SSC 90L Pedal Modification

Hi Bear,

Very sorry to hear about your accident. Good luck during your surgery, and my very best wishes to you for a prompt recovery! :rockon:

 

Sorry to hear the bad news and wish you recover soon. Take care.

 

Had the recall done on my Avalon. You can tell that the peddle has been cut off, but the bump on the back is still intact. Overall, it doesn't look that bad and the "feel" is the same as before.

 

Yes, but that is better than the use of nylon ties to secure the floor mats. I thought that was totally a half-a__ approach.

I don't feel a great urgency to have the accelerator pedals on my two Prius cut, as the tech doing the job may not be as careful as you.

 

Bear.......thanks for posting the pics. That pretty much seals my decision on what I will do. I am pushing for the factory redesigned pedal. I agree with you that the fix looks rather Mickey Mouse!!

Thanks again....

 

I was just about to post a comment that those were great photos especially for a cellphone...

 

Bear68, thanks for all your information. I had not considered the recall fix seriously since I still have the original 2005 floor mats with no problems in 55K miles. Now with your discussion and photos, I see no reason to have it done, or even install the new pedal if it ever becomes available. Thanks again.

 

This seems like a repair that might be acceptable on my GF's motorhome where most of the fabrication is on the level of someone working in their backyard, but it seems out of place on the Prius.

I suppose it is practical, so that would fit in with the Toyota way, but it isn't very aesthetically pleasing.

 

While I don't plan on rushing out to have the change made, I don't think it looks as bad as some are making it out to me. If you didn't know what the pedal looked like originally, I do not know if you would notice the difference.

 

Bear68: Much thanks for taking the time to post the photos!

While I don't think it looks that bad (when done right), it's not something I plan to have done to my car. I consider it a rather half-baked solution to a problem that only exists with incorrect floor mats being installed and unsecured. Keeping in mind the following from Toyota...

"The shape of the accelerator pedal will be reconfigured to address the risk of floor mat entrapment" - Being that it's physically impossible for my correct and properly secured mat to magically move anywhere near the pedal, I see no reason to "fix" something that doesn't need fixing.

I'd take a new pedal assembly, but I'm not having some boyscout at the dealership whittle on my pedal.

 

Too bad Bear did not take a few more photos showing how he cut the pedal down and sanded it. That might become the basis for an interesting video like the one Toyota produced, showing how the metal shim was inserted into the accelerator pedal of other Toyota models.

 

I don't know why but that mod reminds of that pic -->



Of course it works in both cases but it's also really ugly

thanks for the information, now I'm certain that I will NOT go to my dealer !!

 

Careful when you say that. Disney is one of the
most quality conscious companies in the world,
and to them Mickey Mouse is the epitome of
greatness.

Back on topic, as other PC posters have observed,
my tied down floor mats don't come close to the
gas pedal and I wonder what would happen if I
just decided to skip this recall?

 

In an emergency, it appears that this can also be used
as a 9-iron, and vice versa.

 

Here is my pedal modification update......thanks to Bear's postings, I called Toyota Customer Experience and asked about the new factory pedal. I was given the same "canned" answer that the recall involves modifying the existing pedal, not a new one. I told them I knew there was a factory pedal coming and I wanted to wait for that, not get the Mickey Mouse fix-it. Then they said I would have to do the modification first and if I didn't like it, I would then have to ask for the new pedal. I reminded them how foolish this all sounded and why did I have to have a two-step process to get a new pedal? Well, they continued with the same "canned" circular response. I asked to go up the "food chain." Finally I got someone who put a direct request in to the Customer Relations Manager where I purchased the car. After two attempts to get them to call me which involved another call to the Customer Experience people, I decided to play the waiting game. Well, the dealership called yesterday with "some great news for me." (their words, not mine!!) They are ordering a new pedal for me and will call me when it is in and they will install it. (woo-hoo!!) Persistence and logic won out here!!! If you want the new pedal, ask for it. Obviously Toyota has finally figured out the cost of good PR compared to the cost of the pedal. There is tech time involved in both so what's the big deal?..... Just give me a blasted pedal!!