One reason that some people
One reason that some people don't focus too much on the software issues relate directly to something you mentioned. Efforts to stop the vehicle. I've never seen anything by M. Barr, or others that suggested that Toyota had a problem with software that disable the vehicle's braking. Car magazines and others have shown in testing that when a driver applies full braking, and also full power, in any passenger car, it stops. Stopping distances are lengthened somewhat. Not dramatically, and not much if the car is not yet going fast. Many of us believe that the majority of these cases are pedal confusion. Above you mention skid marks. Bookouts' 2005 Camry had antilock brakes - as all 2005 Camrys do. The driver admitted to setting the parking brake. That is why there was a skid mark. Parking brakes can lock a single, or sometimes both, rear brakes because they are separate from the main braking system (they use mechanical linkage). If Bookout had been applying full braking there would be no skid mark. Anti lock braking systems do not leave "150 foot skidmarks." I look at this case as a clear pedal confusion case. The jury disagreed. M. Barr never proved that Bookout's Camry suffered any software related failure. He built a case saying that the software was buggy. He is right about that. - - - Back to the main point - "How worried is Toyota that sales were down in Jan and Feb". They are up again. 8.9% this month on a daily sales bases. Best March since August 2008. Number one retail brand, meaning more families and people bought Toyotas last month than any other brand (in America). I do not agree with your supposition that people are not buying Toyotas due to the sudden acceleration issue. I respect your opinion and your passion though ,and I appreciate your taking time to comment. I mean this sincerely, I would like to know what you think about this GM recall issue. I suspect it is a bigger deal.