Toyota top of sudden acceleration list

YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota received 41 percent of all consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in 2008 model cars, Consumer Reports said.

Toyota and its luxury division Lexus received far more complaints than Ford, which received the second most complaints, 28 percent, The Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

Chrysler products were next in line with 9 percent of the complaints, followed by General Motors Co., at 5 percent, Honda at 4 percent and Nissan at 2 percent, Consumer Reports said.

Toyota issued a massive recall of 4.2 million vehicles to address the issue of gas pedals becoming hung up on floor mats, causing cars to accelerate. In August, an accident in San Diego, Calif., in which four people died, allegedly was caused by sudden acceleration.

Toyota commanded roughly 16 percent of the U.S. auto market in 2008. The recall, however, involves seven Toyota and Lexus models including model years 2005 through 2010.

On Friday, the San Diego Sheriff's Department released a report on the accident that said "additional factors causing a sudden acceleration event (re: electrical, mechanical or computer generated) should not be ruled out."

The Times said Toyota and Ford could not be reached for comment.