2005 Ford Taurus complaints

I WAS MADE TO BELIEVE THAT FORD AUTHORIZED FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES(SEE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT ON THIS VIN). I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ONLY WORK THAT WAS DONE WAS A FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND NOT A REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AS THE REPAIRING DEALER RECOMMENDED. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 130,000, AND IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT JERK WHILE GOING FROM 0-20 MPH. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO. IT'S MY BELIEF ,SINCE THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT 80,000, THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2005 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING, TACHOMETER READING 2400RPM, CONTINUED BRAKING SLOWED THE VEHICLE. AT A STOP, TOOK CAR OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE REVVED UP, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THEN RPMS DROPPED TO 700RPM. SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 3 WEEKS LATER IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR ABOUT 40MPH AT 2400RPM, TAPPING ACCELERATOR PETAL RECOVERED CONTROL. NO INCIDENCES SINCE BUT CRUISE CONTROL IS NOW NON FUNCTIONAL (RELATED?) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,580. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ACCELERATOR STARTS STICKING AT 65 MPH AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND WAS PULLING FORWARD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REVVED THE ENGINE TO TRY AND DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT JERKED FORWARD AND WAS STILL STUCK. IT FINALLY BECAME UN-STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. FORD SHOWS NO RECALLS ON MY YEAR ONLY 2000-2003 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 FORD TAURUS STARTED TO SURGE WITH A STUCK THROTTLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; STILL HAPPENING FROM TIME TO TIME; WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS; WE CAN SHARE MORE DETAILS IF NEEDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

GAS PEDAL WILL STICK WHILE DRIVING. IT INCREASES IN SPEED ON ITS OWN AND RPMS SPIKE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. WHILE IT CAN BE STOPPED BY HITTING THE BRAKES OR PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AT TIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHEN IT ACCELERATES. TOO DANGEROUS TO HAVE A TEEN DRIVE AND TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OUR KIDS. *TR

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED, ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY AND NEEDED TO DO HEAVY BRAKING TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER STOPPING, TURNING VEHICLE OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THAN THEN RESTARTING. ABOUT 10 MILES EARLIER, TRIED TO USE CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT NEVER WORKED (COULD NOT SET IT). ON FRIDAY 8 JUNE, WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN BUFFALO, MN, SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THIS TIME. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE 8 MILES TO HOME AND PARK IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, WHILE IN PARK, THE ENGINE RPMS WAS 3500. TAPPED GAS PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES AND ENGINE STAYED REVVED. THEN TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED IT AND ENGINE RPM WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES, INCLUDING TRYING TO USE CRUISE CONTROL, WITHOUT INCIDENT, THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL NEVER WORKED (WOULD NOT SET). ON WEDNESDAY 10 JULY, IN ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AT 2 DIFFERENT STOP LIGHTS. THEN ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE SECOND STOP LIGHT, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP HER CAR FOR A 3RD STOP LIGHT AND HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT, THIS TIME WITH SEVERAL PASSENGERS. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH ENGINE REVVING AND AFTER TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IT RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. SHE WAS NOT TRYING TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. IT DRIVES AND PICKS UP SPEED ON IT'S OWN. IT HAVE REACHED SPEEDS OF UP TO 80MPH ON ITS OWN, AND RPM'S SHOOTS UP PASS 5 WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AS IF ITS STILL WANTS TO DRIVE. *TR

MY FORD TAURUS SUFFERED FROM UNWANTED ACCELERATION I.E. SPEEDING UP WITH OUT PRESSING GAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AT AN INTERSECTION. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 4000 RPMS EVEN IN PARK. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/4/2013 AFTER I FIXED UP MY CAR ONCE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THROTTLE STICKS OPEN AT 4,000 RPMS AND WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS YOU SPIKE THE ACCELERATOR. ASSUMING THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND LINKAGE. HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

