Hey guys, Has anyone ever experienced this? I was driving coming down a small grade so had foot off gas pedal and just resting on brake, when all of sudden engine starts revving at 2.5 rpms and climbing, I put on the brake but my 1999 Ford Explorer Sport, automatic tranny, sohc, doesn't respond to braking keeps going, so I miraculously slide over in traffic to a side street, put the transmission in neutral and the RPMs go to 5 and which point I got the truck stopped and put into park and turned it off. Didn't smell so good under the hood either. Kind of like a clutch buring if I had one. Well it was pitch black and I am an hour from home with 4 passengers. So we get out my cousin starts messing with throttle cable and I call AAA. Well after about 20 minutes my cousin starts the truck and it is fine. Which was a huge relief cause towing would have been outrageous. I drove the truck an hour home no problems and it has been sitting since. It's going to the mechanic or its going to be a trade in, not sure which way I am heading. A couple $100s fix and that is fine, but if it's a couple $1000 ... not so fine. So just wondering if anyone had this experience so I know what to prepare for at the mechanic. I hate going to the mechanic. (live in Los Angeles and am a girl.....not fun) Hoping someone will say, oh hey that is just the TPS and that is really be the problem. :D Thanks in advance. Annette.
1999 Ford Explorer Sport Auto, 6 cyl, SOHC 75k miles, 4.0L Black. ;)- posted
18 years ago