2004 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH I BRAKE FORCEFULLY TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR COMING OUT OF A STRIP MALL AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. AS I GRADUALLY RELEASED THE BRAKE THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY HAVING TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN UP TO ABOUT 40-50 MPH. THE RPM'S WERE UP TO 4000. I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, CAR WAS BUCKING AND NOT STOPPING. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT HE PLANS ON DOING. HOWEVER AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I PLAN ON TELLING HIM TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE PIN. FORD SHOULD AT LEAST TELL PEOPLE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALLING THESE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CHANGED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS FLAT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

RANDOM THROTTLE STICKING, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TURNED INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I MADE A TURN DOWN A ROW TO PARK AND AS I RAN OVER A GRATE, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I COULD FEEL IT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE HORRIFIED. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AS FAR AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR WAS ROARING SO HARD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO QUICKLY PAT DOWN ON THE GAS (THEN RELEASE) WHILE THE CAR WAS SAFELY IN PARK. I DID IT AND IT AND IT STOPPED IT. I COULD FEEL IT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE ACCELERATION. *TR

ON 12.02.2012, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION; AT A RED LIGHT; THE LANE TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE FREEWAY; AT THAT MOMENT AND TIME I DID ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FOR THE VEHICLE REAR WINDOW. AS SOON AS THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS GREEN; WITHIN APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN TWO MINUTES, I DROVE OFF AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY; UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND IN THE SLOW LANE, I TURNED OFF THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER; IN APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN TWO OR THREE MINUTES WHILE IN MOTION/DRIVING; THERE WAS A LOUD BANG!. THE LOUD BANG, WAS A SOUND LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED; I LOOKED INTO MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT I COULD BARELY MAKE OUT WHAT WAS BEHIND ME/TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND FOUND THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED/WAS BROKEN UP/CRACKED INTO PIECES, THE WINDOW DIDN'T COME APART; STAYED INTACT. THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER SYSTEM ELECTRICAL CONNECTION @ THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; THE CONNECTOR PLASTIC HOUSING WAS MELTED, BUT STAYED CONNECTED/INTACT. THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DETACHED/CAME OFF THE REAR WINDOW; THE CONNECTOR PLASTIC HOUSING WAS COMPLETELY MELTED.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,097.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED UNDER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,824.

WAS EXITING FROM AN ACCESS CONTROLLED HIGHWAY, AND AFTER BRAKING TO A SAFE SPEED ON THE OFF RAMP, RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SPED BACK UP. I HAD THE SPEED CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL TO STILL BE ENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A SAFE, OFF THE ROAD STOP. DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, JUST SEARCH GOOGLE FOR FORD TAURUS SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL FIND MANY WITH THE SAME STORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE SPEED REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCELERATOR CLIP MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN UPDATED 12/11/2012 *JS

I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED I THOUGHT IN JULY 2007 AND IT LASTED FOR A WHILE, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY AGAIN SAID THEY FIXED IT, WELL IT IS LEAKING WATER STILL AND FILLS UP THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR ANY TIME IT RAINS, I NEED TO HAVE THIS FIXED PERMANENTLY AS I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BEAVERTON FORD HAS BEEN THE ONE THAT HAS REPAIRED IT BOTH TIMES, BUT I FELL IF IT WAS FIXED RIGHT IT STILL WOULD NOT BE LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM READING INCREASED ABNORMALLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

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

WE WERE DRIVING INTO AURORA, IL ON HWY 88. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPEEDING AND WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE SPEED AT 45. WE WERE IN A WORK ZONE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WE PULLED INTO AN OASIS/REST AREA WHERE WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. WE WOULD PUSH DOWN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE REVVING WOULD DROP OFF SOME, BUT IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, WHO DID FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION; HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR LINE HAD DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TODAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE GOOGLED IT AND DISCOVERED THE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION IN THE FORD TAURUS MODEL. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CARE OR HAVE ME DRIVE IT. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND WAS CLEAN AND SMELLED GOOD. I PULLED BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. WE CAME UP ON AN ACCIDENT AND STOPPED, WHEN WE WENT TO GO FORWARD THE CAR MADE A BIG BANG, SHUDDERED, THEN DROVE OK. I WENT TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, THE CAR DROVE AWAY NORMALLY TO THE GAS STATION. AT THE STATION I RE-CHECKED THE FLUID, AGAIN EVERYTHING NORMAL. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE CAR JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO ANY GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FLARED AND HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR MODEL YEARS 2005-2006 UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AND GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,200.

