Lincoln LS: rapid acceleration problems????

32 messages, Last post on Jul 26, 2008 at 7:49 AM

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#31 of 32 Re: acceleration problem Lincoln MKZ [jron1] by akirby Jul 09, 2008 (6:25 am)
Replying to: jron1 (Jul 09, 2008 5:52 am) Sorry, but all credible information related to unintended acceleration points to driver error - hitting the accelerator instead of or in addition to the brake pedal. If the driver's foot was really on the brake, then it should have stopped the car even if the throttle was wide open. Try it yourself - put the car in gear, hold the brake and nail the gas pedal - it won't move. Have the brakes checked, and also make sure the floor mat wasn't in the way. Otherwise it was simply driver error. Replies to this message: jron1 (Jul 26, 2008 7:49 am)
#32 of 32 Re: acceleration problem Lincoln MKZ [akirby] by jron1 Jul 26, 2008 (7:49 am)
Replying to: akirby (Jul 09, 2008 6:25 am) This was a diagonal parking space on a one way narrow street. When she pulled into thespot and tires rested on the curb, she removed her foot from the brake. This is when the car accelerated quickly, jumped the curb and hit a building. As soon as the dealer body shop repairs the car, they are sending it to a Lincoln testing center to check this out.

#31 of 32: Re: acceleration problem Lincoln MKZ [jron1] by akirby; Jul 09, 2008 (6:25 am)

Replying to: jron1 (Jul 09, 2008 5:52 am)

Sorry, but all credible information related to unintended acceleration points to driver error - hitting the accelerator instead of or in addition to the brake pedal. If the driver's foot was really on the brake, then it should have stopped the car even if the throttle was wide open. Try it yourself - put the car in gear, hold the brake and nail the gas pedal - it won't move.

Have the brakes checked, and also make sure the floor mat wasn't in the way. Otherwise it was simply driver error.

jron1 (Jul 26, 2008 7:49 am)

#32 of 32: Re: acceleration problem Lincoln MKZ [akirby] by jron1; Jul 26, 2008 (7:49 am)

Replying to: akirby (Jul 09, 2008 6:25 am)

This was a diagonal parking space on a one way narrow street. When she pulled into thespot and tires rested on the curb, she removed her foot from the brake. This is when the car accelerated quickly, jumped the curb and hit a building.

As soon as the dealer body shop repairs the car, they are sending it to a Lincoln testing center to check this out.