OT: Lexus – Unsafe at any speed?

[temeculaguy]

paramount, i don’t know if you still have it or if you bought it new but the used ones that were taxis or police cars had an issue that was caused by inordinate amount of time being in idle, it caused the idle air intake valve and other parts related to idling to fail, resulting in unintended acceleration. Not sure if you can blame the car since they are primarily used for cops and cabs, they idle well beyond what would be considered normal or tested for, probably more than 10x normal. If you think about it, both users pretty much live in the car, support aftermarket electronics and keep the ac going when not driving, so they idle more than they are driven, that cop or cab sitting there waiting for their next thing to do isn’t sitting in a car that has the engine off. The cop is wearing a vest and a few layers of clothes and the cabbie doesn’t want to roast his next fare. It’s a cheap fix and a friend of mine who encountered it said the dealer fixed it for free.

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]You just can’t tell me that he wasn’t pressing down on the accelerator rather than the gas pedal. I drove an Audi and it happened to me. I could have sworn that I was on the brake but I was really on the gas. Luckily I figured out the problem in time.

No modern car can overcome the brakes. It’s just that simple. Don’t believe it? try it.

Even though he was a CHP officer, they are not gods. I am saddened by his and his families demise, but anyone can make a fatal error.
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Yeah, his wife had time to call 911 on the cell phone and he still didn’t figure it out. I don’t buy it, not for a second. It couldn’t be Toyota’s fault, could it?

And I think you meant “brake” where you said “gas pedal” in the first sentence.

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]You just can’t tell me that he wasn’t pressing down on the accelerator rather than the gas pedal. I drove an Audi and it happened to me. I could have sworn that I was on the brake but I was really on the gas. Luckily I figured out the problem in time.

No modern car can overcome the brakes. It’s just that simple. Don’t believe it? try it.

Even though he was a CHP officer, they are not gods. I am saddened by his and his families demise, but anyone can make a fatal error.
[/quote]

Yeah, his wife had time to call 911 on the cell phone and he still didn’t figure it out. I don’t buy it, not for a second. It couldn’t be Toyota’s fault, could it?

And I think you meant “brake” where you said “gas pedal” in the first sentence.

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]You just can’t tell me that he wasn’t pressing down on the accelerator rather than the gas pedal. I drove an Audi and it happened to me. I could have sworn that I was on the brake but I was really on the gas. Luckily I figured out the problem in time.

No modern car can overcome the brakes. It’s just that simple. Don’t believe it? try it.

Even though he was a CHP officer, they are not gods. I am saddened by his and his families demise, but anyone can make a fatal error.
[/quote]

Yeah, his wife had time to call 911 on the cell phone and he still didn’t figure it out. I don’t buy it, not for a second. It couldn’t be Toyota’s fault, could it?

And I think you meant “brake” where you said “gas pedal” in the first sentence.

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]You just can’t tell me that he wasn’t pressing down on the accelerator rather than the gas pedal. I drove an Audi and it happened to me. I could have sworn that I was on the brake but I was really on the gas. Luckily I figured out the problem in time.

No modern car can overcome the brakes. It’s just that simple. Don’t believe it? try it.

Even though he was a CHP officer, they are not gods. I am saddened by his and his families demise, but anyone can make a fatal error.
[/quote]

Yeah, his wife had time to call 911 on the cell phone and he still didn’t figure it out. I don’t buy it, not for a second. It couldn’t be Toyota’s fault, could it?

And I think you meant “brake” where you said “gas pedal” in the first sentence.

[svelte]

[quote=jamsvet]You just can’t tell me that he wasn’t pressing down on the accelerator rather than the gas pedal. I drove an Audi and it happened to me. I could have sworn that I was on the brake but I was really on the gas. Luckily I figured out the problem in time.

No modern car can overcome the brakes. It’s just that simple. Don’t believe it? try it.

Even though he was a CHP officer, they are not gods. I am saddened by his and his families demise, but anyone can make a fatal error.
[/quote]

Yeah, his wife had time to call 911 on the cell phone and he still didn’t figure it out. I don’t buy it, not for a second. It couldn’t be Toyota’s fault, could it?

And I think you meant “brake” where you said “gas pedal” in the first sentence.

[paramount]

TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.

[paramount]

TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.

[paramount]

TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.

[paramount]

TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.

[paramount]

TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.

[temeculaguy]

[quote=paramount]TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.[/quote]

Well it was worth a shot, but your theory was probably right, those were some of the years ford would probably prefer to forget. Don’t hold it against them, they got it going on now. Sorry if I showed my ford cheerleader bias again.

[temeculaguy]

[quote=paramount]TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.[/quote]

Well it was worth a shot, but your theory was probably right, those were some of the years ford would probably prefer to forget. Don’t hold it against them, they got it going on now. Sorry if I showed my ford cheerleader bias again.

[temeculaguy]

[quote=paramount]TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.[/quote]

Well it was worth a shot, but your theory was probably right, those were some of the years ford would probably prefer to forget. Don’t hold it against them, they got it going on now. Sorry if I showed my ford cheerleader bias again.

[temeculaguy]

[quote=paramount]TG: This was an old school Crown Vic with a carb, I think it was a 1981.[/quote]

Well it was worth a shot, but your theory was probably right, those were some of the years ford would probably prefer to forget. Don’t hold it against them, they got it going on now. Sorry if I showed my ford cheerleader bias again.

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