Toyota Acceleration Injury Claim



Toyota Motors has issued a recall of over 3 million vehicles including due to sudden acceleration caused by the accelerator pedal getting stuck. This may cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle resulting in serious injury, property damage, and death.

Some Basic History Behind This Recall Issue:

When the sudden acceleration issue first started, Toyota Motors blamed the floor mats as the source of the problem stating that if the mats were not secured properly using the provided retention hooks, the mats can slide forward causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably resulting in serious injury, property damage, and death. Over time - this has been questioned by consumers as well as automotive experts. Some drivers that experienced sudden acceleration stated strongly that the floor mats were secured properly and that the accelerator pedal did not get jammed under the floor mat. Of course now – a major recall has been issued!

From reports that have been published on the internet and in the news, Toyota Motors included the accelerator pedals in the recall and proposed the following remedy:

1. The shape of the accelerator pedal will be reconfigured to address the risk of floor mat entrapment, even when an older-design all-weather floor mat or other inappropriate floor mat is improperly attached, or is placed on top of another floor mat. For the ES350, Camry, and Avalon models involved, the shape of the floor surface underneath will also be reconfigured to increase the space between the accelerator pedal and the floor.

2. Vehicles with any genuine Toyota or Lexus accessory all-weather floor mat will be provided with newly-designed replacement driver- and front passenger-side all-weather floor mats.

3. In addition, as a separate measure independent of the vehicle-based remedy, Toyota will install a brake override system onto the involved Camry, Avalon, and Lexus ES 350, IS350 and IS 250 models as an extra measure of confidence. This system cuts engine power in case of simultaneous application of both the accelerator and brake pedals.

IS Toyota Electronic Throttle Control To Blame?

Toyota denied that it even had a sudden acceleration problem for more than five years. Even when Toyota acknowledge there could be a problem, it did so by making "inaccurate and misleading" statements about the safety of Toyota vehicles and received a strong public rebuke from the regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The findings from the independent investigators at the San Diego County Sheriff's Department further bolster the findings of independent safety experts that the Toyota electronic throttle -- not floor mats -- is to blame for these unintended acceleration events.

If you or a loved one have been injured or tragically killed by a sudden acceleration issue with a TOYOTA product, please call my office immediately for a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION. CALL: 832-797-7600 or EMAIL: gharrisonlaw@yahoo.com