Toyota Motor Corp. announced a suspension in sales of eight of its top selling models linked to Unintended Acceleration. The company first recalled more than 4 million vehicles, blaming the problem on defective floor mats. More vehicle crashes resulted in a recall of nearly 3 million additional vehicles, with Toyota saying there was evidence of problems with the accelerator pedal.
In Southlake, Texas a 2008 Toyota sped out of control, plummeted through a fence, and landed upside down into a pond. Four people died in that crash.
“We now have that evidence right in front of Toyota. They’re witnessing it and they can’t walk away from it,” Sean Kane, a safety expert with Safety Research & Strategies, told ABC.
It is reported that two individuals were traveling down an interstate in Oklahoma in a 2005 Toyota Camry experienced the acceleration pedal getting stuck and were injured and one later died.
If you experience an accelerator getting stuck in any of these vehicles, call us for a case evaluation. Remember, time is of the essence in having your claim reviewed because of applicable statue of limitations.
Sources: ABC News; Reuters, also see Beasley Allen Legal News.
