When buying my new Toyota I asked about the gas pedal problems and was told it was no major concern. It seems it was a big enough concern to halt the selling of this car.
It is a very big concern and it is not the floor-mat causing the problem. Check out:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/toyota-suspends-sales-models-accelerator-pedals-sticking/story?id=9669621
You’ll find lots of information…including a story of four people killed when the car accelerated and the floor mat was found in the trunk (exactly where Toyota instructed owners to put them in a letter).
Makes me sick that I’m driving a brand new 2010 Camry XLE. How many people are going to have to die before Toyota takes preventive measures to protect owner’s of the cars being effected by the acceleration problem? Toyota should require every effected model be returned to a Toyota dealership and owner’s be temporarily put in a vehicle that is safe until the exact cause is determined and a solution implemented.