If you own a Toyota or Lexus, the federal government is urging you to remove the driver-side floor mat immediately because it could interfere with the gas pedal.
The warning was prompted by reports that sometimes the vehicles continue to accelerate rapidly after drivers lift their foot off the gas pedal, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
It has to do, in part, with the particular configuration of the accelerator pedals in these vehicles.
Drivers should not replace them with any other mat -- either from Toyota or any other brand, the federal government says.
The vehicles affected are:
-- 2007-2010 Camry
-- 2005-2010 Avalon
-- 2004-2009 Prius
-- 2005-2010 Tacoma
-- 2007-2010 Tundra
-- 2007-2010 ES 350
-- 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS350
Toyota plans to launch a safety recall of various model year vehicles to redress the problem, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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