Bulletins

BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1768204/01/200410008207Vibration in accelerator pedal 40-42 mph. *tt07/23/2004
1786706/01/200410008261Vibration in accelerator pedal 40-42 mph on 2004-2005 taurus/sable models. *tt07/23/2004

Investigations

NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PE12005Ford Motor Company03/07/201210/22/2012Stuck throttle
 Preliminary evaluation (pe)12-005 was opened to investigate allegations of speed control cables detaching from the throttle body and subsequently interfering with the throttle closing fully to the idle position in model year (my) 2005 and 2006 ford taurus vehicles.the speed control cable, throttle body attachment arm (
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES
PE12005Ford Motor Company03/07/201210/22/2012Stuck throttle
 Preliminary evaluation (pe)12-005 was opened to investigate allegations of speed control cables detaching from the throttle body and subsequently interfering with the throttle closing fully to the idle position in model year (my) 2005 and 2006 ford taurus vehicles.the speed control cable, throttle body attachment arm (

Consumer Complaints

Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
03/05/2013169000
 The vehicle accelerated on its own. depressing both the brake and the emergency brake did not stop the vehicle. putting the car in neutral made the car start smoking excessively while still moving. after hitting one vehicle due to being unable to stop at a traffic light, i was only able to stop the car by running it head on into a concrete pylon. one of the most terrifying days of my life. completely unexpected and i was so unprepared to handle these events. thankful to god today there was no loss of life, only property. absolutely terrifying.
03/04/201396650
 Driving my vehicle up an incline near my home and at the top i let off the accelorator. vehicle continued to accelerate. i pressed the off button on cruise control (in case it was on for some reason) and also pressed the brakes. the car slowed but as soon as i let off the break it sped up again. i was not far from home so i stayed on the break until the turn at my neighborhood. after i turned i had to wait for the gates to open so i let off the brakes a bit but the car would jump forward. i turned in as slowly as i could and before turning into my drive where my son and his friends were playing in the yard i stopped as much as i could and while i had my left foot on the break pulled on the accelorator with my right. there was a change in the engine sound and i slowly pulled into the driveway. this has never occured before. we bought the car in 2008. is there any sort of fix??
02/28/201329953
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the speed control cable had detached from the throttle body. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,953.
03/05/2013169000
 The vehicle accelerated on its own. depressing both the brake and the emergency brake did not stop the vehicle. putting the car in neutral made the car start smoking excessively while still moving. after hitting one vehicle due to being unable to stop at a traffic light, i was only able to stop the car by running it head on into a concrete pylon. one of the most terrifying days of my life. completely unexpected and i was so unprepared to handle these events. thankful to god today there was no loss of life, only property. absolutely terrifying.
03/04/201396650
 Driving my vehicle up an incline near my home and at the top i let off the accelorator. vehicle continued to accelerate. i pressed the off button on cruise control (in case it was on for some reason) and also pressed the brakes. the car slowed but as soon as i let off the break it sped up again. i was not far from home so i stayed on the break until the turn at my neighborhood. after i turned i had to wait for the gates to open so i let off the brakes a bit but the car would jump forward. i turned in as slowly as i could and before turning into my drive where my son and his friends were playing in the yard i stopped as much as i could and while i had my left foot on the break pulled on the accelorator with my right. there was a change in the engine sound and i slowly pulled into the driveway. this has never occured before. we bought the car in 2008. is there any sort of fix??
02/28/201329953
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the speed control cable had detached from the throttle body. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,953. mah
03/05/2013169000
 The vehicle accelerated on its own. depressing both the brake and the emergency brake did not stop the vehicle. putting the car in neutral made the car start smoking excessively while still moving. after hitting one vehicle due to being unable to stop at a traffic light, i was only able to stop the car by running it head on into a concrete pylon. one of the most terrifying days of my life. completely unexpected and i was so unprepared to handle these events. thankful to god today there was no loss of life, only property. absolutely terrifying.
