2004 Ford F-250 Speed Control & Cruise Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK CAUSING US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AS THE TRUCK INCREASED IN SPEED MY HUSBAND STOMPED ON THE BREAK AND THE TRUCK WAS ONLY GAINING SPEED. WE PLACED THE TRUCK ON PARK AND THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP CAUSING THE TRUCK AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND FORCED US DOWN A HILL. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED BECAUSE WE WERE PULLING A 5TH WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ICP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,298.

WHEN ACCELERATING TO 60 MPH VEHICLE HESITATES THEN DECELERATES TO 30 MPH. *AK

LOW IDLE SURGING AND STALLING WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH A ROUGH IDLE, AND THE RPMS WILL INCREASE TO 2500 RPMS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DRIVER MUST APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ONCE THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FORM THE ACCELERATOR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN IT SHUT DOWN LOST POWER AT 35-45 MPH. PROBLEM STILL RECURRED. *BF THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE, WOULD BE GIVEN NO WARNING, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *SC

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED SIX TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WITH NO PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED VEHICLE JUMPER FORWARD THEN STALLED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WITHOUT ERROR CODE AND RETURNED VEHICLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 AND 1200 RPMS VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LURCH AND STALL WEEKLY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT DEALERSHIP. AFTER DEALERSHIP DROVE VEHICLE OVER 100 MILES THEY THINK ITS THE WIRING HARNESS AND ADVISED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH INCIDENTS.*AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE RPMS TO RACE AT A HIGH RATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN ENGAGED IN CRUISE CONTROL ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. *AK CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 35 MPH. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS RUNNING DOWNHILL, CONSUMER ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO INCREASED SPEED UP TO 40 MPH; HOWEVER, AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH ALSO LED TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 52 MPH IN A HAIRPIN CURVE. *LA SEE ODI 10083767 ALSO. *DSY

ENGINE SHUTS-OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES, ENGINE SHUT-OFF FOR 1~2 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING, THEN RESTARTED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, BUT LOST ALL ACCELRATION ABILITY. REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD ACCELARATOR WAS DEPRESSED, TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER INSPECTED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 100 MILES. ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE FAILS TO DECREASE RPM'S WITHIN 5 OR 5 SECONDS. ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE RPM'S, USUALLY 100 TO 250 RPM, BUT OCCASIONALLY UP TO 600 RPM'S. *NM

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. *AK