Tranport chief: Stop driving recalled Toyotas

WASHINGTON (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested that owners of recalled Toyota vehicles stop driving them and seek a repair for the sticking accelerator problems that have forced the automaker to recall a record number of autos.

"My advice is if anybody owns one of these vehicles: stop driving it. Take it to a Toyota dealer because they believe they have the fix for it," LaHood said in testimony today before a House committee.

Earier, Lahood said he plans to speak with Toyota President Akio Toyoda about the automaker's spate of recalls in the United States. LaHood confirms the government also is investigating potential electrical problems in Toyota vehicles.