Toyota recalls vehicles because of "unintended acceleration".

[RAMd®d]

Yeah, yeah, old news.

Except that with the factory-dealer back and fourth, it's newer old news. It seems like every network and news radio show is talking about it once again.

But I've noticed that with all the mention of the potential danger, not one broadcast source has offered any kind of advice about what to do if one finds their self in such a situation. No experts (do they *not* know about MRF?!!) were consulted, no references made.

Some newsies made mention of the potential danger, still no remedy. At least none that I saw.

I suppose liability is a real concern, but it's still disappointing that nobody addressed any defensive action.

[wurm]

Even stranger are the continued ads for Toyotas from the local and regional dealers. Great deals, though.

[Grateful11]

Another thread on the same subject as below.

http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,879347

http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,878736

BTW: One Charlotte new station actually rode with someone and showed people what to do.

[Doc]

This is the thread that covers "what to do when your Toyota decides to kill you."
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,876430,876641

[Jack D.]

Here in the Boston area our talking news heads did a small segment on how to deal with the problem. Shift to neutral and work the brakes, don't shut the key off lest you lock the steering wheel and unintentionally drive off a cliff, call the dealer when the car rolls to a stop. Much better advice than dialing 911 at 130mph and hoping they'll send a car in the next 12 seconds to help.

[artie67]

NPR and LATimes say do not "work" the brakes" , just use what ever force, one leg or two to stop the car. "Pumping" the brakes loses the vacuum and it will take longer to stop. Remember modern engines have "limiters" and the engine will not explode.

[Grateful11]

I've always heard pumping the brakes of a vehicle with ABS will confuse the ABS system
and it will take a few seconds to reset each time you press the pedal. At least that's what
the Motorweek guys on PBS said.

[Mac1337]

Does anyone know if the problem is repeatable? Someone should filming while it happens.

[Grateful11]

I've heard it's so uncommon you might have to film for a few years.

[Janit]

If the problem were easy to repeat, it would have been identified and fixed long ago. It's these intermittent hard-to-recreate problems that are the real bears to solve -- the mechanics all go through a long period of "it's all in your head" explanations until someone actually figures out the problem and how to reproduce it.