Research reveals Toyota may have known about some vehicles’ sudden acceleration problem for at least five 5 years before notifying the public.  The Center for Auto Safety reported sudden acceleration problems in the 2002-2003 Toyota Camry and Solara and also in the 2002-2003 Lexus ES 300.  On March 22, 2004, Automotive News reported the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began a preliminary investigation of 37 complaints of sudden acceleration made by Toyota and Lexus car owners.  So far, there have been more than 2,000 complaints of this defect reported to the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Although Toyota and NHTSA apparently both believed the electronic throttle in these vehicles was the most likely cause of the sudden accelerations, Toyota continued to install these suspect electronic throttles in hundreds of thousands of new automobiles. Toyota publicly placed blame on the floor mats in these defective cars.

If you or family members have been injured as the result of sudden unexplained acceleration of a Toyota car, you or they may be entitled to compensation.  Contact an attorney immediately.  It is also very important that you preserve the vehicle.  It can be very difficult to sue an automobile manufacturer if the vehicle has been destroyed or crushed.

The Fitzgerald Law Firm has handled numerous defective products cases and we have set our fees so that anyone can talk with us free of charge about a potential case against Toyota Motor Corporation.