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And saying there has been NO EVIDENCE of an electronic problem has NOT
been disproved. Their may be suspicion - but up to this point, all 3

4

known causes of unintended accelleration on Toyotas have been STRICTLY
MECHANICAL.

Mats jamming the pedal
Stiffness in the accellerator pedal
Corrosion in the electronically controlled throttle body (causing
stiffness - not electrical malfunction)

You forgot #4:

Dumbass driver stepping on the wrong pedal (as has been confirmed in the
latest case in New York).

According to the NHTSA, "Information retrieved from the vehicle's onboard
computer systems indicated there was no application of the brakes and the
throttle was fully open."
http://www.examiner.
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have-been-driver-error