Floormats Are The Culprit In Sudden Acceleration Toyota and Lexus Crashes

We have discoursed previously on so-called "sudden acceleration" car crashes. While most mechanical causes have been dispensed with, Marylanders are injured and even killed in "sudden acceleration " crashes and as a result new information is always worth examining.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports a phenomenon in both Toyota and Lexus vehicles that bears reporting. Floor mats are the culprit. In a host ot Toyota manufactured vehicles ( Lexus is one) Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood urgently recommends immediate removal of drivers side floor mats.

The floor mats will doubtless be recalled but in the interim, Toyota and Lexus owners  are strongly urged to remove of the floor mat on the drivers' side.

Reports of serious personal injuries and even deaths resulting from "very high speed vehicle crashes" are the motivation.

The vehicles involved include:

     * 2007-2010 Camry
     *2005-2010 Avalon
     *2004-2009 Prius
     *2005-2010 Tacoma
     *2007-2010 Tundra
     *2007-2010 ES 250
     *2006-2010 IS 250 and IS 350