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

Family Car Guide ^ | June 2nd, 2010 | Tim Healey

[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.

[prisoner6]

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

[scott7278]

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.

[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!

[prisoner6]

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

[American Constitutionalist]

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

[scott7278]

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.

[scott7278]

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

[BigFinn]

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...

[American Constitutionalist]

yes, very dangerous if someone left a glass soda bottle on the floor and it rolls under the brake pedal.

[Irenic]

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.

[HiTech RedNeck]

That’s usually not a problem today.

[HiTech RedNeck]

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.

[I still care]

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.

[gunsequalfreedom]

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.

[Man50D]

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.

[CougarGA7]

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!!

[sten]

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...

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

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!!!

[The Wizard]

Now Ford is attacked for trying to stay private

[libertarian27]

No

Sticky

Floor Mats

Ever!