03/04/201396650
 Driving my vehicle up an incline near my home and at the top i let off the accelorator. vehicle continued to accelerate. i pressed the off button on cruise control (in case it was on for some reason) and also pressed the brakes. the car slowed but as soon as i let off the break it sped up again. i was not far from home so i stayed on the break until the turn at my neighborhood. after i turned i had to wait for the gates to open so i let off the brakes a bit but the car would jump forward. i turned in as slowly as i could and before turning into my drive where my son and his friends were playing in the yard i stopped as much as i could and while i had my left foot on the break pulled on the accelorator with my right. there was a change in the engine sound and i slowly pulled into the driveway. this has never occured before. we bought the car in 2008. is there any sort of fix??
02/28/201329953
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the speed control cable had detached from the throttle body. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,953. mah
03/04/201396650
 Driving my vehicle up an incline near my home and at the top i let off the accelorator. vehicle continued to accelerate. i pressed the off button on cruise control (in case it was on for some reason) and also pressed the brakes. the car slowed but as soon as i let off the break it sped up again. i was not far from home so i stayed on the break until the turn at my neighborhood. after i turned i had to wait for the gates to open so i let off the brakes a bit but the car would jump forward. i turned in as slowly as i could and before turning into my drive where my son and his friends were playing in the yard i stopped as much as i could and while i had my left foot on the break pulled on the accelorator with my right. there was a change in the engine sound and i slowly pulled into the driveway. this has never occured before. we bought the car in 2008. is there any sort of fix??
02/28/201329953
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the speed control cable had detached from the throttle body. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,953. mah
03/04/201396650
 Driving my vehicle up an incline near my home and at the top i let off the accelorator. vehicle continued to accelerate. i pressed the off button on cruise control (in case it was on for some reason) and also pressed the brakes. the car slowed but as soon as i let off the break it sped up again. i was not far from home so i stayed on the break until the turn at my neighborhood. after i turned i had to wait for the gates to open so i let off the brakes a bit but the car would jump forward. i turned in as slowly as i could and before turning into my drive where my son and his friends were playing in the yard i stopped as much as i could and while i had my left foot on the break pulled on the accelorator with my right. there was a change in the engine sound and i slowly pulled into the driveway. this has never occured before. we bought the car in 2008. is there any sort of fix??
02/28/201329953
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph he applied but the vehicle continued accelerate independently. the contact lifted the accelerator petal with his foot but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and was informed that the speed control cable had became detached from the throttle body. an appointment was made with a dealer. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,953. dt
01/30/201360000
 While driving at 25 mph i braked forcefully to avoid another car coming out of a strip mall at excessive speed. as i gradually released the brake the car began to accelerate without my having touched the gas pedal. i was able to turn with a great deal of trouble onto a side road where there was little traffic. the car continued to accelerate on its own up to about 40-50 mph. the rpm's were up to 4000. i was pressing on the brake, car was bucking and not stopping. eventually i was able to stop the car. car had to be towed to my mechanic. i will not know until tomorrow what he plans on doing. however after some online research i plan on telling him to replace the cruise control cable and the pin. ford should at least tell people how to fix the problem since it seems they are not taking responsibility and recalling these cars.
12/13/201275000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brakes but the brakes would not respond as the vehicle speed continued to increase. the contact kicked the accelerator pedal several times and noticed that the speed decreased. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. kmj
12/10/2012600001
 Random throttle sticking, cruise control stopped working. *tr
12/13/201275000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brakes but the brakes would not respond as the vehicle speed continued to increase. the contact kicked the accelerator pedal several times and noticed that the speed decreased. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. kmj
12/10/201260000
 Random throttle sticking, cruise control stopped working.
12/13/201275000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brakes but the brakes would not respond as the vehicle speed continued to increase. the contact kicked the accelerator pedal several times and noticed that the speed decreased. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. kmj
12/10/201260000
 Random throttle sticking, cruise control stopped working.
