[s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?

[Michael Lardizabal]

Jeffster-

Its more than the floormats.

There have been a few dozen incidents already where the crashed Camry's had the floor mats in the trunk as per instructed...but still had unintended acceleration.

Scary stuff considering there's a large demographic of geriatrics and elder folks driving Camry's, Solara's, Highlanders and a few other models.

I think the Camry's and Highlanders are fly-by wire....so it must be a solenoid issue, not too different than the 99-2000 Volvo V70 acceleration issues.

Lucky for Volvo they issued a TSB that offerered a Lifetime Warranty on their TB units and got it done rather quietly. 

I've already seen a few 18 wheelers carting off Yota's that were from dealer lots...as they didn't have the protective transport wraps normally seen on them when they come from the Ohio plant.

There's going to be some serious hari-kare in Japan in the next few weeks. I'm sure we'll hear about it sooner than later. 

I'm being serious. 

This is totally unacceptable in Japanese culture.....even if they're US Toyota's.



--- On Thu, 1/28/10, jeff postupack <jeff.postupack at gmail.com> wrote:

From: jeff postupack <jeff.postupack at gmail.com>
Subject: [s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?
To: "S-Cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:43 PM

man, this is hilarious..

Recalling in USA, Europe and China. suspended sales.. . and now Ford stopped
production (I think) because the Indiana gas pedal supplier's part number
was identifed somewhere out there..
Audi engineers, the old grey ones, must be chuckling while sipping
Yeagermeister.. having singed hair with Mr F-n Wallace.. Unintended
Acceleration  series.

All jousting aside, it looks to ME like the damn floor mat simply slides
foreward and interferes  and wedged the pedal.. I mean, it could happen to
any OEM.. maybe.

just clear yer floor mat Mate, before ya; peg it!
Jeff
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