2005 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE DRIVING, WENT TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, THROTTLE APPEARED TO BE STUCK., TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO 70 MPH. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THE THROTTLE, BUT A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, IT WOULD HOLD THE THROTTLE OPEN. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ENGINE RPMS. 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 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED FROM AN INTERMITTENT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STOPPED AND THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO 4000 AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND HIT THE BRAKES AND HAD TO USED TWO FEET TO STOP THE CAR. THE MOTOR WAS STILL TRYING TO DRIVE ME FORWARD. I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE GAS PEDAL UP AND THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. THIS WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE FOR ME SO FAR, BUT I READ THE ISSUES WITH THE TAURUS CRUISE CONTROL AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT ISSUE? I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE ON DURING THE INCIDENT AND IT DOES NOT EVEN WORK AT THIS POINT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

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

I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE DRIVING. MY PROBLEMS STARTED ON DECEMBER 5, 2011. I WORK FOR FORD, AND WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY. I PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT ON US-12 ABOUT 8 AM, AND MY CAR WAS IDLING AT 3800 RPM! IT SEEMED THAT SOMETHING LET GO AFTER THAT. SINCE THEN, IT HAS STUCK HERE AND THERE. I ALMOST HIT A SUV IN FRONT OF ME YESTERDAY, AND ALMOST BLEW THROUGH A STOPLIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE ON THE WAY HOME. I HAD TO LITERALLY STAND ON THE BRAKES! I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH, AND BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS MORE THAN JUST A STICKING CABLE. I UNPLUGGED THE CONNECTION FROM THE BRAIN BOX TO THE SERVO, AND THAT SEEMED TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM SOMEWHAT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE HORN! BLIPPING THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES HELPS, BUT THE OTHER DAY WHEN I DID IT, THE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND UNRESPONSIVE FOR THE THREE TIMES THAT IT STUCK. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IN ANYONE'S CAR THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS! IT SEEMS THAT THE COMPONENTS WEAR OUT AFTER SO MANY YEARS. DUE TO VIBRATION OR ENVIRONMENT, I'M NOT SURE. I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SENSOR IN THE INTAKE TRACT. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE LAST WEEK. THEY HAD IT FOR A FULL DAY, DID A COMPRESSION TEST, AND SCANNED THE COMPUTER 3 TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY VACUUM LEAKS. IT STILL IDLES AT 550 RPM, AS IT HAS SINCE DECEMBER 2011, INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 800 RPM THAT THE COMPUTER INSISTS

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

THIS FAILURE DATE IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST OF 2 FAILURES. THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN THE CRUISE JUST BEING INOPERATIVE. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL AT APPROXIMATELY 87000 MI DURING NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THIS TIME THE CABLE UNHOOKED AGAIN HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN THIS TIME CAUSING MY WIFE TO HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN SHE PUT IT IN PARK THE ENGINE IDLED AT APPROXIMATELLY 3500 RPM. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER HOW THE CLIP ON END OF CRUISE CABLE HELD THE THROTTLE OPEN. HE AGREED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS UNSAFE. HE RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE CABLE AGAIN AT OUR EXPENSE. WE DECLINED. NO POINT IN PUTTING A PART ON THAT IS GOING TO FAIL BASED ON THE HISTORY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NEXT TIME. REPAIRED IT MYSELF BY PINNING THE CLIP SO IT CAN NOT COME APART AGAIN. *TR

WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH SPEED CONTROL SET TO 70 MPH IT STARTED ABOUT 45 MIN IN TO MY TRIP TO LOOK LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAST SO I LOOKED DOWN I WAS GOING 85 MPH SO I TRIED TO DISENGAGE AND IT WOULD NOT HIT BRAKES TO TRY TO DIS ENGAGE IT WOULD NOT SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT IN NEUTRAL WHEN I GOT STOPPED I GOT UNDER THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE CABLE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THE CRUISE AND I DO BELIEVE IT DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT ROLL MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING NOW ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE TO LOOK IN TO ON THE 2004 TO 2007 TAURUS IS THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD FAILURES AND MINE IS FAILING NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BROKE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL YOU GET A SOUND LIKE THEIRS IS A LOOSE BEARING FLOATING AROUND ALSO IT HAS JAMMED ON ME WHERE I HAD TO JERK IT AND MADE A POP SOUND REAL HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE MAKING A TURN I MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR BY 2 FOOT. *TR

