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Tacoma recalls

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by eschonle, Mar 5, 2010.

  1. Mar 5, 2010 at 1:49 AM
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    eschonle

    eschonle [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Hi all,
    When I took my 06 Taco in to a Seattle dealership to get a cat back installed yesterday, a service rep told me in a couple months I would be getting a letter from Toyota about a recall with the accelerator pedal. This was news to me, so I was wondering if any of you here had heard anything about this.
    My apologies if this is a re post of any sort
    Eric
     
  2. Mar 5, 2010 at 1:56 AM
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    DeeKay21

    DeeKay21 Lieutenant Dan.

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    I have also heard about this but I can care less. Im honestly getting sick of all this crap about Toyota.:mad: No offense to the OP.;)
     
  3. Mar 5, 2010 at 6:20 AM
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    05Moose

    05Moose Middle-Aged Member

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    I'll at least answer the OP. It's from a couple/few months ago. They're cutting your gas pedal up first if the parts aren't available in order to shorten the height of the gas pedal. And then when the parts are available, they'll replace it with a new smaller one.
     
  4. Mar 5, 2010 at 6:21 AM
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    Nowhereman04

    Nowhereman04 Well-Known Member

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    Agreed!!!!
     
  5. Mar 5, 2010 at 6:40 AM
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    monrad

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    Confirmed by the service manager at my local dealership 3 weeks ago. He said to expect the letter in April, maybe sooner, maybe later.

    I didn't ask him about opting out. IMO, I can't see where a shorter pedal makes much difference, even with heel-and-toe maneuvers.
     
  6. Mar 5, 2010 at 6:55 AM
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    dog tired

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    Me also
     
  7. Mar 5, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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    eschonle

    eschonle [OP] Well-Known Member

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    None taken, brother
     
  8. Mar 5, 2010 at 12:19 PM
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    brianr

    brianr go shit in your hat

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    no one is touching my pedal. :cool:
     

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