Floor Mat Stuck Gas Pedal

Back in 2009 toyota recalled a total of 3 8 million vehicles due to the potential of the floor mat interfering and causing the accelerator pedal to become stuck in the open position.

Floor mat stuck gas pedal.

Even after issuing recalls to address problematic floor mats that in some cases pinned down accelerators the company hid a flawed gas pedal design that it knew did the same thing according to. The second recall on january 21 2010 was begun after some crashes were shown not to have been caused by floor mat incursion. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 22 posts. Discussion starter 1 may 26 2011.

A gas pedal getting stuck rarely happens but when it does it can be extremely dangerous. And this week after two separate recalls covering 7 5 million vehicles toyota was forced. What might cause a gas pedal to become stuck. I m no truck genius and i still haven t manged to get my pedal stuck under the mat.

1 of 2 go to page. Gas pedal stuck under oem floor mat. There are all kinds of theories floor mats that ride up to depress the accelerator pedals frictional wear in the brake mechanism defective. It can also be caused by a floor mat that has wedges preventing the pedal from working accordingly.

The first recall on november 2 2009 was to correct a possible incursion of an incorrect or out of place front driver s side floor mat into the foot pedal well which can cause pedal entrapment. I have not had any issues with my mat interfering with the gas pedal. Recall for dealers to replace mats. Sep 25 2020 at 11 59 pm 7.

Usually a broken or faulty gas pedal is due to mechanical malfunctions. Joined sep 20 2008 597 posts. Toyota recalls 3 8 million cars for floor mats linked to stuck gas pedals. The toyota recall crisis started with a single horrifying car crash in southern california last august.

The two way toyota is recalling 3 8 million vehicles in the car maker s biggest u s.