Toyota fixes cars in Europe long before U.S. recall
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Toyota provided a fix for the accelerator problems in Europe almost six months ago. According to Toyota's quality chief, Toyota started receiving consumer complaints about sticky pedals in Europe in January and February, 2009. While company engineers struggled at first to diagnose the problem, they eventually identified condensation inside the pedal's mechanism as the cause and rolled out a fix in August, 2009.
If this is true, then Toyota will have some serious problems explaining to U.S. juries why they waited so long to fix a problem identified last January and which they corrected in Europe in August, 2009. This is the type of evidence that justifies large punitive damages awards in cases. How can you justify not fixing the pedals in U.S. cars and allowing U.S. citizens to be killed or injured by a defect that you are aware of and have provided a fix for in Europe. Not a good day, month, or year for Toyota.
If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a struck accelerator in a Toyota vehicle, contact the Kisselburgh Law Firm for a free consultation. At the Kisselburgh Law Firm, we have years of experience in representing those injured by defective products. You can contact us at 877-601-4040 or 601-936-4040.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Reported by: Robert Kisselburgh, Automobile Defect Attorney
