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Accelerators have prompted toyota recall more than 6 million vehicles in the u.s. alone. this week, a woman in indiana crashed her lexus into a pole after she says she couldn't get the car to stop, lexus of course is made by toyota and this particular model was part of the auto maker's recall. the driver says she tried to put the car in neutral, stop the engine, slam on the brakes, but nothing worked until she hit the light pole and we're told she ended up with a broken right leg as well as cuts and bruises, no one else was hurt. >> they were the weapons used in ambush style attacks in the pen...

Driveway at what is being described as an uncelebrated unsafe speed. there are no brake marks or evidence that the driver could hit the brake or tried to hit the brake. he was airlifted to mission hospital. he is now in critical condition. we have no idea whether this is related to the myriad of problems associated with accelerators in a variety of models of toyota vehicles. and so we are kind of keeping an eye on this. but obviously everybody is higher vigilant and concerned about it. the victim in critical condition. we have no word as to what caused this or if it was related to accelerator ...

But the director defending the agency. he says previous toyota complaints did not stand out compared to other automakers. he says the agency investigated complaints about the camry during the bush administration but did not find the defect since. since last fall toyota has recalled millions of cars to fix sticky accelerators. they have been linked to more than 50 deaths. toyota's problems on the highway may lead to the courthouse and a flood of lawsuits. i want to get right to the class action suits here. 89 class action suits in place now. not over the safety problems but over resale values. ...

One thing our government is supposed to do is keep us safe. countless government agencies full of countless bureaucrats busy enforcing countless rules, countless regulation while spending countless billions of dollars. how did the geniuses at the national highway traffic safety administration, that would be nhtsa for short, not notice that toyota was making cars with accelerators that race wildly out of control? joe johns reports. >> reporter: toyota is on the hot seat this week in washington, but it's nhtsa, the national highway traffic safety administration, the feds who were supposed to be ...

Too fast at the expense of safety and quality. congress has questions about the massive recall for sticky accelerators and bad floor mats. more than 8 million cars have been recalled. what did toyota know and when? that's what we all want to know. it is not just about the automaker. they also want to know why the government agency in charge of our safety dropped the ball. if day one was any indication, it should get interesting. here's the crux of the whole thing. are toyotas safe to drive? check out the answer. >> do you believe that the recall on the carpet clangs and the recall on the sti...