Edmunds.com Offers $1,000,000 Reward To Solve Toyota Acceleration Puzzle

[MG]

You guys like puzzles. Here's a puzzle you can actually make some money on! 

Edmunds.com says it will pay a reward of one million buxs to anyone who can prove that the now infamous Toyota acceleration mystery is caused by a software glitch.

Read all about it HERE

[Ultra]

How does one prove a negative?

Good article.

deliberately ignored safey

[ateball]

Got this inkl'in, that the problem is going to end up in the ECU.  Yes the floor mats can and probably have done some stuck accellerator pedals.  I even had that happen with my 95 Nissan Maxima.........The floor mat got pushed forward too much and when I pressed the loud pedal it didn't come back..

If people would only just turn off the ignition key under these situations, but I do know that sudden accelleration could create a panic-state where it's difficult to think clearly in a nano-second.

My vote is for the ECU...........Somewhere in it's innards, there's a little sometimes circuit that shorts, and bingo..........your electronic throttle has a mind of it's own.

[neilshouse]

I'm sure it could be easily solved with the addition of a proper cable to the throttle body and a return spring.

[Ultra]

I'm sure it could be easily solved with the addition of a proper cable to the throttle body and a return spring.

[MG]

Now, people who have had their cars "fixed" under the recall are complaining that their cars are STILL running wild!     Except now, instead of complaining that they won't slow down, they say they have come under the spell of the Sudden Unintended Acceleration monster. Can you say "death car" boys and girls?


Des Teufels Toyota

All I can say is this Toyota nonsense is driving my daily hits on Examiner.com wonderfully. I hope this story NEVER ends. I am such a whore......

[Ultra]

All I can say is this Toyota nonsense is driving my daily hits on Examiner.com wonderfully. I hope this story NEVER ends. I am such a whore......

Your opportunity to build a loyal audience with your writing.

[MG]

And I am flogging this horse for all its worth!     Giddyup!   

[MG]

And here is today's effort to give that poor old horse a few extra spurs in its flanks.

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