The gas pedal will be stuck accelerating, and will not stop. The mat was not even on the floor when the incidents occurred. Driving down interstate and also a back road, hit the break does not stop or disengage the vehicle; tap pedal does not disengage speeds up more and remains stuck. This is the 3rd time this has happened, and luck is the only reason an injury has not occurred.
2008 Ford Mustang acceleration complaints
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Sept 14 2013. 1400 on us 59s I was driving in the far right lane, and a funeral precession was exiting right so we slightly decelerated and switched to the middle lane. As I accelerated to acquire the highway speed limit the gas pedal got stuck; immediately I knew there was a problem and told fiance to call 911. I began to continuously press on the brake pedal with my entire body weight. It slowed the car to approximately 60 MPH and if I tried to lift my foot from the brake pedal the car would accelerate even more. On the phone with 911 --207pm-- we were trying to stop the vehicle. I moved my car to the left lane and then to the left shoulder lane. (during this time I was continuously trying to brake and shift my car to neutral but it wouldn't budge; still braking with the brake pedal, I tried to apply the emergency brake) fiance quickly re-dialed 911 to give our location and let them know that the car was completely out of our control and that this was an immediate emergency. The 911 operator told my fiance that a police dispatcher would be calling her back, to which she replied we needed help immediately because we were approaching on slower traffic. Very quickly after, the left shoulder lane ended so I was forced to move the car into the farthest left lane. It soon became apparent that we would not avoid a collision, and my car hit the back of a yellow scion tc going approximately 100mph. The airbags deployed right away, making it unclear if we hit any other cars. The final impact that stopped our car was a concrete barrier on the right side of the highway. My fiance and I immediately exited the car and stepped away while we signaled for help. Without a doubt our lives could have been taken away from us due to this event.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford mustang. The contact stated that after installing aftermarket floor mats, the floor mat became lodged between the accelerator pedal and the floorboard, causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. The contact crashed into another vehicle as a result. The floor mats were removed to prevent any additional incidents. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. ..upadated 01/30/13 *bf updated 1/1/2013 updated 1/1/2013
- first incident - september 2011 - while traveling 55mph on the highway, the car stopped responding to me pushing down the gas pedal. It was still idling, but no longer accelerating. The wrench light came on. I pulled off to the side in neutral and restarted the car. The problem has not repeated itself yet. - second incident - late september 2011 - car keeps dropping below 500rpms while sitting in traffic in neutral. Car finally dies completely. Is able to restart, but repeats this behavior sporadically - third incident - while going 25mph in a residential area, car starts to accelerate on its own. I push in the clutch, checked the mat (to make sure it wasn't stuck on the pedal), but the car continues to accelerate. Around 3500rpms, I turn the car off. It restarts without a glitch. - 11/8/2011- took the car to ford. They said nothing like this had ever happened before, and blamed the acceleration on the mat, even though I checked it. They have no explanation for the deceleration, and say there is no wrench light in the car's history.
Gas pedal stuck had to slam brakes it got unstuck luckily.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford mustang. While driving approximately 20 MPH the vehicle surged forward resulting in a crash. A police report was filed and within a few days the driver was taken to the hospital for injuries that were sustained during the crash. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where it was not examined to determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford mustang. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space at relatively low, unknown speeds, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle as it proceeded to jump a concrete curb and crashed through a row of bushes. The passenger reached over and shifted the vehicle into park. The unintended acceleration ended. The contact was able to reverse the vehicle and park without further incident. On a separate occasion, while driving at unknown speeds and attempting to brake, the vehicle abnormally accelerated a second time. The contact attempted to brake but to no avail. The vehicle crashed into the side of a building. The front air bags deployed. The contact suffered minor unknown injuries and the police were called to the scene. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed by her insurance company. The manufacturer was notified of the failure via email. She had not yet received a response. The failure and current mileages were 19,700.
Gas pedal was stuck on highway and it took a couple miles to stop. Had car towed back to dealership.
I rented a 2008 ford mustang from hertz. While turning a corner, the car accelerated on its own, and I had to brake hard to stop it. This only occurred once during the several days in which I drove the car. I have reported this to hertz.
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