Comments on: Toyota sudden acceleration incidents

By: itsallinyourhead

itsallinyourhead — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:02:48 +0000

also known as…. EVERY CAR ON THE PLANET?

By: paul

paul — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:40:45 +0000

you know your s**tty toyota takes like half a year to get to 60mph then a few secounds to get from 60 to 0mph the brakes are more than another to slow the car down even if the throttle was stuck right open, surly people should be banned or not allowed on the roads if they panic when the slow toyota gets its throttle stuck.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:19:53 +0000

This graph isn’t funny because it attempts to graph data that can actually be substantiated. Graphs are funny when they try to graph abstract, fictional, or otherwise impossible data. Ya know?

By: LM

LM — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:05:55 +0000

It’s not impossible for injection control computers to malfunction, have bugs in the code, etc. What surprises me is people’s inability to react in emergency situations. I’ve had my fair share of older cars which broke and required some rather inventive responses on the interstate (blowout, jammed throttle, stalled engine). Is this proof that people have lost the ability to think? As for the Prius guy, I hope he follows the same fate of Bubble Boy’s parents.

By: Dev

Dev — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:16:21 +0000

what you all are forgetting is the the new toyota’s all have “black boxes” in them the black boxs run a constant diagnostic on the car and can tell the company everything the driver does to the car ie. controls, steering, brakes, gas, shifts ect.

By: Pilgrimman

Pilgrimman — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:23:05 +0000

YES.

By: Wow...

Wow... — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:33:04 +0000

My neighbor’s mother died because of one sudden acceleration in a toyota. It’s nothing to joke about.

By: balzac

balzac — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:24:08 +0000

Generally my code doesn’t kill people.

By: balzac

balzac — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:19:31 +0000

Jump! She’s gonna explode!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:25:28 +0000

I know I’m being pedantic but there was more than just one case of “unintended acceleration” before the recall. The case with the cop finally brought attention because of the recorded phone call

By: 4Runner driver

4Runner driver — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:50:29 +0000

Just shift into Neutral.
Only instinctive to manual transmission drivers…

By: p3ngwin

p3ngwin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:49:41 +0000

“A” recall (not all) is whenever a company asks for the return of **certain models**.

the Toyota recall was for specific models. Sikes said he had taken his Prius to the dealership and been turned away. Toyota’s story is that he was turned away because his car was **NOT on the recall list**.

By: hfhfgweierlu

hfhfgweierlu — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:38:21 +0000

Thats why it’s in CAPS

By: Gary Seevers

Gary Seevers — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:38:51 +0000

Actually, I drive an ’02 sunfire that accelerates on its own. Not drastically, mind you, I’ll be doing 60 and it’s as though cruise control (which is a feature my car does NOT have) kicks in. The gas pedal actually sinks away from my foot, the car will increase speed by 10mph or more on its own, and lock into that speed until I press the brakes.

So, yes.

It DOES happen.

p.s. I’m in this forum because I’m researching the matter before I take it into the shop, before anyone tells me to do so.

By: tom

tom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:23:17 +0000

HAHAHAHA was thinking the same thing

By: toyota owner

toyota owner — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:47 +0000

ouch!

touché, mr…

i will further consider my stance on this.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:41 +0000

But the graph is counting the number of actual “Crap my accelerators stuck” incidents before and after the recall, presumably suggesting that people are trying to get the accelerator stuck just to see if they can/ so they can sue Toyota, instead of just sending their car to a garage to have it checked sensibly.

Your comment would only be applicable if the graph was counting the number of cars sent to a garage due to the recall, which it isn’t.

By: angrycat

angrycat — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:02:26 +0000

Wow, Toyota owners are defending their purchases harder than Mac owners. wtf…

By: Jesse Maison

Jesse Maison — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:07:11 +0000

Some Real Estate agents make good money, depending on their area. I knew one who drove a Lexus.

