practically impossible, unless its, its Christine :D wow she was able to make a call ?? :D she had a lot of time to do a lot of stuff :D God Intervene :d he he he
Ok. So she had time to try every single gear, including neutral and reverse but she didn't try turning the car off. Oh my this just cracks me up. And the part where the car was in neutral and the car started itself up. Give me a break.
Toyota constructed an auto plant on part of the 1,500 acres of free land given to them in Georgetown, Kentucky. The auto plant was built by a Japanese steel company using Japanese steel. The U.S. government granted a “special trade zone” so that Toyota could import auto parts from Japan duty-free. Financing was handled by Mitsui Bank of Japan. Total federal and state grants and incentives exceeded $100 million. These subsidies, of course, were courtesy of your tax dollars.
Yet They do it in USA, illegal donation came up during a parliamentary budget committee meeting last week. Maehara initially said he didn't know about it, but later acknowledged that his office accepted a 50,000 yen ($590) donation from a longtime supporter, an ethnic Korean resident of Japan whom he had known since childhood, and apologized.Japan's political funding law prohibits lawmakers from accepting donations from foreigners, even if they are Japanese residents or born in Japan
I've been in a really bad accident before and the times I re-told what happened to someone....I NEVER ever had to read it off a piece of paper. I was able to tell my family, friends, doctor, my insurance agent and the insurance adjuster the same story without cue cards or notes and I was able to get the story straight. I didn't need a cheat sheet whatsoever to recall the events.
DRIVING ISN'T A RIGHT! its a dangerous sport that never should've been so popularized... you talk about the car malfunctioning.. what about the idiots driving it.. YOU decided to put your life in that car, and now you're crying about it. nothing horrible even happened. btw: you say shame on a great company like toyota for being so greedy,, yet, just how much are you crying over your settlement?! we all see it.
hahaha.. dude they found out this lady was lying and was behind on payments. also... she sold that exact same lexus she believed was "shameful" to a family without telling them about the dangers. if you think the car's so dangerous, don't sell it to a young family with kids. bitch!
yeah, and this green fat bitch confessed that she was bullshitting here on TV, and apologized like a little dog!
Shame on you Americans! YOU Americans have absolutely NO PRIDE at all! and YOU Americans are always trying to pick on Asian people including the Japanese products!!
If you want to introduce an American products, TRY making something better!
Thats all is!
No reason to blame, or bash against the Japanese car company by telling media bullshit!
Toyota went to the hearing EMPTY-HANDED if you can believe it! All Toyota could say is that it is "confident" that there is no electronic cause in the SUA phenomenon. Hmmmm...Toyota also says sludge is OWNER NEGLECT related. Yet, it has NO DATA to prove this! It has tarred and feathered its loyal Toyota customers who own its defective sludgemobiles! Way to dupe the public, Toyota!
Mrs. Smith's testimony on SUA (see Tears, Frustration, and Anger) is totally credible. Toyota is VINDICTIVE as it tries to ruin the reputations of Dr. Gilbert and Sean Kane, who both have scientific data to back their claims. As per the last Toyota Recall Hearing on May 20, Toyota did not produce ONE SHRED of proof of any real scientific data!
Remember General Toyoda in WW2 took no prisoners. The Toyoda Family is responsible for many American life's. They thought they would replace the D for a T and everyone would forget their war crimes. Toyoda = Toyota.
Saved by god, LMFAO, tell me another fairytale apart from her story and that. Why didn't she call 911? She also sold the vehicle, well who's the killer now? The automaker who was unaware of the defect until the fallout, or the lady who CLEARLY knew that it "almost killed her", this lady is nothing more than an attention whore like James Sikes, who needs to be put under the microscope. Good job Mrs. Smith, you almost fooled me for a minute there.
I think this woman is out to lunch. All available gears? including neutral? and the car still wouldn't stop? I doubt that. Then the vehicle tried to restart itself...give me a break. This sounds like another Sykes story. Bogus in every sense of the word.
your retarded, the transmission gears are controlled by valves and electronics, not by the shift lever. Under heavy acceleration the fluid dynamics can prevent shifting. I have had it happen during drag racing, which was fail. Always drag with a manual. If i remember correctly, fly by wire killed many pilots before the gov made them have redundant systems. Getting in a car that can get away from you is suicide.
READ THIS: toyota absolutely sucks, i mean i am so disgusted that they are failing to brake in the 21st century!! I just heard on the news that four people were on the highway in their Toyota when the car went out of control, accelerating to 120 mph and the brakes failing. They made a 911 call, and as they approached the intersection, you could hear their screams of terror. All four DIED in the accident that followed. For this, i will never forgive Toyota, no "apology" can save lost lives!!!!
many of our fellow Americans have died because of this lousy company Toyota, is that fair? Should brakes really be failing on cars in the 21st century? I mean can u imagine the terror of being on the highway when all of a sudden your brakes fail and you can't stop?? I HATE Toyota, I'm never buying their brand or lexus again!
