So everyone's been talking about the Toyota recall. All of a sudden everyone is driving a deathtrap made by Toyota! I find this extremely hard to believe. Yes, there is a recall (time to time manufactures have them). Yes, under rare circumstances it may cause one's to accelerator to accelerate SOMETIMES out of control (most likely you would and should have noticed the gradual lag present in the accelerator). But seriously, why the media frenzy surrounding it? Toyota has been trying to resolve the issue. It's executives have publicly apologized and come up with a resolution and are still attempting to make sure this will completely fix the problem. What more are we looking for here? The media has led us to become some sort of lynch mob. "Off with their heads," we scream.


If your car starts to accelerate switch it into neutral apply the brake. If you can't switch it to neutral turn key to the "ACC" position or hold the "start/stop" button for 3-5 seconds and turn off the engine. This will cause the engine to turn off and along with other electronics in the car so be prepared to apply more effort to turn the steering wheel and apply more pressure to use the brakes. Pull safely over to the side and call Toyota to have the vehicle towed and repaired. DONE!!! Why the "hooplah" and backlashes from customers?