12/13/201275000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not respond and the speed continued to increase. the contact kicked the accelerator pedal a few times and noticed the speed decreased. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. da
11/23/2012855001
 I was driving and had turned into a store parking lot. i made a turn down a row to park and as i ran over a grate, going no more than 25 mph, the car began to accelerate. the rpm's went up to about 40 mph. i could feel it. my foot was not on the gas. my daughter and i were horrified. i pulled into a parking spot as far away from the other vehicles as possible. the car was roaring so hard. i called my mechanic because i had just had the vehicle inspected. the mechanic told me to quickly pat down on the gas (then release) while the car was safely in park. i did it and it and it stopped it. i could feel it immediately stop the acceleration. *tr
11/23/201285500
 I was driving and had turned into a store parking lot. i made a turn down a row to to park and as i ran over a grate, going no more than 25 mph, the car began to accelerate. the rpm's went up to about 40 mph. i could feel it. my foot was not on the gas. my daughter and i were horrified. i pulled into a parking spot as far away from the other vehicles as possible. the car was roaring so hard. i called my mechanic because i had just had the vehicle inspected. the mechanic told me to quickly pat down on the gas (then release) while the car was safely in park. i did it and it and it stopped it. i could feel it immediately stop the acceleration.
11/16/2012122097
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while traveling 50 mph the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to merge to the side of the road. the engine was restarted and the vehicle resumed normal function. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileage was 122,097. pmb
11/16/2012122097
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while traveling 50 mph the vehicle suddenly lost power. the contact was able to merge to the side of the road. the engine was restarted which made the vehicle function properly. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were 122,097. mh
07/10/2012
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40mph the engine started to accelerate independently. the contact mentioned that the vehicle would shake violently and in order to maintained control of the vehicle she had to drive with the brake pedal engaged. the failure occurred intermittently. the manufacturer was contact and stated the vehicle was not listed under a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 163,824. pmb
07/10/2012
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving the vehicle at approximately 40mph and the engine started to accelerate. the vehicle would jerk and the contact had to drive the vehicle by pressuring the brake pedal. the failure occurred intermittently. the manufacturer was contact and stated the vehicle was not listed under a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 163,824. dr
06/01/2012101000
 Was exiting from an access controlled highway, and after braking to a safe speed on the off ramp, released the brake and the car sped back up. i had had the speed control set to 55 mph while on the highway. found the speed control to still be engaged and was able to brake to a safe, off the road stop. disconnected the speed control cable and was able to make it home. for further details, just search google for ford taurus speed control problems and you will find many with the same story.
10/21/2012195000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal but the speed remained at 40 mph. the contact had to depress the brake pedal several times in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop for inspection where they stated that there was an accelerator clip malfunction. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the vehicle. the failure mileage was 195,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj
10/21/2012195000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the contact took his foot off the accelerator pedal but the vehicle remained at 40 mph. the contact had to depress the brake pedal several times in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop for inspection and they stated that there was an accelerator clip malfunction. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 195,000. the vin was unavailable. ap
04/01/20111050001
 I was going down the interstate at approx. 60 mph. i let my foot off the gas pedal and it felt 'sticky'. i didn't think anything of it until it really got stuck. i was stuck going at 65 mph. i have been able to unstick the pedal by either stopping and cutting the car off and pumping the gas or (if that's not possible) i just floor it. it seems sudden acceleration (initially) would unstick it. now, more than a year later, all i can do is ride it out and hope it unsticks soon. this has become a weekly occurrence, it's not longer scary, but it is unsettling-and i know it can't be good for my car. *tr
04/01/2011105000
 I was going down the interstate at approx. 60 mph. i let my foot off the gas pedal and it felt 'sticky'. i didn't think anything of it until it really got stuck. i was stuck going at 65 mph. i have been able to unstick the pedal by either stopping and cutting the car off and pumping the gas or (if that's not possible) i just floor it. it seems sudden acceleration (initially) would unstick it. now, more than a year later, all i can do is ride it out and hope it unsticks soon. this has become a weekly occurance, it's not longer scary, but it is unsettling-and i know it can't be good for my car.
