2005 Ford Taurus complaints

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. PRESSING THE BREAK HAD NO AFFECT ON THE CAR AUTO ACCELERATING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST WEEK. NO WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE BY ITS SELF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT ACCELERATES UP TO APPROX 4000 RPM, TO STOP THE ACCELERATION I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND RELEASE QUICKLY AND THE CAR SETTLES BACK DOWN, STOPPING THE ACCELERATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *JS

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM SLOWING DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS. THERE'S BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN I'VE ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVS UP AND SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I'M AFRAID THAT I MAY CRASH INTO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. ALSO, EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A NORMAL STREET OR ROAD, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SPEED UP ON ITS ON EVEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M GOING TO TAKE MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX OR REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURED DEFECT. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MADE A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE CLOCK SPRING AREA WILE MAKING A TURN FOR QUITE A WILE JUST RECENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JAM DURING MAKING TURNS NOT ALLOWING YOU TO STEER VEHICLE I WENT IN A DITCH BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUT OFF REMAINS ACTIVE WHEN THERE IS NO WEIGHT IN THE SEAT SO IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN A CHILD IS UP THERE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND SHUTS OFF RIGHT AWAY WITH THE SEAT EMPTY IT IS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN ON TILL A PERSON OF THE SET WEIGHT SITS THERE TO ACTIVATE IT . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WAS UNABLE TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT KICKED THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WENT TO SLOW CAR TO PARK CAR KEPT ACCELERATING HIGHER AND HIGHER STOPPING ON BRAKE DIDN'T HELP AS WELL AS IN PARK TURNED OFF CAR STILL ACCELERATES UP TO 3000-4000 THANK GOD I WAS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS POSSIBLE THROTTLE STUCK TAKING IN ASAP. *TR

COMING FROM AN IDLE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RPMS CONTINUED TO 3000 RPM. 3 DAYS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AT STOP SIGN. *JS

WITH MY WIFE AND SON DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT COMING TO MEET ME, MY WIFE PULLS UP TO PARK THE CAR AND I SEE SHE IS STRUGGLING TO STOP THE CAR (5-10MPH) AND I CAN HEAR THE BRAKES. SHE IS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND JAMMED IT INTO PARK. THE ENGINE SURGES AND I CAN HEAR IT REVVING. LOOKING INSIDE THE CAR I SEE IT REVVING TO 4,000 RPM (IN PARK). I OPEN THE HOOD WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND INSPECT. I FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE JAMMED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS FORCING THE THROTTLE TO BE WIDE OPEN AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS INEFFECTIVE. NOT THINKING TO MUCH ABOUT IT I RECONNECT THE CABLE AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND OBSERVE THE ENGINE SPEED AT 4,000 RPM. I OPEN THE HOOD AND AGAIN FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE JAMMED LEAVING THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. I REMOVE THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE THROTTLE. WITH THE ENGINE OFF AT THIS POINT, I AM ABLE TO INDUCE THE THROTTLE STICKING DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I SECURED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SO IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO RICHMOND FORD AND PROVIDE THE VIN TO SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SEARCH FOR APPLICABLE RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, THERE ARE NONE CURRENTLY. THIS VEHICLE IS IN GOOD REPAIR AND I AM THE OWNER FROM 22,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELECTED ON ITS OWN TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAUILRE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE PEDAL BY PULLING IT FORWARD AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT MY BROTHER WAS ALONE AND DRIVING THE CAR. HE ACCELERATED AFTER STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WITHIN ABOUT 50 YARDS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 4000 RPM. HE PULLED OFF TO A TURNING LANE AND HAD TO HOLD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FINALLY HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL HE PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. SINCE THEN THE ACCELERATOR HAS TAKEN CONTROL THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 4/18/2012, MILEAGE 36140. WE WERE RIDING HOME FROM CHURCH. MY BROTHER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO ABOUT 45 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AGAIN. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DRIVABLE. *JS

I PULLED ONTO A STATE ROUTE AND ACCELERATED TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE LIGHT I WAS APPROACHING TURNED YELLOW, SO I WENT FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I REALIZED VERY QUICKLY I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN NEARLY FAST ENOUGH TO STOP IN TIME AND WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A FEW SECONDS. I ASSUMED THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. I LOOKED DOWN TO TRY TO DOWN SHIFT THE CAR AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM. I PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOVED MY RIGHT FOOT BACK TO THE ACCELERATOR. I COULD FEEL THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STILL DEPRESSED. I PLACED MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL, BUT I COULD NOT LIFT IT UP. I THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN FURTHER AND RELEASED IT. THIS TIME THE PEDAL CAME BACK TO NORMAL POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE ARM. I TRIED REATTACHING THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, BUT CONNECTOR WAS WORN OUT AND IT WOULD NOT STAY ATTACHED. I TUCKED THE LOOSE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE UNDER A WIRE IN ORDER TO GET HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,581. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 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

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS WILL ACCELERATE ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. HITTING THE GAS PEDAL HAS ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR WILL STOP, BUT THE ENGINE STILL REVS UP. OTHER ISSUES I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL GO OUT, THEN IT WILL BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD MY ALIGNMENT CHECKED, NEW TIRES, NEW BELTS, INJECTORS CLEANED, AND MY TIRES ROTATED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY TRIED TO FIX IT IN DECEMBER 2011, IT STILL OCCURS. IN FEBRUARY 2012, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, SO AFTER INSTALLING A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, MY CRUISE CONTROL ONCE AGAIN NO LONGER WORKED AND MY CAR STARTING ACCELERATING ITSELF UP THE HILL. EVENTUALLY, MY CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, BUT I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE TIME I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MY CAR FROM ACCELERATING. I TAKE MY TWO YEAR OLD NEPHEW TO DAYCARE EVERY DAY, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT BOTH OF OUR LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES- DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH. WAS ABLE TO USE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THEN PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO STOP THE REVVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE (TOOK TO SHOP, THEY REPORTED THE CABLE IS UNATTACHED). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AT ANYTIME. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,947.

