Toyota Motor Sales recalled almost 4,000,000 autos in November 2009 to alter gasoline pedals, floor mats as well as software to handle what has been described as sudden quickening issues. Dealers were doing adjustments to the petrol pedals by taking off inches from the bottom so the gas pedals would not get trapped under the floor matts.

Toyota has followed up that recall with an additional recall encompassing abrupt and unbeatable acceleration on Jan. 21, 2010. That day Toyota announced a recall of approximately 2,300,000 vehicles which included

‘05-’10 Avalon

‘07-’10 Camry

‘09-’10 Corolla

‘10 Highlander

2009-2010 Matrix

‘09-’10 RAV4

‘08-’10 Sequoia

‘07-’10 Tundra

According to a USA article with the title “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 erroneous. 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 concerns are not exclusively a Toyota issue, but they hold the most significant part.

Toyota Motor Sales has released 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 Motor Sales does not have a solution to deploy, and additional notifications are expected. Toyota has reported that it and the producer of the gas pedal, CTS, are working on a resolution, but nothing of significance has been discharged up to now.

To read details on this series of events an in-depth work on this matter from a third agency read Consumer Reports notice about the Toyota Motor Sales recall.

You can also stay advised on Toyota Motor Sales proclamations at Toyotas recall page.

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