Comments on: Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles: Gas Pedals Sticking

By: k REY

k REY — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:25:09 +0000

you guys are fucking RE-tarded. the fucking mats are no big deal in the cars. just take them the fuck out!!!!!!

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:47:54 +0000

I have a friend who was injured very badly (3rd degree burns over 1/4 of her body) when her 2003 RAV 4 gas pedal stuck. The vehicle took off across a field, up and down through a ditch, through and fence, and ultimately hit a cement wall. The vehicle caught fire and exploded. This vehicle was not on the Toyota recall list. Does anyone have any information about this problem, pertaining to this model and year?

By: mary

mary — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:47:43 +0000

today my 2003 camry gas pedal stuck and i could not slow it down. it made a horrible noise and i was scared stiff. i tried to break but that did’nt work so i put the car in netural and cut it off. i was told at the dealership that my car is not a recall and i need to have the cable to the pedal cleaned. i parked the car by the road and left it. i almost hit another car and i was on a curvy mountain road. i am an older lady that almost had a heart attack. i have never heard a car that reved up. the car had a mind of it’s own and there was no way of changing it. i will never trust it again. i think it’s the cousin to christine.

By: subrena martin

subrena martin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:28:23 +0000

I was driving my 1999 Toyota Camry LE. I had stopped at a stop sign in traffic. When I got ready to leave from the stop sign, my gas pedal was stuck. I could not take off from the stop sign. I had to punch the accelerator with my foot as hard as I could to take off. I was thankful that I was not in ongoing traffic at a red light intersection. I called Hattiesburg Toyota of MS and spoke with service guy about what had happened to me. He told me that my car has carbon build up and I needed an EFI cleaning. He informed me that the cost would be $139.00. If these cars have been confirmed recalls; why should I have to pay out of pocket for their malfuctional defects?

By: dg

dg — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:31:17 +0000

Wow, Toyota is going to pay the $16 million fine! They admit they covered up the problems!

Now the fun begins. The insurance companies are going after them for the known but undisclosed defect(s).

This was an interesting link posted today: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36631827/ns/business-autos/

Is that the same coffee smell since September, you bet it is! Time to wake up people.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:30:29 +0000

You know its interesting about gas pedals sticking with Toyota vehicles. From 1977 to 1999 I only owned Toyota’s. I had a 1968-69 Corolla, a 1970-71 Corolla, an older Toyota Celica GT, a hilux pickup truck, and an 1982 Land Cruiser. I had each of the last 3 for along time. None of the gas pedals stuck except for the 1970-1971 Corolla. Now this is probably news to alot of you that this happened in the old, old models as well. This vehicle I distinctly recall took off on me and gearing down and braking did not work. Thank God it didn’t have power steering and I didn’t think of putting it in neutral but I turned it off and slowed down to the side of the road (I was on a highway but not alot of traffic) That was truly scary!!! Now this happened again several other times but at different intervals while I owned it. I never thought to complain to Toyota, I had bought it used. When it did happen again. I would stick my foot under the gas pedal and pull up with my foot. It seemed to work. I’m not suggesting that something like what I did would work on the newer vehicles. Just relaying what I had happen and what I did.

By: dg

dg — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:49:21 +0000

Just in today…

“The U.S. government accused Toyota of hiding a “dangerous defect” and proposed a record $16.4 million fine on Monday for failing to quickly alert regulators to safety problems in gas pedals on popular models such as the Camry and Corolla.

The proposed fine, announced Monday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, is the most the government could levy for the sticking gas pedals that have led Toyota to recall millions of vehicles. There could be further penalties under continuing federal investigations. The Japanese automaker faces private lawsuits seeking many millions more.

Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled more than 6 million vehicles in the U.S., and more than 8 million worldwide, because of acceleration problems in multiple models and braking issues in the Prius hybrid.

Documents obtained from the automaker show that Toyota knew of the problem with the sticking gas pedals in late September but did not issue a recall until late January, LaHood said. The sticking pedals involved 2.3 million vehicles.

“We now have proof that Toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations,” LaHood said in a statement. “Worse yet, they knowingly hid a dangerous defect for months from U.S. officials and did not take action to protect millions of drivers and their families.”

For those reasons, LaHood said, the government is seeking a fine of $16.375 million, the maximum penalty possible. That dwarfs the previous record: In 2004, General Motors paid a $1 million fine for responding too slowly on a recall of nearly 600,000 vehicles over windshield wiper failure.

How Toyota decides to respond to the fines could pose a dilemma for the automaker. The company faces 138 potential class-action lawsuits over falling vehicle values and nearly 100 personal injury and wrongful death cases in federal courts nationwide. If Toyota pays the fines, the admission could hurt it in courtrooms. But battling the government over the penalties could undermine the automaker’s attempts to move on from the recalls. “

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:43:14 +0000

I just took my 09 Camry in for the recall. They cut off the bottom portion of the gas pedal and doctored it up with some paint. I wasn’t very happy. They are supposed to be ordering a new pedal (factory made) for me. Also they programed the car’s computer so if the gas and brake pedals are pushed at the same time the gas will release. I was told that this will happen only if the car is doing 30 mph or better.

