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Originally Posted by Wagner
Considering that Toyota between 2000-2009 has sold over 4.2M cars in the US, 34 people dying in the same period is not even a statistic (.000008%).
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True. The number (34) is also inflated. They include the 4 people killed in the famous 911 phone call car. That was driver and 3 passenger error. I don't know how 4 people in that amount of time could not think to put the car in neutral. Sorry, 5 people. The 911 operator also. They chose to pray, instead of think.
There is also the dishonesty factor, now that Toyota is in the media spotlight. What do you think happened here?:
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Toyota Tundra crashed into the showroom at All Star Toyota on Airline Hwy. near Goodwood Blvd. in Baton Rouge on Saturday morning. Officers said a customer tried to return his truck following a recent recall on the accelerator.
According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the general manager offered to fix the truck and repeatedly offered to give the customer a loaner in the meantime, but the customer declined and left the building. Police reported the man then drove his Toyota into the side of the dealership, causing major damage to the truck and the building.
The customer claimed his accelerator became stuck, causing the crash. All Star said the truck was purchased last March and did not have any records of mechanical problems.
Police added the accelerator was not stuck when they examined the truck after the crash, but they could not find any evidence that the crash was intentional. The driver was not ticketed.