{"id":270611,"date":"2010-02-03T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/lahood-were-not-finished-with-toyota-2010-2"},"modified":"2010-02-03T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T15:27:00","slug":"transportation-secretary-lahood-stop-driving-your-toyota-now-tm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/270611","title":{"rendered":"Transportation Secretary LaHood: STOP DRIVING YOUR TOYOTA NOW (TM)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AP<\/a>Update:<\/strong> LaHood is now saying, according to CNBC, that if you have a Toyota, you should stop driving it NOW!<\/p>\n

The stock is off 5% in early trading.<\/p>\n

Original post<\/strong>: Toyota Motor Corp.’s accelerator pedal problem<\/a> is getting stickier by the day.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, U.S. regulators accused the company of not reacting quick enough to fix defective gas pedals and threatened civil penalties, WSJ.com reports.<\/a><\/p>\n

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said in a statement, ‘We’re not finished with Toyota and are continuing to review possible defects and monitor the implementation of the recalls.”<\/p>\n

Another DOT official stated that the agency is considering a civil penalty against Toyota. If manufacturers don’t issue a timely recall of defective vehicles, they can face a penalty of up to $16.4 million.<\/p>\n

Adding insult to injury, Toyota reported on Wednesday dozens of new complaints in North America<\/span> and Japan<\/span> about brake failure on the new Prius model<\/a>, the AFP reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One analyst at Mizuno Credit Advisory said that if the new Prius model turns out to have a serious problem, it will have a “strong impact on Toyota’s performance<\/a>,” as hybrid cars,<\/span> are “almost the only cars selling well in Japan and the US.”<\/p>\n

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