Here’s a short Associated Press video during which Lentz, in sound-bite form, apologies and explains Toyota‘s plans to repair several million automobile with two potential issues — sticking accelerator pedals and shifting floor mats.
Article Last Updated: March 26, 2026.
James Raia
A sports, travel and business journalist for more than 45 years, James has written the new car review column The Weekly Driver since 2004. In addition to founding this site in 2004, James writes a Sunday automotive column for The San Jose Mercury and East Bay Times in Walnut Creek, Calif., and monthly auto review and wellness columns for Gulfshore Business, a magazine in Southwest Florida. An author and contributor to many newspapers, magazines and online publications, co-hosted The Weekly Driver Podcast from 2017 to 2024.