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2. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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   Ways of resolving sudden unintended acceleration is to apply the brakes and/or clutch, or shift into neutral if the car has an automatic transmission. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] [ 3 ] In most cars, fully applied brakes are easily capable of stopping the car while the accelerator pedal is also fully applied. [ 17 ] "

3. 2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls - Wikipedia

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   However, tests of the Camry by Car and Driver in 2009, attempting to use the brakes to stop acceleration of a purposely stuck throttle at 70, 100 and 120 miles per hour (110, 160 and 190 km/h), found that the test driver was able to reduce speed to 10 mph (16 km/h) in all instances, and in the 70 and 100 mph (110 and 160 km/h) tests, stop the ...

4. Runaway Prius Shows Toyota Hasn't Solved Acceleration Problem

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   On the same day Toyota Motor (TM) officials sought to debunk the theory that its cars' electronics were the source of their sudden unintended acceleration problems, the driver of a Toyota Prius ...

5. Lift-off oversteer - Wikipedia

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   Lift-off oversteer (also known as trailing-throttle oversteer, throttle off oversteer, or lift-throttle oversteer) is a form of sudden oversteer.While cornering, a driver who closes the throttle (by lifting a foot off the accelerator, hence the name), usually at a high speed, can cause such sudden deceleration that the vertical load on the tires shifts from rear to front, in a process called ...

6. Toyota Recalls 2.2 Million More Vehicles for Unintended ... - AOL

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   Embattled Toyota Motor (TM) is recalling nearly 2.2 million more cars to fix problems related to floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals and cause vehicles to accelerate uncontrollably. The ...

7. Congress Accuses Toyota of Withholding Information in ...

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   Congress continues to press Toyota Motor (TM) about its knowledge of problems with unintended acceleration in its vehicles. Lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to the world's largest automaker ...

8. Electronic throttle control - Wikipedia

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   A typical ETC system consists of three major components: (i) an accelerator pedal module (ideally with two or more independent sensors), (ii) a throttle valve that can be opened and closed by an electric motor (sometimes referred to as an electric or electronic throttle body (ETB)), and (iii) a powertrain or engine control module (PCM or ECM). [4]

9. GM recalls nearly 500,000 pickup trucks and SUVs. Here's what ...

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   As a remedy, car dealers will install new transmission control module software for free, according to GM. The new software will monitor the valve and detect excess wear 10,000 miles before the ...