Toyota recalls won't 'totally' fix sudden surges

[Rich Parsons]

Per: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall


Toyota recalls won't 'totally' fix sudden surges

By TOM RAUM and STEPHEN MANNING, Associated Press Writers Tom Raum And Stephen Manning, Associated Press Writers – 4 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Massive recalls of popular Toyota cars and trucks still may "not totally" solve frightening problems of sudden, unintended acceleration, the company's American sales chief conceded Tuesday, a day before the Japanese president of the world's largest automaker must confront angry U.S. lawmakers.

House members listened in rapt silence Tuesday to the tearful testimony of a woman whose car unaccountably surged to 100 mph, then they pressed James Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., on the company's efforts to find and fix the acceleration problems — actions many suggested were too late and too limited.