Toyota Recall - Accelerator Pedal may get stuck [merged]

[niky]

The flaw appears to be the fact that the pedal comes out of spec as time goes on, and neither Toyota nor the supplier considered this. The "shim fix" Toyota is applying will only work if the spec is not too far out of alignment, but it's a temporary fix at best. As the part wears down, it goes out of alignment again. A full fix would include replacing the whole part.

That's if the flaw is purely mechanical.