1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN TURN IT OFF I CAN'T SEEM TO PUSH MY GAS PEDAL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL SOMETHING BREAKS OR POPS AND THEN IT ALLOWS ME TO PUSH THE PEDAL. I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SMOKE COMING FROM ON TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, NOW I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO WHERE MY HORN WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE. I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT FRAME OF THE SUV. THE FRAME SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE SWAY BAR THAT IS CAUSING THAT PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FORD ABOUT IT AND THEY KEEP SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT ACCELERATED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID ABNORMALLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WIRE FENCE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BODILY TRAUMA. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER (THAT I PURCHASED FEB 2010) IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE 4.0 SOHC CAMPAIGN # 00V422000 AND ACTION # EA99001. I HAVE TO APPLY EXTRA ACCELERATION TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE WHEN ENGINE IS "COLD". AFTER IT WARMS UP, OR IF I START THE ENGINE AND ALLOW IT TO WARM UP BEFORE DRIVING, I DO NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER V8 COMPLAINTS? *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING, BECAUSE THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKAGE HAD FRACTURED. SECONDLY HE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SMELL AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIRDLY DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ALSO STICK. THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. LASTLY THE MAIN BAR THAT HELD THE TWO BUMPERS TOGETHER HAD CORRODED. THE FAILURES WERE DESCRIBED IN RECALLS (98V060000, 00V422000, 00V402000). HOWEVER HE WAS ADVISED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING THE RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

CRUISE CONTROL WORKS AT TIMES AND SOMETIME DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

DT: 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. I THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR USED, AND WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE FIRST TIME IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. IT WAS AT 70 MPH AND IT ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. TO STOP VEHICLE HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF. THEN VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT WOULD STOP. ALSO HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES MANY TIMES TO STOP. THERE WAS NO CRASH. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. *AK

Mileage: 94,343

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING UNDER H IS FOOT SNAP. THE CONSUMER LOST SPEED, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO DISCOVER THE BOLT HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. *NM *TC

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 46,289

THROTTLE STICKS WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , WHO FIXED THE IEG VALVE. VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, CAUSING CAR TO GO INTO A SKID.*AK

CAR ACCELERATES INVOLUNTARILY AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN PARKING SITUATION AFTER 20+ MILES OF DRIVING HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. SOMETIMES, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BELOW 2,800 RPM DURING A COAST AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE THROTTLE. THE PEDAL IS FINE, AND THE CABLE IS FINE. IS NOW IN SECOND DEALERSHIP IN UNDER TWO MONTHS AND SAME PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED.*AK

GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING, AND IT IS TOO HARD TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE BOTH PEDALS ARE BEING APPLIED. APPOINTMENT FOR DEALER HAS BEEN MADE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND BRAKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL. DURING BRAKING VEHICLE SLOWED A BIT, ENGINE REVVED AGAIN. CONSUMER UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STARTED TO REV AND TAKE OFF. MOTOR ON VEHICLE WAS GOING FASTER AND FASTER. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER 10 SECONDS MOTOR WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *AK THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARTE OCCASIONS, ONE TIME THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, CONSUMER FOUND SERVICE BULLETING 97S67 AND STATES THAT THIS EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. *SLC

THROTLE STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 00V422. WHEN THROTTLE CLOSED, STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP. CAME CLOSE TO HITTING CAR IN FRONT. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AT DEALERS EXPENSE.

WHEN FIRST PRESSING DOWN CONSUMER WAS IN A COAST MODE, AND THROTTLE WOULDN'T BUDGE. DEALER WANTED $300 FOR REPAIR. RECALL 00V422000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S568 DIDN'T APPLY TO CONSUMER BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD A 5.L ENGINE, AND RECALL WAS FOR A 4.L ENGINE. *AK

WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN, AT INTERSECTION, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ENGINE ROARED AS IF ACCELERATING. WE HAVE HAD ONE OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKING. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME. IN SECOND INCIDENT, I AM SURE THAT I HAD MY FOOT ONLY ON THE BRAKE. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 17 MILES CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE TO UNLOAD IT. THEN RESTARTED IT TO TAKE IT INTO GARAGE. AT ABOUT 5 MPH ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO DEEP FREEZER AND DEMOLISHING IT. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE HAS LUNGED OR ACCELERATED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO BE LOOKED AT BUT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE V-6 ENGINE TYPE HAS BEEN RECALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE 302 V-8, BUT YOU HAVE NOT RECALLED THE V-8 ENGINE, WHY NOT???? *AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AND HAVE TO BE FORCED UP. THIS DEFECT OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES. HOWEVER, OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY DURING COLDER WEATHER. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP, PEDAL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO HIT PEDAL TO GET IT TO MOVE. THE LONGER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE WORSE THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE. (TEMPERATURE RELATED?) THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND LINKAGE, AND ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $300. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO PRETTY MUCH PARALLEL THE PROBLEM W/ THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINES THAT ARE A PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V422000 RECALL. AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 5.0L ENGINE. I DON'T GET IT!.*AK

