2005 Ford Taurus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE IDLE ENGINE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WHEN AOPERATING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE RPM WILL GO TO 3+. TO INTERRUPT I TAP THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES AND STEP ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME. I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING THE FIRST TIME, BUT THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IT IS AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO BE WORKED ON TOMORROW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BY FIRMLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE. THE RPM WENT UP VERY HIGH, AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, TO CONTROL IT AT STOP LIGHTS. FOR A LONG TIME, THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM, BUT I LEARNED HOW TO CONTROL IT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I LEARNED THAT IF I HIT THE ACCELERATOR HARD & QUICK, IT WOULD UNSTICK. I CAN ALWAYS FEEL IT UNSTICK, AND CAN SOMETIMES EVEN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT UNSTICKS. AS TIME WENT ON, THIS HAPPENED LESS AND LESS OFTEN. IT STILL HAPPENS NOW, BUT INFREQUENTLY, PROBABLY LESS THAN ONCE A WEEK. IN THE BEGINNING, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED EVERY DAY AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS, AS I CAN SEE OTHERS ARE POSTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE 2005 MODEL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. HIT BRAKE BUT RPM'S STILL CLIMBED. HIT BRAKE AGAIN AND FIXED ISSUE. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AROUND THE SAME TIME. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. HAVE TO SMASH ACCELERATOR REPEATEDLY TO FIX ISSUE. VERY SCARY FEELING AND WILL NOT LET WIFE DRIVE KIDS AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER READING THE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET DESCRIBING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE CANNOT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YET. THIS IS LITERALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE 2007 AND THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS OCTOBER 1, 2012. I WAS GOING 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STARTED REVVING UP EVEN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD TO JUMP UP ONTO A MEDIAN AT 65ISH MPH TO AVOID OTHER CARS. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND GRIND AS I TRIED TO STOP. I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. EVEN STOPPED THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO REV AT 8000 RPM. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. SINCE THEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED FIVE MORE TIMES. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR BRAKE REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ACCELERATION AND SUGGESTED I REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS AS THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN JAMMED UNDER THE PEDAL. WHILE I KNOW THIS TO BE FALSE I NONETHELESS REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AND THE CONDITION REMAINS. ANOTHER TERRIFYING INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER. SHE LIVES OFF A WINDY DIRT ROAD HIGH ON A LEAF COVERED RIDGE. I USUALLY DON?T GO ANY FASTER THAN 15 MPH ON HER ROAD. THE CAR EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING A BEND. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE LEAVES AND I BOUNCED OFF A TREE STUMP AND ALMOST HIT MY DAUGHTER?S FIANC. AGAIN I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO MASH DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BRING IT BACK TO IDLE. AT THIS POINT I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE INCURRED REPLACEMENT BRAKE BILLS AND VARIOUS CAR DAM

THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE POPS OFF OF ITS CONNECTION, AND GETS IN THE WAY OF THE THROTTLE, HOLDING THE CAR AT A HIGHER RPM AND SPEED AFTER THE FOOT PEDAL IS RELEASED. NORMALLY THIS CAN BE HANDLED BY STOMPING ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES TO CLEAR THE INTERFERENCE AND THE CAR RETURNS TO IDLE. CERTAINLY THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IF THE DRIVER IS NOT COGNIZANT OF HOW TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT ACTS AS IF THE CRUISE HAS BEEN ACTUATED WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT EXPECTING IT TO DO SO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ITSELF. AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE VERY FIRMLY IN ORDER TO STOP. AS I LET GO OF THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD AS IF I WAS HOLDING IT BACK. IF I STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE RPMS WOULD CONTINUE RISING AS IF I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD JERK OR JUMP FORWARD. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING IT OFF THE PROBLEM WAS USUALLY SOLVED. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY THOUGH AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. IT HASN'T LED TO AN ACCIDENT BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, IT ACCELLORATED, THEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WENT ABOUT 50MPH BACKWARDS CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO 2 PARKED VEHICLES. IT STOPPED WHEN I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF. OTHER TIMES THE IGNITION HAD TO BE QUICKLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR IN MOTION AND AT STOPPED. UPDATED 1/23/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE NEED TO BE CLEAN WHICH MIGHT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,787. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2012 THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THE THROTTLE STICKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 12/11/2012 *JS

