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I'm pretty sure any automatic car can go into NEUTRAL from any speed.

I'm also pretty sure you can turn off a car at any speed.
 
909FX said:
that has happened to me also. Thinking I'm on manual mode and I shift and end up being on neutral.
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I've done that before.

I think Nissan will be next with it's CVT trannys.

I remember a couple times my Murano had issues. I'd press the gas it snailed forward. One time I was making a left. What looked like an easy pass turned scary when my pass was creeping 1-2 MPH with oncoming traffic headed towards me.
 
You can always pop the shifter into neutral from drive without having to push a utton or brake which can be started in park or neutral. It's a safety feature in case your engine stalls out. It allows you to bump the shifter into neutral and restart the car and therefore restore power brakes and steering.

The mandate is you must be able to shift from drive to neutral and back without having to hit the brake to release an interlock.

BTW. If possible, do not shut the car off because it locks the steering wheel. Bump the lever to neutral without stepping on the brake to avoid shooting into reverse which modern cars will ignore. The engine will then just keep reving on and off the red line.
 
When key is in off position. You can see by putting your key in and turning the wheel. It will lock. You may be able to twist the key from on to acc only bit in a panic... You will over shoot acc right into off.
 
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rijc99 said:
NHTSA needs to come out with a PSA telling people to put into neutral if they experience any throttle sticking.
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Yeah that's what surprises me is that there are the obvious things to do if this occurs, but why hasn't Toyota come out saying if you experience this problem do x, y, and z? Maybe they have, because I wouldn't have searched for it, but haven't heard about it either.
 
Cuz they're still denying any wrongdoing probably. Statements like that have legal implications or maybe open lawsuit doors?
 
Legal implications in both ways.

Bad: Acknowledges there is a problem. But the recall does that already.
Good: Tells people how to deal with the problem. It becomes a mitigating factor. "I told you how to safely stop your car but you choose not to do it..."

But most likely, it's this, PR thinks that by telling people to go to neutral they are also hinting that there will be many more incidents.
 
rijc99 said:
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The mandate is you must be able to shift from drive to neutral and back without having to hit the brake to release an interlock.

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What do you mean by "mandate"? My Audi will not shift out of neutral without being completely stopped... It is fully "interlocked". :confused:
 
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