar, the ones toyota uses, just different speeds and angles. they di...

About 5,000 cars have been sold. consumer reports says do not buy this car. they found significant and severe rollover risk during turns. they do all of these controlled testings, four different drivers found the same problem. they got another vehicle, found the same problem on this one. they say it is not isolated. it is a problem with the electronic stability control system. it manages the brakes and the steering together. so if youre going up an off ramp and there is some sort of an obstacle,...

Toyota spokesman not commenting on this report. again this is brand new. >> what do you do if you take it to the dealer and say, listen, we have no guidance, no warnings from toyota that theres any problem with this. >> consumer reports is saying you have to demand and take it in that they demand they address this. this is the electronic stability control system. we dont know what the fix could be. but these are the nonprofit consumer reports highly respected doing their own testing on this vehi...

Operating systems or softwares that pop-up once the products are on the market and then are fixed. i suspect that thats what this is. this is a stability control system is a computer system. and there may be some glitch in the software that they can very easily update. i mean anybody who has one of these things can get it fixed. but theyre very, very complex products now, much more complex than they were in the past. >> what about that, jon? is that simply this electronic stability unit and it c...

Use in the electronic control module to control the esc system. so really in some ways all they really need to do is reprogram the esc to prevent it from happening. its strange in the past, most toyota vehicles and lexus vehicles have a very aggressive electronic stability control system that doesnt allow the vehicle to move out of its normal track in any way. this week just allows you to go far too far. >> thanks, guys. lauren, david, thank you. if theres anything good out of this it is just 5,...

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