I BOUGHT CAR FROM MAPLE STREET AUTO - PICKED UP CAR ON 02/24/2012 I NOTICE WHEN I START CAR - THE RPM GOES UP TO HIGH RPM COMPARE TO OTHER CARS I OWNED - LIKE DODGE CARAVAN AND FORD WINDSTAR WHEN I PUT CAR INTO "D" - 97 PERCENT OF THE TIME TAKES OF AND EXCESSIVE BRAKES APPLIED WHILE DRIVING MOST TIME - I NOTICE THE CAR CHANGES OUT AND TAKES OFF APPRECIABLE EVEN ON A FLAT SURFACE WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT - THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AND BRAKES HAS TO BE APPLIED HARD EVEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN ONCE AGAIN - I AM APPLYING BRAKES A LOT AS CAR KEEPS GOING. FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE NO SPEEDING VIOLATION, NO ACCIDENTS AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AS THE CAR TEND TO SPEED UP AT TIMES. I ALSO WAS WARNED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY THE SELLER (MAPLE STREET AUTO). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

2005 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN RANDOMLY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT HAS DONE THIS MOST OFTEN AFTER SLOWING FOR A TURN OR SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND RE-ACCELERATING TIME THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED MODERATELY AND CAN BE SLOWED DOWN BY BRAKING OR BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL.WHEN IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE SPEED GOES TO 4000 RPM AND STAYS THERE UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF.THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DIS-CONNECTED AND TIED OFF.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE SURE IT DOES NOT INTERFERE[CRUISE CONTROL CABLE]WITH THE ENGINE THROTTLE. RANDOM ACCELERATION STOPPED AFTER CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DIS-CONNECTED.WILL BE SEEING DEALER FOR REPAIR. MILELAGE IS 78000 MILES. *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

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STUCK IN ACCELERATION UP TO ALMOST 4K RPM. WAS GENERALLY ABLE TO CLEAR HIGH RPM TEMPORARILY BY PRESSING ACCELERATOR PAST 4K RPM AND LETTING OFF QUICKLY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THE CRUISE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE ENGINE RPM ISSUE CONTINUED. BUT THE CRUISE MODULE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I REMOVED THE COVER FROM THE THROTTLE SIDE OF CABLES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER RECONNECTING THE CABLE AND FASHIONING A RETAINER, THE INCIDENTS WERE RESOLVED. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 05/24/12*LJ

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.

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

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

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER A RAISED CURB, SMASHING INTO THE WALL OF THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN DEPERE, WI. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS $2100 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. ON MARCH 13TH 2012, I WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A PROBE INTO THE FORD TAURUS HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BROADWAY FORD IN GREEN BAY, WI AWAITING AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE A SPIKE IN RPMS AND THE CONTACT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF ACCORIND TO THE INVOICE, TE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS COMING LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY ON ACCELERATION. THE CABLE LOCK WAS NO LONGER RETAINING THE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE BODY.

I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I ALSO PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TRANSMISSION POWER/BURNING SMELL. DRIVING IN MADISON WISCONSIN, THE 2005 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, BUT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION ID AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ARE THE SAME AS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH FREESTAR AND OTHER FORD MINIVANS/AUTOS. UPON CONSULTING WITH A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN PRESSED FOR AN ANSWER, THEY DESCRIBED THE SAME SITUATION AS THE CURRENT RECALL ... AND STATED THAT MY TAURUS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION .. MOST LIKELY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PARK AND WENT UP TO 4,000 RPM. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF. TAKING CAR IN TO A SERVICE CENTER. *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 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED BECAUSE THE THROTTLE REMAINED STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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 DE

THE MILEAGE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE AS THE CAR IS STILL IN FOR SERVICING. ON THE MORNING OF 3/14/2012, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STILL ACCELERATING, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE THE CAR COME TO A STOP. I TRIED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 4. I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR STILL TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE WHOLE TIME AT THE RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR ACCELERATED. I PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND HELD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AGAIN TO MAKE IT STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THE RPMS WERE GOING TO 5. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THINKING THAT MAY RESET WHATEVER THE ISSUE WAS. I WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AND WHEN I DID, THE RPMS AGAIN SHOT UP TO 4. I CALLED THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICE AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN CRUISE CONTROL, FULLY ACCELERATING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE AIR INT

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING 25 MPH WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH. AT THIS TIME I STARTED TO BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND GOT THE CAR STOPPED AS I PULLED OVER TO THE CURB. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS REALLY RACING VIOLENTLY. I JABBED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SLOWED TO IDLE SPEED. I DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER THIS SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. IT WAS NOT.!! THIS SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I THEN TOLD MY BOYFRIEND ABOUT THIS. HE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL HE LOOKED AT IT. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AND FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FREE OF ANY RESTRICTION. HE THEN DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. HE CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING (AT THEIR EXPENSE) TO FIX THIS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED!!!!! I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU BECAUSE I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT OTHER PEOPLE, WITH THIS SAME CAR, ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM ALSO EXTREMELY CONCERNED BECAUSE IT TOOK EVERY THING I HAD TO STOP MY CAR AND THAT, IN THE WRONG LOCATION, I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF!!!! I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!

THIS INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SINCE MANY TIMES. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP I HAVE TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING INTO VEHICLES, IT HAS TORN UP MY NEW BRAKE PADS THAT I PUT ON IN THE FALL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN ALL OF SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. *KB

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

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

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

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

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 T