I thought unintended acceleration was just for flaky Audis. I can only imagine the reaction Bob the Accountant had when his '07 Avalon careened past 45 miles an hour and he spilled his Crystal Light on the floormat.According to Toyota, it instructed dealers today to stop selling the following vehicles due to accelerator pedals that can stick or are slow to return to their "unpressed" position:
- 2009-10 RAV4, Corolla, Matrix
- 2007-10 Camry and Tundra
- 2005-10 Avalon
- 2008-10 Sequoia
- 2010 Highlander
The fix for now until you can get your flasedan fixed? Hit the brakes and turn off the car.
Is Toyota sure something's broken? Judging from this group of anesthetics, I'd say any acceleration would have been unintended.
Toyotas aren't bad cars, even though of late they have been ragged by the press and competitors for some corner-cutting that's probably a result of cost-cutting. Remember the last generation Supra Turbo? There is nothing about that car I don't like, and if you want one, good luck finding one. If I had to buy a small truck, I'd likely look no further than the Tacoma. That's where my current affection for Toyota ends.
With all Toyota's money and its treasure trove of gifted engineers, there is no excuse for them to build such boring cars. Toyota, look at this rash of difficulties with your lineup as an opportunity to reinvent the cars into dream machines. Show me any person who lays awake at night right now dreaming of a Corolla CE, and I'll show you a liar.
whoops, that's a FWD car... - ttr
ReplyDeleteIts true that Toyotas aren't bad cars but many people are not for them these days. They lost some oomph somewhere along the way.
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