VEHICLE SPEED DID NOT REDUCE AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM PEDAL. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION WHEN REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE. WAS ABLE TO "UNSTICK" THROTTLE BY REPEATEDLY TAPPING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND ALSO PULLING UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT FROM UNDERNEATH. USED BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. MECHANIC FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD COME UNATTACHED, POSSIBLY GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. CABLE WAS REATTACHED. ON 10/21/12 CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. 10 MILES LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT DE-ACCELERATE. AGAIN PUMPED GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. CONTACTED FORD AFTER SEEING NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTINGS ABOUT THIS, AND THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION (MARCH 2012) AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN REGARDING THE DANGLING CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETTING STUCK IN THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THAT I COULD GET IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ZONE THROTTLE STUCK HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN PUT INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE RPMS IN EXCESS OF 6000 TURNED OFF CAR WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. SEEMED FINE HOWEVER CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. UPON INSPECTION LATER ON THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED CABLE, PROBLEM RECURRED IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. RECONNECTED AGAIN AND AGAIN PROBLEM OF STUCK ACCELERATOR HAPPENED, AGAIN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. IN 2009, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 IN 2009. LESS THAN 50,000 IN 2012. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 1/29/2013 *JS UPDATED 06/10/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 65 MPH AS THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED TO 4,000. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE IDLE ARM WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,709 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NOTICED 2 DAYS PRIOR THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. THEN, THE CAR SUDDENLY HIT ABOUT 4,000 RPM WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. AFTER I BRAKED AND PULL OFF THE ROAD IT WAS STILL RUNNING HIGH RPM WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. AFTER I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IT WENT STRAIGHT TO 2500 RPM AND STAYED THERE, WHILE IN PARK AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE (NOT THE GAS). HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. VERY SCARY, VERY DANGEROUS. FORD NEED TO PAY FOR THIS/RECALL IT. *TR

DRIVING APPX 25 MILES PER HOUR IN STOP-GO TRAFFIC, CAR ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, TRIED TO BRAKE AND HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR FOR CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RATE. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED. STARTED CAR AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RATE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND IT ACCELERATED INTO THE FIRST CAR. *TR

FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST YEAR, OFF AND ON, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW TO MIDRANGE SPEEDS ACCELERATING TO AT LEAST 60 MPH IF LEFT UNCHECKED. PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL USUALLY RELEASE THE PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS ON AN OPEN ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AND I HAVE THE TIME TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS I HAVE FOUND THAT TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON TO ON (ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL HASN'T WORKED IN OVER A YEAR) WHILE PUSHING THE SET BUTTON AND THEN PUSHING COAST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL RELEASE WITH AN AUDIBLE POP. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UN-EXPECTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,780 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT 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 110,000.

AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR REMAINED AT 1500 RPMS. I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE CAR WENT TO JUST OVER 4000 RPMS. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT REMAINED AROUND 4000 RPMS. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD TAURUSES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD TAURUS ON HIGH WAY AT AROUND 60 MPH AND EXITED INTO LOCAL ROADS. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BREAK SO THAT I DID NOT RUN A RED LIGHT OR HIT SOMEONE. WHEN I FINALLY FOUND A PLACE TO PARK MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO 4000 RPM TILL I PULLED THE KEY OUT. ON MY WAY TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM JUST MAGICALLY WENT AWAY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I SAW A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MODEL. HOPEFULLY THERE IS A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING DISASTROUS HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,618.

DURING MODERATE SPEED TRAVEL, LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND EXPECTED VEHICLE TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN. HOWEVER, IT RESPONDED BY SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. COULD NOT MAKE THIS ACTIVITY STOP WITHOUT RAPIDLY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND RELEASING. ONCE IT STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT BEGAN AGAIN. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY RELATION TO WARM UP TIME, ETC. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT WERE RESOLVED BY FIXING THE CRUISE CONTROL (THIS HAD NOT OCCURRED TO ME SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DURING PROBLEM). I THEN ASKED THE SERVICE CENTER TO CHECK CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUITRY (THEY SAID THEY HAD WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND). I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, TOOK IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE FREEWAY AND ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISCONNECTED. HE MANIPULATED THE THROTTLE AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE CABLE CONNECT AND DISCONNECT RANDOMLY; HE ALSO STATED HE COULD SEE HOW THE CABLE WOULD BE IN THE WAY OF NORMAL THROTTLE OPERATION IF IT WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE ACCELERATION ISSUE HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS IDLED UP SHE TURNED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SAME DAY I REPLACED A IDLE CONTROL VALVE FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE CABLE, WHICH WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE PLASTIC LEVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 10/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC CLIP ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE LEVER. UPDATED 11/08/12

