2005 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

I NOTICED A MUSTY SMELL FIRST. AFTER A HEAVY RAIN I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER FOOT WELL WAS SOAKING WET UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. I DRIED IT UP. NEXT TIME IT RAINED IT WAS WET AGAIN AND I DID NOTICE SOME DRIPPING FROM THE TOP RIGHT OF THE FOOT WELL. OTHER WATER IS COMING IN SOMEWHERE ELSE, MAYBE BEHIND THE CARPET AS IT IS GETTING MORE WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE ENTIRE FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER.

A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WAS APPROACHING A REGULATED INTERSECTION AND SLOWING DOWN IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HE WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT FELT THE ENGINE STILL REVVING. HE CHECKED THE TACHOMETER AND SAW IT WAS AROUND 3000 RPM. HE STOPPED, HELD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND REPEATEDLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER A FEW TAPS, THE THROTTLE "RELEASED" AND THE ENGINE RESUMED A NORMAL IDLE. HE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME ABOUT 1/2 MILE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. EARLIER ON THE DRIVE THAT SAME DAY, HE NOTED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS HOME, WE TOOK OFF THE COVER NEAR THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM HAD COME OFF THE THROTTLE AT IT'S ATTACHMENT POINT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CABLE END IS HELD ONTO THE THROTTLE ARM WITH A PLASTIC DETENT. IT WAS VERY EASY TO PUT THE CABLE END ONTO THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND WAS ALSO QUITE EASY TO REMOVE IT (REQUIRED VERY LITTLE FORCE). BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SIMULATE THE INCIDENT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE SURE OF THE CAUSE. BUT ONE VERY LIKELY CAUSE IS THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE BEING IN THE PATHWAY OF THE THROTTLE ARM AS IT ROTATES TO ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO REACH IDLE LOCATION. IF IT GOT IN THE WAY, THE RESULT LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AS NOTED ABOVE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF THROTTLE STICKING. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DASH, AND ALL THE INTERIOR, EXTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ONE DAY AND I HAD TO BRAKE WHILE I WAS COMING UP BEHIND SOMEONE. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE, I COULD FEEL MY CAR STILL TRYING TO GO..ALMOST AS IF I WERE PRESSING THE GAS AND THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO 4,000-4,500. I TAPPED ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATION FINALLY STOPPED.THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE I WAS IN WALMARTS PARKING LOT. AGAIN, I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TAP THE GAS TO GET THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. WHEN MY CAR IS IDLING, THE RPMS FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000 AS IF I WOULD BE TAPPING ON THE GAS, BUT THE GAS PEDAL ISN'T BEING TOUCHED. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS, AND SOME HAVE SAID THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER WORKED; I BOUGHT MY CAR USED. I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN ACCIDENT OVER IT, BUT I'M SURE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CRUISE QUIT WORKING. THEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. AT A STOP THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING UP, AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE REPLACED. THE CABLE HAD TWISTED AROUND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE CABLE HAS COME OFF AGAIN, HOWEVER THIS TIME IT DIDN'T WRAP AROUND THE OTHER CABLE AND CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR FORM STICKING. THE REPAIR SHOP PURCHASED A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DIRECTLY FROM FORD, AND THIS CABLE ALSO DOES NOT STAY ON. THE PLACE WHERE THE CABLE HOOKS ONTO IS NOT WORN, SO OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. *TR

GOING 35MPH I NOTICED THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. I THOUGHT GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND TRIED TO GET FOOT UNDER IT TO PRY IT UP AND NOTICED IT WAS FLOPPY. I THEN TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES AND CAR WOULD NOT SLOW. I MADE IT THROUGH GREEN LIGHT INTERSECTION BUT WHEN CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. BY THIS TIME I WAS TOTALLY PANICKED, THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SO I RODE BRAKES THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, PULLED IN DRIVEWAY AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AND BRAKES WERE STINKING. WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED IT LATER AND DROVE TO REPAIR GARAGE THEY TOLD US THE CRUISE CONTROL CLIP BROKE OFF AND CAUSED IT TO STICK TILL IT RESET ITSELF. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD DEALER FIRST, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STICKING. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD $1500 WORK DONE ON ENGINE THAT HAD A HORRIBLE NOISE FROM DAY ONE AFTER INCIDENT. BEING A 61 YEAR OLD FEMALE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE OVER 40MPH BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WILL DO THIS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT BEING UTILIZED. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 5000. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED, AFTER BEING DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS, USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. TAPING THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO RELEASE IT FROM THE STUCK POSITION. UPDATED 05/21/12

