Originally Posted by Omaha:
WTF is he trying to do?
From the description on Youtube:
Published on Jan 21, 2013
Terror in our Toyota! Sure looks like the Electronic Throttle Control got stuck, huh? Another case of "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?" She was only able to control the car with the PRNDL - 3 teenage girls in the car and just pulling into a neighbor's driveway to pick-up during carpool! This could happen to you! The car was totalled, the home has sever damage, and a car inside the home was totaled out and another damaged. Toyota's response: "...no evidence of any sort of manufacturing or design defect..." You look at this video and decide for yourself!
Originally Posted by Rukdafaidas:
From the description on Youtube:
Published on Jan 21, 2013
Terror in our Toyota! Sure looks like the Electronic Throttle Control got stuck, huh? Another case of "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?" She was only able to control the car with the PRNDL - 3 teenage girls in the car and just pulling into a neighbor's driveway to pick-up during carpool! This could happen to you! The car was totalled, the home has sever damage, and a car inside the home was totaled out and another damaged. Toyota's response: "...no evidence of any sort of manufacturing or design defect..." You look at this video and decide for yourself!
About the time I hit the house the first time and see the engine is still revving is when I put it in neutral and turn it off..... But that looked way more fun.
So, the unintended acceleration is why she was going 2 mph before she got to the driveway? She also stopped several times, so I don't think the throttle was stuck.
Personally, I think it was a combination of inexperience, panic and a cell phone.
Unintended acceleration that they just happened to catch on video? They always video a car arriving to pick up someone for carpool? Or they just happened to this time and by coincidence this is when the accelerator stuck? Smells like BS to me.
Originally Posted by Hawk:
Unintended acceleration that they just happened to catch on video? They always video a car arriving to pick up someone for carpool? Or they just happened to this time and by coincidence this is when the accelerator stuck? Smells like BS to me.
I know a rich couple that have video camera for their garage. I think it's intended for knowing when visitors or someone like the pizza delivery guy is coming to your door. That's my only explanation.
