Significats de sticky pedal en anglès

No fatalities are tied to the so-called " sticky pedal" problem, officials have said.

The floor mat and " sticky pedal" recalls required design changes or replacement products.

Regulators have not linked any deaths to the " sticky pedal" problem.

Toyota was fined $16 million this year for failing to disclose the so-called " sticky pedal" problem to regulators.

NHTSA has said it believes five deaths are related to floor mats and none to the " sticky pedal" problem.

Of the three voluntary recalls in question, only the " sticky pedal" case involved a defect, which the automaker is fixing.

He said 78 percent of the 2.3 million vehicles with " sticky pedal" problems have been fixed.

The " sticky pedal" case was the only one in a string of voluntary recalls where a formal defect finding was established.

Camry and Avalon models were included in both recalls, while Matrix and Corolla were only part of the " sticky pedal" recall.

The consumer data also suggests the problem cannot be resolved by Toyota's recommended remedy -replacing a sticky pedal or floormat -the report found.

The " sticky pedal" and floor mat recalls involving millions of vehicles globally are at the heart of Toyota's worst safety crisis over unintended acceleration.

Lentz said the company had completed 70 percent of the so-called " sticky pedal" modifications and 30 percent of the floormat cases.

Toyota has recalled more than 8.5 million vehicles globally for unintended acceleration since October, either involving accelerators trapped by floormats or a sticky pedal mechanism.

The company told Transport Canada of the problems with the sticky pedals on January 21, the same day it announced the recall.

The company told Transport Canada of the problems with the sticky pedals on Jan. 21, the same day it announced the recall.