carmad

There have been numerous deaths and they are real. There is a definate problem with the cars that until recently have been exposed. Ive witnessed a Toyota going crazy and I dont need anyone to tell me what I had seen. The car went into the front of a woolworths ramming bolards and trolleys and smashing large glass sections of windows. It then bounced back of it hitting a parked vehicle and then ram the shop front again with engine reving to high heavens. Never seen anything like it. Kids crying in the shop and everyone else shocked with horror. Luckily no one was injured or killed a pure miracle. My wife in the shop said it was like an explosion going through the store. Yes it is a Toyota and a good looking one at that. I think there is a time bomb out there waiting to happen and it will be un predictable to determine when they go crazy. Toyota is covering it up. In a recent test it showed a controlled fault as is the case. The car sped up to the kamikaze death swoop whilst a scanner was fitted to it. The result showed no error code whilst the car went hay wire. Thats why Toyota wants to wash itself from this problem because its sort of a "millenium" bug in the electronics that can be triggered by condensation, heat or wear. 39 lives have been lost and there will be others to come. The story is not old as it is happening right this very moment. I hope you wont be next! It has already begun in Australia of which Toyota said will not happen.....Any prius and Corrolla drivers out there? Some info: Faulty Toyota Sensor Is Part of Drive-by-Wire System By STUART F. BROWN The back-to-back recalls of Toyota cars and trucks for problems related to the accelerator pedals offer a textbook example of how major safety issues can arise from matters both simple and complex. The recall last week of 2.3 million Toyotas for sticking gas pedals brought on Tuesday’s announcement that sales and production of eight Toyota models would be stopped — demonstrating the complexities of cars. (This recall is unrelated to an earlier problem, the recall of 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles for gas pedals hanging up on floor mats. And late Wednesday, Toyota added 1.1 million vehicles to that recall.) Some 2.35 million vehicles are subject to both recalls, Toyota said Thursday. In a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota said the latest problem was in the pedal sensors of affected vehicles. When the heater is turned on in a car that is cold, internal water condensation on the cold parts can cause a sliding component inside the gas pedal assembly to stick instead of move smoothly. The defect may cause the throttle to stick in an open position or to move stiffly during opening and closing, requiring more pedal pressure. The pedal sensor is part of a so-called drive-by-wire throttle system, in which the gas pedal has no direct connection to the engine through a cable or mechanical linkage. A sticking pedal in an older car with a cable or mechanical link would typically be solved with a squirt of oil or dab of grease, a straightforward task for a handy car owner. But in today’s cars, the connection between the pedal and the engine is made by electrical signals traveling through wires. The pedal sensor gauges how far the driver is pressing the gas pedal and signals the engine’s control computer, which determines how much to open the throttle based on input from a variety of sensors, choosing a setting that will achieve the lowest exhaust emissions, the best fuel efficiency and good engine response. Lets hope they are not time bombs!