The recent announcements from Toyota that the company will temporarily stop producing and selling eight popular Toyota models has worried not just Toyota owners and potential Toyota owners, but also the nation's rental car companies. Toyota says a lever that makes up part of the accelerator can potentially stick, causing the car to accelerate out-of-control and crash. As reports of more accidents continue to make headlines, many rental car companies have announced that until a solution is found, they won't be renting Toyotas affected by the recall.
Although Toyota cars represent only a small portion of most American rental company fleets, the companies aren't taking any chances. Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Alamo are going to stop renting Toyotas while country's largest automaker continues to investigate the accelerator pedal entrapment issue. According to Travel Pulse, a travel news website, Avis Budget is removing approximately 20,000 cars from its fleet, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which also owns and operates Alamo Rent A Car, and National Car Rental, will not be renting any affected Toyotas in their fleet. The affected Toyotas owned by Enterprise-Rent-A-Car consist of only about 4% of the company's overall fleet.
If you or someone close to you has been injured or killed in an accident caused by a stuck accelerator in a Toyota, contact the auto defect lawyers at Estey & Bomberger for a free consultation at (800)724-3817. You may be entitled to compensation from Toyota.
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