Toyota Pedal Recall Information

[Skynet]

Further to Toyota Australia's confirmation that the Toyota cars sold in Australia are NOT subject to the recall, I found this article on web seems to give a bit more detail on what car(s) are affected.

In summary:

1) Problem pedals are from CTS

2) Denso pedals are okay no problem

3) Cars built in Japan (with a VIN number starting with " J ") are not subjected to recall, as Japan use Denso pedal assembly.

4) For cars built in North America, refer to the web link for details (it depends on Toyota model, Camry is a bit more complicated)

http://www.insideline.com/toyota/toyota-pe...t-affected.html

Please correct me here if I said something incorrect above....

If you found any updates or anything related to this matter, please post the link here.

Edited January 31, 2010 by Skynet

[Speed_Chaser]

If you found any updates or anything related to this matter, please post the link here.

Toyota is investigating which vehicles sold in Europe may be affected by faulty accelerators

Toyota’s massive recall of more than seven million vehicles in the United States — sparked by reliability problems with accelerator pedals.

It is thought that at least 75,000 vehicles will be recalled in China — the world's largest car market and a region where Toyota has been struggling to replicate the success that it has enjoyed elsewhere.

The scale of the European recall is undetermined but expected to be revealed soon.

Latest info:

www.toyotagb-press.co.uk

29 January 2010

TOYOTA ANNOUNCES RECALL CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE

FOR POTENTIAL ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE

Toyota Motor Europe announced today the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal issue. The involved models and production periods are as follows:

• AYGO (Feb 2005 – Aug 2009)

• iQ (Nov 2008 – Nov 2009)

• Yaris (Nov 2005 – Sep 2009)

• Auris (Oct 2006 – 5 Jan 2010)

• Corolla (Oct 2006 – Dec 2009)

• Verso (Feb 2009 – 5 Jan 2010)

• Avensis (Nov 2008 – Dec 2009)

• RAV4 (Nov 2005 – Nov 2009)

The precise number of involved units is still under investigation, but may reach up to 1.8 million vehicles. No Lexus models and no other Toyota models are affected.

"Toyota's policy is to put its customers first, in all circumstances", said Tadashi Arashima, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe. "We understand that the current situation is creating concerns, and we deeply regret it. We would also like to reassure customers: the potential accelerator pedal issue only occurs in very rare circumstances. The announced action is a preventive measure aimed to guarantee the highest safety standards to all customers."

For subject vehicles, there is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position.

This issue is caused because the accelerator pedal mechanisms concerned may become worn. This progressive wear, combined with certain operating and environmental conditions, can cause friction in the mechanism to increase and intermittently result in the accelerator pedal being harder to depress, slow to return or, in the worst case, stick in a partially open position.

Toyota has identified a remedy for this issue, and is currently pursuing a final evaluation and confirmation procedure. As soon as the countermeasure is confirmed, Toyota will communicate to all customers and other concerned parties the details of the corrective action and of the implementation procedure.

A running change in production using different parts has already been implemented model-by-model for the models on sale in Europe, as part of Toyota's continuous quality improvement policy. Therefore there is no need or intention to stop production in Europe.

Only a limited number of incidents have been reported in Europe, and Toyota Motor Europe is not aware of any accident resulting from this issue.

Toyota is making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible.

Best regards, Alex

Edited January 31, 2010 by alex-C

[SuperDave]

Further to Toyota Australia's confirmation that the Toyota cars sold in Australia are NOT subject to the recall, I found this article on web seems to give a bit more detail on what car(s) are affected.

3) Cars built in Japan (with a VIN number starting with " J ") are not subjected to recall, as Japan use Denso pedal assembly.

Toyota Australia are forgetting that they sourced cars from South Afrika too

[Skynet]

Further to Toyota Australia's confirmation that the Toyota cars sold in Australia are NOT subject to the recall, I found this article on web seems to give a bit more detail on what car(s) are affected.

3) Cars built in Japan (with a VIN number starting with " J ") are not subjected to recall, as Japan use Denso pedal assembly.

Toyota Australia are forgetting that they sourced cars from South Afrika too

Got some updates from the web today, that pedal fix may not be the "real" solution to all cases. The ETCS-I could be the source of the problem??!!!

Are Corollas here in Australia having the same brand and type design for ETCS-I as in US (e.g. CTS versus Denso)?

Anybody heard issue / failure of the ETCS-I in cars sold in Australia?