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The Prius has a "joystick" for a shifter. Tap it up for R, down down D. So that also means that the shifting is electronic. Toyota built in a limiter, to where the if the engine is over 5000rpm's, you cant shift from D to N, to prevent drivetrain damage. When the engine was WOT, shifting is disabled. So even if he tried to shift into N, he couldn't.
Toyota FTL.
http://www.motiontrends.com/2009/01/...gear_shift.jpg
this is why you don't run a car off of a computer. when computers screw up, you don't know what's gonna happen. if a throttle cable breaks, you car slows down.
I'll be really scared when car companies start going to electronic brakes. That will really suck.
you can't just shift the prius into neutral...IIRC I read somewhere it doesn't allow you do that if the car is at certain speed or RPM.
and it takes 3 seconds of holding start/stop button to turn off the car...that can be the longest 3 seconds of your life when your car is going 100+mph
These cars are having something go electronically wrong with the ECU where the Fail safe is shorting and causing this issue. Someone on some news program can recreate the whole situation with the acceleration on a regular 2010 Toyota vehicle that was supposedly already fixed. Seems to me that their is a much more bigger issue with the cars.
yeah i just heard that a lady testified saying she tried putting her runaway car into all gears and nothing happened.
Fail shifter...
Steering by wire is going to be fun Hmmm how fun is that gonna be when the steering goes on the fritzz
Honestly I have had throttle cables stick at wot before I just dropped it in neutral and shut it off But with the prius you cant shift it to neutral do the the limiter plus every one keeps bashing the drivers of the cars If my car went haywire and just sped up Id probably panic a little too before common sense kicked in
Ill take mechanical over electronic any day
Toyota sucks, thats why their cars are trying to kill themselves.
...AND a spike strip. it was near san diego...Quote:
Originally Posted by DaytonaGTP
...and who do you think resells toyota in america? a lot of the trucks in the 80s had chevy parts on them bub!:th_nanana:Quote:
Originally Posted by 04intimidatorSS
yeah for real, i dig the cable.
Some of the Mecerdes-Benz sl500 and e-class cars have been using brake by wire since 2001 and saturn ions use electric power steering systems.
Cobalts and G5 have electronic steering assist. Not steering by wire. SO if you loose power its just mechanical steering.
brake by wire is tard'ed, if you lose all electrical power, you're ****ed.
And yet another Toyota takes off.... :th_nanana:
YouTube - Conn. Woman Crashes Camry After Gas Pedal Sticks
video on youtube... shows how to correct the problem.
90% of the world isnt smart enough to look for a fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by UR LOSN
maybe this joke played out I don't know, but toyota needs change their slogan "moving you forward" doesn't sound too nice now
I LOLed at that.
Good video on how to stop a prius..
YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius brake problems. Easy fix, amazing documentary