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<span style="font-size: 14pt">Gas pedal problem hits 2.3M more vehicles, many made in Ontario</span>
DAN STRUMPF AND STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press
NEW YORK–Toyota said Thursday it is recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and an undetermined number in Canada to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck.
It's the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedevilled the Japanese automaker.
The 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.
The RAV4, Corolla and Matrix models are built in Canada in Woodstock and Cambridge, Ont., and at plants in other countries.
A Toyota spokesman couldn't immediately say whether the company was aware of accidents or injuries related to the pedal flaw.
The latest move comes after Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 4.2 million vehicles in November over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration.
But Toyota said this latest recall is due to potential problems with the actual gas pedal mechanism, causing the accelerator to become stuck regardless of whether the vehicle contains a floor mat.
In a letter to U.S. federal safety officials dated Thursday, Toyota said the problem appeared to be related to the build-up of condensation in the accelerator system.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said the automaker does not yet have a solution to the latest problem.</span>
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement that the problem is <span style="font-weight: bold">"a serious safety issue and we are pleased Toyota is taking immediate action to address it."</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">didn't toyota jus seh dem nuh kno how dem a guh deall wid it, so how dem supposedly addressing de issue? Smaddy pls tell mi do.</span>
The safety stumbles have dinged Toyota's reputation in the U.S. as a builder of dependable, high-quality cars. Toyota suffered another blow in November when none of its vehicles were named a top pick in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's tests of 2010 model cars and light trucks.
In the early years of this decade, Toyota routinely had the fewest recalls among the six largest players in the U.S. auto market.
In 2000, for example, Toyota recalled a mere 8,379 vehicles, according to U.S. government data.
The litany of quality and safety issues has led some industry experts to wonder if Toyota's rapid expansion in the 2000s, which enabled it to pass General Motors Co. as the world's biggest automaker, came at the expense of the company's legendary engineering and quality control prowess.
DAN STRUMPF AND STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press
NEW YORK–Toyota said Thursday it is recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and an undetermined number in Canada to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck.
It's the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedevilled the Japanese automaker.
The 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.
The RAV4, Corolla and Matrix models are built in Canada in Woodstock and Cambridge, Ont., and at plants in other countries.
A Toyota spokesman couldn't immediately say whether the company was aware of accidents or injuries related to the pedal flaw.
The latest move comes after Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 4.2 million vehicles in November over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration.
But Toyota said this latest recall is due to potential problems with the actual gas pedal mechanism, causing the accelerator to become stuck regardless of whether the vehicle contains a floor mat.
In a letter to U.S. federal safety officials dated Thursday, Toyota said the problem appeared to be related to the build-up of condensation in the accelerator system.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said the automaker does not yet have a solution to the latest problem.</span>
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement that the problem is <span style="font-weight: bold">"a serious safety issue and we are pleased Toyota is taking immediate action to address it."</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">didn't toyota jus seh dem nuh kno how dem a guh deall wid it, so how dem supposedly addressing de issue? Smaddy pls tell mi do.</span>
The safety stumbles have dinged Toyota's reputation in the U.S. as a builder of dependable, high-quality cars. Toyota suffered another blow in November when none of its vehicles were named a top pick in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's tests of 2010 model cars and light trucks.
In the early years of this decade, Toyota routinely had the fewest recalls among the six largest players in the U.S. auto market.
In 2000, for example, Toyota recalled a mere 8,379 vehicles, according to U.S. government data.
The litany of quality and safety issues has led some industry experts to wonder if Toyota's rapid expansion in the 2000s, which enabled it to pass General Motors Co. as the world's biggest automaker, came at the expense of the company's legendary engineering and quality control prowess.
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