Toyota/Lexus Runaway Fix Not Limited to Floor Mats (!)

[john]

I've wondered why only US Toyota/Lexus are having this problem and
being recalled. It's like only US engines were sludging up.

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"It will not just be the floor mat," Lyons said, declining to specify
what the fix might be. He said engineering teams in Japan and North
America are working on it.
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Full article at:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091006/AUTO01/910060325/1148/Toyota+seeks++vehicle+fix++in+recall+of+3.8M+vehicles

[Tegger]

Post by john
I've wondered why only US Toyota/Lexus are having this problem and
being recalled. It's like only US engines were sludging up.
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"It will not just be the floor mat," Lyons said, declining to specify
what the fix might be. He said engineering teams in Japan and North
America are working on it.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091006/AUTO01/910060325/1148/Toyot
a+seeks++vehicle+fix++in+recall+of+3.8M+vehicles

I can think of one thing that they might want to try that should be fairly
easy to implement on cars with throttle-by-wire:

If the gas and brake both end up being activated AT THE SAME TIME, the
ECM/PCM would reduce the throttle opening to the same degree as there was
pressure on the brake pedal (or brake pedal arm movement).


Simple, no?