Page 25 - Floor Mat News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Years ago. that obviously was very bad, particularly for firestone. does toyota stand a chance here for a way forward as this continues to pile up on them? >> the key here in comparison to the firestone case is the extent of damages. the problem with the firestone cases is that when those tires were losing control, they were coming off the wheel, people were losing car, their cars were rolling over and people were having serious injuries or death. so far, with this acceleration problem, whether it's the accelerator, the floor mat or even the potential braking system on the 2010 priuses, the da...

Much about this, jon, want to give everyone a little perspective. millions of cars are sold every year by toyota, and of course, other major companies and the amount of incidents with the floor mat problem or a sticky gas pedal is very few, but because we're talking about it, let's talk about how to prevent it and also what to do if you find yourself in that situation. this list is put together by edmunds.dom and the first thing you need to do before you get in your car today, check your floor mat, whether or not it's the right size, if you're using another floor mat on top of the original flo...

2010 vehicles affected, they don't have the ignition switch, they have a push button. >> on the push to start ignition system, you push it and hold it for more than three seconds, that will cut off the power to the engine, and you'll do the same exact thing, shift from drive position to neutral and steer the vehicle safely to a shoulder. to come to a complete stop. >> now, that's what you can do on the road if something happens when that accelerator does give you that kind of unintended acceleration. essentially it sticks to the bottom and you can't quite control it. that's what you do on the ...

Intersection. we're approaching the intersection. >> okay, and you don't -- >> we're approaching the intersection. hold on. >> pray, pray. >> hello? >> david lee from the fox business network is here on more with what toyota is expected to do with the eek sitter -- accelerator problems. >> wee just got off the conference call that toyota executives are bringing the media, a few facts, toyota saying it will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to fix this problem and if you have a toyota, by this weekend they say you is bring it to your dealer to get it fixed. as far as getting in line or get...

Accelerating wren a customer does not want it. there are serious safety issues we are addressing. this is a different situation. very, very rare. both are rare. >> neil: there were fatalities and you addressed them after the fatalities but was there a serious enough issue it warranted shelving half the fleet or stopping it, to address this? it had to be bad. >> we felt it was a safety issue. so we felt it was important --. >> neil: at what point? >> we investigated this first in october. to not confuse the two recall issues, the entrapped floor mats have had accidents, injuries and deaths. thi...