▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁acceler ator ▁ped al ▁becomes ▁harder ▁to ▁de press ▁or ▁slower ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁closed ▁position . ▁The ▁acceler ator ▁ped al ▁may ▁become ▁stuck ▁in ▁partially ▁de pressed ▁position . ▁Should ▁the ▁ped al ▁become ▁stuck ▁while ▁driving , ▁drivers ▁should ▁switch ▁to ▁neutral ▁and ▁stop . ▁A ▁repair ▁fix ▁would ▁be ▁applied ▁by ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁stick y ▁ped al ▁condition . ▁A ▁new ▁ped al ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁replace ▁rep a ired ▁ped als . ▁ ▁The ▁January ▁ 2 1 ▁recall ▁announ cement ▁for ▁the ▁acceler ator ▁ped al ▁problem ▁covered ▁ 2 . 3   mill ion ▁vehicles ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Toy ota ▁then ▁w iden ed ▁the ▁recall ▁to ▁include ▁ 1 . 8   mill ion ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁China . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁Toy ota ▁announced ▁that ▁until ▁they ▁had ▁final ized ▁an ▁appropriate ▁rem edy ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁stick ing ▁acceler ator ▁ped als , ▁sales ▁would ▁be ▁susp ended ▁for ▁selected ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁reported ▁that ▁U . S . ▁regul ators ▁cleared ▁Toy ota ' s ▁proposed ▁repair ▁for ▁the ▁ped als ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁res ume ▁production ▁by ▁February ▁ 8 . ▁On ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Toy