Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 17281 | 10/01/2003 | 10004925 | Surge at cruise. *tt | 01/20/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 72000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration without any prior warning. the vehicle failed to slow down and continued to travel down an incline into a grassy and extremely rocky land field. the vehicle then came to a complete stop. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. there was an open and closed investigation under nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control). the approximate failure mileage was 72,000. js | |||
| 11/18/2012 | 92900 | 1 | |
| Went to my mothers for thanksgiving dinner. on the way home going 55 mile an hour the car stared excelling in speed. my husband was driving and knew to put the car in neutral to get the car to stop. he had to constantly stay on the brakes to slow it down. we got the car home, i looked on line and saw the complaints on your website. my husband then took the car to the local for dealership. he took a copy of the complaint with him. ford service dept. said they didn't want to see that article and wanted $80 to even look at the car. the car is not fixed, we plan on trying to get it fixed in the near future. if you would like to see what it is doing, that should take place in the next few weeks. *tr | |||
| 11/18/2012 | 92900 | ||
| Went to my mothers for thanskgiving dinner.on the way home going 55 mile an hour the car stared excelling in speed. my husband was driving and knew to put the car in neutral to get the car to stop.he had to constantly stay on the brakes to slow it down. we got the car home, i looked on line and saw the complaints on your website. my husband then took the car to the local for dealership. he took a copy of the complaint with him. ford service dept. said they didn't want to see that article and wanted $80 to even look at the car. the car is not fixed, we plan on trying to get it fixed in the near future. if you would like to see what it is doing, that should take place in the next few weeks. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 67400 | 1 | |
| The car was being driven at 15 miles an hour, slowing down to prepare to turn left. suddenly the car sped up uncontrollably. the brakes would not slow the car down. the car had to be thrown into park to make it stop. we turned the engine off. turning the engine back on, the engine started revving up very high on its own. we turned the engine back off and towed the car to the mechanic, and he found that the cruise control malfunctioned. he disconnected the cruise control cable, and the problem went away. this is identical to the problem reported here: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/03/13/feds-expand-ford-taurus-sticky-accelerator-probe-to-1-million-cars/ we were lucky there were no pedestrians on the road and that we were not driving very fast. if this problem happened on the highway, the results could be very different. this needs to be turned into a recall before it causes a fatal accident. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 134500 | 1 | |
| I bought the 2003 ford taurus used at the end of 2008. i did not start to experience the sudden acceleration problem until 2011. luckily, i'm a well-trained driver from the days of high school drivers ed. classes and my dad teaching me everything from driving in different weather conditions to what to do if your brakes fail, etc. the occurrences have gotten more frequent; i called in a complaint months ago to ford but the lady i spoke with acted like she didn't believe me. she stated that my car was an older model and that they were looking into things about a newer model, she also said if i were to fix it just keep the receipt. so in other words come up with the money yourself or have an accident. the cars rpm needle starts to rise and it's about 5500 to 6000 before i can get it to engage. i ride the brakes until i get to a red-light and then put it in park and rev the engine to get it back down to normal. other times i've had to pop it in neutral, push the accelerator until it starts to come down then back to drive. this is unnerving, especially when i have kids in the car, in heavy traffic or near a school at 3:00. ford needs to acknowledge this problem before someone gets hurt, if they haven't already. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 134500 | ||
| I bought the 2003 ford taurus used at the end of 2008. i did not start to experience the sudden acceleration problem until 2011. luckily, i'm a well-trained driver from the days of high school drivers ed. classes and my dad teaching me everything from driving in different weather conditions to what to do if your brakes fail, etc. the occurrences have gotten more frequent; i called in a complaint months ago to ford but the lady i spoke with acted like she didn't believe me. she stated that my car was an older model and that they were looking into things about a newer model, she also said if i were to fix it just keep the receipt. so in other words come up with the money yourself or have an accident. the cars rpm needle starts to rise and it's about 5500 to 6000 before i can get it to engage. i ride the brakes until i get to a red-light and then put it in park and rev the engine to get it back down to normal. other times i've had to pop it in neutral, push the accelerator until it starts to come down then back to drive. this is unnerving, especially when i have kids in the car, in heavy traffic or near a school at 3:00. ford needs to acknowledge this problem before someone gets hurt, if they haven't already. | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 116546 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal became jammed, with speeds reaching 85 mph. the driver was able to stop after depressing the brakes. the vehicle was pulled over and later towed to an independent mechanic. after diagnosis they advised her that the cruise control cable started binding and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired with a new cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was approximately 116,546. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 134500 | ||
| I bought the 2003 ford taurus used at the end of 2008. i did not start to experience the sudden acceleration problem until 2011. luckily, i'm a well-trained driver from the days of high school drivers ed. classes and my dad teaching me everything from driving in different weather conditions to what to do if your brakes fail, etc. the occurrences have gotten more frequent; i called in a complaint months ago to ford but the lady i spoke with acted like she didn't believe me. she stated that my car was an older model and that they were looking into things about a newer model, she also said if i were to fix it just keep the receipt. so in other words come up with the money yourself or have an accident. the cars rpm needle starts to rise and it's about 5500 to 6000 before i can get it to engage. i ride the brakes until i get to a red-light and then put it in park and rev the engine to get it back down to normal. other times i've had to pop it in neutral, push the accelerator until it starts to come down then back to drive. this is unnerving, especially when i have kids in the car, in heavy traffic or near a school at 3:00. ford needs to acknowledge this problem before someone gets hurt, if they haven't already. | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 116546 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal became jammed, with speeds reaching 85 mph. the driver was able to stop after depressing the brakes. the vehicle was pulled over and later towed to an independent mechanic. after diagnosis they advised her that the cruise control cable started binding and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired with a new cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was approximately 116,546. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 116546 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal became jammed, with speeds reaching 85 mph. the driver was able to stop after depressing the brakes. the vehicle was pulled over and later towed to an independent mechanic. after diagnosis they advised her that the cruise control cable started binding and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired with a new cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 116,546. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 11/16/2012 | 127000 | ||
| While driving on speed control, my car started to accelerate like crazy. luckily, i was able to slam on the brakes, but this was a very scary issue! | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph and releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would remain at that speed and would not decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where he was advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that they were aware of the failure but there was no remedy available. the contact replaced the throttle body and speed sensor but the repair did not correct the failure. the failure and current mileages were approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 11/16/2012 | 127000 | ||
