2004 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE . THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT JUST RECENTLY THE LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,338.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AS A RESULT RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGED THE BRAKE WITH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE ADJUSTER WAS FRACTURED. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AFTER EACH RECURRENCE AND ONCE BY THE DEALER. THE THIRD RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,981 .UPDATED 05/23/12 *BF UPDATED 06/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I READ THIS STORY U.S. INVESTIGATES FORD TAURUSES FOR STUCK THROTTLES BY PETER VALDES-DAPENA @PETERDRIVES MARCH 12, 2012: 1:19 PM ET AND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BUT AFTER READING THIS I AM NOW CONCERNED. I JUST PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I NOTICE IT WAS STILL ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS IT WAS STILL GAINING SPEED I BECAME NERVOUS AND PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL IT DID REV UP TO A HI TACH SPEED (5000) OR BETTER. I KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUICK AND HARD TO SEE IF THAT WOULD KNOCK IT DOWN BEFORE I WOULD HAVE TURNED IT OFF BUT IT DID WORK. I LATTER STOPPED OPENED THE HOOD LOOKED FOR ANYTHING OBVIOUS AROUND THE AREA WHERE ACCELERATOR & SPEED CONTROL CABLE COME TO AND FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE NOT CONNECTED TO THE BALL. REATTACHED IT BUT SEEMED LOOSE PLASTIC SEEMED TO BE WORN SOME. BUT HAS FALLEN OFF AGAIN. CHECKED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHERE IT GOES INTO THE CONTROL BOX SEEMED TO BE LOOSE AND NO BINDING. IN ALL THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THIS CAR HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE TIME....OH AND BY THE WAY JUST BEFORE I KICKED THE ACCELERATOR I DID TRY TO TURN ON/OFF THE SPEED CONTROL THINKING THAT SOMEHOW IT HAD ENGAGED BUT HAD NO EFFECT. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED IN DRIVEWAY OCTOBER 2012. ALMOST $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS. 2004 TAURUS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES. THE ONLY OWNER/DRIVER IS MY RETIRED MOTHER. CAR WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED. VERY FORTUNATE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED DESPITE THAT THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I SPENT 4 HOURS AT NIGHT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. ALL MOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRYING TO GET THIS POS OFF THE ROAD. THAT WAS $150 FOR THE TOW AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MORE TO GET THIS 2004 TAURUS RUNNING. I AM A FORD FAN AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY EMAIL ADDRESS. I EVEN DRAG RACE MUSTANGS. I AM THINKING ABOUT GOING HONDA FOR MY DAILY DRIVER. PROBLEM WAS A IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE. HAS LEFT 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF US STRANDED. GIVES OUT WITH NO WARNING. CAR JUST STOPS MOVING. CAR WAS DOWN FOR 1 WEEK AND COST ENDED UP BEING JUST OVER $1000. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK . I FREE IT BY RE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL A NUMBER OF TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE OVER 5 MONTHS. ALSO I CHECKED FROM NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND FOUND THAT MY CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR

2004 FORD TAURUS WITH APPROX 101K MILES. TURNING LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS ZERO LINE PRESSURE AND THE PUMP SHAFT AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $1700.00 OR BASICALLY A TOTAL REBUILD. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SWAY BAR TO DETACH AND PUNCTURE A TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UPDATED 11/04/11.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS SES WITH A 24V DURATEC 3.0L DOHC ENGINE AND 4F50N TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON JULY 19, 2011 AROUND MID-DAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED THE OTHER GEARS WITH NO RESULT. NO MOVEMENT IN ANY GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. *KB

JUST SAW THIS THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING ON 2005-06 FORD TAURUS MODELS IN LOCAL PAPER FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINT. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL OR THROTTLE CONTROL ON MY FORD TAURUS 2004. MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THAT, SOMETIMES MY CAR WOULD JUST LOCK ON USUALLY AT 40 TO 60 MPH AS FAR AS ACCELERATION AND EVENTUALLY DISENGAGE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER PRESSING GAS PEDAL OR I WOULD SHUT MY CAR OFF TO RESET/REBOOT. IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES, BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS, JUST A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKES. I DID MENTION THIS PHENOMENON SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO LOCAL DEALER WHEN MY CRUISE WENT OUT AND THEY SAID NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS REPORTED AND NO RECALLS AT THE TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON A DECLINE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND ROLLED DOWN HILL. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANS-AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,500. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN

I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A NOISE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO BYLER FORD IN LOUISVILLE KY. CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK OR THE AIRBAG WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF. I REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING AT A COST OF OVER $400.00. THE NOISE HAS RETURNED. I HAD A LOCAL REPAIR SERVICE CHECK TO SEE WITH WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THEY SAID THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE 2004 FORD TAURUS. THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $400.00 TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE $400.00 AGAIN FOR A DEFECTIVE SAFETY PART. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR ISSUES JUST MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. AFTER TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HAD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

WHEN I START MY CAR, IT REVS HIGH, UP TO ABOUT 2000-3000 RPMS. WHILE SITTING STILL AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT IT WILL IDLE AROUND 1200 RPMS. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL JUST ACCELERATE OR IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WILL STAY AT CURRENT SPEED OR INCREASE. I CAN PUMP THE PEDAL AND IT WILL JUMP UP TO 3000 RPMS OR SOMETIMES IT WILL CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO KICK BACK AND I CAN FEEL THE PEDAL BUMP MY FOOT. NO MATTER THE DRIVING CONDITIONS OR TERRAIN IT WILL DO THIS EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL IDLE TOO LOW BUT MOST OF THE TIMES IT IDLES HIGH OR OVERREVS WHEN IM SITTING STILL OR PULL IN AND SHIFT INTO PARK. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED DAILY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED, ALSO THIS WHOLE TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THERE WAS A CONSTANT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE. THE TRANSMISSION LEAK CONTINUED DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,311. UPDATED 04/13/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE NORMALLY. THERE WAS A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE RPM AND HE HAD TO USE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL BRAKING TO BOTH SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE. JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT A SAFE PARKING AREA, THE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. AFTER A BRIEF STOP, THE CONSUMER WENT BACK HOME. INITIALLY, THE IDLE WAS NORMAL, BUT THEN THE HIGH IDLE RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WA TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, WHERE HE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK SHAFT AND DIPSTICK WAS EXTENDED ABOUT 3-4 INCHES ONTO THE GROUND. ALL FLUIDS APPEARED NORMAL AFTER INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE IAC AND RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC TO VERIFY PROPER INSTALLATION. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE HIGH IDLE PERSISTED. THE TRANSMISSION LEAK CONTINUED DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS PERFORMED BY THE CONSUMER AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. UPDATED 04/23/12

I BOUGHT MY 2004 FORD TAURUS NEW AND HAVE HAD NO MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEMS. IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 140,000 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND BEGAN MAKING A LOUD "WHINING" NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE SHE PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "PARK" AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "DRIVE". THE LOUD "WHINING" NOISE CONTINUED, AND EACH TIME THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM'S INCREASED AS THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TESTED. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS DETECTED IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, AS THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF EITHER THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE TRANSMISSION, OR POSSIBLY BOTH. THE REPAIR ESTIMATES WERE QUOTED TO BE ABOUT $850.00 IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME WAS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL, AS THE SPLINES OFTEN STRIPPED OUT. THE SECOND QUOTE WAS FOR ABOUT $1500.00 IF METAL SHAVINGS ARE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY COMPONENT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. I SEARCHED YAHOO FOR "2004 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" AND DISCOVERED AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE SAME MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MANY OF THE CONSUMERS FILED COMPLAINTS WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PARTS, MATERIALS, OR DESIGN. IRONICALLY I FOUND THAT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS WERE USED IN THE 2002 TO 2006 MODELS. PRIOR TO MY 2004 MODEL, I OWNED A 2000 MODEL TAURUS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHILE MOVING OR STOPPED, I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REV UP AND I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE RPMS TO DROP BACK DOWN. THEN, I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS TO REPLACE THE IDOL AIR CONTROL VALVE (IAC) AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, BUT MY 17 YR SON DRIVES THE CAR AS WELL AND I WORRY ABOUT HIS SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,105 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE CAR THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO OVER 3000RPM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE REALLY HARD AND THE CAR WAS STILL REVVED UP OVER 3000RPM. I COULD BARELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT STILL REVVED UP TO OVER 3000RPMS. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED AND IDLED AT A NORMAL 1000RPMS. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF TWO OTHER TIMES WITH VERY SIMILAR SCENARIOS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AS IF IT WANTS TO RUN AWAY. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS MAY, 2011, THEN OCT., 2011, AND FEB. 2012. *TR

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. JUST LUCKY THAT WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE. *TR

AFTER EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS AND COASTED TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO, AND STATE PATROL ARRIVED TO PUSH VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION.

AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO WHAT I'M READING. UNLIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE I ACTUALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COME ON BEFORE A DRASTIC FAILURE OCCURRED. HOWEVER MY CARS SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. IT HAS STARTED PULSING SLIGHTLY WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I'D LIKE TO KEEP OPERATING IT TO SEE IF IT GOES AWAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE REVIEWS I'M TOO AFRAID TO TRY. FORD HAS FINALLY STARTED TO DEVELOP A STRONG REPUTATION FOR THEMSELVES, AND IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THINGS THAT WAY THEY BETTER GET A HOLD OF THIS ONE BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. I CAN IMAGINE THAT THEY AREN'T INTERESTED IN BECOMING THE NEXT "TOYOTA" IN THE CAR INDUSTRY. COME ON FORD, MAKE THIS RIGHT! *TR

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ANY PEDAL, MY CAR KEPT GOING FASTER & FASTER. IT WOULD NOT STOP BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. CAR HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL & THEN TURNED OFF. IT HAPPENED WHEN MECHANIC DROVE MY CAR, ALSO. NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO NO ACCIDENT. I PAID TWICE TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, SINCE PROBLEM WAS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. SOUNDS LIKE SAME THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER TAURUSES NOW. I HAVE COPIES OF MY CAR REPAIR RECEIPTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE 2005 FORD TAURUS UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER 150 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MPH. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FELT 'STICKY'. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL IT REALLY GOT STUCK. I WAS STUCK GOING AT 65 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL BY EITHER STOPPING AND CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND PUMPING THE GAS OR (IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE) I JUST FLOOR IT. IT SEEMS SUDDEN ACCELERATION (INITIALLY) WOULD UNSTICK IT. NOW, MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, ALL I CAN DO IS RIDE IT OUT AND HOPE IT UNSTICKS SOON. THIS HAS BECOME A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE, IT'S NOT LONGER SCARY, BUT IT IS UNSETTLING-AND I KNOW IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AROUND A BEND, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN 360 DEGREES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE STEERING ROD WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMED HIM OF THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN PRESSURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CABLE FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET JAMMED. IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 50 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AND SUDDENLY IT JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME NOT FAR AWAY AND DID MANAGE TO GET TO MY HOUSE INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT PULL AT ALL , THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR THAT IS EVEN WORSE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF IT HAD QUIT IN TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 4 SOUTH FROM FORESTVILLE, MD TOWARDS UPPER MARLBORO, MD. I WENT TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE RPM GAUGE BEGAN TO CLIMB ABOUT AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MPH GAUGE BEGAN TO DECREASE. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LET IT COAST TO A STOP. I COULD SHIFT FROM "DRIVE" TO "REVERSE" TO "1ST", BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD IT TOWED FOR REPAIRS.

WHILE DRIVING, IF THE AC IS ON, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT WILL REV UP TO 3000-3500 RPMS AND MAINTAIN FOR AWHILE AND EVENTUALLY STOP ACCELERATING. POSSIBLY RELATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON, BUT A CRUISING SPEED CANNOT BE SET. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MADE A LEFT TURN, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUND, NOTHING TO GIVE ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANY PROBLEMS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT PLAN TO IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS WHICH WITHOUT WARNING JUST COASTED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING WEB NOTED A WEB SITE AUTOBEEF.COM IN WHICH THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH ANYONE WHO I NOTE TO HAVE A TAURUS DURING THE YEARS 2003-2005 AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SUDDENLY WENT OUT. DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND TRANSMISSION GO OR IN ATLANTA DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AT QUITTING TIME IS QUITE A DANGER. THIS WOULD APPLY TO ALL LARGE CITIES. SEEMS THE PROBLEM OCCURS BETWEEN 60,000 AND 90TO 100 THOUSAND MILES. HAD A 1996 THAT HAD OVER 200,000 MILES NEVER ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE WAY IT JUST STOPS. OF COURSE WHEN CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY HAVE DENIED A PROBLEM WITH THE CARS. I CAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFY PERSONALLY 30 TAURUS DRIVERS IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES. WE EXPECT AS MUCH AS THEY COST FOR THIS TO LAST LONGER. THE AUTOBEEF IS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE FOLKS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM OF DANGER TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE AUTO JUST COSTING TO A STOP OR EVEN JUST NOT MOVING FORWARD AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT ESP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *LN

