Feds: No electronic link to runaway Toyotas

Washington— Federal safety officials said a comprehensive investigation has found no evidence that electronics were to blame for runaway Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles.

Instead, the government blamed sticky accelerator pedals and trapped floor mats — two causes that led Toyota to recall 11 million vehicles worldwide, including nearly 8 million in the United States, since 2009.


"The jury is back. The verdict is in. There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. Period," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a packed press conference at the department's headquarters. "Our conclusion is Toyota's problems were mechanical, not electrical."


After a 10-month investigation requested by Congress, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA, in two studies, now say they found no proof that electronic glitches or computer problems led to unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. LaHood said the findings showed that NHTSA had been "right all along" in discounting electronic issues.



From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110208/AUTO01/102080381/Feds--No-electronic-link-to-runaway-Toyotas#ixzz1DRbe7g00

ma nn si era sempre saputo che dipendeva da pedale e tappettini?!?

La NHTSA aveva ipotizzato un problema elettronico, la FBI ha indagato subappaltando la NASA a fare le dovute ricerche.

il tutto per delle macchine jappo?!? ma pagan loro spero (i jappo), non i contribuenti.

Pagano i contribuenti. Tanto i pezzi scoperti difettosi sono made in USA, sono loro che si inventano storie di accelerazione inarrestabile e sono loro che han insistito all'investigazione.

10 mesi di lavoro della nasa per capire che il colpevole è il tappetino..... ottimo