FAA safety cert standards cause Fly-By-Wire controls be built with triplex or quad redundant computers and very carefully designed software to catch itself from run-away. Single event upsets come from space parties, and even static electricity and mechanical connections. We need similar design rigor required in auto before someone builds Fly By Wire steering and covers up the safety problems by blaming the victims.
I looked into more than 150 cases of unintended acceleration in the 1980s, many of which became the subject of lawsuits against automakers. In those days, Audi, like Toyota today, received by far the most complaints. (I testified in court for Audi on many occasions. I have not worked for Toyota on unintended acceleration, though I did consult for the company seven years ago on another matter.)
wow... this lady is hella stupid. lol trying to stop a front wheel drive car with emergency brakes which stop on the rear wheels. They should call it rear brakes for dumb asses like her.
How much money did General Motors and Ford pay this woman to make this story up, cant Americans get over this obsession of being the best in the world for one minute and also get over hating Japanese people it was along time ago!!!!!
oh shut, TOYOTA AND LEXUS AND DONE!! D-O-N-E !! BURIED IN PAST!! I will never EVER buy any of those for any reason, whether me, my wife, children, read my lips: NEVA!!!!
you seem to know nothing about mechanism of trans. no matter how electronics fails, putting a shift lever into N or R , the car never go forward . even if engine is full throttled.
those who know even a little about structure of car could understand it and find that this woman told lies.
This Xian is a liar. They do not have the brains to drive. Car's in reverse or neutral do not go forward. It's a wonder she even remembers to breathe. Maybe that is her silly, useless God doing that for her.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
AP should be looking into the false complaints that Kane submitted in his report such as FOI requests from politicians, letters from lawyers etc - see the video "False NHTSA complaints found in Kane's Report" on carquestions
Her story may be taken seriously in the United States, but it will actually help the world realize how unfairly Toyota has been bullied and accused by the media.
@LatentRecognition .. exactly.. the e-brake is cable operated.. nothing electronic about it.... if she pulled it... something would've happened... she would've slowed down or spun out.... what a big fat liar..
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
Exactly, she certainly thinks that tragedy only applies to her.
If I were the the owners now I'd see if some ambulance chaser could get me some compensation from her, after all she knowingly sold them a dangerous car.
To disprove that she would have to admit she was lying an then Toyota's lawyers would have a go, bet they don't chase after any ambulances!!
funny how the AP deleted my comment... let me type it again.. so this lady states that she drove 6 miles going 100 mph while shifting from drive to neutral to reverse, even pulling the e-brake and nothing happened? I find this very hard to believe.. plus.. she was doing all this and also was able to call her husband on her cell phone?? That's just amazing ppl... Looks like GM(Government Motors) is paying these people to lie their asses off..
The federal safety agency followed up with the new owners last week. A NHTSA spokeswoman said "they have had no problems with the Lexus since they bought it with less than 3,000 miles on the car..."
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
If Toyota takes a beating from congress who will benefit? Maybe the number 2 car maker GM, oh wait they're owned by the US government, no conflict there. But the media would report the truth wouldn't they? It's not as if when Toyota got a bad name they would have to buy advertising to counteract it. Who sells the advertising anyway? All I can suggest is read this, it's the truth. Search car and driver how to deal with unintended acceleration.
i'm confused...she put the car in reverse? if she really did this not only would she have left the gear box shattered all over the road but she would have gone flying through the front window. she probably accidentally flipped on the cruise control and became flustered and panicked. what's sad is that she probably really believes this is what happened and unfortunately toyota is too nice to say anything. they just wanna get in and get out before the media can spin a story to make them look worse
on top of that if she truly believed the car was malfunctioning then how come she sold it to someone else. and if she thought toyota did her wrong and felt so strongly about then explain why she bought a tundra to replace the car she sold. something doesn't add up
That would be FUCKING AWESOME!!!! Pretty easy too. Take her claims + the inspection report after her vehicle went to the shop = you are a fucking liar bitch = sued = laugh my ass off.
But against my imagination, the business week on Feb 25 says that Smith was using two sets of floor mats. They titled "The Toyota Witch Hunt". If Toyota really produces real problematic cars, then we already see millions of victims over the world.
What I personally imagine is that Smith put "cruse control" ( by her intention or without ), and did not realize WHY her lexus kept acceralating. Then she was in panic and stepped acceralation pedal instead of brake pedal. After she stepped the brake pedal, a cruse control went off, and car slowed down. (not a power of GOD) It is likely a typical biginner's mistake. I think Toyota wants to say this, but cannot.
We own Toyotas and they have been good vehicles.I havent made up my mind whether this story is true or not but there are problems.
