Drive by wire Throttle Lag.. Does this work?

[Joe in NY]

Drive by Cable is better than Fly by Wire. Faster response and you get feed back from the throttle.

I actually am impressed with the snappy response of the 2002 4.6L with drive by cable. The transmission just kills the snappiness is all

 

[Number4]

There's be no gain to go DBW. I guess if I had the choice, I'd prefer cable operated.

 

[JakePSD]

Guess I'll stick with cable then. Glad all 3 that I have are cable.

 

[TechGuru]

Glad mine is cable too. If it were by wire I would be installing a fuel pump cut off switch. (all those runaway Toyota's were throttle by wire).

 

[Joe in NY]

Glad mine is cable too. If it were by wire I would be installing a fuel pump cut off switch. (all those runaway Toyota's were throttle by wire).

You have a better chance of the foot pedal getting stuck under floor mat than the "sticky" throttle... All cars now a days are drive by wire... Our Suburban and Optima haven't run away...

1994 Ford Explorer, my dad was "coasting" to a stop sign with people in front of him only to find out he was speeding up while laying on the brakes... He shut the key off and he stopped just fine. Looked down and the foot pedal caught the floor mat. It's all about how you react. Anyone hurt by "sticky" throttle have horrible reactions and were not smart. Put the car in neutral, shut the key off... there are quick and easy things to do to stop anything bad from happening.

Who is at fault when the guy got killed by a Toyota mini-van while he was trying to get the spare down?

 

[TechGuru]

Anyone hurt by "sticky" throttle have horrible reactions and were not smart. Put the car in neutral, shut the key off... there are quick and easy things to do to stop anything bad from happening.

In a older normal car yes.

Combine Keyless Proximity Ignition + Electronic Gear Selector + Throttle By Wire = Potential run away.

Frozen computer = changing gears to N or P or downshifting won't do anything, pressing the engine start stop button won't do anything that leaves burning up the brakes and parking brake unless you've installed a fuel kill switch.

With a regular key ignition you've basically got your fuel kill switch right there, but not with keyless ignition.

Never seeing the inside of any of them I assumed all them runaway Toyota's on the news had to have been keyless ignition for the story to seem plausible.

 

[Joe in NY]

Look into the real stories. The news hypes things up. You have to read the true story to see what really goes on.

You know one of the GM "faulty" ignition barrel cases was? Two teens killed in neighbor hood due to faulty ignition... But wait.. What really happened? Those two teens were driving at very late hours through a neighbor hood.. Wait, they weren't driving, they were racing through at extreme speeds, lost control, and crashed the car. But, the reckless driving of the driver had nothing to due with it. it was GMs fault for the ignition barrel... Right...

 

[JakePSD]

Actually the GM ignition thing is a faulty part. Look into it. They knew it was faulty before it even went into production.

 

[Number4]

Let's just say, the more electronic cars become, the more problematic they'll be as they age. The more dangerous they'll be when hacked doing 60mph.

 

[TechGuru]

Let's just say, the more electronic cars become, the more problematic they'll be as they age. The more dangerous they'll be when hacked doing 60mph.

Ya, I'm really considering just putting in a new engine, transmission, transfer case, differentials as needed on my Explorer. I don't care if they cost more than it's worth, I don't really want anything newer. Even this thing is a bit of a PITA compared to the 1991 vehicle I am coming from.

 

[JakePSD]

Let's just say, the more electronic cars become, the more problematic they'll be as they age. The more dangerous they'll be when hacked doing 60mph.

I agree 100%.