I WAS ON HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY TRAVELLING 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE SPEED FAILED TO DECREASE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID WORK BUT THE ENGINE STILL CONTINUED TO RACE. . THE BRAKES OVERTOOK THE ACCELERATION AND SLOWED THE CAR BUT EACH TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE CAR RESUMED ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED( WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS.) I SLOWED THE CAR BY APPLYING WITH FORCE THE BRAKES WHICH WAS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL PROBABLY FROM THE BRAKE PADS. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY ( ABOUT 1/2 MILE) THAT I ENCOUNTERED AT WHICH POINT I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING SLIGHTLY WHILE MY FOOT PUSHING HARD AGAINST THE BRAKE.. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL CONTINUED TO RACE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THAT POINT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. AFTER FIVE MINUTES I TURNED ON THE ENGINE AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOT RACING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MY JAGUAR DEALERSHIP AND LEFT THERE FOR THREE DAYS. A REPORT WAS SENT BY THE DEALER TO JAGUAR ALTHOUGH MY DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR
2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 SOUTH ON 11/12/12, NEAR PHILADELPHIA (ON THE WAY TO A 76ERS GAME) WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACKSEAT (WITH BOOSTER). I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE PEDAL APPARENTLY GOT STUCK (I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE ISSUE AT THE TIME). HARROWING EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. I SAW THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH AND THUS THOUGHT IT HAD DROPPED TO A LOWER GEAR, BUT THE SPEED KEPT INCREASING (RAPIDLY). TRIED USING THE BRAKES FOR 3-5 SECONDS, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO DO MUCH (DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM). I REALIZED WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON AND SLIPPED MY TOE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR THEN POPPED IT UP...NO INJURIES, OTHER THAN JANGLED NERVES. INTERESTING THAT THE PEDAL WAS NOT CAUGHT ON ANY PART OF THE CARPET OR BEING OBSTRUCTED BY IT - WHICH WAS WHAT I THEORIZED WHILE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS AN ARM THAT GOES DIRECTLY BACK (INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) - SO IT MAY BE MECHANICAL IN SOME WAY. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR TO MY DEALER VERY SOON TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN (I'VE ALSO NOT USED THE ACCELERATOR AS MUCH). UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT OF TOWN AND NOT ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE DEALER....CAR IS GOING INTO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK. *TR