I’ve mentioned it elsewhere on the thread, but we had a 92 Camry (not included in the recall) that had an accelerator pedal that would stick. It happened to multiple drivers who have not had that problem in any other vehicle but would randomly deal with it a few times a year to know something was wrong. It’s been several decades, but I seem to recall breaking not disabling fuel line. When an issue occurs seemingly randomly it’s hard for a shop to diagnose.
I’m not sure if the Toyota recall dealt with a similar issue or not, but when it seemed so similar to the issue we dealt with that I figured it was more wide spread than just our car.
Was there hysteria? Probably. Did some Toyotas have sticky accelerator pedals? Certainly.
Your '92 Camry almost certainly had an actual throttle cable; throttle cable sticking is actually one of the many mechanical failure modes that throttle-by-wire solved. This used to be a thing for all cars; and it continues to be a common problem for motorbikes that still tend to use mechanical throttle linkage.
I’m not sure if the Toyota recall dealt with a similar issue or not, but when it seemed so similar to the issue we dealt with that I figured it was more wide spread than just our car.
Was there hysteria? Probably. Did some Toyotas have sticky accelerator pedals? Certainly.