Toyota Recall 2009 | Toyota Camry | Prius

Toyota Motor Corporation will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, due to problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said, "a stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death."

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), said it had received 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the involved Toyota vehicles. The inquiry was prompted by a high speed crash in California of a Toyota Lexus last August.

Transportation secretary Ray LaHood said this is an urgent matter, and for everyone's sake, he strongly urged the owners of these vehicles to remove the mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration.

The recall will be Toyota's largest ever recall and will involve popular models like the Toyota Camry, the top selling passenger car in the United States and the Toyota Prius, the best selling hybrid car. The recall will affect the 2007-2010 model of Toyota Camry,2005-2007 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2005-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350.

In 2005 Toyota recall some 900,000 vehicles because of steering issue.

Toyota advise the owner and drivers of the vehicles to ensure that the mat is properly secured or when the unintended acceleration happens, should step on the accelerator with two feet until the vehicle slows and then try to put in neutral and switch the ignition to accessory power.

For vehicles with engine start/stop buttons, the engine can be shut off by holding the button down for three seconds.

If the advise does not work, Pray!!! LOL!


For more information regarding TOYOTA Recall 2009 you may contact the NHTSA hotline at (888) 327-4236, Toyota at (800) 331-4331 ar Lexus at (800) 255-3987.