1997 Ford Expedition VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FIRST OCCURANCE: VEHICLED STOPPED IN LEFT TURNING LANE, AT IDLE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NOT JUST A LITTLE, BUT AS IF BEING SIGNIFICANTLY THROTTLED. SECOND OCCURANCE: VEHICLE SLOWING FOR SCHOOL CROSSING WITH CHILDREN CROSSING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. SPEED LESS THAN 5MPH, BUT NOT STOPPED, VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO THROTTLE UP ON ITS OWN. I MANAGED TO HOLD THE BRAKES LONG ENOUGH TO SHUT ENGINE OFF. BOTH OCCURANCES: ONCE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, IT APPEARED TO RESET THE PROBLEM, AND I PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. BOTH TIMES I COULD FEEL SOMETHING ENGAGE AND ATTEMPT TO DRASTICALLY ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, MUCH LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGING AND ACCELERATING. BUT, NEITHER TIME DO I BELIEVE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ON, LET ALONE BEING USED. DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FULL DAY AND COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. MJS

WE EXPERIENCED AN INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION, AND FORD REPLACED THROTTLE COMPONENTS. WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE THROTTLE FLOORED ITSELF, AND I HAD TO PULL THE PEDAL BACK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCATIONS. AND THE PEDAL WAS NOT CAUGHT UNDER THE FLOOR MAT.

WHEN SITTING AT COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WAS IDLING, CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF, HIT TWO CARS AND TELEPHONE POSTS. DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE 21-DEC-98. DEALER CONTACTED AGAIN AND ASSUMED THE CRUISE CONTROL IS RELATED IN INCIDENT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE NOT OPERABLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVER RELEASED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN BRAKING AND IT BECAME STUCK DOWN CAUSING BRAKES TO BE INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

STARTED VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS AT FULL THROTTLE. ENGINE WAS SCREAMING. SHIFTED INTO PARK & VEHICLE STOPPED QUICKLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM. *AK

WAS LEAVING STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED. PEDAL RELEASED AFTER PUSHING HARD ON IT. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD TO BE CLEANED & IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN SPEED, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WITH OUT ANY INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE. *AK

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY; PUT INTO GEAR & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. STOPPED VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO PARK. FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME. VEHICLE HIT PARKED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED TEST DID NOT CONFIRM SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

DRIVING 65MPH; HAD ON CRUISE CONTROL; SIGN READ SLOW TO 45MPH; APPLIED BRAKES; CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT RELEASE; PRESSED HARDER; BRAKES STARTED SMOKING; PUT INTO NEUTRAL & COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD; RPM HIGH. CALLED DEALER & WAS SENT TOW TRUCK & TOLD CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SNAPPED. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED SLIGHT ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, BUT BEFORE VEHICLE STALLED THAT IS WHEN NOTICED THE ACCELERATION. *AK