Table 1 shows six common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1997 Ford Escort. The number one most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (ten problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (ten problems).
Daughter was driving car, had a tire blow out, and car suddenly accelerated out of control. She tried shifting gears, using brakes, and pulling parking brake to no avail. She crashed into parked cars after traveling about 200 yards uphill. Witnesses say she was going about 30 to 40 mph. Read details...
I turned right into a parking lot and slowly turned right again into a parking space. While I was braking, the car accelerated and hit a building. Read details...
Unintended accelleration. Within the last 12 months, on approximately 6 occasions, the vehicle would suddenly accelerate when braking to a stop. The vehicle would be placed immediately into neutral and the idle speed would return to normal. Read details...