Driver error blamed for Toyota recalls

[Elie]

More than 12 million of the Japanese company's models were recalled in 2009 and 2010 as a result of the scare.

Floor mats, sticky accelerator pedals, software faults and steering problems were all attended to during the recalls.

Electronic, software driven models were largely blamed for the surges in acceleration during one of the bouts of recalls.

However, the ten-month report, conducted by the US Department of Transportation, found that driver error was responsible for the acceleration - not electronic faults with the cars.

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09022011/36/driver-error-blamed-toyota-recalls-0.html

You know...Toyota should seek revenge!

[gt40]

The article states first that it was driver error, then goes on to say:

US officials also stated that mechanical problems that were fixed in previous recalls by Toyota were believed to be behind the acceleration problems.