2005 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, NO NOTICE, NO NOTHING. JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT GIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL BAD ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, DUE TO THE STRAIN OF TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. UPDATED 08/22/12

2005 FORD TAURUS SE - SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 65,248 MILES ON CAR. TRAVELING 70MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 7,000RPMS AND SLOWED FAST, MANAGED TO GET IT SIDE OF ROAD. HAD ONLY PARK AND NEUTRAL GEARS. NO WARNING LIGHT, NO UNUSUAL NOISE, NO PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. REQUIRED A NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION, $3,000 EXPENSE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO ONE HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THAT THE DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FATALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD OCCASIONALLY STUCK AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF NO SUCH FAILURES WITH THE MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 260,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11

THE ACCELERATOR WOULD CONTINUE TO RACE AFTER I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. I HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL FOR IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE CRUISE ALSO WOULD STOP WORKING ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS THE CRUISE CABLE WAS GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE THROTTLE AND MAKING IT STICK. I JUST HAD THIS REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS - WE HAVE BEGUN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SURGING RPM'S/ACCELERATION, WHICH RECENTLY ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. REPLACING THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR DID NOT RESOLVE. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL INITIATED BEFORE DEATHS RESULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5000. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE ADDITIONAL TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TAP THE PEDAL UNTIL IT BECAME DISLODGED. THIS FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITH LUBRICATION TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTING FORM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIXTH SPARK PLUG WAS STRIPPED AND A PORTION OF THE SPARK PLUG FRACTURED INTO THE CORE OR THE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 100,000.

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AS IT WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING, WAS APPLYING BRAKES AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF. THIRD TIME I WAS STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. *TR

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AS IT WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING, WAS APPLYING BRAKES AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF. THIRD TIME I WAS STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56,000MI AAMCO SAID WAS A KNOW ISSUE. AND BELIEVED A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. WANT TO BE INCLUDED. SOMETHING ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER/SPLINE. WENT TO STORE, WAS DRIVING HOME, AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE HWY. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. 91,00 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND THE CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKE WITH ARE BLAMING ANYTHING FROM THE THROTTLE BODY TO A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WIT THE 2005 TAURUS. I AM CONCERNED. IS THERE ANYTHING THE DOT CAN DO TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ISSUE WITH THE FORD TAURUS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND SHE DID NOT PLAN ON REPLACING IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,410 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 143,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12

JUST PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN OTHER CARS DO, POSSIBLY THE ENGINE? HOWEVER AFTER SEARCHING THE DATABASE AND FINDING THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHY HAS THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND WHY WAS I SOLD A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTS THAT AN AUTO DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE MORE AWARE OF BECAUSE THEY ARE MECHANICS? *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER ON 2005 FORD TAURUS BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED. IN ADDITION TO DELAYING TRAFFIC IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CAR WITH MY. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR SHOWED ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE METAL HAD TURNED BLUE FROM BEING HEATED TO AN EXTREME HEAT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW UP SENDING METAL PIECES INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I THINK IT IS TIME THAT FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO THE DRIVE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

AT AROUND 70,000 MILES NOTED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD GO UP WITHOUT ACCELERATION PERIODICALLY, AND THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TOOK IT IN, FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND AFTER REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *TR

YOU WOULD ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED, THEN AFTER TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR KEPT AT THAT SPEED.THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES,I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO BRING IT BACK TO NORMAL. HAD IT FIXED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS GETTING CAUGHT. I JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR CO BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT 194000 MILES.WAS TOLD THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CLUTCH PLATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ 03/28/11

2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC,HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. 57,000 MILES. MECHANIC FOUND STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP DRIVE PLATE. OLD PART AVAILABLE. FOUND HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRING ONLINE BUT NO RECALL BY FORD AS OF NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DECELERATING TO A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UPTO 5K RPM. I WOULD HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES AND PLACE THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN OFF ENGINE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO STOP THE REVVING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE MECHANIC TOOK A TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM. HE CLAIMS THERE WAS CARBON IN THE MANIFOLD INTAKE AND CLEANED IT UP. ONLY HAPPEN ONCE SINCE THEN (LAST MONTH 2/2012). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CRUISE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $600.00. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $180. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION MODE AND LOCKED UP. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BANGED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH FINALLY BROKE LOOSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600.00. UPDATED 09/15/10*JB UPDATED 09/10/12. *JB

