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Old 02-23-2010, 07:31 PM   #10
BadSS
 
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Originally Posted by Blakout View Post
I just saw the story and I never knew that Toyotas don't have a physical throttle cable connecting the gas pedal to the engine. It's some type of electrical sensor. Am I dumb or did anyone else just find that out?

Also... let's hear some opinions on Toyota's problems... Think they knew about it and tried to keep it under wraps for a while? Or do you think they're really trying to be a sincere company and fix the issue as soon as they found out?

Yea, cars have been "fly-by-wire" for years now.

I think Toyota has known and tried to sweep it under the rug and thought it would go away.
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