Well, when my sister was in the car, it completely locked up. The car sped up, but it locked the steering wheel and brakes. We were horrified! We couldn't put the car in neutral, the shifter locked in place.
Don't blame the driver for the cars faulty manufacturing, people!
ALL of the media blitz regarding TOYOTA was pushed bt US car makers, meanwhile these same car makers have MASSIVE DEFECTS and all they do is toy with their customers not vaidating waranties exhausting all the avenues until these customers get tired of spending money and time trying to get ANY response from whoever is sitting at the "customer service" desk that day only to get a "we're SOOOO sorry this is happenning to you but........ask me I,ve been fighting ford since I bought a windstar ..NEW
hold your foot to the floor for as long as desired it will have a speed limiter most cylinder cars will get to 150kph and slowly climb from there plenty of time to slow down
@moiseswin is that a joke??????????, if you are a driver neutral is a gear where the gearbox is not connected to the drivetrain, it disengages the gearbox
@moiseswin no, it'll do nothing, when your throttle pedal is jammed open it means the car is not longer out of control, but you should cut the engine immediately o prevent damage
ummmm one of the things that a braking system is designed to do is overpower the engine. So either this guy has had some MASSIVE brake fade or he's not pushing hard enough. Either way, I call bullshit.
if my car was accelerating out of control, i would instinctively do an emergency stop, pushing both the brake and the clutch to the floor. wouldn't most people do this? it would certainly stop a car in this situation, as the car is out of gear when the clutch is pressed down.
@chap8938, I know right?!?! All this bs new features such as auto parking, braking, etc.... All this shit is doing is covering up the drivers inability to properly operate a vehicle.
its is pretty sad how ignorant the average person it when it comes to cars...its like 90% of people just put in gas, turn the key and go...if you popped the bonnet they'd probably be suprised to find an engine -_-
@N0Sdog Most Americans don't even know how to drive a car with a manual transmission. They probably don't even know how to open the hood (bonnet). In my old age I prefer cars with automatics but it's nice to know how to drive a stick if I need to or if I ever rent a car in Europe.
@waterfrontdude I'm a teenage American and I learned to drive stick shift at 8 years old and I know how to pop a hood pull and rebuild and service a whole engine and transmission. But I agree not knowing how to drive a shift is fucking moronic
That's why I prefer european Cars with a 3 pedals and manual Transmission ! There is no such a problems. You americans are lazy and clumsy People, it's so nicely to drive normal cars, not that like child Toys car s for toddlers. It's good that on this Earth is the German's to think 'bout the technical side of that things and save your Asses... So, drive european Cars folks... I'm driving Mercedes and don't have problems.
Prius is a wonderful car. What I like to do on occasion such as a hill is put it into PWR mode and take off like a rabbit since the electric motor and gas motor are both engaged. I get 48.2 mpg on my 2010 and 49.2 mpg on my 2011.
The breaks don't have enough power to stop the car under full throttle? Here in Germany it is LAW that it HAS to have enough power to do that. I don't think that guy tried hard enough. Maybe he never really stepped on a car's break.
Toyotas are awesome cars with a 100% reliablity track record, I think the japanese over done some parts of these modern cars which left the simple parts in the shadows.
For mthose claiming the guy with the prius was lying... this video shows you what can happen. For those claiming all that should have been done was put it in nuetral you cant on a prius, you also cant just shut it off you have to hold the power button which then youll lose power assist like steering. so if you had been him and this happened could you remember all this and try to control the car at the same time? NO therefore the lesson here is DONT BUY A FREAKING TOYOTA!
@Graciedog On a Prius you place the gearshift lever in Neutral. If you just tap it over to neutral though it will not go out of gear. One half second or so of HOLDING THE LEVER IN NEUTRAL does it though and you do not lose power steering or braking cause the engine is still on. It's very simple and I suggest people practice putting whatever car they own into neutral. The cop with his family that crashed because the mat moved up was not lying. The California guy was definitely lying.
I just can't understand why everything must be done by electronics and computers. Gaspedals did stuck in old days also, but at least you were able to shut down the engine! I absolutely hate cars of today!
"you actually have to read the manual to figure out how to turn the car off" Holy shit! I'snt that what your suppose to do when u get a new car, read the owners manual and learn about your car? Nobody has the common sense and is too stupid to do so. How is it hard to find neutral? You would have to be brain dead or a complete retard if you cant find neutral and shouldn't be driving a car you cant control. People need to get their head out of their ass and learn how to drive or get off the road
i'm surprised that people don't actually understand that neutral takes power away from the drivetrain. i just asked my friend what to do in a stuck throttle situation and she had no idea.
@lifesabeast1010 The point of neutral on your gear box is to take power away from the wheels. That is it's sole and only purpose. It doesn't matter if the car is a computer with wheels, if it has a gear box and an engine the point of neutral is stopping the transfer of energy from the engine to the wheels.
about a month ago the throttle on my rover got stuck when i was coming to a corner on our farm and im almost 13 and what i did was foot on the clutch and brake, engine redlined and when it stopped i turned the key off and i was safe. so im almost 13 and come on if i no people on the road should be able to do it.
I hope everyone who sees this video practices some of these procedures, at least dropping into neutral with the car in motion. If you don't make it second nature, you won't remember to do it in an emergency. A manual transmission is not necessarily better, but it is second nature to the driver of such a car to use the clutch, downshift, and select neutral. Try using your handbrake (E-brake) at low speeds too (5-10mph) so you are familiar with the effects should you need to use it.
that happened to me in my rolla :D lucky i put it in neutral turned off the car and grab a hammer :D smack the trotle a little and until today is still working :S
At first I was wondering where they got this idiot, then when I re-watched it, I see he is from consumer reports. lol, one of my favorite t-shirt prints that I saw shows a guy wearing a helmet while driving a car off of a cliff and the caption read, "Uh Oh, Consumer Reports is testing cars again!"