JUST ANOTHER MID-2000S FORD TAURUS WITH A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING PRIOR TO LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. THIS PARTICULAR TAURUS IS A 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED. I PRESUME A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE FORD WILL ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,800.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE.. NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CHAFFING.. REINFORCED RUBBER BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER IS CHAFFING IN THE 45 DEGREE TURN AT THE CROSSMEMBER. I CAUGHT IT B4 ANY ACCIDENTS BUT JUST BARELY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING SEVER INJURY OR DEATH AND SHOULD BE AT LEAST INVESTIGATED... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY WITH THE OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,439 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,978. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ THE TRANSMISSON COOLER LINES WERE FLUSHED. UPDATED 07/11/11

I HAVE BEEN A FORD EMPLOYEE FOR 17 YEARS AND HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE 3.0 LITER VULCAN 2-VALVE BETTER THAN THE DEALER WOULD. IT HAS 138,000 VERY EASY DRIVEN MILES ON IT. I LIVE ABOUT 35 MILE FROM THE PLANT ONE WAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED BY ME WITH ALL FORD PARTS, FLUIDS, ETC. NO WARNING, NO CODES FROM SNAP-ON SCANNER, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF MY WIFE WAS PULLING ACROSS THREE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSAXLE JUST LET GO. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS AT ALL. CAR ONLY HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 45-60MPH ON ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS VERY SLIGHT AND YOU COULD ONLY FEEL IT IN THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS. SHE WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A SUPER-DUTY TRUCK WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH HER. I HAVE SEEN ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE NOT AS LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT DROP THE POWERTRAIN POD AS FORD CALLS THEM TO CHECK WHAT BROKE. I WOULD BET A MONTHS PAY IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE READ AND BEEN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEM. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE QUALITY REP HERE AT OUR PLANT AND HE DID CONTACT FORD BUT THEY TELL ME THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH OF THESE GO OUT TO PLACE A RECALL ON THEM OR ENOUGH PEOPLE HURT OR KILLED. THAT IS THE MOST UNSAFE FAILURE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A CAR OF ANY TYPE. I AM A PRODUCT EVALUATOR FOR FORD AND TEST DRIVE NEW SUPER-DUTYS EVERYDAY. I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND FORD KNOWS !!!! THAT IS WHY FORD ONLY COVERS THEM UNDER A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY UNLESS YOU PAY AN EXTRA 2500 FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO GET HURT OR WORSE BEFORE THIS ISSUE GET RESOLVED OR RECALLED. THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR AWHILE. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER WORKERS AT MY PLANT FROM ATLANTA, GA WHERE THEY DID BUILD THEM UNTIL THE JUNK START POURING DOWN THE ASSEMBLY LINE. 3500 FOR A NEW TRANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SEALS OF THE WINDSHIELD YET, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2002-2003 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V087000-VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD) BUT NOT FOR HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WATER ALSO DRIPPED ON THE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. UPDATED 03/02/11

STOPPED FOR VEHICLE A THAT WAS TURNING - VEHICLE C CAME FROM BEHIND AND PLOWED MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE INTO THE VEHICLE A . VEHICLE C WAS A LARGE F250 TRUCK TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY. MY FORD TAURUS WAS IMPACTED FROM REAR AND FRONT IMPACT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS IN THE ACCIDENT . SEPT, 2010. THE REAR FRAME SURROUNDING THE TRUNK WAS BENT. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS DAMAGED HEAVILY. THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY FROM FRONT AND REAR IMPACT. A VEHICLE THAT WE PURCHASED FOR THIS SPECIFIC SAFETY FEATURE AND PAID EXTRA FOR FAILED! *TR