Anyone Else Unsatisfied with L90 (Gas Pedal Recall hoakie fix)

I must have the updated WeatherTech's...mine came pretrimmed around the gas pedal area. There's no way the old or new version of the pedal can even come close to getting caught up in the mat.

 

Hey .... watch that "true old timer" comment ... I don't turn 56 until Wednesday ...... .

 

From one old fart to another...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (I turned 56 today.)

 

Aah...debating the merits of the debate.

 

As always gang, there's no hard feelings and I don't ever try to personally attack anyone in any way shape or form. If I have, please let me know. I don't take these discussions seriously enough to consider them as a 'personal attack' .... It's just a discussion. What goes on in the forums, stays in the forums. And actually.... forgotten the next day.

So keep up the discussions in a positive, professional, non-name calling nature.... it'll all be good. Peace!

 

Congratulations ... we are both by-products of Holiday Celebrations of Christmas Past.

 

Happy B-Day old timers. Is it time for a nap yet?

 

Nope, flushing ECU means replacing software in EEPROM.
In ECU there is EEPROM chip (like BIOS chip in computer) that retains its software with or with out the power connected. Flush erases its content and reloads with new content.
Disconnecting power has no effect on content unless happens during the erase and load time.
When you connect power ECU boots reading settings/software from the EEPROM chip.
Flushing EEPROM shortens its "shelf life".

More on EEPROM ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEPROM

 

Thanks for the congrats .... but don't be a smartass.

You know something Larry .... "The youth is wasted on the young."

 

Indeed it is.

btw...I'll take that as a compliment, as you are barely old enough to be my older brother.

 

It's a stretch, but no more than the toyota mats and stock pedal if not 'worse.' Neither would ever happen but, it still defeats the entire purpose of doing it. It was one of the previous 900 threads about this that someone posted an image of after the pedal cut on how close it actually got. After looking at my setup with the stock pedal, I can see how it'd be 'more' likely to catch shorter than longer... even though both are near impossible senarios.

 

rut row

 

I'll just agree to disagree. I just ask people look at the full situation, think about it, and make the decision for themselves, whatever that outcome may be. It's your vehicle, your choice.

 

what i question is that we get this recall on the pedel,, why are they doing the ecu without a recall,, I chose not to take my base model 2010 reg cab in for this particular recall. BUT am still curious about the ECU

mark

 

The ECU is just a re-flash, it's the latest update along with the acceleration/brake prohibiter that kills the throttle when both are pushed at the same time (only above x mph, I forget what it is something like 35 or 40mph). There's no physical replacement, just the cost of labor to do it. However, a lot of dealers have refused to do just the re-flash without doing the pedal too, so you're sort of stuck with an all or none scenario in a lot of cases.

 

ECU is curious case, but I guess they figure out computer is last line of defense. There is no way to cut that pedal that absolutely nothing will get stuck underneath because, you can bet that somewhere there is a guy that collects phone books and stores them under the driver floor mat.
But with ECU re flash I want to see winter drivers performing
Large snow shoes + super short gas pedal + truck cutting power when you dont expect on slippery road, could mean only one thing ... more parts on scrap yards.

 

Here we go again, if the mods don't like your post its deleted even if you didn't break any rules. What a load of crap.

 

I like your style ......