All locks are there, lets get rid of this thing!
Listening to it now, “conflict of interest” is right :ahh
Don’t forget that only Toyotas made in US plants are effected, Japanese are fine.
Edit: You guys are blind :ninja
I dont know about conspiracies or whatever. I do find it funny how american car companies are trying to take advantage of this.
“Hey our cars still suck but they wont kill you!”
lol
lock 1
Cocaine’s a hell of a drug
Why?
Because after 2 “fixes” and one of the biggest auto recalls in history, a multi billion dollar corporation still can’t find anything wrong and is now contesting the claim that there is anything wrong at all?
Oh and for you doubters
ABC News’ report relied on a study by Prof. David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who not only manipulated the sensors within a Camry to draw his conclusions and create the famous video — he was paid by a trial lawyer group with pending litigation against Toyota to do so.
To see how just how unlikely the situation is, click through the gallery above to see how many simultaneous steps they’re saying Dr, Gilbert had to undertake in order to duplicate the Camry-of-death. Specifically, how Gilbert cut three wires within the electronic throttle control system, then connected two of the wires to each other in a specific pattern and with a specific resistor to create a link between two final wires with a switch in between so he can control it.
IE the guy who “discovered” the acceleration in Toyotas was paid by lawyers who are suing Toyota to begin with, convenient eh?
To prove the pont they performed the exact same steps on a Chevy Malibu, Mercedes E Class, Honda Accord, Subaru Outback BMW 325i, Ford Fusion, and Chrysler Crossfire and were able to demonstrate the same results as Brian Ross experienced in his report. Unintended acceleration without an error code.
You guys were saying?
Theres too many variables at play.
For example, on the tests Gilbert did, he didn’t use throttle bodies and parts manufactured years ago on the date of production of some of the recalled vehicles. Just because part x mfg’d on date y is defective doesn’t mean current parts will react in the same way as the defective ones.
Que?
Look at the years of the recalled vehicles and the vehicles that have had “sudden unintended acceleration” problems.
On the tests Gilbert did, he used currently produced/new cars. Just because those new parts in those cars are working as designed does NOT mean the parts used in car x manufactured y amount of days ago aren’t defective.
You’re missing the points.
The parts were not defective, they never were.
Toyota is fighting that claim right now since they couldn’t find a problem and they were the only manufacturer openly blamed by the media.
The guy got paid by lawyers who are suing Toyota to deliberately short wire the car to do that. It is not something that happens under regular conditions. Toyota went out and replicated his “test” in every other manufacturer ranging from Ford to BMW with the same results.
ABC never verified the claims, had a story to run and went with it, then later when they interviewed the guy they staged the “sudden” acceleration by showing a video of the engine revving as if he’s driving, while the revving shot is clearly done while the car is in park, with doors open and ebrake on.
Bingo
NO conspiracy, fuck toyota.
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obama ordered the attack… gotta save Government MOTORS and Toyota was biggest fish… attacks arent over either… Obama strong like SilverBack…duh…
Kia and Hyundai next please
I can see it now “This recall is HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!!!”
I also think it was blown out of of proportion.
here ya go Vlad…remember you telling me its natural for someone to hit the brake when in a state of panic…tell that to this guy, who tried to lift the gas pedal instead of hit the brake!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/08/california.runaway.prius/index.html?hpt=T1
Driver: My Prius took me for a rideCNN) – The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate.
It took the California Highway Patrol to bring the car safely to a stop.
The driver, Jim Sikes, said he was traveling east on Interstate 8 outside of the San Diego area when he attempted to pass a slower vehicle.
“I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car, and it just did something kind of funny … and it just stuck there,” he said at a news conference outside a Highway Patrol office. “As I was going, I was trying the brakes … and it just kept speeding up.”
Sikes said he called 911 for help, and dispatchers talked him through instructions on how he might be able to stop the car. But nothing worked.
At one point, Sikes said he reached down to try to pull the accelerator up, but it “stayed right where it was.”
Alerted by emergency dispatchers, a California Highway Patrol officer was able to catch up to Sikes’ Prius and used the patrol car’s public address system to instruct Sikes to apply the brakes and the emergency brake at the same time.
The tactic worked, and the car slowed to about 50 mph. Sikes said he was able to shut off the car, and it rolled to a stop. The responding officer, Todd Neibert, positioned his patrol car in front of the Prius as a precaution to prevent it from moving again.
Toyota recently issued widespread recalls due to problems related to the accelerator pedal in several of its auto models. One theory behind the sticky accelerators is the vehicles’ floor mats.
But Sikes said “my mat was perfect. There was nothing wrong with my mat.”
Sikes said he took his 2008 Prius into a local Toyota dealership about two weeks ago for service and gave workers there his recall notice. He said he was told his car wasn’t on the recall list.
“I’ll be back there tomorrow,” he said Monday, visibly shaken up.
CHP spokesman Brian Pennings said the ordeal lasted just over 20 minutes.
“We are extremely thankful that there was a safe end to this,” Pennings said.
A Toyota spokesman issued a statement Monday night saying the automaker had been notified of the incident.
“Toyota has dispatched a field technical specialist to San Diego to investigate the report and offer assistance,” the statement said.
I just bought a Toyota. It’s wicked dumpy!
Oh you mean I should try hitting my brakes? Brilliant!
Actually I heard that guy wasn’t ducking down to pull up the accelerator, he was just sniffing his farts.
Sikes said he called 911 for help, and dispatchers talked him through instructions on how he might be able to stop the car. But nothing worked.
a California Highway Patrol officer was able to catch up to Sikes’ Prius and used the patrol car’s public address system to instruct Sikes to apply the brakes and the emergency brake at the same time.
The tactic worked
Sikes said he was able to shut off the car, and it rolled to a stop
Yesss! American drives win again.