toyota simulator

[vmax1]

http://toyotasimulator.com/

 

[V2Neal]

HA! if only it were that easy of a repair.

I suspect it may be something in a CAN (Controlled Area Network) that is having a malfunction. I saw the thing Nightline did at SIU, but that involved shorting a circuit out. Entirely possible as well, but some of the failures people are reporting seem intermittent.
My humble opinion - We've gotten too electronic in our cars. Fly-by-wire throttles don't impress me.

Sucks for Toyota and those families that have lost loved ones due to this.

 

[pedataa136]

My weekday commute vehicle is a 2001 corolla.30 miles per,fun to drive and 85000 miles without a prob ;D.Weekends the exped. comes out to play 8).

 

[vmax1]

You have one of those GM motorhomes? COOL! Seen one in Quartzite, anymore pics. of your motorhome?

 

[JerArdra]

The dealer reprogrammed the engine's ECU on my Toyota (really a Lexus ES350).  Go here to see the results.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/5257673-post25.html

 

[V2Neal]

You have one of those GM motorhomes? COOL! Seen one in Quartzite, anymore pics. of your motorhome?

That one is my dad's. It is a pretty cool old rig. I considered one very much before purchasing the one I got but don't have the time or space to restore one.
Maybe someday.

 

[Lou Schneider]

The dealer reprogrammed the engine's ECU on my Toyota (really a Lexus ES350).  Go here to see the results.

Sounds like a band-aid to me.  How are they sensing that the brake is being applied - monitoring the stoplight switch?  They've been known to fail.

Besides, they don't know what's causing the problem.  If the ECU is stuck in a loop during accidental acceleration, how do they know it will be able to break out of the loop and read the brake switch?  Testing under non-failure conditions reveals nothing.

 

[JerArdra]

Lou,

You're correct, it's probably NOT a true failsafe fix.  I'll bet the fly-by-wire systems on aircraft are more fully true fail safe systems.

Maybe Toyota would let me practice in the "Toyota Simulator" shown above?   

JerryF