On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:03:14 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> "Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote:
>
> > Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
> > >
> >
> > But seriously, i have been burned so many times by "new and improved"
> > and i might add, overly gimmicked technology, with delicate circuitry
> > that breaks down quickly that i tend to try to find older versions of
> > such things, cars as well as kitchen appliances, when i have to.
>
> The two main problems with braking lately in Toyotas we
>
> 1. Floor mats that got stuck under the accelerator pedal.
>
> 2. Wear in the mechanical linkage in the accelerator mechanism that
> caused it to get stuck.
>
> Neither had anything to do with "delicate circuitry".

That was the "official" explanation. They still haven't cleared it up
and it also turns out that Japan has been covering up that they have
the same problems with Toyotas built over there.

It's boiling down to a software problem that nobody knows how to fix
yet.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.