{"id":217,"date":"2011-02-10T19:23:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T19:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clydelettsome.com\/blog\/?p=217"},"modified":"2019-07-23T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:57:17","slug":"electronic-based-failure-is-not-the-reason-for-unintended-acceleration-in-toyotas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clydelettsome.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/10\/electronic-based-failure-is-not-the-reason-for-unintended-acceleration-in-toyotas\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic\u2013Based Failure Is Not the Reason for Unintended Acceleration in Toyotas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/clydelettsome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Toyota-Logo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Report: The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded their <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/About+NHTSA\/Press+Releases\/2011\/U.S.+Department+of+Transportation+Releases+Results+from+NHTSA-NASA+Study+of+Unintended+Acceleration+in+Toyota+Vehicles\">investigation of the unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles<\/a><\/span><\/span> and found no electronic-based links. The administration along with NASA scientist and engineers with specialties in various areas of electronics, electromagnetic, and computer controls have concluded that the only cause for the sudden acceleration that Toyota drivers experienced were due to \u201csticking accelerator pedals and a design flaw that enabled accelerator pedals to become trapped by floor mats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These findings conflict with the findings of Professor Dave Gilbert of Southern Illinois University\u2019s Auto Technology Department. Dr. Gilbert, according to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Blotter\/toyota-recall-electronic-design-flaw-linked-toyota-runaway-acceleration-problems\/story?id=9909319&amp;page=1\">an ABC News Story<\/a><\/span><\/span>, claimed \u201cA flaw in the design of Toyota\u2019s electronic acceleration system prevents the car\u2019s onboard computer from detecting and stopping certain short circuits that can trigger sudden speed surges.\u201d His findings triggered the speculations of electronic-based defect that the NHTSA and NASA engineers are now saying was not the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Reaction: When ABC News presented Dr. Gilbert\u2019s findings, I was not comfortable with them. Mechanical components have a higher probability of failure than electronic components. This is one reason consumer goods contain fewer movable parts than their predecessors (example: vcr to dvr). Failures are not necessarily due to bad design, but rather, because of nature. Thus, if I was testing for the cause of the unintended acceleration, I would start with investigating mechanical failure before I moved on to electronic-based defects. I hope the NHTSA and NASA findings put my fellow Toyota car owners minds at ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded their investigation of the unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles and found no electronic-based links. 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