I will refuse to buy a vehicle that has all computer controlled steering,foot feed,and transmission shifting-etc.That seems to be whats coming so I'll just be driving older stuff. Talking on the phone at 100 mph would be easy in some western states and nearly impossible elsewhere.
Can you afford to wear a mobile telephone in the situation that grew tense that 100 miles per an hour are over?Pretending to cry is admirable execution.
Nowadays many local employees are losing their jobs! Those politicians are a real cancer of US government. This kind of strategy is often used by US politicians. They are really dirty. This lady is most probably paid for her fake act. Shame on you,Smith. She is betraying all US citizens. But US government wants of course rebuilt GM that is why this kinf of negative campaign can be carried out. Is it healthy for economy and our benefit ?
Several news report this negative campaign against Toyota is organized by some US politicians. It's for their election targeting to aquire more support. They are not thinking about US citizens, but only for their reputation. Many US citizens are actually working in Toyota factories.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
she knew it lemon,how come?what a nerve!This may danger next owner's life .Fortunately,at this point next owner drive safe as far as wallstreet journal report.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
With taxpayer money my government bought a controlling share of G.M. and then got their prostitutes in the media to present their case and get the public behind efforts to destroy the reputation of Toyota and significantly reduce its market share, knowing that the shares of Government Motors would likely increase correspondingly. The additional income of its new company and fines likely to be levied against Toyota are going to make our insatiable government even richer.
How sad that Toyota representatives feel they need to apologize to our wretched Congress for alleged and exaggerated mechanical failures. The governments accusations against Toyota are still unsubstantiated, as is the testimony of the woman in this clip, and yet many have judged and condemned Toyota. Emotion-driven Americans tend to forget that accusation is not proof. Conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
Toyota lies cover up,fraud pay offs, shame on the government ours and theirs. Fools would only support this company. Come out of the fog you can trust consumers reports like you can trust toyota for decades they have lied.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
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Shame on you! america
v9c9v 1 week ago
Actress?
v9c9v 1 week ago
soo fake
GottfriedvonCramm 6 months ago in playlist Driving in Japan
Everyone knows that if you switch the transmission to neutral, angels of God will descend from heaven to smoothly stop your car
cetaepsilon 7 months ago 2
practically impossible, unless its, its Christine :D wow she was able to make a call ?? :D she had a lot of time to do a lot of stuff :D God Intervene :d he he he
LightYagame1 8 months ago
Ok. So she had time to try every single gear, including neutral and reverse but she didn't try turning the car off. Oh my this just cracks me up. And the part where the car was in neutral and the car started itself up. Give me a break.
adfadfewfrewafawefaw 9 months ago
Toyota constructed an auto plant on part of the 1,500 acres of free land given to them in Georgetown, Kentucky. The auto plant was built by a Japanese steel company using Japanese steel. The U.S. government granted a “special trade zone” so that Toyota could import auto parts from Japan duty-free. Financing was handled by Mitsui Bank of Japan. Total federal and state grants and incentives exceeded $100 million. These subsidies, of course, were courtesy of your tax dollars.
bestwayusa1 10 months ago
@bestwayusa1 Hi, Mr. Redneck
kr57run7 9 months ago
This lady should not be allowed to drive a car.
silverMan345 10 months ago
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Yet They do it in USA, illegal donation came up during a parliamentary budget committee meeting last week. Maehara initially said he didn't know about it, but later acknowledged that his office accepted a 50,000 yen ($590) donation from a longtime supporter, an ethnic Korean resident of Japan whom he had known since childhood, and apologized.Japan's political funding law prohibits lawmakers from accepting donations from foreigners, even if they are Japanese residents or born in Japan
bestwayusa1 10 months ago
You need a better script writer....... hey were there any alians there?...LOL
toyota4x4canadaguy 11 months ago
Did she win the money?
o088LILY880o 11 months ago
I wonder why this did not happen to my lexus.?
You are a liar who will say" anything " for money.
Shame on you.
Please drive ford or pontiac, those are for you.
pinetakeplum 11 months ago 2
This bitch would never forgive...
yukimaru3271 11 months ago
The world was looking at your lie and now the world is laughing at this scene.
syonenjet 11 months ago 5
Reckless driving of the car was brought by the driving that the grandmother was unripe or got money and told a lie.
Shame on you.
In Japan it is said that the liar falls into the hell.
syonenjet 11 months ago
suck jew's dick, bitch
OmanInternational 11 months ago
I wonder what is she doing right now.
95squadron 11 months ago
Its been proved this liar just did not know how to drive a car, but was blaming its car manufacture.
japantaiwan 11 months ago
Give them back the fuckin money bitch ! shame on you liar!
