On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:52:32 -0400, OldHarleyRider
> wrote:

>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....
>
>
Be prepared to buy older used cars in the near future - DBW is going
to be almost universal within a couple of years. You can bet on it.