Scary Situation!

[mista_g713]

As I was coming home from work i was behind a slow driver on the feeder rd. i look in the rear view and the cars a good way back, so i hit the gas and make a quick right into the next lane to get ahead. as i pass the car i let go of the gas but......the car just kept accelarating! i look up ahead and luckily i have a good distance before i get to the intersection. i hit the brakes, that did not help much, tried the parkng brake and nothing! so i continue to put all my weight on the brake pedal and make a quick turn into a homedepot parking lot where i turn the car off. I just kept thanking God that this didnt get messy. I was probably going about 50-60 mph. Has any body else had this happen in there lincoln, any tips to prevent this from happening again? Its been about an hour since i got home and my heart is still pumping!

 

[mista_g713]

i was just doing some research and i found this: http://www.safetyforum.com/fordsua/

 

[Aquabrit]

Interesting... Glad my cruise is disconnected. My BMW used to sometimes do what that article describes. Remember, in such situations, neutral is your friend!

 

[purelux]

I had the throttle lock on my 91 5.0 t-bird as well in a similar situation. Luckily though I had a straightaway to try and stop on. Though my brakes were able to keep the car from accelerating past 70 by standing on the pedal. Neutral was my last resort as I wasn't about to risk blowing the engine and or turning the car off at 70 and trying to stop.

 

[pepperman]

I never use my cruise control, never really liked it.

 

[purelux]

The mechanic tried blaming mine on the cruise at first too, though it was stuck at full throttle which cruise can't do on that car. Also I didn't have the cruise on. Then blame was shifted to the floor mat, lol though it turned out to be the linkage under the hood.

 

[Geezer]

Glad your safe and yes, you sure thanked the right one. God does watch out for us, amen.