LATimes: Toyota's Fix is a bust, owners claim

Some Toyota owners have begun complaining that their vehicles suddenly accelerated even after dealerships made repairs to fix the problem, according to reports filed with federal safety regulators.

At least seven complaints, filed in the last two weeks with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, allege that after the recall service to modify pedals and replace floor mats the cars still surged out of control.

Although the allegations are unverified by the agency, they are a worrying sign that the nearly 10 million recall notices issued by Toyota may not fully address the problem of unintended acceleration -- which some believe is caused by problems in the electronic throttle system, rather than mechanical issues involving pedals.

NHTSA has said it will review Toyota electronics to see whether they are a potential cause, and the automaker has commissioned a private study of its throttle system.

"There is already doubt out there that the solutions Toyota has put forward really fix the problem of unintended acceleration," said Aaron Bragman, auto industry analyst at IHS Global Insight. He cautioned, however, that the complaints should be thoroughly investigated before definitive conclusions are drawn.

In one report, the owner of a 2010 Camry that was repaired Feb. 12 in Michigan said the car accelerated up a snowbank five days later. It had received special brake override software as part of the recall, the complaint said. Click here to read full article

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• 头又大是头痛医头，脚痛医脚，它的工程师整个就一 -xavet- ♂ (8 bytes) () 03/02/2010 postreply 22:13:55

• 我一点也不觉得奇怪。 -Californiairis- ♀ (106 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 04:20:48

• 回复：LATimes: Toyota's Fix is a bust, owners claim -cintiman88- ♂ (104 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 05:22:22

• 对着白纸黑字你都敢胡说八道，牛B -xavet- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 05:52:30

• 装了brake override还会加速，他的脚还在刹车上吗？我看你是胡说八道 -cintiman88- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 05:56:14

• brake override和自动加速是两回事，而且那个brake override -xavet- ♂ (86 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 06:21:11

• 人为失误的概率远远高于刚调试好brake override出问题的概率 -cintiman88- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 06:29:11

• 这已经不是事发前的概率问题，而是事发后的当事人的描述 -xavet- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 06:48:14

• 20年前，600多奥迪车主也是异口同声说有自动加速问题，结果是怎样的？ -cintiman88- ♂ (46 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 06:52:50

• 可又如何？该被收拾还是被收拾，喝凉水都塞牙 -大眼贼- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 07:18:40

• 那倒是的，呵呵 -cintiman88- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 08:10:17

• 就是600w多奥迪车主那和这个case有什么关系？ -xavet- ♂ (82 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 08:40:08

• 事实上，自动加速投诉大多数是由于pedal misapplication -cintiman88- ♂ (186 bytes) () 03/03/2010 postreply 09:48:38