Unwanted Burn Out

[RetiredNotFired]

22 Ranger Lariet, approximately 6500 miles.

I pulled up to a stoplight today while on flat pavement and it felt like more brake pressure was needed to stop. While waiting for the light to change, the rear tires stated spinning like I was getting ready to do a burnout, complete with smoke from the tires. With the brake pressed to the floor, it barely held the truck. The trailer symbol and traction control off light came on. When the light turned green, I let off the brake and did a burn out. Once through the intersection, I pulled off the road, shut it off, restarted it and it was fine.

The dealer said they never heard of it before, but it could be a loose or wet wire. Earlest appointment was June 20th.

Anybody have similar problems?

Thanks in advance.

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[D Fresh]

Is your truck tuned?

If not the truck should not let you apply brake and power simultaneously.

Betting you fat footed the brake and accelerator.

 

[RetiredNotFired]

Is your truck tuned?

If not the truck should not let you apply brake and power simultaneously.

Betting you fat footed the brake and accelerator.

No on the tune.... straight stock.

It might have been both pedals, I wasn't paying attention to that. Would that have caused the lights to come?

And I was on wet pavement at the time.

 

[Trigganometry]

Curious, was there a Tacoma next to you? Might have gotten excited all on its own! ?

 

[D Fresh]

No on the tune.... straight stock.

It might have been both pedals, I wasn't paying attention to that. Would that have caused the lights to come?

And I was on wet pavement at the time.

Traction control light yes. I don't see why the tow/haul would flash though.

 

[RetiredNotFired]

Curious, was there a Tacoma next to you? Might have gotten excited all on its own! ?

At the light no, but after crossing the intersection, taco chunks were falling out the tailpipe.

 

[SID]

22 Ranger Lariet, approximately 6500 miles.

I pulled up to a stoplight today while on flat pavement and it felt like more brake pressure was needed to stop. While waiting for the light to change, the rear tires stated spinning like I was getting ready to do a burnout, complete with smoke from the tires. With the brake pressed to the floor, it barely held the truck. The trailer symbol and traction control off light came on. When the light turned green, I let off the brake and did a burn out. Once through the intersection, I pulled off the road, shut it off, restarted it and it was fine.

The dealer said they never heard of it before, but it could be a loose or wet wire. Earlest appointment was June 20th.

Anybody have similar problems?

Thanks in advance.

is your shoe size 13 triple EEE Maybe you were two footing it??

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

With big winter boots or work boots, I two-footed the accelerator as I came down further and further on the brake. Then the revs went up and I was creeping forward - naturally, I went harder on the brake, engine was racing. I was fighting it. Scared the crap out of me, my wife, and the poor folks in the crosswalk.

Hand brake, Park, turn off truck. I thought it was a dreaded tranny issue that first time - the second time, I realized it was my footwear.

Into the trash went the winter boots and I replaced the work boots with a better pair that didn’t have soles like Jimmy shoes.

Now, I’m much more deliberate with my foot placement when braking. Not a bad habit to get into. ?

 

[Max Crafter]

I'm going to agree you two footed it.
some people have complained how close both pedals are to one another, plus the offset height with the two makes it easy to make the mistake

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Is your truck tuned?

If not the truck should not let you apply brake and power simultaneously.

Betting you fat footed the brake and accelerator.

Hi Doug,

Yep...happened to me once in my 2019 Ranger... Knew it right away and let up on the pedals and moved my foot over on the brake pedal...

Best,
Phil

 

[NotBudule]

I got my Husky mat in slightly wrong after a drunken detail and it caused some havoc, have hit both pedals also but I believe it gives a specific "brake is applied" warning on that one...

 

[GTGallop]

!!! ~ LAUNCH CONTROL - ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED ~ !!!

But seriously, no. Never heard of it and yes, that's scary.

I did, one time, accidentally bump the "resume" button on my cruise control while driving a Nissan Titan around a tight cloverleaf in the rain. It was going fast enough to allow cruise to come on and tried to resume highway speeds (85) while going around a corner. No traction control back then so it spun and started to walk out from behind me. Tapping the brakes fixed everything.

Were you using cruise when driving?

 

[canyonslicker]

Is your truck tuned?

If not the truck should not let you apply brake and power simultaneously.

Betting you fat footed the brake and accelerator.

Ummm that’s happened to me twice, scary when you don’t realize you’re causing it.

 

[RetiredNotFired]

22 Ranger Lariet, approximately 6500 miles.

I pulled up to a stoplight today while on flat pavement and it felt like more brake pressure was needed to stop. While waiting for the light to change, the rear tires stated spinning like I was getting ready to do a burnout, complete with smoke from the tires. With the brake pressed to the floor, it barely held the truck. The trailer symbol and traction control off light came on. When the light turned green, I let off the brake and did a burn out. Once through the intersection, I pulled off the road, shut it off, restarted it and it was fine.

The dealer said they never heard of it before, but it could be a loose or wet wire. Earlest appointment was June 20th.

Anybody have similar problems?

Thanks in advance.

22 Ranger Lariet, approximately 6500 miles.

I pulled up to a stoplight today while on flat pavement and it felt like more brake pressure was needed to stop. While waiting for the light to change, the rear tires stated spinning like I was getting ready to do a burnout, complete with smoke from the tires. With the brake pressed to the floor, it barely held the truck. The trailer symbol and traction control off light came on. When the light turned green, I let off the brake and did a burn out. Once through the intersection, I pulled off the road, shut it off, restarted it and it was fine.

The dealer said they never heard of it before, but it could be a loose or wet wire. Earlest appointment was June 20th.

Anybody have similar problems?

Thanks in advance.

Is your truck tuned?

If not the truck should not let you apply brake and power simultaneously.

Betting you fat footed the brake and accelerator.

Hindsight says I fat footed both pedals at the same time. Thanks.

 

[RetiredNotFired]

Hindsight says I had my foot on both pedals. It happened once before when I first picked it up, and I do find the pedals close for me

Thanks to all who responded.

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