ABC News reports on acceleration problems

[priusincc]

ABC News is reporting today of acceleration problems on certain Toyota and Lexus models, including the Prius. They infer that it is more than problems with floor mats, and that about 2000 cars have had this acceleration problem.
The Senior VP of Toyota says that letters have been sent out to those effected, and that a fix is in the works.

Has anybody recevied this initial letter yet from Toyota?

Update 11/4/09: I got my recall notice today regarding floor mats. More info to come. Looks like you guys are really concerned. I am, in case the accelerator sticks, I don't want to ruin my average mpg.

[hill]

Gawd ... not another

floor mat / put it in neutral / power button for 3 seconds / they were stupid / you are mean for saying that

thread

please kill me
.

[MJFrog]

Originally Posted by hill

Gawd ... not another

floor mat / put it in neutral / power button for 3 seconds / they were stupid / you are mean for saying that

thread

please kill me
.

LOL...
There is a cable network (and of course I forget which one), that until recently had two sit-coms that followed each other...the first one:
Just Shoot Me

The second one:
Yes, Dear

They've change the line-up now and they don't follow each other any more.

[TonyPSchaefer]

Originally Posted by hill

Gawd ... not another

floor mat / put it in neutral / power button for 3 seconds / they were stupid / you are mean for saying that

thread

please kill me
.

Don't worry, this one's not going down that path.

[JimN]

No, I haven't received a letter from Toyota. Yes, I have an acceleration problem. My Prius doesn't accelerate as fast as a Tesla Roadster.

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by hill

Gawd ... not another

floor mat / put it in neutral / power button for 3 seconds / they were stupid / you are mean for saying that

thread

please kill me
.

I could post that photo of me in a Speedo.

Tom

[don_chuwish]

I watched the report on TV last night. The report didn't have much substance, just used the drama to draw in viewers and make the easy observation that it must be related to the drive by wire computer and not the mats.

- D

[Shawn Clark]

What do you expect. This has been sensationalism from the outset. I smelled a rat from the beginning. NOTHING has changed since the initial reports of the accident...other than confirmation that the driver was a complete idiot.

[djasonw]

Originally Posted by Shawn Clark

What do you expect. This has been sensationalism from the outset. I smelled a rat from the beginning. NOTHING has changed since the initial reports of the accident...other than confirmation that the driver was a complete idiot.

I agree 100% and I don't care if saying so it not PC. The guy had SO much time to remedy the issue. I'm not going to rehash because we all know what transpired.

[Matt Herring]

Originally Posted by Shawn Clark

What do you expect. This has been sensationalism from the outset. I smelled a rat from the beginning. NOTHING has changed since the initial reports of the accident...other than confirmation that the driver was a complete idiot.

Until you are in the driver's shoes...perhaps your comments are a little harsh. I doubt the problem with floor mats (or whatever caused the accelerator issue) is a system wide failure problem for Toyota...but is "the driver was a complete idiot" comment necessary? Again...until you are in the driver's shoes...people died in that crash...have a heart.

I do not agree with the media's overblown reaction to this...but not surprised. However, if one of your friends or relatives were in that doomed car...I think you might take offense to the driver being called an idiot...at least I hope you would.

If you heard the terror of the 911 call from the passenger in the back seat you catch a glimpse of what speeding down the road to your eventual death could be like...and it didn't sound like a fun time.

Every operator of a moving vessel can't be "Sully The Airline Pilot."