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Feb 1, 2010: Toyota Owners Advised of Actions to Take Regarding Two Separate Recalls Pedal Entrapment Recall & Sticky Pedal Recall
NHTSA today informed owners of certain Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac Vibe vehicles about actions they should take if the accelerator gets stuck or is slow to return under certain conditions. Today’s advisory is prompted by continued reports of consumer concern and confusion about two recalls Toyota announced over the past week involving accelerator pedals. Each recall has a different root cause -– pedal entrapment and sticky pedal. In October, Toyota recalled 3.8 million vehicles for accelerator pedal entrapment by the floor mat. Toyota has begun to notify owners of the availability of a remedy for this entrapment recall. The accelerator pedal will be reconfigured by dealers. Then, in January 2010, Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles for a problem internal to the accelerator pedal that causes it to be harder to depress, slower to return to the closed position or get stuck in some partially depressed position. Some of the vehicles included in this recall are also included in the pedal entrapment recall. Toyota has announced a remedy repair that will be available right away. Consumers should take the following steps prior to receiving the recall remedy. Owners should pay attention to the operation of the accelerator pedals. If the accelerator is harder to depress than normal or slower to return, it may be a precursor to a stuck pedal. These vehicles should be parked and a dealer immediately notified. Should a pedal become stuck in a partially depressed condition while driving, owners should put their car in neutral, bring it to a stop and call their dealer.
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Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles affected by the Pedal Entrapment Recall recall are:
2007-2010 Camry
2005-2010 Avalon
2004-2009 Prius
2005-2010 Tacoma
2007-2010 Tundra
2007-2010 ES 350
2006-2010 IS 250 and IS350
2008-2010 Highlander
2009-2010 Corolla
2009-2010 Venza
2009-2010 Matrix
2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe
Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles affected by the Sticky Pedal Recall are:
2007-2008 Tundra
2008-2010 Sequoia
2005-2010 Avalon
2007-2010 Camry
2009-2010 Corolla
2009-2010 Matrix
2009-2010 RAV4
2010 Highlander
2009-2010 Vibe
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Just when you thought Toyota was down and couldn't take another punch...
Feb 3, 2010: Associated Press: Toyota hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints
Apparently the feeding frenzie on Toyota is also causing them to be hit with over 100 complaints about brake problems with the Prius hybrid.
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Add yet more woes for Toyota...
Feb 4, 2010: New York Times: U.S. Starts Inquiry Into Brake Problems on Prius
Just when you thought it might be safe to drive that new Prius...
The 2010 Prius may have issues with the anti-lock braking system which may open the possibility fo a recall.
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Feb 5,2010: New York Times: Article in the Week in Review section about the rise, and fall, of the Toyota Brand...
PARAGON ENVY:Oh, What a Feeling: Watching Toyota Flunk for Once
and an article in the Business section summarizing the various safety issues and how Toyota has mismanaged handling the problems...
Toyota Has Pattern of Slow Response on Safety Issues
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Feb 8, 2010: Associated Press Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem.
The recall covers cars that went on sale since May of last year through January of 2010.
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Feb 9, 2010: New York Times
Toyota details Recall of 2010 Prius for Brake problems
Toyota said it would recall 437,000 of its 2010 Prius hybrid and other gas-electric models worldwide to fix a glitch in the braking system.
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Feb 10, 2010: Associated Press: Toyota is certainly trying to fix vehicles subject to a recall...
Toyota repairing 50,000 vehicles a day
By staying open around the clock to carrying out the repairs at offsite facilities, Toyota is certainly working to get to the millions of vehicle in need of recall repair in an expedited fashion.
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