Transfusions 11 months ago
LIAR AMERICAN BITCH
pem42391 11 months ago
結局、電子制御系の不具合なしとかふざけてるの？
アメリカは中国並に危険な国だわ！
損害賠償のお金返してよ・・・。
yukimaru3271 11 months ago
@yukimaru3271
こういう宣伝工作には日本政府も宣伝工作で対抗しないといけないんだが
民主党じゃあねえ、。、、、
トヨタをいっしょになって攻撃してたね
tenacioustaut 11 months ago
Tennessee state government should revoke Rhonda Smith's driver''s license before she kills someone by her car.
orangethetabby 11 months ago 2
And what was all this???
wubai565 11 months ago
Nice actress!! but too old to play well.
drgentlewolf 1 year ago 2
we japanese never forget this Granny ,who blame toyota without evidence,This old lady just mistook driving...,
I wonder How much money was paid ?
drgentlewolf 1 year ago 3
I've been in a really bad accident before and the times I re-told what happened to someone....I NEVER ever had to read it off a piece of paper. I was able to tell my family, friends, doctor, my insurance agent and the insurance adjuster the same story without cue cards or notes and I was able to get the story straight. I didn't need a cheat sheet whatsoever to recall the events.
tsolorio3001 1 year ago
Nice TOYOTA!!
Nice Korean Bitch!!
Nice White Old woman!!
Mr777330 1 year ago
More like Lixass!
BootyStackr 1 year ago
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DRIVING ISN'T A RIGHT! its a dangerous sport that never should've been so popularized... you talk about the car malfunctioning.. what about the idiots driving it.. YOU decided to put your life in that car, and now you're crying about it. nothing horrible even happened. btw: you say shame on a great company like toyota for being so greedy,, yet, just how much are you crying over your settlement?! we all see it.
conjon11 1 year ago
Liars often get caught through their own contradiction.
medicine1964 1 year ago
I teach this grandmother a Japanese old proverb.
The liar falls into the hell.
syonenjet 1 year ago
Shame on you bi**h! Shame on you America!
Daviysoh 1 year ago 2
@Daviysoh Mindless idiot she has prof.....!
METALMAN4Wii 1 year ago
hahaha.. dude they found out this lady was lying and was behind on payments. also... she sold that exact same lexus she believed was "shameful" to a family without telling them about the dangers. if you think the car's so dangerous, don't sell it to a young family with kids. bitch!
Descartes619 1 year ago 5
売春慰安婦のﾁｮｰｾﾝ婆と一緒でｳｿをつく事が平気で罪悪感がなくそれにより金銭を得ようとするところはﾁｮｰｾﾝとｱﾒﾘｶの国民性はよく似ている。
ssknsdkj 1 year ago 9
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ssknsdkj 1 year ago
She looks like a white trailer trash.
tacotony24 1 year ago 6
@1997FordProbeGT hahahaha Fuck Toyota?
Fuck GM! Fuck FORD! and Fuck YOU!!!!!
joyouslife4all 1 year ago 6
Hahahahaha what an actor she is!!!!
yeah, and this green fat bitch confessed that she was bullshitting here on TV, and apologized like a little dog!
Shame on you Americans! YOU Americans have absolutely NO PRIDE at all! and YOU Americans are always trying to pick on Asian people including the Japanese products!!
If you want to introduce an American products, TRY making something better!
Thats all is!
No reason to blame, or bash against the Japanese car company by telling media bullshit!
joyouslife4all 1 year ago 5
@joyouslife4all lol. this lying b****!
Descartes619 1 year ago 2
Toyota went to the hearing EMPTY-HANDED if you can believe it! All Toyota could say is that it is "confident" that there is no electronic cause in the SUA phenomenon. Hmmmm...Toyota also says sludge is OWNER NEGLECT related. Yet, it has NO DATA to prove this! It has tarred and feathered its loyal Toyota customers who own its defective sludgemobiles! Way to dupe the public, Toyota!
autoconsumeradvocate 1 year ago
Mrs. Smith's testimony on SUA (see Tears, Frustration, and Anger) is totally credible. Toyota is VINDICTIVE as it tries to ruin the reputations of Dr. Gilbert and Sean Kane, who both have scientific data to back their claims. As per the last Toyota Recall Hearing on May 20, Toyota did not produce ONE SHRED of proof of any real scientific data!
autoconsumeradvocate 1 year ago
It Liar Game.
Shame on you.
syonenjet 1 year ago 2
How many people did this blond joke kill in Japan and in U.S. ? What is the justice in U.S.?
dm001jp 1 year ago
So is it already settled ? What is the conclusion ?
wubai565 1 year ago
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Remember General Toyoda in WW2 took no prisoners. The Toyoda Family is responsible for many American life's. They thought they would replace the D for a T and everyone would forget their war crimes. Toyoda = Toyota.
hungryhobo82 1 year ago
@ banstaman - LMAO x]
ladiiexqiiziit 1 year ago
Saved by god, LMFAO, tell me another fairytale apart from her story and that. Why didn't she call 911? She also sold the vehicle, well who's the killer now? The automaker who was unaware of the defect until the fallout, or the lady who CLEARLY knew that it "almost killed her", this lady is nothing more than an attention whore like James Sikes, who needs to be put under the microscope. Good job Mrs. Smith, you almost fooled me for a minute there.
banstaman 1 year ago 6
I hate American facking car!!!
