Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Lincoln Continental

The contact owns a 2002 Lincoln Continental. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the accelerator pedal abruptly traveled to the floorboard upon engaging and remained in a stuck position. There were numerous attempts to release the accelerator pedal which failed. The vehicle would not stop when pressure was applied to the brakes. Once the gear selector was shifted into neutral, the speed began to reduce. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. The contact was able to release the stuck accelerator pedal and resumed normally for a brief moment and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to locate the problem. The manufacturer was not made aware of the unintended acceleration. The failure mileage was 66,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the control valve needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 165,000.

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Consumer started engine, it made a loud noise and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer stepped on the brakes and turned off key, but vehicle did not stop until consumer hit a pole.

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While driving vehicle on highway vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing owner to lose control while entering another lane, resulting in an accident. In an accident one person and two dogs injured.

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Intermittently when applying brakes the vehicle will accelerate suddenly and without warning. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle. However, vehicle has since accelerated and collided into another vehicle. Please provide additional information.

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Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision, no deployment of the air bag during impact.