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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2197855" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>That's not a computer problem, that's the computer doing what it's supposed to do--going into a fail-safe mode to protect the car and its occupants. In a drive-by-wire system (which most, if not all cars built in the last several years use), you don't have direct control of the throttle, you're just telling the computer where you want it to be set. In a case like this, the computer no longer knows for sure where the throttle is set, so it no longer has full control of the engine, and it reduces power to prevent a potential run-away condition. (If you ever see up-close spy shots of test mule vehicles, you'll often see a big red button on the dash--it's there to kill power to the computer, because the computer doesn't have the fail-safe code yet.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2197855, member: 26737"] That's not a computer problem, that's the computer doing what it's supposed to do--going into a fail-safe mode to protect the car and its occupants. In a drive-by-wire system (which most, if not all cars built in the last several years use), you don't have direct control of the throttle, you're just telling the computer where you want it to be set. In a case like this, the computer no longer knows for sure where the throttle is set, so it no longer has full control of the engine, and it reduces power to prevent a potential run-away condition. (If you ever see up-close spy shots of test mule vehicles, you'll often see a big red button on the dash--it's there to kill power to the computer, because the computer doesn't have the fail-safe code yet.) [/QUOTE]
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