Run Away Prius

F8L · 10-28-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueumbrella

I also have the Toyota weather tech mats, purchased from Toyota and love them. Yes, I have clips which are very adequate for preventing any movement in the mats. I just noticing yesterday how much clearance I have between the mat and gas pedal, and it would be next to impossible to move the mat up to the point where it would interfere with the movement of the gas pedal.

I have the WeatherTech floorliners and factory Toyota clips and there is no way in hell my mats can move in such a way so as to interfere with the gas or brake pedal. It seems the people with issues are the ones buying mats not specificaly designed for the car or they drive a Prius without factory clips.

ToyotaFleetManager · 10-28-2009, 07:44 PM

There is a lot of bad information out there in regards to the floor mat incident.

The information from Toyota is as follows:

The vehicle was a Lexus ES350 loaner car from a Lexus dealer in San Diego. The Lexus dealer put in some incorrect (not designed for the ES350) all weather mats on the loaner Lexus.
The all weather mat did trap the accelerator.

Toyota Motor Company and Lexus issued a customer advisory on 29 September. Advising all mats to be removed from the driver's side. This was amended on 1 October with a service advisory stating that the mats on the drivers side should be made for that year and model car and secured with the clips on the floorboard and with zip ties to the seat braces.

Toyota currently has pulled the entire stock of all weather mats from sale. Carpeted mats are not a problem provided they are properly secured. Do NOT stack mats on the drivers side.

jburns · 10-28-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ToyotaFleetManager

There is a lot of bad information out there in regards to the floor mat incident.

The vehicle was a Lexus ES350 loaner car from a Lexus dealer in San Diego. The Lexus dealer put in some incorrect (not designed for the ES350) all weather mats on the loaner Lexus.
The all weather mat did trap the accelerator.

I hope the dealer has a good liability policy but I foresee a bankruptcy in his future.

hobbit · 10-29-2009, 08:59 AM

Wait a sec, with all the conjecture about this case that's been
flying around, how are you confident that it *was* a floor mat
issue, i.e. have you come across an official final report?
Reference, please.
.
[Not that I believe that it was anything other than floor mats,
but I just like to see such contentious things substantiated..]
.
_H*

Shawn Clark · 10-29-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by unibridgeman

About an hour ago, I was entering the freeway and floured the accelerator to merge into traffic

Was this bleached flour? Whole wheat flour? Buckwheat flour?

I rarely flour the accelerator when merging, although I admit using flour is helpful in keeping gum on the bottom of one's shoe from sticking to the accelerator pedal.

richard schumacher · 10-30-2009, 10:12 AM

Spelling flames are the lowest form of criticism.

Do any floor mats sold on this commercially-supported site actually not fit the Prius hooks correctly? If so then they should be withdrawn, or at least not advertised as being fitted for Prius. Otherwise, was unibridgeman's experience a case of incorrect installation?

JimboPalmer · 10-30-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbit

have you come across an official final report?

http://i.usatoday.net/money/_pdfs/09...nhtsa-memo.pdf

The only 'hybrid' involved was that the incorrect floormat was from a RX400H.

jchilton · 10-30-2009, 10:48 AM

For Roger3125: All the information you need is here.

qbee42 · 10-30-2009, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn Clark

Was this bleached flour? Whole wheat flour? Buckwheat flour?

I rarely flour the accelerator when merging, although I admit using flour is helpful in keeping gum on the bottom of one's shoe from sticking to the accelerator pedal.

Don't be so hasty to criticize. Flouring the accelerator should keep it from sticking to the floor mat.

Tom

hobbit · 10-30-2009, 03:54 PM

Spelling flames are nonetheless a way to try and improve the
general literacy around here just a *teeny* bit, maybe, because
there are some postings that are positively *painful* to read.
.
Thanks for the report reference, btw. Interesting. Toyota and
the rest are gonna have some scrambling to do...
.
_H*

10-28-2009, 07:44 PM	#12
ToyotaFleetManager Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 37 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Run Away Prius There is a lot of bad information out there in regards to the floor mat incident. The information from Toyota is as follows: The vehicle was a Lexus ES350 loaner car from a Lexus dealer in San Diego. The Lexus dealer put in some incorrect (*not designed for the ES350*) all weather mats on the loaner Lexus. The all weather mat did trap the accelerator. Toyota Motor Company and Lexus issued a customer advisory on 29 September. Advising all mats to be removed from the driver's side. This was amended on 1 October with a service advisory stating that the mats on the drivers side should be made for that year and model car and secured with the clips on the floorboard and with zip ties to the seat braces. Toyota currently has pulled the entire stock of all weather mats from sale. Carpeted mats are not a problem provided they are properly secured. Do NOT stack mats on the drivers side.

10-29-2009, 08:59 AM	#14
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 3,630 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 216 Times in 118 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Run Away Prius Wait a sec, with all the conjecture about this case that's been flying around, how are you confident that it was a floor mat issue, i.e. have you come across an official final report? Reference, please. . [Not that I believe that it was anything other than floor mats, but I just like to see such contentious things substantiated..] . _H*

10-30-2009, 10:12 AM	#16
richard schumacher Destination: Eschaton Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 5,516 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #6 Thanks: 100 Thanked 93 Times in 66 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Run Away Prius Spelling flames are the lowest form of criticism. Do any floor mats sold on this commercially-supported site actually not fit the Prius hooks correctly? If so then they should be withdrawn, or at least not advertised as being fitted for Prius. Otherwise, was unibridgeman's experience a case of incorrect installation?

10-30-2009, 10:48 AM	#18
jchilton Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 18 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #4 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Run Away Prius For Roger3125: All the information you need is here.

10-30-2009, 03:54 PM	#20
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 3,630 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 216 Times in 118 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Run Away Prius Spelling flames are nonetheless a way to try and improve the general literacy around here just a teeny bit, maybe, because there are some postings that are positively painful to read. . Thanks for the report reference, btw. Interesting. Toyota and the rest are gonna have some scrambling to do... . _H* Last edited by hobbit; 10-30-2009 at 04:45 PM.