Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Peugeot Citroen Automaker Recalled More Than 90,000 Cars

Peugeot Citroen is the Europe's second largest automaker. Peugeot Citroen recalled more than 90,000 cars due to a gas-pedal flaw. The gas-pedal flaw in cars was causing vehicles to speed uncontrollably. The recall effects the Peugeot sells in Europe. The Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 models are jointly manufactured by Toyota and Peugeot Citroen at Czech Republic.

The gas-pedal defects in cars cause crashes. The acceleration-pedal defects in Toyota cars caused 19 death in the past decade. The pedal parts of the car were supplied to the U.S and Europe by CTS Corporation. The Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 models were made from 2005 to mid 2009.

Toyota revealed that a recall of 2.3 million US-built vehicles on Jan 21 due to accelerator-pedal defect and some cars would be recalled in Europe and China. Toyota announced that the customers will get repair details and the car parts will be replaced or new assemblies will be installed.

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