Toyota; Total recall?

LandyAndy

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

...and here's the UK Toyota blog, which repeats that advice:

http://blog.toyota.co.uk/advice-to-customers-concerned-about-accelerator-pedal-issues

That looks pretty clear to me.

Whether I'd have known that, before this became news and when in a car that was accelerating on its own, I'm not so sure.:o

custardy

also thats assuming everything on the car is working and not through some fault

John_Pierpoint

Motto:
Whenever starting a journey in a Toyota - check that you can switch off the engine, when the car is in motion.

Inactive

A clue to why the Yanks ( they seem to be the majority that have been involved ) are not the best of drivers;

http://www.path2usa.com/lifestyle/auto/driving_license.htm#lnk3

They have a 10 minute driving test carried out by an Instructor, not an Examiner, is it any wonder they cannot drive safely and apply common sense?

LandyAndy

Inactive wrote: »

A clue to why the Yanks ( they seem to be the majority that have been involved ) are not the best of drivers;

http://www.path2usa.com/lifestyle/auto/driving_license.htm#lnk3

They have a 10 minute driving test carried out by an Instructor, not an Examiner, is it any wonder they cannot drive safely and apply common sense?

Could be that part of it is because an enormous number of toyotas are sold in the USA and they are almost all autos. It is the autos that are causing the difficulties because even the least knowledgable manual driver would probably work out that declutching was required.

I have to say that is a frighteningly lax examination, though.

cyclonebri1

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Really, watch the video. Why is it that when he holds the start/stop button, the engine shuts down?

Oh look, here's the official Toyota website, which says the same thing:

http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota-prius-vehicle-throttle-155094.aspx

...and here's the UK Toyota blog, which repeats that advice:

http://blog.toyota.co.uk/advice-to-customers-concerned-about-accelerator-pedal-issues

Yes but if you'd read my post correctly you would have seen I was talking about the similar push button set up Renault use, not Toyota. Maybe this is where Toyota got it wrong. Given the fact that the sticking throttle, be it mechanical or software is the actual issue/fault, having to hold the start stop button down for 3 seconds is maybe too long under those circumstances

Hovever SIL has a brand new Prius, not his choice, I get him to repeat the same.;)

cyclonebri1

Inactive wrote: »

A clue to why the Yanks ( they seem to be the majority that have been involved ) are not the best of drivers;

http://www.path2usa.com/lifestyle/auto/driving_license.htm#lnk3

They have a 10 minute driving test carried out by an Instructor, not an Examiner, is it any wonder they cannot drive safely and apply common sense?

Congrats Inactive, I think thats the most people, the entire population of the USA, that you have dissmissed in a single post:T:T:T
The MD at Toyota admitted they got it wrong, shame you can't, but then again they are Japanese;)

mikey72

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Really, watch the video. Why is it that when he holds the start/stop button, the engine shuts down?

Oh look, here's the official Toyota website, which says the same thing:

http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota-prius-vehicle-throttle-155094.aspx

...and here's the UK Toyota blog, which repeats that advice:

http://blog.toyota.co.uk/advice-to-customers-concerned-about-accelerator-pedal-issues

Interesting on the blog, Toyota appear to admit the car won't select neutral but don't say why.

quote from the website
"If unable to put the vehicle in Neutral,............."

edit, the offiicial website, in the first link, hints that the engine should be shut off if selecting neutral doesn't stop the car, so another suggestion in that site as well.

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Congrats Inactive, I think thats the most people, the entire population of the USA, that you have dissmissed in a single post:T:T:T

Apparently they can drive at 15 in Utah, it is apparently the norm for Dad to teach their kids to drive.:eek:

Nuff said.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Yes but if you'd read my post correctly you would have seen I was talking about the similar push button set up Renault use, not Toyota. Maybe this is where Toyota got it wrong. Given the fact that the sticking throttle, be it mechanical or software is the actual issue/fault, having to hold the start stop button down for 3 seconds is maybe too long under those circumstances

Hovever SIL has a brand new Prius, not his choice, I get him to repeat the same.;)

I did read your post, including the bit where you ended with this:

"I think Toyota got something very wrong if they decided the engine cannot be stopped on the move"

The engine can be stopped on the move, it's really very simple. I wouldn't expect most drivers to bother reading something so unimportant as the driver's manual, though.