What do you think about Toyota?
#91
03-11-2010, 11:48 AM
Mal, I was thinking of that today and it's along the lines of what TF is saying, some people are probably going to jump on this issue with their Toyota and crash it on purpose then say the throttle hung. As of right now there isn't a way of calling them a liar for it. What better way to get out of a car payment in this tough economy and maybe get some extra change from a lawsuit. How can a cop give you a ticket if your in a Toyota doing 95 mph and say the throttle hung and that it wasn't your fault?
I change my own plugs and stuff on my 99 truck. The only parts I haven't done myself was my fuel filter the one time it has been changed(dad knew where it was and how to reach it from his days working as a GM mechanic) and my alternator(I didn't have the tools I needed at the time to do it but once again my dad did so he did it for me, now I have the tools for it.)
#92
03-11-2010, 12:21 PM
The only parts I haven't done myself was my fuel filter the one time it has been changed(dad knew where it was and how to reach it from his days working as a GM mechanic) and my alternator(I didn't have the tools I needed at the time to do it but once again my dad did so he did it for me, now I have the tools for it.)
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#93
03-11-2010, 02:57 PM
You folks want to take a look at an old movie, with Yule Brenner? Title is "WESTWORLD". Completely computerized resort with robots, where nothing can go wrong... Go wrong... Go wrong...
There were problems with solid linkage, and cable linkage where throttles might stick, but they did not go any farther than the drivers put down the peddle. I doubt that the problems are in the software. More likely, in the physical connections between components, or in the choice of components themselves. May also have something to do with the placement of the components as well. They are doing their level best to show the consumer that nothing can go wrong... go wrong... go wrong... Just to give you an example of the possibilities, nothing to do with a car. A guy brought in a chain saw. Paid $300 for it brand new. Runs fine till it warms up. Then, it dies and won't run. On virtually any 2-stroke engine, I can take the carb off, put a few drops of gas into the intake, turn the engine over and get it to fire... But not this one. Check the timing and that's not off. The saw is so new, it isn't even dusty, so all the parts are brand new. There's gas, there's spark, there's air, everything but ignition. So, if something can go wrong in a simple mechanism like a 2-stroke engine, think of the possibilities in something as complex as a car computer. I don't think it's a problem just for Toyota. I think the entire auto industry is going to face some of the same things. Toyota simply is the first, and accelleration is what they are facing. GM and Ford had problems with the electronic ignition back in the years when they first came out with that.
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#96
03-12-2010, 02:20 AM
YouTube - The 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RT Sport Edition
We will all have to own a "socialist gray" gubbermunt motors car in the future. (unless you can afford the elitist Pelosi sport edition)
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#98
03-12-2010, 06:14 AM
Man at Wheel of 'Out-of-Control' Prius Has Troubled Financial Past - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
:roll: Big surprise.
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#99
03-12-2010, 07:52 AM
http://autos.aol.com/article/prius-driver-scam
Did Toyota Prius Driver Fake Unintended Acceleration?
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