Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
But I'm not going to say "this would never happen without DBW."
You're right, because it absolutely can. My first car was an older Oldsmobile Cutlass with the 307 engine. The cruise control module (vacuum operated) was mounted to the intake manifold with a hard rod that connected the diaphram to the throttle lever. That rod would sometimes drag on the floor of the intake manifold and stick. And that was truly a STUCK throttle; you'd have to stop the engine and open the hood and physically UNstick it. Oldsmobile recalled the cars and installed a washer doohickey that would keep the rod from dragging on the floor of the manifold.
Unintended acceleration events are nothing new in the automotive world. In fact, it's possible that they are less likely today without the sometimes Rube Goldberg-like throttle/cruise control cable setups that I've seen in the past.
But I'm not going to say "this would never happen without DBW."
You're right, because it absolutely can. My first car was an older Oldsmobile Cutlass with the 307 engine. The cruise control module (vacuum operated) was mounted to the intake manifold with a hard rod that connected the diaphram to the throttle lever. That rod would sometimes drag on the floor of the intake manifold and stick. And that was truly a STUCK throttle; you'd have to stop the engine and open the hood and physically UNstick it. Oldsmobile recalled the cars and installed a washer doohickey that would keep the rod from dragging on the floor of the manifold.
Unintended acceleration events are nothing new in the automotive world. In fact, it's possible that they are less likely today without the sometimes Rube Goldberg-like throttle/cruise control cable setups that I've seen in the past.
