Car Buyers Beware

With millions of cars and trucks on Toyota’s massive recall list, several drivers whose vehicles have been to the dealer and back are saying that their cars are still experiencing problems with sudden acceleration and bad braking.

At least seven complaints, filed in the last two weeks with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, allege that after the recall service to modify pedals and replace floor mats the cars still surged out of control.

Although the allegations are unverified by the agency, they are a worrying sign that the nearly 10 million recall notices issued by Toyota may not fully address the problem of unintended acceleration -- which some believe is caused by problems in the electronic throttle system, rather than mechanical issues involving pedals.

A concern among safety experts is that the brake override software, which has been described as a final solution to the problem of unintended acceleration, may in fact cause more problems by adding a new layer of software to the system.

In addition, NHTSA is now saying it has reports of 52 fatalities in unintended acceleration accidents in Toyota vehicles, up from 34 just a few weeks ago.

You can read the reports of post-recall acceleration problems here.