THE CAR JUST PICKED UP SPEED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. MY BRAKES AND TIRES WERE SMOKING (LUCKY NO FIRE) BUT BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS GONE. I DISCOVERED IT WAS MY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FORD DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE I WILL BE REPLACING IT AND BRAKES THIS WEEKEND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING SO HIGH,I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN I START THE ENGINE IT STILL RACING .WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE IT STOPS RACING IT REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT ALL THAT HAPPENED IS THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHER. I WAS IN HEAVY 2 WAY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE A TURN OFF INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PROCEEDED TO TRY THE CAR IN ALL GEARS BUT NO MOVEMENT OCCURRED. IT IS LIKE IT IS LIKE THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS TOLD THE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIP OUT AND FAILS TO SPIN THE SHAFT THAT SPINS THE FLUID PUMP. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED (11S25) FOR FORD FREESTAR USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THIS CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE CARS ACCELERATING ALL BY ITSELF. STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO THEN STOPPED. TODAY IT WOULDN'T STOP. EVEN AFTER CAR WAS OFF FOR 10 MINS. WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. UPON FURTHER ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH, ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS SHORTED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. I REMOVED THE SWITCH, PRIED THE YELLOW COVER OFF TO THE VIEW INSIDE. THE CONTACTS WERE CLOSED. I THEN FORCED THE SWITCH TO OPEN, NOT SURE IF THE POINTS WERE FUSED TOGETHER OR IF THE PLASTIC HOUSING WAS JAMMED PREVENTING THE SWITCH FROM OPENING. I SANDED THE CONTACT AND REINSTALLED... THE FIX WORKED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT ONLY TO FIND OUT THE DESIGN HAS CHANGED AND THERE IS A WHOLE KIT REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JUST DIED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SAFETY OF A PARKING LOT, AND I AM LUCKY I MADE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL YEAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM A FORD DEALER MECHANIC THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECALLED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TRUCK IN WHICH THE SAME TRANSMISSION WAS USED BUT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IN THE FORD TAURUS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW IT HAS A STUCK THROTTLE. ON 6/29/2012 I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON JULY 18 AND STARTING ON JULY 26 I NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY THAT IT WAS ACCELERATING ITSELF WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON TURNING THE CAR ON TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS INSTANTLY APPARENT AGAIN. THE ENGINE WILL REV ITSELF UP TO 3000+RPM WHILE IN PARK, AND I HAD TO COMPLETELY PRESS DOWN THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AT STOP LIGHTS AND THEN WOULD PUT IT IN PARK (AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION). WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD TURN GREEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WOULD MAKE THE CAR JUMP INSTANTLY. READING OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORD 2005 TAURUS AND THE SYMPTOMS THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD, I AM 100% CONVINCED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I PLAN ON TOWING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SOON FOR REPAIR. *JS

VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. ENGINE RAN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WITH BRAKE ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPM GAUGE SHOWED ENGINE RUNNING AT 3500 TO 4000 RPM. MECHANIC FOUND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THROTTLE AND PREVENTED THROTTLE FROM MOVING PROPERLY, CAUSING IT TO BE STUCK OPEN. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO 40 MPH UNTIL I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE SAME NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 75MPH BEFORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. SECOND INCIDENT: THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING. WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT DARTED OFF IT STOPPED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR REACHED 55MPH. *TR

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DRIVING AT ~40 MPH, I NOTICED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO TURN THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN THAT MUCH AND THE TACHOMETER WAS OVER 2000 RPM. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE TACHOMETER WENT TO OVER 4000 RPM. I SHUTOFF THE ENGINE TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ONCE AGAIN THE TACHOMETER WAS OVER 4000 RPM. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. I RODE THE BRAKES THE ~1000 FT TO MY HOME. I ONCE AGAIN SHUTOFF THE AND THEN RESTARTED THIS TIME IT WAS IDLING AT ~800 RPM (NORMAL). SINCE I RODE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER SOME CONTROL, ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE VERY VERY HOT. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE CAM. I INSPECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND FOUND IT WAS IN FACT DETACHED. NEEDLESS TO THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT A MINIMUM IT DID SOME WEAR TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY WHEEL BEARING DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,700. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN UPDATED 09/11/12. *JB

SLOWLY GOING OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC; HOWEVER NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST THEN STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND TRY TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL. USUALLY CAN CATCH IT HOWEVER, 2 DAYS AGO ENDED UP REAR ENDING SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IS DAMAGED. RAN INTO A TRUCK WHICH WASN'T DAMAGED. *TR

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL. HAD BEEN ABLE TO STOP BUT 2 DAYS AGO REAR ENDED A TRUCK. DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

ACCELERATOR ON 2004 FORD TAURUS SES STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY OR OTHER HIGH-SPEED ROADWAY. HAVE TO THROW THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PRESS ON GAS PEDAL TO HALT THE ACCELERATION. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING. IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. A CABLE THAT ATTACHED TO THROTTLE COMES OFF AND WON'T STAY ON THE NIPPLE WHERE IT NORMALLY ATTACHES (HAVE A PHOTO OF THE CABLE). *TT

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO GO OUT A LOT! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS RELEASED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, THEY LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MAY 11, 2012. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,350. UPDATED 07/17/12*LJ

TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE STUCK A SUPPORT PILLAR IN FRONT OF A PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT. DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, PASSENGER SUFFERED C2 FRACTURE, BROKEN RIBS, INTERNAL BLEEDING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED TOTALED. I AM FILING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,481.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 4,000. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR IS READY AND THEN THE SHIFT WILL MOVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS AND AROUND 2006 THE THROTTLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND STICKS ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING AROUND THIS TIME. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I WOULD NOTICE THE RPM'S GOING UP AND NOT COMING DOWN, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ASKED MULTIPLE MECHANICS TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ONE HAS HAD A CLUE ABOUT THIS OR HOW TO FIX IT, INCLUDING CLASSIC FORD IN MENTOR, OHIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND EITHER THE CONVERTER OR THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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

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

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