Is there any information about sudden acceleration of 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 , engine size 4.7 V-8 ? On Feb. 19, 2018 my wife went out to move our truck from the driveway to the side of the road so we could receive an order of roofing products . When she started the vehicle and put it in gear the truck shot across the street and struck a power utility pole at a very high rate of speed . the front end struck the pole and split it in half, the front of the truck wraparound the pole. I need to know if there have been any other cases of sudden acceleration .
A faulty Idle Air Control valve can cause that problem.
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The faulty IAC valve moves to the improper position for the idle condition, and the engine races.
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Most likely, your wife was pushing on the accelerator (she will swear she wasn’t).
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If throttle linkage is mechanical, it could be a broken motor mount.