0148939209 1 year ago
Don't tell fake story 3rd class Hollywood actress. lol
God help HONEST person not U!
midlothianboy 1 year ago 5
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This old lady trying to get money from Toyota.
Go to hell.You think Got will help you? I dont think so. God never help for
bad person.
pipihunt 1 year ago
This old lady trying to get money from Toyota.
Go to hell.You think Got will help you? I dont think so. God never help for
bad person.
pipihunt 1 year ago 4
よ！役者ww
GMか米政府のまわし者ババァだな！？
糞芝居はやめろ！！
neogoodlooking 1 year ago 4
ABC confessed their made up video. TOYOTA should sue this woman for slander !
Rex777T 1 year ago
I think this woman is out to lunch. All available gears? including neutral? and the car still wouldn't stop? I doubt that. Then the vehicle tried to restart itself...give me a break. This sounds like another Sykes story. Bogus in every sense of the word.
MiddleCOGS 1 year ago
your retarded, the transmission gears are controlled by valves and electronics, not by the shift lever. Under heavy acceleration the fluid dynamics can prevent shifting. I have had it happen during drag racing, which was fail. Always drag with a manual. If i remember correctly, fly by wire killed many pilots before the gov made them have redundant systems. Getting in a car that can get away from you is suicide.
MegaMeaty 1 year ago
READ THIS: toyota absolutely sucks, i mean i am so disgusted that they are failing to brake in the 21st century!! I just heard on the news that four people were on the highway in their Toyota when the car went out of control, accelerating to 120 mph and the brakes failing. They made a 911 call, and as they approached the intersection, you could hear their screams of terror. All four DIED in the accident that followed. For this, i will never forgive Toyota, no "apology" can save lost lives!!!!
skizzle94 1 year ago
According to ＮＨＴＳＡ, the cause od the accident that you are saying, is the irregular floormat.
If you won't forgive Toyota, then fine.
Go and buy fucking Ford, bullshit GM, or asshole Hyundai.
No one will be sad with you.
95squadron 1 year ago
@skizzle94
So,way of Toyota is the same as way of U.S.
95k1238h 1 year ago
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many of our fellow Americans have died because of this lousy company Toyota, is that fair? Should brakes really be failing on cars in the 21st century? I mean can u imagine the terror of being on the highway when all of a sudden your brakes fail and you can't stop?? I HATE Toyota, I'm never buying their brand or lexus again!
skizzle94 1 year ago
crocodile tears
typical southern WASP with dollar signs inside her head
tacotony24 1 year ago 2
FAA safety cert standards cause Fly-By-Wire controls be built with triplex or quad redundant computers and very carefully designed software to catch itself from run-away. Single event upsets come from space parties, and even static electricity and mechanical connections. We need similar design rigor required in auto before someone builds Fly By Wire steering and covers up the safety problems by blaming the victims.
For more see my channels comments.
reitze01 1 year ago
捏造だらけの嘘吐きババァ、お前こそ「恥を知れ！」
akaospirits 1 year ago 13
i am start thinking that all americans are hollywood star.
amIn00b 1 year ago 3
ニコニコでの American Dream のコメには笑いました。
yuki8daruma 1 year ago
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revolvolut1on 1 year ago
Her car had a mind of its own!
bwild61 1 year ago 2
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biyorkman 1 year ago
You shoykd be ashamed of yourself.
iriye0164 1 year ago
What's behind this ?
The US government is the stockholder of GM.
They want the documentation of Hybrid Technology !!!
Money, Money, Money !!!
Watch out, TOYOTA !!!
NKWIA12 1 year ago 46
@NKWIA12 Well, America certainly does not want Toyota's speed and crash in a fire ball technology!!
EscapeNewJersey 1 year ago
@EscapeNewJersey How about the lying bitch who made a phone call in the 100-miles-per- hour car ? Is she a car racer ?
NKWIA12 1 year ago 3
レクサスは１６０ｋｍでも安定してるよ。
問題なのは、ギアでしょ。
Ｎに入れたら、減速する。
なぜなら、ニュートラルは独立してる機関
Ms smith dead a drive
11cc 1 year ago 2
It is silly.
Is it serious?
It is a joke.
Is it an agency of Providence?
Then, there is already anything.