HELLO, I'M SUBMITTING THIS REPORT DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL OF FORD TAURUS VEHICLES WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. PLEASE EXPAND THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER YEARS, SPECIFICALLY MY VEHICLE'S (2005). ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN INCHING ALONG IN TRAFFIC OR HAVE REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME, HOWEVER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HE HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES HARD AND WE COULD STILL FEEL THE CAR ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE- AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE DISCOVERED TAPPING ON THE GAS WILL USUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS VERY HAPPENSTANCE WHEN IT OCCURS AND IS VERY FRIGHTENING. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL, THERE ARE NEWER YEARS' THAT ARE ALSO AFFECTED. (AS A SIDE-NOTE, I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED AND IT DID NOT COME WITH FLOOR MATS, SO THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF A FLOOR MAT BEING STUCK.) THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE CART ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN UP TO 4000 RPMS. THE GAS PEDDLE WAS NOT STUCK IN ANY WAY. HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND USE THE BRAKES TO GET THE CART STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY TAURUS ACCELERATED AND THE RPMS WENT HAYWIRE AND I COULD NOT STOP IT FROM RACING. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT CONTINUED TO REV UP AND WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. I WAS TERRIFIED. THEN THE NEXT DAY PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING IN TO THE BEDROOM WHERE MY CHILD WAS ASLEEP. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS JUST STARTED BUT I'M SCARED I'M GOING TO DIE DRIVING THIS CAR. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 55 ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AS I STARTED DOWN A HILL. INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT REVVED UP TO 3,500 RPM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES. UPON STARTING IT AGAIN, IT REMAINED AT 3,500 RPM. AFTER HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN PARK, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN. I DROVE HOME (4 MILES) WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT I WILL HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILED MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

HELLO, MY 2005 TAURUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED HOLDING THE SPEED LEVEL AND THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I TRIED PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP IT COMPLETELY. I DON?T KNOW HOW FAST OR HOW LONG THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED LIKE THIS AS I HAD IT UNDER CONTROL ONCE I WAS NEAR THE LOCAL SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH. THE CAR EVENTUALLY CAME BACK TO A NORMAL IDLE BUT THEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKES IT STARTING MOVING AGAIN ON ITS OWN. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SINCE. MY CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN WORKING AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY BUT NOW DOESN'T HOLD THE SPEED. IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM? BY THE WAY, MY CAR MAT IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT AREA. MY OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED AND A NEW FUEL FILTER INSTALLED ON 06/06/2013. *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

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S ON. VEHICLE DECELERATES VERY ROUGHLY WHEN APPROACHING ZERO SPEED, I.E., AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. HAVE NO IDEA WHY I AM TELLING YOU THIS. YOU CROOKS NEVER HONOR ANY PROBLEM YOU BUILD INTO THESE CHEAP VEHICLES. *TR

FIRST NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 60 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM STAYED AT 4000 RPM. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES AND RPM RETURNED TO IDLE AND VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON A SPORADIC BASIS. THE ACCELERATION INCIDENT FELT VERY SIMILAR TO ACTUATING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCEL OR RESUME CONTROL. I SUSPECTED THE ISSUE WAS IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE INCIDENT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS PROPERLY CONNECTED BEFORE I REMOVED TO THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE12005. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT DETACHED AND THEREFORE NOT KEEPING THE THROTTLE FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. MY INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I SUSPECT THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE IS GETTING A SIGNAL TO ACCELERATE. APPLYING THE BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING IS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY MANUAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR

THE THROTTLE IS STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN BY USE OF THE BRAKES, BUT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN CUT THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY AS THE RPM'S IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 4000, THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS NOT THE GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK, AND THE PEDAL WAS CLEAR OF CARPET OR RUG, WHILE DRIVING I EVEN STUCK MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND LIFTED IT UP. *TR

THE CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. TAPPING THE GAS PEDDLE VIGOROUSLY SOMETIMES STOPS THE ACCELERATION. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE APRIL 1ST, MY 2005 TAURUS HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAD TO CONSTANTLY APPLY AND THEN RIDE THE BRAKES. I ALSO HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I NOTICED THAT MY 2005 FORD TAURUS WAS ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T ACTIVELY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ON. I WAS FORCED TO USE THE BRAKES TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED AT 30 MPH, BUT COULD TELL THAT I WAS FIGHTING THE CAR'S NEED TO ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME AND TRIED MY BEST TO MAKE IT THERE. I USED THE BRAKE TO GET MY CAR DOWN TO A SAFE ENOUGH SPEED TO TURN ONTO MY STREET, AT WHICH POINT I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. I TRIED SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WENT UP TO 4000 RPM. I THEN RETURNED IT BACK TO DRIVE AND WAS FORCED TO START CIRCLING MY BLOCK. I CALLED MY FATHER AND HE TOLD ME TO TURN MY CAR OFF WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. I DID THIS AND ROLLED TO A STOP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. WHILE IN PARK, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, AND IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 4000 RPM. I SHUT THE CAR BACK OFF AND REPEATED THE TEST, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE CAM AND WAS BLOCKING THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO ITS CORRECT POSITION. WE REMOVED THE CABLE FROM THE AREA OF THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO THE NORMAL IDLING RANGE AROUND 1000 RPM. *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS WAGON ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS OWN. HAPPENS ON FREEWAY GOING 65. HAPPENED WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, BRAKES HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING VEHICLE. CAN GET UP TO 3000 OR MORE RPM'S AT ANY GIVEN TIME ON ITS OWN. VERY SCARY AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WE WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE @ FASTER SPEED TILL ABOUT 75 MPH .. WE WAS GOING 40 MPH ON OUR OWN TO START .. WE HAD TO BRAKE THE CAR BUT IT SEEMED THE MORE WE BRAKE THE MORE IT WOULD GO .. BUT WE DID IT @ FORCE TILL IT STOPPED , AND SQUEALING BRAKES AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THE CAR SOUND AS IF I WAS PUSHING PEDAL TO FLOOR AND I TURNED IT OFF AS IS .. SO I OPENED HOOD WENT TO THROTTLE AND MOVED THE CAGE ON IT THEN I HEARD A CLICK AND STARTED IT UP AND IT WAS FINE ..NOW 5/20/13 IT DOES IT ATLEAST 1 A DAY AND MY COUSIN WHO IS MECHANIC SAID PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GIVE THE GAS A LITTLE PUSH TO GET IT TO RELEASE .. AND CALL FORD TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL .. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL TO HAVE IT SERVICE ASAP BECAUSE IT DANGEROUS .. BUT MY THOUGHT IS IF THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE WHY WOULDN'T IT BE ON RECALL DUE TO SEVERITY (FORDFORUM.COM). *TR

DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AT 30MPH, WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, ATTEMPT TO BRAKE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF IGNITION CAUSING CAR TO GO BACK DOWN HILL INTO A BUILDING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH DETERMINED THAT TWO METAL BRACKETS FOR THE CURSE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,739.

CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS. IT RESPONDED TO THE BRAKE, BUT THEN REVVED UP TO 3000 RPM ON ITS OWN, WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS HARD TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED IN SPEED RANGES OF 0-60 MPH. AFTER CAR SAT FOR 8 HOURS, I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND IT SHOT UP TO 3000 RPM. I SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I CALLED AAA AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND THE PLASTIC CLIPS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE. HE RECONNECTED THE CLIPS BUT THEY SEEMED TO BE TOO LOOSE AND EASILY CAME OFF AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A AAA CAR CENTER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. NO ISSUES SINCE THE REPAIR. *TR

VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. HAD TO HOLD BRAKE FIRMLY TO KEEP FROM HAVING SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON X-WAY. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ABLE TO STOP AND PUT CAR IN PARK. ENGINE IS STILL RACING. HAD TO SHUT OFF. *TR

I NOTICED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THAT THE CAR WAS STILL CONTINUING TO MOVE AT THE SAME SPEED. THINKING IT WAS PROBABLY STUCK, I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL TO POSSIBLY FREE IT BUT THIS ONLY INCREASED MY SPEED. AFTER REACHING DOWN AND PULLING BACK THE FLOOR MAT WHICH DID NOTHING, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED (AT THE LIGHT) AND PUMPED THE GAS AGAIN WHICH BROUGHT THE ACCELERATION DOWN... I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT NOW THE IDLE IS WELL OVER 1000 RPM, ENOUGH TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD IN DRIVE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL! AFTER DOING A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM/COMPLAINT WITH A 2005 TAURUS. WHAT IS FORD DOING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. EACH TIME THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT. ONCE WAS AT AN AREA WHERE PARKING SPACES ARE AND WAS NEAR STOPPED OR GOING VERY SLOWLY HEADED INTO PARKING SPOT THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION..ALMOST RAN OVER THE CURB...SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD TAURUS, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF WHETHER I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IT BEGAN SPEEDING FROM 25 UP TO 50 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT IT CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE BRAKES. I PULLED OVER AND PLACED IT IN PARK AND IT CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS NEAR THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FREE AND NOT DEPRESSED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE CABLE FOR THROTTLE/SPEED CONTROL WAS LOOSE, AS SOMETHING HAD BECOME WORN AND ALLOWED THE CABLE TO HOLD THE THROTTLE OPEN. THEY REPLACED THE CABLE AND THROTTLE, AT A COST OF $600. I SEE THAT THERE WAS AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF 2005 FORD TAURUSES IN 2012 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WITHOUT A RECALL. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION OR AT LEAST ISSUE A WARNING AND REQUIRE FORD TO PAY FOR FIXING THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU. *TR

THERE NOW BEEN 3 DAYS WHERE THE CAR STARTS ACCELERATING BY ITS SELF. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC BUT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, NOW I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT WAITING A REPLY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR OR LETTING MY CHILDREN DRIVE THIS CAR, TAKING BACK TO MECHANIC TO CHECK CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. *TR

