[Clev]

BTW, my wife had an unintended acceleration incident in the Ranger a few months ago. I believe the aftermarket floormat (which has become stiff over the years and no longer conforms to the shape of the floor) slipped under the brake and over the accelerator. The harder she stepped on the brake, the harder it also pressed on the gas. She finally stopped the truck by putting it in park (fortunately she was only moving a few mph, so no permanent damage to the parking pawl.)

When I found out about it, I threw out the floormat. Had it been a Toyota (and had I been less rational about it--I knew the floormat could be an issue), I could see how somebody could call NHTSA instead of just readjusting or replacing the floormat.