Toyota

[cobalt123]

http://autos.aol.com/article/toyota...os.aol.com/article/toyota-suspension-of-sales

 

[bryson87]

ha sucks if u already own one thou

 

[cobalt123]

yes it does the old rustbuckets

 

[ff_drift_lol]

whether this is a conspiracy or not, this is great news for american car manufacturers. only toyota would design cars with "brakes by wire" and sticky gas pedals. people are idiots for trusting something like that. simplicity is what makes american cars the best.

 

[cobalt123]

deffinately this is great

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

it's a fucked up situation that I guarentee EVERY VEHICLE MODEL has had happen at least once to somebody somewhere that put an oversized floormat in their vehicle. It happened to me on my last car, the all season floor mat got in the way and stuck the gas pedal to the floor, scared the shit outta me even tho I was parked and in neutral, turned the car off IMMEDIATELY and didn't blow anything. But then 10 mins later while driving it happened again, lucky for me i knew what had happened, got my foot on the brake to start with, and then turned the car off mid traffic in 3rd gear so I could pull the mat back.........after that experience, I PROMISED myself, NEVER AGAIN will I use floor mats, NEVER! I think all the car manufacturers need to be challenged by this to create all-weather floormats that are embedded into the floor but still removable for cleaning.

 

[utsadude]

it's a fucked up situation that I guarentee EVERY VEHICLE MODEL has had happen at least once to somebody somewhere that put an oversized floormat in their vehicle. It happened to me on my last car, the all season floor mat got in the way and stuck the gas pedal to the floor, scared the shit outta me even tho I was parked and in neutral, turned the car off IMMEDIATELY and didn't blow anything. But then 10 mins later while driving it happened again, lucky for me i knew what had happened, got my foot on the brake to start with, and then turned the car off mid traffic in 3rd gear so I could pull the mat back.........after that experience, I PROMISED myself, NEVER AGAIN will I use floor mats, NEVER! I think all the car manufacturers need to be challenged by this to create all-weather floormats that are embedded into the floor but still removable for cleaning.

You are aware that this article has nothing to do with the floor mat recall, right?

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

You are aware that this article has nothing to do with the floor mat recall, right?

i am now, lol, doesn't change my statement tho

 

[utsadude]

i am now, lol, doesn't change my statement tho

Nor does it change the fact that your statement is correct(in my eyes at least).

Just making sure you were aware this is about the actual pedal sticking.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

Nor does it change the fact that your statement is correct(in my eyes at least).

Just making sure you were aware this is about the actual pedal sticking.

i thought i was completely confused and was reading it wrong, that's scary but still, don't ppl know how to use the brake pedal? putting it into neutral? park? or the BEST choice, TURN IT OFF!!!!......................do ppl forget about that?

 

[utsadude]

i thought i was completely confused and was reading it wrong, that's scary but still, don't ppl know how to use the brake pedal? putting it into neutral? park? or the BEST choice, TURN IT OFF!!!!......................do ppl forget about that?

Some people panic. If you were the kind of person who gets freaked out really easily by danger, you might not think about those options when in a dangerous situation like that.

 

[cobalt123]

okay

 

[70 'Cuda]

Well I love my Toyota... I have no complaints about the car.... but then again... it is a 1993 Camry... so it is a little bit older... but it gets the job done!

As for the recall, at least they are owning up to it and doing something about it unlike Ford and the Pinto.....

 

[cobalt123]

^this

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

i had a 1986 toyota corolla 4dr 5spd and i beat the piss outta that car and it ran SOLID, to date the next owner after me still has it and it still runs SOLID with well over 200,000km

 

[Zdeuce4]

to the guys mentioning turn it off.. i heard someone discussing this the other day and they were saying that since its a malfunction i believe sometimes if they try to turn the car off it just stays on cuz its already an electric issue as is.. so if u turn the key the car's still on.

hence why people keep hitting stuff.

 

[pitsnipe]

that is what happens when you let computers control what you can do your self. there is no good reason to have dive by wire. i had a 1978 chevy c-10. the only power option on that truck was power steering, and that was added on to it by a previous owner. my wife said that she felt bad for me that my car doesn't have power windows, mirrors or locks, (we added power locks soon after buying the car for safety and for when we have the kids with the car). i dont have a problem with it, it makes every thing so much simpler to use and replace. ive never had a problem with manual any thing, but ive had problems with power locks, windows, seat belts, mirrors, and automatic transmissions.

 

[cobalt123]

my sister has a 2000 model camry with over 200,000miles and runs great

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

to the guys mentioning turn it off.. i heard someone discussing this the other day and they were saying that since its a malfunction i believe sometimes if they try to turn the car off it just stays on cuz its already an electric issue as is.. so if u turn the key the car's still on.

hence why people keep hitting stuff.

damnnnnnnnnnnn that's fucked up, what about changing gears to park or neutral? would it stay in gear anyway? if so WTF???!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!? BAD TOYOTA!!!! BAD!!!!

 

[cobalt123]

i didnt think of that