{"id":243780,"date":"2010-01-28T20:12:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T01:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=49885"},"modified":"2010-01-28T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T01:12:29","slug":"congress-to-hold-hearings-on-toyota-recalls-in-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/243780","title":{"rendered":"Congress to hold hearings on Toyota recalls in Feb. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49886 aligncenter\" title=\"2010 Toyota Highlander\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/toyota_highlander_2010_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>House Energy and Commerce chairman Henry Waxman, and subcommittee chairman Bart Stupak, said today that Congress will hold the first hearings on Toyota&#8217;s recall woes in February.<\/p>\n<p>Both said that the committee will hold a\u00a0Feb. 25 hearing &#8220;to examine the persistent consumer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like many consumers, I am concerned by the seriousness and scope of Toyota&#8217;s recent recall announcements,&#8221; Waxman said. &#8220;I look forward to learning more about the steps Toyota is taking to address safety defects, and I hope that the automaker will continue to cooperate with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to get unsafe vehicles off our roads.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-49885\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Toyota said it will cooperate with the hearings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Toyota appreciates the opportunity to inform the committee about matters related to the recent recalls of Toyota and Lexus vehicles and our efforts to address the situation for our customers,&#8221; spokeswoman Martha Voss said. &#8220;Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company and we pledge our full cooperation with the committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Stephen Calogera<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/article\/20100128\/AUTO01\/1280489\/1361\/House-to-hold-hearing-on-Toyota-recalls--safety-issues#ixzz0dxWJJyol\">Detroit News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KHouLz5qYZgCUHDdvwaocdy44eY\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KHouLz5qYZgCUHDdvwaocdy44eY\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KHouLz5qYZgCUHDdvwaocdy44eY\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KHouLz5qYZgCUHDdvwaocdy44eY\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=yy5KpAkIqo4:v6SKOra_Kfk:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Energy and Commerce chairman Henry Waxman, and subcommittee chairman Bart Stupak, said today that Congress will hold the first hearings on Toyota&#8217;s recall woes in February. 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