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Kia is recalling about 320,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that could prevent the trunk from being opened from the inside. Kia says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators ...
A Consumer Reports tester has found a problem with the interior trunk escape mechanism on the 2013 Lexus ES and GS. The tester discovered by accident that the safety feature, which has been ...
The accelerator pedal becomes harder to depress or slower to return to the closed position. The accelerator pedal may become stuck in a partially depressed position. Should the pedal become stuck while driving, drivers should switch to neutral and stop. A repair fix would be applied by the manufacturer to prevent the sticky pedal condition.
Electronic throttle control, throttle position sensor fault or cruise control failure (see drive by wire) [11] Stuck throttle (unrelated to pedal position) [12] [13] Shorting of tin whiskers [14] [15] Diesel engine runaway: Diesel engine power is governed by the amount of fuel supplied. Excessive pressure in the crankcase can force mist of ...
The ECM is a type of electronic control unit (ECU), which is an embedded system that employs software to determine the required throttle position by calculations from data measured by other sensors, including the accelerator pedal position sensors, engine speed sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and cruise control switches.
It was supposed to be a fun two-seat leisure car, but was heavily criticized for its sparse interior space, small trunk, poor performance, bad road handling, lack of driving fun, and controversial styling. It was also priced higher than the Sidekick, which featured four seats, more interior room, and a bigger trunk.
One long beep is for the trunk or power tailgate. One short beep signifies that the car is locked and alarm is set. The functions of a remote keyless entry system are contained on a key fob or built into the ignition key handle itself. Buttons are dedicated to locking or unlocking the doors and opening the trunk or tailgate.
Image credits: debdeman #7. Not me but my mother. My mom bought the travel insurance on her Disneyworld trip because she is bipolar and thought if she had a bad day they would get a refund.