Toyota; Total recall?

cyclonebri1

I was thinking the same thing as I watched that program, dip the clutch, stick it in nuetral, stick the handbreak on, use the dam break pedal or even turn the ignition off even if it mean losing steering.

The 2 instances I recall where one in which a family had time to PHONE 911, get up to 120mph and give a running comentary up to the point of impact that killed all 4 of them.

The other driver that was also killed was a proffessional driver, actually a highway patrol cop:eek:

There has to be a computor issue there as one of the fixes was a chip fitted to the brake pedal to override throttle demand ???????

mikey72

Well, either Inactives right, and Toyota drivers are a special breed that have no idea how to drive, and the car is fine, which I doubt very much, or there is actually a problem with the car, and Toyota are spinning it to a degree. Either way, they're fixing the problem, and now the public eye is on it, it should be the right fix, not a quick gloss over.

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The other driver that was also killed was a proffessional driver, actually a highway patrol cop:eek:

They are no better than your average dumb Yank driver.;)

custardy

Inactive wrote: »

The Toyota's will still be going long after the Fords and GM junk have gone to the breakers.:D

course they will,not like theres anything to stop them

mikey72

Inactive wrote: »

They are no better than your average dumb Yank driver.;)

You really do have a problem, don't you? Do you hate eveything that isn't japanese?

Inactive

mikey72 wrote: »

You really do have a problem, don't you? Do you hate eveything that isn't japanese?

No, I quite like some stuff from South Korea as well.;)

Inactive

Need some evidence?

http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/24/dash-cam-captures-cop-car-crash/.

mikey72

Inactive wrote: »

Need some evidence?

http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/24/dash-cam-captures-cop-car-crash/. :rotfl::D

No,
I'll have an intelligent discussion, if all you can manage is racial abuse you're on your own.

John_Pierpoint

As a 5 on the floor man, is it possible to put an automatic into neutral when it is going full pelt?
It is absolute madness to have a vehicle where the engine cannot be turned off at any time from the "cab" - reminds me of those buses that say engine cut off valve under flap).
I used to have an old Rover with a crash engine cut off above the driver's knee behind the dash board - I used to pull it out when parked in dodgy parts of town.;)

Do we yet know what caused the problem - as I see it there was a box of electronic gubbins operated by a plunger - this box sent a throttle setting from the accelerator pedal by electric wire (instead of levers and cables). Electronics engineers, raised on computer technology forgot that the box of gubbins would be next to a snow covered salty boot in the winter and the plunger went rusty and jammed.??!!?? (A fine example of lots of brains and no common sense?)

mikey72

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

As a 5 on the floor man, is it possible to put an automatic into neutral when it is going full pelt?
It is absolute madness to have a vehicle where the engine cannot be turned off at any time from the "cab" - reminds me of those buses that say engine cut off valve under flap).
I used to have an old Rover with a crash engine cut off above the driver's knee behind the dash board - I used to pull it out when parked in dodgy parts of town.;)

Do we yet know what caused the problem - as I see it there was a box of electronic gubbins operated by a plunger - this box sent a throttle setting from the accelerator pedal by electric wire (instead of levers and cables). Electronics engineers, raised on computer technology forgot that the box of gubbins would be next to a snow covered salty boot in the winter and the plunger went rusty and jammed.??!!?? (A fine example of lots of brains and no common sense?)

Apparently not, the automatic can be shifted into neutral, but stays locked in gear due to the engine speed keeping on driving the gearbox, and locking it up. The pushbutton engine stop is disabled above 7mph as well.
Good job the car in front is a Toyota, I wouldn't want one behind me.