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theholycow · 04-19-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattsack789

Good thing the Camaro throttle won't stick (I hope)!

Camaro's got Drive By Wire too...

Quote:

Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY

Maybe I don't really know the true prominence of a stuck throttle but... couldn't he have just put his foot on the brake pedal?

It all happens very fast. It's not like a stuck throttle in a minivan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zabo

Probably tried that..and it obviously didn't work. What I wonder is why he just didn't turn the car off and slam the brakes. Sure it'd be stuck in D if it were an Auto, but at least the car would have been saved for the most part.

Shutting it off in D would not have damaged anything at all. I wouldn't recommend it as a habit, but it's not going to hurt anything the one time when the throttle gets stuck.

Another option is to shove it into N and let the engine bounce off the rev limiter until you stop it and shut it off.

MerF · 04-19-2009, 05:03 PM

Wonder what happened to the thread.

theholycow · 04-19-2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MerF

Wonder what happened to the thread.

hollywoodGU copypasted it from another forum. He didn't copy the link, he just copied the displayed text. If you hover and look at where it points, it links to "racers...ealership.html".

Correct link:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/racers...ealership.html

Blownhotrodder · 04-19-2009, 05:11 PM

Thats a bad day at work.

Morepwr · 04-19-2009, 07:32 PM

Somebody is out of a job!

Grape Ape · 04-19-2009, 11:49 PM

"Stuck throttle" often means the driver was confused and stood on the throttle thinking it was the brakes. I bet this guy decided to blame the car what his boss asked what happened.

fdjizm · 04-20-2009, 06:07 AM

drive by wire got stuck? i highly doubt it, if this is true we will see a MASSIVE recall on every challenger ever made, the guy panicked, smashed the accelerator and decided to go into a pole instead of in traffic, at least he didnt slam into some people...

throttle stuck my ass..

Super83Z · 04-20-2009, 07:51 AM

This definately sounds fishy.

Mr_Draco · 04-20-2009, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

"Throttle stuck."

Translation:

I can't handle the power!

A likely response from a driver who wants to get on it, but can't handle it.

I'm with tag on this one. Sounds like the kid who was asked to move it decided to get on it and see what it could do and found out it has too much power for him.

Muscle Master · 04-20-2009, 08:24 AM

what an asshole ...

fdjizm · 04-20-2009, 08:28 AM

Boss: what happend here son?
Kid: it's the darndest thing, i pressed that there pedal down and she just took off boss..

lol true story.

Muscle Master · 04-20-2009, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aston70

I like this post:

LOL that's not funny

PsyDoc · 04-20-2009, 09:55 AM

I believe the Challenger has the push button start as an option on some models and perhaps standard on others. If this car had the push button start, then the tech may have wanted to turn the key to kill the engine...but "Oh $hit," where's the key!! Key, key, key...WHAM! He at least should have put it in neutral. But, things do happen very fast when you are not expecting them.

theholycow · 04-20-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdjizm

drive by wire got stuck? i highly doubt it, if this is true we will see a MASSIVE recall on every challenger ever made, the guy panicked, smashed the accelerator and decided to go into a pole instead of in traffic, at least he didnt slam into some people...

throttle stuck my ass..

Why would a DBW throttle not be capable of malfunctioning? It's far more complex than a cable throttle. DBW can malfunction in the computer, a short on the wire going to the actuator, or in the actuator itself.

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Originally Posted by aston70

I like this post:

IMO, if you see one coming it's already labeled with your options: Dodge or it will Ram you...don't expect it to be able to stop or turn.

04-19-2009, 07:32 PM	#19
Morepwr woohoo Drives: Silverado, 70cutlass, 57chevy&more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 558	Somebody is out of a job! __________________ I am not useless, I can still be used as a bad example!

04-20-2009, 07:51 AM	#22
Super83Z Drives: 1999 Z28 1983 Z28 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: City of Champions,MA Posts: 616 View My Garage	This definately sounds fishy. __________________ Current cars: 99 Z28 06 Silverado 14 Silverado

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