2007 Ford Mustang Speed Control & Cruise Problems

I WAS DRIVING AROUND OUR LOCAL LAKE DOING 25 MPH. I HAD JUST COME AROUND A CURVE AND WAS HEADED FOR ANOTHER CURVE PRETTY QUICKLY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND I HIT THE BRAKES TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. MY SPEED GOT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I CAME UP ON A CURVE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THIS POINT. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I MISSED THE CORNER AND LANDED IN A POND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE IN ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET OF WATER. MY CAR WAS THEN SUBMERGED UP THE TOP OF THE TRUNK IN WATER.

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BOTH ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY CAR NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON AND THROUGH RESEARCH, I GUESS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. WHEN IN TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY, WARM TEMPERATURE, MY CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TODAY, IT DID WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A CORNER. I ALMOST GOT HIT. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR. IT HAPPENS DURING RUSH HOUR SO I END UP MAKING OTHER DRIVERS ANGRY WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THE OTHER ONGOING ISSUE I HAVE IS THE CAR ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND HAS GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. I NOW HAVE OTHER WITNESS' PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AND HAD IT HAPPEN. AT MIDAS WHERE I GET MY CAR REPAIRED, THEY DROVE IT AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE BUT DEFINITELY SCARED HIM. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT IS COMPUTER RELATED. THEY TRIED TO FIND A FIX ONLINE BUT COULDN'T. SOMEONE HIT MY CAR AND IT WAS AT A SHOP BEING REPAIRED FOR 2 WEEKS. THIS IS A VERY LARGE OPERATION. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP THE MECHANIC THERE SAID THAT EVERYONE, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR ONCE, REFUSED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT SCARED THEM TO DEATH. SHE EXPLAINED HOW IT KEPT ACCELERATING AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS, THERE WERE NO CAR MATS, NO EXPLANATION. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WILL START REVING. WHEN I'M STOPPED AT LIGHTS IT DOES. WHEN I START THE CAR, STILL IN PARK, IT STARTS.THEY STATED THEY DON'T EVER WANT TO DRIVE AND/OR PARK IT AGAIN. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW FORD DENIES THE ISSUE BUT THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM AWARE OF THE ISSUE SO I DRIVE IT LIKE IT'S A STICK SHIFT IN TRAFFIC AND ALWAYS HAVE MY FOOT READY FOR IT TO ACCELERATE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CALL AND WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING IT TO SOMEONE. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT SOMEONE'S LIFE AT RISK. I KNOW SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE GAS PEDAL HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO REDLINE THE ENGINE AND CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE ON IMPACT. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC FOUND NO OBVIOUS ISSUES AND NO RECORDED ERROR CODES IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER.

MY CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN FEB AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED WHILE GOING DOWN THE STREET I GOT IT STOPPED AND CHECKED THE MAT BUT ALL LOOKED GOOD I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE . SO MOVED MAT TO TRUNK THEN TODAY ON THE 4 LANE IN TRAFFIC IT ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN IT SEEMED . FROM TAKE OFF AT RED LIGHT .I HAD BRAKES STOMPED TO FLOOR TO NO AVAIL I HAD TO TRY TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING CARS SO I SWERVED OFF AT OPENING AND HIT CURBS A WENT THRU SMALL RIGHT OF WAY FIELD TO ANOTHER ROAD IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC . BUSTED WHEELS AND TIRES .. THE CAR SLID A FEW 100 FEET SIDEWAYS ON FLAT TIRES BEFORE IT STOPPED I WAS VERY LUCKY TO SURVIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 55 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND HAD A HEART ANEURYSM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,547.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON THE LEFT HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

FORD SHELBY GT500 2007, ACCELERATOR STUCK! WHILE GOING AROUND SOME CARS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT FIRST I DIDN'T BOTHER TO DOWNSHIFT AND DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I REALIZED I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH THE RPM'S WENT UP AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN. IT FELT LIKE IT SNAPPED OR LOCKED DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR BY HOLDING THE CLUTCH DOWN AND TAPPING (MORE LIKE STOMPING) THE GAS PEDAL TILL IT RELEASED. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT THE SHELBY HAS A GOVERNOR THAN KEEPS THE RPM'S UNDER 6,000. MY PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH OLDER CARS IN MY TEENS WITH STICKY ACCELERATOR CABLES WAS ALSO A LIFE SAVER. I SHOW THIS CAR AND FLOOR MATS ARE A NON ISSUE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING TO PRESERVE THEM. AFTER I GOT HOME I WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WITH CAR SAFELY TURNED OFF. WILL CONTACT FORD DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

