Gas pedal dropped from under drivers foot to the floor and truck accelerated out of control, down shifted to neutral before gas pedal came back up. Cruise control not on, dealers said cruise control was the only thing that could cause that kind of incident and they disconnected it.
1997 Ford F-150 acceleration complaints
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Ice forming in the throttle body of the engine, dealer denied recall repair (98r-01). Yh
While driving engine check light illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control. Brakes failed to stop vehicle. Vehicle taken to dealer 8 times, but unable to find the cause. *ak
Vehicle been experiencing problem with sudden acceleration whenever vehicle came to a stop. Vehicle been in/out of three different dealer shops, and problem still occurring.
While driving down the road noticed that brake lights were out. Also, when the brakes were applied, cruise control didn't disengage. Contacted dealer. Dealer informed consumer that vehicle was not under warranty.
While driving 60 MPH in heavy traffic and applying brakes, vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Consumer started vehicle, but didn't put it in gear, but car took off and went into the intersection. Hit three vans, two of them were demolished. From the impact, the third vehicle stopped the car . There was one person injured.
Vehicle was recalled for the throttle linkage. But manufacturer said that this vehicle was not in cluded in the recall.
In passing a vehicle, the accelerator stuck. Speeds went past 90. The brakes would only slow the vehicle to 70. Finally downshifting slowed the car and the accelerator became unstuck. If there had been another vehicle in the road ahead, the only choice would have been to ditch the vehicle. No one should have to experience this type of failures.
On occasion the gas pedal sticks and there is a loss of throttle control. The problem is intermittent and occurs at various speeds.
Throttle stuck and vehicle accelerated forward. Driver could not make the vehicle slow down by applying the brakes. Driver had to downshift gears in order to stop vehicle. Dealer could find the cause.
Consumer was getting ready to turn around, had put on brakes, then all of a sudden car statrted to race. Consumer had to push harder on the brakes, then back tires started spinning as though they were going to take off if front brakes were not working. Consumer felt that car would have tooken off. Consumer had to put car in park.
See prior reprt. Sudden failure while vehicle traveling at 35mph caused truck to shift into "4x4 low range" causing increased RPM's and rapid deceleration of truck. Could have caused accident if it had happened on highway. $515.60 amount listed on damages is cost to replace module. At this time no other damage (transmission ?) is known to have occured to the vehicle
While trying to park accelerator pedal got stuck ,causing the vehicle not to be able to stop.consumer was finally was able to put the vehicle in neutral.please provide any futher information.
While decelerating engine race up to 5 to 6 RPM, causing rear tire to smoke .the only way to stop vehicle from going through the intersection is to turn the iginition key off.
My gas pedal stuck. I had just quit using my cruise control as I approached a junction at the freeway. Then rounded the bend, my truck just sped up. I tapped the brakes to make sure the cruise control was disingaged. The truck surged forward again, although this time it really took off like I had mashed the gas pedal full force. Luckily enough I was on a freeway and not in a normal neighborhood. By sheer determination, two good legs, low traffic, and god, I stopped that truck. Something is wrong with my truck. Please tell me what should be fixed.
Had foot on accelerator pedal while on an incline. If foot is removed off accelerator pedal, vehicle would roll backwards. The accelerator pedal would stick after being applied again.
Vehicle been experiencing intermittent problem wth cruise control engaging without turning it on. Also, horn would intermittently operate. Dealer/manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not under any recall concerning speed control . Can the federal safety agency provide any additional information.
While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated due to a stuck throttle. This could have caused a crash. Please provide further information.
The accelerator is sticking to the floor in a wide open position, causing loss of vehicle control.
I had the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor while passing another car. After passing, the accelerator was stuck at full throttle. I tried pressing the brakes, and that didn't work. I tried to put it in neutral, and I accidently put it in either park or reverse and then the tires squealed. I was finally able to get to the side of the road (avoiding running into a schoolbus), and put it in park and put the emergency brake on. The pedal was still all the way down at full throttle. I reached down with my hand and pulled the accelerator up to 'unstick' it. I do not believe that the floor mat had anything to do with this, or that a floor mat is capable of holding the pedal all the way down at full throttle. The ford dealer is currently investigating the problem, but after 1.5 days they say that they can't find anything. But, the ford dealer manager has the identical truck, and said that this happened to him also, but he just thought it was the floor mat. I told him to demonstrate how that could happen, and I think he will tomorrow if they do not find anything wrong with the vehicle. He also said that he doesn't know what to look for as far as the 'sudden acceleration' complaint.
Upon quick accelleration throttle stuck. Had to go off in a ditch and kill engine before hitting a semi.
While driving at 25 MPH in traffic and applying throttle pedal, pedal got stuck, causing vehicle to accelerate.
While driving at 25 to 30 MPH on icy roads uphill the vehicle suddenly accelerated unexpectadly. The accelerator pedal went to the floor by itself. I stomped the pedal but it would not decelerate. I did not touch the brakes because of the icy conditions. I was already out of control so I shifted to neutral and tried to recover the truck. No recovery was possible and a accident involving the truck rolling over occured. Thankfully I was the only person involved or hurt.
Throttle cable sticks in wide open positon, causing a loss of throttle control. Driver able to use brakes to stop vehicle and shut off engine. Dealer not contacted yet. *ak
Sudden acceleration after shifting in gear and pressing down on the gas pedal. Vehicle commenced to accelerate and took off while front brakes locked up. Dealer notified and informed consumer to call the federal safety agency and manufacturer.
Ea98018; alleged loss of throttle control. Whenever the cruise control is set at 45 going uphill, the throttle will stick. Driver has to press the brake pedal really hard to disengage system. The manufacture/dealer is not aware of the problem. *ak
While driving approximately 50 to 55 MPH, the vehicle began to gain speed on its own. Trying to avoid hitting another vehicle, the car went into and hit an embankment head-on. Neither air bag deployed, and none of the three seat belts held passengers. Driver sustained face and head injuries. Front passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries. Back passenger sustained head injuries and abrasions. Dealer and manufacturer were notified.
Throttle stuck wide open twice.
Throttle sensor is defective. Incident occurred five times. Dealer has replaced the chip and the problem still exists.
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