Toyota has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2008 through 2010 Highlander, 2009 through 2010 Corolla, Venza, and Matrix passenger vehicles.  They stated that the accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible drivers floor Mat.  This recall is an expansion of a campaign of 3.8 million other Toyota vehicles announced in 2009 for the same issue.

A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds, and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury, or death.  Toyota will modify or replace the accelerator pedals on the subject vehicles.  Floor surface modifications are also being considered and will be included for any model for which it is deemed appropriate.  Initially, dealers will be instructed on how to reshape the accelerator pedal for the repair.  As replacement parts with the same shape as the modified pedal become available, they will be made available to the dealers for repair.

Customers who have had the pedal reshape remedy completed will have the opportunity to receive a new pedal if they desire,   after replacement pedals become available.  In addition, Toyota will replace any Toyota All-Weather floor mat in a subject vehicle with a newly designed floor mat, free of charge.  For those customers who have the previous design All-Weather floor mat but do not need or want the newly designed All-Weather floor mat, Toyota will recover the previous design All-Weather floor mat and reimburse its price.