Toyota Claims Acceleration Cases Need More Review.

Toyota, whose pre-owned models can be found at a Johnston used cars lot, has made an announcement saying that the cases involve vehicle acceleration should be further investigated for every other possible cause. Competing manufacturers such as Nissan and Volkswagen did not have acceleration problems, even though Toyota claimed that every brand has supposedly had accelerator issues. Check out Nissan deals for low priced offerings from the brand, and a local Volkswagen dealer also may have deals on select models.

There are many claims from 2009 that Toyota vehicles had a "sticky accelerator" that would speed up the automobile by having the throttle stuck. Some even reported that the car could not be shut off even by braking. The problem affected several Toyota models including the Toyota RAV4, Corolla, Highlander, Tundra, and other recent models.

Toyota attributed the stuck accelerator problem to being related to a frictional device on the gas pedal that would sometimes stick on floor mats. The frictional covering was designed to make the surface easier to operate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was at a meeting to investigate the accelerator problems. A National Academy of Sciences panel was present to review the discussion.

A Toyota spokesperson said that unintended acceleration has been reported for “every major automaker.” Toyota has issued over 10 million recalls over the past year for various problems including a fire hazard in Lexus models, brake problems, other problems. NASA has also been called to review the issue.

Toyota is attempting to keep its image as a safe auto manufacturer and hopes that the investigation will result in the problems not be related to an electric fault of the vehicle. Auto safety advocates have questioned whether or not the problem had to do with the computer system controlling the vehicle rather than a mechanical problem with the gas pedal.