NO INCIDENT YET. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO 4,000 RPMS EVEN WHILE IN PARK OR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AND KICKING AND TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL HAS LOOSENED IT UP. NOW IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK. *TR

MY FORD TAURUS 05 ACCELERATED ON ITS ON OWN WHEN I DROVE AT 30 MPH ON LOCAL STREET. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS MONTH! LAST TIME WAS ABOUT HALF A MOUTH AGO. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE THE MATT STUCK INTO THE PEDAL. I TOOK AWAY THE MATT. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY! I DID NOT TURN ON THE CRUISE. THE GAS PEDAL LOOKED NOT STUCK SOMEWHERE. I BRAKE HARD, PUT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BUT I AM AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN! IT WAS SO DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE IT'S SPEED AND CONTINUED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO WANT TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE CAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN LOOSE CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM A ROAD INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I LET OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR. INSTEAD, THE 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK WHICH CAUSED ME TO SPEED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND I THREW THE CAR IN PARK, MOMENTS FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVEN WITHOUT FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100.

WHEN TRAVELING FROM WORK TODAY AT LUNCH, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS I LEFT PARKING AREA TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR TRIED TO ADVANCE AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE HARD AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. I STOPPED AT NEARBY PARKING LOT TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. THIS SAME TYPE OF ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOCALLY NEAR MY HOME AROUND THE SAME SPEED. THIS IS REALLY FRIGHTENING! TALKING TO THE MECHANIC HE LOOKED AND AGAIN FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME DETACHED AT THE THROTTLE BODY JUST LIKE BEFORE. THIS IS THE SOURCE OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP THE CABLE ATTACHED COMES LOOSE FROM THE CABLE. I CHECKED THE FORD WEBSITE AGAIN AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE SHOULD BE. WHEN IS FORD OR THE NHTSA GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED AS THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SYSTEM. *TR

WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEAR A LOUD EXHAUST AND HEARD IT DRAGGING. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BROKE OFF AT THE FRONT FLANG BEHIND THE MOUNTING BRACKET.. ORDER A NEW ONE FROM AUTO PARTS WEAR HOUSE .COM FOR $137.78 BETTER WELD THEN ORIGINAL PART. *TR

MY DAUGHTERS CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THERE HAVE BEEN 6 OCCASIONS WHERE SHE HAS TO BRAKE HARD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND PUT GRAPHITE ON SOME PARTS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT SHE WAS EXAGGERATING AND MAYBE FLOOR MAT WAS HITTING GAS PEDAL. NEITHER WAS THE CAUSE! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.....I AM TAKING TO FORD GARAGE TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. ASAP. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY SON AND HE BARELY GOT CAR STOPPED. NEEDED TO SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL BRAKES BARELY STOPPED HIM..CAR CONTINUED TO REV AT 4500RPM.TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND THROTTLE BODY CAM WORN AND SPEED CONTROL CABLE WORN AND KEEPING THROTTLE OPEN. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND WAS AT THE POINT SON WAS SCARED GREATLY AND THOUGHT HE WOULD EITHER END UP CRASHING IN TO A TREE AND NEARBY RIVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TAKING A DISABLED PERSON TO THE DOCTORS AND TRANSMISSION JUST QUILT WORKING. NO NOISE OR ANYTHING JUST QUIT. WE SAT ON BUSY HIGHWAY FOR TWO HOURS WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO TOW THE CAR. JUST LIKE THE RECALLED VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS SAME TRANSMISSION BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. WHY? NOW I HAVE NO CAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. AND HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THE DISABLED PERSON I TAKE CARE OF TO THE DOCTORS. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING MY DAILY DRIVE TO WORK, I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. MY RETURN TRIP HOME ON THE SAME DAY WAS FRIGHTENING. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS I DESCENDED A HILL, THE CAR INSTEAD ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME IN MY 25 MINUTE DRIVE. I STOPPED AT THE BANK DRIVE THROUGH, WITH MY CAR STILL IN DRIVE, BUT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. THE CAR TRIED TO ADVANCE AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE HARD AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS SAME ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT CLOSE TO 65 MPH. REALLY FRIGHTENING! WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WEEK AND MY HUSBAND, WHO IS A MECHANIC, TOOK THE CAR TO WORK TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM. ON HIS FOURTH DAY OF DRIVING THE CAR, IT DID IT TO HIM AS WELL - WHILE TRAVELING ON A HEAVILY CONGESTED HIGHWAY. WE STARTED TO LOOK ON LINE TO SEE HOW TO FIX THIS AND I SEE THAT IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I CHECKED THE FORD WEBSITE AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL, BUT THERE SHOULD BE. *TR