I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS I SHIFTED OUT OF REVERSE AND INTO NEUTRAL. AS SOON AS I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITH GREAT FORCE. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OF THE IGNITION STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I MEASURED THE RESULTING TIRE SKID MARK FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND IT WAS ABOUT 9 FEET LONG. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ON JANUARY 23, 2006 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECKUP. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TO CHECK OUT ANY POSSIBLE MECHANICAL DEFECTS. NONE WERE FOUND AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH A SUGGESTION TO HAVE A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER INSTALLED WHEN ONE WAS AVAILABLE.*AK
1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. NLM