Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2008 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. As a result, the vehicle crash into a stone wall. The driver sustained minor bruising and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 98,000.

2008 Ford F-150. Consumer states acceleration issues with vehicle the consumer stated he began experiencing sudden acceleration problems in early April 2012. The first time it occurred, he was backing down a boat ramp, when all of a sudden, the vehicle accelerated. The consumer had the brake pedal all the way to the floor. Finally, he used the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a an inspection. However, the dealer was unable t duplicate, the consumers concern. After leaving the dealership, driving at a very slow speed, he applied the brake, but the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control and onto the interstate. The consumer stated he had the brake pedal to the floor, the engine was racing at high rpm's and at that point, he slammed the transmission into park. The consumer stated he has experienced sudden acceleration on several occasions.

2008 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to throttle body system malfunction. The consumers wife was driving the vehicle, but when she hit the brake, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a building.

2008 Ford f150 pick up. . . Twice within the last 2 months my truck unexpectedly accelerated when I was idling in reverse and my foot was on the brake pedal. I nearly hit an employee of mine the first time and yesterday the spontaneous acceleration caused significant damage to my motorhome. There were burn marks on the asphalt caused by me pressing on the brake so hard trying to get it to stop.

Owner of 2008 Ford F-150 experienced spontaneous acceleration of vehicle at approximately 4800 miles and then repeated 3 times in one day at approximately 5700 miles. It happened twice while in drive and twice while in reverse. Even while holding the brake pedal to the floor, the truck continued to accelerate to full throttle each time. With great difficulty, my husband forced the truck into neutral and then park, at which time the engine returned to a normal rpm. He turned the engine off and then back on. We took the truck to the Ford dealership. Our truck was left at the dealer overnight for a check over. The service agent stated that the computer did not record any issues and they were unable to duplicate our concern. The service agent stated that there was "nothing" on Ford's site about our problems with the F-150's suddenly accelerating and they could not fix what wasn't "broken. " if this is not a safety issue, nothing is! especially since so many trucks are used for hauling heavy loads. This is not an issue of where the gas and brake pedals are located. After this happens once, you know where the brake pedal is!!! it is obvious that Ford is not going to own up to this "concern" until enough injuries or deaths are reported.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-150. While driving 5 mph, the contact pulled out of his driveway and behind another vehicle. Her vehicle suddenly accelerated. On another occasion when the vehicle accelerated on its own, the contact depressed the brake pedal with both feet, but her vehicle continued to creep up behind another vehicle. While braking at a traffic light and driving through a drive thru, the vehicle began to accelerate. The dealer found no failures with the vehicle and stated that it was due to driver error. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 700 and failure mileage was 100.