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09-29-2009, 07:26 PM
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TOYOTA recalling KILLER FLOOR MATS!
Toyota is recalling 3.8 million cars to replace their front drivers floor mat. It seems that it can move about and get stuck under the gas pedal and cause it to seem stuck open. Just several weeks ago there was a story on the news about a LEXUS owner that called 911 to report his car was out of control and he could not stop it. His last message was that he was coming to an intersection and his speed was over 125 mph. Soon after that his car was found in a ditch with all aboard dead.
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09-29-2009, 07:28 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Or you know, just put the car in neutral and turn off engine...
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09-29-2009, 07:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LTs1ow
Or you know, just put the car in neutral and turn off engine...
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^what he said
makes me wonder about people....
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09-29-2009, 09:05 PM
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too bad i cant blame my floor mat for holding the accelerator open . . .
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09-29-2009, 09:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 97camaro
too bad i cant blame my floor mat for holding the accelerator open . . .
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sounds like a reasonable excuse!
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09-29-2009, 09:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edpontiac91
TJust several weeks ago there was a story on the news about a LEXUS owner that called 911 to report his car was out of control and he could not stop it. His last message was that he was coming to an intersection and his speed was over 125 mph. Soon after that his car was found in a ditch with all aboard dead.
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You have a link to anything about that? Because that sounds like massive interweb BS.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-29-2009, 09:33 PM
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09-29-2009, 09:38 PM
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Good job finding that.
Driver fail. Sad, but fail none the less.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-29-2009, 10:20 PM
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Wow, recalling 3.8 MILLION vehicles because they couldn't put a $.50 hook in the floormat to keep them from moving when they built these cars? Floormats have been sliding under pedals for decades - I don't think I've ever owned a GM car that couldn't have the same thing happen. Can't you just pull it back out of the way?
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09-29-2009, 10:29 PM
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people are just stupid
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09-29-2009, 10:37 PM
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Last edited by FlyingDutchman; 09-29-2009 at 10:38 PM.
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09-29-2009, 10:46 PM
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i still don't get how you can't think to shut the car off.. E-break or something just wow i guess they are not good under pressure. sad though
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09-29-2009, 11:00 PM
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i had my throttle jammed open once. piece of the rubber part around the air filter tore off and got stuck in the throttle body. i shifted into neutral and turned of the engine. no big deal.
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09-29-2009, 11:01 PM
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the news anchor had this look on his face like are you ****ing serious why am i announcing this ****
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09-29-2009, 11:29 PM
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Yea, serious fail.
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09-29-2009, 11:42 PM
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Wow what epic fail.
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09-30-2009, 01:24 AM
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my buddy v6 camaro 4 gen had a cold air intake...the gasket inside got sucked into throttle body and stuck open hit brakes did a very nice burnout and then turned key off....a bit wierd but nothing that using your head couldnt handle...
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09-30-2009, 01:38 AM
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wow... two things
1: only toyota could F-up a floor mat
2: Toyota owners, on a general basis, must be ****tards.
I've had the floor mat jam up the brake pedal, pull with heel, problem solved.
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09-30-2009, 04:53 AM
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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09-30-2009, 01:24 PM
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i cant see how it can get stuck wide open by the mat unless he had it to the floor to begin with.
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09-30-2009, 03:22 PM
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were they not hitting the bake pedal either? i dont think any car can accelerate to 125 with the brakes on
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bolt-ons and a bed n' breakfast
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09-30-2009, 05:29 PM
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happened once in my chevy blazer...factory floor mats...**** happens. i just reached my foot behind the pedal and popped it back
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09-30-2009, 06:12 PM
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i didn't think toyota's could go above 75mph let alone 125
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1988 Mustang - supercharged, heads/cam etc...
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Originally Posted by LTs1ow
Verts are gay and stalkers ride in them.
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09-30-2009, 06:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRocsFirebird
i didn't think toyota's could go above 75mph let alone 125
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There's no need to show off your "intelligence".
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09-30-2009, 06:35 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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And it was a lexus.
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