Unexpected Acceleration on my 5000

["Stephen J. Siblock" <steve.siblock@sheridanc.on.ca>]

Hi all, long time no see.

Well, it really happened to me.  Three times so far.  My 5000 suddenly 
accelerated on its own.  Honest.

The first two times were on the highway.  No cruise control on (doesn't 
work), and all of a sudden the it lurched up and accelerated full 
throttle for about 3-5 seconds, when the turbo kicked in I really flew.  
The third time was last night with the car idling... from roughly 800 rpm 
the engine started racing and hit about 2,500 for a few seconds, then 
calmly slowed down back to idle speed.

Anyone want to buy a 5000 Cd turbo, cheap?  :-)

Any ideas on why this is happening?  I've had the car for two years and 
it's never done anything like this before.   Please reply to me as I am 
not on the listserve at this time.


 Stephen Siblock, Associate Registrar          Tel: 905-845-9430 x2695
 Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada   Fax: 905-815-4048
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