Pedal just stuck!

[JBougie]

Please keep us posted - I have never had a problem with my 07. Do you have the Denso pedals also?

It may be nothing, but I know I'd be at Toyota asap also to check it out.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

What the heck! I was doing 15 mph and took my foot off accelerator pedal and it kept going! I had to press hard on my brakes and it dislodged itself.

Couple of observations...

Doesn't the car roll at about 15 mph at normal idle with foot of the gas? Nearly all AT cars do this. Only some German cars with excessive engine braking move along slower.

And at 15 mph, would it really call for jamming on the brake? I can't really see how it would be possible for the brakes to not respond under normal stooping pressure at a crawling speed of 15 mph.

Not to doubt your situation, but it doesn't seem to add up.

[Hershey]

see if the TOYO dealer where you purchased the car is willing to pick it up at your residence on a flatbed at TOYOTA's expense . We just traded in the 2009 automatic 5 door for a 2010 automatic 3 door . Please keep us informed of your plight . Best of luck .

[Hershey]

I too believe in T.O.F.s' words . Everyone's so quick to judge . TOYOTA is no saint . Like many big corporations . Money is the bottom line .

[Hershey]

here's a page from TOYOTA in EUROPE for the accelerator pedal recall . http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-acce...call-in-europe . Posted JANUARY 28 , 2010 . Imagine there's more up to date info on this issue . Thing is the 2009 YARIS is not likely to be worn or corroded this early . I believe it's the computer telling throttle to stay open .

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by Hershey

Thing is the 2009 YARIS is not likely to be worn or corroded this early . I believe it's the computer telling throttle to stay open .

Personally, I think it's a defect in human psychology telling people's mouths to stay too far open. :-) I reserve the right to change my mind if and when I see any convincing *evidence* that a problem actually exists. I'm somewhat skeptical even of validity of the floor mat issue.

This shows every indication of being an exercise in crowd control. And Toyota has to at least appear to be doing something, regardless of whether a problem exists or not.

[Hershey]

T.O.F.0817 is the brake issue having to do with taking a while to kick in as if there may be air in the brake line ? Our 2010 acts like this . May have to take it in for a look . Thanks .

[Twistoffate0817]

I am not asking anyone here to believe me, I am just explaining what happened. I am no special car person who knows all the technical terms and what not. I slammed on my brakes because I was scared. All i can describe was the car kept going at 15 mph, and as i tried to brake it just kept going. The car never keeps going that long at 15 mph, and i had to forcefully press the brakes and then i felt the car jerk and it came to a complete stop.


My brake problem is that sometimes they are mushy and sometimes they are fine. Sometimes it feels like they cant stop the car good enough.

With the whole Toyota recalls going on, I am trying to keep everyone on here as up to date and informed about what happened to me.

My car is parked until Monday. When I get home from the dealership I will surely update everyone here. Safety is the main goal at this point for everyone.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

I am not asking anyone here to believe me, I am just explaining what happened. I am no special car person who knows all the technical terms and what not. I slammed on my brakes because I was scared. All i can describe was the car kept going at 15 mph, and as i tried to brake it just kept going. The car never keeps going that long at 15 mph, and i had to forcefully press the brakes and then i felt the car jerk and it came to a complete stop.


My brake problem is that sometimes they are mushy and sometimes they are fine. Sometimes it feels like they cant stop the car good enough.

With the whole Toyota recalls going on, I am trying to keep everyone on here as up to date and informed about what happened to me.

My car is parked until Monday. When I get home from the dealership I will surely update everyone here. Safety is the main goal at this point for everyone.

It's not necessarily because we don't believe you. Just questioning the details of the situation to get to the bottom of it.

I'm just confused because as I mentioned, almost all automatic transmission cars crawl at around 15 mph in drive with you foot off the gas which is why you have to ride the brake to go slower than 10-15mph. So the only problem I'm seeing here is that you say you first pressed your brake and it kept going which is hard to believe but if that's the case, you have a brake problem that's a 1 in 10 million shot.

[why?]

that is weird. I've had my cell near the steering wheel and speedo and haven't had a problem yet, but mine is a manual.

[Gideon]

Weird. I've had my cellphone near the speedo and have never encountered an issue.

However I use CDMA/iDEN phones and not GSM, which do cause audio interference, but I can't imagine the same 217 Hz pulse causing issue to the car's electronics like you see with audible interference in radios/speakers/etc.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I used to place my cell phone in the cup holder, never had any issues. I'm on a GSM network as well. My car is stick-shift.

