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Recall Alert: Regulators Looking Into Reports of Sticking Ford Floor-Mats
Family Car Guide ^ | June 2nd, 2010 | Tim Healey

Posted on 06/03/2010 10:45:11 PM PDT by prisoner6

Recall Alert: Regulators Looking Into Reports of Sticking Ford Floor-Mats

Unintended acceleration and sticking floor-mat problems may have spread from Toyota to Ford.

Following consumer complaints concerning unintended acceleration caused by sticking floor mats in 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans, federal regulators have opened an investigation.

(Excerpt) Read more at familycarguide.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acceleration; ford; toyota
Investigations underway into compaines that DIDN'T participate (to any extent) in the Government Bailouts. What a Coinky-Dink!

Toyota, Ford = Killer Cars...BAD! Government Motors GOOD! No investigations into any Government Motors cars...no siree! Yunz be SAFE in a Government Motors car!

prisoner6

1 posted on 06/03/2010 10:45:11 PM PDT by prisoner6
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To: prisoner6

The other day, I experienced a problem with this with my Pontiac Grand Prix. I reached down and moved the aftermarket floormat back.

Problem solved.


2 posted on 06/03/2010 10:48:34 PM PDT by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked." BHO)
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To: prisoner6

Earth to morons! Earth to morons! If the floor mat is causing your accelerator to stick, TAKE THE DAMN THING OUT!!! Come on people! This crap isn’t rocket science!


3 posted on 06/03/2010 10:51:15 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("A Republic, If You Can Keep It" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: scott7278
There was a time one had to know how to drive to get a driver's license. Apparently that is not the case now...sigh.

prisoner6

4 posted on 06/03/2010 10:52:24 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts are holding The Constitution together as the Loose Screws of The Left come undone!)
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To: scott7278

Just as dangerous is if someone left a glass soda bottle on the floor and it get’s stuck up under the gas accelerator..


5 posted on 06/03/2010 10:54:58 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: American Constitutionalist

The floormat “problem” I had was my fault; I knew it was creeping up. Just like if I had left a soda glass bottle on the floor.

No one takes responsibility anymore.


6 posted on 06/03/2010 11:00:39 PM PDT by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked." BHO)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Earth to morons! Earth to morons! If the floor mat is causing your accelerator to stick, TAKE THE DAMN THING OUT!!! Come on people! This crap isn’t rocket science!

Yes, but it takes a few seconds to do, and people are so busy... /sarc

7 posted on 06/03/2010 11:02:26 PM PDT by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked." BHO)
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To: prisoner6

This happened to me a few years ago in my Explorer. The accelerator stuck when I went to pass a car. Luckily I was on a less traveled road and was pushing 90 MPH as the brakes had no effect. It all happened so quickly that you panic and don’t think too clearly. I don’t know why but I began pounding the accelerator pedal with my foot, which actually broke the pedal free from the floor mat that was covering it. I did not know the floor mat was the problem at the time and came to that conclusion sometime later. My guardian angel was on duty that night...


8 posted on 06/03/2010 11:02:59 PM PDT by BigFinn
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To: scott7278
yes, very dangerous if someone left a glass soda bottle on the floor and it rolls under the brake pedal.
9 posted on 06/03/2010 11:07:52 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: prisoner6

Unintended acceleration and sticking floor-mat problems may have spread from Toyota to Ford.
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Oh my words! Has Obama gotten a team of top scientist on this to work on a vaccination?

I’m pretty sure the GM is the carrier of this nasty bug.


10 posted on 06/03/2010 11:16:16 PM PDT by Irenic
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To: American Constitutionalist

That’s usually not a problem today.


11 posted on 06/03/2010 11:27:47 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: prisoner6

In Fords, this only happens when an optional Ford all-weather floor mat is set on top of the standard floor mat. The instructions that come with the optional mats warn not to stack the mats like this. So Ford has not caught Toyotosis after all.


12 posted on 06/03/2010 11:32:12 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: prisoner6
Of course. Ford didn't take government money, so Ford must be destroyed.

I remember when Ford first started to do well after it didn't take the money. Many freepers posted comments analogous to “Ford better watch it's back”.

No surprise here at all.

13 posted on 06/03/2010 11:34:41 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: prisoner6

My Ford floor mat does not stick. It slides all over the place, usually up against the gas peddle or sometimes behind the brake peddle.


14 posted on 06/03/2010 11:35:05 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Earth to morons! Earth to morons! If the floor mat is causing your accelerator to stick, TAKE THE DAMN THING OUT!!! Come on people! This crap isn’t rocket science!

It has nothing to do with floor mats or accelerators. It's another tactic used by BO/BS and his socialist minions to destroy their free enterprise competition.
15 posted on 06/03/2010 11:37:42 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: Man50D

Quite frankly if you are too stupid to react properly when your floor mat is hanging up your throttle, then I don’t want you in the gene pool.

FLOOR IT!!


16 posted on 06/03/2010 11:40:07 PM PDT by CougarGA7 (In order to dream of the future, we need to remember the past. - Bartov)
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To: prisoner6

wish i could compete with my competitors that way. dang... have them investigated for suspicion their product might kill the consumer? no proof needed for the investigation to start?! brilliant!

that would definitely help my sales if i could do that...


17 posted on 06/04/2010 1:15:51 AM PDT by sten
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Earth to morons! Earth to morons! If the floor mat is causing your accelerator to stick, TAKE THE DAMN THING OUT!!! Come on people! This crap isn’t rocket science!

AND, Earth to any clueless loons who experience this condition of having your accelerator stick (which at 66 is something not normal, but not unheard of as I've experienced this condition a couple times many moons ago) here's a suggestion to keep you from running into something at a high rate of speed: "SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, DUMMY!"

You will be surprised how quickly your vehicle will stop accelerating!!!

18 posted on 06/04/2010 2:48:38 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: prisoner6

Now Ford is attacked for trying to stay private


19 posted on 06/04/2010 3:20:47 AM PDT by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now and in the future)
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To: prisoner6

No

Sticky

Floor Mats

Ever!

20 posted on 06/04/2010 5:37:14 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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