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Old 04-19-2009, 04:23 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Mattsack789 View Post
Good thing the Camaro throttle won't stick (I hope)!
Camaro's got Drive By Wire too...

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Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY View Post
Maybe I don't really know the true prominence of a stuck throttle but... couldn't he have just put his foot on the brake pedal?
It all happens very fast. It's not like a stuck throttle in a minivan.

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Probably tried that..and it obviously didn't work. What I wonder is why he just didn't turn the car off and slam the brakes. Sure it'd be stuck in D if it were an Auto, but at least the car would have been saved for the most part.
Shutting it off in D would not have damaged anything at all. I wouldn't recommend it as a habit, but it's not going to hurt anything the one time when the throttle gets stuck.

Another option is to shove it into N and let the engine bounce off the rev limiter until you stop it and shut it off.
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