It is amazing how many people have posted in response to the Electronic
Throttle (drive by wire)problem, or sudden acceleration, or unintended
acceleration. I noticed that all the posters mention either their
educational background or the amount of research they have done. I am
surprised that Albert Einstein hasn't come out of his grave to respond.

I have not read one post that mentioned a personal experience with the
problem.

I have had a personal experience with unintended acceleration. My wife
and I purchased a 2006 Mustang GT coupe in October of 2006. Two months
later the Mustang went full throttle all by itself.

We visited a friend the Saturday before Christmas to see his light
display. I pulled into his driveway and parked there for about 20
minutes (with the engine running) to look at all the lights. He did
have hoops stretched across the driveway with all kinds of flashing
lights. Upon leaving, put the car into reverse and backed out, then into
drive to go forward. When I put it into drive the throttle went wide
open all by itself (and yes my foot was on the brake, not thee
accelerator). He lives on a corner, so I had to make a left 100' from
his driveway, and a right turn at a corner 300' away. I was too busy
trying to stop the car, and steer the car to make any other moves. It
was the wildest 6-8 second ride in my life. I did in the process put my
other foot on the brake also, to no avail. Total damage was $20,000.00
across 2 lawns, hit a Cadillac and ran into a garage (moved the garage 6
inches off its foundation).

I don't know why these malfunctions (crashes) of the drive by wire
system are a surprise. The engine controls are computer controlled, I
repeat, computer controlled. How many times in the past has your
computer crashed, or locked up, or malfunctioned.

We did get rid of the Mustang, and I will not buy another vehicle
without checking under the hood. If the vehicle does not have a cable or
linkage controlling the throttle body I won't buy it....