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Toyota to recall 3.8M vehicles over floor mats - Yahoo! News

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2007 Tundra 5.7, Double Cab, SR5, Blue Streak

TRD (stickers removed), de-badged, Volant Intake, Zoomers exhaust , Doug Thorley headers, Leer 100R, Bedrug, Curt front mounted hitch, Sirius interface kit, Tekonsha Prodigy brake controller, OEM alarm activation, Wet Okole seat covers, Stubby Antenna, Folding Rear Seat Mod for Double Cab, Unichip

Let me get this straight, we pay extra for floor mats, then Toyota does a recall on 3.8 million vehicles over floor mats, and the answer is to remove the driver's side floor mat and not replace it. Okie-dokie, so 2 questions: 1) what do I use to protect my carpet on the driver's side; and 2) when do I get my refund for the money I paid for the driver's side floor mat??? LOL!

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2007 Tundra Limited Double Cab 4x4 Super White
Volant CAI
Pioneer AVIC Z-2 (hard drive upgrade to AVIC Z-3)
Key FOB Tailgate Lock (courtesy of Toxarch)
OEM back-up camera w/flip down monitor microswitch mod
Sirius Satellite Radio
WeatherTech Floor Liners
20" OEM alloy wheels
Line-X Bed liner
UWS Black Powdercoat Low Profile Toolbox
DU-HA underseat storage unit
JC Whitney Black Nerf Bars
Lund Interceptor II Bug Shield
Tekonsha Voyager Brake Controller

Unbelievable!!!

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2007 Crewmax Limited 4X4
Silver w/ RedRock leather
Tinted Windows, vent visors, Bug Deflector, OEM stainless steps, OEM flip down back up monitor, Husky liners front and rear, K&N CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, BFG KO 285/65R18, UWS slimline low-profile deep tread plate aluminum toolbox.

NEXT - leveling kit, spray-in bedliner and Stainless brushguard

I took mine out on the way home from the dealer when I first bought the truck. I was having the problem they describe.
The mats are useless for where I live and for what I do anyway. I need something that will hold a pint or two water and mud, so I got the Husky liners and gave the carpeted mats, which my sticker says I paid $178 for to another member. That was back when we had fewer than 10 members.
When I take the mats out to clean them, the carpet looks just as good as the day I bought the truck.

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2007 Tundra DC Limited 5.7L 4X4
TRD,NAV,TOW
Xlerator Exhaust
aFe Stage 2 CAI
BFG AT/KO 285/65/18
Desert Sand Mica

I'm not taking anything out unless they replace it. It's not a recall unless they make the defect right.

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“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

Friedrich Nietzsche
2007 SR-5 Double Cab
4X4 long bed
Silver Sky Metallic
I-Force 5.7 V-8
Line-X spray-in bed liner
Hood protector
Westin powdercoated tube steps

I love the description in the article about the incident where a family was trapped in a Lexus that was going in excess of 120 mph, they made frantic calls to 911 stating the accelerator was stuck.

How can you not figure out how to stop a car with a stuck accelerator? If the car is out of control and the accelerator is stuck and you are going in excess of 120 mph, simply put the car into neutral and gently apply the brakes, pull over to the side of the road and turn the car off. Who are these idiots? They had enough presence of mind to call 911 for goodness sake, I mean seriously come on?!?!?!?

And this is the major incident that the article is referencing for the reason behind the recall. Come on!

Yup, people are stupid! No mass-production vehicle is going to overpower its brakes. Mash the peddle to the ground, and you will eventually come to a squealing, smoking stop.


EDIT: Just read that it was a California Highway Patrol officer driving that car.

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How much you want to bet those same people voted for Obama?

wow thats crazy but those floormats are useless thats why i changed them up when i got the truck to a more durable mats

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2007 Toyota Tundra Double Cab SR5 5.7L:Flowmaster Muffler 50 series Dumped,OEM Brush Aluminum Side Steps,OEM Bed Rails,OEM Bed Liner,XM Satellite Radio,O-NEX HID Lights 8k OEM Tow Mirrors,Volant CAI,OEM Headers, 2 Kicker Livin Lound 12 cvt subwoofers,Performance Teknique 1600 Class D Amp w/Boost controller "Livin Life in the Fast Lane

Here's what Reuters and Automotive news have to say about it.

LOS ANGELES -- Toyota plans to recall as early as next week 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models -- its largest ever -- to fix floor mats that may snag gas pedals and cause vehicles to accelerate at high speeds.
In the meantime, U.S. regulators are urging owners of the seven affected nameplates to remove their driver-side floor mats. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it issued the warning because of continued reports of vehicles accelerating rapidly after drivers released the accelerator.
“This is an urgent matter,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. “We strongly urge owners of these vehicles to remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration.”
The recall was sparked by an Aug. 28 accident in San Diego during which four people were killed in a Lexus, said Irv Miller, a spokesman for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
The investigation is continuing, but he said a floor mat catching on the accelerator may have caused that crash.
“That prompted us to look more closely at reports from the field of similar incidents,” Miller said. He declined to provide a specific number of complaints that have been filed with NHTSA or say if the company has been sued.
“The San Diego accident was very tragic for all of us,” Miller said. “We want to make sure none of us has to relive that.”
Affected vehicles
The Toyota vehicles involved are 2007 to 2010 Camrys; 2005 to 2010 Avalons; 2004 to 2009 Priuses; 2005 to 2010 Tacomas and 2007 to 2010 Tundras. Lexus models are 2007 to 2010 ES 350s and 2006 to 2010 IS 250s and IS 350s.
In addition to unsecured floor mats, the company will be looking at the configuration of the pedals and the unique steps to shut off the engines with keyless ignition as possible causes for the unintended acceleration. Toyota said it has no evidence that faulty brakes or throttles have contributed to the problem.
Should a mat catch on the pedal, Toyota recommends that owners pull back the mat and dislodge it. If the mat doesn't dislodge, owners should:
• Step firmly on the brake pedal with both feet;
• Or shift into neutral and use the brake to stop the vehicle;
• Or turn off the engine.
In September 2007, Toyota recalled an all-weather floor mat from some 2007 and 2008 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry vehicles because of similar problems, NHTSA said.
Biggest previous recall
The automaker's largest recall to date was in October 2005 when it recalled about 900,000 vehicles for faulty steering relay rods.
The 3.8 million vehicles being recalled compares to Toyota's 2008 U.S. sales of 2.2 million Toyota, Lexus and Scion brand vehicles.
In the August incident, an off-duty California state trooper and three members of his family were killed in the San Diego area in a crash of a 2009 Lexus ES350.
Before the crash, a passenger in the car had called 911 and told dispatchers that the accelerator was stuck and the car had reached 120 miles per hour.
As an immediate remedy, Toyota urged drivers of a range of recent models to remove driver's-side floor mats until it could issue a recall in consultation with U.S. safety regulators.
The San Diego Sheriff's Department has not completed its investigation into the off-duty trooper's crash, a spokeswoman said.
More details on the safety advisory are available at the Toyota Web site, Toyota Cars, Trucks, SUVs & Accessories. Drivers can also call Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987

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Good Gawd that is one ugly Tundra.