DISTANCE BETWEEN GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL IS ONLY AN INCH AND HALF. THIS CAUSED TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS, AND 2 MINOR CRASHES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF MY VECHICLE HAVE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT WITH 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE HOWEVER THE OTHER DRIVER IS CLAIMING $12,000 IN INJURIES. *AK

WHILE PARKING AT A RIGHT ANGLE ON A STEEP HILL OVERLOOKING A BUSY ROAD, THE CAR ALMOST AT A STANDSTILL, THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED SCREAMING, THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD OVER A CONCRETE PARKING CURB AND MOWED DOWN A TALL PALM TREE. MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF NOT FOR HITTING THE TREE, AS SHE HAD ALREADY TAKEN OFF HER SEATBELT AND OPENED HER DOOR - WE WERE SO CLOSE TO A STANDSTILL. THE TREE STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING OVER A VERY STEEP HILL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ONTO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD BELOW. THE REPLACEMENT VALUE OF THE TREE IS NOT YET KNOWN. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED VIA CHANNEL 4 TV IN UK, AND DATELINE NBC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, AS MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF NOT FOR THE PALM TREE. I HAVE NOW HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED ON THE VEHICLE SO THAT I CAN DRIVE IT, AS I CAN NOT ETHICALLY TRADE IT IN AND LET SOMEONE ELSE BUY IT WHEN I KNOW IT HAS A PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT BY REGISTERING THIS BRIEF COMPLAINT THAT IT WILL HELP YOU TO INFLUENCE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULT RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *AK

UPON PUTTING VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE THROTTLE STUCK & VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE GARAGE WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WILL HESITATE OR STOP MOMENTARILY WHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE. MERCURY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK.ET

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & ACCELERATING. STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED. PUMPED BRAKES TO DECREASE SPEED. PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98R -O3 FORD/THROTTLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SINCE 31-AUGUST, 1999, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE RECALL HONORED. BUT STILL UNABLE TO GET REPAIRS DONE. ASKING NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE STARTED ROARING/RACING AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL STUCK DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA OF CHICAGO, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IDLE WHILE NOT MOVING. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THE STATE OF ILLIONIS IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V-074) REGARDING THROTTLE LINKAGE AND CONTROL FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS. *YC

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V0704000. CONTACTED DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HAVE MECHANIC DO RECALL REPAIRS ON THE THROTTLE. HAD INDICATED TO OWNER IT WAS NOT NEEDED & WOULD NOT REQUIRE REPAIR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE WILL STICK. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN THE VEHCILE WILL SLOWDOWN AND COME TO A STOP. *AK

ACCELERATOR TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN A PANIC SITUATION, RESULTS IN ACCIDENT. *AK

ACCELERATOR TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN A PANIC SITUATION, RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP, ENGINE REVS, CAUSING AN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY PLACED AUTOMOBILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER A WHILE AUTOMOBILE BEGAN TO SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER COULD NOT DISENGAGE AUTOMOBILE. APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL REAR BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS MERCURY IN OCT 98 .IT IS NOW JAN OF 99 AND I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS .A WARRENTY CAME WITH THIS CAR, AND WE HAVE BEEN THERE TWICE ;ONE FOR THE TRANSFER CASE, AND SWITCH FOR THE POWER SEAT , LEAK ON REAR HATCH WINDOW. NOW IM RETURNING IT FOR THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. I ALMOST KILLED MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF .I MADE MY CHILDREN JUMP OUT OF THE CAR WHILE DOING APROX . 5 MILES AN HOUR. THE MORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE MORE THE ENGINE IDLED FASTER . I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS I AM A HOUSEWIFE. I JUST WISH I KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE CAR SO IT COULD BEEN CORRECTED BEFORE I WENT ON VACATION .IT IS A NICE CAR. I WISH MERCURY WOULD NOTIFY THEIRE CUSTOMERS OF ANY DEFECTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS QUESTIONAIR, IT HELPED MY FAMILY ALOT . THANK YOU. DAWN GAG LIANO. *AK

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED MOVING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY A FOOT PER SECOND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL RPM'S AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYCONSUMER MOVED SHIFT LEVER FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, VEHCLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD,CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO TIMES WHEN CAR JUST TOOK OFF. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AS CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, CONSUMER'S FOOT ALSO RESTED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. IF CONSUMER HAS WIDE FEET IT COULD CAUSE MISAPPLICATION ON THE PEDAL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *TT

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES , THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT DUE TO THROTTLE LINKAGE FAILURE.

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR NO REASON. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK POSITION WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK ON BABY WAS IN CAR SEAT IN BACK SEAT WHEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL WITH BABY INSIDE, AND INJURIES TO CONSUMER WHO WAS TRYING TO STOP THE RUN AWAY VEHICLE. CONSUMER RAN TO VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT THE BABY SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. ALSO NOTICED VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. *AK

THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN PANIC STOP DRIVER STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR ALSO. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER . OWNER STATES THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES. HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. THE DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE . *AK

THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP, THE OWNER HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK KEPT GOING, AND DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE WAS RACING THE ENTIRE TIME WITH HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS.

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH AND TAKING FOOT OF GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, OWNER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS GAINING SPEED WHILE APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER HAD TO USE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK