TOYOTA recalling KILLER FLOOR MATS!

[edpontiac91]

Toyota is recalling 3.8 million cars to replace their front drivers floor mat. It seems that it can move about and get stuck under the gas pedal and cause it to seem stuck open. Just several weeks ago there was a story on the news about a LEXUS owner that called 911 to report his car was out of control and he could not stop it. His last message was that he was coming to an intersection and his speed was over 125 mph. Soon after that his car was found in a ditch with all aboard dead.

[LTb1ow]

Or you know, just put the car in neutral and turn off engine...

[//<86TA>\\]

Or you know, just put the car in neutral and turn off engine...

^what he said

makes me wonder about people....

[FlyingDutchman]

too bad i cant blame my floor mat for holding the accelerator open . . .

[91chevywt]

too bad i cant blame my floor mat for holding the accelerator open . . .

sounds like a reasonable excuse!

[BonzoHansen]

TJust several weeks ago there was a story on the news about a LEXUS owner that called 911 to report his car was out of control and he could not stop it. His last message was that he was coming to an intersection and his speed was over 125 mph. Soon after that his car was found in a ditch with all aboard dead.

You have a link to anything about that? Because that sounds like massive interweb BS.

[LTb1ow]

Can I haz cookie? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y1alzS9BSg

[BonzoHansen]

Good job finding that.

Driver fail. Sad, but fail none the less.

[The Fixer]

Wow, recalling 3.8 MILLION vehicles because they couldn't put a $.50 hook in the floormat to keep them from moving when they built these cars? Floormats have been sliding under pedals for decades - I don't think I've ever owned a GM car that couldn't have the same thing happen. Can't you just pull it back out of the way?

[mtg6486]

people are just stupid

[FlyingDutchman]

Yo killerzombiemats ! (http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1134/toyota-to-recall-38m-vehicles-over-floor-mats/)

[BigRocsFirebird]

i still don't get how you can't think to shut the car off.. E-break or something just wow i guess they are not good under pressure. sad though

[thunder]

i had my throttle jammed open once. piece of the rubber part around the air filter tore off and got stuck in the throttle body. i shifted into neutral and turned of the engine. no big deal.

[band77one]

the news anchor had this look on his face like are you ****ing serious why am i announcing this ****

[Tru2Chevy]

Yea, serious fail.

- Justin

[blueshark123]

Wow what epic fail.

[gotmudnj]

my buddy v6 camaro 4 gen had a cold air intake...the gasket inside got sucked into throttle body and stuck open hit brakes did a very nice burnout and then turned key off....a bit wierd but nothing that using your head couldnt handle...

[bubba428]

wow... two things

1: only toyota could F-up a floor mat
2: Toyota owners, on a general basis, must be ****tards.

I've had the floor mat jam up the brake pedal, pull with heel, problem solved.

[Savage_Messiah]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/image002_opt.jpg

[Scrat's_Camaro]

i cant see how it can get stuck wide open by the mat unless he had it to the floor to begin with.

[ib4200]

were they not hitting the bake pedal either? i dont think any car can accelerate to 125 with the brakes on

[GP99GT]

happened once in my chevy blazer...factory floor mats...**** happens. i just reached my foot behind the pedal and popped it back

[BigRocsFirebird]

i didn't think toyota's could go above 75mph let alone 125

[Tsar]

i didn't think toyota's could go above 75mph let alone 125
There's no need to show off your "intelligence".

[LTb1ow]

And it was a lexus.

[FlyingDutchman]

i hear you can get a killer deal on used toyota/lexus floor mats.

[BigRocsFirebird]

There's no need to show off your "intelligence".

i'm not that stupid i'm busting on them!

[Tsar]

i'm not that stupid i'm busting on them!
It would be more funny if any part of your "busting" was actually true, at least a little bit. Otherwise, it's bunch of useless garbage.

[BigRocsFirebird]

someone seems to be in a bad mood

[LTb1ow]

Its Tsar.

[FlyingDutchman]

monkey didnt have his banana.

[Tsar]

monkey didnt have his banana.
Oh my god, you're so hilarious!