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Toyota has announced that it will halt sales of 8 models due to problem that could cause the vehicles' gas pedals to stick. Early this month, Toyota in USA is recalling 2.3 million vehicles to correct this problem.
This new recall is separate from an on-going recall of 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles to correct a problem in which the pedals could become stuck under a loose floormat that announced in late last year.
This new recall is to correct a situation in which the gas pedal could stick without the presence of a floor mat.
The following eight models are included:-
"Our investigation indicates that 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," Toyota USA group vice president Irv Miller said in a statement.
The situation is rare, according to Toyota, but can occur when accelerator pedal mechanisms become worn. The problem will usually develop gradually, Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said. The pedal may become harder to press and may become slower to return when released. In the worst cases, it may become stuck in a partially depressed position.
No Lexus or Scion sales have been halted. Manufacturing plants that build the eight models will be shut down for at least the week of February 1st.
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