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Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

That's all I can say. LOL.

Seriously, the gas pedal getting stuck under the floormat? The wreck that sparked this recall could have so easily been avoided if the moron behind the wheel had half the brain to shut off the key or go to neutral instead of dialing 911 and praying for god to miraculously stop the car. I don't mean to sound cold but total Darwin award for that. I feel bad for the others involved in the wreck.

Toyota's fix is to cut 3/4" off the bottom of the gas pedal. Why didn't they anchor the floormat to the food in its correct place like every other car ever made? Before this happened?
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #1 –
The car reportedly had the push button start/stop system and supposedly the acceleration overrides the brakes, still looks like he could have knocked it into neutral...

Word on the street is Yota is trying to cover up a electronics glitch, lawyers are circling ready to start a feeding frenzy...

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #2 –
if i remember correctly i had a car that had this very problem...
oh yea, almost every car i had with factory floormats had had this happen once or twice. its happened a few times on my thunderbird.
it takes all but a second to realize and remedy this, hardly crash worthy.
not one of my cars ive owned had a hook or tab to prevent the floormat from sliding around once the little nipple things were worn out. i see it on some newish cars though.
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #3 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;300202
the acceleration overrides the brakes...

Seriously....wtf!?

'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #4 –
Oh I've had it happen too. My first time down the drag strip in fact. I was 18 going 90+ thru the traps and it took me all of half a second to figure it out.

Push button ignition is retarded. I wanna be able to kill it if I need to. I heard he tried neutral but it wouldn't shift out of gear at full throttle. Cars are so Fisher priced nowadays its ridiculous...
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #5 –
It happened to me in my bird once or twice. All I did was shut the dang car off, and presto no problem. I want a car that will do exactly what I tell it to. Thats why I wont buy a new car.

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #6 –
I took the floormats out of my thunderbird and cougar because this kept happening. Good thing I knew to hmm grab the floormat and ummm MOVE IT BACK AWAY FROM THE PEDAL!
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #7 –
i had it happen once but i didn't have floor mats. the cruse cable came off the tb and hung the throttle up. yeah i thought hey go to neutral well i went too far and went for a ride. no damage was done just got pulled out of the ditch then i was on my way.
2001 Buick Regal LS (DD):hick:

Got that fox rash again!

-Resident smartass! :ies:

- Don't listen to the naysayers. For every person who actually helps with your project there will be 10 who will discourage you all the while thinking that they are helping. 99% of all people have good intentions. That doesn't make them right.- XR7 Dave - SCCOA.Com

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #8 –
I took my dads 2005 avalon for the floor mat recall last week-The mechanic did this-no bullshiznit. He took the floor mat and made sure it was fastened to the 2 hooks in the floor and then explained to me what he did. Basically this took 15 seconds-I thought they were going to give me a new floor mat or something. Total waste of time and a half a day of work. This was before they came up with the idea of sawing a piece of the pedal off. BTW My dads car has the push button ignition and the acceleration doesn't over ride the brakes. The push button ignition is IMO 1 of the coolest features of the car and I must say the Avalon is an excellent vehicle-Floor mats and all!

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #9 –
Speaking of Toyota quality, my buddy works at a Ford/Toyota dealer and he said they are getting sick of working on Toyota truck rust warranty problems. This is a picture of part of their "Toyota pile". Oh, and why do people think a push button starter is so revolutionary? My dad's 49 Ford had a push button starter in it. Heck, my 36 Ford even did one better from the factory. All I had to do was press a button on the floor with my foot, it was a hands-free ignition system.  lol.
1987 Turbo Coupe - Son's car
1987 Super Coupe - Son's project car
1934 Ford - My project car

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #10 –
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;300205
Seriously....wtf!?



Its for those people who never learned to drive an auto with 1 foot.

Ive done the neutral thing, Ive done the key off, oh and the real winner called pull the mat with your heels trick. Its called thinking, they panicked. Accelerator cant override a manual controlled brake such as an E brake one would think.

I think the problem is no one actually knows how a car works they just know it needs gas and how to start it. Other than that is almost all optional sadly. Our cars have become more advanced while our driver quality continues to decline.
1986 Cougar LS

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #11 –
The "supposed" electronics glitch that caused the acceleration also causes the brake problem... This is looking at the problem in the light that the floor mat isn't the problem, just what being said in some circles...

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #12 –
Quote from: DVP;300291
Our cars have become more advanced while our driver quality continues to decline.


thats so true its sad :toilet:
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #13 –
I heard about this about 6 months ago and thought "really, this guy couldn't just reach down and pull the floor mat back?" It's not that hard. I swear I'm amazed at how some people reproduce......
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Toyota's biggest recall ever... LOL

Reply #14 –
Oh what a feeling! Toyota! Let's just put another american flag sticker saying god bless America on a Toyota and just sell out!  What was WWII for then?  Did we fight the puppiess for nothing? what a crock!