Accelerator Pedal Problems of Toyota Yaris

2008 Toyota Yaris. Consumer states unintended acceleration which resulted in an accident. The consumer stated the pedal became stuck and would not release. The consumers brother was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. Updated 07/09/10.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Yaris. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle jerked and surged dramatically without warning. The dealer advised the contact to increase his speed while driving because the vehicle cannot sufficiently operate at low throttle. The manufacturer provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 2,025.

Accelerator on 2007 Yaris is sensitive at lower rpms making it difficult to start off in first gear causing a potential safety issue when starting off on a hill or steep grade. Was told by both the dealership and Toyota that there is nothing they can do, it's a design issue. The dealer did mention that they had received other complaints regarding the sensitivity of the accelerator. I've owned manual transmissions my entire life and although you expect differences in accelerator and clutch combinations, this is the worst I've ever owned.

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