including the model driven by guadalupe alberto. they blamed floor mats and sticky gas pedals. yet a growing number of automotive experts and class action lawyers like richard mccuin say that explanation just doesn t fit. what i hear over and over and over again, i m driving down the road, and my car just takes off on me. i apply the brakes. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn t. that s the pattern that we have seen. so i think unequivocally that these recalls simply do not get to the core of the problems that toyota has. reporter: safety analyst sean kane has looked at more than 2,000 accelerator incidents involving toyota and believes the problem lies in the electronic throttle system which controls the speed of the car. these are completely computer-guided systems, and we all know that electronics fail. they do fail, and they will fail. the problem with toyota is they haven t built enough fail-safe devices into their cars to ensure that drivers get control
i think the recalls cover less than half of the models and model years that need to be part of the recall. reporter: toyota says it bases recalls on defects that were identified and not reports of unintended acceleration. late wednesday there was a motion filed for a preliminary injunction demanding toyota recall the models affected and install an override break system to stop a car accelerating out of control. while everybody tries to figure this out, including toyota, i presume, we need a system so that the sudden accelerations do not become deadly accidents. that s what the break override system does. reporter: a system that possibly could have saved the life of guadalupe alberto. once in a while i come by this, just to say a prayer or just to come and look and remember the place where she died.
unintended acceleration. late wednesday, mccune filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, demanding toyota recall all vehicle models allegedly affected and also install a brake override system that would stop a car that s accelerating out of control. while everybody tries to figure this out, including toyota, i presume, we need a system so that these sudden accelerations do not become deadly accidents, and that s what the brake override system does. reporter: a system that possibly could have saved the life of guadalupe alberto. once in a while, when i m i come by this just to say a prayer or just to come and look and remember the place where she died. but it s very painful. it s still very vivid in my mind, in my heart. reporter: the national highway traffic safety administration, better known as nhtsa, has already conducted
motion for a preliminary injunction, demanding toyota recall all vehicle models allegedly affected. and also install a brake override system that would stop a car that s accelerating out of control. while everybody tries to figure this out, including toyota, i presume, we need a system so that these sudden accelerations do not become deadly accidents, and that s what the brake override system does. reporter: a system that possibly could have saved the life of guadalupe alberto. once in a while when i m if i come by this, just to say a prayer or just to come and look and remember the place where she died. but it s very painful. it s still very vivid in my mind, in my heart. reporter: deborah feyerick, cnn, redland, california. that is bringing the situation home right there. the government already pays for the census, we re talking about right now, so why spend $1
your choice of entrées. and an appetizer or a dessert to share. ends soon.at red lobster. that s going to do it for us. here is cnn newsroom with kyra phillips. good morning everybody, it s 9:00 a.m. in the east and 6:00 a.m. in the west, let s get you going. when will it end? if it s not the gas pedals, it s the breaks. the sales used to be unstoppable, and now it may be the car itself. vietnam, 1969. have you gotten busted for smoking we had in school, now here is a place where you can major in marijuana. anger management anyone? an unsatisfied customer drives the point home. see this. the prius, the next pr nightmare for toyota. and think the job scene could not get worse? the job numbers released minutes ago. saying no to big government and wasteful spending, our jim lacosta with that. the prius has a huge problem. toyota says a glitch could cause a delay when you step on the breaks. it s the same cars being credited with toyota s cash could you. th