BEWARE of Unintended Acceleration...

I know that it's hard to think of this in the middle of things, but put it
into Neutral next time.

"trainfan1" > wrote in message
et...
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Post the police report. Redacted to your desire, but let's see it.
>
> Rob

On Dec 24, 7:54 am, (Brent P) wrote:
<SNIP>
>Drive? My car's don't have 'drive'. They have real transmissions.
<SNIP>

hey hey... let's leave the automatic bashing out of this...LOL!

On Dec 24, 5:09 pm, "Jim Warman" > wrote:
> <SNIP>
> Of the few late model Mustangs I've driven, I have to note that the pedals
> are too close together for my big old clodhoppers and I find it easy to
> cover both pedals at the same time.
> <SNIP>

I've had a couple of people comment on how close together the pedals on
my 2005 seem to be... Not a problem for me... but I have noticed on
occasion if my foot is on the right side of the brake pedal some times
my foot will catch the gas pedal...

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

Don Manning

"GatorMan" > wrote in message
.. .
> 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
>
>
>
>
>

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


"Itsfrom Click" > wrote in message
...
>
> in the Audi "unintended acceleration" from = what, 20 years agp?
> For those who weren't around: a number of reports started turning up of
> Audi's taking off by themselves.........all kinds of drama for about a
> year - TV exposes, investigations, etc. and finally it was attributed
> to nothing more than driver error due to the unusual pedal location.
> Just about killed Audi in this country.
>
> Fine (except there were a great number of the drivers who swore they
> didn't have their foot on ANY pedal, and other circumstances that didn't
> match the official "verdict").
>
> I'd tend to be dubious, except I happen to see one of the damn things
> take off by itself - with NO ONE behind the wheel: at a convenience
> store, fellow pulls into a parking space facing the store.....leaves it
> running while he runs into the store........was inside a couple minutes
> when that damn thing took off in reverse at full throtle!
>
> Would have killed anyone behind him because = as said - it was wide
> open. The car flew backwards, over a curb, thru the landscaping and was
> stopped by metal guardrails along the main road.......but it hit with
> such force that the entire body was sprung.
>
> Impossible - but I saw it. You could say that the guy hadn't gotton it
> completely into Park - but what would explain the full throtle?
>
> And anybuddy remember Ford's cruise controls around 66-67, that used a
> beaded chain connection between the cc diaphram and the throtle linkage
> - and the chains would get hung up on the linkage at full throtle!
>
> Yeah, Mustangs have throttle by wire and I'm not thrilled with it.
> Don't some German makes have brake-by-wire and even electric steering?
>

trainfan1 wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Post the police report. Redacted to your desire, but let's see it.
>
> Rob

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)

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

Ron in Florida,

That is some funny ****. 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

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...


http://www.mustangforums.com/m_2247754/tm.htm

"John S." > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
>
> 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...
>
>
> http://www.mustangforums.com/m_2247754/tm.htm
>

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."

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...
>
>
> http://www.mustangforums.com/m_2247754/tm.htm
>
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.....

http://www.killswitchcentral.com