The Highway Traffic Safety Administration is trying to determine if electronic magnetic interference may be causing the throttle system to malfunction after receiving complaints from owners following recall “fixes.”
After a flood of complaints involving uncontrollable acceleration Toyota is planning an event at Stanford University Center for Automotive Research to seek to refute a study by Professor David W. Gilbert of Southern Illinois University. Gilbert reported to Congress on February 23rd that he was able to recreate sudden acceleration by manipulating the electronics in a Toyota vehicle.
Since January 27, NHTSA has processed 686 complaints from consumers related to “vehicle speed control” on cars and trucks manufactured by Toyota.