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

IN JUNE OF 2007, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, I REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS TO 80 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT BUT NOT WITHOUT MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVING HIGHER AND HIGHER. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED GREEN, I WOULD NOT LUNGE IN TO THE INTERSECTION. UPON GETTING HOME, MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND SECURED IT BACK ON, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. IN NO WAY WAS I PRESSING THE WRONG PEDAL, WE HAVE SINCE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY SECURING THE CABLE WITH A ZIP TIE. *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 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

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH IN TRAFFIC NOTICED ENGINE REVVING HIGHER AND RPM INDICATOR SPEEDING ABOVE 4000RPM. PLACED TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND BRAKED HEAVILY. VEHICLE SLOWED BUT HAD TO TAP ACCELERATOR PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES UNSTICK IT AND TO REDUCE RPM'S. THE WEATHER WAS COLD SO SPRAYED LINKAGE WITH LUBRICANT BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES PERIODICALLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NO LONGER OPERATIVE. AS I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HAVE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION WHILE DRIVING BUT AM CONCERNED WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING A FORD DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. IT'S HARD TO GET IT UNSTUCK. HAVE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR REALLY HARD TO UNSTICK IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE SPORADICALLY AND AT ANY RATE OF SPEED TRAVELED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTED FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. THE FAILURE CONTINUED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,600.

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.

I WAS DRIVING IN SUBURBAN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, 35-40MPH, SLOWED FOR RED LIGHT AND ENGINE STARTED RACING. RPMS OVER 2000, CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO LITERALLY "STAND" ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR THEN SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. THERE I SAT, TRAUMATIZED, BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, BEFORE RESTARTING ENGINE, PULLING OFF ROAD AND TURNING ENGINE OFF AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I RESTARTED AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT PROBLEM RECURRING. THERE WERE NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, ODDLY ENOUGH AT ABOUT THE SAME LOCATION IN MY COMMUTE (AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING). BROADCAST AND INTERNET SOURCES INDICATE THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD, WHERE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL WERE POLITE BUT NOT VERY HELPFUL. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE, BUT SAY THERE'S NO RECALL. THEY TOOK CONTACT INFORMATION, BUT WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN INCIDENT/CASE NUMBER BECAUSE "OUR COMPUTERS ARE DOWN." I CONTACTED TWO LOCAL DEALERS, WHO SAY THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK (AT THEIR REGULAR SERVICE CHARGE OF $200-300). PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST OF SAFETY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL. *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 - THROTTLE STICKS, VEHICLE WILL SPEED UP WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, QUITE SCARY REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE GAS PEDDLE MUST BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE CAR JUST INCREASES SPEED BY ITSELF TO THE POINT IT GET NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL. SHE SAID SHE ALMOST CANNOT STOP IT WITH THE BRAKES WHEN IT DOES THIS. SHE PUTS IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM GAUGE GOES TO OVER 4000. SHE HAS HAD INTO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING OTHER THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE SECURED. WHEN WE GOT THIS CAR THE CRUISE WORKED. I DROVE IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER SHE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. I COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT FOR ME BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I FINALLY GOT IT TO SHOW SOME FORM OF SELF INCREASING SPEED AS I WOULD GO UP A HILL. I TRIED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT WOULD INCREASE SPEED ON ITS OWN. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMS TO STOP INCREASING SPEED. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER WHERE MY WIFE IS NOT. I COULD SEE WHERE THIS COULD HAPPEN AND PANIC COULD SET IN QUICKLY. SHE WAS VERY PANICKED AND REFUSED TO DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ALSO NOT RELEASE ITSELF FROM THE STUCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED, BUT THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE THAT COULD BE OFFERED. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

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 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THE TWO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED WERE INJURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE 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 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FAILURE CEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

THE ACCELERATOR WILL OFTEN GET STUCK AND REV THE ENGINE IN UPWARDS OF 4K RPM, EVEN IF STOPPED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE NEARLY RUN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SAME TIME THIS ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT, THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS, AND I BELIEVE THE ISSUES ARE RELATED. *TR

HELLO MY WIFE'S TAURUS HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN SHE STARTS IT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. ANOTHER THING WE HAVE NOTICED THAT MAY BE RELATED IS THAT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WHILE IN PARK SAY AT A DRIVE THROUGH, WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A LAG TIME IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING INTO DRIVE THEN WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE IT POPS INTO DRIVE AS IF I WERE TO POP THE CLUTCH AND IT LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO KICK THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ROUTINELY SPRAYED THE PEDAL WITH A LUBRICANT TO PREVENT IT FROM STICKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER BRAKING WITH FORCE AND THEN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

DURING WARMER MONTHS VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE SPEED IS ABOUT 30 MPH UP PASS 60MPH. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. WE HAVE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY FIND NOTHING . WE HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HE RELEASED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,800.

