The acceleration problem just happened to me!!!
03-31-10, 04:50 PM
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one thing they can do is to pull all the data from the computer and see what happened at the incident, looking at the gas pedal and brake pedal position, throttle, etc... it's all on record. that's why i say don't drive and let them flatbed the car in. so they can do all analysis they want/need
03-31-10, 07:08 PM
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Not neutral... The amazing thing actually is that he was redlining while locked in drive all while his car wasn't physically moving... o.O
03-31-10, 07:21 PM
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I would have thought RPM being that high would boil the ATF fluid and destroy the torque converter fins. In fact, I doubt you could get to a very high RPM while in gear...the ECU would probably prevent you from doing it.
I wouldn't want to try it out either way.
I wouldn't want to try it out either way.
03-31-10, 07:48 PM
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03-31-10, 08:49 PM
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well, I hate to accuse a fellow member of telling a tall tale but mechanically, a torque converter would not allow this high of a stall speed. At least not a stock TC. Hopefully for his sake, if it was indeed idling rough, perhaps a DTC has been stored to indicate so.
03-31-10, 10:04 PM
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Unfortunately, it's not an April fool's joke. The whole situation is a cluster$%#$. I was on the phone with Lexus customer service to see if a Toyota dealership could do the diagnosis. Toyota said to go to Lexus, but I'm not going to have my car towed 120 miles for them to say they can't find anything (my car is out of Lexus roadside assistance coverage)
It may have been a computer glitch, and since no one else has experienced it, hopefully it's isolated. However, I'm not letting anyone else drive it just in case. Think what you will...I just hope it doesn't happen to you.
It may have been a computer glitch, and since no one else has experienced it, hopefully it's isolated. However, I'm not letting anyone else drive it just in case. Think what you will...I just hope it doesn't happen to you.
03-31-10, 10:47 PM
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Unfortunately, it's not an April fool's joke. The whole situation is a cluster$%#$. I was on the phone with Lexus customer service to see if a Toyota dealership could do the diagnosis. Toyota said to go to Lexus, but I'm not going to have my car towed 120 miles for them to say they can't find anything (my car is out of Lexus roadside assistance coverage)
It may have been a computer glitch, and since no one else has experienced it, hopefully it's isolated. However, I'm not letting anyone else drive it just in case. Think what you will...I just hope it doesn't happen to you.
It may have been a computer glitch, and since no one else has experienced it, hopefully it's isolated. However, I'm not letting anyone else drive it just in case. Think what you will...I just hope it doesn't happen to you.
BTW, not sure if U know but it's also not recommend to turn off the engine while the car is in motion... but you can hold down the START button to force the engine turn off.
U shouldn't turn the car back on, just tow it to dealer, the log should be fresh in the system.
Wow, I thought '06 pass this kind of problem... I guess I better have some contingency plan.