Toyota Recalls

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by ozmdd

Maybe we should skip the recall and get Jack Bauer on this!!

Maybe this is all a ruse to get "Crashy" - if that really is his name - covered under warranty...hmm CTScott!!??!!

Hey - Crashy should still be covered by warranty. I haven't found anything in the owners manual that says that plowing snow violates the warranty.

[supmet]

My car always takes off from a stop immediately when I touch the gas.

Something tells me driving like a grandma/hypermiling trains the ECU not to respond to light touches on the accelerator

[Dave]

Have never had any acceleration problems with my 2007 sedan. It's actually more peppy off the start than the other two cars I've owned.

[ozmdd]

Originally Posted by CTScott

Hey - Crashy should still be covered by warranty. I haven't found anything in the owners manual that says that plowing snow violates the warranty.

LOL. I think Crashy should end up in a hall-of-fame somewhere. Its also the perfect answer to the stuck-accelerator thing...the plow takes all the impact!

[BluYrs]

Yup, I've also felt a sort of a "dead spot" with mine. It takes some getting used to but it doesn't affect my driving.

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[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

LET ME CHIME IN HERE AND ACTUALLY ANSWER OP'S QUESTION.

yaris is EXCLUDED from recall due to the fact that its manufactured in JAPAN and our pedal/s do not come from the american source that is the problem.Which is also why LEXUS is not part of that recall also even though it was in the news LAST with a so called sticky pedal due to floor mats. Even though there are 8 models involved, NOT ALL will be getting the fix. All depends on WHO manufactured pedal and its betwen DENSO and CTS of which the CTS pedals are the ones in question.......






NOW the kiddies can go back to fighting..........

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

Originally Posted by CTScott

For the 8 vehicles in the latest list, the ones which are built in the US and Japan have different part numbers for the US vs. the JPP built parts. The Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Avalon, and Matrix, and Highlander all share the same part number. The Tundra and Sequoia share the same part number. The RAV4's accelerator pedal assembly is unique to it.

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CAMRY HYBRID and HIGHLANDER HYBRID are excluded from this recall......

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by ROCKLAND TOYOTA

CAMRY HYBRID and HIGHLANDER HYBRID are excluded from this recall......

Thanks for the clarifications.

[DerFlosser]

DBW throttles suck. Period.

[marcus]

most cars affected was not made in japan... it could be all of them.. yaris and fj cruiser so far is still jdm

[MadMax]

Wow, anyone remember what the "unintended acceleration" problems did to Audi back in the late 70s-early 80s? The following is from Wikipedia...

This decline in sales was not helped in the United States by a 60 Minutes report which showed faked footage of an Audi 5000 suffering from a supposed problem of "unintended acceleration" when the brake pedal was pushed, and emotional interviews with six people who had sued Audi after they crashed their cars.

Independent investigators concluded there was no mechanical problem, and driver error, partially due to drivers not paying attention to the closer placement of the accelerator and brake pedals than some American cars.

The difference was partially attributed to European driver's preferences for smoother heel-and-toe driving techniques. This did not become an issue in Europe, possibly due to more widespread experience among European drivers with manual transmissions.

The report immediately crushed Audi sales, and Audi renamed the affected model (The 5000 became the 100/200 in 1989, as it was elsewhere).

Audi had contemplated withdrawing from the American market until sales began to recover in the mid-1990s. The turning point for Audi was the sale of the new A4 in 1996, and with the release of the A4/A6/A8 series, which was developed together with VW and other sister brands (so called "platforms").

I wonder if the same phenomenon is happening with the Toyotas?!?

[127.0.0.1]

since the toyota recall news...

I am sure the lady who just 'accelerated' into a laundromat, is a slap-happy lawsuit wannabe who did it intentionally just to gain attention in her sad boring life....you'll see

[127.0.0.1]

Originally Posted by DerFlosser

DBW throttles suck. Period.

yeah they kinda do. I have near molecular precision driving at slow speeds and can creep at any slow speed in my 4runner. that has a cable to the throttle body.

in any electronic drive, I just don't have that same precision. no matter what, there is a tiny jump from no throttle to small throttle. it blows.

it doesn't matter much in real life, but when I am parking my 2 rigs back to back I can
get so much closer with the 4runner than when driving the Yaris.

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by supmet

My car always takes off from a stop immediately when I touch the gas.

Something tells me driving like a grandma/hypermiling trains the ECU not to respond to light touches on the accelerator

This may or may not have something to do with it.
As the ECU will monitor your driving habits and "tune" your engine acordinly,
perhaps there is some sort of glitch in the ECU?

Personally, I frequently access WOT.
While the throttle response is never completely linear, (it is marketed as an economy car) I don't have anything that I would describe as hesitation with my '09 HB manual.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

Originally Posted by 127.0.0.1

since the toyota recall news...

I am sure the lady who just 'accelerated' into a laundromat, is a slap-happy lawsuit wannabe who did it intentionally just to gain attention in her sad boring life....you'll see

sounds like the women here who drove over a parking barrier and rammed into a wall claiming the pedal was stuck.....

[MadMax]

Well, maybe it wasn't intentional; but that doesn't mean it wasn't her fault/driver error and not the cars!

[supmet]

Originally Posted by MadMax

Wow, anyone remember what the "unintended acceleration" problems did to Audi back in the late 70s-early 80s? The following is from Wikipedia...



I wonder if the same phenomenon is happening with the Toyotas?!?

Ya, the american media is hoping they can achieve this effect by playing the toyota recall 24/7. I guess it makes sense since we all own a piece of the american car companies.

[Hershey]

we may see a recall for the YARIS . A driver of a 2006 PRIUS had her car take off and crashed into a stream . Claims wasn't the pedal or the mat . Not sure if YARIS ( 1.5 ltr. engine ) and PRIUS ( 1.5 ltr engine ) use same unit made by C.T.S. and both are assembled in JAPAN . 2009 and 2010 PONTIAC VIBE now added to the list . Cars in CHINA and EUROPE will be recalling vehicles as well . Let's keep our fingers crossed .