On 2/2/2008 6:45 AM Jeff spake these words of knowledge:

> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>> In article
>> <bcb7635f-309c-4f6f-8bb2-37f4e8bfd320@f10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
>> mindfulnessnow@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I just had my 2007 Civic lock itself in park several times and I
>>> was barely able to get it back to Drive so I could get to and from
>>> work today.
>>>
>>> I dug through the manual and found the little trick called the Shift
>>> Lock Release, which is a little slot right above the shift lever. You
>>> remove this cover - about 1/8" x 3/4" and push the key into it and
>>> then you can move the lever into neutral, start the car, then put it
>>> into reverse or drive.
>>>
>>> My question is, how common is this problem, what causes it, and why is
>>> it SO common that Honda even put this little slot there so you can
>>> deal with the problem relatively easily? Apparently this is a problem
>>> they have been having for some time, so they invented this little slot
>>> to help the owner over-ride the problem at least temporarily. So how
>>> long has this been going on?
>>
>> Um....let's see.....over 20 years now, ever since 60 Minutes
>> manufactured the Audi "problem" so they could sell advertising.
>
> They didn't manufacture the problem. They reported it. And, I think,
> having the lock is a good idea.

I personally owned a 1979 Audi 5000S, and a little later a 1980 Audi
5000S. As a result, I got to know a fair number of other Audi owners
and drivers. I never once had a problem, nor did I ever hear of anyone
else who had a problem with 'unintended acceleration' outside of the
news stories.

This is anecdotal, I understand. But it seemed clear to me that there
wasn't any problem with the cars; the problem, if it existed, was with
the drivers. It seemed to me.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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