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY WHEN CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER I HAD TAKEN FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL. EXITED FREEWAY AND HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL TO GET CAR TO SLOW DOWN. AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE RPM'S WERE STUCK AT 4000 AND ENGINE WAS REVVING AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO. I MANAGED TO GET CAR HOME AND AT THAT POINT, I STARTED CAR BACK UP AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING ALL THE WAY UP TO 4000 RPM'S. SO, I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL ( WHILE IN PARK ) A FEW TIMES AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM'S. BUT NOW, I CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SO FAR. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I TURNED A CORNER AND CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES. SO I SIMPLY PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGIN TO REV UP TO 4000 RPM'S AGAIN SO I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL ABOUT 10 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM LEVELS. *TR

I AM NOT REALLY SURE WHEN THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS PEDAL, HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO MECHANIC TO FIX IT, NEVER HELPED. AFTER READING THE REPORTS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS BEING EXPERIENCED, I REALIZE THAT WHAT IS BEING REPORTED IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN MY 19 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING. HE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, AND WHEN HE NEEDED TO EXIT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AT TIMES, AND AT OTHER TIMES THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK AS THOUGH THE CRUISE IS SET, EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE NOT SET IT. THUS YOU WISH TO SLOW DOWN, AND YOU ARE STILL STUCK GOING 70 MPH. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC JAMS AND HAD IT START TO ACCELERATE, AND HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKES ON TO SLOW DOWN. IF YOU TRY TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, THE RPMS RACE BADLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TO TRY TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL LAST FRIDAY (8-31-12) AND IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT NOW TODAY WHEN MY SON HAD THE VEHICLE GET STUCK AT 70, HE LOOKED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD RECONNECTED ON IT'S OWN. WE HAVE NOW REMOVED THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY COVER TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING, AFTER READING SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHO ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IN READING OTHER DRIVER'S DESCRIPTIONS ONLINE, I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING TO MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THE 2005 TAURUS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED AND THE RPM INCREASED TO 3,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT FAILED. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE DIRTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TODAY, AUGUST 31ST, I WAS DRIVING OFF NAVY BASE AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION ON ROOSEVELT BLVD., IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. IT WAS AROUND 4:00 A.M. AND MY 2005 FORD TAURUS WOULD NOT STOP. I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF...I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES... AS I CAME OUT TO THE INTERSECTION I NOTICED A CONCRETE TRUCK TO MY LEFT AND I HAD THE YIELD SIGN....SCARED TO DEATH AND HEART POUNDING I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. IN PARK THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING; A LOUD SOUND. I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THAT CONCRETE TRUCK. PLEASE HELP. IS THERE SOME TYPE OF RECALL FOR THIS CAR? THIS IS DANGEROUS...WHAT IF MY KIDS WAS IN THE CAR. *TR

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FIRST, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO APPROX 55. DIFFICULT TO STOP, ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5K ON TACH. SECOND INCIDENT (NEXT DAY), I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH. CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO 85 MPH AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I THREW THE TRANNY INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WAS REVVING AT APPROX 5K ON TACH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CHANGED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 36 YEARS AND THIS SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. NO INSTANCES SINCE. IS FORD GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED. MY TWO DAUGHTERS WHO DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO IN THESE INSTANCES. THERE IS NO DOUBT INJURY OR DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF WITHER OF THEM WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ARE THERE NOT ENOUGH DOCUMENTED CASES TO REQUIRE FORD/GM TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE? PLEASE HELP US THAT HAVE INCURRED THE EXPENSE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT THOUSANDS OF US HAVE. *TR UPDATED 7/31/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. UPDATED 08/06/13

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 5,000. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER THE RPMS REMAINED BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE PLATES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A CARBON TREATMENT HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,320. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN

