August Toyota recalls almost , cars made in China because of faulty window switches — its biggest recall in the country. September Toyota announces the biggest recall in its history over fears involving almost 4m vehicles in the US that accelerator pedals could become trapped in floormats and "may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death".
The action comes on top of the ongoing recall of some 4. US congressional investigators launch probe into accelerator problems. US Congressional investigators request information from Toyota and US safety regulators on the recall ahead of a hearing on 25 February.
A new defect is reported in Toyota's Prius hybrid model that could result in yet another recall. March 24, — CNN bites on reports that Toyota knew about Camry accelerator problems in , which turns out—surprise! While it is true that there were complaints about surging acceleration, the occurrences were caused by the torque converter, were fixed with a simple recalibration, and, taking place solely between 38 and 42 mph, had absolutely nothing to do with sustained, uncontrollable acceleration.
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The Times story also claims at least five unintended acceleration cases involving Toyota products in the past two years had resulted in fatalities and that "hundreds" of complaints had been filed with the federal government. A Toyota spokesperson admits there is no safety override programmed into its computer to disable the throttle pedal when the brake pedal is pressed, but says Toyota is considering adding one, as well as modifying the pedals themselves to keep them from getting caught on the floor mats.
The story also reveals the Lexus' push-button starter must be depressed for at least three seconds to shut down the engine when the vehicle is in drive. October 25 , The results of an investigation by local authorities and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA reveal a set of rubber floor mats designed for the Lexus RX SUV had been placed over the top of the ES 's stock carpeted floor mats and that the accelerator pedal had become jammed against them, causing the car to accelerate out of control.
NHTSA notes brakes were nearly destroyed on the car and that the accelerator pedal was "bonded" to the floor mat. NHTSA also points out the gas pedal on the car was solidly mounted to its stalk, whereas other vehicles use hinged pedals. October 30, Toyota begins sending letters to owners notifying them of an unspecified upcoming recall to fix the unintended acceleration issue. In the letters Toyota says "no defect exists.
November 2, NHTSA takes the highly unusual step of publicly rebuking Toyota, calling a company press release re-iterating the statements made in the 30 October letter to owners "inaccurate" and "misleading," noting that the floor mat recall was an "interim" measure and that it "does not correct the underlying defect.
November 4, Toyota issues another press release denying media reports a problem exists with its drive-by-wire electronic throttle system. However, to support the claim, Toyota simply cites a NHTSA report released two days earlier showing the agency has refused a petition by a Toyota owner to open a new investigation into Toyota's drive-by-wire system.
In that report NHTSA had also revealed it had begun an investigation into Toyota's all-weather rubber floor mats in March after reports of unintended acceleration in Lexus ES s. The investigation would later include models, and cover a total of 26 claimed unintended acceleration cases, including seven accidents. NHTSA claimed the investigation was closed in October after Toyota recalled the accessory floor mats and redesigned them.
November 8, The Los Angeles Times claims Toyota had ignored over 1, complaints of unintended acceleration over the past eight years because NHTSA had thrown out those reports that claimed the brakes were not capable of stopping the car under an unintended acceleration scenario. In the story a Toyota spokesman confirms the brakes are not capable of stopping a vehicle accelerating at wide open throttle.
November 25, Toyota dealers are instructed to remove the gas pedal and shorten it so it cannot interfere with the floor mats. As an "extra measure of confidence," the company also directs dealers to update the onboard computers on the Toyota Camry and Avalon, and Lexus ES , IS and IS with a new program that overrides the electronic gas pedal when the brake pedal is pressed.
November 29, A new Los Angeles Times story claims a number of Toyota drivers say their vehicles had still accelerated out of control with the floor mats removed. The Times also reports complaints of unintended acceleration increased after Toyota began using its drive-by-wire system in , starting with the ES The most important statistics.
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