So I took our '05 in for the recall...

They only replace the floor mats if you had the old, thick all-weather style mats. Then they replace them with thin ones that many people don't like. Sounds like you have the regular mats - those are fine, no risk of those things catching the pedals if they are secured properly.

 

FWIW, earlier today,I was at Bill Kidd Toyota; Cockeysville, MD, for
routine 5K miles oil/filter/tire rotation. My e-records said I was due for
the go-pedal trim recall/TSB -- I had been wondering when this little
detail was going to come up.

I said, "No thanks, the whole gas pedal thing is bogus."

My service writer replied, "Do you mean, 'No,' for all time?"

"Yes. Well, at least until there is Chesapeake Bay-front property for
sale in Cockeysvile."
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So they had me sign a Cosmic Go-Pedal Liability release form before
they'd do the service.

I did. They did.

End of story.

 

Oh, hey, they have Cosmic Go-Pedal Liability release forms? Cool!

When I finally take Rudy in for a bit of servicing, I'll have to ask for that.

 

Well, not exactly.

Here's the text of the release:

Customer Specifically Declines the Following Recall to Be Done.
#XXXXX
I have been advised to have the following recall done, but I decline to do
so at this time.
#XXXXXX
I hereby fully indemnify Bil Kidds Timonium Toyata et. al. from any
liability which is related to this decision which is solely my own.

Signature:

Strangely, no identification or description of the recall is given.
#XXXXX is what it says.

 

You done good.

I said WTH, go ahead and do the recall -- they were really wanting to do it. The result is that now my FOOT can slip under my newly-shortened gas pedal. And in Florida, the all-weather mats ARE the thin ones, so I didn't even get new mats out of the deal. Bummer all around.

 

I took my '06 in for the gas pedal recall. It took less than one hour. No new floor mats but they did install "brake override system design to reduce engine power when brake and accelerator pedal are applied simultaneously" I didn't know I needed this fix. It's been a few weeks since the work and no problems to report.

 

All Toyota hybrids (and I think general hybrids) already have this OEM... That was one of the big points of the idiots trying to blame the car. They did nothing of the sort, the car already came with it.

 

Well I just got a phone call from my dealer, asking to make an appointment for the pedal trim. I just said "no thanks", and that was that. No forms to sign, no personnel to beat off. But they never see Pearl anyway.

Yes, the hybrids already have the "brake override" system. The -other- Toyotas, that had the CTS accel. pedal assemblies, however, -are- getting the "brake override firmware update". Of course, the nuts on the internet are reporting -all- Toyotas are getting it.