There are 4 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2015 Ford Taurusin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The gas pedal is sticking
BOUGHT CAR IN JUNE OF 2018. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHEN ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES IN PARK AFTER STARTING, OR WHEN IDLING IN DRIVE AT A LIGHT IN TRAFFIC. MUST PRESS HARD ON BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING UNTIL I CAN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, WHERE IT REALLY RACES EVEN LOUDER FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN RUNS NORMAL. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A 10 TIMES. FINALLY QUIT DRIVING IT UNTIL I TOOK IT IN TO A FORD DEALER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT MORNING. LEFT IT THERE AND WAS TOLD A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHEN THEY DROVE IT. THEY WANT US TO PICK IT UP WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS, BUT I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND FEEL IT ISN'T SAFE. REFUSED TO PICK IT UP, BUT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO THIS WEEK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE AND GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,630.
'MY 2015 FORD TAURUS WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLS LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCES SPEED ON A MAJOR FREEWAY I ATTEMPT TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CANNOT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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