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Toyota‘s recent recall regarding the uncontrollable acceleration of its vehicles has led many Toyota car owners to contact my Texas Lemon Law office for recourse. Most consumers ask if it is possible for them to get an automatic buyback, due to the recall. The answer is “it depends.”

Texas Lemon Law has a set of strict guidelines — the consumer’s situation must fit within those guidelines to be eligible for a potential lemon law buyback. Moreover, the Texas Lemon Law is never definitive because it is subject to an administrative judge’s ruling.

In general, the lemon law requires that the consumer have taken the vehicle in at least 4 times unsuccessfully within the first 24,000 miles or 24 months, whichever occurs first. If the problem is considered a serious safety matter, then the law only requires 2 times. Toyota’s acceleration problem is arguably a serious safety defect. However and again, it is up to the administrative judge at the lemon law hearing to make that decision.

With the substantial increase in fuel costs, the momentum of demand for hybrid and electric cars will also exponentially increase. Inevitably, my Texas Lemon Law Office have received at least one call from a potential client per month regarding a problematic or broken lemon hybrid vehicle.

While surfing the internet for technical service bulletins (TSBs) this morning, I stumbled upon a website that contains a list of car problems that owners of the Toyota Prius recently experienced. The problems range anywhere from fuel system, airbag, dashboard,…to interior lighting.

For more information about this website that contains “unofficial lemon information on the Toyota Prius,” go here.

At the North American International Auto Show several weeks ago, Toyota ironically displayed a lemon/lime colored sub-compact concept hybrid vehicle. I hope that the color of this vehicle is not a foreshadow that the model will become a new strand of lemon cars.

The vehicle is said to be a smaller version of Toyota’s best selling hybrid vehicle, the Prius. It is measured to be approximately 22 inches shorter than the current Prius. Toyota executives stated that they plan to introduce this vehicle to consumers in several years.

Currently, Toyota is dealing with a massive recall regarding abnormal surge and acceleration found in several of its current vehicles. If you own a new Toyota and have experienced this problem, it is recommended that you contact a lemon law attorney as soon as possible.

Toyota recently issued a safety recall to address its vehicles’ abnormal acceleration while in operation. This will be considered one of Toyota’s largest recall and perhaps most costly recall in the United States relating to the safety of the vehicle.

The reason why this recall is considered so massive is because it applies to numerous Toyota models, including the ever popular Camry, Avalon, Prius, Tundra, Tacoma, and Lexus.

The actual recall itself is still pretty vague. Toyota’s current recommendation is to remove the floor mat underneath the accelerator to prevent it from sticking between the gas pedal. Toyota still has not issues any official notice for a permanent fix.