Has Anyone Encountered Runaway Throttle?

[Phineas Magliozzi]

I seem to remember, a number of months ago, that if I turned on cruise control (and I use ACC as much as possible), then it would stay active when I turned the truck on again. So the resume button might hold the last speed - 72mph! Better not hit that accidentally. But at some point it changed to require reactivation after restarting. Truck has had the 6.8 update at this point, so I wonder if some folks are not fully updated yet?

I thought that it may have been a cruise control issue, and it still could have been, but then that would say something about it not turning off when I applied the brakes. I wasn't aware enough at the time to notice whether the cruse control indicator was lit up. It was a bit harrowing, other traffic around and coming to a stop in a turn lane, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to keep the thing from ramming the car ahead of me. Whole episode lasted most of a minute.

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[Shawnson]

Only use 2 pedal here, never once felt anything like that.

2 pedal mode! The rest of us are lazy, stop making us look bad.

 

[Shawnson]

That’s not expected. You might want to get that checked out. I only use 1-pedal and it definitely can slow-crawl with no problems. I pull into my garage (with two inches to spare on either end) multiple times a day and never felt it lurch or jump.

I had that issue/feeling but it was just me. Once I figured out what to expect, I could control it. The acceleration modulation for 1pedal driving is definitely less predictable than my Tesla. But after a period of time I was able to figure out my foot and pressure. Originally I would put it not 2 pedal and use the brake to modulate but it’s so aggressive in its creep, I now feel more controlled in 1 pedal, just took a lot of practice.

 

[Sneakypetie78]

This happened to me in high school and turned out to be the floormat pressed up against the gas pedal . 86 IROC was never faster than that day!

The IROC!

I now live in CA and will occasionally see one still on the roads here..

 

[kbuicker]

The IROC!

I now live in CA and will occasionally see one still on the roads here..

Wish I still had that car! saw one at a car show the other day. This is my, 1986 look

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