Did anyone catch the runaway Kia?

RandyD · 09-03-2012, 10:26 AM

well... let me just comment that i had an Audi 5000s in the 80's and the accelerator did in fact stick on while i was going down an on ramp.. scared the pee out of me.

i was able to throw it in neutral before too long - and about burned the engine out at max redline.

(later in that same cars life the steering wheel came off while i was driving... survived that one too - and still later - the entire dash caught fire due to shorts in the wiring... finally sold it - probably should have sued.)

so anyhow - throttles can stick open, and it may not be the drivers fault.

red6spd · 09-03-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyD

well... let me just comment that i had an Audi 5000s in the 80's and the accelerator did in fact stick on while i was going down an on ramp.. scared the pee out of me.

i was able to throw it in neutral before too long - and about burned the engine out at max redline.

(later in that same cars life the steering wheel came off while i was driving... survived that one too - and still later - the entire dash caught fire due to shorts in the wiring... finally sold it - probably should have sued.)

so anyhow - throttles can stick open, and it may not be the drivers fault.

Agreed, but its because of something else like a floor mat being installed on the wrong car stuff like that. But it has been proven its basically impossible for the gas pedal to just randomly accelerate for no reason at all.

nmjaxx9 · 09-03-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyD

well... let me just comment that i had an Audi 5000s in the 80's and the accelerator did in fact stick on while i was going down an on ramp.. scared the pee out of me.

i was able to throw it in neutral before too long - and about burned the engine out at max redline.

(later in that same cars life the steering wheel came off while i was driving... survived that one too - and still later - the entire dash caught fire due to shorts in the wiring... finally sold it - probably should have sued.)

so anyhow - throttles can stick open, and it may not be the drivers fault.

dam you were driving a death trap there, steering wheel coming off>

glad you were okay.

nmjaxx9 · 09-03-2012, 02:21 PM

The part about this story that makes me believe it was a hoax is that she had the state of mind to be on the phone and remain somewhat calm during the whole ordeal, like she was on the phone saying "I'm going over 120 miles an hour, I'm about to slam into two tractor trailers"

I would think a normal reaction of a person would be more like "OMFG What the F*** help me out", and then hang up and try to maneuver the car, not stay on the phone the whole time.....LOL

Thats what kind of put me off about the whole story, Idk just my opinion,

and @wstar-she said she tried the brakes but it didn't work

wstar · 09-03-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9

"I'm going over 120 miles an hour, I'm about to slam into two tractor trailers"

I would think a normal reaction of a person would be more like "OMFG What the F*** help me out"

I guess it depends on your locale, though. In Houston I think the normal reaction to this would be "Toss me another beer and watch this"

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09-03-2012, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 22	well... let me just comment that i had an Audi 5000s in the 80's and the accelerator did in fact stick on while i was going down an on ramp.. scared the pee out of me. i was able to throw it in neutral before too long - and about burned the engine out at max redline. (later in that same cars life the steering wheel came off while i was driving... survived that one too - and still later - the entire dash caught fire due to shorts in the wiring... finally sold it - probably should have sued.) so anyhow - throttles can stick open, and it may not be the drivers fault.

09-03-2012, 02:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 27	The part about this story that makes me believe it was a hoax is that she had the state of mind to be on the phone and remain somewhat calm during the whole ordeal, like she was on the phone saying "I'm going over 120 miles an hour, I'm about to slam into two tractor trailers" I would think a normal reaction of a person would be more like "OMFG What the F*** help me out", and then hang up and try to maneuver the car, not stay on the phone the whole time.....LOL Thats what kind of put me off about the whole story, Idk just my opinion, and @wstar-she said she tried the brakes but it didn't work