@evanellis They same people that don't know how to shut off their car, or don't know their steering wheel locks when the key is turned to the "lock" position, and, coincidentally, the same people people that don't realize that their floor mat is stuck on their gas pedal and all they have to do is reach down and pull it back.
Most people are EXTREMELY unaware of their surroundings.
@evanellis not to long ago here in California, there was a family of four I believe, driving on the freeway in San Diego that had a Toyota Camry with a faulty gas pedal.. car hit the guard rail and entire family gone. The Driver was an off duty police officer. I think it's mostly the panic and "in the moment" that scares most drivers if this was to ever happen to them to even think logically.
Just buy a nice german sedan. Don't get a truck unless you're actually going to do truck-things with it. Like haul things or carry fridges and shit. And no, your truck does not need 6 wheels. Go away.
P.S. Don't buy a mustang. Ever. Unless you're a douchebag.
@Areoplane7 Diesel engines have a separate Vacuum pump for the brake booster. Gas engines use the intake manifold vacuum for the brake booster. Wide "open" throttle creates no vacuum and hence does not power the brake booster! Brake booster has enough capacity for one or two braking applications.
@Areoplane7 all cars use engine vacuum to aid in braking, unless there is an auxilary vacuum pupm usually only on diesels. there is no vacuum generated af full throttle, so you only have whats stored in the booster to power the brakes
Plus with your right foot on the brake and righthand ball of the right foot on the accelerator as you let the clutch out with the left foot keeps the revs up on those bends!
My Toyota (2002 Camry) surged on me a couple weeks ago. I did not confuse the pedals, and the mat was fine. This was not a "stuck" accelerator; it was a surge. Toyota denies that this can even happen. Unbelievable. I got so fed up that I wrote a song about it (which I posted to YouTube & I am NOT trying to make money off it). I'm trying to make a point w/ the song.
please tell me oh Mr Auto expert, just HOW does the steering LOCK if you turn the key OFF? you cant lock the steering unless the shifter is in the Park position!
theres an interlock on any car that doesnt allow the key to lock the steering .
@signupsucksass. This used to be a problem in the 80's, I hope your right and they have changed this. I was able to lock the steering by shutting off the engine in neutral in the old 80's toyota corolla's
"I lost power steering when I shut off the engine, its very hard to steer now!" What a little bitch! I would love to see him drive an old car that doesn't even have the option of power steering.
it hard to find neutral? in any auto ive ever been in i has been one up from drive and doesnt require you to hit anything to allow it to move no brakes nothing
Personally I disagree with the "read the manual" comment in the video. I've read my Toyota Matrix owners manual front to back because, I paid my own money for the vehicle, and I want to KNOW how to operate it. If you purchase a vehicle, you should be familiar with it, just as if you purchase a house, you should know where your exits are in an emergency. Interesting you point this out however, as it reflects poorly on the driver/owner.
Man, I didn't know the german cars did that..pretty good idea.Wish my E-250 van woulda had that cause when I Slammed on the brakes cause some one stopped in front of me, pretty sure my foot slammed on both pedals Cause there VERY close together in a full size van. That kind of thing is what I hope becomes STANDARD on ALL cars soon.....But, I do believe in natural selection....Im torn on it.
im sorry but anyone that is to ignorant to know how to adjust to these problems needs to be required to take a class or turn in their license and boo hoo no power steering/brakes get over it that can happen just by a pump failure and what are you gunna do call AAA wimps im 17 and i could stop and have stopped a carr accel. out of control throttle cable sliped lose of its holder and the car decied to go 110 how hard was it to gear into neutral and turn it off so u dont blow ur engin and pul off?
Personally I think that to even obtain a driver's license you should know how to get out of a tough situation like this. Something like putting your car into neutral should be common sense, but I digress.
Personally I think that to even obtain a driver's license you should know how to get out of a tough situation like this. Something like putting your car into neutral should be common sense, but I digress.
They made cars, now millions of people have died..what is advancement now cars are driving off themselves. You solve on problem but create 10 more problems..now you have to drill and pollute..lol..this is advancement..? LOL!
I can't understand why auto manufacturers want to create more complicated things in cars? Drive by electrical wire? Why the hell can't we just stick with drive by cable? It's easy and it's worked for DECADES! It's REAL TIME information sent to the throttle body. If the cable breaks, the car stops. Drive by wire causes lag and the possibility for electrical failure. Just another way auto companies THOUGHT they could steal consumers money... parts that break all the time. What a joke.
A few assumptions in this video... like having a conventional stick shift automatic, supposing it is electronic selection? Those of us with manual transmission cars at least have that between us and drive by wire death....
they should just go back the the classic cable pedal - never fails, well it did once for me but i just used the cruise control to get home, better stuck off then on!
@6Camel6Finger6 lmao, people advance to the future and you want to go back to the stone age, then why the germans never had this problem before? and not just germans, french, italians, british, and many other
@hazemvirus iam just saying that a cable will outlast the circuitry in those pedals, maybe after 10+years u might have to replace a $40 dollar cable but that beats replacing a $100+ pedal which can go out anytime without warning, in my opinion they should os stayed with the cable, less problems, more reliability.
like the old saying goes, if it isnt broke, dont fix it. you dont see anyone trying to re-engineer the clock do you?
