1993 FORD ESCORT Vehicle Speed Control Problems

VEHICLE'S RPMS STAY HIGH AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. *MR THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PEDAL WASN'T STICKY NOR WAS THE THROTTLE CABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RARELY ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW 0 DEGREES). THE RPMS REVVED HIGH AND CONTINUED TO RISE WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE "SOLVED" THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES OR UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE AIR INTAKE VALVE WAS CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *PH *NM

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. ONLY AFTER APPLYING BRAKES DID GAS PEDAL LOOSEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2000, THEN, ON 12 NOVEMBER GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, AND EVEN AFTER CONSUMER HIT BRAKE HARD, GAS PEDAL STILL STAYED STUCK. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN GAS PEDAL GOT UNSTUCK , AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. DURING WEEK OF 6 NOVEMBER, 2000 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD BUCK, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING A CRASH, EVEN THOUGH BOTH FEET WERE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES WERE TO THE FLOOR.*AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND GOING TO SLOWDOWN , ENGINE WILL REV INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER MUST SHUT ENGINE AND COAST IN ORDER TO SLOWDOWN. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 4-5 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DEFECT.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AFTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE IDLES HIGH. DEALER REPLACED THE AIR SENSOR. FORD NOT PROVIDED ANY HELP. *AK *ML

CAR ROUTINELY ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY (SOMETIMES TO REDLINE). WORSE IN DAMP WHETHER AND AFTER PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

IN AN ICE STORM WENT TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN.THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, IT WOULD GO UP TO 40MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AN IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN AT SPEED WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. *SLC

ENGINE RACES TO REDLINE EVEN WITH CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN AND FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE RPMS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 1996 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION: SURGING WHILE AT A STOPPING POSTION; ALSO ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

IDLES HIGH AFTER GOING SHORT DISTANCES AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BYPASS VALVE AND THE THROTTLE . *AK

SPEED CONTROL STICKS, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *YC

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY DEALER, AND PROBLEM REOCURRED. CONSUMER NEEDS HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION. HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN TEPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES. I HAVE NOTICED MANY (20-50) OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE.??

ACCELERATION NOTICED WHILE DRIVING OVER 45MPH, AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AFTER DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS 1 MINUTE. AT TIMES, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED TO OVER 40 MP ON ITS OWN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAS RARELY BEEN IN THE NORMAL RANGE DURING THIS OCCURRENCE. THIS PROBLEM IS WEARING OUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

ENGINE ACCELERATES AND DECLERATES BY ITSELF. ENGINE RACES.

VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATION OR WON'T START. WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. ALSO RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERTION.

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO THE CROSSWALK, TP SENSOR REPLACED.

ACCELERATOR LINKAGE FAILED, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH SPEEDS, ALSO REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

DURING COLD WEATHER, AFTER PLACING IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, YET VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP VEHICLE.

THE ENGINE SUDDENLLY RAN AWAY FROM THE DRIVER AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE AND THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEWAY DRIVING, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, ENGINE RACES TO INCREASINGLY HIGHER RPMS. *AK

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THE THROTTLE IS STICKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

PURCHASE CAR NEW SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES MOTOR RUNS FAST . TT

VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DURING COLD WEATHER, ENGINE SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. *AK

DURING COLD WEATHER, ENGINE SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

687-3469 WK, ENGINE WENT HIGH IDLE, SWERVED MISSED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THROTTLE BODY IN COLD WEATHER CLOSED THE VALVE, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION SPEED 40 MPH. TT

ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH IDLE EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT

ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH IDLE EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT

IAC SOLENOID STICKS, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION, REPLACE IAC SOLENOID. TT

PURCHASED CAR NEW, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES, MOTOR RUNS FAST . TT

VEHICLE GOES HIGH IDLE RPMS GOES 40 TO 50 MPH, STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND APPLY THE BRAKES. TT

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TT

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. TT AIR CONDITIONER ALSO MAKES NOISES AND HAS AN ODOR. TRANSMISSION TAKES 3 TO 4 ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGAGING IN REVERSE. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. HATCHBACK DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LENSE IS CRACKED. FRONT BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. WINDOW SEAL BROKE CAUSING WIND NOISE. *SLC

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

THE FUEL THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE AACELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CAR PULL TO THE LEFT WAS DRIVING PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH START TO GET OFF EXIT CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T GO OFF HAD TO CUT CAR OFF. TT

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TW

THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, SPEED UP 75 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. TT

VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL, POSSIBLE DUE TO A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. TT