Team-BHP - Shocking incident - Blame it on 3D Mats??

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Originally Posted by AdityaLN (Post 2526819)

ANHC recall!! Blame Honda for faulty gas pedal. Set up a enquiry. Honda will have a have full blown crisis in their Hands and they will take the help of our scientists from ISRO to investigate the if this had anything to do with faulty coding. After a detailed investigation everyone is clueless. :D

On a serious note. Cars and mats should have slots to hold the mats.

@AdityaLN: I agree with you. But that would hamper the overall design of the car and if you take out the mat, you may see a small pit that has been designed to hold them :D

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Originally Posted by dhanushs (Post 2526796)

Now, this is why its very important to have driver side mats, which have locks in them. They prevent from moving forward, which is a tremendous risk!!

If there is no lock, please install one.

Atleast tag it like this:
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Pic Source: Our Tundra Zip Tie Experience -- Toyota's Floor Mat Fix | Used Vehicles Blog & Discussions at Truck Trend Magazine

This is a good idea Dhanushs. I will explore this option over the weekend and see who can do it for the Kagu mats in Bangalore. Any further inputs from the team is welcome.

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Originally Posted by AdityaLN (Post 2526819)

We will have a new thread for Honda City recall witht the company clueless about the reason of recall. Poor Honda:uncontrol

But seriously,an important problem has been discoverded. Proper tags or fasteners should be available with these high quality mats which charge a premium.:rules:

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Originally Posted by kirantp (Post 2526865)

This is a good idea Dhanushs. I will explore this option over the weekend and see who can do it for the Kagu mats in Bangalore. Any further inputs from the team is welcome.

Kiran, actually, you can do it yourself. You just have to buy a bunch of tags. The ones like you see in supermarkets, which they use to tag bags, that are billed.

Create two small holes each on two corners of the mat, using something sharp, and tie both the corners to the seats, as shown in pic. When cleaning is required you can simply cut the plastic tag off, and put in a new one after cleaning.

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Originally Posted by ghodlur (Post 2526773)

This is shocking information, than god you are safe and had a presence of mind to pull off the road and inpect. One question though did the mat not cover the footwell completely or did it mat slid down and caused the pedal to get stuck. Is there any way of fastening the mat so that this incident does not happen again.

No point in going for the branded mats (read costly) if it hampers the safety of the car.

@Ghodlur: The mat slid down a bit that caused the pedal to get stuck. For now I have pulled it back so that it stays there. Will check again before heading back home as well.

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Originally Posted by Habanero City (Post 2526794)

Kiran, Good to know that there were no incidents because of the mats issue.
Could you please post some pictures if possible so that we can take care of this kind of problems.
Is there any way the floor mats can be fixed to the floor so that they do not move while we are driving?
After all when we pay such premium for the products, why should safety aspects be compromised?

HC

Thanks Habanero City. I will simulate the scene (of course with the car parked :D) over the weekend and post pics so that all of you can get an idea

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Originally Posted by selfdrive (Post 2526811)

^^Mats or any other object (such as bottles/ shoes etc) can be a risk.

@kirantp, it was fortunate for you that there were no vehicles immediately around you. I shudder to think what would happen if something like this occurs in city traffic or on busy roads. You may want to cut off the upward protruding part of the 3D mat near the pedals, though this will not then work to its full functionality.
Perhaps these mats should be fastened with velcro strips?

You know what, just now I recollected that 4 yrs ago a similar thing had happened to me when we were driving to Kodaikanal and doing the climb in our Ford Ikon 1.6NXT ZXI when all of a sudden the small water bottle that I had kept next to me fell and got stuck under the break. I had to pull over and immediately engage the handbrake to remove it before starting again. I was lucky that I was on the ascend rather than the descend.

Coming to the velcro thing, i guess dip27in has mentioned in his reply below that they are of no use. The option which Dhanushs has posted in his pic seems to be the best having a kind of tag hung to the foot of driver seat.

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Originally Posted by ashis89 (Post 2526868)

agree: with you on the provision of fastners or tags for these mats.

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Originally Posted by noopster (Post 2526814)

If it happened once, it can happen again. Do be careful and get the mats refitted or changed if needed.

Are you sure it is a mat problem? My Accent had started doing this- racing loudly with no accelerator input- and they diagnosed it as some problem, don't remember what, and got it changed under warranty.

My OE Vento plastic mats have a cut-out portion so that the throttle pedal is uncovered plus spikes to keep them firmly in position. Have heard great things about Kagu but don't recall reading about this particular issue from anyone before. Will keep an eye on this thread!

Yes noopster. I am 100% sure because, when I came out of the car and checked, the lower end of the pedal was stuck under the upper edge of the mat and I also found that the mat had slid from its initial position.

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Originally Posted by fine69 (Post 2526725)

Are the mats worth this effort that is to be made everyday? I've only seen pics of such mats on the net so not sure if they are that good that one would keep on checking the mat placement every now and then.

This reminds me of that scene from Final Destination-2 movie when a water bottle rolls and gets stuck underneath the brake.

Forget about the movie, I had the same experience in my previous car. Thankfully no one was in front of my car, was able to pull is aside and remove the bottle

I was expecting something totally different!

The issue you've mentioned Kiran, happens with all the mats. After the car washer cleaned the interiors one day, I took the car for a drive. And the clutch got stuck. The damn thing remained pressed. It was coming off only when I pressed it hard. Stuck in the crazy Silk Board traffic, I had no option of pulling over. I called A.S.S. and they said, the clutch plate might have been fried or the bearings gone etc etc.

I crossed Silk Board, pulled over and realized the pedal was getting stuck in the mat! Talk about anti-climax. Only diff between your case and mine - mine went to the Driving Typos! :D

Jokes apart, this is a very serious thing. Brake or accelerator getting stuck can get disastrous.

Having the mats tied up is very crucial; I've seen some (on VW IIRC) which have the a push-button type arrangement.

Ensuring the mats remain stationary is something we should all look into seriously.