Stuck Accelerator!

[mwmorph]

why is everyone telling him to kill the ignition? No steering FTD(eath?)???
Neutral plus brake was the smartest thing you could have done.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
why is everyone telling him to kill the ignition? No steering FTD(eath?)???
Neutral plus brake was the smartest thing you could have done.

The steering wheel doesn't disappear when you turn off the car.

 

[Krazefinn]

And column wont lock iff turned off in gear.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
why is everyone telling him to kill the ignition? No steering FTD(eath?)???
Neutral plus brake was the smartest thing you could have done.

Yup. Everyone is a back seat driver and need to add their two cents to this topic even before reading the correct responses in this topic and making a fool of themselves.

 

[Scarpozzi]

This happened to me once. I was driving a 1983 Olds and the throttle got stuck on the side of the carborator. I ended up trying to throw it in Neutral, knowing that it might blow the engine...but couldn't control it when it went out of gear...the transmission shifter went into reverse. This caused the worst sound I've ever heard and then the engine died. I guess it just worked on the clutch a little because I was able to pop the hood, fix the linkage problem with a screwdriver, start it up and drive off. I drove the car another 5000 miles and sold it.

 

[Phlargo]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: mwmorph
why is everyone telling him to kill the ignition? No steering FTD(eath?)???
Neutral plus brake was the smartest thing you could have done.

The steering wheel doesn't disappear when you turn off the car.

I wonder if this is true for a car like the BMW 5 series, which uses a steer-by-wire system. Does that mean if you cut power to it, your steering wheel becomes an useless circle? I would imagine, even there, they have to have some backup system to make sure the driver is protected... otherwise insurance would get ridiculous for such a vehicle.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Depends on the car.

My dad's truck: Throw it in 6th and let the brakes pull the engine out of boost, stop and kill it.
My truck: Either throw it in 5th and do the same, or clutch it and let it bang off the limiter while I stop.
My mom's Jeep: kill the engine momentarily to slow down, then turn it back on to come to a stop.
My sister's car: kill the engine (no power brakes/steering), clutch it, and turn the key to on to keep the steering wheel unlocked.
My first car: Just hit the brakes, it only had 77HP and a 3 speed auto.

 

[shortylickens]

I know its been said a dozen times already, but for the love of god: DONT PULL THE E-BREAK!

Those things are parking breaks nowadays, nothing more.
They havent been emergency breaks since the good old days.

Throw it in neutral and pull the key. Then use regular breaks.
Standard rules apply. Slam your foot down if its ABS, tap them if its regular breaks.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I know its been said a dozen times already, but for the love of god: DONT PULL THE E-BREAK!

Those things are parking breaks nowadays, nothing more.
They havent been emergency breaks since the good old days.

Not completely true. The e-brake helps to stop the car when you're about to slide into an intersection on an icy road. But yeah, in the OP's situation, e-brake is a big NO-NO.

 

[Boxxcar]

I just consulted the West Virginia drivers manual and it says to steer the vehicle towards the McCoys place, open the drivers door, and jump out.

 

[FoBoT]

since you experienced this, i'll go with what worked for you, putting it into neutral