Is it an agency of Providence that I am poor now?
tsvip 1 year ago
ｔhe car might have accelerated rapidly by the agency of Providence. ＾＾
tsvip 1 year ago
ギアをニュートラルかＲに入れたと言ってるね。そうしたら普通スピードは落ちるはず。こいつの言ってることは明らかにおかしい。トヨタや支持議員は恥を知れとか言ってるがこのフレーズマジキモイ
kami837653 1 year ago 4
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otanorizo 1 year ago
この、おばさんは元レーシングドライバー？
時速１５０キロで電話出来るなんて、凄い。
yo29ru4 1 year ago 4
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Retrograde "GM"break off negotiations with the abolition of China's Sichuan Teng Hammer .
hahahahahahaha!
singlefox2001 1 year ago
嘘泣きに下手な芝居。すべてのアメリカ人よ、恥を知れ！恥を！
「金の為ならなんでもやる」その腐った国民気質に心底 吐き気がするよｗ
日本車がそんなに厭ならヒュンダイに乗ればどう？？？
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tenacioustaut 1 year ago
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@wrhsiao
handbrake system is separated from electronics.why don't you use handbrake?
Certainly,this poor witch stepped on accel pedal in upset.haha....
She used bluetooth in 100mph over.HAHA... Is she MICHAEL SCHUMACHER?
95k1238h 1 year ago 2
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95k1238h 1 year ago
yeah.
the car was keeping 100mph ?
and she took gear was N or R.
then speed is reduced.
that fucking bitch must do prostrate to TOYOTA
MrJosh999999 1 year ago 7
thank you Mr
I think so too
kami837653 1 year ago
this stupid asshole is speaking the lie
fuck retard bitch
kami837653 1 year ago 9
I looked into more than 150 cases of unintended acceleration in the 1980s, many of which became the subject of lawsuits against automakers. In those days, Audi, like Toyota today, received by far the most complaints. (I testified in court for Audi on many occasions. I have not worked for Toyota on unintended acceleration, though I did consult for the company seven years ago on another matter.)
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
Skynet is taking over the Toyotas. Really the car try to start up by itself? BS!
TRDboi85 1 year ago
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wow... this lady is hella stupid. lol trying to stop a front wheel drive car with emergency brakes which stop on the rear wheels. They should call it rear brakes for dumb asses like her.
pulverize2 1 year ago 2
How much money did General Motors and Ford pay this woman to make this story up, cant Americans get over this obsession of being the best in the world for one minute and also get over hating Japanese people it was along time ago!!!!!
dlgenner 1 year ago 5
oh shut, TOYOTA AND LEXUS AND DONE!! D-O-N-E !! BURIED IN PAST!! I will never EVER buy any of those for any reason, whether me, my wife, children, read my lips: NEVA!!!!
joe1977poland 1 year ago
> Car's in reverse or neutral do not go forward
so if electronics really fails, do you think it'll respond to the gear reliably? good luck guys, i hope you wont kill yourself
wrhsiao 1 year ago 2
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95k1238h 1 year ago
you seem to know nothing about mechanism of trans. no matter how electronics fails, putting a shift lever into N or R , the car never go forward . even if engine is full throttled.
those who know even a little about structure of car could understand it and find that this woman told lies.
russioka 1 year ago 2
This Xian is a liar. They do not have the brains to drive. Car's in reverse or neutral do not go forward. It's a wonder she even remembers to breathe. Maybe that is her silly, useless God doing that for her.
00dragonfly 1 year ago 6
is there shame on american trial?
amIn00b 1 year ago 3
like witch trials.
95k1238h 1 year ago 2
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The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago 2
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When TOYOTA will recall the RAV4 2006 users by the manufacturing flaw that cause steering column noise/klunk??
adspav 1 year ago
How many dollars was payed this woman for tell all those bullshits?
BRIGH58 1 year ago 7
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AP should be looking into the false complaints that Kane submitted in his report such as FOI requests from politicians, letters from lawyers etc - see the video "False NHTSA complaints found in Kane's Report" on carquestions
carquestions 1 year ago 2
Although she said that the car was slowed down by the God's power , is she evangelical?
"Jesus Camp"
watch?v=LACyLTsH4ac
I cannot believe the testimony of the person who received such an education.
Do not let anti-intellectual people drive a car.
turnipbus2501 1 year ago 4
why her lexus speeded up in neutral? because she is NOT neutral.
unbelievable!!
95k1238h 1 year ago 5
Her story may be taken seriously in the United States, but it will actually help the world realize how unfairly Toyota has been bullied and accused by the media.
silverMan345 1 year ago 5
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Ha Ha... Toyota sucks
klyydsdale 1 year ago
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What she just said is impossible.
How can you go over 100mph forward in reverse gear???
How can the car still accelerate in neutral???
Liar.
suprahmed 1 year ago
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Toyota bashing started by Mr. Sean Kane LA Times and a mysterious person, not fundamental problem.
It is just a legal term in the context of the victim class action suit.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
FUCKING UGLY OLD WITCH YANK HAG@!!
QUIT ur fuckin lies u dick faced yanks. We can just how much she is bullshitting just by looking at her ugly fuckin face!!
