Toyota Begins Interim Notification to Owners Regarding Future Voluntary Safety Recall
09-29-09, 02:25 PM
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This is about the all-weather floor mats and not the carpeted ones..
here's the story on the crash:
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota...Of-Four-47986/
here's the story on the crash:
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota...Of-Four-47986/
09-29-09, 02:26 PM
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It would be nice to see more details.
I'm guessing they want the dealer service department to look at the mats and make the determination as to which mats should be destroyed and replaced. Just a guess, but if that's the case not all mats will be replaced.
I'm guessing they want the dealer service department to look at the mats and make the determination as to which mats should be destroyed and replaced. Just a guess, but if that's the case not all mats will be replaced.
09-29-09, 02:32 PM
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I doubt this but it would be nice. My g/f's POS OEM all weather mats got a hole the first year she had them in. We first figured it was from her driving with heels all the time but that's clearly not the case as many members have had this issue.
Another thing is I don't really understand that issue with the floor mats slipping under the accelerator pedal. Is it from not using the hook where the hole is? I currently have the all weather mats hooked in and on top of the carpet ones, which I guess you're not supposed to do (?), and I was pulling at it the other day and I don't see how or why this would happen...
Another thing is I don't really understand that issue with the floor mats slipping under the accelerator pedal. Is it from not using the hook where the hole is? I currently have the all weather mats hooked in and on top of the carpet ones, which I guess you're not supposed to do (?), and I was pulling at it the other day and I don't see how or why this would happen...
09-29-09, 02:39 PM
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Go to any car wash and watch how often they put the mats back in the car with the hooks engaged. I'd bet a whole lot of these incidents have happened after someone got the car washed with an interior clean and the mats were just tossed back in the car, not properly restrained with the hook(s) provided by Scion/Toyota/Lexus.
09-29-09, 02:42 PM
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I have the all weather mats on my 06 awd and have not had a problem...need to recheck...most lexus mats get hooked in right? may these didnt get hooked in or came unhooked...
09-29-09, 02:43 PM
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I'd bet the majority of the incidents we've heard about are after the car has been to a car wash and the mats were not properly installed after being removed for cleaning and interior vacuuming.
09-29-09, 02:45 PM
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'Urgent' recall of 3.8M Toyotas; accelerator may stick
Toyota is recalling 3.8 million Toyotas and Lexuses because floor mats could make the accelerator stick, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced.
USA TODAY auto writer Chris Woodyard has the details. The NHTSA "strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand."
Read the news release.
"This is an urgent matter," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "For everyone’s sake, we strongly urge owners of these vehicles to remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration."
The affected models are:
2007-2010 Camry
2005-2010 Avalon
2004-2009 Prius
2005-2010 Tacoma
2007-2010 Tundra
2007-2010 ES 350
2006-2010 IS 250 and IS 350
It's the company's largest U.S. recall.
The Detroit Free Press has more.
USA TODAY auto writer Chris Woodyard has the details. The NHTSA "strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand."
Read the news release.
"This is an urgent matter," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "For everyone’s sake, we strongly urge owners of these vehicles to remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration."
The affected models are:
2007-2010 Camry
2005-2010 Avalon
2004-2009 Prius
2005-2010 Tacoma
2007-2010 Tundra
2007-2010 ES 350
2006-2010 IS 250 and IS 350
It's the company's largest U.S. recall.
The Detroit Free Press has more.
09-29-09, 02:45 PM
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This is about the all-weather floor mats and not the carpeted ones..
here's the story on the crash:
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota...Of-Four-47986/
here's the story on the crash:
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota...Of-Four-47986/
that is one heavy mat. i have the all weather floor mats on my IS and they fit perfectly underneath the pedals
09-29-09, 02:46 PM
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Go to any car wash and watch how often they put the mats back in the car with the hooks engaged. I'd bet a whole lot of these incidents have happened after someone got the car washed with an interior clean and the mats were just tossed back in the car, not properly restrained with the hook(s) provided by Scion/Toyota/Lexus.
09-29-09, 02:47 PM
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09-29-09, 02:50 PM
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http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/l...spx?ncid=12040
Finally answering the buring question: What happens if you press the ignition on/off button while the car is in motion?
Finally answering the buring question: What happens if you press the ignition on/off button while the car is in motion?
-If the vehicle is equipped with an Engine Start/Stop button, firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine. Do NOT tap the Engine Start/Stop button.
