[Vwdiesel] Age, Diesel History, and Bonus TDI Tragedy

[brian gochnauer]

They say on the push button start cars, that pushing the start button and
holding for 3-4 seconds will force a shutdown.
Though that could be a terrifying 3 to 4 seconds !!!  Give me a key!


On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:25 AM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Putting the transmission in neutral should do the trick Bill.
> If you live in a state that allows you to carry a pistol, empty the thing
> in
> the vicinity the ecu.
> Mom's Lexus spooks me out, I don't care for the auto detect key fob thingy.
> I like a big switch that I can turn off.  Speaking as a person that has had
> a vehicle stick on full snort (years ago), I like the key. On the early VW
> throttle pedal assemblies, if the return spring failed to retain the hinge
> pin, the pin works out over time, and the pedal would come free on one side
> and cock and stick all the way down. I had this happen in my 69 Ghia
> convertible that has a fairly fat motor, so full snort is pretty snorty.
> Just about lost it that day coming up to an intersection, and the key saved
> the day.
> -james
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> > On Behalf Of William J Toensing
> > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:49 PM
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel] Age, Diesel History, and Bonus TDI Tragedy
> >
> > Thank you, you answered one of my questions. The electric power
> > steering is an electrical assist with manual connections. The TDI has
> > Fly by Wire or FBW. You got over my head on how to modify car's
> > computer, but one of my questions was not answered about Toyota's FBW.
> > It a Prius starts to run away, what do you do besides say a quick
> > prayer? I don't own one but have test driven one at a Toyota
> > dealership. When you have your Toyota's key in your pocket, or the
> > salesman's pocket, you push the start button & you are ready to go. If
> > you want to stop it, you push the start button again. Some other cars
> > besides Toyota are using the same system. So, the question is, how
> > would you stop it in an emergency situation with run a way
> > acceleration? Would pushing the start button as you would to stop the
> > car work? Would putting the car in neutral work? There is a situation
> > in San Diego where an off duty CHP (California Highway Patrol)officer
> > driving with his family in a Lexus, experienced run-a-way
> > Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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