| While driving on speed control, my car started to accelerate like crazy. luckily, i was able to slam on the brakes, but this was a very scary issue! | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph and releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would remain at that speed and would not decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where he was advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that they were aware of the failure but there was no remedy available. the contact replaced the throttle body and speed sensor but the repair did not correct the failure. the failure and current mileages were approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 11/16/2012 | 127000 | ||
| While driving on speed control, my car started to accelerate like crazy. luckily, i was able to slam on the brakes, but this was a very scary issue! | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph and releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would remain at that speed and would not decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where he was advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that they were aware of the failure but there was no remedy available. the contact replaced the throttle body and speed sensor but the repair did not correct the failure. the failure and current mileages were approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph and releasing his foot from the accelerator pedal, it would idle at the same speed. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis. after diagnosis they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and they were aware of the failure but there was no repair. the contact has replaced the throttle body and speed sensor but no repair has corrected the failure. the failure and current mileages were approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 203000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down state road 9 an as i started around a curve my rpm shot up an mph gauge went down envied revved up. i had no drive no neutral no reverse no nothing. *tr | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 171000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated to 45 mph without the accelerator pedal being depressed. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the air idle regulator was replaced but the failure recurred on three separate occasions. the failure mileage was 171,000 and the current mileage was 193,000. kmj | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 171000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated the vehicle accelerated 0-45 mph without touching the accelerater. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and an air idle regulator was placed on the vehicle, but the failure occurred again. the failure had occurred on three seperate occassions. the failure mileage was 171,000 and the current mileage was 193,000. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 15 mph she applied the brakes and the vehicle independently accelerated. the contact thought there was a brake problem and her son changed the master cylinder. six months later the failure recurred three more times. the contact was informed by the local news about nhtsa action number pe12033. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. pmb | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 157673 | 1 | |
| Entered highway on-ramp. as i merged onto highway at approximately 55 mph, i notice that the car was accelerating faster than usual for the amount of throttle i was using. i took my foot off the throttle completely and the car continued to slowly but steadily accelerate. without placing my foot on the throttle, i continued down the highway to the next exit. as i approached the light at the end of the exit, i began braking. feeling the engine fight the brakes, i moved the shift level into neutral and brought the car to a stop on the shoulder of the exit. as soon as i placed the shift lever into neutral, engine rpm shot up as if the accelerator was being depressed. repeatedly pressing and un-pressing the accelerator pedal did not nothing, nor was the pedal stuck on the floor mat. i turned the car off and place the shift lever into park. starting the car again resulted in the same behavior: engine rpm shot up even though the accelerator pedal was not depressed. i turned the car off and opened the hood. i identified the throttle body and notice that a plastic clip had become dislodged from the point where the throttle cable enters the throttle body. after several minutes of reinserting and wiggling the clip, i was able to get it to stay in its proper place, and thereafter, the throttle behaved normally. i carefully drove to the nearest ford dealership where they replaced the following part: yfiz*9a825*ca actuator asy. i have this invoice available if you need it. i have not experience any other issues with the throttle. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | 1 | |
| In addition to previous complaint..confirmation # 10482482...... the repair shop i took it to said that it was the cruise control cable that was causing the problem with my engine speeding up like that. i was in the car with my son at the time. safe to say that me and him were scared out of our wits. i haven't had any problems with my engine speeding up since the repair shop replaced the cable. nevertheless, i just heard a couple days ago about an investigation into my model/year vehicle again about engines revving up on abc news. i don't know if there is a recall or not. however, on my way from church today, my engine light came on for the very first time this year. i stopped by an autozone to get a free engine check and the results said that it detected a higher than normal engine speed due to a possible engine vacuum leak or failed iac valve. i will take it to ford dealership this wednesday to get it checked out officially (if my car will make it) because i have to work monday and tuesday. i'm a little anxious, scared, and wondering if my engine will rev up like that again or stall out somewhere :( *tr | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | 1 | |
| As i was driving, i noticed my car starting to accelerate. at first, i thought it was the cruise control, but when i went to slow down, the car just wanted to keep driving as if by itself; so, i had to make a sharp turn into the nearest parking lot in my attempt to get the car to stop. finally, it came to a stop and almost ran into another car, but when i put it in park, the engine was still running at a fast speed; none like i heard before and then i turned it off. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 15 mph she applied the brakes and the vehicle independently accelerated. the contact thought there was a brake problem and her son changed the master cylinder. six months later the failure recurred three more times. the contact was informed by the local news about nhtsa action number pe12033. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. dt | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 157673 | ||
| Entered highway on-ramp. as i merged onto highway at approximately 55 mph, i notice that the car was accelerating faster than usual for the amount of throttle i was using. i took my foot off the throttle completely and the car continued to slowly but steadily accelerate. without placing my foot on the throttle, i continued down the highway to the next exit. as i approached the light at the end of the exit, i began braking. feeling the engine fight the brakes, i moved the shift level into neutral and brought the car to a stop on the shoulder of the exit. as soon as i placed the shift lever into neutral, engine rpm shot up as if the accelerator was being depressed. repeatedly pressing and un-pressing the accelerator pedal did not nothing, nor was the pedal stuck on the floor mat. i turned the car off and place the shift lever into park. starting the car again resulted in the same behavior: engine rpm shot up even though the accelerator pedal was not depressed. i turned the car off and opened the hood. i identified the throttle body and notice that a plastic clip had become dislodged from the point where the throttle cable enters the throttle body. after several minutes of reinserting and wiggling the clip, i was able to get it to stay in its proper place, and thereafter, the throttle behaved normally. i carefully drove to the nearest ford dealership where they replaced the following part: yfiz*9a825*ca actuator asy. i have this invoice available if you need it. i have not experience any other issues with the throttle. | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| In addition to previous complaint..confirmation # 10482482...... the repair shop i took it to said that it was the cruise control cable that was causing the problem with my engine speeding up like that. i was in the car with my son at the time. safe to say that me and him were scared out of our wits. i haven't had any problems with my engine speeding up since the repair shop replaced the cable. nevertheless, i just heard a couple days ago about an investigation into my model/year vehicle again about engines revving up on abc news. i don't know if there is a recall or not. however, on my way from church today, my engine light came on for the very first time this year. i stopped by an autozone to get a free engine check and the results said that it detected a higher than normal engine speed due to a possible engine vaccum leak or failed iac valve. i will take it to ford dealership this wednesday to get it checked out officially (if my car will make it) because i have to work monday and tuesday. i'm a little anxious, scared, and wondering if my engine will rev up like that again or stall out somewhere :( | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| As i was driving, i noticed my car starting to accelerate. at first, i thought it was the cruise control, but when i went to slow down, the car just wanted to keep driving as if by itself; so, i had to make a sharp turn into the nearest parking lot in my attempt to get the car to stop. finally, it came to a stop and almost ran into another car, but when i put it in park, the engine was still running at a fast speed; none like i heard before and then i turned it off. | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 103000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle begins to throttle and then shut off at any time if your foot is not on the gas. the vehicle also stays or goes up in speed while you are driving. i had thought this was the fuel pump but learned it is not. im afraid that whatever the problem may be i could be driving the speed will go up on its own and then force the car to shut off and die leading to an accident. therefore i must say i do not drive this car often or far. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 157673 | ||
| Entered highway on-ramp. as i merged onto highway at approximately 55 mph, i notice that the car was accelerating faster than usual for the amount of throttle i was using. i took my foot off the throttle completely and the car continued to slowly but steadily accelerate. without placing my foot on the throttle, i continued down the highway to the next exit. as i approached the light at the end of the exit, i began braking. feeling the engine fight the brakes, i moved the shift level into neutral and brought the car to a stop on the shoulder of the exit. as soon as i placed the shift lever into neutral, engine rpm shot up as if the accelerator was being depressed. repeatedly pressing and un-pressing the accelerator pedal did not nothing, nor was the pedal stuck on the floor mat. i turned the car off and place the shift lever into park. starting the car again resulted in the same behavior: engine rpm shot up even though the accelerator pedal was not depressed. i turned the car off and opened the hood. i identified the throttle body and notice that a plastic clip had become dislodged from the point where the throttle cable enters the throttle body. after several minutes of reinserting and wiggling the clip, i was able to get it to stay in its proper place, and thereafter, the throttle behaved normally. i carefully drove to the nearest ford dealership where they replaced the following part: yfiz*9a825*ca actuator asy. i have this invoice available if you need it. i have not experience any other issues with the throttle. | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| In addition to previous complaint..confirmation # 10482482...... the repair shop i took it to said that it was the cruise control cable that was causing the problem with my engine speeding up like that. i was in the car with my son at the time. safe to say that me and him were scared out of our wits. i haven't had any problems with my engine speeding up since the repair shop replaced the cable. nevertheless, i just heard a couple days ago about an investigation into my model/year vehicle again about engines revving up on abc news. i don't know if there is a recall or not. however, on my way from church today, my engine light came on for the very first time this year. i stopped by an autozone to get a free engine check and the results said that it detected a higher than normal engine speed due to a possible engine vaccum leak or failed iac valve. i will take it to ford dealership this wednesday to get it checked out officially (if my car will make it) because i have to work monday and tuesday. i'm a little anxious, scared, and wondering if my engine will rev up like that again or stall out somewhere :( | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| As i was driving, i noticed my car starting to accelerate. at first, i thought it was the cruise control, but when i went to slow down, the car just wanted to keep driving as if by itself; so, i had to make a sharp turn into the nearest parking lot in my attempt to get the car to stop. finally, it came to a stop and almost ran into another car, but when i put it in park, the engine was still running at a fast speed; none like i heard before and then i turned it off. | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 157673 | ||
| Entered highway on-ramp. as i merged onto highway at approximately 55 mph, i notice that the car was accelerating faster than usual for the amount of throttle i was using. i took my foot off the throttle completely and the car continued to slowly but steadily accelerate. without placing my foot on the throttle, i continued down the highway to the next exit. as i approached the light at the end of the exit, i began braking. feeling the engine fight the brakes, i moved the shift level into neutral and brought the car to a stop on the shoulder of the exit. as soon as i placed the shift lever into neutral, engine rpm shot up as if the accelerator was being depressed. repeatedly pressing and un-pressing the accelerator pedal did not nothing, nor was the pedal stuck on the floor mat. i turned the car off and place the shift lever into park. starting the car again resulted in the same behavior: engine rpm shot up even though the accelerator pedal was not depressed. i turned the car off and opened the hood. i identified the throttle body and notice that a plastic clip had become dislodged from the point where the throttle cable enters the throttle body. after several minutes of reinserting and wiggling the clip, i was able to get it to stay in its proper place, and thereafter, the throttle behaved normally. i carefully drove to the nearest ford dealership where they replaced the following part: yfiz*9a825*ca actuator asy. i have this invoice available if you need it. i have not experience any other issues with the throttle. | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| In addition to previous complaint..confirmation # 10482482...... the repair shop i took it to said that it was the cruise control cable that was causing the problem with my engine speeding up like that. i was in the car with my son at the time. safe to say that me and him were scared out of our wits. i haven't had any problems with my engine speeding up since the repair shop replaced the cable. nevertheless, i just heard a couple days ago about an investigation into my model/year vehicle again about engines revving up on abc news. i don't know if there is a recall or not. however, on my way from church today, my engine light came on for the very first time this year. i stopped by an autozone to get a free engine check and the results said that it detected a higher than normal engine speed due to a possible engine vaccum leak or failed iac valve. i will take it to ford dealership this wednesday to get it checked out officially (if my car will make it) because i have to work monday and tuesday. i'm a little anxious, scared, and wondering if my engine will rev up like that again or stall out somewhere :( | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| As i was driving, i noticed my car starting to accelerate. at first, i thought it was the cruise control, but when i went to slow down, the car just wanted to keep driving as if by itself; so, i had to make a sharp turn into the nearest parking lot in my attempt to get the car to stop. finally, it came to a stop and almost ran into another car, but when i put it in park, the engine was still running at a fast speed; none like i heard before and then i turned it off. | |||
| 10/26/2008 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not decelerate. the contact placed the vehicle in neutral and applied excessive pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle and turn the engine off. the failure occurred two different times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. there was a recall under nhtsa action number: pe12033 (vehicle speed control:cruise control vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000. da | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 98500 | ||
