Issues
Content related to Vehicle Safety
Mar 5, 2010
Press Release
Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak today wrote to James Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, regarding Toyota's repeated assertions that no electronic defects contribute to incidents of sudden unintended acceleration. To date, the documents provided to the Committee fail to show that Toyota has systemically investigated the...
Feb 23, 2010
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled, "Response by Toyota and NHTSA to Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration," on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The hearing examined the response to persistent consumer complaints of sudden, unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation. Click here for more information about...
Feb 22, 2010
Press Release
Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak wrote to James E. Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in advance of tomorrow's Subcommittee hearing.
Feb 9, 2010
Press Release
Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent letters today to five automobile insurance companies requesting information regarding persistent consumer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation, and warnings the insurance companies may have provided to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about...
Feb 2, 2010
Press Release
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak today requested clarification regarding several recent statements made by James E. Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, regarding the automaker's recent recall announcements. The Committee is seeking clarification of Mr. Lentz'...
Jan 28, 2010
Press Release
Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak today announced the Committee will be holding a hearing on February 25, 2010, to examine the persistent consumer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation.
Nov 24, 2009
Press Release
On November 24, 2009, Chairmen Waxman and Stupak and Ranking Members Barton and Walden sent a letter to Deborah A. P. Hersman, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), expressing concern about the NTSB's investigation of the tragic "Iron 44" helicopter crash on August 5, 2008.
Nov 4, 2009
Hearing
The Subcommittees on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and on Communications, Technology and the Internet will hold a joint hearing titled, "Driven To Distraction: Technological Devices and Vehicle Safety," on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine safety issues concerning drivers distracted by wireless or other...
May 18, 2009
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on, "Auto Safety: Current Mandates and Emerging Issues," on Monday, May 18, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the status of existing congressional mandates on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as well as emerging issues in vehicle, highway, passenger,...
Mar 5, 2009
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing titled, ‘Consumer Protection in the Used and Subprime Car Market’ at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing explored the current state of consumer protection in the auto market, with particular attention to purchases by lower income individuals.