I WAS AT THE EXIT OF A PARKING LOT AND WAITING TO TURN OUT ONTO THE STREET. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN, MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE WAY FASTER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN AND KEPT ACCELERATING. I HIT THE "OFF" ON MY CRUISE CONTROL THINKING MAYBE IT BECAME ACTIVE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, AS I BEGAN TO COME CLOSE TO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME I TURNED LEFT ONTO THE NEXT STREET STILL HITTING MY BRAKES (AT THIS POINT I HAD GONE A BLOCK AND A HALF WITH MY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED IN). AS I TURNED, I HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE I ENDED UP HITTING THE CURB WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER THE IMPACT THE ACCELERATION HAD STOPPED, I COULD HEAR SOMETHING HAD BROKEN, AND FELT IT AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T TRAVELING STRAIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN EASILY. THERE WERE KIDS IN THE STREET THAT I DIDN'T SEE BEFORE I HAD TURNED, I SWERVED AGAIN TO AVOID THEM (LUCKILY JUST MISSING THEM BECAUSE AS STATED BEFORE, I COULDN'T TURN IT VERY EASILY) AND MADE IT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK BEFORE MY CAR CAME TO A FULL STOP (THE ENTIRE TIME STILL HITTING MY BRAKES). I DID NOT SEE THE ACTUAL SPEED I WAS GOING, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR DEFECT HAS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $4000.00 IN CAR REPAIR FEES AND ALSO DEPRECIATION. IT WAS SUCH A HARD IMPACT THAT I EXPECTED MY AIR BAGS TO BLOW, BUT THEY DIDN'T. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BARRICADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE ENGAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY BEFORE THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RAVED AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED CAR LUNGING ACTING AS IF THE ENGINE WAS WANTING TO CUT OUT AND THEN SEEMS TO 'CATCH'. I HAVE SINCE NOTICED IT DOING THE SAME WITH IN TOWN DRIVING. SO SPEEDS SEEM NOT TO BE AN ISSUE. I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND HAVE FOUND FORD HAS ISSUES WITH AUTO THROTTLE BODY AND THE SYMPTOMS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE THE ISSUES I'M HAVING WITH MY CAR. I FOUND THIS, AND FILED THE COMPLAINT AND AM GOING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH MY FORD SERVICE CENTER IN REGARDS TO THE FEB. 2014 UPDATE WHERE AFFECTED OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AND MENTION CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. : RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FORD THROTTLE BODY COULD COME FROM PETITION THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL (NCCC) HAS OFFICIALLY PETITIONED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES SHARING THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PART. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. I TAPED THE GAS PEDAL AND THAT STOPPED THE RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I HIT THE GAS PEDAL HARDER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH IN SECOND WHEN SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE WENT TO A WOT (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE) CONDITION. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE REAR OF THE CAR TO SPIN, STRIKING A TREE. THE ACCELERATION WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCASION THAT THIS CONDITION OCCURRED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO ON AS IT WAS USED BEFORE REACHING THE STOP SIGN. ALSO, STOCK FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE. *TR

I HAVE HAD SMALL EPISODES BEFORE BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BUT YESTERDAY, PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY CAR STARTED TO LUNGE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TRIED TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD SPEED UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL BUT IT DOESN'T. NO CONTROL TO STOP THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHY FORD HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. IT IS NOT MY FLOOR MAT. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING AND FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT $1000S OF DOLLARS AND IT DOESN'T GET FIXED. I READ THAT ONE PERSON REPLACED THE COIL AND IT WORKED BUT THAT IS STILL OVER $1000 AND ITS ONLY ONE PERSON. ALSO, WHO KNOWS IF IT STILL WORKS. HAS ANYONE FOUND A FIX? HOW CAN FORD KEEP SAYING THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WHEN EVERYONE HAS REPORTED THE PROBLEM? IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

MANEUVERING THROUGH TRAFFIC, WENT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND (STD) AND THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN RED LINED. I QUICKLY PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND SHUT IT DOWN. TRIED TO RESTART IT AS I WAS COASTING, AND WHEN IT STARTED BACK UP, THE MOTOR WAS STILL RACING, PUSH IN CLUTCH, SHUT IT DOWN. COAST INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT ,FREAKING OUT!! STARTED IT BACK UP PERFECTLY NORMAL. TWO DAYS LATER SAME THING , ATTEMPT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND , MOTOR REDLINES! I PUSH THE CLUTCH ,SHUT IT DOWN ,AND AGAIN IT STARTS UP, PERFECTLY NORMAL. SCARY!! THANKFULLY I HAVE QUICK REACTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THOSE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND NOT SO QUICK REACTIONS. COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

ACCELERATED TO PASS VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 20MPH. CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM PEDAL. SPEED REACHED 80MPH. CAR CONTINUED TO REV WHEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL. CAR HAD TRAVELED APPROX. 1. 5 MILES BEFORE I TURNED OFF IGNITION. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT I WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CAR MAT WAS PROPERLY ON RETAINING HOOK. TOWED CAR TO FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE FOUND NOTHING. AT MY REQUEST, THEY REPLACED THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. RESEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS NOT AN UNCOMMON EVENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54597.