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Transport Canada grilled by MPs over Toyota recall

CBC News -- Members of Parliament grilled Transport Canada officials Thursday about what they knew about safety problems with Toyota vehicles — and when they knew it.
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But many MPs were not satisfied with the responses, saying they want to put the spotlight on Toyota officials themselves next week.
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Transport Canada has received 17 complaints about Toyota cars involving a number of issues over the past three years.
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The transport committee meeting was told Transport Canada had received a total of 17 complaints about Toyota cars involving a number of issues in the past three years, but none involving sticky pedals until Toyota informed the department it had received five.

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: Hamish

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TheDix All-Star Author Ontario Posts:599 Points:110,115 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:51:37 PM Ignore TheDix Report Abuse Take out the computers and auction them off TOYOTA.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:7,803 Points:875,835 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 2:32:26 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse same answer to every topic today; eh? SAFE TOYOTA/LEXUS should be towed to an impound yard until this is resolved.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,330 Points:854,180 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 2:16:31 PM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse UNSAFE TOYOTA/LEXUS should be towed to an impound yard until this is resolved.
dopster Champion Author Toledo Posts:2,007 Points:1,327,835 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:15:40 AM Ignore dopster Report Abuse Gee, I think it's about safety.
zimowski Champion Author San Jose Posts:1,615 Points:586,455 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:13:24 AM Ignore zimowski Report Abuse Interesting that Transport Canada needs to depend on Toyota for "reliable" information.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:4,559 Points:1,610,420 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:11:44 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Transport Canada has received 17 complaints about Toyota cars involving a number of issues over the past three years. They fail to say 17 out of how many cars. 17 is a low figure if Toyota has 500 thousand cars on the road. Every car manufacturing company has recalls.. I think this thing with Toyota has been blow completely out of proportion by the Media. I have never owned any vehicle other than U.S. manufactured..
POPSAZ All-Star Author Arizona Posts:650 Points:261,490 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:07:11 AM Ignore POPSAZ Report Abuse A hude o locus (Toyota) has descnded on Canada. NOT.
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:10,524 Points:2,108,645 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:04:06 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse PS: Easy for Toyota to say "there has as yet been no confirmed cases...in Canada", since they fail to notify authorities of cases & refuse to use/deny access to tools/info. in order to investigate causes of incidents. I have read of at least 3-5 incidences that fit this, are unexplained & Toyota has not or refused to help investigate. So this quote is legally truthful but morally might come back to haunt Toyota.
BeaverBilly Champion Author Alberta Posts:4,794 Points:1,539,060 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:04:01 AM Ignore BeaverBilly Report Abuse They should be grilled. Deep fried would be better.
206awd250 Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,242 Points:409,045 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:02:25 AM Ignore 206awd250 Report Abuse They have a huge special on some of the most popular Toyota's now. Sales much be bad.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,047 Points:1,119,290 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:01:49 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse anything to deflect the responsiblitity away from the REAL culprit...
CptnCanada Champion Author Saskatoon Posts:2,606 Points:389,225 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:01:41 AM Ignore CptnCanada Report Abuse The real question is " which is cheaper for Toyota fixing the cars or paying off the politicians?"
t_flor Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,185 Points:387,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:00:48 AM Ignore t_flor Report Abuse You only get away with misconduct for only so long. In the end you will get your "just" reward.
cnet1 Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,344 Points:391,640 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:00:01 AM Ignore cnet1 Report Abuse the toyota thing really is being blown out of proportion by the media.
thirstyauto Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:5,839 Points:605,905 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:59:51 AM Ignore thirstyauto Report Abuse THE PERFECT CAR DOES NOT EXIST, NOR WILL IT EVER EXIST!
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,769 Points:430,045 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:59:35 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse just fix the problem for crying out load.
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,177 Points:609,315 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:59:10 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse It is marginally satisfying that the NHTSA was not the only government watchdog a sleep at the switch!
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:10,524 Points:2,108,645 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:58:32 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse All the politicians want is to distance themselves from their safety depts, the safety dept wants to point fingers elsewhere & Toyota just wishes to cover the whole thing up like they tried to do...but can't now. It's funny how Toyota managed to close group investigations & then hire people from the NHTSA, or above not report complaints they had (but its up to owners to also report it-if still alive, if co. not handling it). As to mysub, its Toyota's job to fix it & everybody else's to complain. The safety org.s might have had a handle on the issue sooner if Toyota had not refused to be open about incidents...ie. secrecy around EDR data read-out that was next to impossible to get from them until now. What's sad from above, of the 17 complaints...one is of a young man killed under dubious circumstances almost 3 yrs ago & family/lawyers had to fight till now before Toyota would unload the 'black box' info. This is to happen soon because of all the recalls & attention & I hope it puts some blame on them after treating the case with such distain. Just for those not in the know, just about all other mfgrs have open software so that law enforcement etc. can easily get data(at sight in many cases) to help with investigation.
EXTREMESNOW Champion Author Medford Posts:4,326 Points:914,135 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:57:17 AM Ignore EXTREMESNOW Report Abuse It has been interesting but will be nice when Toyota gets to the bottom of this and it doesn't make the headlines every day!
