search this in Youtube: Death by Floor Mat? Toyota Investigates

[thebat]

Tsikoteers, please see this very important matter on youtube. This may explain some incidents and accidents that happened to us.

It reminds me of the Ateneo incident and the APV incident as well here in our threads. This floor mat thing also happened to me personally pero buti walang masamang nangyari sa akin.

Search this on youtube:

Death by Floor Mat? Toyota Investigates

[ghosthunter]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ippnztg3A_o&feature=fvhl&hd=1"]YouTube - Death by Floor Mat? Toyota Investigates[/ame]

[_Cathy_]

I haven't seen the video but I am assuming that this has something to do with the matting sumasabit with the pedals? It happened to me once and I couldn't depress the brake pedal. Good thing I didn't get into an accident as I was able to pull the matting back.

[thebat]

I haven't seen the video but I am assuming that this has something to do with the matting sumasabit with the pedals? It happened to me once and I couldn't depress the brake pedal. Good thing I didn't get into an accident as I was able to pull the matting back.

Yes, what happened to you happened to me as well exactly. Swerte tayo walang nangyari sa atin na masama.

[Monseratto]

On the video, the 911 operator asked if they tried turning the engine off... apparently it wasn't relayed to the driver cuz they were about to crash. They could have shifted to neutral too. I guess the occupants of the car were already panicking...

[kulotz]

nangyari na sa akin sumabit tsinelas ko sa brakes hehe muntek ako bumunggo sa l300 tapos nung isang beses ung ruber mat dumikit sa clutch ko naman hehe

pero ang nangyari sa akin na muntek ako mabanga ng matindi eh nung nagstuck sa mismong karburador yung throttle pumalo ako ng 80 sa vilalge at dahil nung time na yun nagaaral palang ako nagpanic ako at d ko naisip magneutral hehe

[p_borj]

This happens because of the design flaw. (yung sa ilalim ng floor mat eh hindi kumakapit sa floor ng sasakyan) Dati sa akin naman hindi ko ma-press ng maigi yung clutch dahil napunta sa pedal press part na yung mat.

solution is pinapalitan na namin yung ilalim ng floor mat, ayun ngayon hindi na siya gumagalaw sa paanan.

dapat rubber ang ilalim ng mat hindi plastic.

[Mile2]

Delikado talaga yang loose floor mat kaya lahat ng floor mat ko naka velcro straps sa ilalim kaya di gumagalaw.

[OldSchoolHack]

If the pedal is way below rather than raised up it would be easily caught by a moving floor mat. Otherwise it would slip under the pedal and prevent the driver from pressing the gas pedal rather than press the pedal by itself. Even if a floor mat is stuck to velcro, in time it will loosen and move or drift slowly towards the front. Unless pasaway at pinatong patong floor mat sa driver area, this is a design flaw.

Dapat pala check natin pedals for this low design.

[roninblade]

get one of those aftermarket pedals set. this will make your pedals wider, thereby lessening the risk of your pedals getting stuck under the mats.

... and if youre gonna be wearing flip flops, sandals, or any other loose footwear, do what my friend does - she drives barefoot para walang sumasabit sa pedals or loose floor mats.

[Mile2]

If the pedal is way below rather than raised up it would be easily caught by a moving floor mat. Otherwise it would slip under the pedal and prevent the driver from pressing the gas pedal rather than press the pedal by itself. Even if a floor mat is stuck to velcro, in time it will loosen and move or drift slowly towards the front. Unless pasaway at pinatong patong floor mat sa driver area, this is a design flaw.

Dapat pala check natin pedals for this low design.

Sir, mahahaba at both sides and velcro na inilagay ko kaya walang galaw and it won't get skewed. Yun nga lang pag maglilinis ka ng floor mat na kailangan tanggalin medyo dahan-dahan ang hila sa haba ng kapit sa carpet. Anyway lahat ng mats ko up to 2nd row and 3rd row naka velcro lahat kaya kahit magrambulan mga pasahero ko di nagugulo ang mats.

Mali nga yung patong-patong na mat sa driver side, may chance talaga na mag slide ito towards the front.

Safe driving to all tsikoteers.

[oliver1013]

Naalala ko tuloy yung lancer ex may hook sa flooring tas yung mat may butas...natawa ko nung una kong makita sabi ko naisip pa nila yun...may silbi pala

[OldSchoolHack]

get one of those aftermarket pedals set. this will make your pedals wider, thereby lessening the risk of your pedals getting stuck under the mats.

... and if youre gonna be wearing flip flops, sandals, or any other loose footwear, do what my friend does - she drives barefoot para walang sumasabit sa pedals or loose floor mats.

I just did this earlier. I removed my crocs and drove barefooted. It was weird but this little voice keep saying in my head...."safe...safe...safe...."

[benchph1]

Correct, they could have just turned the engine off.

It didn't even crossed their minds just once?

and they're blaming toyota for this? C'mon.

Knowing Americans, a lawsuit is surely on its way.

All because of a lousy floormat.