{"id":249302,"date":"2010-01-29T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/"},"modified":"2010-01-29T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T01:24:00","slug":"updated-video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/249302","title":{"rendered":"<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong> Video: In-depth look at Toyota&#8217;s sticky accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/recalls-tsbs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Recalls<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/toyota\/\" rel=\"tag\">Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/#continued\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/sams-mug-630op.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Click above to view the video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/#continued\">after the jump<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;\"> <script> var digg_url = 'http:\/\/digg.com\/autos\/Video_In_depth_look_at_Toyota_s_sticky_accelerator'; <\/script> <script src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/api\/diggthis.js\"><\/script><\/span>We&#8217;re all gearheads here at Autoblog, with varying degrees of mechanical competence. But when the time comes to get technical &#8211; <em>really<\/em> technical &#8211; we inevitably hit up our own Sam Abuelsamid to get into the nitty gritty of modern automobiles.<\/p>\n<p>Sam spent the better part of two decades working on anti-lock brake, traction and stability control systems, which means he brings a particularly keen insight to the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/Toyotarecall\/\">Toyota recall<\/a>. So Mr. A sat down with <a href=\"http:\/\/autos.aol.com\/\">AOL Autos<\/a>&#8216; Reilly Brennan and the accelerator pedal from a 2009 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/camry\">Toyota Camry<\/a> for an impromptu deep-dive into what&#8217;s causing the unintended acceleration issue and what owners of the affected models can do if their throttle pedal is pinned to the floor. Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/#continued\">after the jump<\/a> and be sure to share it with anyone you know who&#8217;s manning one of the eight recalled vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: <\/strong>Based on the comments about the advice we gave on what to do if you experience this problem, we&#8217;ve recorded a short followup video after the jump. In brief, we recommend that you hit the brakes, put the transmission in neutral and steer to a stop before shutting off the engine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em><strong>UPDATED:<\/strong> Video: In-depth look at Toyota&#8217;s sticky accelerator<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/video-in-depth-look-at-toyotas-sticky-accelerator\/\"><strong>UPDATED:<\/strong> Video: In-depth look at Toyota&#8217;s sticky accelerator<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:24:00 EST.  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But when the time comes to get technical &#8211; really technical &#8211; we inevitably hit up our own Sam Abuelsamid to get into the nitty gritty of modern automobiles. 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