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To: Sully- who wrote (77866)	2/23/2010 2:45:25 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Of course the Toyota "hearing" will be a farce by chest-beating politicians. That's a given. Which is not to say that there isn't a problem. And, it's damn hard to fix something if you can't find out what the problem is. I rarely watch network news, but last night, I did. ABC's evening news program had a segment of some guy who was able to duplicate the Toyota acceleration problem by shorting something or another in the electronics, they didn't describe it very well. Now, I don't know if this is another "ignitors for the gas tank" thing or not, but they did duplicate the problem of full acceleration, the brakes not working, and inability to shift into neutral. Plug in the so-called electrical short, and things are out of control until the wires are unplugged. And I'm personally familiar with the problems associated with trying to get someone to listen when a serious safety problem is detected. Being "just a citizen," and therefore too damn stupid to know what I'm talking about or being able to report a personal experience accurately, it is next to impossible to even find a name or address of someone to tell about it. When you finally DO find an address, the letter goes into a black hole with no response. It's damn frustrating.