Cadillac runaway acceleration

On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:52:35 -0700, The Real Bev
> wrote:

>On 04/19/2015 06:18 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>> On 04/19/2015 09:17 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>>
>>> The other thing to try is to shift into neutral to see if the
>>> acceleration stops.
>>
>> That should say: "... to see if the engine RPM goes up or drops to idle"
>
>Yup, that's what I'm going to do. Now that I have an actual plan it
>will probably never happen again. Fine with me!


So did you ever get a mechanic to look at the car and see if the
cruise cable was completely removed?

On 05/10/2015 12:50 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:52:35 -0700, The Real Bev
> > wrote:
>
>>On 04/19/2015 06:18 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>>> On 04/19/2015 09:17 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>>>
>>>> The other thing to try is to shift into neutral to see if the
>>>> acceleration stops.
>>>
>>> That should say: "... to see if the engine RPM goes up or drops to idle"
>>
>>Yup, that's what I'm going to do. Now that I have an actual plan it
>>will probably never happen again. Fine with me!
>
>
> So did you ever get a mechanic to look at the car and see if the
> cruise cable was completely removed?

Not yet. Cataract and serious dental work has priority right now.

Did I mention here that when it started to accelerate while my foot was
on the brake I shifted into neutral and tapped the gas pedal? Worked
like a charm. That makes the problem much less serious.


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