UA scared my neighbor to death, just about. She traded her fully loaded 2009 Highlander Limited AWD for a brand new loaded GMC Acadia. With a 2yr old and a 3 month old, she wasn't into taking any chances. Although she never had a UA event, she wasn't up to risking anything for her children. There was no talking her out of it, and her husband owns a previous generation Tundra and I own a previous generation 4Runner. Dealer paid her a trade-in amount of $25,000 for the Highlander.
As for UA, no one I know, and no one they know has experienced UA. And I know folks who work for NUMMI, and they buy lotsa Toy's and Lexus's.
This is media induced paranoia, they did the same thing with a swine flu. UA is nothing new and had been around as long as the cars been made. It happen to me once on old carburetor car when gas pedal spring raptured. There is number of things that can cause a moving car go out of control and UA is one of the very unlikely events.
UA happens to me all the time. Especially when its a very powerfull and sporty car. At least that's the excuse I give to the Police.
Not to belittle the issue, I don't see why someone can't clamp down on the brake, or just throw it into neutral, or shut the car down.
I'm more concerned with braking issue in these Hybrid, cause of the regenerative braking component that interjects with the real hydraulic brakes.
At the moment, history is currently being written. So we'll see where the story takes us. I bought a Toyota regardless of the recall issues, as recalls are part of vehicular lifecycle. I'm sure there will also be a few who will try to fake it to get a settlement from Toyota. Its the american way.
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1998 BMW 540i (gone to new home)
1993 VW Corrado VR6
1997 Suzuki Bandit S 1200
2003 Trek Fuel 100 Carbon
Good one, Not sure the cops in my area will buy it. Too bad that neighbor bought into the media hype. Most of the vehicles in my family are Toyotas, and many people I know have Toyotas, so far, no issues. As I would expect from Toyota. Now, that Acadia is a nice looking ride, but those two words pasted on the side of it would prevent me from ever buying one. I have already made one mistake with a Government Motors ride, never again.
This is media induced paranoia, they did the same thing with a swine flu. UA is nothing new and had been around as long as the cars been made. It happen to me once on old carburetor car when gas pedal spring raptured. There is number of things that can cause a moving car go out of control and UA is one of the very unlikely events.
I totally agree...we owned an 1988 Ford Tempo and it had a bout of unintended acceleration. My wife was driving the Ford with her sister in the passenger seat and our 2yr old son in the back. They were on a twisty 2 lane road at the time. Car went full throttle all of a sudden but she was able to stop the car with the brakes and then put it into park. We had the car towed to the dealer (it was under warranty) and the cause was a faulty throttle body sensor. I sold the car about a year later...not because of the unintended acceleration but because of the bad head gasket/overheating, faulty differential, and bad transmission that happened over the next year, all under warranty. Not the most reliable vehicle for my young family.
We'll just have to wait for the media to get interested in something else...
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I remember how Audi did after their UA about 20 years ago. It took them about 10 years to gain market share again. I find this whole UA very questionable
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08 4WD HL Limited, Magnetic Flint/Ash Leather, Toyo OC HT's 255/55/19's, European Horns, Extended Step Plate On Rear, DeBadged All Around. No NAV/DVD, OEM Hitch with Color Matched Fascia.Höen Endurance Amber Fog Light Bulbs.
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There is no such thing as unintended acceleration or sudden acceleration. I just don't understand why people are surprised when they stomp on the gas pedal and put it to the floor. The pedal doesn't get there by itself.
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Preventive maintenance prevents mechanical problems. Ripe out your owners manual's maintenance schedule and start some common sense intervals for ALL fluids in your vehicle.
There is no such thing as unintended acceleration or sudden acceleration. I just don't understand why people are surprised when they stomp on the gas pedal and put it to the floor. The pedal doesn't get there by itself.
Don't understand your comment. There are cases where vehicles do go full throttle and the accelerator is NOT on the floor...see what happened to my wife above.
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