[sbergman27]

I would suggest that ToF sit down and really consider all the possibilities. As I posted in another thread, the actual incidence of *alleged* reports of sudden acceleration problems for Toyota vehicles is 11.8 per 312,000 sold.That's 1 in 26,488. That's compared to, e.g., 8 in 312,000 for Ford and similar numbers for other manufacturers. And an interesting 22 per 100,000 for VW, which compares to 7 per 100,000 for Toyota based upon that reporting source. So, ToF, what do you think are the chances that you won the accelerator pedal lottery, against all odds, and this widely reported spontaneous sudden acceleration happened to you? And what do you think are the chances that you are just attributing some less interesting, but unrelated, isolated, phenomenon upon the current "Sudden Acceleration" frenzy that the media, apparently fueled by a beaten and somewhat embarrased United States government and auto industry, has cooked up?

Look. Toyota is a mega-corp. I just happen to have bought a car I like which happens to have been made by them. However, I have no great love for Toyota or any of the rest of the slave-driving bunch. But... I do recognize media-fueled mass hysteria, and the considerable power of suggestion when I see it.

My advice? Forget the current media circus. Consider the facts objectively. Analyze the merits of the data regarding your own situation. And get it worked out. Turn off the TV for a while and re-embrace sanity.

And as tempting as it is for me to blame cell phones for most of the World's ills... conscience compels me to point out that it is a most unlikely cause of your issue.

-Steve Bergman

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

I would suggest that ToF sit down and really consider all the possibilities. As I posted in another thread, the actual incidence of *alleged* reports of sudden acceleration problems for Toyota vehicles is 11.8 per 312,000 sold.That's 1 in 26,488. That's compared to, e.g., 8 in 312,000 for Ford and similar numbers for other manufacturers. And an interesting 22 per 100,000 for VW, which compares to 7 per 100,000 for Toyota based upon that reporting source. So, ToF, what do you think are the chances that you won the accelerator pedal lottery, against all odds, and this widely reported spontaneous sudden acceleration happened to you? And what do you think are the chances that you are just attributing some less interesting, but unrelated, isolated, phenomenon upon the current "Sudden Acceleration" frenzy that the media, apparently fueled by a beaten and somewhat embarrased United States government and auto industry, has cooked up?

Look. Toyota is a mega-corp. I just happen to have bought a car I like which happens to have been made by them. However, I have no great love for Toyota or any of the rest of the slave-driving bunch. But... I do recognize media-fueled mass hysteria, and the considerable power of suggestion when I see it.

My advice? Forget the current media circus. Consider the facts objectively. Analyze the merits of the data regarding your own situation. And get it worked out. Turn off the TV for a while and re-embrace sanity.

And as tempting as it is for me to blame cell phones for most of the World's ills... conscience compels me to point out that it is a most unlikely cause of your issue.

-Steve Bergman

+1, also to consider is the fact that Yari are not on the list of recalled vehicles (not that I'm saying they can't be, but I'm saying they currently are not)

[YarisSedan]

From what i heard the issue with the toyota gas pedal recalls is the car will take off like a rocket without any warning. From what you describe it dosnt sound like this simular issue.

[Hershey]

time will tell . It's a edge of your seat thriller . Patience is not likely for those whom fret not knowing when their car may go haywire .

[Hershey]

not surprised service center did very little . When we took the '09 5 door in because of battery dying twice was told that it tested fine and must have been our doing by leaving something on . The car had the ECO-METER in it at time of inspection of battery . Bet they figured that was the culprit . This is part of the problem with recalls . Many service centers could care less about your investment or well being . Incompetence and laziness are a factor as well . You're just a a pain in the . As I over heard a service center manager say about me to a worker when getting snow tires removed . Had been doing business there for many years . Don't mean squat . Haven't been back since .

[JBougie]

I have a non-stick pad in the center of my dash and my cell phone stays there because I connected the MP3 player to my (aftermarket) stereo - I have never had an issue with it, and I go through 4,500 texts a month so it's safe to say my phone is connnstantly blowing up in the car (I do not text while driving, so they are in-coming only! No worries!) so that is a REALLY weird connection there.

I'm really sorry you're having problems - I wish cars weren't majority computers; I think that is a great deal of our current vehicle issues!

I hope they can figure something out for you though, that has to be frustrating :/