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Originally Posted by engineer
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Nope, according to Toyota loyalists, it's a right foot issue and the drivers sudden (and random) inability to distinguish the brake from the accelerator. . . .
I can't tell you how often I accidentally hit the brake when I'm trying to merge onto the highway, or hit the accelerator when slowing for a light. . . . .it get's scary sometimes. . . . .
Be honest guys, this happens to you too, right?
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Or it's blamed on the floor mats, even though comments have said it was specifically not the floor mats that were causing it.
Audi's reputation in the US was nearly destroyed in the mid 80s from widespread coverage of unintended acceleration due to floor mats bunching up, but in Toyota's case it appears to be an electronic issue. For Toyota's sake, they better take care of this issue immediately; many people are ignorant in the operation of a car and don't think to shift into neutral and turn the key. The media goes after this stuff like a vampire looking for blood...it makes a great sensational story.
What's disturbing is that Toyota claims to have had no previous knowledge of this, which is clearly them covering their ass because they had problems reported with the Prius and I believe one other vehicle, all using a drive-by-wire application. Surely if one was having problems, they would inspect or at least post a memo for the others with a similar electronic setup. Right? ...Right?
Do I sense another "warranty enhancement" coming up?