@taledarkside Actually, taledarkside, this is a video posted by Beasley Allen law firm. We delete any comments that are profane or that are just back and forth insults between people commenting. We don't think that these things add to the discussion and that they turn people off who are truly interested in the issue.
@Liist That is a very good point! But its nice for the people that know what they are doing to have a automatic. Maybe the Highway safety people should make everyone take a test when they renew their license. Just super simple stuff like how to put the car in neutral, what to do if your car is losing traction, how to operate the hazards and blinkers, how to service your engine. Stuff like that. And maybe just explain to them a few things about an engine. Easy for some people, hard for the dumb.
its true that u can make ur car stop ASAP if u have to if your car is accelerating out of control put the car in Neutral and hit the break as u would normally and u should stop.
i can say this cause i have a toyota and i tried it hehe also my gf has a Prius and we tried it on it also :) so the car will stop :)
The above video has now been proven to be completely unnecessary and an example of the media hyping fear instead of reporting facts. NHTSA has suspended its joint investigations with Toyota on claims of sudden acceleration. All investigations they have conducted (more than 8) have all resulted in findings of "driver error". No one has ever proven in court that a car accelerated out of control by itself causing an accident.
@carquestions Hey carquestions, you had better get busy. Toyota has another entry in ther line of DEATH CARS. They call it the Lexus GX460. Now go get busy with your disinformation campaign. You have a lot of work to catch up on. 300 roll over law suits, and Toyota covering up the problems from regulators once again. These wooden headed japs never learn, do they? Now get to work, you low life piece of shit Toyota shill.
Your a little late with the news - check yesterdays posting on the hundreds of thousands of GM that lose their ABS and Stability control as a reult of a faulty wheel sensor.
@carquestions In addition to telling us how to stop a toyota death car with a stuck accelerator, now you need to teach everybody how to avoid a roll-over accident with a top heavy, out of balance SUV. Maybe cutting corners by stopping all quality control and safety testing was not such a good idea after all. Wooden headed japs never learn.
@Jellolion1 now your just mocking me ? your just starting to look increasingly stupid.
so lets sort this out, you are staying by the belief that yes there is a problem and its asll due to the cars.
im staying by the belief that there could be a problem but since the cause is unknown the error is being put to driver error. so, until something arises that can prove otherwise im staying by my belief.
@waaasobe you say its SIMPLE??? If it is so simple, why hasnt anybody figured out yet what is killing all these people? Wozniak, the founder of Apple computer (you know, the company that blew away Sony) has a Prius, and he experienced a runaway. The Prius drivers dont usually die because those engines are weak. Woz is also looking for the cause. He thinks it is in the cruise control.Toyota also has a very complicated cruise control, with speeds set by laser sensors on the front of the car.
The Best Thing to do is: buy a German Car or a Car with Manual Shift ;) if your acceleration Pedal doesn't work just Hit the breakes and stomp the clutch to the floor ;) 92 % of the germans drive Manual transmission Cars ;) only grannies have automatic transmission Cars xD don't hate me...
funny thing is that so many toyota owners think that toyota is their little buddy or something, and refuse to understand that toyota is a company. it doesn't want to be your friend, it wants to make money off of you.
@SonOfRDGear Toyota flooded the US with lexus, sold below costs. They had to cut corners somewhere. Now we no where they cut corners, as americans are getting killed. They are trying to destroy their competition the same way they did it with US Steel. Toyota is your little buddy alright. And when you get killed in one of their death cars, they will hire shills to say you were an idiot, that you mixed up the brake and the gas pedal, nothing wrong with their death cars.
all cars are good you just need to take care of them. over the years we have owned 2 mercedes', 1 bimmer ,2 lexus', 2 pontiacs , chryslers aswell as others. it all depends on how you treat your car and how its taken car of. but you are kinda right ;)
@newnewman2002 they are not totally german made anymore...if you look at a sticker today from where the car is built (volkawagen) assembled in mexico...engine from argentina or mexico,and transmission form hungary or mexico,or argentina...is that german made?
@Captainbob25202000 It doesn't matter as much where it is assembled as much as it matters where it is designed. German cars are "assembled all over the world, the design is pure German though in terms of innovation, safety, and performance.
@newnewman2002 true true, i agree but dosen't volvo also make really good cars(before ford took over) wouldn"t it be better to say that european cars are better?
When someone says "car made by X", it means designed or specified by X, not necesarily built. This holds for any and all countries. So, "German car" means a car either designed by German or design specifications were made by German, and possibly but not necessarily build in Germany. By your logic, Toyota is an American car because Toyota has a factory in US.
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Ab0o0d1987 1 week ago
Are Americans really this stupid?
TheBigCheezeHipster 2 weeks ago
@TheBigCheezeHipster Yes.
MrLoadingscreen 2 weeks ago
Well, when my sister was in the car, it completely locked up. The car sped up, but it locked the steering wheel and brakes. We were horrified! We couldn't put the car in neutral, the shifter locked in place.
Don't blame the driver for the cars faulty manufacturing, people!
BabyFarley91 2 weeks ago
Some people are just so fvcking stupid and goes panic attack.
WTF, drivers should know that going in "N" always work whether if it's a new or old car!
