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ITSv40 · Mar 7th, 2024, 14:39

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Originally Posted by Steve 940

Well this sort of thing doesn't bode well:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ester-68500233

Cheers
Steve

Apparently the same vehicle 'went rogue' last December when the driver couldn't get it out of gear. The car went back to Jaguar and was apparently 'fixed'. Doesn't inspire confidence in JLR vehicles.

Existential Crisis · Mar 7th, 2024, 18:00

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Originally Posted by ITSv40

Apparently the same vehicle 'went rogue' last December when the driver couldn't get it out of gear. The car went back to Jaguar and was apparently 'fixed'. Doesn't inspire confidence in JLR vehicles.

It woukd be a stretch to assume anyone has any confidence in JLR products. An L405 Range Rover owning friend commented it was a lovely place to sit in and wait for the AA. Again.

Existential Crisis · Mar 8th, 2024, 22:08

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Originally Posted by ITSv40

Apparently the same vehicle 'went rogue' last December when the driver couldn't get it out of gear. The car went back to Jaguar and was apparently 'fixed'. Doesn't inspire confidence in JLR vehicles.

Hasn't this been happening with ICE cars for decades? I'm sure both Audi and Toyota had huge recall programmes in the past for unintended acceleration? Strange there is loads of publicity when it's an EV?

Whippy · Mar 8th, 2024, 22:58

**** loses control, blames tech. Move along, nothing to see here.

The Thong · Mar 9th, 2024, 12:29

The outcome of this will be interesting and if JLR is prepared to fess up that there’s a problem. Wasn’t there something like this that happened with an articulated truck thumping down the M1 apparently with the throttle stuck open. It turned out the driver was an attention seeker and there was nothing wrong with the truck. I do wonder in these situations whether it’s shall we say… invented

TT

DaveNP · Mar 9th, 2024, 17:58

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Originally Posted by The Thong

... Wasn’t there something like this that happened with an articulated truck thumping down the M1 apparently with the throttle stuck open. It turned out the driver was an attention seeker and there was nothing wrong with the truck. I do wonder in these situations whether it’s shall we say… invented

TT

Yes it was way back in the late 80s/ early90s when Scania introduced electronic throttle control, there were a lot of people keen to find fault with them too. On the flip side when I had a truck with the throttle stuck open on the motorway a few years later, it was a conventional cable that froze solid.

Whippy · Mar 9th, 2024, 20:56

And the Audi episode resulted in Audi being totally exonerated and the so called 'proof' demonstrated on '60 minutes' was found to have been engineered.

So there's that.

Then the so called 'TV Star' in the Jagwah incident is someone who won 'Im an arse so get me out of here' who in no way feels that a bit of publicity and sympathy would do his flagging career some good. No sirree Bob.

So, there's that on top.

The Thong · Mar 9th, 2024, 22:43

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Originally Posted by DaveNP

Yes it was way back in the late 80s/ early90s when Scania introduced electronic throttle control, there were a lot of people keen to find fault with them too. On the flip side when I had a truck with the throttle stuck open on the motorway a few years later, it was a conventional cable that froze solid.

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen. One of my old girlfriends had a car which she’d bought cheap and the Earth cable was iffy sooooo it earthed through the throttle cable and fused itself at 3k revs. That’s was fun roadside repair.
Let’s see what the outcome is going to be.

TT

Existential Crisis · Mar 11th, 2024, 18:55

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Originally Posted by Whippy

And the Audi episode resulted in Audi being totally exonerated and the so called 'proof' demonstrated on '60 minutes' was found to have been engineered.

So there's that.

Then the so called 'TV Star' in the Jagwah incident is someone who won 'Im an arse so get me out of here' who in no way feels that a bit of publicity and sympathy would do his flagging career some good. No sirree Bob.

So, there's that on top.

I'm sure Toyota paid out billions didn't they, perhaps in the States?

Forg · Mar 11th, 2024, 20:38

Innit funny how cars that are shipped all over the world only have problems in the States?

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Whippy Premier Member Last Online: Today 09:41 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wessex	And the Audi episode resulted in Audi being totally exonerated and the so called 'proof' demonstrated on '60 minutes' was found to have been engineered. So there's that. Then the so called 'TV Star' in the Jagwah incident is someone who won 'Im an arse so get me out of here' who in no way feels that a bit of publicity and sympathy would do his flagging career some good. No sirree Bob. So, there's that on top. __________________ Non bowus drawi, non ridus horsi, non snoutus injecti!

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Forg Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:06 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: North Ryde	Innit funny how cars that are shipped all over the world only have problems in the States?

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