Abstract:In the first few months of 2010 the news media reported numerous instances of “unintended acceleration”. Vehicles were recalled because a floor mat was thought to be snagging the accelerator pedal. However, some vehicles that had gone through the recall still experienced unintended accelerations, indicating that the problem also lay elsewhere. In the 1980s there were recalls of over 100,000 Audi vehicles with automatic transmissions in which drivers had reported unintended accelerations. Earlier cases had also… Show more
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