| 3 occurances of throttle sticking open when attempting to accelerate when either passing or merging onto express-way. the first occurance was when passing a vehicle on a road shortly after a full stop going about 35-45 mph the vehicle continued to accelerate even when pumping the breaks. the 2nd time was not until about 6-8 months later while accelerating rather quickly to merge safely into traffic on an expressway and the car continued to accelerate. slowly at first and then after getting off at next exit i barely was able to apply the breaks to pull over. i was able to shut it down and after a few minutes attempted to start car and the accelerator raced so i immediately shut it down again. after waiting 10 min. or so i was able to restart the car and it performed like nothing had happened. i was in an area of detroit that i was not going to stay there unless i had to so i again drove making sure i slowly accelerated until getting up to expressway speed. the 3rd occurance happened in much the same way the 1st one happened. i think my response was different this time in that i did not attempt to pump the accelerator to try and unstick. if memory serves me i went into a coast mode until i saw the tack come down to a normal rpm speed. after the 2nd occurance i removed the floor mat from the drivers side, so i know that after it happened the 3rd time it definately was not the result of a jammed floor mat. the weather on all 3 occassions was not wet. the 2nd and 3rd happened during this past summer. no repairs have been made although we were going to have this looked at before winter. | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| In addition to previous complaint..confirmation # 10482482...... the repair shop i took it to said that it was the cruise control cable that was causing the problem with my engine speeding up like that. i was in the car with my son at the time. safe to say that me and him were scared out of our wits. i haven't had any problems with my engine speeding up since the repair shop replaced the cable. nevertheless, i just heard a couple days ago about an investigation into my model/year vehicle again about engines revving up on abc news. i don't know if there is a recall or not. however, on my way from church today, my engine light came on for the very first time this year. i stopped by an autozone to get a free engine check and the results said that it detected a higher than normal engine speed due to a possible engine vaccum leak or failed iac valve. i will take it to ford dealership this wednesday to get it checked out officially (if my car will make it) because i have to work monday and tuesday. i'm a little anxious, scared, and wondering if my engine will rev up like that again or stall out somewhere :( | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 67184 | ||
| As i was driving, i noticed my car starting to accelerate. at first, i thought it was the cruise control, but when i went to slow down, the car just wanted to keep driving as if by itself; so, i had to make a sharp turn into the nearest parking lot in my attempt to get the car to stop. finally, it came to a stop and almost ran into another car, but when i put it in park, the engine was still running at a fast speed; none like i heard before and then i turned it off. | |||
| 10/26/2008 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not decelerate. the contact placed the vehicle in neutral and applied excessive pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle and turn the engine off. the failure occurred two different times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. there was a recall under nhtsa action number: pe12033 (vehicle speed control:cruise control vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000. da | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 98500 | ||
| 3 occurances of throttle sticking open when attempting to accelerate when either passing or merging onto express-way. the first occurance was when passing a vehicle on a road shortly after a full stop going about 35-45 mph the vehicle continued to accelerate even when pumping the breaks. the 2nd time was not until about 6-8 months later while accelerating rather quickly to merge safely into traffic on an expressway and the car continued to accelerate. slowly at first and then after getting off at next exit i barely was able to apply the breaks to pull over. i was able to shut it down and after a few minutes attempted to start car and the accelerator raced so i immediately shut it down again. after waiting 10 min. or so i was able to restart the car and it performed like nothing had happened. i was in an area of detroit that i was not going to stay there unless i had to so i again drove making sure i slowly accelerated until getting up to expressway speed. the 3rd occurance happened in much the same way the 1st one happened. i think my response was different this time in that i did not attempt to pump the accelerator to try and unstick. if memory serves me i went into a coast mode until i saw the tack come down to a normal rpm speed. after the 2nd occurance i removed the floor mat from the drivers side, so i know that after it happened the 3rd time it definately was not the result of a jammed floor mat. the weather on all 3 occassions was not wet. the 2nd and 3rd happened during this past summer. no repairs have been made although we were going to have this looked at before winter. | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 33000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. the driver applied excessive force to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed a plastic clip on the throttle cable was fractured, which caused the cable to become stuck. 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 33,000.the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 33000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while driving approximately 45 mph the driver of the vehicle removed his foot from the accelerator pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate on its own. the driver applied excessive force to the brake pedal and placed the vehicle in neutral in order to come to a stop. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed a plastic clip on the throttle cable had fractured which caused the cable to become stuck. there was an investigation open 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 33,000. da | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 84000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 70 mph. the contact mentioned that after he was able to stop the vehicle, he realized that the cruise control cable became detached. he was able to correct that problem with electrical tape. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer referred the contact to nhtsa. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 84,000. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 84000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 70 mph. the contact mentioned that after he was able to stop the vehicle, he realized that the cruise control cable became detached. he was able to correct that problem with electrical tape. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer referred the contact to nhtsa. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 84,000. sm. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 84000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated escalating up to 70 mph. the contact mentioned that after he was able to stop the vehicle he realized that the cruise control cable became detached which he was able to correct with electrical tape. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred him to nhtsa. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 84,000. pm | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 135000 | ||
| Driving on the interstate at around 65 miles per hour the car started to accelerate on its own. i was unable to brake, so i pulled the car over to the side and put the car in neutral. in neutral the cars rpm shot up to 4000. i turned the car off. upon examination of the throttle it has been discovered that the cruise control cable clip or adjuster that connects the cable to the throttle is cracked and not longer holds the cable in place. i have been able to manually adjust the cable back into position and drive the car, but it continues to fall out and accelerate on its own. has happened several times and is very dangerous. i have been unable to locate this clip to have the problem fixed. | |||
| 04/12/2012 | 140000 | ||
| The car was being driven on a major highway between 40-50 mph and the transmission just dropped. had to coast to the side of the road to avoid an accident. no warnings, lights, winding, etc. the car was just in for a tune up and oil change the weekend prior and there was nothing detected. there are hundreds of complaints regarding the same issue with an average mileage under 100,000 miles. we called ford to explain that there was a systemic problem, they offered no assistance. | |||
| 11/25/2009 | 1 | ||
