1997 Ford F-150 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT DUE TO LOCATION OF FLOOR MAT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS UPON FULL ACCELERATION. *AK

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILS CONTINUALLY CAUSING POWER HESITATION.

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. *AK

WHILE IN PASSING SITUATION, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN SPEED. HAD TO KILL ENGINE TO STOP. *AK

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. *AK

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. *SLC

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. *AK

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. *AK

UPON STARTUP OF VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK POSITION ENGINE SURGED FORWARD. *AK

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. *AK

COMING TO A STOP HAS TAKEN FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS NO DECREASE IN THE SPEED. MOTOR IDLES VERY HIGH. *AK

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. *AK

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). *AK

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. *AK

POOR ACCELERATION WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON.

A/T: STARTED ENGINE, NOTICED MOTOR IDLING HIGH; SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS, KEPT SLIDING, HIT PARKED VEHICLE. *AK