Symptom Chart - Acceleration Control

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

SYMPTOM CHART

Condition	Possible Sources	Action
Excessive effort needed to depress accelerator pedal and shaft	Worn accelerator lever pivot bushing.	INSTALL a new accelerator and brake pedal assembly. Refer to BRAKE PEDAL .
	Accelerator cable binding.	INSTALL a new accelerator cable.
	Worn or damaged throttle body	INSTALL a new throttle body. REFER to THROTTLE BODY
Accelerator pedal and shaft feels rough or raspy	Frayed or binding accelerator cable.	INSTALL a new accelerator cable.
Accelerator pedal and shaft feels rough or raspy	Worn or damaged throttle body.	INSTALL a new throttle body. Refer to THROTTLE BODY .
Accelerator pedal and shaft bind or stick	Kinked accelerator cable.	INSTALL a new accelerator cable.
	Foreign object caught in accelerator pedal linkage.	CHECK the accelerator pedal linkage.
	Worn or damaged throttle body.	INSTALL a new throttle body. Refer to THROTTLE BODY .
High engine idle speed	Kinked accelerator cable.	INSTALL a new accelerator cable.
	Foreign object caught in accelerator pedal linkage.	CHECK the accelerator pedal linkage.
	Incorrect engine idle speed.	refer to INTRODUCTION - CNG, FLEX-FUEL & GASOLINE , for diagnosis and testing of the idle control system.