The o o o you hear is listrella's horrified response to the lexis spinning out of control, hitting another vehicle and plunging down a ravine. Everyone inside the car was killed. Hundreds of people came forward with horror stories about the alexis accelerators getting stuck, and toyotas too. Toota would conduct seven recalls between september two thousand and nine and march two thousand and ten, totaling millions of vehicles. As many as 90 people were estimated to have died in tootas that mysteriously accelerated to 100 miles an hour.
In the summer and fall of 2009, hundreds of Toyota owners came forward with an alarming allegation: Their cars were suddenly and uncontrollably accelerating. Toyota was forced to recall 10 million vehicles, pay a fine of more than $1 billion, and settle countless lawsuits. The consensus was that there was something badly wrong with the world’s most popular cars. Except that there wasn’t. What happens when hysteria overtakes common sense?
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