FuckFordGM 1 year ago 2
When a women starts crying as she is talking ..... especially a southern woman, ...everyone believes her.
bwild61 1 year ago 2
Has the complete reverse on me.
cushy1900 1 year ago
thats bullshit... the hand brake will STOP and slowdown ANY car........... shes lying.
LatentRecognition 1 year ago 3
@LatentRecognition .. exactly.. the e-brake is cable operated.. nothing electronic about it.... if she pulled it... something would've happened... she would've slowed down or spun out.... what a big fat liar..
xobile187 1 year ago
The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago 10
Exactly, she certainly thinks that tragedy only applies to her.
If I were the the owners now I'd see if some ambulance chaser could get me some compensation from her, after all she knowingly sold them a dangerous car.
To disprove that she would have to admit she was lying an then Toyota's lawyers would have a go, bet they don't chase after any ambulances!!
cushy1900 1 year ago
@cushy1900
Toyota bashing started by Mr. Sean Kane LA Times and a mysterious person, not fundamental problem.
It is just a legal term in the context of the victim class action suit.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
funny how the AP deleted my comment... let me type it again.. so this lady states that she drove 6 miles going 100 mph while shifting from drive to neutral to reverse, even pulling the e-brake and nothing happened? I find this very hard to believe.. plus.. she was doing all this and also was able to call her husband on her cell phone?? That's just amazing ppl... Looks like GM(Government Motors) is paying these people to lie their asses off..
xobile187 1 year ago 3
watch?v=sPWTXKLVY1s&feature=fvw
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
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The federal safety agency followed up with the new owners last week. A NHTSA spokeswoman said "they have had no problems with the Lexus since they bought it with less than 3,000 miles on the car..."
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
Give Academy Award to this actress. Who are a script, a supervisor? Say a name.
biyorkman 1 year ago 3
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The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
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Present Japan and an American politician are in danger.
A citizen is troubled most.
I believe an American citizen.
hiragana3 1 year ago
this lier just wanted some compensation.give her a mainland china car and see how she love it
brutbear 1 year ago 7
what bullshit
emac227 1 year ago 2
If Toyota takes a beating from congress who will benefit? Maybe the number 2 car maker GM, oh wait they're owned by the US government, no conflict there. But the media would report the truth wouldn't they? It's not as if when Toyota got a bad name they would have to buy advertising to counteract it. Who sells the advertising anyway? All I can suggest is read this, it's the truth. Search car and driver how to deal with unintended acceleration.
lgryn 1 year ago
i'm confused...she put the car in reverse? if she really did this not only would she have left the gear box shattered all over the road but she would have gone flying through the front window. she probably accidentally flipped on the cruise control and became flustered and panicked. what's sad is that she probably really believes this is what happened and unfortunately toyota is too nice to say anything. they just wanna get in and get out before the media can spin a story to make them look worse
xXTrueBruinXx 1 year ago
on top of that if she truly believed the car was malfunctioning then how come she sold it to someone else. and if she thought toyota did her wrong and felt so strongly about then explain why she bought a tundra to replace the car she sold. something doesn't add up
xXTrueBruinXx 1 year ago 4
How much did she get for this testimony?
did she make up this funny story by herself?
Is she an actress?
qtkln7el 1 year ago 5
Be funny if Toyota sues her for damaging their brand with false accusations.
She could be a good soccer player with her acting skills.
storage2k 1 year ago 4
That would be FUCKING AWESOME!!!! Pretty easy too. Take her claims + the inspection report after her vehicle went to the shop = you are a fucking liar bitch = sued = laugh my ass off.
XlElementXl 1 year ago 4
= you are quite quite awesome!
biggiejackson 1 year ago
lolol
XlElementXl 1 year ago
toyota employs plural superb lawyers and will overturn her testimony.
How will about her then?
biyorkman 1 year ago
But against my imagination, the business week on Feb 25 says that Smith was using two sets of floor mats. They titled "The Toyota Witch Hunt". If Toyota really produces real problematic cars, then we already see millions of victims over the world.
euronl1 1 year ago
What I personally imagine is that Smith put "cruse control" ( by her intention or without ), and did not realize WHY her lexus kept acceralating. Then she was in panic and stepped acceralation pedal instead of brake pedal. After she stepped the brake pedal, a cruse control went off, and car slowed down. (not a power of GOD) It is likely a typical biginner's mistake. I think Toyota wants to say this, but cannot.
euronl1 1 year ago
We own Toyotas and they have been good vehicles.I havent made up my mind whether this story is true or not but there are problems.
I will refuse to buy a vehicle that has all computer controlled steering,foot feed,and transmission shifting-etc.That seems to be whats coming so I'll just be driving older stuff. Talking on the phone at 100 mph would be easy in some western states and nearly impossible elsewhere.