| On wednesday, november 25, 2009, i was driving my parents 2003 ford taurus sel around town, doing last minute shopping for thanksgiving, when all of a sudden the car took off, as if the gas pedal had gotten stuck. my mother was in the front passenger seat and i told her what was happening. i tried stepping on the gas pedal to see if it had gotten stuck, but that did not help and i was getting very concerned. i kept my foot on the brake and then put the car into a lower gear and then into neutral, all the while, the engine continued racing, and turned off the engine. it took me almost two blocks to get the car stopped. i immediately called the auto club for a tow truck, as there was no way i was going to turn the engine back on. i then called my father and told him what happened and he proceeded to come down to where we were. the tow truck came and the driver was the one who found that the plastic housing that holds the cruise control cable had broken and the cable slipped back and was wedged-up against the side of the broken housing. i took photos of this. the car was taken up to our mechanic. the cruise control has never been used. we contacted the ford customer service who took all the information and gave us case number 0436723349. they told us to take the car to the dealership to have the part replaced. my parents took the car to the dealer, but they only offered to replace the part; however, we wanted someone to witness it and see what it looked like before the part was taken off and discarded and we would have had no way to prove it even happened. they just wanted my parents to leave the car all day to have it checked out, but my father opted to take it back to our mechanic who would save the part and give it to my father. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 87000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal stuck while driving 30 to 35 mph. there would be an increase in engine rpms up to 4,000 unless the vehicle was shifted into neutral while applying the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who inspected the engine and found that the plastic clip that held the vehicle speed control cable to its bracket was fractured. the mechanic took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the cable and bracket to remedy the failure. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage 93,000. sm. | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 98062 | ||
| While driving my daughter expierianced a sudden acceleration and braking did not stop the engine from accelerating. she palced the vehicle in neutral and while still having difficulty braking was able to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine. car was towed to service location and cruise control was disabled to remedy the issue. fortunately no damage or injuries resulted. | |||
| 12/21/2011 | 184341 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate even when his foot was not engaging the accelerator pedal. the contact also stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 184,341. sm. | |||
| 12/08/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the rpms would fluctuate rapidly. the vehicle had not accelerated but the contact stated that when the failure occurred, it seemed as if the vehicle was attempting to surge forward. the contact would then firmly apply the brakes as a precaution. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the failure was most likely caused by a cruise control cable failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. kmj | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 87000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal stuck while driving 30 to 35 mph. there would be an increase in engine rpms up to 4,000 unless the vehicle was shifted into neutral while applying the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who inspected the engine and found that the plastic clip that held the vehicle speed control cable to its bracket was fractured. the mechanic took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the cable and bracket to remedy the failure. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage 93,000. sm. | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 98062 | ||
| While driving my daughter expierianced a sudden acceleration and braking did not stop the engine from accelerating. she palced the vehicle in neutral and while still having difficulty braking was able to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine. car was towed to service location and cruise control was disabled to remedy the issue. fortunately no damage or injuries resulted. | |||
| 12/21/2011 | 184341 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate even when his foot was not engaging the accelerator pedal. the contact also stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 184,341. sm. | |||
| 12/08/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the rpms would fluctuate rapidly. the vehicle had not accelerated but the contact stated that when the failure occurred, it seemed as if the vehicle was attempting to surge forward. the contact would then firmly apply the brakes as a precaution. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the failure was most likely caused by a cruise control cable failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. kmj | |||
| 01/18/2010 | |||
| I have a 2003 ford taurus. in the past, i've had the pedal stick and the car will accelerate on it's own. when i pushed on the brakes, it takes me about 3 times as long to stop the car and once it's stop it is still trying to go and the rpm was above 3. i was also pushing the brakes as hard as i could and the car was still trying to go. the first time this happened was in the winter of 2010. it happened roughly 5 times in the winter of 2010 and 3-4 times in the winter of 2011. it did not happen in 2012 due to the warm winter climate, at least that is my guess. i also remember it happening when it was very cold outside. the one time it was around 0 degrees. it felt like the pedal would get stuck. the only way i could get it to stop would be to aggressively keep pushing the pedal and then it would get unstuck. one time i let it go to see how far it could speed up on it's own i got it to 50 mph without pushing the pedal before i got nervous and was able to get it to stop. i've also noticed in the past that the pedal sometimes will feel like it will get stuck but in those cases the car won't accelerate on it's own like i explained above. i brought all of this to the dealer's attention but they wrote me off and said it could have been due to the cold. i never thought to report it till i heard about other incidents similar to mine recently in the news. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 185000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact depressed the brake and was able to decrease speed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 185,000 and the current mileage was 202,000. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. the failure ceased after a few moments. the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three occasions and they were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 94000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated up to 75 mph without warning. the brakes were applied, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact was able to maneuver the vehicle onto the shoulder and stop. the vehicle was then towed to the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and found that the cruise control throttle cable was fractured. the dealer replaced the throttle cable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 112,000. the vin information was not available. sm. | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus sedan ses. the contact stated that while the brakes were depressed the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. the vin was unknown. sm. | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 134408 | ||
| Pulled into traffic just before stop light, car contiued to accelerate, at stop light put car in to neutral, engine continued to race, turned car off and back on still continued to accelerate, pulled into traffic as i could not pull out of traffic continue to shift to neutral, in and out till could pull over and call tow truck. breaks were able to control car but engine over heated. took to local dealership where was told it was a broken/stuck cruse control cable and that engine overheating had cracked radiator cap. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 52900 | ||
| First time we noticed it i was accelerating to get on the freeway and the throttle pedal felt like it was sticking at a point about 1/4 throttle then it would work normally past that point. this occurred on several occasions that day. after that occurrance two days later we were on our way home and while cruising at 70mph on i-40, with the cruise control on, i accellerated to pass another vehicle and i felt the same incident as before. the feeling on the throttle is as follows: hard to press until the pedal reaches the 1/4 point then a snap and the pedal moves down freely. by coincidense two days after arriving home i came upon the msn report of ford taurus throttle problems. i will now be taking my car to the local dealer to report this problem. thank you | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph with the curse control engaged, the vehicle would not decelerate while braking. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to slow down. the contact then shut the vehicle off. the contact did not call the manufacturer or take the vehicle to a dealer. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 87000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal stuck while driving 30 to 35 mph. there would be an increase in engine rpms up to 4,000 unless the vehicle was shifted into neutral while applying the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who inspected the engine and found that the plastic clip that held the vehicle speed control cable to its bracket was fractured. the mechanic took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the cable and bracket to remedy the failure. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage 93,000. sm. | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 98062 | ||
| While driving my daughter expierianced a sudden acceleration and braking did not stop the engine from accelerating. she palced the vehicle in neutral and while still having difficulty braking was able to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine. car was towed to service location and cruise control was disabled to remedy the issue. fortunately no damage or injuries resulted. | |||
| 12/21/2011 | 184341 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate even when his foot was not engaging the accelerator pedal. the contact also stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 184,341. sm. | |||
| 12/08/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the rpms would fluctuate rapidly. the vehicle had not accelerated but the contact stated that when the failure occurred, it seemed as if the vehicle was attempting to surge forward. the contact would then firmly apply the brakes as a precaution. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the failure was most likely caused by a cruise control cable failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. kmj | |||
| 01/18/2010 | |||
| I have a 2003 ford taurus. in the past, i've had the pedal stick and the car will accelerate on it's own. when i pushed on the brakes, it takes me about 3 times as long to stop the car and once it's stop it is still trying to go and the rpm was above 3. i was also pushing the brakes as hard as i could and the car was still trying to go. the first time this happened was in the winter of 2010. it happened roughly 5 times in the winter of 2010 and 3-4 times in the winter of 2011. it did not happen in 2012 due to the warm winter climate, at least that is my guess. i also remember it happening when it was very cold outside. the one time it was around 0 degrees. it felt like the pedal would get stuck. the only way i could get it to stop would be to aggressively keep pushing the pedal and then it would get unstuck. one time i let it go to see how far it could speed up on it's own i got it to 50 mph without pushing the pedal before i got nervous and was able to get it to stop. i've also noticed in the past that the pedal sometimes will feel like it will get stuck but in those cases the car won't accelerate on it's own like i explained above. i brought all of this to the dealer's attention but they wrote me off and said it could have been due to the cold. i never thought to report it till i heard about other incidents similar to mine recently in the news. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 185000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact depressed the brake and was able to decrease speed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 185,000 and the current mileage was 202,000. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. the failure ceased after a few moments. the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three occasions and they were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 94000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated up to 75 mph without warning. the brakes were applied, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact was able to maneuver the vehicle onto the shoulder and stop. the vehicle was then towed to the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and found that the cruise control throttle cable was fractured. the dealer replaced the throttle cable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 112,000. the vin information was not available. sm. | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus sedan ses. the contact stated that while the brakes were depressed the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. the vin was unknown. sm. | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 134408 | ||
| Pulled into traffic just before stop light, car contiued to accelerate, at stop light put car in to neutral, engine continued to race, turned car off and back on still continued to accelerate, pulled into traffic as i could not pull out of traffic continue to shift to neutral, in and out till could pull over and call tow truck. breaks were able to control car but engine over heated. took to local dealership where was told it was a broken/stuck cruse control cable and that engine overheating had cracked radiator cap. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 52900 | ||
| First time we noticed it i was accelerating to get on the freeway and the throttle pedal felt like it was sticking at a point about 1/4 throttle then it would work normally past that point. this occurred on several occasions that day. after that occurrance two days later we were on our way home and while cruising at 70mph on i-40, with the cruise control on, i accellerated to pass another vehicle and i felt the same incident as before. the feeling on the throttle is as follows: hard to press until the pedal reaches the 1/4 point then a snap and the pedal moves down freely. by coincidense two days after arriving home i came upon the msn report of ford taurus throttle problems. i will now be taking my car to the local dealer to report this problem. thank you | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph with the curse control engaged, the vehicle would not decelerate while braking. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to slow down. the contact then shut the vehicle off. the contact did not call the manufacturer or take the vehicle to a dealer. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 87000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated the acceleration pedal sticks at various speeds such as 35 mph and 30 mph while driving. the gear has to be shifted into neutral and the brake depressed because it would go up to 4,000 rpm's. the engine would continue to race excessively. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic who inspected the engine and found the plastic clip that holds the vehicle speed control cable sheathing to the bracket near the carberator area had broken. the mechanic took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the cable and the bracket to pull the sheathing back into place and fastened it. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage 93,000. mw | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 98062 | ||
| While driving my daughter expierianced a sudden acceleration and braking did not stop the engine from accelerating. she palced the vehicle in neutral and while still having difficulty braking was able to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine. car was towed to service location and cruise control was disabled to remedy the issue. fortunately no damage or injuries resulted. | |||
| 12/21/2011 | 184341 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would speed up although he had his foot off the accelerator pedal. the contact mentioned that he was able to maintained control of the vehicle by engaging the brakes. 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 unknown and the current mileage was 184,341. pm | |||
| 12/08/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that whenever the vehicle is started that the rpm's rev up and down. the vehicle had not accelerated, but the engine does rev and seem to try and surge, but the contact feels it has not surged because they press down hard on the brakes. . the contacts mechanic stated the problems seems to be with the cruise control cable and not a software issue. the failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000.rl | |||
| 01/18/2010 | |||
| I have a 2003 ford taurus. in the past, i've had the pedal stick and the car will accelerate on it's own. when i pushed on the brakes, it takes me about 3 times as long to stop the car and once it's stop it is still trying to go and the rpm was above 3. i was also pushing the brakes as hard as i could and the car was still trying to go. the first time this happened was in the winter of 2010. it happened roughly 5 times in the winter of 2010 and 3-4 times in the winter of 2011. it did not happen in 2012 due to the warm winter climate, at least that is my guess. i also remember it happening when it was very cold outside. the one time it was around 0 degrees. it felt like the pedal would get stuck. the only way i could get it to stop would be to aggressively keep pushing the pedal and then it would get unstuck. one time i let it go to see how far it could speed up on it's own i got it to 50 mph without pushing the pedal before i got nervous and was able to get it to stop. i've also noticed in the past that the pedal sometimes will feel like it will get stuck but in those cases the car won't accelerate on it's own like i explained above. i brought all of this to the dealer's attention but they wrote me off and said it could have been due to the cold. i never thought to report it till i heard about other incidents similar to mine recently in the news. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 185000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle had sudden acceleration. the contact depressed the brake and the vehicle slowed down. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 185,000 and the current mileage was 202,000. mw | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. the failure ceased after a few moments. the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three occasions and they were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 94000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated up to 75 mph without warning. the brakes were applied, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact was able to maneuver the vehicle onto the shoulder and stop. the vehicle was then towed to the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and found that the cruise control throttle cable was fractured. the dealer replaced the throttle cable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 112,000. the vin information was not available. sm. | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus sedan ses. the contact stated that while the brakes were depressed the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. the vin was unknown. sm. | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 134408 | ||