By: michael

michael — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:37:47 +0000

HI CHRIS I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK AND MY GAS PEDAL ALSO GET STUCK I HAVE TO SOME TIME STUMP THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE TRUCK GO AND THEM IT JERK FORWARDS REALLY FAST I PUMP THE GAS PEDAL LIKE YOU WOULD PUMP BREAKS TO MAKE IT STOP WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE OUR YEARS OF MODELS WAS NOT RECALL

By: Allan

Allan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:12:08 +0000

I have a 2004 Rav 4 model 2004 that I purchased used with about 24000 miles. It now has about 64000 miles on it.

I had a single incident more than a year ago where my Rav4 wanted to accelerate, and I needed to push very hard with both feet to get it to stop. I had started the car a few seconds earlier and everything was normal. The morning, if I remember correctly, was cold. The car had been parked since the night before. I went about 100 yards to a stop sign. I punched the pedal to turn left and merge with traffic. Then I reduced pressure on the gas, but the car would not respond. A light up ahead about 100 yards was red. I was really scared I would not be able to stop and would be involved in a huge wreck because it is a busy intersection.

I did manage to stop my car. The revs were inching up toward the red. I may have put the car in neutral at this point – I have an automatic transmission. After a few seconds I turned the car off. It responded. Then I turned the car back on (first moved shifter to park) and the revs were still high. I went through the now green light and slowly the revs began to come back down to normal.

I reported this to Toyota about a month ago.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:54:28 +0000

Chris, I had the same thing happen two times when I was getting off the expressway. It lunged forward. I forced the break very hard and barely got it stopped after much force. I went out on another highway but luckily there was no one there. I have a RX 2001 Lexus. I took it to the dealer and they said they checked it out but we all know it is hard to diagnose when it is not happening. I ask them to send me a letter in writing about what they did. That was yesterday. Has anyone else had this happen with their Lexus RX2001? I have had it since it was new and never had a problem until last summer. It has not happened since.

By: christianlong

christianlong — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:47:50 +0000

My 1999 Camry gas pedal stuck as I was in stop and go traffic on highway exit ramp. When traffic began to move I stepped on accelerator and my car lunged forward with gas pedal stuck – couldn’t stop it as it happened so quickly – slammed into car in front of me. Now driver is suing me for almost million dolllars – this model also had recall on steering wheel. Also own Tacoma truck 2004 – subject to frame rusting and also another recall. Have not driven Camry for over a year. Not sure about Tacoma now as well. Any more 1999 stuck gas pedal owners out there?? Let me know

Chris

By: Don

Don — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:27:58 +0000

I have yet to see any precise description of exactly what is “sticking”, and how the addition of the plate on the bottom of the pedal will solve that problem.

The “talking heads” who interview Toyota execs have never really probed this.

Toyota site does not describe in any specifics on exactly what is sticking, and how this fixes it.

From an engineer – show me the facts!

By: C Cox

C Cox — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:44:59 +0000

My daughter-in-law is driving a 2008 highlander and when she gave the vin number the dealer said that her car was built in japan instead of in the US and they have had no problems with those imported from Japan.
Any comments on this?

By: M J Brown

M J Brown — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:32:05 +0000

I have a 2004 Cambre LE and this has happend to me two times, the last time just yesterday. I was fortunate to be parked facing a curb and some bushes which it jumped. I normally park in the middle of the library lot facing another car but there wasn’t room there yesterday. About a month ago I was coming out of the post office parking lot onto a side street and it surged and the car jumped from the side into the middle of the street before I could get it stopped – fortunately a side street & no car waiting at the stop sign. . I love my Toyota but I am scared to drive it because this happens so unexpectedly and without any reason. The only thing I notice about the car is it sometimes seems to “pull” for lack or a better word. I don’t know what this means but wil contact the dealer and see what he thinks.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:33:01 +0000

It appears that many of the pedal stickiing reports have been involved with cars made from 2007 to 2010. The recall involves pedal assemblies that were first used on cars that were made in 2005, could it be that the pedal manufacture has been using plastic molds that have become worn and/or distorted allowing for some of the plastic pedal parts to become ill fitting which then could cause the sticking problem. How many reports involve cars made in 2005?

By: Briana

Briana — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:06 +0000

I have a 2005 Camry. Has anyone experienced problems with that year?

By: lm

lm — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:46:29 +0000

I too, am quite worried about the years and models that have been named in the recall.

I have a 2004 that I got in 2005, and I have had this happen and I can easily go 40 without my foot on the gas. I also have same the problem like that others have mentioned- the high RPM’s.

After I got the car home I took it in to the dealership and was treated like a woman that didn’t know what she was talking about.

Same as another response, more in the form of ” we can’t seem to duplicate the problem so it must not be real”, sentiment.

My husband bought our daughter a Camry for her 16th birthday. I told him to return it and get the money back, because I am worried that “the fix” may not fix it and she would know less that most of what to do in that situation.

I’m very concerned to drive my Camry, I’m scared to death for her to drive hers.

Sincerely,

LM- Livermore, Ca.

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:31:56 +0000

Man, I was really PO’d at my Toyota’s gas pedal when I found out it was sleeping with my wife! Damn japanese.

By: Len

Len — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:46:53 +0000

It’s not just cruise control. Also Traction control and Stability control systems selectively accelerate and/or brake different corners of the car when sensors detect that the vehicle is likely deviating from it’s intended path. These electronic management systems rely not just on programming which could be faulty but also on sensors throughout the vehicle. So faulty sensors could also conceivably trick the engine management system into thinking the car is doing one thing when it really is doing something else. the result? Loss of control.
Since, regardless of what each of us drives, we share the highways with many Toyotas, we really need to hope that they can actually resolve the problem.