NHTSA Complaint #10595433 — 2004 FORD EXPEDITION

WHILE SLOWLY BRAKING TO A STOP BEHIND TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH MY RIGHT FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING (AT OVER 3,000 RPM), I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND NOTICED THE ENGINE SPEED ERRATICALLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN ROUGHLY THE 2500 TO 3500 RPM RANGE. I STILL HAD MY RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I FINALLY SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. I WAITED A A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS ENTIRE TIME I NEVER LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE STARTED AND IDLED AT A NORMAL 600 RPM OR SO. I CAREFULLY PUT IT INTO DRIVE SO I COULD GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AT EACH SUBSEQUENT STOP, I WOULD PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL JUST IN CASE OF ANOTHER INCIDENT. I PROMPTLY DROVE STRAIGHT HOME WHICH FORTUNATELY WAS ONLY 2 MILES AWAY. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT TO SEE IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD HAVE GOTTEN STUCK BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF CLEARANCE. THE FLOOR MAT IS ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR SO DOESN'T MOVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED OR DRIVEN. *TR