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I have bought nothing BUT Toyotas and I will never buy anything BUT Toyotas. For the money, they are the best cars on the planet.
Same here. I drive a Toyota FJ Cruiser and plan to drive it till the wheels fall off, which will be quite a long time if the other Toyotas i've owned are any measure.
I have bought nothing BUT Toyotas and I will never buy anything BUT Toyotas. For the money, they are the best cars on the planet.
On the new car market, maybe the prices are decent. But I've yet to see a used toyota selling for what I'd consider reasonable. Try as I might, I cannot see paying over 2 grand for ANY car with over 200k on the odometer. Yet this is what people ask for a Corolla here. It's ridiculous.
On the new car market, maybe the prices are decent. But I've yet to see a used toyota selling for what I'd consider reasonable. Try as I might, I cannot see paying over 2 grand for ANY car with over 200k on the odometer. Yet this is what people ask for a Corolla here. It's ridiculous.
EEK! That is too much for a car with over 200K. I had a Camry with over 300K that was still running fantastic but the only reason I sold it was because the AC went out (finally). I sold it for 700 dollars 3 years ago; it's probably still running today because at the time it had never leaked oil, never had any problems, all of the electric (sunroof, windows, etc) worked perfect, and it drove like a dream. Plus I loved the way it looked and I still love the way an '89 Camry looks!
Shifting into neutral works if the engine is running at <5,000 rpm. At 5,000+ rpm, there's a neutral lockout and you won't be able to shift the car into neutral. Complicating the issue further, some cars have a keyless ignition; they start by pushing a button when a proximity sensor keyfob is within range. Many people don't know this, but if the runaway car is already at 5,000+ rpm (easily reached with a wide-open throttle), the only action that can be taken is to turn the key, or depress the ignition button for 3-5 seconds, to shut off the engine. Pontiac G8 Forum: G8 Forums - G8Board.com - View Single Post - Thank You Toyota
I know very little about this issue, I had just guessed that the computer program designed to hold the throttle constant during my cruise operation that instead told it to constantly accelerate seems to be a similar lapse in programing that the new cars experience.
More realistically though, I would guess electrionic failure in my control stick, instead of telling it to hold constant the "ACC" switch signal is being sent.
That should throw a code with an ETC equipped vehicle since there would be a logic conflict between the requested throttle position and the TPS feedback signal. Since I found nothing about stored DTCs in the stories I have read about vehicles that have had this problem, a non-monitored function/circuit appears to be involved. This could originate in the engine controller as a software issue.
Is it too much to ask for the 911 operator to give direction instead of asking ridiculous questions, like where are you?
At least they didn't get the typical 911 operator "calm down" lecture. My hope is that as many people as possible will see the video instructing them how to stop a runaway vehicle since I have little confidence that Toyota really knows what is causing this problem.
EEK! That is too much for a car with over 200K. I had a Camry with over 300K that was still running fantastic but the only reason I sold it was because the AC went out (finally). I sold it for 700 dollars 3 years ago; it's probably still running today because at the time it had never leaked oil, never had any problems, all of the electric (sunroof, windows, etc) worked perfect, and it drove like a dream. Plus I loved the way it looked and I still love the way an '89 Camry looks!
I just had to laugh at this one. You loved your Camry so much you forgot what it looked like. The car you posted is not even a Camry, it is a Cressida.
I'm sure it varies by make and model of vehicle. But my '94 Diesel Chevy truck, with OBD I computer system uses fly by wire. If a Chevy truck had it that early, I'm sure many cars did as well.
Yachtcare has spoken.......
BMW introduced drive by wire back in the late 80's on the 750i.
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