Will Toyota's unintended acceleration woes help free

[Blackseal]

In June 2006, Koua Fong Lee was driving his pregnant wife and other family members home from church when he says his 1996 Toyota Camry accelerated on its own and the brakes stopped working. Lee struck another vehicle, killing three people in that car. A Minnesota jury convicted Lee of vehicular homicide and the native of Laos was sentenced to an eight-year prison sentence even though there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs involved in the incident.

 

Fast-forward to over three years later, and Toyota's recall woes for unintended acceleration are casting doubt on the jury's decision to convict Lee. But while the 1996 Camry isn't involved in the current recall, some 1996 models were recalled for unintended acceleration. Further, ABC News says that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received at least 17 other complaints of unintended acceleration in 1996 Camrys with comments like "couldn't stop" and "had to crash into a tree and another car to stop."

 

Brent Schafer, the lawyer for Lee, has asked for a new trial, and for his client to be set free until the time of a new hearing. The prosecution in the case told ABC News that it supports examining the 1996 Camry involved in the crash to determine if the car is at fault instead of Lee. For its part, Toyota has chosen not to comment to ABC News due to the fact that there could be a future lawsuit brought against the company.

[Fedup-camry]

they die die will not admit the problem nor admit that they can't solve the problem

 

that is my personal experience of dealing with them

 

and in the case of fatal crash, dead man won't talk either

[Leepee]

Last night I tried with my engine off to shift my car forward to facilitate some free space at the back to load up some stuff.

I let the car roll forward little by little, while pumping the brake pedal. After 4-5 press of the pedal, it suddenly went soft. ZERO braking. Had to pull the handbrake immediately, but handbrake was not grippy enough, and the car hit onto my front gate. Causing damage to the gate.

 

How come suddenly the pedal can have zero braking?

Is this the fault of my Japanese car?

 

[Kusje]

Is this the fault of my Japanese car?

 

Yes. Non-existent cars have non-existent breaks. Definitely the fault of your "Japanese car".

[BoneStock]

Last night I tried with my engine off to shift my car forward to facilitate some free space at the back to load up some stuff.

I let the car roll forward little by little, while pumping the brake pedal. After 4-5 press of the pedal, it suddenly went soft. ZERO braking. Had to pull the handbrake immediately, but handbrake was not grippy enough, and the car hit onto my front gate. Causing damage to the gate.

 

How come suddenly the pedal can have zero braking?

Is this the fault of my Japanese car?

 

Sorry to hear that. I think your brake could be faulty...maybe the master pump. Better send to your mech to have a thorough check.

 

In theory, your brakes should still work even when the engine is off....only need to apply more force as there is no vacuum assist from the brake servo...which only works when the engine is on

[Ahtong]

When will it STOP, when will it STOP ........

[Joseph22]

Snow ball rolling liao..

 

[Zyrofillica]

Last night I tried with my engine off to shift my car forward to facilitate some free space at the back to load up some stuff.

I let the car roll forward little by little, while pumping the brake pedal. After 4-5 press of the pedal, it suddenly went soft. ZERO braking. Had to pull the handbrake immediately, but handbrake was not grippy enough, and the car hit onto my front gate. Causing damage to the gate.

 

How come suddenly the pedal can have zero braking?

Is this the fault of my Japanese car?

 

brake master pump shut down because you shut your engine and there was no vacuum assist from your brake servo, so no more "assisted braking" your steering would have also gone hard and you might have crashed into a tree. Do not off your engine while moving your car please.

 

nope your engine isn't spoil, sorry to hear about the gate and the car.

 

Edited February 25, 2010 by Zyrofillica

[Shull]

Last night I tried with my engine off to shift my car forward to facilitate some free space at the back to load up some stuff.

I let the car roll forward little by little, while pumping the brake pedal. After 4-5 press of the pedal, it suddenly went soft. ZERO braking. Had to pull the handbrake immediately, but handbrake was not grippy enough, and the car hit onto my front gate. Causing damage to the gate.

 

How come suddenly the pedal can have zero braking?

Is this the fault of my Japanese car?

 

it's normal...go read up more on cars...

[Fuelsaver]

As suggested by @zerobim08, would appreciate if fellow Toyota owners r facing this issue, n what has been done by agent or pi.

 

Some may ask y I should comply as he suggested, but I thought might b good to know other potential issues of certain brand n model. So far only have 2 threads on this n have been inactive since 2010..

Edited December 22, 2016 by Fuelsaver