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    Toyota halts US sales of 8 recalled vehicle models



    WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Co. said Tuesday it was suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled vehicle models to fix accelerator pedals that stick, the latest quality problem to confront the world's No. 1 automaker.

    As part of the plan, Toyota said it was halting production at five manufacturing facilities for the week of Feb. 1 "to assess and coordinate activities." There are 2.3 million vehicles involved in the recall, which was announced last week.

    "This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized," said Bob Carter, Toyota's group vice president and general manager.

    The Japanese automaker says the sales suspension includes the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.

    It was unclear how long Toyota would suspend production of the vehicles. In an e-mail to employees, company officials said, "we don't know yet how long this pause will last but we will make every effort to resume production soon." Toyota officials did not immediately return phone messages.

    Toyota said the company would stop producing vehicles at plants in Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and Canada. They said no other North American Toyota facility would be affected by the decision.

    The auto company said the sales suspension would not affect Lexus or Scion vehicles. Toyota said the Prius, Tacoma, Sienna, Venza, Solara, Yaris, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser and select Camry models, including all Camry hybrids, would remain for sale.

    Toyota said last week it was recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix accelerator pedals with mechanical problems that could cause them to become stuck.

    That announcement followed a larger recall months earlier of 4.2 million vehicles because of problems with gas pedals becoming trapped under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration. That problem was the cause of several crashes, including some fatalities.

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    Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

    Just wondering... if the Matrix is affected by this recall..... um.. What about the Vibe?
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      Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

      Ouch!

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        Originally posted by WoodburyMan
        Just wondering... if the Matrix is affected by this recall..... um.. What about the Vibe?
        The '09 Vibe is:

        http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2010 ... g+Tires%29

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          That's pretty much... all their cars?
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            Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

            Originally posted by WoodburyMan
            Just wondering... if the Matrix is affected by this recall..... um.. What about the Vibe?
            Well, they don't need to worry about suspending sales of the vibe. GM kinda took care of that for them...
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              Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

              Originally posted by ragingfish
              Originally posted by WoodburyMan
              Just wondering... if the Matrix is affected by this recall..... um.. What about the Vibe?
              Well, they don't need to worry about suspending sales of the vibe. GM kinda took care of that for them...
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                I'm waiting for that one ignorant toyota fan that says "LOOK EVERYONE! THE PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! BOO GM!"

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                  Originally posted by zlatsky
                  I'm waiting for that one ignorant toyota fan that says "LOOK EVERYONE! THE PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! BOO GM!"

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                    Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

                    Originally posted by leong6gtp
                    Originally posted by zlatsky
                    I'm waiting for that one ignorant toyota fan that says "LOOK EVERYONE! THE PONTIAC VIBE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! BOO GM!"
                    It'll probably happen too! lol

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                    • #11
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                      Funny thing is we are still building Tundras today tomorrow and friday....The plant will not be producing all next week. and then go to a split shift the following monday....Pretty crazy right now
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                        Toyota's of today suck compared to Toyota's of the early 90's.
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                        • #13
                          Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

                          And it just got better...

                          http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/repo ... ll-global/
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                          • #14
                            Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

                            Wow. Toyota really screwed that one up!

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                            • #15
                              Re: TOYOTA ISSUES STOP SALE ON VEHICLES

                              someone made a whoops.

                              i have read a few articles on this issue now...and im starting to wonder just how serious the problem is...i mean sure they say it CAN cause unintended acceleration...but has it caused any accidents or anything? if so how many?


                              and whats this floor mat issue..? i dont see how a floor mat can cause acceleration other than it getting bunched up under the break pedal and thus not being able to push it hard..

                              i have yet to see an article that goes into real details...most just outline the big impressive numbers HUGE NUMBER RECALLED DUE TO _ _ _ _ _

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