By: Prince Nahoohoo

Prince Nahoohoo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:16:15 +0000

Now I just feel bad for Toyota.

By: the dude who says "dude!"

the dude who says "dude!" — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:08:35 +0000

dumb hicks..

a recall doesnt mean that only cars that have had an incident are sent back to Toyota… it means every car within a certain age is sent back, no matter what….

so before the recall.. yes only the few cars which had incidents were sent back…. but when a recall is put in place… every car is sent back and thats why there such a massive jump of cars after the recall…

this graph is stupid.

By: asd

asd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:37 +0000

Again, there is no evidence that there is something wrong with the electronic system. It’s simply a myth that the Prius suddenly accelerates on its own due to some electronic problem, or at least there’s no proof or evidence of it.

And “your friend works at Toyota”? Wow. So what does that exactly mean? He knows exactly what the problem is? So what does your “friend that works at Toyota” know?

By: asd

asd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:51:47 +0000

It is, actually. There are simply no reported proof or evidence that the any of the cars somehow suddenly accelerated on its own.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:41:10 +0000

Hey guys check out my new Toyota keyboaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

By: u go grrl

u go grrl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:08:14 +0000

geez have you never programmed computers? when there’s intermittent random bugs in your software that the tester can’t readily reproduce you roll your eyes at them for being n00bs that can’t test software. I’m pretty sure this is what toyota was doing until someone actually proved where in the code it was failing.

By: RJ

RJ — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:38:57 +0000

Wow, your research on this is irrefutable.

By: i shoot down retards

i shoot down retards — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:33:10 +0000

Do you sir, have any recollection of prior incidents involving Toyota? These computer related acceleration problems have been present in Toyota cars for quite a while now, and thus, they are far from ethical. They have not fixed this problem after several problems, they have said they would recall their vehicles and fix them, and my friend btw works at Toyota, and guess what? The recall didn’t fix it! Toyota is very far from ethical, and they are NOT the most fuel efficient auto manufacturer. In fact it is not Honda either, its in fact Hyundai, so Toyota is not an industry leader in any sense, fuel efficiency, customer service, or luxury! They’re a very unremarkable company. Let Toyota’s reputation die along with their customer base.

By: Steaming Pile

Steaming Pile — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:29 +0000

First they came for the Toyotas, and I said nothing because I didn’t own a Toyota. Then they came for the Hondas…

By: that guy

that guy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:16 +0000

The responsible thing to do would have been to not release cars with the potential to kill you in the first place

By: Soon

Soon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:46 +0000

Consider that you need to make a serious driver error to get the foot pedal stuck all the way down in the first place.

God damned losers…. and fricking press. Last night I saw CNN pushing more stupid-ass propaganda about how some person crashed because they wouldn’t shift into neutral. What, you’re going to hound Toyota because they’re doing the thing a RESPONSIBLE COMPANY is doing? OMFG, is a RESPONSIBLE company too scary for people? White companies would just let their cars crash on the side of the road before saying anything.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:01 +0000

They’re also right.

American cars suck.

By: LandoAWD

LandoAWD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:54:56 +0000

Finally, justice is served to the “hippies” that “care about the environment” enough to buy a car that has to be shipped around the f’in world in the building process. Don’t forget the Toyota vs Child Labor issue…or the fact that it has GIANT F’IN BATTERIES that will need disposal.

Anything so morons can feel good about themselves, even if they’re too ignorant to realize what is really goingon.

By: Haruhi Suzumiya

Haruhi Suzumiya — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:30 +0000

A tuner?

By: tuckerlol

tuckerlol — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:28 +0000

Yeah, but say what you want, I am NOT stepping foot into a Toyota Prius. Nope, nope, nope. I’m thankful I own a Honda.

