Speed Control Linkage Problems of Ford F-150

On 11-21-06, one of our employees, was accelerating onto the freeway and realized that the throttle linkage on his 2003 Ford f150 was stuck. He had to put the f150 in neutral and pull over to safely stop (the engine was racing until he turned it off). He found that there is a plastic, two-piece cover around the throttle linkage that had come unsnapped on its underside and had apparently caused the problem. He replaced the cover. This problem has the potential to be a severe, perhaps fatal, defect.

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Stopped at a "red" traffic light with vehicle in front of me, the light turned green. I pressed the accelerator but nothing happened. I instinctively pressed farther on the accelerator, and then the engine revved too high which caused me to have to slam on the brakes before hitting the car in front of me. The throttle delay in "drive by wire" system is too pronounced and could lead to an accident, either in the manner that happened to me, or if I were to pull out into traffic thinking I had enough time but really didn't because of the throttle delay. The delay is usually around one second from the time I hit the gas to the time the engine rpm changes. I took the vehicle to the dealer, and they re-flashed the pcm to the latest version they had, but it did not seem to make any difference in throttle response. There is currently no TSB for this symptom.

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Consumer states that the vehicle accelerater and brake are too close. Consumer was trying to brake and vehicle accelerated and hit a house. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information. Mr.

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Sudden acceleration from 5 mph to over 40 mph while slowing for stopped traffic resulting in an accident and $4,000 damage to the truck and an unknown amount to the car I struck after the sudden acceleration.

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Vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a minor collision. Dealer has been notified.

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Vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision/ minor injury. Dealer was inspecting vehicle, and manufacturer has been notified.

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While vehicle was in park position by the shift indicator, vehicle accelerated in reverse, resulting in injuries. Dealer has inspected, and will repair vehicle.

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Upon starting vehicle and putting into gear, vehicle had instant acceleration. Rpms went from 1000 to 4500 without hitting the accelerator. This happened while foot was on the brake pedal.

While driving vehicle suddenly acclerated. Brakes did not stop vehicle. Could not place vehicle in park position, or could not shut off vehicle, which almost caused a crash. The first time this problem happened on Apr 27, 2000, but in the reverse position. Please provide further information.

Vehicle was recalled for the throttle linkage. But manufacturer said that this vehicle was not in cluded in the recall.

While applying the brakes, vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a collision. Dealer and manufacturer will be notified. Dealer has inspected vehicle and found nothing wrong. Also the wipers work intermittently, windows will not go up or down, and daytime running lights do not turn on.

While trying to park accelerator pedal got stuck ,causing the vehicle not to be able to stop. Consumer was finally was able to put the vehicle in neutral. Please provide any futher information.

Vehicle been experiencing problem with sudden acceleration whenever vehicle came to a stop. Vehicle been in/out of three different dealer shops, and problem still occurring.

Had started vehicle & shifted into drive when vehicle suddenly accelerated. Had taken vehicle to dealer & mechanic replaced the accelerator cable. Took out cruise control, but did not replace it.

When the vehicle was put into reverse it suddenly accelerated backwards,causing a collision. Cause unknown, consumer had to put vehicle in park and cut the vehicle off inorder to regain control. Please give any further details.

Whil backing into a driveway vehicle took off in reverse. Driver had to shift into park gear in order to stop vehicle. Dealer has vehicle currently.