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Originally Posted by The Gaijin
There is a huge pile on Toyota mentality for what looks like unrelated problems:
#1 - ill fitting floor mats.
#2 - sticky brake petal assembly. (What they are fixing at dealers right now..)
#3 - "faulty" anti-lock brakes. (Most likely an unusual brake feel in lose or otherwise slippery roads.)
#4 - issues with with regenerative braking transitioning into friction braking on the hybrid vehicles.
#5 - drive by wire software issues.
Considering the overall quality and safely of all the Toyota's in the road, over a 200K per vehicle lifespan - they are still safer than most cars on the road..
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#2 is a sticking GAS PEDAL.
#1 was the original belief of the problem with #2
It sounds like an over-travel issue. The shim fix seems pretty klugey to me, but the NTSA has already bought off on the fix.