

  (Source: Warner Brothers)

Could outer space be endangering Toyota's drivers?











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RE: Occam's razor
By porkpie on 3/16/2010 5:29:00 PM , Rating: 2
That's my own person theory. Toyota's per-vehicle S/A reports are only slightly higher than Ford (and below Volkswagen).

Ever automaker has a very few cars where the accelerator sticks once in a while. 90% of the time, though, its human error. Add in the media frenzy and all the "me too" copyright reports, and you can explain the data entirely, without invoking any hidden systemic design flaws.

RE: Occam's razor
What exactly is a copyright report?

RE: Occam's razor
I think he meant "copycat".

RE: Occam's razor
lol, yes I did. My apologies.

RE: Occam's razor
By Lerianis on 3/17/2010 6:00:48 AM , Rating: 2
Actually, no, you cannot. My mother friend's husband had this happen to him recently, and he didn't 'panic' but he still managed to cream 5 cars before getting the car under control and into neutral!

It just TOOK OFF on him, he wasn't even TOUCHING the damned gas pedal, he was braking to a stop and all of a sudden.....VROOM! And off he goes!

So, there has to be some SEVERE problem with the gas pedals or engine system in these cars to make that happen.

RE: Occam's razor
By whiskerwill on 3/17/2010 11:26:17 AM , Rating: 2
Your mother's brother's daughter's friend of a friend's husband huh?

Sounds like his foot just slid off the brake and hit the gas and he didn't want to tell anyone, so he blamed it on the car.

RE: Occam's razor
By SPOOFE on 3/17/2010 5:29:14 PM , Rating: 2
Textbook case of mass hysteria? There've been larger incidents based on less; see the Great Seattle Windshield Epidemic.

