Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 40714 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck on the floorboard when it was depress. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a report was filed. the failure mileage was 40,714. pmb | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 40714 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford crown victoria. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the acceleration pedal continued to stick to the floor when it was depress. this happened at least three times and was difficult to come back up to normal. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic shop who inspected the failure and stated the throttle body was defective and needed to be replace. the throttle body was replaced at a cost of $400. the manufacturer was notified and a complaint was file. he was informed that a representative will notified him soon. the failure mileage was 40,714. mw | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 1 | 08/15/2008 | |
| 2008 ford crown victoria. year unknown. consumer states unintended acceleration and no response to brake pedal. *tgw the consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes to make a turn, the vehicle did not stop and the engine began to rev at a high rate. he had to pump the brakes in order for the vehicle to stop. *jb | |||
| 09/23/2008 | 4956 | 1 | |
| Police car 2008 crown victoria was southbound through intersection and struck by an eastbound vehicle. the crown vic accelerated post impact by a stuck throttle linkage and led to two additional collisions. event data recorder download confirmed the officer complaint of the stuck throttle. initial impact speed was 22 mph, post impact accelerated to 25 for head on with stopped van in oncoming lane pushing van back and sideways. cv continued past at a speed of 16 mph to strike impala headon and accelerated to 20 mph before officer could stop. throttle at 100% while in neutral and high rpms (4600) until officer shut engine off. ccso report number s08-14160. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2008 | 11000 | 4 | 02/02/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford crown victoria. while attempting to depress the brake pedal at speeds less than 50 mph, the vehicle would accelerate instead of attempting to stop. the dealer could not find any failures and the issue recurred several times afterwards. while driving 72 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 90 mph until the cruise control was disengaged. the manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer for installation of a monitoring system; however, the dealer still could not determine the cause of the failure. the dealer also stated that he was depressing both the brake and accelerator pedals simultaneously, which may have caused the failure. the contact stated that was impossible because the pedals were inches away from each other. the failure mileage was 11,000 and current mileage was 15,460. updated 09/25/08 *bf updated 09/26/08. *jb | |||