IN THIS INCIDENT, BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THE CAR WOULD SURGE WITH POWER FORCING MY CAR TO THRUST FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL, PERHAPS CERTAIN TIMES UP TO ANYWHERE FROM A FEW INCHES TO A COUPLE FEET. AFTER THIS HAPPENS FOR A LITTLE WHILE THE CAR TURNS OFF AND THE SYSTEM READS FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND I JUST RECEIVED THE ESTIMATE OF AROUND $850 TO FIX THIS UNSAFE WORKING VEHICLE DUE TO ITS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONING. LUCKILY NO PEOPLE WERE CLOSE TO MY CAR ANY OF THE TIMES THE CAR WAS RANDOMLY ACCELERATING. *KB
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE LUNGING INTO REVERSE 1. EVENTS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN: PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE RAPIDLY 2. OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS HOT, BUT USUALLY THE WEATHER IS WARM. 3. WHEN FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN 2008, WAS TOLD THE PART TO REPLACE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 12 MONTHS. NEVER REPLACED THE PARTS. LEARNED TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE. *TR
