OT: Lexus – Unsafe at any speed?

[Anonymous]

I have Lexus GS300 2006, always pushing to limit (past tense), actually computer learned eratic driving patterns in shifting etc… not allowing to up shift, lost ABS control several times car lots power very dangerous to drive learned the hard way- spun it out on aceleration entering lane traffic, 0-50 (wet weather could get out of skid)very quickly into side spin let off acelerator car kept accelerating for a small moment, tried to get out of spin,luckly ended up going backwards- hit brakes- hit enbankment with rear car. not hurt more my pride.

Took lexus several months to learn new program to keep it from doing same.

Also have had mat lean just a bit on accelerator, once- you press pedal down will continue accelaration, pivotal pedal attatch to floor less movement to hold in place. Yank matt out ok. only driver can reach not much space between legs and center counsel.

Never drive when ABS light is on computer for anti skid cannot compensate.

Still love driving it, just don’t push it any more.

No rev governor easy to red line in any gear, only limit is motors power and easy to take to 140mph.

This is their smallest V6 made in ’06. now comes larger v6 and v8. cannot imagine power.

[svelte]

[quote=ucodegen]@svelte
Nope.. we got the point of your post.. and pointed out the weakness of it. How about trying it for yourself and seeing what happens?

If you have run-away acceleration and decide to use the brakes to maintain speed but not stop the vehicle, you can fade them to nothing.. but they will smoke and not ignite…

We didn’t deny that he had the foot on the brakes.. [/quote]

Then we’re saying the same thing. The dude had his foot on the brake. The car failed to stop. Failing to stop caused the accident.

There is no weakness in those statements.

[svelte]

[quote=ucodegen]@svelte
Nope.. we got the point of your post.. and pointed out the weakness of it. How about trying it for yourself and seeing what happens?

If you have run-away acceleration and decide to use the brakes to maintain speed but not stop the vehicle, you can fade them to nothing.. but they will smoke and not ignite…

We didn’t deny that he had the foot on the brakes.. [/quote]

Then we’re saying the same thing. The dude had his foot on the brake. The car failed to stop. Failing to stop caused the accident.

There is no weakness in those statements.

[svelte]

[quote=ucodegen]@svelte
Nope.. we got the point of your post.. and pointed out the weakness of it. How about trying it for yourself and seeing what happens?

If you have run-away acceleration and decide to use the brakes to maintain speed but not stop the vehicle, you can fade them to nothing.. but they will smoke and not ignite…

We didn’t deny that he had the foot on the brakes.. [/quote]

Then we’re saying the same thing. The dude had his foot on the brake. The car failed to stop. Failing to stop caused the accident.

There is no weakness in those statements.

[svelte]

[quote=ucodegen]@svelte
Nope.. we got the point of your post.. and pointed out the weakness of it. How about trying it for yourself and seeing what happens?

If you have run-away acceleration and decide to use the brakes to maintain speed but not stop the vehicle, you can fade them to nothing.. but they will smoke and not ignite…

We didn’t deny that he had the foot on the brakes.. [/quote]

Then we’re saying the same thing. The dude had his foot on the brake. The car failed to stop. Failing to stop caused the accident.

There is no weakness in those statements.

[svelte]

[quote=ucodegen]@svelte
Nope.. we got the point of your post.. and pointed out the weakness of it. How about trying it for yourself and seeing what happens?

If you have run-away acceleration and decide to use the brakes to maintain speed but not stop the vehicle, you can fade them to nothing.. but they will smoke and not ignite…

We didn’t deny that he had the foot on the brakes.. [/quote]

Then we’re saying the same thing. The dude had his foot on the brake. The car failed to stop. Failing to stop caused the accident.

There is no weakness in those statements.

[paramount]

Maybe they should put a kill switch on these drive-by-wire machines – like in high performance boats, trains, race cars, etc…

[paramount]

Maybe they should put a kill switch on these drive-by-wire machines – like in high performance boats, trains, race cars, etc…

[paramount]

Maybe they should put a kill switch on these drive-by-wire machines – like in high performance boats, trains, race cars, etc…

[paramount]

Maybe they should put a kill switch on these drive-by-wire machines – like in high performance boats, trains, race cars, etc…

[paramount]

Maybe they should put a kill switch on these drive-by-wire machines – like in high performance boats, trains, race cars, etc…

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]I’m not saying that it isn’t a poor design or that floor mats caused the problem. Something did but I don’t think that it was a stuck accelerator. I just keep coming back to the point that you can’t overcome the brakes on a modern car. The Lexus they were driving doesn’t have the kind of power necessary to do that and the brakes weren’t drive-by-wire. I’ve got a 505 HP corvette and I cant overcome the brakes on it. (Yes I’ve tried, just to see how much tire smoke we could develop.)[/quote]

This guy lived to tell the tale and would love to disagree with you.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/28747312/detail.html

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]I’m not saying that it isn’t a poor design or that floor mats caused the problem. Something did but I don’t think that it was a stuck accelerator. I just keep coming back to the point that you can’t overcome the brakes on a modern car. The Lexus they were driving doesn’t have the kind of power necessary to do that and the brakes weren’t drive-by-wire. I’ve got a 505 HP corvette and I cant overcome the brakes on it. (Yes I’ve tried, just to see how much tire smoke we could develop.)[/quote]

This guy lived to tell the tale and would love to disagree with you.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/28747312/detail.html

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]I’m not saying that it isn’t a poor design or that floor mats caused the problem. Something did but I don’t think that it was a stuck accelerator. I just keep coming back to the point that you can’t overcome the brakes on a modern car. The Lexus they were driving doesn’t have the kind of power necessary to do that and the brakes weren’t drive-by-wire. I’ve got a 505 HP corvette and I cant overcome the brakes on it. (Yes I’ve tried, just to see how much tire smoke we could develop.)[/quote]

This guy lived to tell the tale and would love to disagree with you.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/28747312/detail.html

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]I’m not saying that it isn’t a poor design or that floor mats caused the problem. Something did but I don’t think that it was a stuck accelerator. I just keep coming back to the point that you can’t overcome the brakes on a modern car. The Lexus they were driving doesn’t have the kind of power necessary to do that and the brakes weren’t drive-by-wire. I’ve got a 505 HP corvette and I cant overcome the brakes on it. (Yes I’ve tried, just to see how much tire smoke we could develop.)[/quote]

This guy lived to tell the tale and would love to disagree with you.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/28747312/detail.html

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