I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOMOBILE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR THE PAST 40+ YEARS AS A TECHNICIAN, TECHNICIAN TRAINER, SERVICE MANAGER, AND SHOP OWNER. IN MY PRESENT CAPACITY I MANAGE A SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A FRANCHISE WHICH SUPPLIES USED VEHICLES TO THE SUPREME CREDIT MARKET. THE NUMBER ONE SELLING VEHICLE FOR US IS THE 2000 - 2006 FORD TAURUS. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TWO COMPLAINTS OF SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION FOR NO APPARENT REASONS. AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLES AND DUPLICATING THE COMPLAINTS I FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END WHICH CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BECOMES UNABLE TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE LEVER TAB ON THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE DUE TO WEAR OVER TIME. WHEN IT BECOMES DISCONNECTED IT WILL CATCH ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TAB DURING DECELERATION AT TIMES AND CAUSE THE IDLE SPEED TO STAY ELEVATED EVEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT APPLIED, THE INCREASE IN RPM CAUSES INTAKE MANIFOLD VACUUM TO DECREASE WHICH DECREASES THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST, THIS COUPLED WITH THE INCREASED RPM MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I AM AWARE OF ONE POSSIBLE OCCURRENCE WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE IN THE INTEREST OF A MULTITUDE OF MOTORISTS TO LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND ALTHOUGH RPM'S WOULD GO TO 6000 YOU COULD ONLY DRIVE 30MPH - NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE PER MANUAL AND WAS CURRENT - MILEAGE WAS 60K - REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS THE SOLUTION - REALLY NOT HAPPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY CONSTANT, HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL BEFORE IT WOULD RELEASE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED, AND THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

2005 FORD TAURUS 3.0, VULCAN OHV FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. 24,000 MILES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ANYMORE. HOOD MISALIGNED ITSELF. INTERIOR PIECES FALLING OFF. WHEN STARTING, STARTER WOULD SPIN FREE OF THE FLYWHEEL AND NOT START. (STILL DOES THIS, BUT WILL START ON THE 2ND TRY USUALLY) BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ERRATIC, LIGHT BRAKING PRODUCES A FLASHING EFFECT LIKE I'M HITTING THE BRAKES FRANTICALLY. MAKES ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT DRIVER.(HAVE SEEN THIS ON OTHER RECENT MID-2000'S FORDS BEFORE. THOUGHT THEY WERE IDIOT DRIVERS! CANNOT USE E-85 IN ANY CHILLY WEATHER BELOW 50 DEGREES OR IT IS A VERY LONG START AND IT'LL IDLE AT 2,500 UNTIL WARM. ROUTINELY GETS 17 MPG WHILE BEING DRIVEN VERY EASY. 30,000 MILES, FLEX-PIPE EXHAUST BROKE ON HIGHWAY, ALMOST RIPPED OFF WHOLE EXHAUST. WASN'T EVEN WORN LOOKING, JUST BROKE IN HALF! BRAKE ROTORS WARPED QUICKLY, NEVER DID ANY HARD STOPS.CONTINENTAL TIRES WERE BADLY CRACKED AND UNSAFE, HAD NEVER BEEN RUN LOW OR ABUSED. BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES UP AND DOWN PERIODICALLY WITH NO REASON FOUND, FEELS LIKE ABS BUT CAR HAS NO ABS. 40,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING. SEAT ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT BUDGE, WIFE CANNOT DRIVE CAR AS SEAT IS SET FOR ME. 45,000 MILES, AC COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILURE REQUIRING COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT. POWER WINDOW CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. USES OIL AT A HIGH RATE FOR A LOW-MILEAGE CAR.( HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED OIL.) OUTER DOOR WINDOW RUBBER IS BADLY DETERIORATED AND CRACKING APART. I'VE HAD 20 YEAR OLD CARS THAT HAD BETTER RUBBER. PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP OFF THE DASH(WHY IS THIS PAINTED?). THIS CAR IS OF TERRIBLE QUALITY. I HAVE HAD 37 CARS AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE OF THEM ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED FORDS UNTIL THIS CAR. FORD DID HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN IN EFFECT BUT IT IS FALLING APART WAY TOO FAST AND MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I AM WRITING YOU TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2005 FORD TAURUS (VIN # [XXX]). THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TIMING GEAR GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE TECHNICIAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS COMMON FOR FORD ENGINES TO START LEAKING AT THIS SPOT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER WANTS APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO FIX THE LEAK. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE CAR HAPPENED LAST WINTER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. A TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED AT A COST TO ME OF $416.91. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE TUNE UP DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEN THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE RE-FLASHED AT THE COST OF $200.00. I PREVIOUSLY SENT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AN E-MAIL ABOUT THIS BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I DON'T FEEL IT IS RIGHT FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE THESE SORTS OF PROBLEMS AT ONLY 66,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE THAT THE GASKET IS A POOR DESIGN. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO PUT ON AN AFTER MARKET GASKET AND IT WOULD BE OF BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ONE THAT IT IN THEIR NOW. THESE PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS BOTH THE USE AND VALUE OF MY CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR

