Accelerator overide proposed

I don't have it documented, but Kmy wife's old Saturn wouldn't rev past 3,000 when I had it in neutral.

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

fiasco Wrote:
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> I don't have it documented, but Kmy wife's old
> Saturn wouldn't rev past 3,000 when I had it in
> neutral.
>
> Andrew Steere
> Lyndeborough, NH
> KB1PJY


Would it in gear?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> fiasco Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I don't have it documented, but Kmy wife's
> old
> > Saturn wouldn't rev past 3,000 when I had it
> in
> > neutral.
> >
> > Andrew Steere
> > Lyndeborough, NH
> > KB1PJY
>
>
> Would it in gear?
>
> John Vanlandingham
> Sleezattle, WA, USA
>
> Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
>
> www.rallyrace.net/jvab
> CALL +1 206 431-9696
> Remember! Pacific Standard Time
> is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.


You're getting much funnier in your old age !!!

Most all GM products and some others cut fuel at 3-3500 rpm if the car is in neutral, at least on automatics.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> fiasco Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I don't have it documented, but Kmy wife's
> old
> > Saturn wouldn't rev past 3,000 when I had it
> in
> > neutral.
> >
> > Andrew Steere
> > Lyndeborough, NH
> > KB1PJY
>
>
> Would it in gear?
>

Yes, use of the rev limiter was frequent, which is why I momentarily freaked out when I was abusing the car in neutral. Car ran well as long as you added a quart of oil every 1200 miles, structural rust underneath the plastic panels and intermittent power brakes and ABS were the reasons it was donated to the local public radio station...

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

BillyElliot Wrote:
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> Common sense is something Americans lack.
>
> A friend said to me, "You know it's bad when you
> need help foaming soap to wash your hands".
> Pretty much paints the picture of the "automatic
> America".


I was thinking the same thing yesterday when I saw "Caution can be a choking hazard" on a dishwasher soap tablet! I mean if you're stupid enough to put a soap tablet in your mouth I think you deserve to choke on it!

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Francois

"Stewart Stogel, 49, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., said his 2009 Camry accelerated to about 15 mph on a street near his home Saturday, five days after a dealership trimmed the gas pedal and installed new brake override software as part of the floor mat recall. The car didn't stop for several seconds even though he pressed on the brakes. Stogel said he barely avoided going down an embankment and hitting a wall."

Really. From 15 mph and he couldn't get the car to stop? Sounds like a bunch of bullshit to me.

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Grant Hughes

He'd probably never gone so fast in his life!

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

He was looking for the beer he dropped, or the back of his neighbors wifes head...

NoCoast Wrote:
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> "Stewart Stogel, 49, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., said
> his 2009 Camry accelerated to about 15 mph on a
> street near his home Saturday, five days after a
> dealership trimmed the gas pedal and installed new
> brake override software as part of the floor mat
> recall. The car didn't stop for several seconds
> even though he pressed on the brakes. Stogel said
> he barely avoided going down an embankment and
> hitting a wall."
>
> Really. From 15 mph and he couldn't get the car
> to stop? Sounds like a bunch of bullshit to me.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO


Now that they have a finger to point to for their own stupid mistakes. I'm really getting tired of this unintended acceleration bullshit...

"It's like, man, I just turn the car on and it keeps running. Some people call it 'idling'. I think congress should investigate that the car actually RUNS when it's supposed to be IDLE. My foot isn't even on the gas and the engine is running!"

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Grassroots rally. It's what I think about.

"...installed new brake override software ..."

That might be the problem if they really installed a BRAKE override instead of a throtle override!



But really, anyone who cannot stop a car going 15 mph should not be allowed to drive ever again.

11 on 10 chances he pressed the gaz instead of the brakes

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Francois

heres an idea, lets attached the brakes to the friggin pedal you depress... attach a cable to the transmission (from the gear shift), and a simple OFF button when all else fails.

.......your H6 Impessus was locking up the brakes comming into a corner at the last held Rally West Virginia. twas very weird, why is that Anders guy skiding with the wheels locked up 200 feet before the turn?

serious post, was that on purpose or is it a mis tuned proportioning valve or driver error or WHAT ? it looked very odd dude... (and i say dude cause you wear a cowboy hat)

BJosephD Wrote:
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> heres an idea, lets attached the brakes to the
> friggin pedal you depress... attach a cable to the
> transmission (from the gear shift), and a simple
> OFF button when all else fails.


But then they can't get that extra 1% of a MPG they need to make the new CAFE standards. In which they could just make MORE EFFICIENT ENGINES AND LIGHTER CARS.

Some times I just hate auto manufacturers. Today we need a $25,000 car with all this hybrid bull and fancy computers when the CR-X, Civic and Metro of the days were pulling off 60mpg with cars that weighed less than 2000lbs.

It's all this safety crap that's killing the automotive industry. That and people who love driving 10,000lb SUVs with chrome on EVERYTHING.

/endrant

BillyElliot Wrote:

>
> It's all this safety crap that's killing the
> automotive industry.
>

Well, the insurance companies were heavily pushing for airbags and stuff. "The evil automakers are sitting on this technology!"

Now they are whining that any airbag "deployment" basically totals the car because of the cost of replacement and the collateral damage. What is sown will be reaped...

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.