Driver Education should start teaching these common sense to students and listing it in there driver manuals!!
jdm0055 1 month ago
common sense..
theguyyah 1 month ago
ALL of the media blitz regarding TOYOTA was pushed bt US car makers, meanwhile these same car makers have MASSIVE DEFECTS and all they do is toy with their customers not vaidating waranties exhausting all the avenues until these customers get tired of spending money and time trying to get ANY response from whoever is sitting at the "customer service" desk that day only to get a "we're SOOOO sorry this is happenning to you but........ask me I,ve been fighting ford since I bought a windstar ..NEW
MrPlaytony 1 month ago
Oh no no no this video is all wrong, Best way to stop is into a wall
Bulgdoom 2 months ago
Toyota=DEATH
peter455sd 2 months ago
hold your foot to the floor for as long as desired it will have a speed limiter most cylinder cars will get to 150kph and slowly climb from there plenty of time to slow down
Hurlanator 2 months ago
You can also jump out of the car ;)
xrd1Hal9000 2 months ago
what is neutral?
moiseswin 3 months ago
@moiseswin is that a joke??????????, if you are a driver neutral is a gear where the gearbox is not connected to the drivetrain, it disengages the gearbox
dahorn100011 2 months ago
@dahorn100011 Will that make my car go vroom vroom faster?
moiseswin 2 months ago
@moiseswin no, it'll do nothing, when your throttle pedal is jammed open it means the car is not longer out of control, but you should cut the engine immediately o prevent damage
dahorn100011 2 months ago
ummmm one of the things that a braking system is designed to do is overpower the engine. So either this guy has had some MASSIVE brake fade or he's not pushing hard enough. Either way, I call bullshit.
gaptoofgranny 3 months ago
@midgetmayo I know he specified his car, but like I said, not every car is a stick-shift.
jackslater230011 4 months ago
much more simpler if you have a manual shift you just hit the clutch.
potrebnifukec 4 months ago
@potrebnifukec
with manual shifting you can also stop the car without working brakes.
Muhlineks 2 months ago
everyone is giving abc shit for video but people have died in this situation so give it a rest
GShoe32 4 months ago
sorry abc news, but you are stupid if you honestly think that someone who cant stop their vehicle will understand your terrible tutorial.
superfly1842 4 months ago
@33LB Not every car is a stick-shift.
jackslater230011 4 months ago
@jackslater230011 He specified his car.
midgetmayo 4 months ago
if my car was accelerating out of control, i would instinctively do an emergency stop, pushing both the brake and the clutch to the floor. wouldn't most people do this? it would certainly stop a car in this situation, as the car is out of gear when the clutch is pressed down.
33LB 4 months ago
i can see panicing when that would happen but if you thought for 2 seconds...
greasyduckfart69 5 months ago
N! N AS IN NEUTRAL!
wokeupthismorning100 6 months ago
@chap8938, I know right?!?! All this bs new features such as auto parking, braking, etc.... All this shit is doing is covering up the drivers inability to properly operate a vehicle.
crxracr 6 months ago
German vehicles are the only foreign cars i will ever buy. And the Only American Vehicle will ever drive is a Jeep.
WedidLandONtheMOON 6 months ago
hard to find neutral? if you cant find neutral in an automatic gearbox you shouldnt have a lisense.
chap8938 6 months ago
@chap8938
I wouldnt comment if i were you, just make yourself look stupid!
You mean LICENSE?
abrasive8 5 months ago
Go VW!
gorman1996 6 months ago
its is pretty sad how ignorant the average person it when it comes to cars...its like 90% of people just put in gas, turn the key and go...if you popped the bonnet they'd probably be suprised to find an engine -_-
N0Sdog 7 months ago
@N0Sdog Most Americans don't even know how to drive a car with a manual transmission. They probably don't even know how to open the hood (bonnet). In my old age I prefer cars with automatics but it's nice to know how to drive a stick if I need to or if I ever rent a car in Europe.
waterfrontdude 5 months ago
@waterfrontdude I'm a teenage American and I learned to drive stick shift at 8 years old and I know how to pop a hood pull and rebuild and service a whole engine and transmission. But I agree not knowing how to drive a shift is fucking moronic
14omega28ok 4 months ago
Simple thing, drive manual.
Dee8905 7 months ago
*century sorry.
aceflyer89 7 months ago
Modern transmission? Hell buy manual! Neutral has been in the same position for over half a decade.
aceflyer89 7 months ago
That's why I prefer european Cars with a 3 pedals and manual Transmission ! There is no such a problems. You americans are lazy and clumsy People, it's so nicely to drive normal cars, not that like child Toys car s for toddlers. It's good that on this Earth is the German's to think 'bout the technical side of that things and save your Asses... So, drive european Cars folks... I'm driving Mercedes and don't have problems.
5q 7 months ago
vw ftw
XedMeh 7 months ago
shift the gear to (N) and stop your car on said the road
i hope to all safty driver
good luck to all
fahad8118 8 months ago
Prius is a wonderful car. What I like to do on occasion such as a hill is put it into PWR mode and take off like a rabbit since the electric motor and gas motor are both engaged. I get 48.2 mpg on my 2010 and 49.2 mpg on my 2011.
dkw12002 8 months ago
New cars today are half computer.
x7sx5 8 months ago
If Japanese cars' break override gas, how are you supposed to Drift? =\
lqdcourage 8 months ago
what happens if the brakes doest work and the e break doest work too.how can i stop my car?
livepunx 8 months ago
@livepunx If your e break wouldn't work your car shouldn't be on the road to begin with?
DubM303 8 months ago
@livepunx jjajjaaj but then how i can stop mi car ?
livepunx 8 months ago
In fact I haven't heard a thing one with a bit of brain already know.
zipacna1980 8 months ago
The breaks don't have enough power to stop the car under full throttle? Here in Germany it is LAW that it HAS to have enough power to do that. I don't think that guy tried hard enough. Maybe he never really stepped on a car's break.
