The floor mats and sticking pedal accounts for only 30% of the
> problems. The true cause of sudden acceleration is still not known so
> no real solution is possible. IMO it's the electronics.
>
> "In earlier testimony, David Gilbert, a Southern Illinois University
> professor, tells the panel he was able to produce in a lab environment
> a sudden-acceleration incident using a Toyota vehicle, in essence by
> introducing a short between two circuits.
>
> Gilbert, whose research was sponsored by consumer advocacy firm Safety
> Research & Strategies, says it was fairly simple to confuse the Toyota
> electronics, but he has so far been unable to introduce a similar
> failure in the electronic controls for a Buick Lucerne."
>
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I thought it was 70% of complaints lodged going back to 02 or near, not 70% of affected cars.
Im sure they know the reason why it happens, toyotas beancounters just figure its cheaper to ignore it and too hard to prove.
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That attitude must be taught in business schools. It closely matches the attitude of airlines & aircraft manufacturers.