BAG649 1 year ago
After this stupid hearing, I think this negative campain against Toyota is getting pretty weird.
95squadron 1 year ago 8
Toyota employs a lot of able lawyers and will confirm the truth of this testimony.
biyorkman 1 year ago
When this testimony is false, must she swing it no matter how much in Toyota?
biyorkman 1 year ago
Whom was she employed by?
biyorkman 1 year ago 3
Can you afford to wear a mobile telephone in the situation that grew tense that 100 miles per an hour are over?Pretending to cry is admirable execution.
biyorkman 1 year ago 4
It is almost the day when a lie of this grandmother comes out.
biyorkman 1 year ago 3
Sounds amazing that she sold this car on, imagine every ambulance chaser in the area trying track the new owner, so they can sue her.
If that car did what she claimed it should have been handed over for a complete examination by an independent body.
cushy1900 1 year ago 4
Nowadays many local employees are losing their jobs! Those politicians are a real cancer of US government. This kind of strategy is often used by US politicians. They are really dirty. This lady is most probably paid for her fake act. Shame on you,Smith. She is betraying all US citizens. But US government wants of course rebuilt GM that is why this kinf of negative campaign can be carried out. Is it healthy for economy and our benefit ?
kenashi2007 1 year ago 6
Several news report this negative campaign against Toyota is organized by some US politicians. It's for their election targeting to aquire more support. They are not thinking about US citizens, but only for their reputation. Many US citizens are actually working in Toyota factories.
kenashi2007 1 year ago 7
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The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago 3
SHE SHOULD DIE SOON!
BITCH!
gmurfan 1 year ago 3
how did she sell this car to next owner?
she knew it lemon,how come?what a nerve!This may danger next owner's life .Fortunately,at this point next owner drive safe as far as wallstreet journal report.
ramencurry 1 year ago 17
When we ; Japanese drivers hear her ridiculous complaint by a Japanese news, we all are stunned & LOLed!
Her complaint is full of impossibility for sane drivers.
I don't have an intention to support Toyota, but...
She must be a shame to U.S.A ; a power of automobile...
nippononna 1 year ago 12
i think shes a bullshiter she got her 2 minutes of fame she could of put it in neutral or shut ignition off or called police first
xargela123456 1 year ago 3
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The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago 3
With taxpayer money my government bought a controlling share of G.M. and then got their prostitutes in the media to present their case and get the public behind efforts to destroy the reputation of Toyota and significantly reduce its market share, knowing that the shares of Government Motors would likely increase correspondingly. The additional income of its new company and fines likely to be levied against Toyota are going to make our insatiable government even richer.
endzionism 1 year ago
How sad that Toyota representatives feel they need to apologize to our wretched Congress for alleged and exaggerated mechanical failures. The governments accusations against Toyota are still unsubstantiated, as is the testimony of the woman in this clip, and yet many have judged and condemned Toyota. Emotion-driven Americans tend to forget that accusation is not proof. Conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
endzionism 1 year ago 3
y are you all attacking her? jesus we are a messed up society. so messed up.
wowhornby 1 year ago
because shes a lying bitch. watch the video its obvious. the car tried to start itself?.. what kind of BS is that.
esproductionsca 1 year ago 8
@esproductionsca ok ok. i watched the entire video and i have to admit, this seems more crappy than my dog's you know what! "god intervened." lol.
wowhornby 1 year ago 3
liar.
Alembic 1 year ago 16
what a fucking lying piece of shit bitch.
esproductionsca 1 year ago 4
So why didn't she just pull the key out?
DieEisenschmied 1 year ago
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The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
And the oscar goes to................
vtofu 1 year ago 5
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Toyota lies cover up,fraud pay offs, shame on the government ours and theirs. Fools would only support this company. Come out of the fog you can trust consumers reports like you can trust toyota for decades they have lied.
bestwayusa1 1 year ago
She is liar.
applegirlify 1 year ago 16
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The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
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The Wall Street Journal
The Lexus sedan driven by Rhonda Smith, who testified in Congress Tuesday about a harrowing incident of sudden acceleration, is still on the road, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, the new owners of the luxury ES350 sedan have reported 27,000 miles trouble-free with the vehicle, according to a NHTSA spokeswoman. Mrs. Smith and her husband sold the vehicle after the incident, in which she thought she might die.
tenacioustaut 1 year ago
And I wouldn't be surprised either if a ton of morons believed this crap.
what77777 1 year ago 10
as opposed to the tons of morons who believe its the floormats and gas pedals.
fe625 1 year ago
@fe625 Do you have solid proof of it being anything other than that?
what77777 1 year ago
do you deny Lentz saying "recalls may not solve all problems"?
do you deny that its possible for to have a short and no fault code as seen on abc?
do you deny that only Toyota can load the black box data from their car, unlike others?
In Japan, Toyota's not the top selling brand, wonder why that is.
fe625 1 year ago