Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2000 Mercury Villager

: the contact stated while driving the accelerator pedal sticks. Although the dealership was alerted no repairs were made.

Accelerator sticks when in idle position and requires force to overcome which causes vehicle to jump forward. This occured when vehicle had 36,000 miles and was repaired under warranty. Now at 70,000 miles the problem re-occurs. This is a safety problem because the vehicle can jump forward and hita car or person in front. Brakes are required to be applied at the same time the accelerator is pushed to prevent the vehicle from jumping forward.

Accelerator pedal sticks.

Came to a red light and the accelerator stuck. I had to push very hard on the brake and put the vehicle in park in order to stop. This type of situation happened several other times. I took the vehicle to alexander Ford in boaz, al. They said it was the throttle assembly, and would cost a lot of money to fix. The Nissan dealership said that they had experienced many instances of the same type of problem. They also said that to their knowledge a throttle assembly does not exist. A relative who works on cars cleaned the "butterfly" and this temporarily corrected the problem.

The accelerator kept sticking to the point that upon taking off the tires squealed. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer for service, and the dealer stated nothing was wrong. The consumer was afraid to drive the vehicle.

2000 Mercury Villager has experienced problems multiple times with the accelerator pedal sticking. We have only had the vehicle approximately 1 year and this has happened in excess of 100 times. We have taken the vehicle into the shop and they have not been able to correct the problem. What can be done to correct this problem and why hasn't there been a recall for this problem? my research reveals several complaints for this same exact problem.

The accelerator pedal would sticks intermittently from a stop position. This caused the vehicle to lurch forward when the accelerator pedal needed to be applied harder then normal. Consumer anticipated this condition may cause a vehicle crash. The vehicle has been to two separate dealers, and they were unable to duplicate the problem.

Accelerator pedal sticks. This has been a sporadic problem. At 35,500 miles, the dealer cleaned the throttle body; but problem has been occurring again at irregular intervals. Vehicle now has 77,500 miles, and dealer states that vehicle needs new throttle body at a cost of $540. 50.

About 50% of the time the accelerator pedal sticks, as if there is something blocking it from being depressed. When it finally releases, the car shoots forward and the tires squeal.

Accelerator pedal sticks when depressed.

Accelerator pedal sticks. Driver has to put excess pressure on pedal to unstick which causes unsafe "jackrabbit" surges and is a serious safety hazard.

The accelerator pedal sticks badly. When you finally manage to press hard enough to make it move, it causes the van to violently lurch forward which can lead to loss of control of the vehicle and/or an accident.

While driving vehicle at any speed accelerator pedal sticks intermittently. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts. .

The consumer has experienced the following: rear wiper hangs-won't clear the glass(to open rear hatch glass)-motor inoperative, accelerator sticks-has to keep tapping it to loosen, the rear bench seat recliner will let go and seat will collapse, the left handle is loose, and the rear seat latch is binding/collapsing.

The accelerator pedal would stick constantly whenever the vehicle is at a stop position. The accelerator pedal would need to be applied harder to release the pedal. This problem caused the vehicle to lurch forward intermittently. Vehicle at the repair shop, and the dealer was not notified.

Accelerator pedal would stick making it difficult to depress to accelerate. Upon further pressure the pedal would depress, but then the vehicle accelerated too fast. There was no in between.

When you push on the accelerator somtimes it sticks and like something is blocking it. When it unsticks the added preasure causes the van to shoot forward and you could rear end another vehicle or loose control around a corner. I report this and the dealership did not care because they were to busy tio get to it the day I took the vehicle in.

While traveling noticed gas pedal to floor board stuck,consumer depressed it with force to release gas pedal. Dealer stated problem was with the throttle body, that it needed cleaned and lubricated.

: the contact stated the accelerator pedal stuck when depressed, and when it unstuck, the added pressure caused the van to lurch forward. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who determined there was not enough lubricant on the accelerator parts. The problem persisted after visiting the service dealer. Updated 12/5/2006 - this has been a problem since the vehicle was purchased new.