2009 Ford F-150

WHILE DRIVING OUR NEW 2009 F150 TRUCK WITH ONLY 3,200 MILES ON IT, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO IDLE VERY FAST AND WAS LURCHING FORWARD, WHEN I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED VERY FAST TO 80 - 90 MPH. I COULD HARDLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND CONTINUED TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WHICH ONLY SLOWED IT DOWN FOR A MOMENT .CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON AND THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE TRUCK. I CONTINUED DOWN THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX. 3 MILES WHEN I DECIDED I HAD TO EXIT FREEWAY BECAUSE I WAS GAINING SPEED. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN TO EXIT ON A OFF RAMP DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN AT THIS POINT. I WAS HEADED FOR A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND DID NOT WANT TO BROADSIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I THEN DECIDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF DUMPSTERS AT THE END OF A STRIP MALL. AS SOON AS I ENTERED THE MALL PARKING LOT I THROUGH IT INTO PARK WHICH LOCKED THE STEERING AND I STOPPED JUST FEW FEET IN FRONT OF DUMPSTERS. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THEY WANT US TO PICK UP TRUCK AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND KEPT ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STAYED AT 4000RPM WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT OFF. IT WORKED FINE ON THE WAY HOME. THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO FORD IN THE MORNING! *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GAIN SPEED RAPIDLY. THE TRUCK WENT FROM APPROX 25 TO 87MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PEDAL UN-STUCK. THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD LITTLE EFFECT, I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN FOR A FEW MILES. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT TO 30MPH AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO MAKE IT STOP COMPLETELY. IT HAS OCCURRED ONCE (AND THAT IS ENOUGH). I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS LATER ADVISED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO I COULD COME PICK THE TRUCK UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE CAB, TIRES, AND SEATING AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE AGENT, WHO IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE AND REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000. UPDATED 06/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/24/09.*JB