By: )-(

)-( — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:29 +0000

Leighann Parks, a 24-year-old dispatcher, repeatedly told him to throw the car into neutral but got no answers. Neibert told Sikes after the CHP caught up with him to shift to neutral but the driver shook his head no. Sikes told reporters he didn't go into neutral because he worried ~~the car would flip~~ he wouldn't be able to sue anyone. Says he's a real estate agent, translation: he has no money

By: )-(

)-( — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:19 +0000

Why would you shut it off or have to “press brakes like crazy”? once it’s in neutral, you just pull over and stop like always, the engine would be going 9000 RPMs but so what. Then you shut it off and call a tow truck, not a lawyer.

By: )-(

)-( — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:49 +0000

If you’re a COP (the ones who claim it’s perfectly safe for THEM to drive 100 mph because of their “training”) and you’re too damn stupid to put the car in neutral then you deserve whatever happens to you. It’s safe to say that if anyone was dumb enough to design a car that couldn’t be put in neutral because the engine was at high RPM and decided it would be better to not let it be shifted instead of simply slowing the engine down….we’d have heard about it by now. I’m tempted to go rent a Toyota and see what happens when you put it in neutral on the highway, why hasn’t some “reporter” bothered to do that? The guy in the Prius is full of $hit. He should go to jail and Toyota should sue HIM.

By: kam3000

kam3000 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:29 +0000

Except maybe the RUST.
Haha!

By: asd

asd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:44:43 +0000

There’s no real such thing as an “unintended sudden acceleration”… it’s mostly a case of driver errors. It just seems almost physically impossible for cars to suddenly accelerate for no reason.

By: Fungshway

Fungshway — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:23 +0000

No, you can still shift into neutral. The guy was panicking, he called 911 but did nothing to avoid the crash. You should remain calm, because when people panic they don’t make decisions, they make mistakes.

By: Fungshway

Fungshway — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:38:52 +0000

“I was talking on my cell phone in my 2009 Toyota Camry yesterday when all of sudden it accelerated to 90 MPH. I tried to stop it, but the brake and steering wheel broke. Immediately after that, the radio and hot air turned on full blast while the shifter snapped off. Hardly had I realized that, the hood and trunk began to open and close all by themselves just before the car flipped over and began to tumble and do back flips.”

Im beginning to think that the victims in these Toyota cars were being just plain stupid.

By: Mighty Mush

Mighty Mush — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:02:40 +0000

test

By: frooglenoodle

frooglenoodle — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:32:17 +0000

Nothing wrong with a good ol’ 70 chevelle ss

By: cowlifornia

cowlifornia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:32:02 +0000

Meh, this will suck for Toyota Corp. But for me… I see a nice new, VERY cheap tacoma in my future

By: cowlifornia

cowlifornia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:29 +0000

Not on the model they drove. Push button start and new enough to have an accidental shift prevention program, I believe. The computer see’s full throttle and won’t shift into neutral to prevent over revving.

Since it was a loaner car, they probably knew knew that to kill the engine you have to hold the power button down for a good 5 seconds.

By: Mike918

Mike918 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:10:04 +0000

1 Put car on neutral
2 Turn off car
3 Press brakes like crazy (i dont remember if they work on these new cars)

But even if you just switch to neutral and turn off your car on the highway maybe it could save your life.

By: imapepper01

imapepper01 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:49:13 +0000

I own three perfectly healthy Toyotas, all them purchased over a year ago (the newest being a 2009 Tacoma). And people still look at my driveway with fear.

By: I like squirrels

I like squirrels — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:42 +0000

Couldn’t they have just shifted the car into neutral and slowly sped down even if the brakes refused to work?

By: that guy

that guy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:39:51 +0000

OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!???!!?

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:41:02 +0000

Ah yes, because the 911 call [which prompted the recall] wherein a highway patrol man, his wife, their thirteen year old daughter, and their brother-in-law all died in a horrific car crash [as it is being recorded, and you are listening to their screams, as they are -dying-] is oh so hilarious. Ha ha. Oh good one!