Owners of Toyota Cars in Rebellion Over Accidents Caused by Sudden acceleration.

[googlegoogle]

I don't understand how that California patrolman couldn't stop his car.

Put the damn thing in N or reverse. Jesus. Killed his whole family.

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by googlegoogle

I don't understand how that California patrolman couldn't stop his car.

Put the damn thing in N or reverse. Jesus. Killed his whole family.

If that cop would've done a manuever to stop that car on that particular hwy, he would've killed them and himself. That is a very dangerous stretch of road.

[Garcia Bronco]

Hey dumbasses(people in the article). If your accelerator sticks ...put the car in neutral.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Hey dumbasses(people in the article). If your accelerator sticks ...put the car in neutral.

They'd probably have to put down the Starbuck's and stop talking to their hairdresser on the handsfree.

[Radar Chief]

Here are a couple of old Explorer ads on YouTube that would allow embedding.

[Brock]

LOL at your idea of off-road marketing.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Brock

LOL at your idea of off-road marketing.

LOL @ your idea of "grocery getter" marketing.

[DJ's left nut]

A) My good ol' 2000 Explorer is a great vehicle for light off-road duty. It's been through farm work and absolutely brutal snow/ice conditions and it's still humming right along. They're great vehicles.

B) It's pretty easy to say 'just throw it in neutral' but even for someone that knows how easily that's done, they also know that they're about to blow their car all to hell. Most people will exhaust all other options prior to doing so and in their attempts to do that, they may run out of time. Also, panic and adrenaline do strange things to people. I'd probably lighten up a bit.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

B) It's pretty easy to say 'just throw it in neutral' but even for someone that knows how easily that's done, they also know that they're about to blow their car all to hell. Most people will exhaust all other options prior to doing so and in their attempts to do that, they may run out of time. Also, panic and adrenaline do strange things to people. I'd probably lighten up a bit.

It's not so much about saving your vehicle as it is about degrees of losing. Would you rather blow up your car or hit another at 90 and blow up your car anyway and kill yourself and probably someone else?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It's not so much about saving your vehicle as it is about degrees of losing. Would you rather blow up your car or hit another at 90 and blow up your car anyway and kill yourself and probably someone else?

Well no !@#$.

But most people in that situation are going to take a brief second to see if it's something as simple as accidently flipping on their cruise (something we've all done) or if it IS a floormat, etc...

My point is that blowing their car to hell and back is something that most people will do only as a last resort. By the time they've exhausted options A and B, it may be too late.

And again - sitting on your couch it's easy to say what you'd have done, just like it's easy for Joe the mechanic to say he'd never nail an intern if he were the President or anyone on this board to say they'd be a lesser prick than LJ if they were in his shoes.

None of us can truly know how we'd react but we've all done something stupid in the face of adrenaline.

Like I said, I'd lighten up on the guy.

[HemiEd]

Stumbled across this jewel.

http://www.safetyresearch.net/2009/1...r-mats-stupid/

Why do Toyota/Lexus models experience SUA absent all weather floor mats?

What changed in the floor mat design in 2002, when the complaint rates significantly increase?

How can a floor mat entrap a pedal during highway driving, when the operator has been driving steadily and does not depress the accelerator?

If Toyota/Lexus vehicle have floor mats so badly designed that they have killed at least 16 individuals and injured at least 243 injuries in SUA events, why is Toyota just getting around to fixing it now?

Why is Toyota claiming that floor mats are the cause of SUA incidents in vehicles not part of the floor mat recall? If they are causing SUA, shouldn’t they be recalled too?

[dilligaf]

I had the same thing happen with the floor mats on my 86 Bronco. I reached down and pulled the floor mat out of the way and the problem stopped. I'm not trying to be a dick, but people in this country don't take responsibility for their own actions. It's always someone else's fault and they want to sue for some free money.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Well no !@#$.

But most people in that situation are going to take a brief second to see if it's something as simple as accidently flipping on their cruise (something we've all done) or if it IS a floormat, etc...

My point is that blowing their car to hell and back is something that most people will do only as a last resort. By the time they've exhausted options A and B, it may be too late.

And again - sitting on your couch it's easy to say what you'd have done, just like it's easy for Joe the mechanic to say he'd never nail an intern if he were the President or anyone on this board to say they'd be a lesser prick than LJ if they were in his shoes.

None of us can truly know how we'd react but we've all done something stupid in the face of adrenaline.

Like I said, I'd lighten up on the guy.

It's happened to me. I imediately put it in neutral and kept on trucking.

[Extra Point]

Drive-by-wire servo control goes hard over, and that causes major problems. Watch the recalls fire up! Since I own old stuff, I haven't had to fret over it. And I won't.

[jidar]

Ford has been doing a lot better in it's quality ratings, that's a fact.