Toyota USA, facing a PR nightmare due to a massive recall on sticky accelerator pedals, has released an advisory for its customers, which contains recommendations on what to do should the problem appear in their cars. Here’s the official statement:
Each circumstance may vary, and drivers must use their best judgment, but Toyota recommends taking one of the following actions:
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I think the best option is to put to Neutral la.. Happened to my Merc 280 also.. the sound was spine tingling… but it only happened for a while, the pedal got stuck to the switch below it.. LOL
first!! ha ha..
whoa, why so quiet? becoz KL holiday is it? many forumners online at office kaa?? aiyohh…
anyway – my comment is year 2010 will be remembered as the year of recalls. other manufacturers will not be that shy anymore on recalls after what happened to Toyota…
Proton should do recalls now…good time also.
toyota,
what advise u can offer when the accelerator sticked
and then i die
danny,i have another suggestions
go sell your toyota,and buy a new car which is not toyota,honda…bla2
easy right
There is no harm for Toyota owners to practise some of those emergency drills, most people will be too panic to do so if their cars encounter the pedal problem.
just buy other make and we don't have to practice this exercise…lame jap car…
This is bad news for Toyota. I think after this fiasco Toyota will built even better cars… why…. once in a while big giants need a bit of shake up to stop them from being complacent…..You can be hero and zero very fast….
Sometime when you are untouchable ego grows and product suffer..
Now a wake up call for Toyota to be better than before which is win win for consumers.
Unlike Euro cars still complacent riding on their badge…… matter of time the bubble will burst… and the real deal will surface…
So many things to do to stop the car.
Hallloooooo.. it's only less than 3 seconds when this happen you already BANG THE 'whatever there' lah!. Stupid .
if on highway then oklah . but if in the town etc? you think everyone can PAUSE the time to all of this thing? Stupid.
Moral of the story : Don't buy overated and overpriced Toyota. It make them more BIGHEADED.
Accelerator stuck pedal to the metal? Turn off engine loh. Happened to my '91 Saga and scare the crap out of me. Well, not pedal stuck but carburetor stuck (the mechanic say so) while changing 1st to 2nd gear and the RPM went past the meter limit.
Immediate instinct was to turn engine off and look for place to stop while on/off engine to keep going bit by bit. Scared engine blow..roflmao
".. firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine."
Three seconds would be more than enough to cause your head to stuck under front car's rear if the the acc pedal stuck hard. Get real Toyota.
I personally don't hate Toyota (read UMW), but the are just plain greedy with their profit margin that is obviously high. Yet, people are buying them.
*I personally don’t hate Toyota (read UMW), but they are just plain greedy with their profit margin that is obviously high. Yet, people are buying them
m'sia-boleh makes should follow but never bother lah…
Turn off the engine?? are you sure, once the engine is off, no more power steering and braking—-the whole car will be like ……a loose cannon….
Some Saga dont have power steering, and braking still can use handbrake to support.
Have done it a few times in my Wira, suddenly engine die off due to the faulty trottle body. You still can steer without power steering, just that it just damn heavy compare to normal.
It just matter about how well u act against the situation.. If you are easily panic, pray to god…
If i not mistaken, have seen a few footage that the carpet also is one of the culprit. It slow down or block the pedal from going up..
Toyota should put this in all their cars
hsyeow said,
February 1, 2010 @ 5:03 pm
Accelerator stuck pedal to the metal? Turn off engine loh. Happened to my ‘91 Saga and scare the crap out of me. Well, not pedal stuck but carburetor stuck (the mechanic say so) while changing 1st to 2nd gear and the RPM went past the meter limit.
Immediate instinct was to turn engine off and look for place to stop while on/off engine to keep going bit by bit. Scared engine blow..roflmao
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You can't do that with the cars today. Power steering will be gone, as well as the assisted braking system. You'll end up worse for wear, perhaps even crash harder since you can't control it with the car turned off…
my altis last time was 20k~30k/km the gas pedal cable [putus] when i was drive at highway >100km/h
actually turning off engine seems to be a good idea to me…when engine stop, the tyre will lock causing immediate stop…although lost control is possible but i think the will stop before it lost control…
danny,i have another suggestions
go sell your toyota,and buy a new car which is not toyota,honda…bla2
easy right
wow selling a car is that easy,
tambai betul
this toyota has come out instructional for their failed car.
how to brake your failed toyota car for DUMMIES
disclaimer: now toyota can neglet any lawsuit due to this problem.. we already issue a complete instruction to follow.. :D
bro dont scare me i am using a toyota……..
sohaikiller1: "How to brake your failed toyota car for DUMMIES"
Haha, this is so true. I believe the best way is to put the stick into neutral. I would never turn off the engine during an emergency. It is suicidal and stupid.
How to brake your failed toyota car for DUMMIES : search for any nearest KUBUR.
hahahaha..
Toyota: Moving forward.
Hahahahaha, so true.
solutions found now and problems are being rectified…. life goees back to normal, eh?
well logically it should like that… alldisc…
but damaged reputation are hard to recover…. prime example… P1..
Toyota: Moving forward,and forward,and forward becoz SAP lol walakakakak