EgunMogaji:
Gazzuzz has it covered. Take Madam to a field and practice emergency.

There’s no brake made that will stop an in motion vehicle under full throttle application.

On a side note, for those running diesels, please research “Diesel engine run away”.

Mayor555:
2009 Pontiac Vibe 'self depressed accelerator' on motion! I have questions please

Good day good people of car talk,

Yesterday 27-11-2018 will always be a day to remember to thank God for life and sanity, for my brother's wife. She was returning from her son's school after dropping him, while on motion, on a rough untarred road, the accelerator/throttle developed a mind of its own and took off with high speed. Leaving the brake lifeless without any effect. After racing and struggling for about 100m the car ran into a shop and fence.

My question now are, what could be the cause?
Why will a car accelerate itself?
Why will the brake refuse to catch?

I did little asking from my junior brother who is a natural car enthusiast, he told me it's a factory error, that Toyota recalled those vehicles even. He said something like carpet resting on something under the throttle pedal.

But I want more clarification from the rich knowledge abundant on car talk....

Cc
Gazzuzz
Radautoworks
Egunmogaji
thebigkendo (my troublesome Oga)
Kingreign
Oluwaseunla
timifakay
diportivo

makavele:


ok

makavele:
Somebody "threatened us" not to quote the whole thing . .
so I want him to carry out his threat

makavele:
Somebody "threatened us" not to quote the whole thing . .
so I want him to carry out his threat

Mayor555:
2009 Pontiac Vibe 'self depressed accelerator' on motion! I have questions please

Good day good people of car talk,

Yesterday 27-11-2018 will always be a day to remember to thank God for life and sanity, for my brother's wife. She was returning from her son's school after dropping him, while on motion, on a rough untarred road, the accelerator/throttle developed a mind of its own and took off with high speed. Leaving the brake lifeless without any effect. After racing and struggling for about 100m the car ran into a shop and fence.

My question now are, what could be the cause?
Why will a car accelerate itself?
Why will the brake refuse to catch?

I did little asking from my junior brother who is a natural car enthusiast, he told me it's a factory error, that Toyota recalled those vehicles even. He said something like carpet resting on something under the throttle pedal.

But I want more clarification from the rich knowledge abundant on car talk....

Cc
theb.igkendo (my troublesome Oga) Innocent me
diportivo

thebigkendo:

Many factors can cause it..
-Defective pedal
-Defective Accelerator pedal position sensor(APP)
-Footmat pushing on the pedal
-Electrical glitch
-Village people

Experienced it once when I drove a friend's EOD,
- Noticed the car picked up speed, RPM was raising (mogbé)
- Removed my leg from accelerator - no response
- Applied the brake - Brakes held but car was still moving fast
- I thought the footmat was pushing the Accelerator - tried using the back of my feet to pull it back, it was already at the return position.
- Slip the gear to neutral
- Cleared off the road & turned off the car

My friends in the car did not know anything happened, till I parked..
Friend: Guy wetin happen, why you park now
Ken: Village people oh
After plenty on & off.. Car was still revving itself.

Removed the battery terminal for 5 minutes, placed it back and everything went back to normal.. 5 months after, the problem has not reoccurred
Root cause - Village people QED

thebigkendo:


For your village dem dey threaten with "PLS"

HBola:
The person that explained factory defects to you did not lie.
Toyota lied about the cause of unintended acceleration and the floor mat things is bollocks. Read about it yourself here. https://mashable.com/2014/03/19/toyota-lied-aceleration-recall/

AgentGoat:
The car was hacked