Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria

Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria based on all problems reported for the 2008 Crown Victoria.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 07/29/2016

I was driving straight on a highway- route 2 in massachusetts. After tapping on the brakes to begin the process of slowing down, the Crown Victoria- on it's own- began to accelerate at the same time. It was sudden and unintended acceleration. At that point, I slammed as hard as I could onto the brake pedal- to the point where the brakes were smoking. The engine overwhelmed brakes and I could not stop the vehicle- I could only slow it down. I ended up rear ending the vehicle in front of me (which had come to a stop). Even after the impact, the Crown Victoria continued to push against the vehicle in front of me. Then, just as suddenly as it started, the full bore acceleration stopped. I had a perfect driving history prior to this malfunction. No accidents ever. I had ample space and time to safely stop my vehicle. There was no problem with mats. I am not suing Ford. I am not trying to avoid the surcharge. I can't offer you tangible proof that there was a sudden unintended acceleration in my 2008 Ford Crown Victoria- other than my truthful testimony. I recently bought the vehicle and, until that one incident, it was running normally. It was running normally in the days after the accident. I had a "wrench" light come on once, a couple of weeks earlier but it was gone the next time I started up the car. So I dismissed it. The damage was relatively minor and I have full collision. I considered the car so unsafe to drive, however, that I took it off the road and gave it away. I warned the person I gave it to that the vehicle was unsafe and should be used only for parts. What I am saying is the truth and it is consistent with what I told the motorist I struck at the time of the accident.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 10/26/2009

2008 Ford Crown Victoria. Consumer states unintended acceleration and no response to brake pedal. The consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes to make a turn, the vehicle did not stop and the engine began to rev at a high rate. He had to pump the brakes in order to get the vehicle to stop. The consumer stated the same problem has since happened a second time. The dealer was unable to find a problem. Updated 09/22/jb.


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