While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control, struck two vehicles. Vehicle sustained substantial damage.
1997 Ford F-150 acceleration complaints
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Throttle position sensor fails continually causing power hesitation.
While applying the brakes the vehicle accelerated. Driver stopped the vehicle by applying the emergency brake. The manufacturer has been notified.
Consumer is experiencing problem with intermittent high acceleration while driving. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on several occasions, and the problem cannot be resolved or reproduced.
When vehicle is shut off on an incline in first or neutral, the vehicle accelerates. The dealer says that vehicle was made this way.
While backing up vehicle throttle stuck, resulting in owner having an accident. Cause of problem unknown.
Consumer had cruise control set 65 MPH. Went to deactivate cruise control by applying brakes, engine began to downshift. Kept the maintained speed of set cruise control. Consumer had to keep pressure on brakes for over a mile before vehicle could slow down. Had to put vehicle in neutral to disengage engine, casuing the consumer to burn out brakes. Dealer could not determine problem.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in a collision.
Brake pedal depressed lower than gas pedal by a large amount, causing both pedals to depress, resulting in acceleration.
When the brakes are applied the vehicle accelerates. The dealer has been notified.
Gas pedal gets caught on floor mat when floored to pass another vehicle.
Owner claims that the cruse control system in car wouldn't cut off when pressed the button.
The truck accelerated in the driveway, tried to stop but the brakes wouldn't stop, causing the truck to hit a brick wall in the garage. The airbag didn't deploy. The truck accelerated to about 30 MPH.
Increased speed for passing 55mph pedal sticks in resume position. Owners solution: total engine shut down. Dealer unaware of calamity. Probable result: vehicle crash. Second/third incidnet occurred @ 80mph and 50mph.
While driving entered a 30 miles zone and the pedal went to the floor, causing the vehicle to pick up speed at 70 MPH. The pedal went to the floor and the pedal became stuck. The cruise control was not on.
While in passing situation, the throttle stuck, causing vehicle to accelerate in speed. Had to kill engine to stop.
Throttle stuck wide open due to a piece of insulation that fell from hood and was lodged in the throttle linkage. In addition, ABS brakes had to be replaced due to warpage caused by severe use in stopping vehicle.
Upon depressing the accelerator pedal the floor mat and the pedal get caught together, causing unwanted acceleration. Consumer has to turn the vehicle off to stop the vehicle when the problem occurs.
Accelerator stuck on floor mat with throttle wide open.
Vehicle was coming to a stop and then the engine just accelerated, and had to apply brakes hard in order for the vehicle to stop. *ak consumer states that after parking vehicle, the rpms went to 3000 and back down as if he were pressing the accelerator very fast.
Owner states while driving vehicle his throttle stuck at 85 MPH. Owner noted that he had to turn ignition key off to let vehicle coast to the shoulder of the road.
Consumer notes that due to the design of the accelerator pedal when depressing the pedal, the hook on the back side of the pedal is sticking to the floor mat, resulting in unexpected acceleration. Consumer has contacted the dealer about the problem.
Coming to a stop has taken foot off the gas pedal and there is no decrease in the speed. Motor idles very high.
When at a stop or parked the vehicle has a ruffled idle and vibrates like its ready to stall out. While driving between 40mph and up, the vehicle sways from one side to another side.
Owner received a recall 96v251000 for his throttle. There were no parts available. Owner notes that dealers made contact to duncon ford to have recall fixed on three seperate occasions and there were no parts.
Upon startup of vehicle while in park position engine surged forward.
While driving, experienced thottle sticking, when tried to decelerate, engine surged then raced, overpowering brakes, throttle stuck continuing to accelerate wide open, turned off ignition, then pulled up pedal, cruise was not engaged.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration several times, resulting in a collision.
The cruise control would not disengage when at 55 MPH, even after shuting off the vehicle and turning back , the motor was still going at 50 MPH. Dealer picked up vehicle today. (1/21/97).
Poor acceleration with air conditioner on.
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