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE LESS RESPONSIVE THAN NORMAL AND THE ENGINE IDLED AT ABOUT 4000 RPM. THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND WANTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE BRAKES. WE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO SIT OUT A RED LIGHT AS THE ENGINE REVVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR. I'M NOT SURE OF THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND WAS LAST YEAR AND THE LATEST WAS JUST TODAY. EACH TIME WE OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE CONTROL CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE BODY TO THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT WAS DISCONNECTED. ON THE LATEST OCCURRENCE THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, SHE MADE A DOWNHILL STOP AT A STOP SIGN, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND AS SHE WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR LURCHED AND WANTED TO TAKE OFF. FOR THE MOST PART THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT AT A STOP LIGHT SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO REMAIN STATIONARY. AFTER SOME AMOUNT OF FIDDLING WITH THE GAS PEDDLE IT SEEMED TO COME UNSTUCK AND WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER WHICH IT BEHAVED STUCK AGAIN. OPENING THE HOOD SHE SAW THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD COME DISCONNECTED AGAIN. ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE CABLE DETACHING OUR TODDLER HAD BEEN PLAYING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE WITH HER HANDS. MY BEST GUESS WAS THAT SHE HAD PULLED UP ON THE PEDDLE INSTEAD OF DOWN. TO CONFIRM MY SUSPICION I MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS CONNECTED AND PULLED UP ON THE PEDDLE WITH MY FOOT, AS SOON AS I GAVE THE CAR GAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAME DISCONNECTED AGAIN. IT SEEMED REPEATABLE. I'M NOT SURE WHY PULLING ON THE PEDDLE MESSES THINGS UP OR HOW THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE AN ADULT WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING, BUT I SUPPOSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I DON'T HAVE DETAILS BUT MY GIRLFRIEND, WHO OWNS THE CAR, SAID THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I LOOK AT THE CONNECTION AT THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD TAURUS THROTTLE STICKS AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. SHORTLY AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IS WHEN THE THROTTLE STARTED TO STICK AND INCREASE SPEED. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT SOME CLOSE CALLS. *JS

THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE POPS OFF OF ITS CONNECTION, AND GETS IN THE WAY OF THE THROTTLE, HOLDING THE CAR AT A HIGHER RPM AND SPEED AFTER THE FOOT PEDAL IS RELEASED. NORMALLY THIS CAN BE HANDLED BY STOMPING ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES TO CLEAR THE INTERFERENCE AND THE CAR RETURNS TO IDLE. CERTAINLY THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IF THE DRIVER IS NOT COGNIZANT OF HOW TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT ACTS AS IF THE CRUISE HAS BEEN ACTUATED WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT EXPECTING IT TO DO SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CAUSE WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, WHICH BROKE AND WORE OUT THE THROTTLE BODY. UPDATED 04/20/12

I HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE MY CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND HAVE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. RPM'S ARE SO HIGH THE REV LIMITER KICKS IN AND AT LEAST 15-20 TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE CAR AT IDLE, CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FAST WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALMOST HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ONCE AGAIN PUTTING IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT, HAD IT LOOKED AT BY SERVICE CENTERS BUT NO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND AND WAS TOLD NOT REPAIRABLE IF NO CODE WERE FOUND BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE GUESSING FOR THE PROBLEM. AND I DID LOOK TO SEE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS ON OR OFF THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY, BUT CABLE WAS ATTACHED OK AND HAD NOT FALLEN OFF LIKE OTHER REPORTS. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND IT ACCELERATED INTO THE FIRST CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE . THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. AS I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT IT WASN'T. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THAT TIME I HAD SEVERAL RECURRENCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME WHILE DRIVING. SOME WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE, AND I AM WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK OPEN ON TWO OCCASIONS. UPDATED 12/13/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED INTO A SIDE STREET, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS OCTOBER 1, 2012. I WAS GOING 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STARTED REVVING UP EVEN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD TO JUMP UP ONTO A MEDIAN AT 65ISH MPH TO AVOID OTHER CARS. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND GRIND AS I TRIED TO STOP. I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. EVEN STOPPED THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO REV AT 8000 RPM. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. SINCE THEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED FIVE MORE TIMES. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR BRAKE REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ACCELERATION AND SUGGESTED I REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS AS THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN JAMMED UNDER THE PEDAL. WHILE I KNOW THIS TO BE FALSE I NONETHELESS REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AND THE CONDITION REMAINS. ANOTHER TERRIFYING INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER. SHE LIVES OFF A WINDY DIRT ROAD HIGH ON A LEAF COVERED RIDGE. I USUALLY DON?T GO ANY FASTER THAN 15 MPH ON HER ROAD. THE CAR EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING A BEND. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE LEAVES AND I BOUNCED OFF A TREE STUMP AND ALMOST HIT MY DAUGHTER?S FIANC. AGAIN I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO MASH DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BRING IT BACK TO IDLE. AT THIS POINT I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE INCURRED REPLACEMENT BRAKE BILLS AND VARIOUS CAR DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THESE INCIDENTS. THANKFULLY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY AND CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL INTO EMERGENCY LANE. I THEN TURNED CAR OFF AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. THROTTLE WAS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT FAILED. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE DIRTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR LIKE 2 DAYS. THEN THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS LATER THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO STICK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND PRESSING THE BRAKES WAS VERY HARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THE CAR AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! SOMEONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED!! *KB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH; HAD TO PRESS DOWN REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER (BANKSTON FORD, FORT WORTH TX) WHO SAID THAT THE 'DIAGNOSIS OF CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AND PURCHASE OF A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE.'. I PAID $190.00' TO THE REPAIR, BUT IT STILL SEEMS TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED QUICKLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 65 MPH, DESPITE MY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AS I WAS ON A BUSY MAIN ROAD WITH MULTIPLE STOP LIGHTS, I HAD TO RIDE THE SHOULDER AND DRIVE THROUGH TWO STOPLIGHTS (APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILE) BEFORE FORCING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MY LOCAL GARAGE DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COMING LOOSE. THEY PERFORMED A "TEMPORARY FIX" AND STATED THAT IT WOULD NEED A LOT MORE WORK. ALTHOUGH THE FIX HAS DIMINISHED THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF THE OCCURRENCES, THE CAR STILL ACCELERATES RANDOMLY AT TIMES. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TWICE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE REQUIRED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO STOP. THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT 4,000 RPMS EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL TECH STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THROTTLE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXED NOW, BUT THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. P.S. ? THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE BLOGS DISCUSSING THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *JS

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. THERE IS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL YEAR. TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON ALL THE WEBSITES I VISITED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000+ TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WORTH $7,500 - THIS IS NOT A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS MANUALLY SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,120.

FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST YEAR, OFF AND ON, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW TO MIDRANGE SPEEDS ACCELERATING TO AT LEAST 60 MPH IF LEFT UNCHECKED. PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL USUALLY RELEASE THE PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS ON AN OPEN ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AND I HAVE THE TIME TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS I HAVE FOUND THAT TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON TO ON (ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL HASN'T WORKED IN OVER A YEAR) WHILE PUSHING THE SET BUTTON AND THEN PUSHING COAST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL RELEASE WITH AN AUDIBLE POP. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. *TR

IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "STICKING ACCELERATOR" 8-10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE AT SPEEDS IN THE 35-40 MPH RANGE, I BECOME AWARE THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING; WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. APPLYING THE BRAKE DOES NOT RELIEVE THE CONDITION, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL RESULTS IN THE ENGINE RUNNING UP TO MORE THAN 4000 RPM. ON SOME OCCASIONS, TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES CLEARS THE PROBLEM, AND THE ENGINE GOES BACK TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION KEY. WHEN RESTARTING, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO ACT NORMAL. MY LOCAL GARAGE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THEM DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. IN CHECKING ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO A NUMBER OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS A PLEASANT SUMMER DAY BUT HAD MORE OF A AUTUMN FEELING WHETHER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN EAST TENNESSEE, I HAD JUST MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES. I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC TO ABOUT 40 MPH AS I CREST A HILL. WHEN I STEPPED BACK ONTO THE GAS (GOING DOWN HILL NOW), I FELT THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4 GEAR. I THEN FELT, AND HEARD A POP SIMILAR TO A BLOWOUT, BUT IN REALITY IT WAS THE CAR SLIDING OUT OF GEAR. I HAD ONLY MANAGED TO REACH ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR STOP ACCELERATING, (I PUT ON MY HAZARDS) I WAS TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MADE NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. WITHIN 5 SECONDS, A CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME WAS BUMPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND WAS KNOCKED INTO ME. MY FORD MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT (WAS THAT THE POPPING NOISE? I WONDER.) $3500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GOOGLE 05 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OVER 500 PROBLEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER FORD WAS TRYING TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS, OR IF THEY WERE TRYING TO SAVE FUEL MILEAGE, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVE BY FORD RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. LAST LAUGH, INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL REPAIR ANY CAR TO THE QUALITY IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE WRECK (NO BETTER, NO WORSE.). SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE THE CAR WRECK, THEY CAN REPLACE IT, ERGO... THE INSURANCE COVERS THE BODY WORK, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION TO FORD IS DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU FIX YOUR ERRORS. MY FATHER WORKED AT FORD FOR 22 YEARS; HE WOULD BE.... REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE WHAT FORD PASS FOR QUALITY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND FELT THE ACCELERATOR PAD CLICK, THEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WAS INCREASING. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I SWERVED DOWN A SIDE STREET AND PULL ON MY EMERGENCY BREAKS AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ACCELERATED ITSELF TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT MY THROTTLE CABLE WAS ERODED AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. I GOT A NEW THROTTLE CABLE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I FELT THE CLICK AGAIN AND I SAW MY SPEED GO UP AGAIN; THIS TIME, IT UNCLICKED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS TIME THAT THE TUBE IN WHICH THE THROTTLE CABLE IS INSERTED WAS FILLED WAS DEBRIS SO THAT CAUSED ANOTHER JAM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHARGE ME AGAIN FOR THIS SERVICE BUT IT LEADS TO ME SUSPECT IF THERE ARE FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATOR ITSELF. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD 500 LIMITED SEDAN. WITHIN THE PAST 6-MONTHS OR SO, I'VE EXPERIENCED SURGING OF MY ENGINE DURING IDLE; WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE; AND IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. I WASN'T SURE HOW TO PROCEED OTHER THAN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WASN'T A POSSIBILITY AT THE TIME DUE TO COST. THIS SITUATION SOUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT I READ IN THE NEWS ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE MODELS. THE SURGING WAS ENOUGH TO GET MY ATTENTION AS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH. THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A VERY HIGH READING AND THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SAFELY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE TRIED TO ACCELERATE IN A WILD MANNER , REACHING FIVE ON THE TACHOMETER, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN ITS POSITION DUE TO THE PRECAUTIONS, SHE TOOK PRIOR TO RESTARTING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ENGAGE. HOWEVER, LATER ON IN THE DAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FINALLY ENGAGED. UPDATED 12/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER OR THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

THE ISSUE STARTED AS A THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED. THIS REQUIRED A HARDER THAN NORMAL PUSH TO GET THE THROTTLE TO OPEN AND INCREASE ENGINE SPEED. THIS EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN AND NOT RETURNING TO IDLE. THE ON THE ROAD FIX WAS TO PUSH QUICKLY ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE THROTTLE TO RELEASE TO IDLE. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED RIDING THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CARS SPEED UNDER CONTROL. OVER TIME THE ISSUE BECAME WORSE, WITH THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN MORE OFTEN. WHAT I FOUND WHEN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FITTING AT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE FITTING WOULD SNAP BACK ONTO THE PROPER PLACE BUT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD POP BACK OFF EASILY WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ACTUATED. I USED A PLASTIC TIE-WRAP TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN PLACE. ANOTHER ITEM THAT I FOUND WAS A LOT OF VARNISH WHERE THE THROTTLE BUTTERFLY MET THE THROTTLE BODY (INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY) AT/NEAR IDLE. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STICKING CLOSED/OPEN ISSUE. I USED CARB CLEANER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AROUND THE BUTTERFLY, AND OUTSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE LINKAGE. THE ISSUE AT THIS POINT HAS NOT RETURNED. I DO FEEL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING OTHERS ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE, IT SEEMS TO BE A WEAR ISSUE OF AN UNDER DESIGNED CONNECTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE VARNISH BUILD UP (AMOUNT) IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE STICKING THROTTLE ISSUE ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. I COULD SEE THIS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR OTHERS THAT MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE MECHANICS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE THROTTLE "STUCK". I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL IN ANY OF THESE CASES. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN - REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKE PRESSURE - WHEN I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RPM WENT WELL ABOVE 3000 RPM. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. IN EACH CASE WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, ALL SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE. HE SAID HE SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THAT A REPAIRS COULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. OR HE COULD SIMPLY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. I CHOSE THE LATER. *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS. LETTER SENT FROM ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 1, 2011. AS THE DRIVER EXITED THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DRIVER WENT OVER A CURB AND INTO A PARKING LOT OF A BUILDING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE DRIVEWAY AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,000. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION . THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE ACCELERATOR CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PLASTIC RECEPTACLE DETACHED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 65 MPH AS THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED TO 4,000. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE IDLE ARM WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,709 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

JULY 25, 2011, 1ST ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE. PRESSED GAS,CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED. REACHED SPEEDS OVER100 MPH IN A 35 MPH, TURNED OFF KE TO STOP. FORD REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ,CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DUE TO WEAR, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER , TRANSMISSION FLUSH, REPLACE WASHER HOSE AT $748.22 COST TO OWNER. 2ND, JUNE 2012. CAR STARTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, TURNOFF KEY TO STOP CAR. FORD DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT, TOLD OWNER TO PICK UP VEHICLE, NO WORK PERFORMED. 3RD INCIDENT MARCH 21,2013, SUDDEN ACCELERATION SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, TURNED OFF KEY, RE-STARTED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR MISSED & CHUGGED. CAR WOULD NOT GO 20 MPH. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE RAPID ACCELERATION. WENT TO PICK UP CAR AT DEAL AND WHEN STARTED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR MISSED AND CHUGGED. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR OFF OF DEALER'S LOT. RETURNED KEYS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REVIEW RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED CASE [XXX]. WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL EXISTS ON THAT VEHICLE, WE COULD HAVE A DISCOUNT ON BUYING A NEW FORD VEHICLE TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALER ON ND REVIEW REPLACED IGNITION COIL ASSY, SPARK PLUGS, UPDATED PCM CODES, TIGHTENED TIE RODS, 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, FUEL FILTER, FRONT OR REAR BRAKES WITH ROTOR REPLACEMENTS, OIL FILTER AND LUBE CHANGE AT COST OF $1681.82 TO OWNER. FORD DEALER AT PICK UP WOULD NOT PROVIDE WRITTEN GUARANTEE THAT RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED OR ELIMINATED. MY SON'S SAFETY AT HANDS OF FORDS REFUSAL TO FIX PROBLEM. HIS FATHERS 2002 ESCAPE (SIMILAR 6 CYLINDER FORD) HAS A RECALL AND FIX FOR RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WE ASKED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT FUTURE LIABILITY IF WE SOLD THE CAR & THEY SAID IF WE SELL THE CAR THERE WOULD BE NO LIABILITY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO ETHICAL & LEAVES VEHICLE OWNER AT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SHE REALIZED THAT SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM UNDER THE WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN ACTING A ERRATIC A WEEK PRIOR. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 09/12/11

MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PUSHED THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. THE ENGINE REVVED SO HIGH I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF. I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT REVVED REALLY HIGH AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED AND WORKED ON TWICE AND THE THROTTLE KEEPS GETTING STUCK. ILL BE DRIVING AND IT JUST GET STUCK AND I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO STOP WITH MY BRAKES. MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NO LONGER WORKING AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE ENGINE ROARED WITH AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND COMPLETING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *TR

WHEN EITHER DRIVING OR STAYING STILL, MY 2005 FORD TAURUS WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO WHERE PRESSING ON THE BREAK WOULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. I WOULD EITHER TRY TO LIFT THE ACCELERATION PEDDLE UP WITH MY HAND, WHICH BROKE THE PEDAL IN ONE CASE, OR PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH WOULD REV THE RPM'S TO 4000+. I HAD TWO NEAR CRASHES AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2011, WAS STUCK ON A HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GET A TOW BECAUSE THE PEDAL BROKE WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. I CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY INCIDENT AND WAS PROMPTLY TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS FINE, THAT THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT DRIVING MY CAR WAS SAFE. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TO CONTACT THE NHTSA UNTIL I HEARD THE REPORT ON CNN. I HAVE ALSO DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD LOVED ONES DIE BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE ANOTHER CAR FOR FEAR THAT IF I DRIVE MY FORD, I'LL DIE. I CANNOT SELL THE CAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO POSSIBLY DIE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WHILE IN PARKING LOT, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. HELD THE BRAKES TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THE RPMS WHEN UP TO 7000, GAS PEDAL WAS NOT BEING TOUCHED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR STOPPED AND WHILE IN NEUTRAL, I QUICKLY PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL ONCE AND THE ENGINE CAME BACK DOWN TO IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. I AM SURPRISED BY THE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ON THE FORD TAURUS THAT IT ISN'T A RECALL. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE TOYOTA HAD. SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS GETS RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGUN TO ACCELERATE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOST ALL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 07/10/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERTOR ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN 2010. UPDATED 07/11/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POLLUTION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND WIRING WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.