On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:26:22 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:04:14 -0800, Robatoy wrote:

Industry insiders tell me that
gas pedal issue is nowhere near the catastrophe Toyota has made it out
to be.

I came to the same conclusion. It was reported that the problem was
gradual. The pedal progressively got "stickier" over time. In addition,
it was said that the cause was friction between two parts of the linkage
caused by condensation.

Back when drivers knew how their cars worked and paid attention to things
that changed, they (or at least I) would have raised the hood, sprayed on
a little WD-40, and repeated as necessary :-).

But the part is apparently enclosed. Some word out about a "fix" being
the insertion of a metal shim to provide clearance on vehicles "in the
field".