Appearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation this morning, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that Toyota<\/a> owners should “stop driving” their recalled vehicles<\/a> until they’re fixed. <\/p>\n \nSage advice or a precursor to panic? It’s hard to say, though we’ve received emails from a number of Toyota customers who own recalled vehicles asking what they should do. LaHood has given an answer, and while it may seem overkill to some, the old adage “better safe than sorry” springs to mind. That said, letting your recalled Toyota sit unused may not be an option for some people who only own one vehicle, and LaHood’s comment may create unnecessary fear for those owners.<\/p>\n We’ve been told that parts to fix the recalled vehicles are already being shipped to Toyota dealers around the country, and after a couple days of training they’ll be ready to start fixing vehicles by this weekend at the latest. So, if owners of an affected vehicle heed LaHood’s advice, they should only be without wheels for a few days or so, assuming their local Toyota dealer can handle the influx of recalled vehicles awaiting the fix.<\/p>\n [Source: Bloomberg<\/a> via GM Inside News<\/a> | Image: Jonathan Ernst\/Getty]<\/p>\n BREAKING: LaHood says stop driving recalled Toyotas until they’re fixed<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/68f67_gyi0058761749opt.jpg\")
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