2006 Ford Mustang VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE ACCELERATING/PRESSING GAS PEDAL FROM A FULL STOP AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25+ MINUTES, VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND THEN SURGED FORWARD AS IF IT LOST POWER OR GAS BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STALLED. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2006, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 15+ TIMES AS I BEGAN DOCUMENTING IT. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOR HAS ANYTHING SHOWN UP ON THE CAR?S COMPUTER. NEXT QUESTION IS IF THEY PLACE A "BLACK BOX" ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A FENCE AFTER ACCELERATING OVER A CURB. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AFTER HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. BEFORE CRASHING, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORD BOTH INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO VISIBLE FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,536.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE CLUTCH AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TIRES BEGAN TO SCREECH AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS WERE STILL DEPRESSED. SHE WAS CERTAIN THAT SHE DID NOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000. TO DATE THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. UPDATED 08/29/07.*JB

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO NOTICEABLY ACCELERATE (WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 35 MPH. CONTINUED STRONG PRESSURE ON BRAKE AS CAR CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE (ENGINE REVS CONTINUED TO RISE.) AFTER CAR'S BRAKES THANKFULLY OVERPOWERED THE ACCELERATION AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FULL STOP, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND MOTOR REVVING STOPPED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, AFTER DECELERATING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR OVER 2 HOURS. *NM

APPLYING QUICK ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO STICK IN MY CAR. I HAVE APPLY HARD BRAKING AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM AN STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 50-90 MPH ON ITS OWN. BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.