al ▁is ▁pushed ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁setting , ▁it ▁stays ▁at ▁the ▁setting ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁driver ▁removes ▁their ▁foot ▁from ▁the ▁ped al . ▁Early ▁reports , ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁involved ▁the ▁T und ra ▁pick up ▁tr uck , ▁which ▁used ▁n yl on ▁ 4 / 6 ▁in ▁the ▁fr iction ▁lever . ▁ ▁Some ▁questions ▁and ▁confusion ▁exist ▁if ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁explanation ▁fully ▁accounts ▁for ▁all ▁instances ▁of ▁the ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁involving ▁Toy ota ▁vehicles . ▁C TS ▁Corporation , ▁the ▁American ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁the ▁electronic ▁acceler ator ▁ped als ▁that ▁Toy ota ▁claims ▁are ▁at ▁fault , ▁has ▁announced ▁that : ▁ ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁sudden ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁some ▁Lex us ▁vehicles ▁and ▁Toy ota ▁vehicles ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁C TS ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁make ▁this ▁product ▁for ▁any ▁customer , ▁C TS ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁rare ▁slow ▁return ▁ped al ▁phenomen on , ▁which ▁may ▁occur ▁in ▁extreme ▁environmental ▁conditions , ▁should ▁absolutely ▁not ▁be ▁linked ▁with ▁any ▁sudden ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁inc idents . ▁C TS ▁is ▁also ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁any ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inj uries ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁rare ▁slow ▁return ▁ped al ▁condition , ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁its ▁knowledge . ▁C TS ▁wishes ▁to ▁clarify ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁not , ▁and ▁has ▁never ▁made , ▁any ▁acceler ator ▁ped als ▁for ▁Lex us ▁vehicles ▁and