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Incident. individual parts were tested. the vehicle was also extensively test driven. toyota continues to analyze the findings and data and our full investigation is not finalized. however, some findings and observations can be provided. the accelerator pedal was tested and found to be working normally with no mechanical binding or friction and it should be noted that the prius is not subject to the recall for sticking pedals. the front brakes showed severe wear and damage from overheating. the rear brakes and parking brake were functional. the push button power switch worked normally and shut...

Work and the car came safely to a stop there on the road. but since then toyota says it's performed a number of tests on that car. including tests of the system which cuts engine power should the driver depress the brakes. and depress it firmly. leaders of that japanese automaker say there are strong indications that the story being told by that driver doesn't fit. >> 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 investigation. as i mentioned this self-protection system was found...

Neutral? >> no, i'm trying to control the car. bill: it just went from there, on. and on. that brings us to because you asked today, we're getting more e-mails on this story than any other. why can't the people with the runaway toyota slip the shift lever into neutral or the gear shift? know what we're talking about? is it that simple? lauren fixx is the car coach and also a mechanic. lauren, welcome back to "america's newsroom", nice to see you again. is it that simple, put it into neutral and you're okay? >> well, you can put a car into neutral. driving here, i did the same thing, i put the ...