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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 14:00:44 GMT -6
Toyota seems to be caught in a lie with the gas pedal issue. I don't have a Toyota but our Honda has a similar issue, the throttle will get stuck under certain conditions. We took it to the dealer and they told us the same thing as Toyota told their customers, "the floor mat needs to be moved." If you slam the gas pedal to the floor in our CR-V, the linkage to the throttle body fails to return back to idle when you release your foot. This happened to me twice, one time I just reached down and pulled the pedal off the floor and it snapped back and another time I turned the key off. www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/business/global/24toyota.html?hp |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Feb 23, 2010 14:10:21 GMT -6
Just another case that the consumer doesn't really matter to any company that's big enough... not until they get caught that is. Thank God for whistle blowers and whistle blower protection laws.
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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 14:17:40 GMT -6
My father-in-law has a Camry and last month hit the back of a bus at low speed. This is the second time it's happened and we started looking closer at his driving abilities (he's not in the best health at 78).
We're not sure what to think, I thought he might have been pushing both pedals at the same time when moving the car forward in slow traffic. I think the car is scaring him.
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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 14:27:32 GMT -6
Fortunately I had my camera and caught my father-in-law's gas pedal incident on video.
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Post by New Mama on Feb 23, 2010 14:56:07 GMT -6
Being a motor city girl I would never buy a Toyota or such and have always had the best of luck with my long history with GM cars. The current Toyota 8 million car recall just tickles me to no end.
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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 15:01:00 GMT -6
Good point, I never had any problems with my American cars but the Honda suited us at the time.
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Post by Tex on Feb 23, 2010 15:19:45 GMT -6
We have both American and foreign cars, including a 2007 Camry. I haven't taken it to the dealer yet and will wait to be notified, but if you hear about me running off a cliff at 100MPH...
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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 15:29:36 GMT -6
I heard Phyllis Diller in an NPR interview say "at my age I can't tell if it's 1 o'clock or if I'm going 100." A great line I thought.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Feb 23, 2010 16:29:49 GMT -6
I've owned one American car in my life (a Ford). It was a piece of shit. I've owned six Toyotas, and they were uniformly perfect for their entire lives. I know it's anecdotal, and it pains me to disrespect the American manufacturing sector that I work in, but my choice is clear: Toyota all the way.
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Post by nolaflacav on Feb 23, 2010 16:35:24 GMT -6
Damn. Just another reason now for Mrs. Nola to say no when I suggest she perform a little oral while we are driving down the street. God forbid I rear end someone while she is in the act.
I don't think I will ever forget that scene from The World According to Garp.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Feb 23, 2010 16:36:49 GMT -6
You could always tell her to take her teeth out first.
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Post by innit Geezer on Feb 23, 2010 17:37:12 GMT -6
But you still have to worry about airbag deployment.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Feb 23, 2010 19:05:19 GMT -6
His or hers?
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Post by Merlot Joe on Feb 23, 2010 19:44:39 GMT -6
I said it before and I will say it again I will never buy another American car.
Piece of shit GM Oldsmobile blew up at 38,000.(Oil changed every 3,000 miles religiously by the local GM dealer) Dodge P/U rear end went out at 60,000 miles, front 4 wheel drive went out at 70,000 miles. I currently am driving a Chevy P/U with 41,000 so lets see what happens. Next one will be a Tundra.
I am with Jake, Toyota/Lexus all the way.
Joe
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Post by Merlot Joe on Feb 23, 2010 19:45:42 GMT -6
The current Toyota 8 million car recall just tickles me to no end. GM has had their share of recalls over the year also. I am sure that sooner or later they will have more. Joe |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Feb 23, 2010 20:27:49 GMT -6
I think most of us are old enough to remember the exploding Pintos? They all have their bad spells. It's the nature of the manufacturing bizz.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Feb 23, 2010 20:30:35 GMT -6
Also the Ford Bronco and Explorer roll over problems.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Feb 24, 2010 6:28:31 GMT -6
3 more posts Joe!
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Feb 24, 2010 6:33:25 GMT -6
Damn. Just another reason now for Mrs. Nola to say no when I suggest she perform a little oral while we are driving down the street. God forbid I rear end someone while she is in the act. That would be a most difficult act even while not driving, if you try it, do send a trip report.I don't think I will ever forget that scene from The World According to Garp. |
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Post by New Mama on Feb 24, 2010 15:29:48 GMT -6
The current Toyota 8 million car recall just tickles me to no end. GM has had their share of recalls over the year also. I am sure that sooner or later they will have more. Joe Of course GM has has recalls from time to time throught their history.....but not 8 million of them at once. BTW, I've never had a recall in any of my cars since 1971. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Feb 24, 2010 16:12:30 GMT -6
About 7 years ago when I owned a 2000 Chevy, I got a recall notice on that one. Also, back in the mid-90's I owned a Jeep Wrangler and got a recall on that, too. I have long since forgotten what the issues were on either.
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Post by Tex on Feb 24, 2010 17:16:44 GMT -6
What is an "American car" these days? My Ford truck has a Nippondenso compressor and a Mazda transmission. My Toyota Camry was built in Kentucky. The Toyota Trundra is built in San Antonio. I see Korean built Fords all over Saigon.
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Post by bigdog8088 on Feb 25, 2010 3:31:10 GMT -6
What is an "American car" these days? My Ford truck has a Nippondenso compressor and a Mazda transmission. My Toyota Camry was built in Kentucky. The Toyota Trundra is built in San Antonio. I see Korean built Fords all over Saigon. I have also seen Koreans in Saigon...I'm glad they were on our side |
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Post by Tex on Feb 25, 2010 8:15:20 GMT -6
What is an "American car" these days? My Ford truck has a Nippondenso compressor and a Mazda transmission. My Toyota Camry was built in Kentucky. The Toyota Trundra is built in San Antonio. I see Korean built Fords all over Saigon. I have also seen Koreans in Saigon...I'm glad they were on our side ...And don't forget the Australians, Thais, and Filipinos. Some folks think we were the only ones in Vietnam. The Australians lost far more men in Vietnam than we have lost in Iraq. |
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Post by bigdog8088 on Feb 25, 2010 16:36:36 GMT -6
I don't know where the thais or Filipinos were inoperation...I saw some aussies but a lot more ROK's from the white horse division.We Opped in the Centeral highlands ..That was a Kick ass group...About the fiercest army I have ever seen....More than a few night's I sat down to a plate of Kimchi and cup of saki ? Or what ever they called it...I just found out my Dr. and his wife Are taking their Vacation and touring V.N....From Hanoi to the Delta...
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