Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/06/2010 | 21000 | ||
| This is an intermittent and random problem. radio/disc player turns itself on and off going over bumps and/or when cornering. sometimes radio is on, but all displays are blank, and radio does not respond to any controls, including the power button. sometimes the problem resolves by shutting vehicle completely down and restarting. sometimes it takes several restart cycles to resolve. dealer service department stated that this is a known problem, but that no recall had been issued. i realize this doesn't rank up there with tires and fuel tanks. nonetheless, having an electrical component behave like this makes one wonder about the possibilities for an electrical fire. also, having any piece of equipment behave this way definitely increases the risk of accident due to driver distraction. more than once i've been physically and mentally startled when the radio unexpectedly turned itself on and blasted me with my kids' music. | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2008 toyota sequoia, prior to nationwide recall i have complained to toyota concerning unresponsiveness of the accelerator pedal, as well as other defects in vehicle and i continue to be ignored by both manufacturer and dealership, with dealership making excuses by saying things like different parts of the body where made in different factories causing there to be variants in the color of the vehicle bumper from the rest of the body, and that they are not that familiar with the new model sequoia since they haven't had them in the shop yet (excuse made in 2009). i made a written request in november in regards to what i call unresponsiveness of the accelerator pedal, when i push the pedal some times the car will accelerate rapidly other times it would do nothing then jump and accelerate without me putting access pressure on the pedal. i also reported on defects in leather seats and body color which is two toned by defect to name a few of the issues. the manufacturer called me, referred me back to the dealership and again the dealership will not do anything about the issues as minimizes them. here we are in 2010 my car still accelerates when it wants to instead of when i want it to, i still have a car with exterior and interior defects and poor workmanship. and was insulted when the only thing i have received from toyota was a post card asking me to pay over $200 for a dvd to update my navigation center, which is adding salt to the wound that toyota has dug if anything toyota should be doing more then a temporary fix for customers and making us pay more money to fix their issues. the unpredictable acceleration is not from a sticky pedal i believe its electrical, possibly from other electrical devices, such as cell phone, garage door opener remote, gate remotes or door access remotes, all which i carry from time to time in my vehicle, however i cant put my life in danger testing out my theory. something needs to be done soon, either replace the cars or pay up. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2008 toyota sequoia. consumer writes regarding software upgrade and recall *tgw the consumer stated toyota has not released the software upgrade, to install a brake override system. *jb | |||