Toyota Recall – a look inside the Gas Pedal and all its parts – a YouTube first
July 7th, 2010 | by Rarzi |
Carquestions takes an up close look at the inside of the CTS manufactured Gas Pedal to see how it works and what’s causing it to stick leading Toyota to recall millions of it’s car and trucks. Surprisingly it has only two moving parts and on first look appears to be a well made part. There is some “Star Trek” style physics going on inside with a device known as a “magnetic field generator”. Lets Hope Toyota has a “Scotty” type who can figure out a solution and fast.
25 Responses to “Toyota Recall – a look inside the Gas Pedal and all its parts – a YouTube first”
By REDTEAM22003 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
go back to cable =)
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@capman911 Nothing touchs the magnets and they are very week to start with so there is zero chance the magnets could keep the pedal down or move it themselves.
By capman911 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
I don’t see much if any problems that the magnetic system could cause. It works on the same principle as a rheostat. The coil wire on a rheostat has a tendency to wear and cause problems with the current passing through it. If the inter workings of the magnetic part that the magnets slide on both sides have malfunctioned then the magnets could cause the pedal to stick to the floor. The inter workings would have to taken apart an looked into for problems. Just a theory.
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@caleb790 New vehicles won’t allow it – older mechanical systems won’t hold past 10mph – The parking brake could be used.
By caleb790 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
couldnt you just shove it into park,i mean i would rather have to get a new tranny than die
By Trinhan on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@carquestions That was very well defined n the logic of “technology should fit people and not the other way around” is very insightful……. this is the first vid of urs i’ve seen n i am subscribing lol
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@fullyforum Good question – I’d define it this way ” a vehicle should be considered “safe” if the vehicle can be operated easily by the average reasonably aware licensed driver without causing serious harm to the driver, passenger or other motorists.” I’m a big believer in “Technology should fit people, not the other way around”
By fullyforum on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
Just out of curiosity, what does the general public expect from the overarching term of “safety”? Is safety defined by the features that the car has to offer or is it how one feels when driving the car or is it something else? How do we define the word “safe” when it pertains to automobiles?
By fullyforum on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
Just out of curiosity, what does the general public expect from the overarching term of “safety”? Is safety defined by the features that the car has to offer or is it how one feels when driving the car or is it something else? How do we define the word “safe” when it pertains to automobiles?
By Gazdatronik on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
never thought Toyota had bad gas pedals-I always had a feeling the whole thing was a bunch of crap. Two things I do remember-the Fox news? weepy old woman who said the car was flat out for miles(You can’t tell me that she pushed both pedals the entire time), that meant she was a fake, which I believe. Tell a lie often enough, and it becomes the truth.
Second, The recall had nothing to do with the electronics.
I quit TV 9 years ago. People need to do their own F’n research.
Good Work, Mark.
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@CAREXPERT69 NHTSA the American government agency that is in charge of vehicle safety reports in document INOA-RQ09004 that there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities – so according to NHTSA it isn’t a big problem if no one is being injured. The media likes to link things all the time but is always short on actual proof.
By CAREXPERT69 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
Why do we hear so much about Toyota when Honda has a more serious problem with their airbag. A defective airbag that has been linked to one death and 11 injuries in the United States over the past few years is still haunting Honda as the company today announced that it is adding 437,763 cars to its existing global safety recall over the airbag inflation problem
By carbonboy6 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
ive had a true uncontrolled acceleration moment my throttle cable fell off the mount and my car went wide open so that was sudden and uncontrolled but i knew what to do and i was 15 at the time.
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@mryome1999 They looked for this especially – this type of problem – rub through or wet is easy for an investigator to find. None was ever found in over 2000 investigations
By mryome1999 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
Was the firewall block connections ever checked. Since the gas pedal is electronic and it’ possible the computer is under the hood. The wires go through the firewall. I’m sure if these connecton have pins, if they get wet and if they are not weather tight, this can cause a problem
By surreal5335 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@Fitz207 Thanks for calling my use of the pinto lawsuit pathetic for being so old. I did some research and discovered that this poor design has never been fixed, lawsuits continue to this day. Ford admits in court they have no plans to fix the exploding gas tanks in their cop cars and pickup trucks. The last lawsuit was 2008. 14 cops have been burned alive from this so far. By the way GM also suffered the same problem, but settled for a recall and ate 495 mill in damages. Thanks fitz207!
By surreal5335 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@fergiman Good to know they learned what happens when you dont do a recall on hazardous manufacturing. Recalls dont mean they suck, it means they care about making safe cars that people can trust.
By fergiman on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@surreal5335 yes people are making a GIANT deal about this recall, but they need to do some research first, GM recalls over 1.3 million vehicles for fire hazard, NOW Chrysler recalls nearly 600,000 vehicles for risk of fire, brakes failing and gas pedal sticking aswell… BUT you never hear about it. Oh and the gas pedal manufacturers for toyota also make them for domestics, domestics are just as much to blame as toyota is, so chew on that toyota haters.
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@bananian Sure would – I’ve offered $2,250 for a defective gas pedal but no one has taken me up on the offer. All investigations to date have shown driver error so there wouldn’t be anything to see except a pedal n good condition
By bananian on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
it would be interesting if we get to see the parts from crashed toyotas.
By bananian on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
This is very informative. Thank you for posting.
By surreal5335 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
I know people are making a big deal about this recall, saying this is why to buy a domestic… Seriously? Are you forgeting about the bankruptcy basically all domestics went through about a year ago for listening to their customers? What about that Ford Pinto lawsuit series in the 70s (car exploded on rear end impact)? They never did a recall, bc it was cheaper to pay the lawsuits! Seen Roger and Me? GM puts a town on the streets so they could export the plant to Mexico, ya lets buy from them.
By FreedomFighter247 on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
Toyota is cheap … plastic gas pedal??? And CNN’s Wolfie Blitzer (aka Barak Za’ev of Jursaelm Post) says the gas pedal is STEEL !!!!
Another WMD lie brought you by AIPAC’s own Wolf Blitzer..
By SirCatpaw on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@Joeltz First, you spell it “Brake” not “Break”. Brakes stop you, and you stop for “Breaks”. Next, don’t worry about your Brake Pedal, it will never come off. The problem is with the gas pedal getting stuck on improperly placed floor mats. Toyota is still number one at building a quality car.
By carquestions on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
@kiasoul10 If your theory is correct it would leave plenty of evidence behind on the magnets – a very simple thing to check. Metal particles stuck to the magnets.