YouTumult 8 months ago
Toyotas are awesome cars with a 100% reliablity track record, I think the japanese over done some parts of these modern cars which left the simple parts in the shadows.
iDiSrUpTx 10 months ago
For mthose claiming the guy with the prius was lying... this video shows you what can happen. For those claiming all that should have been done was put it in nuetral you cant on a prius, you also cant just shut it off you have to hold the power button which then youll lose power assist like steering. so if you had been him and this happened could you remember all this and try to control the car at the same time? NO therefore the lesson here is DONT BUY A FREAKING TOYOTA!
Graciedog 10 months ago
@Graciedog On a Prius you place the gearshift lever in Neutral. If you just tap it over to neutral though it will not go out of gear. One half second or so of HOLDING THE LEVER IN NEUTRAL does it though and you do not lose power steering or braking cause the engine is still on. It's very simple and I suggest people practice putting whatever car they own into neutral. The cop with his family that crashed because the mat moved up was not lying. The California guy was definitely lying.
dkw12002 8 months ago
I just can't understand why everything must be done by electronics and computers. Gaspedals did stuck in old days also, but at least you were able to shut down the engine! I absolutely hate cars of today!
NesteHukka2 11 months ago 8
"you actually have to read the manual to figure out how to turn the car off" Holy shit! I'snt that what your suppose to do when u get a new car, read the owners manual and learn about your car? Nobody has the common sense and is too stupid to do so. How is it hard to find neutral? You would have to be brain dead or a complete retard if you cant find neutral and shouldn't be driving a car you cant control. People need to get their head out of their ass and learn how to drive or get off the road
bmxrider1189 11 months ago
thank you very this video could save somones life one day
pitbullman1995 11 months ago
I hate the power button. I also can`t stand the gear selectors like in that particular car. Call me old fashion...........
Allante715 11 months ago
note to self - never buy toyota
Uiks55 11 months ago
i'm surprised that people don't actually understand that neutral takes power away from the drivetrain. i just asked my friend what to do in a stuck throttle situation and she had no idea.
rpadilla99ish 11 months ago
if u dont know how to do this on ur own then maybe u do deserve to die.
Xytos 1 year ago
just turn it off!
HASHEAVEN 1 year ago
@HASHEAVEN You can't >>if you faced like this situation you will know why you can't turn it off
alhayem2009 1 year ago
poor americans
t53aod 1 year ago
If people don't understand the concept or physical movements of putting their cars into neutral then they don't deserve a license.
meeatfood2 1 year ago 20
@meeatfood2 if your car is as electronic as the new prius' are then it won't shift into neutral
lifesabeast1010 2 months ago
@lifesabeast1010 The point of neutral on your gear box is to take power away from the wheels. That is it's sole and only purpose. It doesn't matter if the car is a computer with wheels, if it has a gear box and an engine the point of neutral is stopping the transfer of energy from the engine to the wheels.
meeatfood2 2 months ago
about a month ago the throttle on my rover got stuck when i was coming to a corner on our farm and im almost 13 and what i did was foot on the clutch and brake, engine redlined and when it stopped i turned the key off and i was safe. so im almost 13 and come on if i no people on the road should be able to do it.
micrasupers557 1 year ago
Electronic throttles. Very bad idea.
nofreedom4racists 1 year ago
Just don't buy Toyota and stay alive
daebob 1 year ago
german win on the overide mechanism
crownaq 1 year ago
I hope everyone who sees this video practices some of these procedures, at least dropping into neutral with the car in motion. If you don't make it second nature, you won't remember to do it in an emergency. A manual transmission is not necessarily better, but it is second nature to the driver of such a car to use the clutch, downshift, and select neutral. Try using your handbrake (E-brake) at low speeds too (5-10mph) so you are familiar with the effects should you need to use it.
DMtactical 1 year ago
now this is the reason im going to buy a car that has manual transmission
wilnoy 1 year ago
"it can be hard to find neutral". No, its not. its always that big N right before the D. But if you have a manual, its always that pedal to the left.
100littlecurses 1 year ago 2
not rocket science, im a cop and this is common sense. obvious to take power from wheels long before 120 miles an hour
crustybob 1 year ago
that happened to me in my rolla :D lucky i put it in neutral turned off the car and grab a hammer :D smack the trotle a little and until today is still working :S
zerohunter64 1 year ago 2
At first I was wondering where they got this idiot, then when I re-watched it, I see he is from consumer reports. lol, one of my favorite t-shirt prints that I saw shows a guy wearing a helmet while driving a car off of a cliff and the caption read, "Uh Oh, Consumer Reports is testing cars again!"
l337pwnage 1 year ago
Who doesn't know how to put their car into nuetral..?
evanellis 1 year ago 43
@evanellis They same people that don't know how to shut off their car, or don't know their steering wheel locks when the key is turned to the "lock" position, and, coincidentally, the same people people that don't realize that their floor mat is stuck on their gas pedal and all they have to do is reach down and pull it back.
Most people are EXTREMELY unaware of their surroundings.
l337pwnage 1 year ago
@evanellis come on man... it's very hard to find :))
nikomicaco 11 months ago
@evanellis asians
bennygzor 10 months ago
@evanellis
You'd be surprised how many
shakwar 7 months ago
@evanellis not to long ago here in California, there was a family of four I believe, driving on the freeway in San Diego that had a Toyota Camry with a faulty gas pedal.. car hit the guard rail and entire family gone. The Driver was an off duty police officer. I think it's mostly the panic and "in the moment" that scares most drivers if this was to ever happen to them to even think logically.
METALMUNKEEZ 6 months ago
@evanellis - People with Priuses.
ynkno13 5 months ago
@evanellis people that don't know how to spell neutral? j/k
bustedprius 4 months ago
@bustedprius lmao.
evanellis 3 months ago
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Are people really this dumb nowadays?
snosk8boarder854 1 year ago
Are people really that dumb nowadays?
snosk8boarder854 1 year ago 19
@snosk8boarder854 You're a really dumb person. You have no idea what happens to you when panic kicks in.
