1989 MERCURY COUGAR Vehicle Speed Control Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC BLOCK THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE VALVE (TV) CABLE TO THE THROTTLE LEVER BROKE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE LEVER. THE PLASTIC BLOCK, STILL CONNECTED TO THE TV CABLE, DROPPED DOWN AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND A FUEL RAIL AND PREVENTED THE THROTTLE LEVEL FROM GOING BACK TO THE NORMAL IDLE POSITION. WHEN APPROCHING STOPPED TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION THE PARTIALLY OPEN THROTTLE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AS USUAL AND A COLLISION RESULTED. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE IDLED AT 3000 RPM. WHEN THE PLASTIC TV CABLE BLOCK WAS UNWEDGED FROM BETWEEN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND THE FUEL RAIL THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS BACK TO THE NORMAL 900 RPM.

Mileage: 205,060

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC BLOCK THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE VALVE (TV) CABLE TO THE THROTTLE LEVER BROKE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE LEVER. THE PLASTIC BLOCK, STILL CONNECTED TO THE TV CABLE, DROPPED DOWN AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND A FUEL RAIL AND PREVENTED THE THROTTLE LEVEL FROM GOING BACK TO THE NORMAL IDLE POSITION. WHEN APPROCHING STOPPED TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION THE PARTIALLY OPEN THROTTLE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AS USUAL AND A COLLISION RESULTED. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE IDLED AT 3000 RPM. WHEN THE PLASTIC TV CABLE BLOCK WAS UNWEDGED FROM BETWEEN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND THE FUEL RAIL THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS BACK TO THE NORMAL 900 RPM.

Mileage: 205,060

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAD VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 35 MPH AND HIT A BRICK WALL. CONSUMRER DOESN'T HAVE A VEHICLE ANY MORE. *AK

VEHICLE WA SPARKED, FACING UPHILL ON A 75 FOOT LONG DOWNWARD SLOPING DRIVEWAY OF ASPHALT. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY REARWARD. VEHICLE RACED BACKWARD, DOWN DRIVE, TOWARD STREET. DRIVER TRIED TO STOP WITH BRAKES, BUT THEY ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE A BIT. FEARING THAT VEHICLE WOULD RACE INTO STREET, SWUNG STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT, TO PUT VEHICLE ON LAWN. REA ROF VEHICLE SWUNG INTO PARKE DVEHICLE, KNOCKING IT FORWARD AND DAMAGING REAR. VEHICLE THEN BOUNCED SIDEWAYS INTO DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB A HILL. KILLED IGNITION TO STOP. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND HAD A HEADACHE. .

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STARTED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DURING NORMAL PEDAL OPERATION PEDAL WILL STICK, CAUSING ERRATIC ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED, HITTING 45 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, ENGINE LOCKED UP, SHIFT GEAR GOT STUCK. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS ON THE FLOOR BY ITSELF. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF.

VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION IN PARK, PUT IN GEAR INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, TRIED TO BRAKE, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO 75 MPH; ALSO, TAPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WENT IN NEUTRAL. MANUFACTURER SAID THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BUSHING BROKE, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO JAM. *AK

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED TWICE.

THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL PROBLEM. (2ND VEHICLE ON 601564/503665)

TURNED ON IGNITION, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, PICKED UP MORE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, STOPPED AFTER HITTING BRICK HOUSE, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DRIVER EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION OF SPEEDS FROM 45-55 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *DH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR(ACCELERATE) TO AVOID HITTING CAR CONSUMER WENT OFF THE ROAD AND TOTALED CAR . TT

CONSUMER GOT IN CAR STARTED IT UP AND IT WENT DEAD, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PUT INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARD . TT

ENGAGED IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A WALL, THEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

HAD VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THROTTLE STICKING WIDE OPEN. *AK

PLASTIC CLIP TO THROTTLE VALVE BROKE CAUSING TUBING TO GET CAUGHT IN ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM;JAMMED ACCELERATOR, ENGINE ACCELERATED;FROZE AT 50 MPH. *AK