NHTSA Complaint #10229736 — 2008 FORD F-250 SD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY THREE BLOCKS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM' S HAD INCREASED TO 4,000. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. HE DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH A NEW ONE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN ON MAY 30, 2008. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND GET BACK TO HIM WITH THE RESULTS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6.