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Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on December 29, 2007, 10:47 pm
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> Bob & Holly Wilson wrote:
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> >>Thanks for all the suggestions.....Have just over 300 miles on it
> >>now....Still holding to the breaking-in restrictions....waiting for
> >>shipment of OEM rubber floor mats from toyotapartspeople.com. Ordered
> >>Monday....haven't heard a thing, but imagine with the holidays, it
> >>will be a few days.
> >>
> >>For the Prius mats Local TOY dealer wanted $115.99 (MSRP is $99.99).
> >>Dealers in the closest Metro area (four-hour round trip), want $80.
> >>Toyotapartspeople wanted $68 + $12 shipping.
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> > You may want to be careful about the floor mats:
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> > http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2007/10/recall-floor-ma.html
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> > Check the area around accelerator pedal.
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> Interesting recall. How is it the loose mat represents a danger?
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> Are the designs in question such that the errant mat presses down on the
> accelerator actuator? Or is it a floor pivot/hinged design?
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> In a "hanging" (overhead pivot/hinged) accelerator design, an errant mat
> simply interferes with foot/pedal distances, and in most cases actually
> limits the extent to which the accelerator can be depressed.
In the past two years, I've seen at least one person claim "the Prius
ran away" and a reference to a California crash into a gas station and
subsequent fire. The recall references the floor-mat somehow 'catching'
the accelerator pedal and holding it down. But I don't understand it
either.
If you should ever feel the car is 'running away,' just shift into "N".
It is perfectly safe at any speed and will instantly take all power from
the wheels. The ICE quickly spin down to idle and you can brake to a
safe place.
Bob Wilson
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