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From: dsi1 on 22 Feb 2010 22:39 On 2/22/2010 4:51 PM, OscartheGrouch wrote: > Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >> This fellow knew what to do to bring his car to a screeching halt. >> Notice the technique used when the countdown timer gets to ~1:10... >> >> > > I've been watching the status of all this about the accelerator pedal > with a lot of interest. The high level of interest is because my > accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times. I've learned not > to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem. So today I called my > local dealer who does all my work. My car is a 2005 Prius. They looked > up my car and told me it was made in Japan and is not involved in the > recall, but that I can bring it in at my own expense. Despite the fact > that the accelerator will stick. I would think this would be disturbing > news to Toyota. Not disturbing enough I guess. My problem is that I can > never get the floor may lock device thingy that is furthest from the gas > pedal and closest to me to actually lock. It just can't be forced down > into the hole it's supposed to go into. But they will be nice enough to > fix it at my expense. Great. Don't wait for the dealer to fix it. I'd just replace the mats and forget about it. If you think this is a danger to the public then contact someone that'll listen to you. My guess is that you'd have a lot of leverage in this matter due to the public hysteria. If this happened to me one time, I'd think it was a fluke, two times and I'd be alarmed. It wouldn't happen a third time let alone 5 or 6 times.
From: jim beam on 22 Feb 2010 22:54 On 02/22/2010 07:39 PM, dsi1 wrote: > On 2/22/2010 4:51 PM, OscartheGrouch wrote: >> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >>> This fellow knew what to do to bring his car to a screeching halt. >>> Notice the technique used when the countdown timer gets to ~1:10... >>> >>> >> >> I've been watching the status of all this about the accelerator pedal >> with a lot of interest. The high level of interest is because my >> accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times. I've learned not >> to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem. So today I called my >> local dealer who does all my work. My car is a 2005 Prius. They looked >> up my car and told me it was made in Japan and is not involved in the >> recall, but that I can bring it in at my own expense. Despite the fact >> that the accelerator will stick. I would think this would be disturbing >> news to Toyota. Not disturbing enough I guess. My problem is that I can >> never get the floor may lock device thingy that is furthest from the gas >> pedal and closest to me to actually lock. It just can't be forced down >> into the hole it's supposed to go into. But they will be nice enough to >> fix it at my expense. Great. > > Don't wait for the dealer to fix it. I'd just replace the mats and > forget about it. If you think this is a danger to the public then > contact someone that'll listen to you. My guess is that you'd have a lot > of leverage in this matter due to the public hysteria. If this happened > to me one time, I'd think it was a fluke, two times and I'd be alarmed. > It wouldn't happen a third time let alone 5 or 6 times. hold on a second - our friend alleges that after hearing about stuck accelerators: "my accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times." do believe that to be true? you don't think our friend might not be one of the weak-minded that's susceptible to the power of suggestion? our friend goes on to say: "I've learned not to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem." he "solved" the problem by not pressing the gas??? that's like "fixing" a broken seat belt by not crashing! -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Al Falfa on 22 Feb 2010 23:10 "dsi1" <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in message news:t5Ign.3631$BD2.900(a)newsfe14.iad... > On 2/22/2010 4:51 PM, OscartheGrouch wrote: >> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >>> This fellow knew what to do to bring his car to a screeching halt. >>> Notice the technique used when the countdown timer gets to ~1:10... >>> >>> >> >> I've been watching the status of all this about the accelerator pedal >> with a lot of interest. The high level of interest is because my >> accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times. I've learned not >> to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem. So today I called my >> local dealer who does all my work. My car is a 2005 Prius. They looked >> up my car and told me it was made in Japan and is not involved in the >> recall, but that I can bring it in at my own expense. Despite the fact >> that the accelerator will stick. I would think this would be disturbing >> news to Toyota. Not disturbing enough I guess. My problem is that I can >> never get the floor may lock device thingy that is furthest from the gas >> pedal and closest to me to actually lock. It just can't be forced down >> into the hole it's supposed to go into. But they will be nice enough to >> fix it at my expense. Great. > > Don't wait for the dealer to fix it. I'd just replace the mats and forget > about it. If you think this is a danger to the public then contact someone > that'll listen to you. My guess is that you'd have a lot of leverage in > this matter due to the public hysteria. If this happened to me one time, > I'd think it was a fluke, two times and I'd be alarmed. It wouldn't happen > a third time let alone 5 or 6 times. I spent a half hour trying to snag the gas pedal on the floor mat and couldn't do it. This was with a 2005 Prius too. It does take a little effort to properly engage the hooks, but once engaged with the mat properly placed the pedal doesn't come within an inch of it.
