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Originally Posted by Earthling
For the life of me I can't understand how the floor mat could cause acceleration unless it was on top of the accelerator pedal and pressing it down. I have both foreign and domestic vehicles and have no agenda. I will be sure to talk to my daughter and niece about what they should do if an acceleration issue happens while they are at the wheel and thank you for this heads up. 
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I had a 2008 Grand Prix as a company car and I had it happen at least five times and that's exactly how it happened. I would hit the gas and if the mat was to far up, it would catch on the pedal and I would be going like a bat out of hell. No big deal, I would just reach down and give the mat a tug, problem solved. In this Toyota case however, it's not the mat causing the problem.