john wrote in
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>> I've wondered why only US Toyota/Lexus are having this problem and
>> being recalled. It's like only US engines were sludging up.
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>> "It will not just be the floor mat," Lyons said, declining to specify
>> what the fix might be. He said engineering teams in Japan and North
>> America are working on it.
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>> Full article at:
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> I can think of one thing that they might want to try that should be fairly
> easy to implement on cars with throttle-by-wire:
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> If the gas and brake both end up being activated AT THE SAME TIME, the
> ECM/PCM would reduce the throttle opening to the same degree as there was
> pressure on the brake pedal (or brake pedal arm movement).
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> Simple, no?
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Not bad, except that now we're in the mode of layering on yet more complexity to make a layer of unnecessary complexity safe/work. At some point, the right answer is to throw it all off and start over. I think the
2 questions that haven't been asked are- "what really is the point of rubber floor mats protecting carpeted floor mats protecting carpet which is protecting the actual floor?"
- "what does drive by wire make better?"
I'm remembering now the '55 Olds with the rubber floor covering that didn't need any mats until it wore through (which it never did & was easily hosed off besides) & the '63 Olds with the carpeting that didn't need mats until it wore through (which it never did).