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Toyota<\/a> has announced that it will halt sales of eight models due to its ongoing problems with unintended acceleration. The hot-selling Prius<\/a> hybrid is not included in the sales suspension, though the Camry<\/a> and Highlander<\/a> ( At issue are accelerator pedal mechanisms that could get stuck in the open position due to wear, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. Earlier this month, Toyota announced a recall of 2.3 million vehicles<\/a> with the possible defect.<\/p>\n Late last year, the Japanese automaker recalled nearly four million vehicles for floor mats that could trap<\/a> accelerator pedals, also causing unintended acceleration. The two issues are apparently unrelated, though 1.7 million vehicles are affected by both issues.<\/p>\n The following eight models are included in the sales suspension:<\/p>\n No Lexus<\/a> or Scion<\/a> sales have been halted, and due to the sales suspension of the above eight models, a number of manufacturing plants will be shut down for at least the week of February 1st. Click past the break for all the details on the recall and the plants being shuttered in North America.<\/p>\n [Source: Toyota]<\/p>\n Continue reading BREAKING: Toyota temporarily halts sales of selected models, Prius not affected *UPDATE<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n BREAKING: Toyota temporarily halts sales of selected models, Prius not affected *UPDATE<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog Green<\/a> on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nwe’ll update when we hear if this also<\/strike> *UPDATE: The sales stoppage does not include the Camry and Highlander Hybrids<\/strong><\/em>) are on the list.<\/p>\n\n
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