NintoNL 7 months ago
@snosk8boarder854 yes
hisblood27 7 months ago
@snosk8boarder854
you know what's dump!!?lose control and DIE!!!
3b0d18 6 months ago
I have volkswagen golf and I fucking love it. Fuck toyota fags.
ojyhofoy 1 year ago
@ojyhofoy toyota fags? are you serious dude? toyota make great cares. yeah the prius sucks but theres many others.
specops3866 1 year ago
just turn the fucking key to 1 and use the hand brake duh
Xboxlove1 1 year ago
Just buy a nice german sedan. Don't get a truck unless you're actually going to do truck-things with it. Like haul things or carry fridges and shit. And no, your truck does not need 6 wheels. Go away.
P.S. Don't buy a mustang. Ever. Unless you're a douchebag.
mynameisdarthtater 1 year ago
Buy German or American! Always reliable!
blazzing4321 1 year ago
you pump the brakes and they stop working?!?!
car with such a easy-to-fail system should not be allowed on sale
Areoplane7 1 year ago
@Areoplane7 Diesel engines have a separate Vacuum pump for the brake booster. Gas engines use the intake manifold vacuum for the brake booster. Wide "open" throttle creates no vacuum and hence does not power the brake booster! Brake booster has enough capacity for one or two braking applications.
steven4601 1 year ago
@Areoplane7 all cars use engine vacuum to aid in braking, unless there is an auxilary vacuum pupm usually only on diesels. there is no vacuum generated af full throttle, so you only have whats stored in the booster to power the brakes
tablerape 1 year ago
It's sad how some people need to be "reminded" of this simple procedure when it should be part of any basic driver's ed.
mlu007 1 year ago
One good reason to never drive an automatic.
Plus with your right foot on the brake and righthand ball of the right foot on the accelerator as you let the clutch out with the left foot keeps the revs up on those bends!
jagara1 1 year ago
My Toyota (2002 Camry) surged on me a couple weeks ago. I did not confuse the pedals, and the mat was fine. This was not a "stuck" accelerator; it was a surge. Toyota denies that this can even happen. Unbelievable. I got so fed up that I wrote a song about it (which I posted to YouTube & I am NOT trying to make money off it). I'm trying to make a point w/ the song.
kitkofolk 1 year ago
So basically what do you do?
dearmissedessa 1 year ago
Lexis?
NeckPeck 1 year ago
that is why i want a stick. you can force your car to slow down by downshifting. then you can use the hand brake to stop
thweepz 1 year ago
All I say is: Manual! ;)
MrLowAltitude 1 year ago
please tell me oh Mr Auto expert, just HOW does the steering LOCK if you turn the key OFF? you cant lock the steering unless the shifter is in the Park position!
theres an interlock on any car that doesnt allow the key to lock the steering .
consumer reports needs new experts.
signupsucksass 1 year ago 3
@signupsucksass. This used to be a problem in the 80's, I hope your right and they have changed this. I was able to lock the steering by shutting off the engine in neutral in the old 80's toyota corolla's
mgwicks 1 year ago
"I lost power steering when I shut off the engine, its very hard to steer now!" What a little bitch! I would love to see him drive an old car that doesn't even have the option of power steering.
chewser117 1 year ago
@chewser117 True! Actually there are even new cars without power steering, some of the the cheap dacias for example.
MrLowAltitude 1 year ago
it hard to find neutral? in any auto ive ever been in i has been one up from drive and doesnt require you to hit anything to allow it to move no brakes nothing
blackscanberacisttoo 1 year ago
German cars>>Japanesse cars
nex0801 1 year ago
Personally I disagree with the "read the manual" comment in the video. I've read my Toyota Matrix owners manual front to back because, I paid my own money for the vehicle, and I want to KNOW how to operate it. If you purchase a vehicle, you should be familiar with it, just as if you purchase a house, you should know where your exits are in an emergency. Interesting you point this out however, as it reflects poorly on the driver/owner.
xlefty 1 year ago
wow newer cars are so badly made!! i have a 95 camry and its way better made than the new ones
sarmenhb 1 year ago
Man, I didn't know the german cars did that..pretty good idea.Wish my E-250 van woulda had that cause when I Slammed on the brakes cause some one stopped in front of me, pretty sure my foot slammed on both pedals Cause there VERY close together in a full size van. That kind of thing is what I hope becomes STANDARD on ALL cars soon.....But, I do believe in natural selection....Im torn on it.
roaddiablo 1 year ago
im sorry but anyone that is to ignorant to know how to adjust to these problems needs to be required to take a class or turn in their license and boo hoo no power steering/brakes get over it that can happen just by a pump failure and what are you gunna do call AAA wimps im 17 and i could stop and have stopped a carr accel. out of control throttle cable sliped lose of its holder and the car decied to go 110 how hard was it to gear into neutral and turn it off so u dont blow ur engin and pul off?
carbonboy6 1 year ago
this video mentioned how the power braking can be lost through pumping it. Could this be part of the problem with other accidents?
bananian 1 year ago
Toyota, moving forward even if you dont want it to. lol
Plamen2007 1 year ago
Or buy a stick shift car, control the car don't let it control you.
desione07 1 year ago
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Personally I think that to even obtain a driver's license you should know how to get out of a tough situation like this. Something like putting your car into neutral should be common sense, but I digress.
justin2221 1 year ago
Personally I think that to even obtain a driver's license you should know how to get out of a tough situation like this. Something like putting your car into neutral should be common sense, but I digress.
justin2221 1 year ago
thank you for showing people not to turn the car off immediately even though toyota says to do that
bigtimerz77 1 year ago
this is the reason i'm in to old cars. ugh i hate cars that have too much electricals! and i'm barely 19!
aspirant9 1 year ago
They made cars, now millions of people have died..what is advancement now cars are driving off themselves. You solve on problem but create 10 more problems..now you have to drill and pollute..lol..this is advancement..? LOL!