WHEN DRIVING ALONG BETWEEN 30-40 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2005 FORD TAURUS, MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN MY FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE REVS UP. I THEN JAZZ THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND THIS STOPS THE SPEEDING. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A CARBON BUILDUP AND CLEANED THIS CARBON. SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT AND REMOVED THE MAT. IT IS NOW IN FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 16 AND 18 YEAR OLD THAT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND JUST WANT IT FIXED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55-65 MPH SOMETIMES THE ACCELERATOR STICKS ON MY 2005 FORT TARUS SEL. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST WEEK. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF DATE TO CORRECT IT. I RESEARCHED ON LINE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY DID. I FOUND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH FORD ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10

I PURCHASED 4 UNIROYAL LONG TOURING P215/60R16 TIRES FROM WAL-MART. AT 5,000 MILES I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT WAL-MART. AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES, THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. WAL-MART SAYS THERE ARE FLAT SPOTS IN THE TIRE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND THIS WAS CAUSED BY ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION. WAL-MART MANAGER SAID TO HAVE ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION CHECKED AND THEN THEY WOULD REPLACE WARRANTED TIRES. ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN ORDER. WAL-MART MANAGER REFUSES TO CHANGE TIRE. THREE TIRE SHOPS HAVE SAID THE PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN TIRES, NOT ALIGNMENT OR SUSPENSION. I ALSO LEARNED WAL-MART PLACED THREE DIFFERENT D.O.T. NUMBER TIRES ON MY CAR. D.O.T. NUMBERS Y9XBVNUU1509/ 2809 AND (2) 2909. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR 2005 FORD TAURUS IT SUDDENLY SOUNDED AS IF OUR CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL AND INTO A PARKING LOT WE DISCOVER THAT OUR CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN EVERY SO OFTEN. WHEN IT ACCELERATES, I TRY TO BRAKE, BUT THE CAR VIBRATES VERY BADLY AND DOES NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I DO GET IT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH, I PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THE RPM'S JUMP TO 4 OR OVER. I FLOOR THE GAS A COUPLE TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE MONTHS FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEURAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN INTO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 04/06/12*LJ UPDATED 04/13/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATION UP TO 7,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE HIGH ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING AND THERE WAS A WHIRLING SOUND A MY CAR JUST COAST TO STOP. RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 1700.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2006 I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION OF PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC SPEED AT WHICH THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. "PUNCHING" THE ACCELERATOR HAS CAUSED THE RACING TO STOP BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT HAS NOT AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NEUTRAL AND WAIT FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLICK. I HADN'T PUSHED ANY BUTTONS AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. A MINUTE LATER I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE TRUNK HAD OPENED ON ITS OWN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2005 FORD TAURUS I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM: I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THEN FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE RPM'S WERE CLIMBING FROM 900 TO OVER 1500. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE BUT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK THE RPM'S SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 4000 AND CLIMBING. THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. AS I COULDN'T PULL OFF DUE TO BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OVER THE BRIDGE, I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY HOME. ONCE HOME WE POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A THROTTLE CABLE HAD COME OFF FOR NO REASON. WHAT ANGERS ME BESIDES THAT I COULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH, IS THAT THERE IS NO SAFELY. IF THE CABLE COMES OFF WHY IS IT ACCELERATING, IT SHOULD HAVE SLOWED OR NOT MOVED AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A NEUTRAL POSITION. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED?! IT SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. HOW IS IT THAT ONLY THE 2005 TAURUS MODEL HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECALLS BUT EVERY YEAR AROUND 2005 HAS A RECALL?!? WHAT TAKES SO [XXX] LONG TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS DEFECT?!? I HAVE TAKEN VIDEO OF MY RIDE HOME SO IT PROVES THAT NO, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS, NO, I DID NOT HAVE A CAR MAT STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, NO I DID NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL THINKING IT WAS THE BRAKE!!!!!!!! EVEN WITH THE CABLE REATTACHED THERE IS STILL OCCASIONAL UNINTENDED RPM INCREASE AND ENGINE SURGES. THIS IS [XXX] SCARY TO DRIVE AND WONDER WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. GET THIS RECALLED ALREADY!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR ACCELERATED STARTING AT 30 MPH AND KEPT CLIMBING. I GOT IT STOPPED WITH MUCH EFFORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS CHECKED BY MY BOYFRIEND (A AUTO SERVICE MANAGER FOR 20 YEARS) AND FOUND THE CRUISE CABLE WAS LOOSE BUT HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR. HE DISCONNECTED THE CABLE TO THE SIDE AND DROVE IT OK. THEN THE CABLE SLIDE BACK INTO PLACE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT YOU CHECK THE CHAT ROOMS YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!. THE COST OF REPAIR HAS KEPT ME FROM GETTING IT REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO EVEN GOODWILL REPAIR IT, KNOWING THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS WITH 85,000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING AN INCREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD STILL IDLE HIGH. DUE TO THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN SPEED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HAD I NOT VEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING AND IDLING HIGH. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN A SUDDEN INCREASE OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND THAT THEY WERE CLEANING OR DECARBING THE THROTTLE BUT IF IT HAD TO BE REPLACED THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE AGAIN STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TRY AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED BY APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. I DROPPED OFF MY VEHICLE ON 2-12-2010. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BUT I HAD TO HAVE MY INJECTORS CLEANED AS WELL AS REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT RECENTLY ON HWY 4 E IN PITTSBURGH NEAR THE LOVERIDGE FREEWAY EXIT. MY VEHICLE WAS HIT AT A SPEED HARD ENOUGH TO THROW MY BODY BACKWARDS THEN FORWARD WHICH CAUSED MY FACE TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS FORCE CAUSED A HEAD INJURY, FACIAL LACERATION, FACIAL CONTUSION ETC. AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

O/R TRANSMISSION LET GO....R&R TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER DEFECTED AND REPLACED AT 69,533 ODOMETER MILES,THIS CAR IS TO NEW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 5,2010 AT 4:44 PM,MY FORD TAURUS SE 4DR SDN NEGLECTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS PROCEEDING PRIOR TO THAT STOP LIGHT AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO GO,BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROCEED AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND RUNNING,THINKING I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO, HAD TO PUSH THE TAURUS OFF THE ROAD WITH HELP FROM OTHER DRIVERS,THAN CALL FOR A TOW. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE GREENWAY FORD DEALER SHIP LATER THAT NIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CALLING THE SAID MENTIONED DEALERSHIP ABOVE WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T START REPAIRS UNTIL 02/08/2010. WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AFTER EIGHT HOURS OF MECHANICAL WORK,I WAS CALLED TO COME AND PICK-UP MY FORD AT THE TUNE OF $1,593.74 OF MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO THE R&R TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION FILTER AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 24,000 MILES OR 24 MONTHS,AFTER RESEARCHING THE FORD ON THE LEMON LAWS FOUND NONE TO BE SEEN OR FOUND TO BE MY FORD IN QUESTION,BUT DID FIND A DEFECTED ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION MENTIONED ABOVE FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND MAKE,WITCH I MADE A COPY OF FOR MY RECORDS,I HAVE CONCERNS AND A COMPLAINT TO BE SETTLED THERE-OF WITH FORD....... *TR

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE IN 2005 FORD TAURUS FRONT CRASH SENSOR FAILURE AT 54,000 MILES. IS A COMMON FAILURE SEEMS DUE TO SALT CORROSION IN NORTH EAST. DISABLES AIR BAG FUNCTION. NO ACCIDENT OR DEPLOYMENT IN THIS CASE. IT IS NOT GOOD DESIGN THAT THERE ARE MANY FAILURES OF THIS IN TAURUS'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE INTO A PARKING LOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY FOR $300. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS THE CONTACT WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,989.

2005 FORD TAURUS SEDAN - REAR TRUCK WILL RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WE BOUGHT THE USED VEHICLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS, THE REAR TRUCK LID OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL RELEASE BUTTON, A REMOTE RELEASE BUTTON AND AN INTERNAL SAFETY RELEASE STRING. ON EACH OCCASION NEITHER BUTTON WERE ACTIVATED. NO CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD ON EACH OCCASION. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF THIS. RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) STRUT SYSTEM - ON COMPLETION OF AN ALIGNMENT OF FORD TAURUS, THE RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) STRUT SYSTEM WAS DEEMED BROKEN. ALL OTHER SUSPENSION SYSTEMS WERE ALIGNED WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SYSTEM COULD ONLY BE ALIGNED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MAXIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, AND NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS. IN JANUARY 2010, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK. IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR, I HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I HAVE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE IT IS IN NEUTRAL, I JAZZ THE GAS PEDAL AND IT POPS UP AUDIBLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT REMAINS UNRESOLVED. I AM REQUESTING A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR