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Originally Posted by slcrocket
When my wife was taking me to work one day last year in our 2005 RAV4, the floormat got stuck somehow and the gas wouldn't quit...she tried hitting the brakes at first, but it didn't seem to work and she started panicking. I told her to pull onto the shoulder very gradually, and once we got there I pulled the emergency brake. That stopped us, and we could see what was going on and we pulled the floormat out, which stopped the issue.
It was pretty nerve-racking, and I've often wondered what would have happened if I hadn't been there...but it seemed (at the time) like it was our fault for letting the floormat get scrunched up like that.
We never had the problem again, but we don't have that car anymore (traded it in for a 2010). I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens.
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So you guys hadn't heard of neutral either hey?
I'm starting to think after these deaths/accidents they should just put stickers on the visor beside the airbag warning indicating that if you nudge your gear shift up without touching the button it stops in neutral, and your car doesn't keep accelarating, and your brakes will work.
It amazes me how many people don't know how to use the button on an automatic and keep it held down searching between "N" and "3" for "D". Let go of the button! It stops there! Sorry... got carried away.