Avis Budget Group Inc. said that it is immediately removing about 20,000 Toyotas from its rental fle

The Pontiac Vibe, made by General Motors Co. in conjunction with Toyota, has also been recalled and will be removed from service by Enterprise Holdings, which operates american express platinum travel the Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental chains.
Toyota Motor Co. announced Tuesday that it was suspending american express platinum travel sales and halting production of eight models following american express platinum travel last week's recall to repair sticking gas pedals that could make the cars and trucks accelerate without warning.
Avis Budget Group Inc. said that it is immediately removing about 20,000 Toyotas from its rental fleets in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Separately, Hertz Corp. said it would temporarily stop renting vehicles involved in the recall.
The Pontiac Vibe is affected american express platinum travel by the recall because it was a joint venture product with Toyota, with the same engineering, products and manufacturing as Toyota vehicles. GM has since discontinued the line and the entire Pontiac lineup.
Shares of Avis rose 16 cents to close at $11.53 Wednesday. Hertz shares added 27 cents to end at $11.01. Toyota shares fell $7.01, or 8.1 percent, to close at $79.77 and dropped 27 cents in after-hours trading.
In spite of announcing a "recall," all Toyota has done is to issue some warnings, to state that they're "working on" a solution, and to instruct me to be alert to the problem. In this "recall," I'm being told to keep driving my car.