2005 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

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

CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. SLOWED CAR DOWN. PULLED OFF ROAD AND STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK. ENGINE ROARED. TURNED OFF CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED CAR BUT ENGINE STILL ROARED. CAR BUCKED AND LURCHED. STOMPED ON GAS PEDAL TO STOP ENGINE SURGE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO FORD DEALER 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS FIXED ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND IT BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

MY THROTTLE HAS BEGUN STICKING ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THIS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY ACCELERATOR WILL INCREASE ON ITS OWN UNTIL I LIGHTLY TAP THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO (JULY 2011), BUT I HAD A REAR-END COLLISION (NOT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM) THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. AFTER THE GARAGE REPAIRED MY CAR, BOTH THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE WORKING FINE FOR THE NEXT NINE MONTHS, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. A LOCAL GARAGE HAS SAID THEY CAN FIND NO CAUSE. *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

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

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

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

I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR STARTED TO GO FASTER AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR DURING SOME OF THE FAILURES. 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 96,000.

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 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE RPMS TO DECREASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IN SOME CASES, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HE REQUESTED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PARK AND WENT UP TO 4,000 RPM. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF. TAKING CAR IN TO A SERVICE CENTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED BECAUSE THE THROTTLE REMAINED STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR RELEASED SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVS HAD OCCURRED TWICE. ACCELERATOR STICKING. *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.

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

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

I WAS 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE FAILURE CONTINUED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A MINOR CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. 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 245,000.

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.

ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE THROTTLE STUCK AT THAT SPEED. BRAKES WOULD HOLD IT BUT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN AT 30 MPH. WENT TO LOCAL GARAGE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD COME OFF. THEY RECONNECTED AND IT IS HOLDING SO FAR. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS GOING UP HILL AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. OTHER CONDITIONS OR STICKING AT HIGHER SPEED WOULD CAUSE CRASH. *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

THROTTLE STUCK OPEN FOR A DISTANCE OF OVER 9.4 MILES. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON MULTIPLE TIMES, THE ISSUE PERSISTED. CAR WOULD STEADILY ACCELERATE UNLESS BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. IF PUT IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE RPM'S WOULD SPIKE TO ABOUT 4000. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REGAIN SPEED CONTROL BY QUICKLY DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL FULLY TO THE FLOOR AND THEN RELEASING IT. AFTER DOING SO, THE CAR RETURNED TO REGULAR IDLE AND FUNCTION. *TR

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

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

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.

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

INITIALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR WAS INTERMITTENT ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WHILE ON THE EXIT RAMP EXITING THE INTERSTATE THE CAR RPM DID NOT DECREASE BELOW APPROXIMATELY 2500 RPM AFTER LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. TO GET THE CAR TO STOP THE BRAKE HAD TO BE HELD DOWN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE CAR TOOK OFF AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED. IT ACTED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVE, BUT PRESSING THE CRUISE OFF OR THE BRAKE WOULD NOT TURN IT OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK THE RPM WENT TO APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM. FURTHER EXAMINATION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DONE. AFTER REMOVING THE THROTTLE BODY SHIELD THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE THROTTLE BODY. TO FIX THIS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND SECURED IN PLACE WITH TWO TIE STRAPS. THE RUNAWAY CAR BEHAVIOR HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OVER, GOT THE CAR TOWED AND "FIXED" THAT DAY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A BUSIER STREET. BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE FEELING, I RODE IT OUT TO MY HOME EXCEPT TOWARDS THE END IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE FRICTION ON THE TIRES MADE IT SMELL LIKE FIRE ALSO AND THEY WERE SMOKING. I GOT IT TOWED AGAIN EXCEPT WHEN THE DRIVER GOT THERE, THE CAR WAS FINE AND NOTHING SEEMED WRONG AT THE MECHANIC'S. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, EACH TIME EXACTLY THE SAME. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE DEALER BUT NEITHER COULD DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4000. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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.

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.

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CON TACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP BY VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED .THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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 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.

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

CAR WAS SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF AND TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO STOP IT. ON 02.23.12 TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED. SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE; BROKE OFF A CORNER OF COVER AND FREED UP CABLE. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, INTERMITTENTLY, WITH CAR DRIVING WITHOUT USE OF GAS PEDAL AND NOT SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I FORCE IT TO. *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.