the grid. there is another well documented case of a lexus loaner car speeding out of control after it passed under these power lines in southern california. in that sows the 61-year-old driver was able to safely stop the car, but days later the very same loaner car crashed on nearby state road 125, four people in the car died, the driver, off duty california highway patrolman mark saylor and before the crash his brother called 911 from the back seat of the car as it screamed down the highway. we re going 120, mission gorge, we re in trouble, there s no brakes, we re approaching the interstate. hold on. pray. pray. hello? no one is exactly sure what caused the lexus to malfunction on that day but some auto safety experts are rapidly coming to the conclusion that toyota has a problem with the electronics in some cars. this is a problem that faces all manufacturers. what we don t know is what the different manufacturers have done about the
as it screamed down the highway. we re going 120 mission gorge. we re in trouble. there is no brakes. we are approaching an intersection. hold on. pray, pray, oh, shoot, oh, oh. [screems. hello? no one is exactly sure what caused the lexus to malfunction on that day, but some auto safety experts are rapidly coming to the conclusion that toyota has a problem with the electronics in some cars. this is a problem that faces all manufacturers. what we don t know is what the different manufacturers have done about for counter measures of it. and that s an important point we want to say here. it s not just toyota. other carmakers have struggled with this problem. toyota insists there is no problem with the electronics in its cars. today they called us and they told us they think the problem is floor mats and they have solved that problem. i should point out that the national highway traffic safety administration is looking at the possibility that some of these
nation s electrical grid. thirty-nine suspected toyota sudden accel race deaths do appear to be loosely clustered around the heaviest parts of the grid. there is another well documented case of a lexus loaner car speeding out of car after it passed under these power lines in southern california. in that case the 61-year-old driver was able to safely stop the car but days later the very same loaner car crashed on nearby state road 125, four people in the car died, the driver, off duty california patrolman mark sailor. just before the crash, sailor s brother-in-law called 911 from the back seat of the car as it screamed down the highway. we re going 120, mission gorge, we re in trouble, there s no brakes, we re approaching interstate hold on. pray, pray, oh shoot, oh, oh hello? no one is exactly sure what caused the lexus to malfunction on that day but some auto safety experts are rapidly coming to the conclusion that toyota has a
california crash that led to the recall. reporter: the 911 call lasted just 17 seconds. we re. we re going northwest 125. reporter: august 28, 2009. mark say lore was driving his daughter to a soccer match in san diego county. his wife, a genetic researcher, was next to him in the passenger seat. her brother behind mark was talking to a 911 operator, describing what would be the family s final moments. we re going 120, mission gorge. we re in trouble. we can t there s no brakes. okay. mission gorge, end freeway half mile. you don t have the ability to like turn the vehicle or off or anything? now approaching the intersection. hold on. pray. pray. deb, i remember the 911 call. it s chilling because he s helpless. it really is.