2004 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TORUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES OVER A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN UPDATED 8/17/17/*CN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2004 TAURUS - APPROX. 62500 MILES - CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT DID NOT ENGAGE. 3/21/12 - TONIGHT ON THE WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH W/OUT FOOT ON THE PEDAL. TAPPING PEDAL DID NOT HELP. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO BREAK/STOP/PULL OVER BUT THE CAR RPMS WERE REVING THE WHOLE TIME. TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 3/22/12. REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *JS

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, CAUSING IT TO CRUISE AROUND 50-60MPH WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, DROPPING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV HIGH. WHEN SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HAS NOTICEABLY OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT INSTANCES. MIGHT BE SIMILAR TO A CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION REGARDING "STICKY ACCELERATORS" ON TAURUSES. THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE THEN. *TR

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

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE BANK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND WOULDN'T STOP ACCELERATING. I REACHED UP TO 55 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. THANKFULLY MY BRAKES STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER, MY GAS PETAL IS STILL STUCK, EVEN WITH THE CAR OFF, AND I CHECKED AROUND THE PETAL TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAD GOTTEN IN THE WAY TO MAKE IT STICK, NOTHING HAD. NOW I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT RUINING MY TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AS I'D FLY RIGHT INTO IT. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, IF MY BREAKS WOULD HAVE GONE OUT, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY KILLED SOMEONE. THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. *TR

THE CAR WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN YOU FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY WIFE OR I HAS SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 3,000 RPMS AND STAY THERE. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL TRY TO MOVE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE IN DRIVE EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GRADUALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND DID NOT GIVE WAY WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AT 40MPH, AND KEPT GOING TO 50 MPH, AND THEN AT 60 MPH I BEGAN TO PANIC. THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON WAS BUSY AND CARS WERE GOING IN AND OUT OF BUSINESSES. WHEN TRYING TO HIT THE BREAKS THE CAR SLIGHTLY JERKED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING A LINE OF CARS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO BREAK DOWN LANE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO A SMALL PARKING AREA AND NEARLY HIT A STOREFRONT BY 3 FEET. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WHILE IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THINKING I WOULD RESET SOMETHING, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND CREATED A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE BACK. $500 TO FIX AT A FORD DEALERSHIP LATER AND I AM STILL ANXIOUS THAT THE SAME ISSUE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BUT I WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY - WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY? WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE ROAD? WHAT IF I HIT SOMEONE? FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART - AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK! *TR

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

THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AT FIRST WE NOTICED WHEN WE WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR TURNS THE CAR WOULD WANT TO ACCELERATE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO COME TO A STOP IN THE GARAGE AND THE CAR TRIED TO TAKE OFF. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH ME DRIVING THE CAR. I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATION WILL STOP. *JS

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

CPSC#I1220619A. 2004 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT HIS WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *LN

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

STARTING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO MY THROTTLE STARTED GETTING STUCK ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDDLE, THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN SOME, BUT THEN IT ACTED AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE THROTTLE WAS STILL ENGAGED. EVEN WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE THROTTLE WAS STILL ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE RACING. SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND/OR STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE THROTTLE TO RELEASE. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

MY NEWLY LICENSED 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED PULLING. IT STAYED RUNNING AND HE WAS ABLE TO BARELY COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND THERE WAS NO NOISE OR PRIOR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL THIS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS WARRANTED DUE TO THE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM HOPING TAKING THIS ROUTE WILL GET RESULTS. IF NOT I WILL TAKE OTHER ROUTES TO GET THE ATTENTION THIS MATTER DESPERATELY NEEDS. LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AS WELL AS BBB AND OTHER AVENUES. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A PVA, GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STUCK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER CAR, CROSSED ROAD INTO ANOTHER PVA AND HIT 3 CARS AND HIT 2 CONCRETE PILLARS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A DEATH TO THE PASSENGER. DRIVER INDICATES HE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES. CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL SLAMMING INTO THE CONCRETE PILLARS....UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF *TR...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK, NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS NORMAL. AS I BEGAN TO DECEL ONTO THE OFF-RAMP, THE ENGINE RPM STAY AT APPROX 2800 RPM AND WOULD NOT GO ANY LOWER. FOUND THAT BLACK CRUISE CONTROL TAB ON THROTTLE BODY HAD ALLOWED THROTTLE CABLE TO SLIP OUT PARTIALLY, CAUSING THE THROTTLE BODY TO STAY PARTIALLY OPEN. HAD TO WIRE-TYE THE END OF THROTTLE BODY FOR CABLE TO REMAIN ENGAGED TO OPERATE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE CEASED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SAFELY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD HER SPOUSE EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DETACHED AND HE REATTACHED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKE TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

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

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FIRST BEING 01/27/12, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT FELT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS POSSESSED. IT SPED FROM 40MPH TO 55MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT, FIGHTING THE CAR AS IT TRIED TO RESIST STOPPING. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP, PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON AS I WAITED AT THE RED LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND IT WAS TIME TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE MOMENT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM ME. THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, SO I WAS VERY SCARED, AND BROKE INTO TEARS WHEN I FINALLY PARKED AT WORK SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE WHERE MY CAR WENT FROM 30MPH TO 55MPH ON ITS OWN. WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, I HAVE PUT MY FOOT BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AND PULLED FORWARD, CHECKING TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T STUCK, AS THAT HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE AS WELL. I AM ON A TIGHT BUDGET AND CAN NOT PRESENTLY AFFORD TO GET MY CAR FIXED, SO I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF IF/WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES ONCE THE CAR STARTS SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF, IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL I AM AT MY DESTINATION. OTHER TIMES, IT CEASES AFTER A FEW MINUTES WITHOUT NOTICE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, AS I SAW A REPORT THAT OTHER TAURUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UPON SLOWING DOWN BEFORE MAKING A TURN ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. UPON PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME UNSTUCK. CRUISE CONTROL MODE NOW NO LONGER WORKS IN VEHICLE. THE HAS HAPPENED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ONCE WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, SEEMED TO HAVE LOST GEARS. MY CAR WOULD IDLE BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I AM TOLD, FROM MY MECHANIC, IT IS MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! VERY SCARY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 04/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/5/2015*JS