Toyota Stuck Accelerator Problem

amcdonal86 · January 27, 2010

http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/26/news/compa...ndex.htm?hpt=T1

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. said Tuesday it is asking dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models.
The company's sales suspension is part of a recall announced last week to correct a problem that could cause the accelerator pedal to stick.

"Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company," said Toyota USA group vice president Bob Carter. "This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized."

About 2.3 million vehicles will be affected by the recall, Toyota said Tuesday in a statement.

The automaker also said that it will halt the production of vehicles in certain production facilities in Canada, Indiana, Kentucky and Texas during the week of Feb. 1 to "assess and coordinate activities."

The vehicles covered under the recall are:

2009-2010 RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, 2005-2010 Avalon, certain 2007-2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander, 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.

The new recall involving sticking accelerator pedals is separate from an on-going recall of 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles due to the risk of pedal entrapment because of a loose floormat.

About 1.7 million Toyota Division vehicles have been affected by both recalls.

Toyota owners with questions should call Toyota's customer service line at 800-331-4331.

I remember posting a thread a long time ago where a friend of a friend crashed into a store at Tysons Corner Mall in Northern Virginia because her Lexus IS250's gas pedal got stuck somehow and the car began to accelerate before she had time to react. At the time, everyone said it was hearsay and the thread was even closed.

Now, the IS250 isn't covered under this recall (I guess it's not really a recall), but something tells me that they might be somehow related! It certainly is interesting that Toyota is taking such a brash action.