▁that ▁problem atic ▁vehicles ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁accur ately ▁reported ▁in ▁Japan ▁due ▁to ▁police ▁correctly ▁bl aming ▁driver ▁error , ▁as ▁no ▁verified ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁case ▁exists . ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Land , ▁In frastr ucture , ▁Transport ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁( ML IT ) ▁released ▁its ▁find ings ▁of ▁sudden ▁acceleration ▁compla ints ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁finding ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 4 ▁cases ▁logged ▁by ▁the ▁min istry ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Toy ota ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 3 8 ▁cases ▁( 2 8 . 3 % ▁of ▁all ▁reported ). ▁Because ▁Toy ota ' s ▁market ▁share ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 2 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁all ▁passenger ▁cargo ▁vehicles , ▁the ▁ML IT ▁noted ▁that ▁no ▁particularly ▁unusual ▁rate ▁was ▁found ▁among ▁these ▁compla ints . ▁ ▁US ▁con gression al ▁hear ings ▁The ▁House ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Government ▁Reform ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁House ▁Energy ▁and ▁Com merce ▁Committee ▁held ▁hear ings ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Ret ired ▁social ▁worker ▁Rh onda ▁Smith ▁test ified ▁before ▁Congress ▁that ▁her ▁car ▁acceler ated ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁but ▁the ▁N HT SA ▁investig ator ▁determined ▁that ▁a ▁mis pla ced ▁floor ▁mat ▁had ▁caused ▁the ▁problem ; ▁the ▁subsequent ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁reported ▁no ▁trouble ▁after ▁driving ▁the ▁car ▁over ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁miles . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁February ▁