"r bewer" > wrote in message
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> just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. when i'm coming to a
> stop either at a red light or a parking space, the brake pedal seems to
> get a little hard and the engine revs like i've got the accelerator to the
> floor. it feels like it wants to take off! and all the time i have my foot
> on the brake, not the accelerator. it happens when i'm about 10-15 ft from
> stopping. nothing is touching the accellerator pedal to cause this. i
> slowly shift it to park and then shut it off. if does jerk a bit as i
> shift it while it's revving. someone suggested a vacuum issue? anyone else
> have this happen to them?
>
> '96 rl premium

I had this once - turned out to be a bad ground wire at the computer. There
were other symptoms also - temp guage was erratic.