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Had a good scare last night
Since my SVX is in the shop I've been driving my wife's wagon. This weekend she stayed at her sister's home in Reading and I had to drive there after work last night to pick up her and the kids. Anyway, I was driving on 222 with the cruise control on heading up a hill at the time. As I neared the crest of the hill I noticed that the car was accelerating and gaing rapidly on the cars in front of me. I went to press the brake pedal and much to my shock it would not budge and the car kept accelerating! I pressed with all my might for a few moments until it finally let go of the throttle and I let my foot off the brake for a second before applying it again. This time it worked like normal and I was able to slow the car down but not my racing heart. That really scared the hell out of me. I never had that happen in a car before and never want to again. A few miles later I got up the nerve to test the cruise again and aeverything worked like it should.
WTF happened?? Has anyone else had this happen to them? Any ideas where to start looking for info on how to prevent or repair this? Thanks!
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape. |
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I seem to recall a recall on the earlier Taurus for that very problem. Has the car had any recall work done on it? You might check with Ford and see. Or, go to the NHTSA website and check recalls from them.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Make sure to print up the list of recalls on your car and take them with you to the dealer. The Taurus has been recalled more times than my bachelor party.
HA! Get it? Recalled? HA! No, really, there are a serious number of safety issues the Taurus has been recalled for, so make sure that your dealer goes over every last one of them.
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Johnny,
This is from the NHTSA Year: 1994 Make: FORD Model: TAURUS Recall Date: 03/03/1997 Type of Report: Vehicle Potential Number of Units Affected: 212700 Manufactured: 07/1990 - 11/1994 Defect Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINES AND REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WATER CAN ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT. IF ENOUGH WATER ACCUMULATES, IT COULD FREEZE WITHIN A LOW AREA OF THE CABLE ROUTING WHEN EXPOSED TO A LONG TERM COLD SOAK AT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING. Consequence Summary: DRIVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED USING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM OR THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD BE DIMINISHED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. Corrective Summary: DEALERS WILL ADD A BOOT TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. Here's the website: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/proble...s/central2.cfm
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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HAH HAH! You two are so funny
Randy and Nick, thanks so much for the info. I don't have a 3.8l engine it (3.0l) but I will pursue it with the dealer as soon as I get my SVX back from the shop. It sounds like that is probably the cause. In the mean time I will take Alan's advice and won't use the cruise control.
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape. |
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