標題: 豐田油門問題的回收 [打印本頁] 作者: Simon 時間: 2010-1-29 07:25 標題: 豐田油門問題的回收
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Toyota Accelerator pedal recall in Europe
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Filed under: Toyota
There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms in some Toyota vehicles may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position.
This is caused because the accelerator pedal mechanisms concerned may become worn. This progressive wear, combined with certain operating and environmental conditions, can cause friction in the mechanism to increase and intermittently result in the accelerator pedal being harder to depress, slow to return or, in the worst case, stick in a partially open position.
In case of occurrence, the driver may notice that the accelerator pedal is progressively harder to depress or is slower to return. A rough or chattered feeling may also be experienced when depressing/releasing the accelerator pedal.
Toyota will implement a recall in Europe for this matter. The details of corrective action and implementation will be communicated directly to customers with vehicles potentially affected.
The models and exact number of potentially affected vehicles is under investigation.
A running change in production using different parts has already been implemented model-by-model in the European production. Therefore there is no need or intention to stop production in Europe.
Whilst this condition is rare we advise customers who have concerns to contact Toyota GB Customer Relations (0800 1388744) for assistance ahead of the recall instructions being issued.作者: Simon 時間: 2010-1-30 23:44
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Peugeot Citroen is recalling about 90,000 cars amid concerns they have faulty accelerator pedals.
The move follows affects the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, sister cars of the Toyota Aygo, which is affected by a sticking throttle problem that has sparked a global recall of several Toyota models.
However, only 36 Citroen C1s are affected in the UK, as the problem is specific to the niche selling petrol models fitted with ESP. Concerned Citroen owners should contact 0844 4633500.
In total, Toyota is recalling more than four million cars with the problem.
Estimates suggest that, in the US, the sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles has been linked to 19 deaths in the past decade.
Peugeot Citroen has reported it is not aware of any injuries caused by the problem in the vehicles it is recalling, which were all made from 2005 to mid-2009.作者: 古惑強 時間: 2010-8-18 13:40
The ongoing saga of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles has taken another turn today as Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a statement indicating that no evidence of electronic problems in runaway Toyotas has been found.
"The jury is back. The verdict is in. There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. Period." said LaHood in a prepared statement. This finding comes at the end of a 10-month investigation carried out jointly by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA that was requested by Congress.
Over 280,000 separate lines of code embedded in the electronics of potentially affected Toyota vehicles were examined by NASA, none of which contained any flaws capable of causing runaway acceleration, says the report.
This isn't to say that the government has found that Toyota is not at fault in any way. LaHood added, "Our conclusion – that Toyota's problems were mechanical, not electrical – come after one of the most exhaustive, thorough and intensive research efforts ever undertaken."
Those mechanical problems, namely sticky accelerator pedals and pedals that got trapped under faulty floor mats, "remain the only known causes for these kind of unsafe unintended acceleration incidents," says NHTSA. It should prove interesting to see how the courts – both of public opinion and of law – react to these findings.
