this is back-door protectionist political bullshit.
fact: ford, bmw, and others have all had throttle sensor problems, and in much greater numbers than toyota.
fact: the media has all but ignored it.
here we are, hot on the heels of political dismay at the unconsidered consequences of their ridiculous "cash for clunkers" program benefiting manufacturers of fuel efficient cars, not domestic gas guzzlers, being subjected to politically motivated hysterical xenophobia.
fact: toyota sells better, more fuel efficient, safer, more reliable vehicles using american parts and american labor than domestics assembling their carp from the chinese componentry they import.
if toyota needs to learn a lesson from this fiasco, it's that they need to show up in washington and hand over their lobbying cash like detroit does, not be politically naive and simply rely on selling superior product.