From: dsi1 on 22 Feb 2010 23:57 On 2/22/2010 5:54 PM, jim beam wrote: > On 02/22/2010 07:39 PM, dsi1 wrote: >> On 2/22/2010 4:51 PM, OscartheGrouch wrote: >>> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >>>> This fellow knew what to do to bring his car to a screeching halt. >>>> Notice the technique used when the countdown timer gets to ~1:10... >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I've been watching the status of all this about the accelerator pedal >>> with a lot of interest. The high level of interest is because my >>> accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times. I've learned not >>> to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem. So today I called my >>> local dealer who does all my work. My car is a 2005 Prius. They looked >>> up my car and told me it was made in Japan and is not involved in the >>> recall, but that I can bring it in at my own expense. Despite the fact >>> that the accelerator will stick. I would think this would be disturbing >>> news to Toyota. Not disturbing enough I guess. My problem is that I can >>> never get the floor may lock device thingy that is furthest from the gas >>> pedal and closest to me to actually lock. It just can't be forced down >>> into the hole it's supposed to go into. But they will be nice enough to >>> fix it at my expense. Great. >> >> Don't wait for the dealer to fix it. I'd just replace the mats and >> forget about it. If you think this is a danger to the public then >> contact someone that'll listen to you. My guess is that you'd have a lot >> of leverage in this matter due to the public hysteria. If this happened >> to me one time, I'd think it was a fluke, two times and I'd be alarmed. >> It wouldn't happen a third time let alone 5 or 6 times. > > hold on a second - our friend alleges that after hearing about stuck > accelerators: > > "my accelerator has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times." > > do believe that to be true? you don't think our friend might not be one > of the weak-minded that's susceptible to the power of suggestion? > > our friend goes on to say: > > "I've learned not to gun it. That's how I have solved the problem." > > he "solved" the problem by not pressing the gas??? that's like "fixing" > a broken seat belt by not crashing! > > You're right that our friend's story is a little fishy. Guess I'm a gullible guy. :-)
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 23 Feb 2010 00:03
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:51:39 -0800, OscartheGrouch wrote: > Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >> This fellow knew what to do to bring his car to a screeching halt. >> >> Notice the technique used when the countdown timer gets to ~1:10... >> >> >> > I've been watching the status of all this about the accelerator pedal with > a lot of interest. The high level of interest is because my accelerator > has hung up on the floor mat 5 or 6 times. I've learned not to gun it. > That's how I have solved the problem. So today I called my local dealer > who does all my work. My car is a 2005 Prius. They looked up my car and > told me it was made in Japan and is not involved in the recall, but that I > can bring it in at my own expense. Despite the fact that the accelerator > will stick. I would think this would be disturbing news to Toyota. Not > disturbing enough I guess. My problem is that I can never get the floor > may lock device thingy that is furthest from the gas pedal and closest to > me to actually lock. It just can't be forced down into the hole it's > supposed to go into. But they will be nice enough to fix it at my expense. > Great. Take it to them and show it to them. It should have been LOCKED IN prior to delivery. It can sometimes take a LOT of pressure to get the thing into the hole properly. Ask them to do this for you, since "it hasn't been right since I bought the car and is giving me problems. I would do it but I don't want to break it." If they don't usher you to the detailing department where this is done, tell them you're going to call Customer Care and ask them what you should do, all things in consideration. It may have been "made in Japan", which it was, and it doesn't have the recall in effect on it, but it is still a safety hazard and the thing should have been installed properly in the first place. BTW, where are you, since your dealer is a jackass and sounds like a good place to avoid? It will take them all of 45 seconds to install this properly. |