Toyota Recalls 2.3M US Vehicles Over Gas Pedals

Company says pedals can become hard to press or even stuck
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 21, 2010 5:16 PM CST
Toyota Recalls 2.3M US Vehicles Over Gas Pedals
The 2009 Toyota Matrix is one of the vehicles affected.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Toyota is recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the US to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck, the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedeviled the Japanese automaker. A few months ago, the automaker recalled 4.2 million vehicles over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats.

The new recall affects the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra, and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. Toyota said in rare cases, the gas pedal mechanism wears down, causing the accelerator to become harder to press, slower to return or, in some cases, stuck. (More Toyota stories.)

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