After all the publicity Toyota has been receiving lately, this is going to be hard to believe, but my Forte EX accelerated by itself last week. I was driving from Johnson City, TN to Asheville, NC. This is a mountainous area, and I was using the cruise control on the interstate. I had the cruise set for about 65 mph. As I was going downhill, the car overran the cruise just a little. As I started back up the next hill and the car slowed to 65, the cruise kicked in just as it should, but this time it continued to accelerate, going uphill, until it reached almost 75 mph. At that point, it started easing up, and I gradually slowed back down to the set speed.
There wasn't much traffic on the road, and I wasn't in any danger, so I just let it do it's thing to see what would happen. I could have shifted into neutral or turned off the car at any time if neccessary, so I didnt' panic. But it was a bit disconcerting.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what could have caused this, or what I should do about it?
Thanks, Ron
There wasn't much traffic on the road, and I wasn't in any danger, so I just let it do it's thing to see what would happen. I could have shifted into neutral or turned off the car at any time if neccessary, so I didnt' panic. But it was a bit disconcerting.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what could have caused this, or what I should do about it?
Thanks, Ron