2005 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

I FIRST NOTICE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOP WORKING AFTER THAT A LITTLE WHILE LATER I WOULD BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE BUT THAT WOULDN'T SLOW IT DOWN SO I HIT THE GAS PETAL AND FINALLY THE SPEED WOULD DROP. I FEEL SO UNSAFE WHAT IF THIS IS TO HAPPEN ON A RAINY OR ICY DAY I COULD HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WHAT CAN I DO THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE COSTLY? *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. IT'S BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT,IT WAS BURNING OFF FRONT TIRES EVERY 2000 MILES,IT WAS ALIGNED BY THE DEALER TWICE,ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT TO A FRIENDS TIRE SHOP,WE [I'M A MOTORCYCLE BUILER/WELDER..] ENDED UP CUTTING THE WELDS ON THE SHOCK MOUNT AND MOVED IT.THE GAS MILEAGE IS AWEFUL,BUT NOW,AFTER 96,000 MILES,THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP.IT WAS CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES,ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE MUD.TWO WEEKS AFTER IT STARTED SLIPPING,MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME LATE FROM WORK ON A SECLUDED,DARK,REALLY BUSY HIGHWAY,OUT OF THE BLUE,THE TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING,SHE HAD TO DRIVE IT INTO A DITCH,OR GET KILLED,LUCKILY,THE CAR WASN'T DAMAGED BADLY OTHERWISE. SHE SPENT 45 MINUTES STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK UNTIL I GOT THERE WITH A WRECKER.I'VE LOOKED ONLINE,AND TALKED TO FRIENDS WHO OWN GARAGES,THESE CARS ARE SCRAP.NEARLY EVERY ONE THAT MAKES IT TO 100,000 MILES WILL EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT ANY TIME,ANYWHERE,TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN THE FOOT WAS REMOVED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE BUT CONTINUED AS IF YOUR FOOT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AND GET OFF THE ROAD. EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP IF GOING VERY FAST. KILL THE ENGINE, RAISE THE HOOD AND BARELY TOUCH THROTTLE CONTROL WHERE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS ATTACHED AND IT WOULD SNAP BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS HAD UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WITH STUCK THROTTLE. FOUND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISCONNECTED AND JAMMED AT THROTTLE BODY. ALSO FOUND STICKING THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY. NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD OR LOCAL DEALER. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM A CONCERT IN WASHINGTON DC AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO WANT TO GO BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SPEED UP EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. WE GOT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME ON BACK ROADS TO AVOID THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. AGAIN THE CAR SEEMED TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE TO AVOID GOING TOO FAST. AT ONE POINT I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE GONE AWAY. THE NEXT MORNING WE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN AND CATCHING THE THROTTLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS WOULD RACE TO 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT I FELT THE CAR TRYING TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I SLOWLY RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE CAR COMPLETELY AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CAR STARTED REVVING UP AND BECOMING VERY LOUD. I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR DROVE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, BUT THE ACCELERATION SPEED WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE THIS TIME, I PULLED OVER INTO A EMPTY PARKING LOT I WAS TOO AFRAID TO BE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE WORKING I HAD TO PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR TO GET THEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. WHAT'S EVEN WORSE IS NOW MY CAR HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE AS WELL. AFTER SEEING THE SAME COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER ON THIS SITE I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FELT AFRAID FOR MY LIFE! AND BY THE WAY LAST WEEK I MADE MY FINAL CAR PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR AND JUST DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED!

VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS TIMES, TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO HELP. TOOK THE CAR TWICE TO THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY CLEANED THE IDLE CONTROL MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS DIRTY. FORD SAID IF IT ACTS UP AGAIN THE IDLE CONTROL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER NON-FORD MECHANIC AND WITHIN (2) MINUTES HE HAD THE ANSWER. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS HANGING OPEN ON THE THROTTLE PLATE. I HAD HIM DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL, BELIEVE ME, I WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THIS. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAD THEM ORDER ANOTHER CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO ARRIVE, BUT I HAD NO SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHAT SO EVER. I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE NEW ONE PUT ON. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER, AND I HAVE HAD NO SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS SINCE MID MAY. I WANTED TO BE CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS THE OBVIOUS ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I FILED A COMPLAINT. *TR

CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE HAD IT TO TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS, WHICH ONE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT STOP FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NOW IT IS BACK DOING THE VERY SAME THING AND SO DANGEROUS WE CANNOT DRIVE IT. CAR ONLY HAS 60000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE REACTING IN SUCH A DANGEROUS MANNER. IF THERE ISN'T A RECALL THERE SHOULD BE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SHUT OFF. ALL OF THE GAUGES WENT DEAD. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT I SLOWLY STARTED DECELERATING THE CAR. FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE SYSTEM SUDDENLY RESTARTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY STATED THAT IF THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE RPMS STARTED TO REV-UP AND MY CAR SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO LURCH FORWARD. HOWEVER, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TWICE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR DROVE ITSELF AROUND THE CORNER. THE ONLY CONTROL I HAD WAS PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE ITSELF UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. IT DID THIS 4 TIMES IN TOTAL. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I FELT THE GAS PEDAL "POP" UNDER MY FOOT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO RESPOND AGAIN. ON THE LAST TRIP THE CAR DROVE ME ALMOST 20 MILES OF ITS OWN VOLITION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ALTHOUGH I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ONLINE, FORD TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED - - I COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED SOMEONE OR WORSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THERE IS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL, WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE DASH, SOAKING THE FLOOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WILL NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD FOGS OVER AND I CANNOT GET THE BLOWER TO TURN ON, CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE PEDAL SUDDENLY STUCK. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT, SO I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. MY THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN AT 4,000 RPMS. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO IDLE NORMAL AFTER SLAMMING ON THE GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY. I ASSUMED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEMS, SO I HAD MY MECHANIC CLEAN IT OUT FOR ME, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND STOPS THE ISSUE IS SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND SLAMMING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED IT ACTS UP MORE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. *JS

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND REACHED SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. I MANAGED BY APPLYING BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL IN PARKING LOT. I PUT ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE CONTINUED AT HIGH RPM. I TURNED CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I TRIED PRESSING GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES. CAR THEN IDLED AT NORMAL IDLE SPEED. IT SEEMED TO BE OK AT THIS POINT BUT WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. IF I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND FLOORED GAS PEDAL IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM. I HAVE HAD THIS REOCCUR 6 OR 7 TIMES SINCE THEN AND PUTTING IN NEUTRAL, FLOORING GAS PEDAL RESOLVES PROBLEM. I DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL OFTEN BUT WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT THIS SUMMER IT NO LONGER WORKS.

WAS TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD A COUPLE TIMES AND GOT IT STOPPED. *JS

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS RECENTLY (SINCE YESTERDAY) STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT SLOWS DOWN SOME, BUT WILL NOT STOP COMPLETELY. I HAVE ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE, AND IT WOULD START UP JUST FINE AFTER THAT, BUT WOULD RESUME THE ISSUE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS EVEN THOUGH IT IS OF MINIMAL ASSISTANCE IS PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AND RELEASING IT WHILE DRIVING. EVEN THEN SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL STAY BETWEEN 4-5,000. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT IT OFF AND PARK SAFELY IS TO BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHERE THE RPM'S GO OVER 4,000 AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE SIMILAR INSTANCES, I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN 2011 FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING. THE MECHANIC SPRAYED A LUBRICANT ON THE THROTTLE AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNDER A DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ UPDATED 06/01/12

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY BLACKTOP AT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO MEET A CAR ON THIS NARROW ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN. BUT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND LET OFF THE BRAKE AND ONCE AGAIN IT CONTINUED TO CLIMB THIS TIME, I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE IDLED DOWN. I THEN PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD AFTER A SHORT WAY IT REPEATED THE ACCELERATION AGAIN AS I APPROACHED A SHARP CURVE I AGAIN TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR. AFTER DRIVING HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DETACHED ITSELF AND WAS HUNG UP ON THE THROTTLE BODY HOLDING IT OPEN. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER WHERE I ASK THEM TO UNHOOK AND ORDER ME A NEW ONE. I LATER HAD THE NEW ONE INSTALLED. JUST RECENTLY IN FEB. AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH I WAS ABLE ONCE AGAIN DRIVING HOME AND UNHOOKING THE CABLE. I ASKED MY FORD DEALER ABOUT A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THEY WERE UNAWARE. THE CABLE IS STILL UNHOOKED AND I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY CRUISE BUT WON'T UNTIL THEY FIND A FIX. MY FORD DEALER IS CARSON FORD HAMILTON ,ILL AND KNOW ABOUT MY TO INCIDENCE. *TR UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HER VEHICLE DELETED FROM THE LIST OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. UPDATED 05/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE DISPLAYED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. UPDATED 06/20/11

FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHEN DRIVING, DEALER SAID $2500 TO FIX, I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. FORD NEED TO FIX THIS ON A RECALL BASIS.THANK GOD MY CAR WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY GOING FAST WITH MY 3 KIDS IN IT , THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT A LAWSUIT ISSUE. FORD NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AND REFUND ALL CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER REPORTED THAT HER 2005 TAURUS EXCEL SEATED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A NEAR ACCIDENT BUT SHE MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLES RPM WENT TO 4000 AND SHE HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES UNTIL STOPPED. VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY WERE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF HER AT THE TIME. I WAS JUST ON A SITE AND FOUND MORE THAN 110 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER. PLEASE HELP. *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO REV. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER APPLYING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH HIGH TRAFFIC LUCKILY I WAS NOT HARMED. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 OTHER INCIDENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE. THIS MAY RELATED TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER;PE12005(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. TO DATE THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOESN'T WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL GO ON ITS OWN. *TR

AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR CAR WOULD START SPEEDING UP EVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT BEING TOUCHED. HAD TO BRAKE HARD OR TO PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. WENT TO RAISOR FORD DEALER IN LAFAYETTE AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WITH LINKAGES. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS UNTIL REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV VERY RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS STOPPED. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/5/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, IS KEEPING THE THROTTLE OPEN AND MAKING THE RPM'S RISE HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD. UPDATED 10/26/11

2005 TAURUS - DRIVING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR. THERE WAS NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NOISES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE LINKS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR. ! PLEASE SEE POSTED LINKS, THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE A RECALL! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/TAURUS/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS IN WHICH THE ACCELERATOR STICKS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. IT HAS ALSO STUCK WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START PROPERLY, ONLY AFTER REPEATED TRIES WILL IT TURN OVER. *JS

DRIVE AT ABOUT 20MPH. TRY TO HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP. CAR MAKE VERY LOUD NOISE. FOUND GAS PEDAL NOT COME BACK. TAKE TO DEALER, DEALER TOLD ME GAS PEDAL STICK DUE TO SOME SPOT ON THROTTLE BODY. SO HAVE TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY.

THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT TO NO AVAIL. DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AFTER HEARING OTHER CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM IN A LOCAL NEW STORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE BODY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE FELT AS IF IT WERE TOO TIGHT AND WAS RELEASING SLOWLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY ACCELERATE BEFORE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE THROTTLE ON MY FORD TAURUS 2005 HAS BEEN STICKING OFF AND ON FOR THE PASS YEAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY WITH MY BABY DAUGHTER AND SHE HAD TO CUT THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CAR. *JS

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN A HEADACHE SINCE DAY ONE. TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WAS A CHALLENGE AS I ALMOST COULDN'T STOP WHEN PULLING OVER FOR SAFETY. PRIOR TO THIS, OVER $2000 FOR A NEW ENGINE, ANOTHER $900 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER $250 FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP, AND DAILY ISSUES LIKE THE DOOR NOT LATCHING AND ME TRYING TO HOLD DRIVER'S DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN HAVING TO TIE A ROPE ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR. ALSO, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN ON ON THEIR OWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP. IF YOU BUY THIS KIND OR CAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AAA TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THAT EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT IT SEEMED TO BE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE TOYOTAS WERE DOING, ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I WOULD GET TO APPROX. 50-55MPH, I COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL "STICK." THE CAR WOULD THEN ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, UP HILLS, ON FLAT ROADS, ETC. THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE CAR, BUT YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE IDLING IN A HIGHER GEAR, AND WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF WITHOUT GAS BEING APPLIED. ONCE, WHEN I WAS PARKING, THE CAR WAS DOING THIS AND WHEN I PLACED THE GEAR IN "P" THE RPM'S WHEN PAST 3 BEFORE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS, THEY INSTANTLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SAID THEY HAD SEEN 3 COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALREADY. THE PROBLEM ENDED UP BEING THE THROTTLE BODY AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. I JUST FELT THAT I NEEDED TO LET YOU KNOW OF THE SITUATION AS IT CONCERNED ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IF IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT ONE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THE PROBLEM INSTANTLY WITHOUT SEEING THE CAR, I THINK THIS MAY BE AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS A RECALL OF SOME KIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NO LONGER BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE VEHICLE IDLE FLUCTUATES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. ADDITIONALLY, ON OCCASION WHEN MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN AT APPROX 15-30 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES TO A SAFE STOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OFF A HEAVY TRAVELED ROADWAY, TURNING A EXIT RAMP SUDDENLY MY 2005 TAURUS WAGON SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PLACING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, HOPPING THE CAR WOULD STOP. I NEARLY RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR STOPPED. IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY, THEY TOO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I ATTENDED A SEMINAR IN ATLANTIC CITY, IT BEGAN TO SNOW AND I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES HOME IN THE ICE AND SNOW. I AM SURELY GLAD THAT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT THAT TIME. A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURE. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR UPDATED 11/01/11

DESIGN FLAW - STATION WAGON REAR TAILGATE OPENING LEVER AND ROD TO LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.

1. SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED BY SPEED CONTROL CABLE DETACHING FROM SHAFT ON THROTTLE BODY DUE TO WEAR, 2. OCCURS EVERY FEW DAYS, CAN CAUSE CRASH 3. TEMPORARY FIX IS TO DRILL A HOLE AND PLACE A COTTER PIN THRU THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE END TO RETAIN THE CABLE END TO THE SHAFT. *TR

THIS HAPPENED IN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE SEDAN WITH THE 3.0L VULCAN V6 FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. CAR WAS JUST HITTING 85,000 WHEN THE PROBLEM APPEARED. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE- WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE BELT BEGINNING TO WEAR HEAVILY. IT WAS CHANGED, AND THE NOISE BECAME EVEN WORSE. NOW AN ADDED CLUNKING SOUND BEGAN TO MANIFEST ITSELF. IT WAS FOUND OUT TO BE THE A/C COMPRESSOR BEGINNING TO BREAK. IN FACT, A NUT OR SOMETHING HAD BECOME LOSE, WHICH WAS THE CLUNKING NOISE I HEARD. THE WHOLE COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FILLED (SO I CAN USE THE A/C.) AND A NEW BELT HAD TO BE BOUGHT AS WELL. IF THIS COMPRESSOR WASN'T REPLACED, IT WOULD HAVE FAILED- CAUSING IT TO SEIZE, THE BELT TO BREAK, AND MY ENGINE TO QUICKLY OVERHEAT AND PROBABLY CRACK. IT TOOK AROUND 2 HOURS TO REPLACE EVERYTHING- INCLUDING LETTING THE BROKEN A/C COMPRESSOR OUT. ILLEGAL, BUT I COULD NOT AFFORD TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND GETTING CHARGED $800+ SO I HAD MY BROTHER IN LAW DO IT. ALTOGETHER I SPENT AROUND $350 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I LATER LEARNED, FROM MY MECHANIC FRIEND, THAT TAURUS' HITTING AROUND 80K HAVE THIS SAME A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE LIKE CLOCKWORK. IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT IS EXPENSIVE, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IF IT IS KNOWN WHAT CAUSES IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS WITH A LITTLE OVER 68,000 MILES. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN VERY EASILY AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. EVEN AS THE CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK THE RPMS CONTINUED TO GO UP. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE IDLE CONTROL SOLENOID. THIS INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING AND I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE ANYMORE. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN TO TRY TO REV UP AND TRY TO GO REALLY FAST . I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND TURN THE MOTOR OFF. AFTER DOING THIS I TOOK IT TO A MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD MY SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD POPES OFF AND STUCK IN MY IGNITION AND CAUSED MY CAR TO ACCELERATE. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES. THIS ALSO DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR YEARS. I KNOW NOTHING WILL BE DONE BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW. [XXX] . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. I CALLED IN A COMPLAINT TO YOUR PRESIDENT YEAR'S AGO AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. IF ANYONE CARES MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS - WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE ACCELERATING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS AND HAVING TO SLAM ON THE BREAK WHILE GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL SO WE DO NOT RUN INTO SOMEONE. MY WIFE ALMOST COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HEARD THROTTLE BODY, CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, ETC. COULD BE THE CAUSE. AFTER FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS, ONE WHERE SOMEONE HAS DIED, I AM SURPRISED THIS IS NOT A RECALL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE OR DO MORE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE OR DO WE NEED THE MEDIA TO GET INVOLVED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 55-65 MPH WITHOUT HER ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP IT. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,843.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF. OTHER TIMES THE IGNITION HAD TO BE QUICKLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR IN MOTION AND AT STOPPED. UPDATED 1/23/2013*JS

OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE 90 MILES FROM HOME. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS AND MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS INSTALLED FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL LINE. NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD DROP OUT WITHOUT WARNING WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, COST ME $2200 IN THE END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECAME LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE CABLE TO AVOID A RECURRENCE 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 68,000.

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE WENT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE RPM'S REVVED FOR A SECOND AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED AND ARE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,152 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,915.