Another massive Toyota recall; Action involves gas pedals that can stick in 2.3 million vehicles.
Ken Bensinger. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 22, 2010. pg. A.1
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According to a letter filed by Toyota to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday, the automaker
first heard complaints about pedal malfunction in the Tundra truck in March 2007.
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Toyota Motor Corp. launched a major new recall Thursday, saying a mechanical problem could cause the gas pedals to
stick and cause unwanted acceleration in 2.3 million of its vehicles, including recent models of its popular Camry and
Corolla sedans.
Most of the vehicles targeted by the new recall were also included in a separate recall of 4.3 million vehicles late last year
involving floor mats that could jam the accelerator pedal open.
In issuing its latest recall, Toyota has for the first time acknowledged that a mechanical problem could cause its vehicles
to accelerate out of control.
“In the past they’ve unequivocally said that floor mats are the problem,” said Sean Kane, president of Safety Research &
Strategies Inc., which has researched motorist complaints of sudden acceleration. “Now they suddenly find something else
