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Auntie Bush

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2. Well my REAL car accelerated all by itself !
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:20 PM
Mar 2012

I stopped to let passengers out, then tried to move it up a couple feet to park it in front of my garage door and instead it blew right through my garage door in an explosion of glass, boards and debris. It went so fast I actually thought I was going to come right out the other side. There was nothing I could do to stop it! Luckily heavy equipment stopped it!

It did $7,000 worth of damage to my home and $7,000 damage to my car. I only had it for a month! No one can tell me it didn't accelerate on it's own! The tires were burning and smoking when it finally stopped. I thought it would catch on fire and I could only get out the back door. It was the scariest thing that I ever experienced. I wasn't seriously injured so I can't sue...but I tried.

It wasn't caused by the floor mats or sticky pedal...although I had them both corrected. I could never get much money for it after this incident so I still drive it with trepidation. I sure hope it doesn't happen again!

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Fuck their documents. Physical tests by an independent outside lab. Failure is failure. saras Mar 2012 #1
Well my REAL car accelerated all by itself ! Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #2
Lots did. That's why I think simple tests of the CARS would show the problem right away. saras Mar 2012 #4
That is the exact scenario DU's so-called "auto experts" were saying COULDN'T POSSIBLY be the case Occulus Mar 2012 #3
You would be speaking of the "Toyota Trolls" Mopar151 Mar 2012 #5
Who makes the electronic processors and where? Nambe Mar 2012 #6
It's a software/programming problem, and that is Toyota's responsibility Kolesar Mar 2012 #8
TOYota is a toy not a serious vehicle madokie Mar 2012 #7
Top Gear tried to kill a Toyota pickup once.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #9
Whats that all about anyway madokie Mar 2012 #10
They left it on the beach and the tide covered it completely.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #11
What ever madokie Mar 2012 #12
Your friend overloaded his truck parkia00 Mar 2012 #14
It was bought as a truck to be used in a trucks environment madokie Mar 2012 #15
It still does not matter. parkia00 Mar 2012 #16
"What would happen if you overloaded an f250 with loads it wasn't designed to carry?" rickford66 Mar 2012 #18
No A Toyota will not match that... parkia00 Mar 2012 #19
No I was refering to the quote in my title rickford66 Mar 2012 #20
I had a similar problem rickford66 Mar 2012 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #17
One picture says it all. No generalization. Kurmudgeon Mar 2012 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #22
I think he is saying one. Difficult to tell. uppityperson Mar 2012 #23
That's a 2009 Lexus ES 350. boppers Mar 2012 #24
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