Toyota is recalling 2.2 million vehicles to correct problems that can cause gas pedals to become stuck in floormats.
In one problem, the gas pedal can get stuck in the plastic pad part of the driver’s side floormat, if the floormat isn’t replaced properly after it’s removed, Toyota said in its announcement. The automaker is recalling 20,000 2006 and early 2007 model year Lexus GS300 and GS350 All-Wheel cars to fix this problem.
In other cars, a retention clip used to secure a piece on the vehicle’s center console can come loose and interfere with the gas pedal.
To fix that issue, Toyota is recalling 372,000 model year 2004 through early 2007 Lexus RX 330, RX 350 and RX 400h SUVs, as well as approximately 397,000 2004 through 2006 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid SUVs.
Also, Toyota announced it is expanding a 2009 recall in which gas pedals could become trapped on extra-thick floormats that did not originally come with the car. Dealers will reshape the cars’ gas pedals and floorboards so that they won’t get stuck even when thick, all-weather floormats are used.
Peter Valdes-Dapena, Cnn Money
