I got a white Prius. I also had a 2004 Corolla that I noticed accelerated on it's own a couple of times, but it was such an insignificant issue that it was not even on my find when I went to buy my Prius. It was scary when it did happen though, but it did not happen all the time.
In the seventies an old woman claimed her Audi took off when she stepped on the brakes causing an accident. I remember testing showed that the brakes on the Audi could not be overcome by the power of the engine. The results were inconclusive as to to the cause. More like she stepped on the gas pedal by mistake. It took AUDI 7 years to recover from one unintended accelearation incident. Audi Fox and 100 in those days were pieces of cr*p. I wonder how long it will take Toyota to come back since despite the current woes, their quality is high and they do make good cars. Will those who abandon Toyota go buy an American car or migrate to Honda?
she was from long island it was the Audi 5000 they never proved unintended acceleration it was more that the gas pedal to the left of its "natural" position because of the tranny tunnel. she was later sued by Audi and she lost and had to pay
I owned a 72' Pinto. The better half drove it off the showroom floor. I hated that car. I could never get over 17.5mpg out of it. It would constantly chew up points. 8 years two engines and 160,000 miles later I finally gave it away. Heck, I prayed someone would hit my Pinto while it was parked and rid me of it... It was a joyous day. I remember taking the Pinto to the dealer in Pt. Townsend WA for the recall on the gas tank... and watching them install the "Shields"... I never appreciated Ford's calculated attitude toward the loss of human life. It set the stage for the next 35 years of safety investigations. I've owned Jeeps for 30 years... and surprisingly never rolled one like Consumer Reports did. I guess I never knew how to drive 'em like a sports car. I've owned Caravans for 25 years and not once did a steering wheel ever come off in my hand. I did have one fixed before that happened... it was easy to tell there was a problem before the wheel separated from the column. You had to be stupid to ignore the problem. I know of no perfect car, or product, for that matter. But from what I've seen about the recall, Toyota's doing their best to resolve the problems. There will be other problems crop up as parts age, and engineering fails. That's the risk of business. The question is how the public will react to overwhelming publicity from the MSM that smells blood in the water.
Wasn't the Pinto another example of the media blowing an issue about which they understood little out of all proportion (like the Audi 5000 where 'evidence' was manufactured to make a good story). This from Wikipedia...
