Ford has "Toyota Issues" ?

erco

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100601/bs_nm/us_ford·· Fusion floor mat= stuck accelerator?

Sell your Ford stock now! Who knows how deep this rabbit hole goes...

I've heard some stories about runaway Stingray robots. Is Parallax liable for baseboard damage?·


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icepuck

That's because ford licensed the technology from toyota.
-dan

kwinn

icepuck wrote: »

That's because ford licensed the technology from toyota.
-dan

That may be so, but I don't recall ever hearing of any Toyota's with exploding gas tanks.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Didn't you know? "Pinto" in Japanese is slang for "kaboom!" (The accent is on the last syllable: pin-TOE!)

-Phil

skylight

erco- page isn't found error can you repost the link please

erco

Here's a similar article: http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2010/06/nhtsa-warns-of-sticking-ford-and-mercury-gas-pedals

RobotWorkshop

Any car can have an issue with floor mats getting stuck in the pedals. You just have to be careful when using them.

As I recall the main Toyota issue was a different one where there was an issue with the sensor on the gas pedal and some stupid mistakes/oversights in the firmware on the on board computers. The on board computer can tell when the brake is being applied. If it detects both then the brake should always win.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFKQKtrjyxY