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Woman's gas pedal gets stuck

She decides to do 120 instead of just shutting it off.

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Added: Aug-24-2012 Occurred On: Aug-24-2012
By: camelfucker
In: WTF
Tags: women
Location: St Joseph, Missouri, United States (load item map)
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  • i cant believe that it is Not Possible:

    Even with fully stuck GAS:

    - To shut down the engine ignition
    - to fully apply on the brakes
    - hand brake too
    - go to neutral and let the engine cry to hell
    - or even go to first gear the car cries loud at 20 MpH

    i cant believe that

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    kingcopy (133.04)  

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    • @kingcopy unfortunately, nowadays it's seems all these new cars have electronic throttle.. You only have to google electric throttle stuck to see how many people have the same type of problem. Maybe a surge or something making every damn thing electric go live and wild. I wouldnt attempt to handbrake it those speeds and chances are this was an automatic so no downshift or neutral. And needless to say, the brakes are electronic as well.... I think she did well to control the car and not roll it More..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      Wan-chop (55.40)  

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    • @Wan-chop Thank you for your opinion, but what comes more in direction of reality if there is just a stupid woman on the steering wheel, i bet 10 Dollars that the ignition, gear and the brakes were ok.

      Posted Aug-25-2012 By 
      kingcopy (133.04)  

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    • @Wan-chop
      Sorry but the brakes are stil old fanshioned hydraulic.
      Yes there's ABS, ESP and so on, but nothing that will stop her from stopping the car using the brakes.

      Posted Aug-25-2012 By 
      GReaper (27.40)  

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    • @kingcopy

      Look up the story and you'll find that she attempted to shift gears, but was unable to, brakes were ineffective, and her car has a push button ignition that wouldn't shot off the car. She was finally able t stop by pulling up on the accelerator while pressing on the brake with her other foot. Once she stopped she immediately got out and the car started to take off again on its own, until police jumped in and were able to shut it down. I'd have to guess that the officer was able to sh More..

      Posted Sep-1-2012 By 
      ProofOfPurchase (390.50)  

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  • I had a similar experience .... my damn foot would not get off the accelerator !

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    Aussie (9194.80)  

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    • @Aussie Ya I think next time I'm getting pulled over I'll just stomp the gass then an hour latter pull over and say my gas was stuck. Haha it might work

      Posted Aug-25-2012 By 
      cincotta84 (31.10)

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  • Put the car in neutral?

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    dbm4891 (47.50)  

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    • @dbm4891
      Some cars don't allow you, gearbox locked into drive range at high speeds to prevent people using the gear labelled 'R' for racing.

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      N4CR (938.20)  

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    • @N4CR
      Yeah, I think since the late 80s, early 90s most automatics were made that way.

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      Scarrfo (178.90)  

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    • @N4CR just quoting a driving safety site:

      Thanks to things like loose floor mats and a poorly placed racecar throttle cable, I have experienced stuck throttles. Although this will be a rare occurrence for most drivers, if your engine starts racing away uncontrollably, it must be stopped immediately.

      Take these actions:

      If the engine started racing when you pushed the brake, release the brake. If the engine stops racing, you were actually pushing the gas by mistake.
      Put the transmission in Ne More..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      dbm4891 (47.50)  

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    • @dbm4891
      One thing that article doesn't mention is that running an engine on the limiter for prolonged periods can stretch and crack valves.
      But they are the right actions to take, if the car will let you.

      Posted Aug-25-2012 By 
      N4CR (938.20)  

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  • Gotta give credit to the cops, they did a good job here.

    I had my linkage break and leave the carb about 3/4 open once. In a panic I tried to turn the ignition off and the keys fell on the freaking floor board locking the wheel.

    It was a 4 speed so I put it in neutral and ran it off the road into an embankment.

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    Scarrfo (178.90)  

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  • How did the bitch stop then?

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    JohnMcLane2008 (771.50)

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  • The wonders of drive by wire strike again. Gunna really suck when everything has it.

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    N4CR (938.20)  

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  • heard she just got a ride with nascar

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    dillknob (169.70)  

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  • This kinda happened to me once, when I accelerated a piece of the floor mat got over the gas pedal and held it pushed down. I pushed down the clutch and the engine revved as hell while I managed to pull back the mat. It was kinda stressful I must admit. :)

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    DukeBrazi (866.50)  

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  • Hmmmm....gas pedal got stuck, she said the brakes didn't work and she couldn't shut off the car? Bullshit. She has a better chance of getting hit by lightning 50 times than everything failing at once like that. I suppose she couldn't throw it into neutral either. The worst part is they gave her credit for her driving!!!! She got lucky steering....her driving sucks! Knowing what to do in that situation is part of driving.

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    ibelieveindog (1098.84)  

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    • @ibelieveindog
      In some autos when this happens they can't shift out of gear, brakes fade etc. Surely they can turn key off but seems they can't do that while moving in some cars either >_<

      Too much safety and electronics fucks shit up. Happened to state troopers in a prius too..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      N4CR (938.20)  

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    • @N4CR I'm pretty sure that in every car you can shift into neutral while moving. I believe it's a standard safety feature. I could be wrong.

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      ibelieveindog (1098.84)  

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    • @ibelieveindog the 2011 sorrento is pretty much all electronic. im not %100 sure about the brakes but for sure the throttle and ignition are run through the computer. so, a failure with the computer could prevent the ignition button from working to shut the car off (there is no physical key to turn, at all), it could also 'lock' the throttle wide open, and ive never tested it on my sorrento before i sold it but i imagine when throttle is under full load like it was for her i doubt the vehicle wi More..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      iLLNiSS (20.20)  

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    • @iLLNiSS The sorento may have fly by wire accelerator but it doesn't have brake-by-wire. Only Toyota and Mercedes have that on a couple of models. Besides, every car must have 2 separate brake systems (that's why there is a cable used for the parking/emergency brake). By the time she was at 120 mph she would probably experience brake fade but do you really think everything failed or she just didn't know what to do? What's more likely? I find it very hard to believe that the PCM could have such a More..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      ibelieveindog (1098.84)  

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    • @ibelieveindog im sure panicing had a lot to do with this, but it doesn't rule out failure. if the ignition and accelerator share the same IO bus on the ECU there's a good possibility when one goes the other does too.

      even at 10mph, the e-brake would be absolutely useless if the throttle was 'open'.

      regardless, there would have been a way to get out of the situation if she knew more about vehicles but she likely didn't. she's lucky she can actually handle a vehicle a little bit because this More..

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      iLLNiSS (20.20)  

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  • Pretty much all cars coming off the assembly line these days are equipped with an electronic throttle. It is no longer mechanical. Back in the day, the throttle was controlled by a cable and pulley system attached to your gas pedal. All of this applies to the brake pedal and steering as well.

    Essentially, you are relying on sensors and a computer to decide how to adjust the throttle and brakes when you step on the pedal.

    Not all of these incidents have been caused by "floor mats".

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    Armed24-7 (153.70)

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    • @Armed24-7 And with a 30lb spring on the throttle shaft, it has to be electronic, something fooling the ecu thinking it needs wot. What amazes me is no thought of neutral or turn the key off, just panic.

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      jfm8561 (1629.42)  

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    • @jfm8561 It said she tried. I've had to tow a few of these cars because the cheap garbage ignitions they use have locked up.

      Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
      kajidono (686.16)  

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  • she must have been an obama voter stupid cunt

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
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  • How about putting the car into nuetral?

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    Wowzers1 (132.04)  

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  • i sense a major lawsuit on this one... holy crap!
    auto maker is gonna have to answer some hard hitting questions about mechanical failures
    poor woman must have been scared shitless... glad she kept a level head about it all... good driving too.

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
    geoleojoh (273.94)  

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  • Take the key out?

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
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  • good for her not wrecking it. good job ma'am

    Posted Aug-24-2012 By 
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