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Toyota took the unprecedented step of halting the sale of eight of its models in America because of concerns that the accelerator pedal can become stuck.

由于担心油门可能会被卡住，丰田公司史无前例的在美国停止了8款车型的销售。

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The objective, though, is not just to discover those with the heaviest feet on the accelerator pedal and then to retrain them, but also to reduce accidents.

尽管（节能的）目标不仅仅是去发现那些重重地踩加速踏板的脚（找出那些猛踩油门的人），然后重新教育他们（重新教他们怎么加速/踩油门），而是要减少事故。

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The company has blamed problems with the accelerator pedal and badly positioned floor mats.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

We've never seen anything like this before," Toyota announced the recall last Thursday following reports that the accelerator mechanism in some models can wear down and cause the gas pedal to stick.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

One thing seems more certain: In an automobile, when you put the accelerator pedal to the floor, something is going to happen.

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As of late February of this year, Toyota had recalled about 14 million vehicles since 2009, largely because of accelerator pedal problems, according to The New York Times.

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Coasting: As soon as the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the engine and electric motors are decoupled from the drivetrain and the engine is shut off, provided that the battery is sufficiently charged.

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