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Latest on the killer Toyota - Go To Top - 11-28-2009
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-throttle29-2009nov29,0,1231630,full.story
More will be revealed.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - RgrF - 11-28-2009
Did the previous administration ever find a manufacturer responsible for anything anywhere?
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - space-time - 11-28-2009
RgrF wrote:
Did the previous administration ever find a manufacturer responsible for anything anywhere?
nope, de-regulation was the mantra
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - olnacl - 11-28-2009
And I still wonder why they haven't explored (or publicized) the fact that the driver couldn't shut the engine down.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - ajakeski - 11-28-2009
Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - space-time - 11-28-2009
ajakeski wrote:
Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.
unless tranny is also "by wire"
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - RonT - 11-28-2009
Quote: " And I still wonder why they haven't explored (or publicized) the fact that the driver couldn't shut the engine down."
I realize that when something unexpected like a "runaway engine" happens, in many cases there's little time to think and then react. However, in the case of the police officer who's accident killed everyone aboard yet a passenger in the car had time to call 911 you'd think someone would have thought to. . . turn the key off.
Stops the engine in my car - everytime.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - Grateful11 - 11-28-2009
space-time wrote:
[quote=ajakeski]
Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.
unless tranny is also "by wire"
Might be, our '10 Prius is. The shifter is a self-centering joystick.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - yeoman - 11-28-2009
The is no key. It's a smartkey you keep on your person. There's a button to start but no stop button.
Re: Latest on the killer Toyota - macphanatic - 11-28-2009
yeoman wrote:
The is no key. It's a smartkey you keep on your person. There's a button to start but no stop button.
IIRC, pushing the button while in any position other than "Park" does nothing.