Toyota to recall 3.8 million vehicles

[firepa63]

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Toyota recalls 3.8 million vehicles - Potentially dangerous floor mats the reason for company's largest recall

WASHINGTON - The government is warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles about safety problems tied to removable floor mats. They say the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash.

The Transportation Department says owners should take out the floor mats on the driver's side and not replace them. A large vehicle recall is expected later Tuesday.

The consumer alert affects 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.

[Doc Willie]

Originally Posted by firepa63

WASHINGTON - The government is warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles about safety problems tied to removable floor mats. They say the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash..

Anybody see what the problem is? I can't.

[Cacti]

The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.

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[TonyPSchaefer]

I don't use those floor mats. Besides, the resolution is to

...take out the floor mats on the driver's side and not replace them.

That requires a recall?

[Sandy]

there was a crash due to a floormat under the gas and brake pedel

[gak27]

I seem to remember that the paper w/ my all-weather mats said to make sure you don't install them over the carpet ones...

[firepa63]

http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-p...l-04-09-a.html

[toyoprius]

I've had the mat bunch up to the side of the accelerator and jam the accelerator towards the floor. Fortunately, the brakes overrode the accelerater before I had the presence of mind to hit the power switch.

There have been similar postings about phantom acceleration in this forum and the first question always seems to concern the mat. So this probably isn't an isolated problem.

Viva la Recall. My mat is really, really, dirty.

[RoyThePriusGuy]

Urgent' recall of 3.8M Toyotas; accelerator may stick

Toyota is recalling 3.8 million Toyotas and Lexuses because floor mats could make the accelerator stick, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced.

USA TODAY auto writer Chris Woodyard has the details. The NHTSA "strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand."

Read the news release.

"This is an urgent matter," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "For everyone’s sake, we strongly urge owners of these vehicles to remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration."

NHTSA notes that there continue to be reports of accelerator pedal clearance issues which provide the potential for an accelerator pedal to get stuck in the full open position. A stuck accelerator may result in very high vehicle speeds and a crash, which could cause serious injury or death.

NHTSA said that Toyota has announced that it will soon launch a safety recall of various model year vehicles to redress the problem. However the safety agency warned owners to remove all driver-side floor mats from the models listed below immediately as an interim safety measure in advance of the recall.


The affected models 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 IS 350

It's the company's largest U.S. recall.


In September 2007, Toyota recalled an accessory all-weather floor mat sold for use in some 2007 and 2008 model year Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry vehicles because of similar problems.

Today’s advisory was precipitated by continued reports of vehicles accelerating rapidly after release of the accelerator pedal. The incidents appear to be related to factors including the use of a variety of unsecured mats, the particular configuration of the accelerator pedals in these vehicles, and the unique steps needed to shut off the engines in some of these vehicles with keyless ignition.

NHTSA Consumer Safety Alert
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 NHTSA Media Contact: Eric Bolton, 202-366-9550
NHTSA Consumer Hotline: 888-372-4236

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles...ota_Mat_09.JPG

[richard schumacher]

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