TRAVELING AT 40 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED INCREASING MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE NEITHER DID HITTING THE BRAKES AND DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN NEUTRAL DID BRING THE RPM'S UP TO 6000 BUT HELPED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY IDLE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. I STOPPED AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND WE REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE SINCE, BUT I MISS HAVING CRUISE CONTROL. 2005 FORD TAURUS OWNER. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS USED 2005 FORD TAURUS VEHICLE FROM A NEIGHBOR WHO STATED THAT HE HAS HAD "A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR OCCASIONALLY GETTING STUCK, AND HE FREQUENTLY KEEPS IT LUBRICATED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM", UPON THE TEST DRIVE PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE WE DID NOT ENCOUNTER THE PROBLEM SO WE PURCHASED IT WITH 87,886 MILES ON IT. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS THAT WEEK WHEN WE STARTED DRIVING IT ON A DAILY BASIS. THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD WERE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS OF 25 MILES PER HR. THAT RESISTED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UPON BRAKING AND ONLY SLOWED DOWN UPON HARD BRAKING AND BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALSO OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 35 MILES PER HR. AND WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK !!! THERE WAS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE GAS PEDALS POSITION. WE WENT ONLINE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT NUMEROUS CAR OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT ALL THESE YEARS, ONE PERSON ONLINE RECOMMENDED DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE IT WORKED FOR HIM. WE IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CEASED, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE CAR'S ENGINE GETS A SUDDEN SURGE LIKE IT IS BEING "REV VED UP". IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT PERFORMED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT A SAFETY DANGER ON THE ROAD. I AM ALARMED AT HOW MANY OTHER FORD TAURUSES ARE OUT THERE IN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER'S HANDS WHO ARE NOT INFORMED ENOUG

OUR COMPANY HAS 2 OF THE 2005 FORD TAURUS. BOTH BOUGHT NEW FROM FORD DEALER. WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER IN YEAR 2009 BOTH EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE AT STOP. DRIVER COULD NOT BRAKE TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE OR PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW DOWN. RPMS REVVED VERY HIGH. DRIVER HAD TO KEEP BOTH FEET ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING WHEN AT STOP. BOTH TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WORK. DIFFERENT THINGS WERE DONE TO PREVENT. I HAVE RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ON INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO RELAY THIS INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH HE HAD REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ONCE THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING, HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE THROTTLE BEGAN TO STICK AROUND THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2012. THE SPEED OF THE CAR AVERAGES AROUND 50MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURS. THE DISTANCE SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER 10 TO 15 MILES OF TRAVEL. WHEN THIS FIRST BEGAN TO OCCUR IN FEBRUARY 2012 THERE WAS ONE OCCURRENCE THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL FOR THE ACCELERATOR TO RELEASE. ALL OTHER TIMES (TO DATE) THE ACCELERATOR WILL RELEASE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REMEDY IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CLEAR OF THE REPAIR THE MECHANIC PERFORMED, BUT STATED THAT IT DEALT WITH THE LINKAGE. 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 87,622.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING UP HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 8,000. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 119,490 DATED 04/06/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONINTUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 05/07/12

OUR COMPANY HAS 2 OF THE 2005 FORD TAURUS. BOTH BOUGHT NEW FROM FORD DEALER. WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER IN YEAR 2009, WE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BOTH. THE VEHICLES WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AND IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME, THE DRIVER COULD NOT BRAKE OR TURN CRUISE OFF TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS FIRST HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN IT HAPPENED ON CITY STREET AT STOP, BOTH VEHICLES WOULD REV RPMS WHEN AT A STOP TO THE POINT THAT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO KEEP BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE DESCRIBED AS "WITH AS MUCH FORCE AS THEY COULD" AND PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP VEHICLE STILL. THESE WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH THEY BOUGHT AND NO RECALL HAD SHOWN UP FOR THE SERVICE DEPT. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO FIX WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS WRONG, TO NO AVAIL, THE SERVICE DEPT FINALLY EXPERIENCED IT FIRST HAND WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE DEPT. NOT SURE WHAT THE FIX FINALLY ENTAILED. I HAVE RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE SPEAKING OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO STUCK THROTTLE ON THE 2005 MODELS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THESE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED. WE STILL HAVE THESE VEHICLES IN OUR FLEET. *TR