| Pulled into traffic just before stop light, car contiued to accelerate, at stop light put car in to neutral, engine continued to race, turned car off and back on still continued to accelerate, pulled into traffic as i could not pull out of traffic continue to shift to neutral, in and out till could pull over and call tow truck. breaks were able to control car but engine over heated. took to local dealership where was told it was a broken/stuck cruse control cable and that engine overheating had cracked radiator cap. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 52900 | ||
| First time we noticed it i was accelerating to get on the freeway and the throttle pedal felt like it was sticking at a point about 1/4 throttle then it would work normally past that point. this occurred on several occasions that day. after that occurrance two days later we were on our way home and while cruising at 70mph on i-40, with the cruise control on, i accellerated to pass another vehicle and i felt the same incident as before. the feeling on the throttle is as follows: hard to press until the pedal reaches the 1/4 point then a snap and the pedal moves down freely. by coincidense two days after arriving home i came upon the msn report of ford taurus throttle problems. i will now be taking my car to the local dealer to report this problem. thank you | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph with the curse control engaged, the vehicle would not decelerate while braking. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to slow down. the contact then shut the vehicle off. the contact did not call the manufacturer or take the vehicle to a dealer. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 01/18/2010 | |||
| I have a 2003 ford taurus. in the past, i've had the pedal stick and the car will accelerate on it's own. when i pushed on the brakes, it takes me about 3 times as long to stop the car and once it's stop it is still trying to go and the rpm was above 3. i was also pushing the brakes as hard as i could and the car was still trying to go. the first time this happened was in the winter of 2010. it happened roughly 5 times in the winter of 2010 and 3-4 times in the winter of 2011. it did not happen in 2012 due to the warm winter climate, at least that is my guess. i also remember it happening when it was very cold outside. the one time it was around 0 degrees. it felt like the pedal would get stuck. the only way i could get it to stop would be to aggressively keep pushing the pedal and then it would get unstuck. one time i let it go to see how far it could speed up on it's own i got it to 50 mph without pushing the pedal before i got nervous and was able to get it to stop. i've also noticed in the past that the pedal sometimes will feel like it will get stuck but in those cases the car won't accelerate on it's own like i explained above. i brought all of this to the dealer's attention but they wrote me off and said it could have been due to the cold. i never thought to report it till i heard about other incidents similar to mine recently in the news. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 185000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle had sudden acceleration. the contact depressed the brake and the vehicle slowed down. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 185,000 and the current mileage was 202,000. mw | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. the failure ceased after a few moments. the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three occasions and they were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 94000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 55mph the vehicle speed increased to 75mph, without warning, while the brake was applied the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact was able to move the vehicle unto the road shoulder. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle, and found the cruise control throttle cable broken. the dealer replaced the throttle cable. the vehicle was repaired. the vin information was not available. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure was 94,000 and the current mileage was 112,000. li | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 134408 | ||
| Pulled into traffic just before stop light, car contiued to accelerate, at stop light put car in to neutral, engine continued to race, turned car off and back on still continued to accelerate, pulled into traffic as i could not pull out of traffic continue to shift to neutral, in and out till could pull over and call tow truck. breaks were able to control car but engine over heated. took to local dealership where was told it was a broken/stuck cruse control cable and that engine overheating had cracked radiator cap. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 52900 | ||
| First time we noticed it i was accelerating to get on the freeway and the throttle pedal felt like it was sticking at a point about 1/4 throttle then it would work normally past that point. this occurred on several occasions that day. after that occurrance two days later we were on our way home and while cruising at 70mph on i-40, with the cruise control on, i accellerated to pass another vehicle and i felt the same incident as before. the feeling on the throttle is as follows: hard to press until the pedal reaches the 1/4 point then a snap and the pedal moves down freely. by coincidense two days after arriving home i came upon the msn report of ford taurus throttle problems. i will now be taking my car to the local dealer to report this problem. thank you | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph with the curse control engaged, the vehicle would not decelerate while braking. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to slow down. the contact then shut the vehicle off. the contact did not call the manufacturer or take the vehicle to a dealer. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 134408 | ||
| Pulled into traffic just before stop light, car contiued to accelerate, at stop light put car in to neutral, engine continued to race, turned car off and back on still continued to accelerate, pulled into traffic as i could not pull out of traffic continue to shift to neutral, in and out till could pull over and call tow truck. breaks were able to control car but engine over heated. took to local dealership where was told it was a broken/stuck cruse control cable and that engine overheating had cracked radiator cap. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 52900 | ||
| First time we noticed it i was accelerating to get on the freeway and the throttle pedal felt like it was sticking at a point about 1/4 throttle then it would work normally past that point. this occurred on several occasions that day. after that occurrance two days later we were on our way home and while cruising at 70mph on i-40, with the cruise control on, i accellerated to pass another vehicle and i felt the same incident as before. the feeling on the throttle is as follows: hard to press until the pedal reaches the 1/4 point then a snap and the pedal moves down freely. by coincidense two days after arriving home i came upon the msn report of ford taurus throttle problems. i will now be taking my car to the local dealer to report this problem. thank you | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving at 75 mph with the curse control engaged, the vehicle would not decelerate while braking. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to slow down. the contact then shut the vehicle off. the contact did not call the manufacturer or take the vehicle to a dealer. the failure mileage was 160,000. jo | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 125000 | ||
| I was driving eastbound on i-90 (mass. pike) in massachusetts, about 60 miles outside of boston, with my fiancee in the passenger seat. road conditions were ideal. temperature was in the high 80s. sun was out, about 4 p.m. in the afternoon. suddenly, the rpms went through the roof, but the car did not slow or speed. i tested again and same thing happened. i signaled right and was able to move over one lane and again onto the shoulder. once parked, the car would not go into gear. i just got revving in park, drive, reverse, lower gears, etc. transmission failure. no power to the ground. repair costs came to $2,000. i would consider this a safety problem since i was not able to control the speed of my car on a busy highway. i was lucky enough to have space to my rear and right when the incident occured, but had i been boxed in, there certainly would have been an accident. it appears this is a common problem with the '03 taurus. | |||
