BEWARE of Unintended Acceleration...

I think this person works for the new Camaro design team.

Don Manning

I thought they found that the gas peddle was bent not the brake pedddle like you would have thought.

Okay, you got your wish. We have ordered the police report from FHP. As soon as I get the report I will post it. And if you wish, e-mail me your phone no. and I'll fax it to you.

Ron in Florida (Gator Man)

Ron in Florida,

That is some funny s*it. If by chance, some of it is true though, here is what everyone is thinking. You were showing off to a friend (hot doggin'), lost control, and aren't a very good driver, and do not react well. You are why I drive an Excursion. See ya on the road.

Duped

Seems you are not alone... I found this rather interesting...

What you have found just PROVES what everyone else here has been saying about the brakes, and a normal drivers reactions!

"I held the brake down hard which kept me from moving but the RPMS kept increasing and the tires began squealing, I put the car in Park (instinct) and now the engine is red-lining so I turned the ignition off. I then restarted and it ran ok."

I have already ordered a "kill switch" for our mustang. As soon as it comes out of the body shop, installing the kill switch will be my first priority.....

:>John S. wrote: :>> :>> On Dec 24, 5:13 am, GatorMan wrote: :>>> Beware and be warned. My 2006 Mustang GT Premium Coupe w/ auto trans. We :>>> took delivery of this Mustang on October 27th 0f this year. A brand new :>>> 2006 leftover. We have not had the car two months yet. The car has only :>>> 1100 miles on it. :>>>

:>>> We went to visit a friend this evening to check out the Christmas :>>> Lights. Upon leaving to come home around 6:30 the Mustang took off all :>>> by itself. I backed out of his driveway and as soon as I put the car in :>>> drive the engine revved up all by itself. I put not one but both feet on :>>> the brakes and could not stop it. The engine would not slow down or go :>>> back to idle. All I could do was steer and try to avoid hitting things. :>>> Well I missed the first house in my path, but went up on the lawn of the :>>> second home and hit a Cadillac in the driveway. I careened of the Caddy :>>> and made a 90 degree turn going across the street into a driveway :>>> hitting the garage and finally coming to a stop. :>>>

:>>> When I get the car back from the body shop, I am thinking it needs a :>>> dead-man switch installed. The least I can do for my family's safety. :>>>

:>>> Drive careful, with those Mustangs (with the drive by wire systems). :>>>

:>>> Ron in Florida :>> :>> Seems you are not alone... I found this rather interesting... :>> :>> :>>

:>

What will that do that the key will not? I mean other than further confuse the situation.

What *I* find most interesting is the very fist post. As I was reading I was waiting to read about how he slammed into the car ahead and pushed two cars and a truck (an F450 tow truck) out into a 4 lane highway and killed 8 people.... But it didn't happen. He held the brake and turned the key off. What a concept! Next time you get in your 1993 or later car with an auto transmission or your 1987 or later manual and you realize that you HAVE to put your foot on the brake to move out of Park or HAVE to smash the clutch 4" past the disengaged point to start the engine, realize it is because of law suits by people who are way too casual with their driving.

You couldn't turn the key off, but you won't miss turning off a toggle switch?

I am reminded of it everytime I need to get into the car and push the clutch in when I just wanted to reach in and turn the key to start it.

Although.... on my 3-on-the-tree maverick I have to have it in reverse to take the key out. While working on it I forgot I had taken the key in and out and it was in reverse.... I reach in to start it and the car lurches a bit in reverse and starts.... It is now moving backwards very slowly... I walk along with it and turn the key off. Car moved maybe 3-5 feet.

Knowing the car would do this came in handy some years later. I was driving along and my clutch pedal went to the floor and didn't come back up. It was bit before I found a place I could pull over. I pop the hood and there's a piece of linkage missing. I use the starter in gear to get the car started (stalling it to stop and restarting in 2nd gear to go again) and I drive back to the point where the clutch last worked. I park and look for the piece on the road. I find it. Cotter pin had broken and it just fell out. I put it back in and put some wire in where the cotter pin was and tether the whole thing to the car. Bought a new pin and rigged up a tether that remains there to this day. Should the pin ever fail again the rod and the other little part will not end up on street.

One has to wonder if he knows the intent of that switch is to be in a hidden place to keep a thief from stealing the car. Which won't even work when they yank it up on to a tow truck. A member of the Titan forums who had a HIGHLY modified F-250 diesel had that done to his truck.

ROFL!! Sounds like an episode of Mr. Bean.

at 24 Dec 2006, WindsorFox [ snipped-for-privacy@SPAMcox.net] wrote in news:duqjh.602$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe16.lga:

It has Electronic Throttle Control as per the Driver Info Center on MyColor gauge option. Judging from teh small issue I have of a short lag off the line (It kinda acts like a turbo, neeidong time to spool up) it would not surprise me if it is drive by wire.

With regards to a dead men switch installation, I believe mine has one. It's called an ignition key. :-)

Actually, it does have several error checks in the PCM. Theoretically, it's not possible for the throttle to open without input from the pretend accelerator. However, even if it did happen, next time try turning the ignition off. It works a lot better than trying to steer. lol

I'm installing a kill switch, not disabling the starter or the fuel pump. The switch will be on the shift lever where it can be reached in an emergency. A lot easier than trying to reach behind the steering wheel while trying to steer the vehicle.

And the unexpected ride lasted about 8 seconds, and the car travelled

Ron in Tampa.

W>> >>

Sure... you'll find that button down there on the console when you couldn't find the key...

Average speed: 28mph. 8 seconds is a lot of time. If it takes you more than 8 seconds to react to a situation, then you shouldn't be driving.

So the shift lever will be easier to reach while trying to steer the vehicle than the key switch four inches from your right hand?? You mean the same shift lever that you apparently could not find to shift into neutral during that eight second long eternity while your car careened across someones lawn past a tree and into a house?

Again, you are trying to cover your mistake with crap that as I said before is going to do nothing more than complicate the situation.

Oh my God how I wish to see a comment by Kate on this thread. I think I'd have some new sig quote fodder for sure...

I'm still waiting for the Police Report...

Rob