Toyota Motor Sales recalled over 3.5 million vehicles in November 2009 to modify gasoline pedals, carpets plus software to treat what has been reported as sudden speedup troubles. Toyota dealers were doing changes on the gasoline pedals by taking off inches from the bottom so they would not get trapped under the floor mats.

Toyota Motor Sales has now accompanied that recall with another one surrounding explosive and unbeatable acceleration on January 21, 2010. On that day Toyota Motor Sales announced a recall of approximately 2.3 million cars which involved

2005-2010 Avalon

2007-2010 Camry

2009-2010 Corolla

‘10 Highlander

‘09-’10 Matrix

2009-2010 RAV4

‘08-’10 Sequoia

2007-2010 Tundra

Reported by a USA piece titled “100 Toyota drivers filed complaints before recall”, “she would become one of more than 100 drivers, according to a USA TODAY search of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration complaints database, who over the past few years have had their Toyota vehicles take off when they weren’t expected to.”

If people believe that this type of acceleration issue is isolated to Toyota automobiles, they are misguided. According to the USA article, “Jake Fisher, senior engineer at Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center, says unintended acceleration is not a problem unique to Toyota. He pored through NHTSA’s database of complaints for 2008 and noted that every manufacturer faced similar complaints. Sometimes, the issue is driver error, he says. But sometimes, there are defects. Toyota accounted for about 40% of the 2008 unintended acceleration complaints, Fisher says. “This could happen to anybody, but Toyota was over-represented,” he says. “But the underlying message of this whole thing is that, while there are instances of this in Toyotas, it’s still very rare.” The sudden acceleration problems are not entirely a Toyota Motor Sales problem, but Toyota does have the greatest serving.

Toyota has discharged a brief statement, “Our investigation indicates that there is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position. They also provided instructions on how to handle the situation if the acceleration issue occurs If your car begins to accelerate uncontrollably, immediately move the shift lever to neutral and firmly apply the brakes. Do not pump the brakes. And dont worry about the engine on modern vehicles, they have rev limiters to prevent damage. Once you have brought the car to a safe stop, turn off the engine.”

Toyota does not have a solution to deploy, and additional notifications are anticipated. Toyota and the producer of the gas pedal, CTS, are working on a resolution, but nothing of substance has been released as yet.

For more information a detailed article on this problem from a 3rd party go to Consumer Reports article on the Toyota Motor Sales recall.

You can also remain advised on Toyota Motor Sales announcements at Toyotas recall page.

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