QueenMother Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,548 Points:1,185,660 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:55:51 AM Ignore QueenMother Report Abuse I think it's higher than 17 complaints in three years.
grandmacbc Champion Author Buffalo Posts:1,544 Points:501,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:55:15 AM Ignore grandmacbc Report Abuse It will be interesting when Toyota gets to the bottom of this mess.
BillHeatherL Champion Author Alberta Posts:2,634 Points:956,080 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:54:41 AM Ignore BillHeatherL Report Abuse good one ampinoy 13
NashGas All-Star Author Nashville Posts:529 Points:115,105 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:54:29 AM Ignore NashGas Report Abuse Here come the Sharks.
thriftymeCA Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:127 Points:31,075 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:53:02 AM Ignore thriftymeCA Report Abuse If you work for Toyota, it's time to polish up the resume.
tazdriver Champion Author Huntsville Posts:4,892 Points:1,153,750 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:51:50 AM Ignore tazdriver Report Abuse Fascist spin misters at work again
ByGuy Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,062 Points:753,005 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:51:28 AM Ignore ByGuy Report Abuse Holier than thou politicians are at it again.
ampinoy13 Champion Author Oregon Posts:24,734 Points:1,784,405 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:50:04 AM Ignore ampinoy13 Report Abuse 17 complaints in THREE YEARS. Come on you politicians. I'd like to see how of you could go three years with only 17 complaints.
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,152 Points:1,989,970 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:49:59 AM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse Yep, it's all Toyota's fault. Did anyone notice that the idiot in California ignored the instruction to put his car in neutral?
gasman50 Champion Author Portland Posts:3,734 Points:1,399,040 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:48:07 AM Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse Toyota has a very tough road ahead
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:2,954 Points:585,205 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:47:21 AM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse Toyota's trouble continues
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:4,737 Points:1,893,465 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:46:46 AM Ignore Jizme Report Abuse So they are still trying to figure out who to point the finger at instead of fixing the problem.
Diesel_Ram Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,523 Points:518,300 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:45:33 AM Ignore Diesel_Ram Report Abuse It gets worse before it get s better.
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:2,087 Points:539,950 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:44:34 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse The folks in Washington (and Ottawa) seem to be thrashing this issue to distract the public from what they're doing behind closed doors.
ifallsguy Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,541 Points:720,175 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:41:34 AM Ignore ifallsguy Report Abuse And Toyota thought they won the war after WWII
mysub Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:4,128 Points:1,328,340 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:37:58 AM Ignore mysub Report Abuse I hope someone is working on fixing the problem while all this complaining is going on.
mvosevich Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,136 Points:836,980 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:37:44 AM Ignore mvosevich Report Abuse There's nothing new about this issue.
k2kipp All-Star Author Minnesota Posts:800 Points:371,905 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:37:28 AM Ignore k2kipp Report Abuse Toyota... sick of hearing about them.
klatu2u All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:831 Points:197,475 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:35:35 AM Ignore klatu2u Report Abuse Does Toyota have enought lawyers to fight this continual barrage?
saveongasNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,230 Points:695,285 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:35:13 AM Ignore saveongasNC Report Abuse I sick of Toyota!
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,353 Points:475,470 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:34:31 AM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Great, more politicians want to get some media attention.
civicdutie Champion Author Rochester Posts:2,515 Points:508,725 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:33:38 AM Ignore civicdutie Report Abuse Looks like all countries that drive Toyotas are jumping in for a chance to yell at Toyota Execs.
CharlieC08 Champion Author Colorado Posts:3,634 Points:613,595 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:32:49 AM Ignore CharlieC08 Report Abuse Tokyo Joe is alive and well.
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:14,508 Points:1,909,060 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:32:43 AM Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse I don't think there's any conspiracy, it's just another inefficient government bureaucracy castigating another one.
milespergallon Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,816 Points:1,019,970 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:32:29 AM Ignore milespergallon Report Abuse Just profits getting in the way of quality
nozzle46 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,297 Points:590,705 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:30:19 AM Ignore nozzle46 Report Abuse There's something big going on here. Someone I know has a saying, "Everything electronic tends to the demonic."
jd2009 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:1,685 Points:524,440 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:28:37 AM Ignore jd2009 Report Abuse This is not a good year for Toyota ... just fix the problems, so we can talk about other things
NewfieGasMan Veteran Author Newfoundland Posts:390 Points:210,440 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:28:18 AM Ignore NewfieGasMan Report Abuse 17 complants is way to high.
ThreeOceans Rookie Author Missouri Posts:12 Points:5,600 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:27:59 AM Ignore ThreeOceans Report Abuse interesting approach
Yonkers111 Champion Author Scranton Posts:6,214 Points:516,095 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:24:17 AM Ignore Yonkers111 Report Abuse "Alot of people have been killed already". And how many is alot?
zippoking Veteran Author Illinois Posts:268 Points:230,125 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:22:33 AM Ignore zippoking Report Abuse OriginalBudman, look up the Ford Pinto, and I think you'll rescind your statement. They likely know all about it, but its alway a calculation of if the lawsuit costs outweigh the recall costs (including negative publicity and sales effect). But, just as in the pinto case, the recall would have been much cheaper early