Toyota Gas Pedal Problem

[Meanwhile, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is launching an investigation into the problems with Toyota's accelerator pedal systems. It has scheduled a Feb. 4 hearing entitled, "Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?"

"There appears to be growing public confusion regarding which vehicles may be affected and how people should respond. In short, the public is unsure as to what exactly the problem is, whether it is safe to drive their cars, or what they should do about it," wrote Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., in a letter Thursday to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Separately, a House investigative panel is planning a Feb. 25 hearing on the Toyota recalls. In a letter to NHTSA administrator David Strickland, lawmakers requested a timeline from January 2000 until the present for NHTSA's investigations into Toyota defects and other data related to reports of sudden acceleration.

By Ken Thomas and Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writers

Manufacturing.Net - January 29, 2010

Why are they doing this? Toyota seems to be doing all the things necessary to solve this issue. There is plenty of public awareness about this issue and all anyone needs to do to see if their car is affected is call their dealer. This sounds like it would be for purely political reasons more than solving the problem, which Toyota is already taking care of. The sound you hear is taxpayer dollars swirling down the toliet.