2007 Ford Mustang vehicle speed control problems

“THERE'S A CHRONIC HESITATION WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR FROM A YIELD/MERGE TYPE SITUATION AT LOW-SPEED. IT'S NOT EVERY TIME BUT MANY TIMES. TODAY I WAS GOING AROUND A CAR THAT WAS SITTING IN THE ROAD WITH IT'S FLASHERS ON (IE DOUBLE PARKED) AND THERE WAS A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE ON THE 2-LANE ONE-WAY STREET AND I STEPPED ON THE PEDDLE TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY AND IT TOTALLY CHOKED AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT IN THE REAR AND THEN IT KICKED IN. I NOTED THIS WAY BACK WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GEARING WHICH IT STILL COULD. I TOLD SERVICE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I EVEN TOOK THEM FOR A DRIVE BUT OF COURSE THAT TIME IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I'VE TRIED OVER YEARS TO ID THE PROBLEM MORE BUT WHILE I CAN SEE SOMEWHAT OF A PATTERN IT'S NOT GUARANTEED. ALTHOUGH ONE OF THE MOST LIKELY SITUATIONS IS GOING UP A HILL, TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE SLOWING FOR A YIELD SIGN BUT NOT STOPPING AND THEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO GET A HICCUP OR CHOKE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES FILLING THE TANK BECAUSE OF A LACK OF ENOUGH SPACE FOR FUEL TO REPLACE AIR CAUSING THE SELF-SHUTOFF OF THE PUMP TO KICK-IN…”

“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.”

“TAKATA RECALL: I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN ANYONE EXPECTS THIS SITUATION TO BE RECTIFIED. THE LAST INFO I RECEIVED WAS JUNE 1, 2016 STATING THAT RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL.”

“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…”

“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.”