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Old 03-13-2010, 03:33 PM   #23 (permalink)
Clev
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Yeah, I'm glad that he was finally outed on this. He claims that he tried to reach down and pull up the pedal, but that it wouldn't release. In that case, if it's really a physically stuck pedal and not electronic, then either putting it in neutral or tapping the brake would have killed the throttle, and holding the power button for a few seconds would kill the engine completely. He refused to comply with the dispatcher and said that he would "flip the car" if he put it in neutral. His 911 call also was published, and he didn't sound like a man in an out-of-control car.

BTW, in an "unintended acceleration per vehicles made" context, other automakers have far more problems than Toyota, even in the past two years (look at the yellow bars):

Fourtitude Forums: Unintended Acceleration: Not Limited to Toyotas

I'd like to see how many complaints were lodged against Toyota before the floormat recall. That would at least give us more realistic "not out to get my share of the pot o' gold" numbers. I'll bet it's far less than many other manufacturers that aren't even being looked at by NTSB right now.
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