A Montgomery County woman unexplainably crashed into the store front of a laundromat in Glenside. The woman was attempting to place her Toyota Camry in park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated up the curb and through the window of the local laundromat. Luckily no one was injured in the accident and the laundromat owner estimates the woman was travelling 50 mph.
This accident comes as Toyota announces another 1.09 million vehicles recalled because of sudden acceleration concerns. This recall is in addition to the 2.3 million vehicles Toyota has recalled.
Vehicles affected by the mats recall:
• 2008-2010 Highlander
• 2009-2010 Corolla
• 2009-2010 Venza
• 2009-2010 Matrix
• 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe
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Vehicles affected by the accelerator recall:
• 2009-2010 RAV4
• 2009-2010 Corolla
• 2009-2010 Matrix
• 2005-2010 Avalon
• 2007-2010 Camry
• 2010 Highlander
• 2007-2010 Tundra
• 2008-2010 Sequoia
Toyota has decided to halt production at six North American car-assembly plants starting February 1 and will halt sales in North America on the vehicles named in the recalls to fix the problem before it reaches consumers. Toyota has yet to set a date when production and sales of the vehicles will resume.
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