Toyota to Halt Sales of 8 Vehicles
Toyota has asked its dealers to stop the sales of eight cars including the RAV4, Corolla and Camry according to a statement released Tuesday.
This follows an announcement last week in which the company revealed a sticky accelerator pedal could cause concern for the vehicles’ drivers in the near future. And by concern I mean a fiery death. According to Toyota, a condition whereby the use of the accelerator pedal could become difficult to depress and does not immediately return is the primary issue. This is unrelated to the previous issue whereby loose floor mats could lay on the pedal, keeping it engaged.
Not good news for a company who’s initiated two voluntary recalls in recent months, both for instances of stuck accelerator pedals that could result in imminent death for Toyota Drivers. Following the sales stop is a cease in manufacturing for five factories across the U.S. And Canada.
Approximately 2.3 million vehicles will be affected by the recall, over half million more than the company sold last year according to cnn.com. This is on top of the 4.2 million being recalled due to the floor mat issue.
Specific vehicles affected by the recall include:
- 2009-2010 RAV4
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- “certain” 2007-2010 Camrys (seems a bit fishy to me)
- 2010 Highlander
- 2007-2010 Tundra
- and 2008-2010 Sequoia
While Toyota is calling this a rare situation, the significance of stopping the sale of most of their production vehicles tells a different story. This puts the reputable “quality” automaker at risk of some significant collateral damage.
Maybe they took the “keep moving forward” slogan too seriously.
If you’re nervous about your Toyota flying off cliffs get in touch with Toyota customer service at 800-331-4331.
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