US files charge against Toyota, $1.2B penalty

lbrjet wrote:
Unintended acceleration was never proven. NASA examined the electronics and couldn't find anything wrong period

What is wrong with you? You are ruining a perfectly good bashing session with common sense and truth... =)

The fact of the matter is that dealers and/or end users were stacking floormats. The floormats would get underneath the pedals and prevent either full braking or would push the accelerator. It wasn't a design flaw, there was no mechanical problem with the Toyotas.

I've had the same exact problem with my work vehicle, a 2007 Ford Crown Vic. It has vinyl floors and I have vinyl all weather mats too. Sometimes the all weather mat gets up under the gas pedal and it sticks. To solve it, all I have ever done is drag the mat back towards my seat. Never failed, still haven't crashed or died yet.

Members of this forum tend to have an issue with Toyota's for some unknown reason. They sell less than 250K a year, I don't understand why it is such a threat to some people here. I guess I don't really care. In 2009 I researched all the half tons, test drove them all and compared models and prices. The Tundra was the best option for me at the time. I bought it and haven't regretted it for a second. Some people feel the need to justify their purchase by ridiculing the purchases of others. Thankfully my mommy hugged me enough that I don't feel the anger and need to lash out. Others... not so much.