Is Toyota's Stuck Throttle Problem Real? And What Can You Do?

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Toyota on Wednesday announced that it will deal with the problem of potential accelerator pedal entrapment involving eight of its vehicle models, including the 2004-'09 Toyota Prius, by taking a number of steps. It will reconfigure the accelerator pedal and, in some cases, the shape of the floor surface under the pedal. It also will install a brake override system on five models as an "extra measure of confidence" and then incorporate the system into "new production of most models by the end of 2010," it said in a statement. The issue affects 3.8 million vehicles....

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[TotemoGaijin]

Hm, so basically, the people driving these cars are morons who can't keep a floormat where it belongs. Probably the same idiots who refuse to wear their seatbelts.

[oliazadehali]

I hope thats not the used mazda 6 I bought

[TV843]

@3333glen You are correct. It's driver error when it ACTUALLY happens. The other times, it's called fraud--i.e., people looking for a lawsuit settlement.

[3333glen]

The issue of unintended acceleration is so clearly driver error, it is almost laughable. A throttle can stick, but for this problem to happen, the car has to SIMULTANEOUSLY suffer a failure of the braking system. Moreover, both failures had to disappear and not be reproduceable. Just like the scare of Audi 5000 cars in the 1980s (where the NHTSA finally conceded it was driver error, long after shows like 60 Minutes unfairly blamed Audi), this is hype and an excuse for driver error.

[agntroboy1995]

if people here drove manuals they could just clutch in and throw it in neutral and you're safe...

[babu111ca]

people would ask why toyota recalled even its not mechanical issue, its because they had to do something just to calm the stupid americans down. People would not take floor mat answer to the problem.

[renegadesrun]

When it isnt the mat..... Take hose off throttle body, use carb cleaner to remove build-up where the flapper is. Re-attach hose.

[meattube4u33]

@getgankednub Soooo what your saying is that morons buy toyota's? I agree! The best way to avoid toyota's defects is DONT BUY A FUCKING TOYOTA! DUHH

[SINEKT]

@czech27 Oh dude, believe me, stupidity has no limits when it comes to humans...

[Dillon1791]

i wish that 6 blew its engine when it put it in N..haha i was expecting clanks and smoke..

[SuperchargedMustang5]

Who puts the pedal to the floor just to accelerate???????