TheVedicStudent 1 year ago
god forbid we read the owners manual!
kenjoseph2000 1 year ago
I can't understand why auto manufacturers want to create more complicated things in cars? Drive by electrical wire? Why the hell can't we just stick with drive by cable? It's easy and it's worked for DECADES! It's REAL TIME information sent to the throttle body. If the cable breaks, the car stops. Drive by wire causes lag and the possibility for electrical failure. Just another way auto companies THOUGHT they could steal consumers money... parts that break all the time. What a joke.
x2xtreme360 1 year ago
Almost makes a Toyota look fun to drive.
banstaman 1 year ago
if you learned something from this video you shouldn't be driving
6Camel6Finger6 1 year ago
Not to be rude, but if a person is so stupid it cant figure out how to stop the car (put it into neutral) , then it doesn't deserve to stop.
derbigpr500 1 year ago
@derbigpr500 ya but there are other people who know how to stop their cars and that idiot who doesnt may hit them
hazemvirus 1 year ago
A few assumptions in this video... like having a conventional stick shift automatic, supposing it is electronic selection? Those of us with manual transmission cars at least have that between us and drive by wire death....
g0fvt 1 year ago
Nice vid!
mig189189189 1 year ago
they should just go back the the classic cable pedal - never fails, well it did once for me but i just used the cruise control to get home, better stuck off then on!
6Camel6Finger6 1 year ago
@6Camel6Finger6 lmao, people advance to the future and you want to go back to the stone age, then why the germans never had this problem before? and not just germans, french, italians, british, and many other
hazemvirus 1 year ago
@hazemvirus iam just saying that a cable will outlast the circuitry in those pedals, maybe after 10+years u might have to replace a $40 dollar cable but that beats replacing a $100+ pedal which can go out anytime without warning, in my opinion they should os stayed with the cable, less problems, more reliability.
like the old saying goes, if it isnt broke, dont fix it. you dont see anyone trying to re-engineer the clock do you?
6Camel6Finger6 1 year ago
@6Camel6Finger6 most people replace their cars in 4 to 6 years
hazemvirus 1 year ago
@hazemvirus yes, but an electric pedal may only last 2 years
6Camel6Finger6 1 year ago
It's pathetic hat drivers have gotten so incompetent they need to have to be told how to do this.
TheDendinator 1 year ago
Its amazing that I have yet to see anything in the mainstream news telling people to do this or have yet to hear it from Toyota.
Stink808 1 year ago
@Stink808
I find it suprising that Toyota blocked me from commenting their videos.
taledarkside 1 year ago
@taledarkside Actually, taledarkside, this is a video posted by Beasley Allen law firm. We delete any comments that are profane or that are just back and forth insults between people commenting. We don't think that these things add to the discussion and that they turn people off who are truly interested in the issue.
beasleyallen 1 year ago 11
@beasleyallen
If your doing an ongoing lawsuit, I wouldn't use "carquestions" videos because he has bias views, even if he claims to be a mechanic.
taledarkside 1 year ago
@beasleyallen Don't agree with your censorship!!
lander4545 1 year ago
@beasleyallen censorship is the plague of the internet.
Renzeko 1 year ago
@taledarkside
They must never heard of Freedom of Speech in Japan!
bigh124 1 year ago
@ScrizzDubb
They do test cars for 1-2 years. Toyota decided not to fix the problem since it had a small probability of showing up in the real world.
wait till 2014 when the EPA wants cars to have 34mpg. they will really be POS cars.
taledarkside 1 year ago
@taledarkside Ahhhhh fuck. Whatever, I'm buying a classic while I still can...
ScrizzDubb 1 year ago
One more reason to drive a manual transmission.
1. You are already familiar with changing gears and putting your car into neutral.
2. Simply depressing the clutch will separate the engine from the rest of the drivetrain.
Liist 1 year ago 33
@Liist but in heavy traffic the manual will be pain is arse!
hazemvirus 1 year ago
@hazemvirus
It is, but once you learn it's not that bad, and definitely don't drive a manual if you get stuck in traffic for 2 hours a day.
I don't get stuck in traffic often and manual transmission is so much better to drive around in.
Liist 1 year ago
@Liist You got a thumbs up from me.
DanielJaegerFilms 1 year ago
@Liist That is a very good point! But its nice for the people that know what they are doing to have a automatic. Maybe the Highway safety people should make everyone take a test when they renew their license. Just super simple stuff like how to put the car in neutral, what to do if your car is losing traction, how to operate the hazards and blinkers, how to service your engine. Stuff like that. And maybe just explain to them a few things about an engine. Easy for some people, hard for the dumb.
SkateTheMiddle 1 year ago
@Liist Manual transmissions rock lol
ConbonJD 1 year ago
@Liist This is one reason why I hate auto's
pal05pmajor3 1 year ago
oh no poor Carquestion. Anyone read the paper how Toyota's spare tire holder gets rusted, and the spare tire falls out of the vehicle.
Imagine how many people are going to die when they have to avoid a loose tire going down the road.
