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Questions about Toyota’s sudden acceleration recall were front and center this morning as U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood testified before a House subcommittee, the Associated Press reports.

Late last month, after reports that sticking gas pedals were causing unintended, sudden acceleration, Toyota announced an auto recall of nearly 2.3 million Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles.

In October 2009, Toyota issued another auto recall citing concerns that the floor mat could cause accelerator pedals to become trapped and stick. That recall involved approximately 3.8 million Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac autos.

During his testimony this morning, LaHood confirmed that the federal government is examining Toyota’s electronic throttle control systems. Federal investigators are trying to determine whether electromagnetic interference from radar, radios and other sources was causing electronic throttles to accelerate on their own.

Toyota Vehicle Recall List

The autos affected by the gas pedal recall are:

• 2007-2008 Toyota Tundra
• 2008-2010 Toyota Sequoia
• 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon
• 2007-2010 Toyota Camry
• 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla
• 2009-2010 Toyota Matrix
• 2009-2010 Toyota RAV4
• 2010 Toyota Highlander
• 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe

The Toyota vehicle recall list for floor-mat-entrapment includes:

• 2007-2010 Toyota Camry
• 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon
• 2004-2009 Toyota Prius
• 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma
• 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra
• 2007-2010 Lexus ES 350
• 2006-2010 Lexus IS 250
• 2006-2010 Lexus IS 350
• 2008-2010 Toyota Highlander
• 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla
• 2009-2010 Toyota Venza
• 2009-2010 Toyota Matrix
• 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe

Owners are urged to bring their vehicles to dealers to have them examined.

We will continue monitoring the investigation into the Toyota sudden-acceleration problem.

If you have been injured as a result of sudden acceleration in a Toyota, Lexus or Pontiac auto, or a loved one has been injured or killed, contact the attorneys at Carey & Danis. We can help. Carey & Danis is a national law firm that represents individuals injured by America's largest corporations.