On now 4 occasions, i have had an accelerator stuck in wide open condition. on 3 of them, it involved passing at highway speeds, and on the latest (10/22/16), it happened on a hard acceleration in city conditions while accelerating from slow to faster speed. in each event, pressing on the brake did hold back speed, but full acceleration resumed if brake was released at all. very lucky to have avoided accident / death!
Driving sown road, a/c fan quit and smoke came out of the vents. a fire started under the dash on passenger side. *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. while reading the owners manual, the contact realized that the vehicles electronic trailer sway control system was disabled. the system was enabled when the vehicle was turned on but when it was turned off, the system disabled and could potentially cause a crash according to the owners manual. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that there was no fix for the problem. the failure continued to occur. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the current mileage was approximately 13,500 updated 11/19/10 *cn updated 11/23/10
On january 2, 2010, in austin, texas, i was accelerating in a 2009 ford f-150 supercrew to enter a restricted access highway and the accelerator pedal became lodged on an aftermarket weathertech brand floor mat at fairly close to full throttle. fortunately, there was no one in my lane directly in front of me. i was able to switch the vehicle off, shift to neutral and hold my lane position as i brought the truck to a stop. i dislodged the accelerator from the mat and then removed the mat. at that point, i restarted the vehicle and was able to continue my trip. i purchased the mats directly from weathertech on dec 27,2008. shortly after i received the mats, weathertech then sent me replacement mats for the driver and front passenger. there was no explanation for the replacement mats. curious as to the reason and concerned that i was being charged again for mats, my wife called weathertech's service line. she was told that weathertech was not "satisfied with the fit" of the first set of mats that we received. there was certainly no indication that there was any safety issue with the original mats. i compared the new mats to the original ones and could see no substantial difference, so i did not replace them, and simply put the new mats in my garage, unused. after the jan 2, 2010 event, i realized that there was indeed a change. a change that i now know to be very significant. the replacement mat has a ?cut out? for the accelerator pedal to prevent the lower end of the pedal from hanging up on the mat. obviously, i have now switched out the old mat for the new one. i certainly applaud the redesign. my concern is that i received no warning or indication from weathertech that replacing the driver?s mat was an urgent safety matter that could result in death or injury if not performed promptly. i notified weathertech of my concern in january 2010 and have received no response. *tr
I was on the interstate 30 east bound just east of downtown fort worth traveling at 55 mph in my 2009 f 150. i began accelerating to overtake a slower vehicle. the throttle stuck at what seem to be a wide open position, i had passed the car and let off the gas and pressed the brake 3 times before for the truck stopped accelerating and i had reached a speed of 95 mph before i was able to get the truck back under control. it seemed like the throttle was stuck for around 10 seconds, which was a very scary 10 seconds. i just finished reading a few forums where the dealership said it was the rubber floor mats that caused the problem. well i have not put floor mats in my truck so that was defiantly not the cause of the problem. *tr