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I've known 2 people who have had the problem. Posted by EricG (more from EricG) on Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:13:20

In Reply to: Conspiracy theories are easy to fuel, Noel, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 06:24:36 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

One is a not-so-ditsy old lady who quit driving after her Lexus ES-330 took off on her twice, the second time causing an accident. The second is a pretty alert Boomer with lots of driving experience. He sold the car before it could happen again, he totally lost confidence in the vehicle.

In both incidences it was not a mat issue, and both drivers were spooked by the seemingly arbitrary experience. Guess they convinced me that something else was going on. I googled for other's experiences and found a wealth of info from drivers who had similar experiences. My gut says there is a real problem.

Toyota has reprogramed a number of vehicles, and is planning the fail-safe brakes over accellerator, which should handle the rest. I'm thinking there are just growing pains with the newer drive by wire systems.

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Posts in this Thread:

Toyata accelleration revisited, LA Times, EricG, Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:15:01
- Re: Toyata accelleration revisited, LA Times, rico567, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 03:52:59
- Now it's mats....but it's always been...., Mike Lynch , Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:00:32
  - I think the thrust of the LA Times is Gremlins, EricG, Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:02:29
    - Re: I recently read an article about Toyota's massive.., Street, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:28:44
      - After four or five reports...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:19:23
        Re: How hard is it to change/remove floor mats?, Street, Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:57:26
    - I get 5 fold and I attribute it to publicity..., Mike Lynch , Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:20:25
      - Conspiracy theories are easy to fuel, Noel, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 06:24:36
        I've known 2 people who have had the problem., EricG, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:13:20 <-- Viewing This Message
        Toyota will no doubt take care of it., Noel, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:51:51
        Yeah, right, nwas, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:45:09
        Not so fast..., Noel, Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:02:01
        Re: Toyota will no doubt take care of it., rico567, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:11:59
        There were no key!!!, dmz789abc, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:00:58
        Turning the key off. NO KEY in a Lexus!, Noel, Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:59:11
        3-4 seconds is for only when the car is in motion..., Street, Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:49:43
        Re: 3-4 seconds is for only when the car is in motion..., Noel, Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:05:26
        Is that how all push-button starters work?, AMG , Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:11:36
        Dunno the details, but from what I've read, Noel, Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:17:12
        Re: Dunno the details, but from what I've read, JimBlake , Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:32:04
        Re: Dunno the details, but from what I've read, SWEDECAR , Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:20:45

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