Toyota says that parts to fix pedals will arrive in Europe next week

By next week, the first parts to fix accelerator pedals of up to 1.8 million Toyota cars that will be recalled in Europe will start arriving, according to Toyota Motor Europe.

Toyota’s engineers have developed and rigorously tested a solution that involves reinforcing the pedal assembly to eliminate the potential risk of excess friction that could cause the pedal to stick. Toyota said that it has not received reports of accidents in Europe of an accelerator pedal sticking in a partial open throttle position or returning slowly to the idle position. These European customers affected by the recall are being contacted.
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kpaxx - 2/4/2010 9:11:49 AM

+4 Boost

Too bad this will not cure the problem!

camrydriver - 2/4/2010 6:13:04 PM

+3 Boost

The pedals are a diversion by toyota/lexus. They KNOW the pedals are only part of the problem! They don't care how many people they kill in fireballs. Check out the story about the toyota laywer whistle-blower! Toyota and Lexus are actively hiding the body count.