Almost killed myself and others - Scared the $hit out of me
Man I know what you are talking aobut. I had that happen to me in a Mustang 5.0 that I was transporting for a friends auto body shop. SCARED THE you know what out of me. Once I finally got the car stopped I got out and walked away from it for about 5 minutes to calm down! Glad your ok, but I agree about the floor mats.
Floor mat, make sure the floor mat is *locked* into place near the seat with the little plastic button. this problem was documented awhile back (a couple years ago IIRC) Glad your quick thinking got you out of trouble.
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Happened to me too in the G. This was in 2004 and only happened once. I was on the way home from a red eye from San Diego to Chicago. As I was leaving the airport the tach shot to redline and stayed there. My reactions were the same as yours, accept that I put the six speed in neutral and kept tapping the throttle. My next course of action would've have been turning off the engine and man handling over into the shoulder. I also chalked it up the the floor mat being the culprit. It sits up pretty high behind the gas pedal. Like I said, It only happened once in my 4 years of ownership, so don't sweat it. Just keep an eye on the floor mats, they shift upward sometimes.
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I thought it might have been the floor mat and I DID check it, but it wasn't. I have the OEM A/S mats (the stock ones are out). I've had these mats for 2 years now and they are locked in place by that pin next to the seat - it couldn't have moved anywhere.
If it WAS the mat then it's a serious design flaw. I would suggest anyone with A/S mats to keep an eye on those - maybe even trim them down where the gas pedal is.
This may turn out to be a serious liability issue for Infiniti. One thing is for sure though: The car is going for a check up. Can't be too safe...
If it WAS the mat then it's a serious design flaw. I would suggest anyone with A/S mats to keep an eye on those - maybe even trim them down where the gas pedal is.
This may turn out to be a serious liability issue for Infiniti. One thing is for sure though: The car is going for a check up. Can't be too safe...
It's good to hear that your OK. Sounds like a floor mat. That happen to me on my 300zxt. My mats were old and stiff and it slid forward and jambed against the gas pedal. I pushed the clutch in and shut it off. I thought it might be the linkage binding. But I checked it after I stopped. We haven't had that problem yet on the G. But I will be aware if it happens.