| 04/25/2011 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph, attempting to park the vehicle when the brake pedal was engaged; yet, there was an unintended acceleration. the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into four unoccupied vehicles and small trees. the contact sustained no personal injuries; however, there were three bystanders that sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed. the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged. the vehicle was towed to a collision center. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 04/25/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph, attempting to park. when the brake pedal was engaged there was an unintended acceleration. the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into four unoccupied vehicles and several bushes. the contact sustained no personal injury. there were three bystanders that sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle's front end was severely damaged. the vehicle was towed to a collision center. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Vehicle speed control: linkage 2003 ford taurus station wagon; 3.0l dohc a black plastic connector along the throttle cable under the hood became disconnected from a gray plastic piece. the black plastic piece became stuck against the edge of the gray piece, causing the the throttle to stay wide open & undesired acceleration & some panic. it appears that this could be repaired by simply inserting 2 screws to secure the 2 plastic pieces together. | |||
| 02/05/2010 | 130000 | 1 | |
| On february 5, 2010 my 2003 ford taurus caught fire at 1:00 p.m. parked under our car porch and there was no one in the car and no one had driven the car for 5 hours on saturday morning. the shreveport fire department was call to keep the house from burning down with the car. the city fire marshall said the fire was caused by the cruise control switch. i told him no one uses the cruise control in that car because we just go in town and there is a red light at every corner. he stated that he had been to many other fires just like this one and it was always the cruise control switch. my husband is emotionally disabled and i nearly had a nervous breakdown just the sight that our investment was burning up and there was nothing we could do. i have call the fire marshall for a written copy of his report. i have taken pictures of the vehicle and their is some minor damages and lots of smoke damage to done to the house. *tr | |||
| 07/26/2008 | 79000 | 1 | |
| Cruise control cable become disconnected and get lodged behind throttle linkage. *tr | |||
| 01/13/2008 | 74000 | 2 | 04/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated as the contact turned onto a road. she attempted to stop the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. she was finally able to shut off the engine and the vehicle was towed. the tow truck driver stated that a cable had become stuck, which caused the failure. the failure recurred approximately 3-4 weeks later. the contact performed the procedure the mechanic showed her in regards to the failure and continued driving. the contact's son explained that it was the cruise control cable that was stuck and he proceeded to disconnect the cable. ford informed her that her vin was not included in the cruise control recall. the current mileage was 75,300 and failure mileage was 74,000. updated 04-08-08 *bf | |||
| 08/12/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt the vehicle surged forward when in park. contacted dealer, they checked it, and said was a sensor problem. they had to have an order to fix it. did not say from who or why. had not contacted the manufacturer. this happened on august 12, 2005. *ak | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 25000 | 7 | 06/02/2003 |
| Dt: while coming to a stop the caller hit the brake and the vehicle surged forward. it happened when vehicle was in park as well. also, there was a sudden loss of power and rough idle when on the highway or city streets. the caller said there was poor gas mileage. tool vehicle to dealer 7 times, on february 11, 2005, july 6, july 22, 2005, july 27, 2005 , and august 12, 2005. called the manufacturer, and manufacturer said they have had this problem in other vehicles. dealer said they could not fix the problem and someone form the manufacturer will get back to him. *ak | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 27000 | 40 | |
| 2003 ford taurus experienced sudden acceleration when brakes were engaged.*mr the dealer acknowledge the problem, but has been unable to correct it. *jb | |||
| 02/26/2005 | 19397 | ||
| 2003 ford taurus problems with sudden acceleration.***no answer required***. *mr while parking the vehicle accelerated suddenly and jumped over two curbs. the vehicle came to a stop after hitting a flower pot which became lodged under the vehicle. *nm | |||
| 02/27/2005 | 19550 | 1 | |
| Owner was driving in a parking lot at approximately 5 mph and suddenly the vehicle began to accelerate. owner drove into a large plant which got caught under the vehicle, causing the front of the vehicle to become airborne. this caused damaged under the vehicle and the front bumper. *ak the dealer replaced the iac valve assembly. *nm | |||
| 01/03/2005 | 1 | ||
| The consumer experienced sudden acceleration. the manufacturer has been contacted by consumer. *jb | |||
| 01/25/2005 | 1900 | 4 | 08/15/2003 |
| Involutary acceleration of car at low speeds while the traction control is engaged due to slippery surfaces. this has happened four times in the last month and, everytime the driver's foot was on the brake pedal and not on the accelerator. the dealer has had the car twice and has not been able to replicate the conditions. ford motor company refuses to take further action. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 15000 | 3 | 05/01/2004 |
| Consumer complained that the vehicle would continuously accelerate to 200 rpm and causes the engine to overheat. vehicle had been to the dealer on two occasions, but problem recurred. dealer contacted the manufacturer, and manufacturer informed that dealer that was the normal characteristic of that vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/04/2004 | 12800 | 3 | 07/25/2003 |
| The consumer experienced unexpected acceleration. the driver stated while sitting at a stop light he lifted his foot off the brake the and vehicle suddenly accelerated. *jb the vehicle hit another vehicle in the rear . this same instance recurred another time and on the time, the vehicle was in the park position. ford suggested that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. *sc *jb | |||
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| While going down a hill the vehicle shifted from over drive to drive, the vehicle gained speed and appeared to be in a free wheeling mode. the dealer stated the problem was the idle air control. mr scc *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 17000 | 1 | 09/15/2003 |
| Dt: sometimes the vehicle will accelerate when the consumer would take his foot off of the gas pedal just as if the cruise control was on when it was not. this has been happening off and on since december 2004. there were other problems with the vehicle that were not related. when the consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealership, they had replaced different parts on the vehicle. although the repair made improvements, it did not completely fix the problem. the dealership could not find the exact problem. *ak (11/15/05) ford repurchased the vehicle. the consumer received compensation but did not feel that it was fair. *sc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 11/27/2005 | 85000 | 1 | 02/17/2003 |
| I was going to work the monday after thanksgiving 2005, i stopped at a light and then proceeded to go, went to push the gas pedal to speed up, and it revved, and i coasted in a parking lot.*ak | |||
| 11/18/2003 | 895 | 3 | 09/11/2003 |
| Intermittently driving at any speed, the cruise control would disengage with out warning. the cruise control would have to be reset in order for it to be engaged again. the vehicle has been examined by the dealer, who could not duplicate the problem. *ak checked vehicle with a ford engineer, but cruise control won't disengage. it has to be set at 55 to 65 mph to disengage. *la | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/15/2005 | 20390 | 2 | 11/27/2002 |
| On my 2003 ford taurus sel the throttle body sticks causing an unusually high amount of gas pedal pressure to release it and once it releases the high pedal pressure applied causes a rapid, dangerous acceleration of the vehicle. this is the 2nd time this problem has occurred with this vehicle the first repair was done by the ford dealer on january 15, 2005 and now it is occurring again. this appears to be a common problem with ford vehicles and there are websites devoted to discussing this. in every occurrence the throttle body must be replaced. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2006 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Throttle sticks at the top of the pedal. the 'barrel' going from the air cleaner to the carburetor has a butterfly in it, when the butterfly returns, it gets stuck, there appears to be some kind of seal material. to throttle up sometimes means excessive pressure on the throttle, when the butterfly breaks loose, the car will lunge forward. *jb | |||