In reading through the thread on your topic, I get the sense that the posters feel so strongly about the issue of unintended acceleration that they forget that your wife was in a dangerous and potentially disastrous situation yesterday.
I thought your post was fair and your question entirely reasonable, so I went googling through archives of information from the post- 60 Minutes Audi debacle.
I read that the problem of unintended acceleration is a complex one involving a number of factors, including the design of the car itself, the driver, and external distractions. The Audi Public Affairs rep., a Mr. Triano, was quoted as saying that the problem of unintended acceleration is inherent in automatic transmission cars.
I really would like to hear from other members about this issue, which is discussed with great passion but remains a major issue.
Mr. Williams, like you I am a recent member of this forum. I lurked and read the posts for a couple of months before joining after we got our new Odyssey. I would like to reassure you that the people in this forum really do go out of their way to help one another. Ironically, people who replied to your post with less than exemplary sensitivity are very willing to share their considerable expertise, and, had they been thinking about the situation--your wife in a frightening accident at an elementary school the previous day--rather than the issue--unintended acceleration--the responses would have been much different.
I hope you will reconsider your decision to withdraw from the forum. We can get so wrapped up in the minutiae of topics that we forget the larger picture and the human element, to our own regret. Sometimes we generate more heat than light. Your wife's experience and your willingness to investigate and articulate add an important dimension to this group. Stay with us.
I thought your post was fair and your question entirely reasonable, so I went googling through archives of information from the post- 60 Minutes Audi debacle.
I read that the problem of unintended acceleration is a complex one involving a number of factors, including the design of the car itself, the driver, and external distractions. The Audi Public Affairs rep., a Mr. Triano, was quoted as saying that the problem of unintended acceleration is inherent in automatic transmission cars.
I really would like to hear from other members about this issue, which is discussed with great passion but remains a major issue.
Mr. Williams, like you I am a recent member of this forum. I lurked and read the posts for a couple of months before joining after we got our new Odyssey. I would like to reassure you that the people in this forum really do go out of their way to help one another. Ironically, people who replied to your post with less than exemplary sensitivity are very willing to share their considerable expertise, and, had they been thinking about the situation--your wife in a frightening accident at an elementary school the previous day--rather than the issue--unintended acceleration--the responses would have been much different.
I hope you will reconsider your decision to withdraw from the forum. We can get so wrapped up in the minutiae of topics that we forget the larger picture and the human element, to our own regret. Sometimes we generate more heat than light. Your wife's experience and your willingness to investigate and articulate add an important dimension to this group. Stay with us.
