11 problems related to accelerator stuck have been reported for the 1997 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
When consumer attempted to step on the accelerator it became stuck. Ts scc.
Had cruise/control set & push accelerator to pass an vehicle when my truck reach approx. 75m. P. H. The acclerator pedel automaticly went all the way to floorboard & stuck with full trottle all the way open. When I tap brake pedal it did not trun off cruise. Then push the off buttton on cruise,it did not shut off. When I shut off engine & got truck finally to stop . Ihad to reach down & pull up on the accelerator pedel to unstick it. Then I started the truck up again & everything appeared to be working okay again.
Accelerator sticks when first applied. Consumer has to press harder , then vehicle surges forward.
Accelerator pedal became stuck when consumer went to pass a vehicle , causing vehicle speed to accelerate up to 90 mph. Only way to stop acceleration was by consumer bending down and pulling up on the accelerator from floor. Dealer claimed parts was on back order.
In passing a vehicle, the accelerator stuck. Speeds went past 90. The brakes would only slow the vehicle to 70. Finally downshifting slowed the car and the accelerator became unstuck. If there had been another vehicle in the road ahead, the only choice would have been to ditch the vehicle. No one should have to experience this type of failures.
I had the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor while passing another car. After passing, the accelerator was stuck at full throttle. I tried pressing the brakes, and that didn't work. I tried to put it in neutral, and I accidently put it in either park or reverse and then the tires squealed. I was finally able to get to the side of the road (avoiding running into a schoolbus), and put it in park and put the emergency brake on. The pedal was still all the way down at full throttle. I reached down with my hand and pulled the accelerator up to 'unstick' it. I do not believe that the floor mat had anything to do with this, or that a floor mat is capable of holding the pedal all the way down at full throttle. The Ford dealer is currently investigating the problem, but after 1. 5 days they say that they can't find anything. But, the Ford dealer manager has the identical truck, and said that this happened to him also, but he just thought it was the floor mat. I told him to demonstrate how that could happen, and I think he will tomorrow if they do not find anything wrong with the vehicle. He also said that he doesn't know what to look for as far as the 'sudden acceleration' complaint.
Had foot on accelerator pedal while on an incline. If foot is removed off accelerator pedal, vehicle would roll backwards. The accelerator pedal would stick after being applied again.
Accelerator stuck on floor mat with throttle wide open.
The accelerator gets stuck on driver's side floor mat due to location of floor mat. This only happens upon full acceleration.
Intermittently accelerator pedal sticks. Dealer has inspected vehicle.
The accelerator is sticking to the floor in a wide open position, causing loss of vehicle control.