Posting this just in case, someone wants to avoid what happened here.....
So the other day coming home from work, during rush hour, entering an Interstate, the throttle stuck open.
Hammering the gas pedal 50x/second did nothing. Rpm's was climbing, and all I could do was down shift, and ride the brakes until it could see a place to pull over. Turned the ignition off, and coasted to a spot. Problem with this was there was only half a shoulder, as it was miles of road construction. Almost got taken out by a semi-truck as soon as I got out. OK, not safe here! Continued on by slapping it into gear after a Nuetral start, and ride the brakes as it went. A few miles later, smoke billowing from brake pads on fire, and I was able to get it somewhere safer. Not gonna lie... that terrified the crap out of me.
A visual inspection found nothing to be wrong with the cables anywhere. Then a light bulb went off. We had just worked on the power steering, and had the intake tube off.
Yanked it off, and sure enough.....
That is the inner half of the stock intake tube seal. It separated itself from the outer half, and got sucked into the Throttle body, jamming the butterfly open.
I carry a roll of silicone radiator hose repair tape, in the tool bag. Used it to wrap around the OD of the TB intake until it was about 1/8" thick, and put the intake tube back on. All good, until I can find a decent seal at a salvage yard. They are not made any longer, and they only come with a new intake tube, which is also not made any longer. lol
This took "Burning In" the brake pads to another level. I need a new set now, which sucks as these was fairly new.