01-30-2010, 05:18 PM
Doc wrote:
I watched an interview with the pedal manufacturer that was part of a tv profile of the problem. According to him, there have been no more than 8 incidents of stuck pedals.
( I assume that he meant to say that he is only aware of 8 incidents.)
I've read of two incidents where it was not the pedal at all. Notably, there was that occasion where the guy managed to safely drive his car to the dealer by moving in and out of neutral. His pedal was not stuck and he had no floor mats to get in the way.
Funny how they didn't mention those incidents. I wonder how much of the tv profile was researched independently and how much was provided to them by Toyota in an attempt to moderate fears.
Still, I hang out at Prius Chat. Very biased bunch of Prius owners. And there are plenty of stories of whatever you want to call it. The bottom line is/was that the car did something the driver had not intended it to do. Now, one CAN dismiss all those claims by actual, PRO PRIUS drivers, or one can believe that something is going on. Again, MINE HAS ISSUES TOO. Nothing I feel that I cannot deal/live with, though. But I warn my wife when she drives it to be alert for when it does it. It does it at least once a week. And I am a neighbor to a local Toyota dealer's service manager, as well. Anyway, issues do exist. Somewhere from the driver's brain to the actual physical movement of the car lies the answer.