Perhaps as early as next week, Consumer Reports plans to restore its “recommended” rating to eight Toyota models that were recalled to fix potentially sticky accelerator pedals.


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On Jan. 29, the magazine had suspended its “recommended” rating for the Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, Rav4, Sequoia, Tundra and the Pontiac Vibe, which is a rebadged Matrix. The magazine took action after Toyota included 2.3 million vehicles in the pedal recall. This graph shows how the major automakers rank based on their average predicted-reliability scores. Those scores are the overall reliability as a percentage better or worse than the average of all cars. The bar shows the range of scores between a manufacturer's worst and best models. The zero line represents the average of all cars in our 2009 survey for which we calculated predicted reliability. (Consumer Reports)David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports’ automotive test center, says he has been monitoring Toyota’s progress on the repairs. “We’re looking at a daily basis at the recalls,” said Champion. “We want to be sure that the recalls are being performed.” If the recalls continue to run smoothly, “we’ll look at reinstating the cars” -- perhaps as early as next week, Champion said. He allowed himself one loophole: “We want to see if anything bubbles up from the Senate hearings.” Champion says he’s prepared to take action because he has not seen any convincing evidence that consumer complaints about sudden acceleration were caused by electronic malfunctions.

Source: Toyota Likely To Win Back Consumer Reports "Recommended" Rating Next Week