I BOUGHT MY TAURUS 2005 SE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2012 AT MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 81,600. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY THAT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER I FULLY RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH OF THEM OCCURRED ON US HW1. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WASN'T STOPPED COMPLETELY, BEFORE I COULD FULLY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING FAST AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME WAS LAST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM PRINCETON TO NEW YORK, MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE BOTH IN THE CAR. THE TRAFFIC WAS JAMMING AND STOPPED COMPLETELY AT SOME POINT, THEN I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME IN STOPPING MY CAR. THIS TIME I HAD A CLEAR FEELING THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING, ALTHOUGH NOT AT HIGH POWER, BUT I HAD TO USE MY FULL BODY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR AND KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE FOR THE WHOLE TIME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC DIDN'T STOP FOR TOO LONG, OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN UP AND JUST HIT THE CAR 1 METER IN FRONT OF ME. I REALIZED ONLY LATER THAT I COULD HAVE ALSO SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC THIS SATURDAY BUT HE WASN'T SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT REGULARLY DUPLICATE. THEN I LOOKED UP THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS 2005 AND 2006, I AM JUST ANOTHER VICTIM. ALTHOUGH ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN, IT WAS VERY SCARY. CERTAINLY SUCH ACCIDENT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF IT WAS MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. IT CONTINUED TO SPEED UP EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN WHILE I HAD THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE CAR WAS JERKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT THEN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AGAIN, LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. SHORTLY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE ACCELERATION STARTED AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, THE ACCELERATION STARTED ACTING NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, BUT NOW WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN I LIGHTLY TAP THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATION STOPS. AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, THE ENGINE REVS UP REALLY HIGH AND I HAVE TO LET IT RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT STOPS REVVING UP. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HAD NOT BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO. IT WORKED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. ON YESTERDAY, I TESTED IT AGAIN, AS I HAVE ALMOST EVERYDAY. I TURNED IT ON AT 40 MPH TO SEE IF IT WOULD KICK IN. IT FINALLY DID BUT IT WOULD NOT GO OFF! WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE MOTOR REVVED UP, WHEN I PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON, IT DID NOT WORK, THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING AND SURPASSED 40 MPH. WHEN I STOPPED THE MOTOR REVVED UP VERY HIGH. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULD ABRUPTLY MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN - MAKING A LOUD JERKING SOUND IN THE MOTOR. WE WERE AT MY GRANDSONS' FOOTBALL PRACTICES WHERE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WERE ALL AROUND AND I WAS VERY AFRAID THAT I WOULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT SOMEONE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A NEARBY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO UNPLUG THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND FOR NOW ITS FINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO OTHER POSTS IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. I READ WHERE OTHER HAD DISCONNECTED THEIR CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND YET HAD PROBLEMS WITH RAPID ACCELERATION. IS THERE A RECALL? AND IF NOT, WHY? WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED? I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ALL OF US. IF I HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, STATIONARY OBJECT, OR MUCH WORSE A CHILD OR AN ADULT, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. SINCERELY.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE RPM'S CONTINUED TO RACE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED MY CAR ACCELERATE A LITTLE ON ITS OWN. IT ALARMED ME BUT I IGNORED IT, THINKING I MAY HAVE BEEN ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE. A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN UPHILL, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT IGNORE THAT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO MOVE FASTER. THE ROAD FLATTENED OUT AND I SAW A STOP SIGN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP WITHOUT HAVING TO FLOOR THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AS I DID THAT, THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5000. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, AND AS IT TURNED BACK ON THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6000 AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE I WAS TOO FRIGHTENED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT ON A NARROW, WINDY ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC HOLDER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE METAL SHAFT, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN. I RELEASED THE THROTTLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 4,000 RPM AND WOULD NOT COME DOWN. AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLES ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE SPEED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. I ASSUME THAT THE CABLE WAS ABLE TO WEDGE THE THROTTLE OPEN AND BECAME UNSTUCK ONCE I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE PLASTIC END ON THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IS NOT BROKEN BUT DOES FIT LOOSELY ON THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN I RECONNECTED IT. I HAVE APPLIED A PLASTIC ZIP TIE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TO KEEP IT FROM COMING OFF AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BOX AND CABLE WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,500.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD TAURUS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON HIGH, HE HEARD A POP AND THEN SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CALL THE FIRE DEPT. THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE MECHANIC SAID THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. 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 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.