WHAT A POS car company.
taledarkside 1 year ago
its true that u can make ur car stop ASAP if u have to if your car is accelerating out of control put the car in Neutral and hit the break as u would normally and u should stop.
i can say this cause i have a toyota and i tried it hehe also my gf has a Prius and we tried it on it also :) so the car will stop :)
sircesare 1 year ago
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GM's R+D goes into REVERSE engineering Japanese Hybrids and media expenses damaging Toyota's name. UNBELIEVABLE.
GM and the US should be SUED!! NOT TOYOTA
FuckFordGM 1 year ago
The above video has now been proven to be completely unnecessary and an example of the media hyping fear instead of reporting facts. NHTSA has suspended its joint investigations with Toyota on claims of sudden acceleration. All investigations they have conducted (more than 8) have all resulted in findings of "driver error". No one has ever proven in court that a car accelerated out of control by itself causing an accident.
carquestions 1 year ago
@carquestions because the cars are destroyed
ericmodify 1 year ago
@carquestions Hey carquestions, you had better get busy. Toyota has another entry in ther line of DEATH CARS. They call it the Lexus GX460. Now go get busy with your disinformation campaign. You have a lot of work to catch up on. 300 roll over law suits, and Toyota covering up the problems from regulators once again. These wooden headed japs never learn, do they? Now get to work, you low life piece of shit Toyota shill.
Jellolion1 1 year ago
@Jellolion1
Your a little late with the news - check yesterdays posting on the hundreds of thousands of GM that lose their ABS and Stability control as a reult of a faulty wheel sensor.
carquestions 1 year ago
@carquestions
So Toyota cars will stop properly with a bad wheel sensor. What shadetree mechanic school did you go to?
taledarkside 1 year ago
@carquestions
oh no Mr shadetree mechanic. Toyota is paying the US government 16 million dollars for their POS cars that killed several people.
taledarkside 1 year ago
@carquestions In addition to telling us how to stop a toyota death car with a stuck accelerator, now you need to teach everybody how to avoid a roll-over accident with a top heavy, out of balance SUV. Maybe cutting corners by stopping all quality control and safety testing was not such a good idea after all. Wooden headed japs never learn.
Jellolion1 1 year ago
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@Jellolion1 well i have nothing to do with the Japanese so i dont know how this effects me ?
waaasobe 1 year ago
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@Jellolion1 now your just mocking me ? your just starting to look increasingly stupid.
so lets sort this out, you are staying by the belief that yes there is a problem and its asll due to the cars.
im staying by the belief that there could be a problem but since the cause is unknown the error is being put to driver error. so, until something arises that can prove otherwise im staying by my belief.
so why do you insist on being difficult ?
fucking racist bastard
waaasobe 1 year ago
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@Jellolion1 well i have nothing to do with the Japanese so i dont know how this effects me ?
waaasobe 1 year ago
@Jellolion1 quality i can accept
waaasobe 1 year ago
@waaasobe you say its SIMPLE??? If it is so simple, why hasnt anybody figured out yet what is killing all these people? Wozniak, the founder of Apple computer (you know, the company that blew away Sony) has a Prius, and he experienced a runaway. The Prius drivers dont usually die because those engines are weak. Woz is also looking for the cause. He thinks it is in the cruise control.Toyota also has a very complicated cruise control, with speeds set by laser sensors on the front of the car.
Jellolion1 1 year ago
The Best Thing to do is: buy a German Car or a Car with Manual Shift ;) if your acceleration Pedal doesn't work just Hit the breakes and stomp the clutch to the floor ;) 92 % of the germans drive Manual transmission Cars ;) only grannies have automatic transmission Cars xD don't hate me...
screenskiller 1 year ago
funny thing is that so many toyota owners think that toyota is their little buddy or something, and refuse to understand that toyota is a company. it doesn't want to be your friend, it wants to make money off of you.
SonOfRDGear 1 year ago
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@SonOfRDGear Toyota flooded the US with lexus, sold below costs. They had to cut corners somewhere. Now we no where they cut corners, as americans are getting killed. They are trying to destroy their competition the same way they did it with US Steel. Toyota is your little buddy alright. And when you get killed in one of their death cars, they will hire shills to say you were an idiot, that you mixed up the brake and the gas pedal, nothing wrong with their death cars.
Jellolion1 1 year ago
Moral of the story? Buy a German made car.
newnewman2002 1 year ago 40
all cars are good you just need to take care of them. over the years we have owned 2 mercedes', 1 bimmer ,2 lexus', 2 pontiacs , chryslers aswell as others. it all depends on how you treat your car and how its taken car of. but you are kinda right ;)
waaasobe 1 year ago
@newnewman2002 they are not totally german made anymore...if you look at a sticker today from where the car is built (volkawagen) assembled in mexico...engine from argentina or mexico,and transmission form hungary or mexico,or argentina...is that german made?
Captainbob25202000 1 year ago
@Captainbob25202000 It doesn't matter as much where it is assembled as much as it matters where it is designed. German cars are "assembled all over the world, the design is pure German though in terms of innovation, safety, and performance.
newnewman2002 1 year ago
@newnewman2002 true true, i agree but dosen't volvo also make really good cars(before ford took over) wouldn"t it be better to say that european cars are better?
Captainbob25202000 1 year ago
@Captainbob25202000 that was ages ago, volvo was a great car manufacture, ford took over it became absolute rubbish
hazemvirus 1 year ago
@Captainbob25202000
When someone says "car made by X", it means designed or specified by X, not necesarily built. This holds for any and all countries. So, "German car" means a car either designed by German or design specifications were made by German, and possibly but not necessarily build in Germany. By your logic, Toyota is an American car because Toyota has a factory in US.
anten42 1 year ago
@newnewman2002 omg thats exactly what i was going to say lol
1993gandy 1 year ago