Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE90066 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/27/1990 | 08/31/1990 | THROTTLE STICKING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE93065 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/15/1993 | 11/30/1993 | UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA90042 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/31/1990 | 12/31/1991 | THROTTLE STICKING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/22/2010 | 96000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1989 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 65 mph with the cruise control engaged, he noticed that when he tried to pass another vehicle, he was unable to deactivate the cruise control using the brake pedal. he attempted to slow down using the brakes but had to deactivate the cruise control by pushing the off button on the steering wheel. the vehicle had not inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 96,000. | |||
| 06/03/1989 | 10000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owned a 1989 ford taurus gls. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. the contact tried to depress the brakes and the vehicle continued to accelerate up to 85 mph. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle for an hour and a half as the speed increased. the contact continued to depress the brakes and shift into neutral gear in order to stop the vehicle.the vehicle was towed by the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and they never were unable to diagnose the failure. the contact experienced the duplicate failure 2 years later. she took the vehicle to another dealer who stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash. the contact reported the crash to the manufacturer who stated that she would have to have another incident before her state considered the vehicle failures under the lemon law. the contact gave the vehicle back to the dealer. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 10,000. | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 150000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1989 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 to 35 mph on normal road conditions, the driver accidently stepped on the accelerator pedal while applying pressure to the brake pedal and unexpectedly, there was an increase in acceleration. the vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into the proceeding vehicle. the driver stated that the failure was contributed to both the brake and the accelerator pedals being positioned too close together. the police was called to the scene. there were no personal injuries. the vehicle was towed to a collision center. the failure mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 06/01/1997 | |||
| We have had this car repaired repeatedly for a lurching/jerking problem. motor mounts replaced, new clutch, new transmission, new brakes, new tires, it is still doing this. if the engine is shut off, sometimes you can get the car to temporarily stop the jerking. we are again, taking it in for repairs. have you any knowledge of this problem? it is a safety issue at this point. thank you. | |||
| 08/06/1996 | 3 | 01/01/1996 | |
| The taurus is the worst engineered car i have ever seen. - wfs | |||
| While driving on a slight upward incline with foot on brake, vehicle continued to accelerate, causing the vehicle to run into a garage door. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1998 | |||
| When vehicle is at a stop sign/light, engine would start to race, as if it was going to take off. would have keep foot on brakes, and turn vehicle off. restarted vehicle & problem would occur again. took to dealer & problem was not located. has happened twice before. had to disconnect the cruise control just in case it was part of problem. *ak | |||
| 06/16/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Driving down street towards red light. attempted to apply brakes at normal braking distance, brakes seemed to have no affect, car continued to accelerate. applied brakes two more times. car continued to accelerate. impact occurred in intersection. final velocity approximately 60 mph. *ak | |||
| 02/26/1999 | |||
| Consumer experienced vehicle accelerating at intersection while wating for light to change. all of a sudden vehicle commenced to accelerate, forcing vehicle into the middle of intersection. police witnessed incident when it occurred. dealer notified and stated that there is nothing that they will do unless owner pays for the repairs. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1997 | |||
| When driving at 50 mph and over cruise control gets stuck, causing the consumer to turn off the engine in order to come to a stop. *ak | |||
| 12/31/1997 | 2 | 08/16/1997 | |
| While the vehicle was in the reverse it took off wide open, hitting a telephone pole. when applying the brakes the vehicle would not stop. when driver put vehicle into drive, and vehicle took off again. driver then put vehicle in neutral, turned off motor and was able to coast into a parking lot. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 09/23/1991 | |||
| Cruise control went out in less than a year. | |||
| 09/20/1997 | 1 | ||
| The cruise control does not disengage when pressing the brake pedal. the switch in the steering wheel has to be used to disengage the cruise control. the problem has not been corrected. *ak *slc | |||
| 08/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| Driving approximately 15-25mph when vehicle suddenly accelerated to 55mph or higher. could not get vehicle to slow down until applied brakes. cause of this acceleration is not known. *ak *jb | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 01/01/1990 | ||
| While pulling into carport, hit brakes and vehicle accelerated out of control, resulting in a crash. also, brake failure. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1996 | 1 | ||
| Idle vacuum failed. | |||
| Consumer at a stop sign car accelerated, please describe . *ak | |||
| 07/08/1995 | |||
| While driving the vehicle went into open throttle position speed unknown, impact 12:00. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/15/1999 | 0 | ||
| While pressing on the gas pedal, it would slip. also, while driving though a main intersection the car just quits. took to dealer and dealer said there was nothing they could do. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1995 | 5 | ||
| Electronic control module failed, causing intermittent stalling. in addition, transmission failed and throttle stuck, causing vehicle to accelerate out of control. *ak | |||
| 05/06/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving up slight incline, accelerator pedal stuck to floor; excessive effort to release; engine surged from 35 mph to high speed. tt | |||
| 02/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| Gas pedal stuck while driving, causing acceleration. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| When driving the vehicle accelerated by itself, causing the vehicle to work intermittently. *ak | |||