University Professor Claims To Have Independently Duplicated Toyota Sudden Acceleration Problem
In recent news, and in what could be devastating to Toyota Motor Co.’s efforts to reassure the public about the safety of its vehicles, a university professor now claims to have been able to independently duplicate the sudden acceleration phenomenon in Toyota vehicles. Unfortunately for the vehicle manufacturer Professor David W Gilbert from Southern Illinois University reported to Congress last month that he was able to duplicate the claims of sudden acceleration by altering particular vehicle’s electronic software system. This is contrary to the claims of the company that is has “fixed” the issue by changing a part included in the brake pedal assembly system.
As has been extensively covered by media from around the world the Toyota recall issued emanated from sudden acceleration issues with certain models from both Toyota, and the manufacturer’s luxury brand, Lexus.
Toyota is apparently attempting to refute the claims made by Mr. Gilbert using research from the Stanford University Center for Automotive Research. It has also been indicated that the car company has retained another firm to investigate the link between the sudden acceleration and the Toyota models in question. The company, “Exponent,” the firm that has been linked to this investigation has stated that there is no correlation between the electronic systems in the vehicles in question and the sudden acceleration problems.
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