I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 FORD RANGER XLT SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAVE HAD 4 INCIDENTS SINCE MARCH 2010 WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO STOP, WITH 3 OF THOSE INCIDENTS WITHIN THE PAST WEEK. THE FIRST INCIDENT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO PUSH THRU A GATE, DAMAGING THE GATE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN THIS CASE, THE ENGINE DID FINALLY DROP TO AN IDLE. I THOUGHT THE BEHAVIOR MUST BE A FLUKE, SO DIDN'T REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE 2ND THRU 4TH INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD IN OMAHA (DODGE STREET) AT STOP SIGNS AND AT A GAS STATION OUTSIDE OMAHA, AND AS I WAS NEARING A STOP THE ENGINE STARTED ACCELERATING AND PULLING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. MAXIMUM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES ALLOWED ME TO STAY STATIONARY SO NO VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS WERE HIT, BUT CAUSED MY REAR WHEELS TO BURN RUBBER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENT WAS WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT A GAS STATION, WHEN I WAS PULLING SLOWLY TO A GAS PUMP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STRONG ACCELERATION BEGAN. WHILE THE TRUCK HAS CRUISE CONTROL, IT WAS NOT ENGAGED IN ANY OF THESE 4 INCIDENTS. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE LAST WEEK, AND THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE DEALER CHARGED ME ABOUT $880 TO FIX THE ISSUE (REPLACED THROTTLE VALVE ASSY, GASKET, POTENTIOMETER ENGINE THROTTLE, PROCHARGER FUEL INJECTION SERVICE). THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE ARE NO SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES W