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\"katsuakiwatanabe<\/p>\n

Concern about Toyota’s (TM) declining quality standards just went into overdrive.<\/p>\n

The company has told its dealers to suspend the sale of eight models due to the potential for dangerous stuck-accelerator pedal defects.<\/p>\n

Worse yet, it’s halting production. Five U.S. production lines will be affected. (List found here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The company clearly still has a long way to go in order to get back in line with its old quality standards, which many believe came under strain as the company aggressively expanded in recent years.<\/p>\n

AP:<\/a> As part of the plan, Toyota said it was halting production at five manufacturing facilities for the week of Feb. 1 “to assess and coordinate activities.” There are 2.3 million vehicles involved in the recall, which was announced last week.<\/p>\n

“This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized,” said Bob Carter, Toyota’s group vice president and general manager.<\/p>\n

The Japanese automaker says the sales suspension includes the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.<\/p>\n

It was unclear how long Toyota would suspend production of the vehicles. In an e-mail to employees, company officials said, “we don’t know yet how long this pause will last but we will make every effort to resume production soon.”<\/p>\n

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