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Toyotas Suddenly Accelerate; Owners Up In Arms
cyclocommuter writes "Some Toyota owners are up in arms as they suspect that accidents have been caused by some kind of glitch in the electronic computer system used in Toyotas that controls the throttle. Refusing to accept the explanation of Toyota and the federal government (it involves the driver's-side floor mat), hundreds of Toyota owners are in rebellion after a series of accidents caused by what they call 'runaway cars.' Four people have died." The article notes: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has done six separate investigations of such acceleration surges in Toyotas since 2003 and found no defect in Toyota's electronics."
Problem exists between accelerator and chair?
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There you have it, the HAM in the truck in the other lane rag chewing on HF about his new rig has managed to seize control of the Prius.
I for one welcome our RC Prius wielding retired overlords.
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With American cars, the floormats are optional and come with a big price tag. This is a safety feature to prevent exactly this type of problem.
It's exactly like when Ashlee Simpson appeared on SNL and was caught lip syncing. She knew that she couldn't sing live, so she played her auto-tuned voice over the speakers. When the playback stopped and she was shown to be faking it, she danced a little jig. American car floormat pricing is like that little jig.
My Geo Metro had the EXACT same problem. It would suddenly jump from 1mph to 1.1mph very quickly. They wouldn't admit the problem either. We figured it was due to having an odd number of cylinders.
Are you asking us questions or what? I want to take those as statements of fact but it's like you're teasing us with some inappropriate punctuation or something.
The BMWs I can remember all indicate 10 mph while parked.
(the scale is from 10 mph to 160 mph)
Of course, it's because of the Earth's rotation speed.
Nah your thinking of Volkswagon, this is a Toyota article.
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Hundreds of Toyota owners?! Well, then: if a percentage of the population of Toyota owners of North Dakota are upset, by all means, everyone who has ever owned a Toyota should raise their torch and/or pitchfork!
obviously no deficiencies vs. no obvious deficiencies
The ashtray was full - what else could the guy do?
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The doctor said I'm not supposed to get Slashdot in it!
Did you just make a computer analogy for a car discussion?
This thread is so backwards....
Let q be a radix > 1. I am in ur base-q, killing 10 d00ds.
Try it: stand on the accelerator with your left foot for a while, then stand on the brake.
Trying to drum up business for your brake company, eh? This recession is tough all over.
I've seen drivers who, when they're presented with a scary situation, take their hands off the wheel and cover their eyes.
That's why I wear Peril Sensitive Sunglasses while driving. That way, I don't have to take my hands off the wheel to avoid seeing things that might alarm me.
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Look who you're replying to. He's probably fixed it himself by now. In fact, he's probably re-wired and re-programed the whole thing to get at least 25% better mileage and acceleration by now.
Imagine all the people...
Christ, you would think ANYBODY would have read more than the first damn LINE I wrote....
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and they built some pretty impressive stuff.
little do we know, the pyramids were actually supposed to be spherical : (
Toyota: Moving you forward into the next traffic jam. Whether you like it or not.
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