1995 mercury

1995 ALL OTHER MAKES ALL OTHER MODELS
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MICHELLEPYNN
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I have a 1995 Mercury tracer 103,000 miles bought it about three months ago. Today when I was driving home the car began accelerating by itself I tried to press the accelerator in case it was stuck but it kept going faster so I had to keep the brake pressed until I got home. Luckily I was only two blocks from home. I also tried to lift up the accelerator with my foot but i couldn't. I turned it off and then tried turning it back on to see if was still accelerating it was I just had t o turn it off. Any ideas what this could be?
Jun 8, 2007 at 5:30 PM
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First two things I would look at is the accelerator cable and then the throttle plate located in the the throttle body. IT may have a carbon build up. The cable hooks up to the throttle body.
Jun 8, 2007 at 6:21 PM