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Toyota Recall: Instructions and Observations

by L J Furman on February 4, 2010

If your car is accelerating out of control, whether it's a Toyota, a BMW, or any car,

Put your foot on the brake – and press the brake with a steady pressure.
Put the car in Neutral. (Just like manual tranmissions, automatic transmissions have a “Neutral” setting. You shouldn't drive if you don't know this.)
Turn on the [...]

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