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That's it. both stories kind of mess with you today. >> good to see you, steph. toyota's challenging a california man's claim about his out-of-control prius. last week we told you about jim sikes. he said his car's accelerator got stuck while driving on the freeway. he said his spedometer blew past 90 before an officer told him to simultaneously apply the brakes and emergency brakes to stop the car. a preliminary finding shows sikes' story just doesn't hold up. >> our analysis is not finalized. toyota believes there are significant inconsistencies between the account of the event of march 8t...

Now, the system was tested under driving conditions and found to be functioning normally. indicating that if the accelerator pedal was stuck, pressing the brake pedal would have resulted in dramatically reduced power to the wheels. now, later today we have some priuses available here for you to try this for yourself with some professional drivers to demonstrate as well as some of the other functions of the hybrid power train. while our analysis is not finalized, toyota believes there are significant inconsistencies between the account of the event of march 8th and the findings of this invest...