Toyota Runaway Cause: Electronic Throttle/Cruise Control?
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From: Mike Hunter on 7 Nov 2009 16:23 During my years selling Toyotas, I always believe Toyota buyers were not too swift by agreeing to pay us so much more to buy one of our Toyotas, rather than one of the domestics we also sold. However, I would expect they would be savvy enough to place the tranny in neutral and apply the brakes, rather than lose control of their car and run off a cliff, but apparently some of them are not very savvy. LOL "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.11.07.16.19.08.951682(a)e86.GTS... > On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:26:39 -0800, john wrote: > >> A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car >> accelerated out of control. >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ > > The new cruise controls do not cancel below 30 MPH like the old ones did. > > It's in the Owner's Manual. > > >
From: jr92 on 8 Nov 2009 01:17 On Nov 4, 10:26 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car > accelerated out of control. > > http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 > > http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ I had the same problem happen to me many years ago. My '76 Pinto had the throttle stick wide open. After about 8 minutes, and a top end speed of about 67mph, I found a cotton field and ran it into it, slowing me down enough that I could jump out of the car before it hit a fence post. I wasnt hurt, but it cost me 94 bucks to replace the bumper that was busted, Point being, how the hell does a Toyota PRUIS "ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL" under ANY conditions?????????????
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 8 Nov 2009 00:13 On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:13 -0800, jr92 wrote: > On Nov 4, 10:26 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car >> accelerated out of control. >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ > > > > I had the same problem happen to me many years ago. My '76 Pinto had the > throttle stick wide open. After about 8 minutes, and a top end speed of > about 67mph, I found a cotton field and ran it into it, slowing me down > enough that I could jump out of the car before it hit a fence post. I > wasnt hurt, but it cost me 94 bucks to replace the bumper that was busted, Could have definitely put that car into neutral, shut off the engine and coasted to a stop...> > > > Point being, how the hell does a Toyota PRUIS "ACCELERATE OUT OF > CONTROL" under ANY conditions????????????? I think the correct term is "Operator Error".
From: jr92 on 8 Nov 2009 03:13 On Nov 8, 12:13 am, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:13 -0800, jr92 wrote: > > On Nov 4, 10:26 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car > >> accelerated out of control. > > >>http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 > > >>http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ > > > I had the same problem happen to me many years ago. My '76 Pinto had the > > throttle stick wide open. After about 8 minutes, and a top end speed of > > about 67mph, I found a cotton field and ran it into it, slowing me down > > enough that I could jump out of the car before it hit a fence post. I > > wasnt hurt, but it cost me 94 bucks to replace the bumper that was busted, > > Could have definitely put that car into neutral, shut off the engine and > coasted to a stop...> > > > > > Point being, how the hell does a Toyota PRUIS "ACCELERATE OUT OF > > CONTROL" under ANY conditions????????????? > > I think the correct term is "Operator Error".- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I think one could fall asleep, let his right foot fully accerlate the gas pedel, and drive five miles before the auto would reach dangerous levels, speed-wise, in a Prius.
From: Mike Hunter on 8 Nov 2009 10:25
Did it not cross you mind the all you needed to do was to simply depress the clutch or place the tranny in neutral and step on the brake? LOL "jr92" <coachrose13(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b87fdba3-3e14-46ed-a3de-de88fb841a4b(a)37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On Nov 4, 10:26 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > A Prius owner tried to resume her cruise control, and then the car > accelerated out of control. > > http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8982147 > > http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/ I had the same problem happen to me many years ago. My '76 Pinto had the throttle stick wide open. After about 8 minutes, and a top end speed of about 67mph, I found a cotton field and ran it into it, slowing me down enough that I could jump out of the car before it hit a fence post. I wasnt hurt, but it cost me 94 bucks to replace the bumper that was busted, Point being, how the hell does a Toyota PRUIS "ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL" under ANY conditions????????????? |