From: john on 6 Oct 2009 02:53 I've wondered why only US Toyota/Lexus are having this problem and being recalled. It's like only US engines were sludging up. =============== "It will not just be the floor mat," Lyons said, declining to specify what the fix might be. He said engineering teams in Japan and North America are working on it. =============== Full article at: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091006/AUTO01/910060325/1148/Toyota+seeks++vehicle+fix++in+recall+of+3.8M+vehicles
From: Tegger on 6 Oct 2009 07:59 john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:10aaf0b8-ace9-4ebf-9c73-5122444326f3(a)a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com: > I've wondered why only US Toyota/Lexus are having this problem and > being recalled. It's like only US engines were sludging up. > > =============== > "It will not just be the floor mat," Lyons said, declining to specify > what the fix might be. He said engineering teams in Japan and North > America are working on it. > =============== > > Full article at: > http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091006/AUTO01/910060325/1148/Toyot > a+seeks++vehicle+fix++in+recall+of+3.8M+vehicles > > I can think of one thing that they might want to try that should be fairly easy to implement on cars with throttle-by-wire: If the gas and brake both end up being activated AT THE SAME TIME, the ECM/PCM would reduce the throttle opening to the same degree as there was pressure on the brake pedal (or brake pedal arm movement). Simple, no? -- Tegger
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