This petal issue is not as bad as the presstitutes are reporting. Toyota has a petal that pivots to the drivers foot position. It is this pivoting that can sometimes cause the petal to become lodged under the floor mat or you can actually get your foot stuck between the petal and the floorboard carpets which are much plusher these days.
It's a rare thing and depends largely on driving style, ie: "Heal and toe" drivers.
They have had this petal for more than ten years! I did not like it when I drove a few Toyota's over this time period. The first time I drove one I got my foot stuck under the petal assy. and it was not a pleasant experience.
BTW, I only own American made cars, and I am posting this only to tell you that the petal is not defective, it is the drivers foot position and floor mats that are at issue. This will not happen in a GM car because the petal is stiffer and the foot rest pad is twice the size.
Just my observations of the rice burner clown cars made today. I would not be watching for one to go out of control, because you will never actually see it happen. This situation depends on a sequence of events, and the shoes even have a roll in it. The car is not dangerous, just different and they, Toyota, never saw it as a big issue until the story went viral on the Internet.
“I’m about to make a comment on this and I want to preface it by saying that I do not own a Toyota, but I have driven them.”
What you should state is that you have an opinion, uninformed and biased as it may be, but wish to express it.
“This petal issue is not as bad as the presstitutes are reporting.”
Since you don’t own a Toyota, how do you know?
My mother does, and this problem happened to her. She was terrified and drives the car with concern over the issue since.
“It’s a rare thing and depends largely on driving style, ie: “Heal and toe” drivers.
BTW, I only own American made cars, and I am posting this only to tell you that the petal is not defective, it is the drivers foot position and floor mats that are at issue. This will not happen in a GM car because the petal is stiffer and the foot rest pad is twice the size.”
I guess Toyota never got your memo on that.
Here is an excerpt from Toyota’s press release:
Toyota’s engineers have developed and rigorously tested a solution that involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a manner that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick in rare instances.
“Just my observations of the rice burner clown cars made today.”
I would hardly classify my mother’s Avalon in such a way. But I can understand your tact since you know so much about them.
“I would not be watching for one to go out of control, because you will never actually see it happen.”
I will pass this on to her.
“This situation depends on a sequence of events, and the shoes even have a roll in it. The car is not dangerous, just different “
Yeah, it was kind of different for her that day, she had to dart out of a feeder road into a Target parking lot avoiding everything and slam the car into park to kill the engine before the car did her, or someone else.
“and they, Toyota, never saw it as a big issue until the story went viral on the Internet.”
...and maybe when they realized lawsuits like the class action filed today in Texas were potentially forthcoming, or the loss of sales, like my brother experienced when a customer brought back a vehicle he sold last week following the news of the recall, (even though the vehicle she bought was unaffected by the recall.)
Naaaah, probably not. I am sure it was all just coincidence.
BTW, your Obamobile may have pedals in it, but the Avalon does not, neither do the drivers’ have rolls in their shoes.
...the button on the left that says “Spell”, try it next time.
Maybe their will be one that can check facts one day....