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bigearl · 07-13-2010, 04:41 PM

They do have reports of other brands having unintended acceleration:

"Rounding out the Big Six are, in order of most complaints to fewest are, Ford Motor Company, consisting of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models, with 387 complaints; Chrysler LLC, consisting of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models, with 171 complaints; General Motors, consisting of Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC, Saturn, Saab, Buick and Hummer brands, with 152 complaints; Honda, including its Acura division, with 113 complaints; and Nissan, including its Infiniti division, with 62 complaints. "

-source: http://www.autoobserver.com/2010/02/...sis-shows.html

Toyota has the most by a large margin. Then they went and made some fixes and those fixes were mocked here- but without any real basis except just anecdotal stories read on the 'net. I guess now we'll see if post-fix, the total reported is in line with Toyota sales vs the rest of the market. You can't just call BS without doing a little analysis. There are unintended acceleration reports every year for a lot of manufacturers.

Ford Had 20 Acceleration Deaths as Regulators Cited Human Error (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=avQgmSFrg58A)

Several tests have concluded that vehicle brakes almost always have enough power to stop even the most powerful cars. There is also a correlation between age and unintended acceleration (it's more likely to happen to old people).

"Among 19 fatal Toyota accidents where the driver’s age is known, 10 were older than 60 and five were older than 80, which may indicate drivers who were more likely to depress the wrong pedal or not brake with enough force. The median age of drivers in fatal accidents in 2008 was 39, according to U.S. fatal accident data. The median age, where the data was available in the Toyota crashes, was 61. "

07-13-2010, 04:41 PM	#3
bigearl Drives: 10 Camaro 2lt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Napa Posts: 553	They do have reports of other brands having unintended acceleration: "Rounding out the Big Six are, in order of most complaints to fewest are, Ford Motor Company, consisting of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models, with 387 complaints; Chrysler LLC, consisting of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models, with 171 complaints; General Motors, consisting of Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC, Saturn, Saab, Buick and Hummer brands, with 152 complaints; Honda, including its Acura division, with 113 complaints; and Nissan, including its Infiniti division, with 62 complaints. " -source: http://www.autoobserver.com/2010/02/...sis-shows.html Toyota has the most by a large margin. Then they went and made some fixes and those fixes were mocked here- but without any real basis except just anecdotal stories read on the 'net. I guess now we'll see if post-fix, the total reported is in line with Toyota sales vs the rest of the market. You can't just call BS without doing a little analysis. There are unintended acceleration reports every year for a lot of manufacturers. Ford Had 20 Acceleration Deaths as Regulators Cited Human Error (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=avQgmSFrg58A) Several tests have concluded that vehicle brakes almost always have enough power to stop even the most powerful cars. There is also a correlation between age and unintended acceleration (it's more likely to happen to old people). "Among 19 fatal Toyota accidents where the driver’s age is known, 10 were older than 60 and five were older than 80, which may indicate drivers who were more likely to depress the wrong pedal or not brake with enough force. The median age of drivers in fatal accidents in 2008 was 39, according to U.S. fatal accident data. The median age, where the data was available in the Toyota crashes, was 61. " __________________ ----------- Sharks have a week dedicated to me. Last edited by bigearl; 07-13-2010 at 04:53 PM.