Glad KJ's have a throttle cable!

[LibertyTC]

I am sure glad that we have a regular throttle cable not fly by wire, after the latest news today/Toyota fiasco.
Could the KK's fly by wire be effected by Electromagnetic problems??
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-02-03-electromagnetic03_ST_N.htm
Accelerates with brakes applied: http://www.freep.com/article/20100128/BUSINESS01/1280424/1331/
Do not see any listing for Chrysler vehicles listed as having these issues.
Anyone know if KK's have braking safety measures in place like BMW or Mercedes for example?

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Is it wrong that ThunderbirdJunkie is aroused by Toyota's woes?

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Throttle Cable or Drive By Wire ('07s have that btw), doesn't matter. The point here is that Toyota screwed up, and the pedal in my WK and the KJ, supplied by CTS, the same supplier for Toyota works fine.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

The common denominator here seems not to be the gas pedals.

It is something deeper than that.
ThunderbirdJunkie has his own theories.

BTW who wants to buy a Paseo?

 

[Marlon_JB2]

I'll give you $25 for it.

Didn't you hear Toyota resale values dropped by 95%?

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

So that means your $25 is still a generous offer

 

[offroadohio]

Yep fire by wire on my 07. I absolutely hate it.

 

[04Liberty]

The FBW in my Ram seems to work just fine. Nice thing about it, when you hit the speed limiter (before I removed it ) it was a smooth process, the throttle just stops going any further. In our KJ you hit that magical 105 mark and it starts bucking (before anyone starts, I don't normally drive it that fast, but I top end every vehicle I get just to see what it is capable of). That's when i told my wife she couldn't go that fast. She was pissed lol.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Yep fire by wire on my 07. I absolutely hate it.

It doesn't work very well in the KJ because of the slow J1850 communication bus. Now it works great in the KK with the much faster CANBus. It's literally just like having a throttle cable.

 

[RageOfFury]

The problems with Toyotas isn't just related to the pedal design, it's also the electronics and software. Though Toyota won't admit to that yet.

For the past 3-4 years Toyota concentrated on quantity instead of quality. My neighbor has a 2009 corolla and my god it's cheaply made. Cheapo flimsy plastics. Just give the bumper a slight kick and it falls off lol.

Never been a fan of Asian cars...never will be.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

The FBW in my Ram seems to work just fine. Nice thing about it, when you hit the speed limiter (before I removed it ) it was a smooth process, the throttle just stops going any further. In our KJ you hit that magical 105 mark and it starts bucking (before anyone starts, I don't normally drive it that fast, but I top end every vehicle I get just to see what it is capable of). That's when i told my wife she couldn't go that fast. She was pissed lol.

Ram isn't throttle by wire until 06 ITBJRC

 

[Boiler]

Is it wrong that ThunderbirdJunkie is aroused by Toyota's woes?

I'm not "aroused" by their woes per say, but I sure do revel in it. I'm so tired of hearing so many people go on about how they'll never buy an American car again, like you're so dumb and they are so smart.

Now their cars are breaking AND they need a job. Zero sympathy.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Right.

OH DERE MADE IN AMURIKKA

Cool. Enjoy your Japanese engineering and SCHEDULED internal engine parts replacement every 90,000 miles.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Time for a new Window Paint project...

"MY GAS PEDAL DOESN'T STICK!"

What window should I paint it on?

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Time for a new Window Paint project...

"MY GAS PEDAL DOESN'T STICK!"

What window should I paint it on?

THE WINDSHIELD
so all those Camry owners with the 3.5 liter can see it in their mirror as they hurtle toward their death

 

[Atrus]

THE WINDSHIELD
so all those Camry owners with the 3.5 liter can see it in their mirror as they hurtle toward their death

AHAHAHAHA....just make sure to write it like they do on Ambulances so you can read it from the rearview mirror.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Both....get a shirt too....

 

[tjkj2002]

Ram isn't throttle by wire until 06 ITBJRC

All 5.7's(so called HEMI,which it is not) is throttle-by-wire.

 

[tjkj2002]

The FBW in my Ram seems to work just fine. Nice thing about it, when you hit the speed limiter (before I removed it ) it was a smooth process, the throttle just stops going any further. In our KJ you hit that magical 105 mark and it starts bucking (before anyone starts, I don't normally drive it that fast, but I top end every vehicle I get just to see what it is capable of). That's when i told my wife she couldn't go that fast. She was pissed lol.

Yours only tops out at 105mph? Mine cuts out at 114mph(I also top speed test every vehicle at least once,scary in a Jeep,fun in a muscle car).

 

[mag03kj]

All 5.7's(so called HEMI,which it is not) is throttle-by-wire.

what do you mean my wire? and what do you mean by cable.....and really they do?