Totally OT: Your point is well taken. However, my reaction to the latest Toyota "failure" was simply, "There's something fishy here." Some clown drove thirty miles, for twenty minutes, without having presence of mind to shut off the ignition or even put the car into neutral (he said he was afraid the car might "flip" [?]), but had presence of mind to get on his cell phone to a 911 operator and carry on an extended conversation? Maybe he should have tried to send a fax? I see now that the Federal agency for automotive safety concerns (the name escapes me) and Toyota, together, were not able to replicate his problem.
The driver's license should be revoked. Barring that, his right to carry a cell phone should be revoked. I predict there will be more to be disclosed about this story.