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03-09-2010
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.
03-09-2010
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.
03-09-2010
I'll be really scared when car companies start going to electronic brakes. That will really suck.
03-09-2010
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.
03-09-2010
yeah i just heard that a lady testified saying she tried putting her runaway car into all gears and nothing happened.
03-09-2010
Fail shifter...
03-09-2010
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
03-09-2010
Toyota sucks, thats why their cars are trying to kill themselves.
03-09-2010
...AND a spike strip. it was near san diego...Originally Posted by DaytonaGTP
just read an article on yahoo about another prius freakin out on the freeway in cali. it took a cop, a hill, the brakes, and parking brake to stop...lol didnt know the little beast had it in him...but seriously i feel kinda bad for toyota. they really are a good company. i suppose the only only way to save them is bring the supra back...just dont put in the throttle by wire. that would suck...lol
03-09-2010
...and who do you think resells toyota in america? a lot of the trucks in the 80s had chevy parts on them bub!
03-11-2010
yeah for real, i dig the cable.
03-11-2010
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.
03-11-2010
Cobalts and G5 have electronic steering assist. Not steering by wire. SO if you loose power its just mechanical steering.
03-11-2010
brake by wire is tard'ed, if you lose all electrical power, you're ****ed.
03-11-2010
And yet another Toyota takes off....
YouTube - Conn. Woman Crashes Camry After Gas Pedal Sticks
03-12-2010
video on youtube... shows how to correct the problem.
03-12-2010
90% of the world isnt smart enough to look for a fix.
03-16-2010
maybe this joke played out I don't know, but toyota needs change their slogan "moving you forward" doesn't sound too nice now
03-17-2010
I LOLed at that.
03-17-2010
Good video on how to stop a prius..
YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius brake problems. Easy fix, amazing documentary
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