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From: Jeff Strickland on 4 Mar 2010 11:50
It can't.

But it can be engaged above 30, and if the car is slowed to a speed that is
also above 30, the Cruise will go full throttle to resume the set speed. It
won't go above the set speed though.



"Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message
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>I had not no idea cruse control could be engaged below 40 MPH, curious
>
> "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:AKmdnTKZUpQLNhLWnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d(a)linkline.com...
>> This is mass hysteria.
>>
>> Bet there is nothing wrong with the vehicles.
>>
>> These folks want publicity or money or they are mistaking the cruise
>> control acceleration for sudden acceleration.
>>
>> Some folks in the general public are just weird and the media eat it up.
>> What suckers.
>>
>> Vito
>>
>>
>> "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:6f781f64-43d5-4e52-851e-eabf450764eb(a)f17g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> Yeah, it's probably in the electronics. Mats and sticking pedals
>> account for only 30% of the runaways. As I understand from the
>> hearings, CTS pedals accounted for 0 fatality (all fatalities on Denso
>> pedals).
>>
>> "About ten Toyota owners have complained to U.S. auto safety
>> regulators that their vehicles suffered some kind of sudden
>> acceleration after being repaired under Toyotas two recalls for the
>> problem.
>>
>> The complaints highlighted by safety advocate Sean Kane drew a quick
>> response today from the National Highway Traffic Safety
>> Administration, which said it would investigate."
>>
>> http://www.freep.com/article/20100303/BUSINESS01/100303045/1331/business01/Officials-Drivers-report-trouble-with-fixed-Toyotas
>>
>>
>>
>
>


From: Mike Hunter on 4 Mar 2010 13:53
What color is the sky in your world? LOL


"Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> This is mass hysteria.
>
> Bet there is nothing wrong with the vehicles.
>
> These folks want publicity or money or they are mistaking the cruise
> control acceleration for sudden acceleration.
>
> Some folks in the general public are just weird and the media eat it up.
> What suckers.
>
> Vito


From: Mike Hunter on 4 Mar 2010 13:57
Factory cruse control never goes to full throttle


"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It can't.
>
> But it can be engaged above 30, and if the car is slowed to a speed that
> is also above 30, the Cruise will go full throttle to resume the set
> speed. It won't go above the set speed though.
>
>
>
> "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message
> news:4b8fc66f$1$24884$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net...
>>I had not no idea cruse control could be engaged below 40 MPH, curious
>>
>> "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:AKmdnTKZUpQLNhLWnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d(a)linkline.com...
>>> This is mass hysteria.
>>>
>>> Bet there is nothing wrong with the vehicles.
>>>
>>> These folks want publicity or money or they are mistaking the cruise
>>> control acceleration for sudden acceleration.
>>>
>>> Some folks in the general public are just weird and the media eat it up.
>>> What suckers.
>>>
>>> Vito
>>>
>>>
>>> "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6f781f64-43d5-4e52-851e-eabf450764eb(a)f17g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>> Yeah, it's probably in the electronics. Mats and sticking pedals
>>> account for only 30% of the runaways. As I understand from the
>>> hearings, CTS pedals accounted for 0 fatality (all fatalities on Denso
>>> pedals).
>>>
>>> "About ten Toyota owners have complained to U.S. auto safety
>>> regulators that their vehicles suffered some kind of sudden
>>> acceleration after being repaired under Toyotas two recalls for the
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> The complaints highlighted by safety advocate Sean Kane drew a quick
>>> response today from the National Highway Traffic Safety
>>> Administration, which said it would investigate."
>>>
>>> http://www.freep.com/article/20100303/BUSINESS01/100303045/1331/business01/Officials-Drivers-report-trouble-with-fixed-Toyotas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


From: Mike Hunter on 4 Mar 2010 13:58
Try telling that to the families of the folks that died or those that have
be injured. ;)


"Clay" <c.story(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Most likely the extraordinary hype about Toyota's problems are caused
> by the OBAMA bunch. Chrysler and GM are both owned by the
> government.
> Can you say CONSPIRACY? More of a witch hunt aimed at smearing the
> TOYOTA brand to promote MoPAR and GM.
> Granted Toyota may have some glitches but what car company is perfect.


From: ransley on 4 Mar 2010 14:53
On Mar 4, 7:32 am, News <N...(a)Groups.Name> wrote:
> ransley wrote:
> > On Mar 4, 6:46 am, "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> This is mass hysteria.
>
> >> Bet there is nothing wrong with the vehicles.
>
> >> These folks want publicity or money or they are mistaking the cruise control
> >> acceleration for sudden acceleration.
>
> >> Some folks in the general public are just weird and the media eat it up.
> >> What suckers.
>
> >> Vito
>
> >> "john" <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:6f781f64-43d5-4e52-851e-eabf450764eb(a)f17g2000prh.googlegroups.com....
> >> Yeah, it's probably in the electronics. Mats and sticking pedals
> >> account for only 30% of the runaways. As I understand from the
> >> hearings, CTS pedals accounted for 0 fatality (all fatalities on Denso
> >> pedals).
>
> >> "About ten Toyota owners have complained to U.S. auto safety
> >> regulators that their vehicles suffered some kind of sudden
> >> acceleration after being repaired under Toyota s two recalls for the
> >> problem.
>
> >> The complaints highlighted by safety advocate Sean Kane drew a quick
> >> response today from the National Highway Traffic Safety
> >> Administration, which said it would investigate."
>
> >>http://www.freep.com/article/20100303/BUSINESS01/100303045/1331/busin....
>
> >   Hysteria? People needing money?  The Founder of Apple Computer Steve
> > Wozniak has a new prius he said he can self replicate himself, the
> > cars cruise control Self Acceleration, often with high percentage of
> > attempts.
>
> >   He was on tv, he said he was ignored by toyota and the NHTSA,
> > Wozniak says its Software, I believe the genius.
>
> >   Wozniak needs no money, he said his old prius fleet is fine, he
> > could afford to own 1000+ Rolls Royces each with its own full time
> > chauffeur with house. He needs no publicity, wants nothing, and has
> > the brains you could only wish you were blessed with just 10% of. Do
> > yourself a favor, read a bit more. The stories I hear are Not of
> > people having an accident claim or any claim, just scary incidents of
> > a defect that is not fixed.
>
> >  Proof of Toyota cheapyness, underhandedness is they fixed new
> > production Priuses and ignored whats on the road, that is Beancounter
> > scum mentality to save a buk. And you really believe Toyoda when he
> > said he didnt know about the memos of Toyota saving millions by
> > beating the NHTSA. Your either a dumb sucker or toyota rep, im a
> > toyota owner.
>
> Not limited to Toyota or autos, this is is characteristic of greedy,
> finance wonk-led management, generally.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Agree but The Chinese seem to do it best
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