09/11/2012140000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the technician detected that the end of the cruise control cable was flared and had contributed to the acceleration malfunction. the vehicle had not been repaired. there was currently an open investigation for model years 2005-2006 under nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
09/11/2012140000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the technician detected that the end of the cruise control cable was flared and had contributed to the acceleration malfunction. the vehicle had not been repaired. there was currently an open investigation for model years 2005-2006 under nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000. kmj
09/11/2012140000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 35 mph, an unintended acceleration occurred; however when the brake pedal was applied the vehicle came to a stop. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the technician detected that the end of the cruise control cable was flared and contributed to the acceleration malfunction. the vehicle had not been repaired. there was currently an open investigation for model years 2005-2006 under nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000. js
09/05/20121570001
 The car just picked up speed and was difficult to slow down. i was able to maneuver the car off the expressway and turn the car off which allowed the car to slow down and stop. my brakes and tires were smoking (lucky no fire) but brand new brake pads gone. i discovered it was my cruise control cable ford denies any problem with the cable i will be replacing it and brakes this weekend. *tr
09/06/2012104200
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck while being depressed. the vehicle accelerated up to 50 mph. the contact was able to return the accelerator pedal to the upright position, and gain control of vehicle. the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage was 104,200. pmb
09/05/20121570001
 The car just picked up speed and was difficult to slow down. i was able to maneuver the car off the expressway and turn the car off which allowed the car to slow down and stop. my brakes and tires were smoking (lucky no fire) but brand new brake pads gone. i discovered it was my cruise control cable ford denies any problem with the cable i will be replacing it and brakes this weekend. *tr
09/06/2012104200
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck while being depressed. the vehicle accelerated up to 50 mph. the contact was able to return the accelerator pedal to the upright position, and gain control of vehicle. the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage was 104,200. pmb
09/05/2012157000
 The car just picked up speed and was difficult to slow down. i was able to maneuver the car off the expressway and turn the car off which allowed the car to slow down and stop. my brakes and tires were smoking (lucky no fire) but brand new brake pads gone. i discovered it was my cruise control cable ford denies any problem with the cable i will be replacing it and brakes this weekend.
09/06/2012104200
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck while being depressed. the vehicle accelerated up to 50 mph. the contact was able to return the accelerator pedal to the upright position, and gain control of vehicle. the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage was 104,200. pmb
09/05/2012157000
 The car just picked up speed and was difficult to slow down. i was able to maneuver the car off the expressway and turn the car off which allowed the car to slow down and stop. my brakes and tires were smoking (lucky no fire) but brand new brake pads gone. i discovered it was my cruise control cable ford denies any problem with the cable i will be replacing it and brakes this weekend.
09/06/2012104200
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact sated that while driving at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck while being depressed. the vehicle accelerated up to 50 mph. the contact was able to return the accelerator pedal to the upright position, and gain control of vehicle. the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage was 104,200. yn
08/24/20121050001
 While driving the accelerator was racing so high,i turn off the engine then i start the engine it still racing .when i put in reverse then drive it stops racing it really scares me. *tr
08/24/2012105000
 While driving the accelator was racing so high,i turn off the engine then i start the engine it stll racing .when i put in reverse then drive it stops racing it really scares me
08/13/20121413261
 The cars accelerating all by itself. started a few days ago then stopped. today it wouldn't stop. even after car was off for 10 mins. when turned on the car was still accelerating. *tr
08/13/2012141326
 The car s accelerating all by itself. started a few days ago then stopped. today it wouldn't stop. even after car was off for 10 mins. when turned on the car was still accelerating.
07/26/2012700001
 I have a 2004 ford taurus with almost 70,000 miles on it, and now it has a stuck throttle. on 6/29/2012 i noticed that my cruise control was not working. i began driving the vehicle again on july 18 and starting on july 26 i noticed on the highway that it was accelerating itself without pressing down on the accelerator pedal. upon turning the car on to drive home from work, the problem was instantly apparent again. the engine will rev itself up to 3000+rpm while in park, and i had to completely press down the brakes to get it to slow down at stop lights and then would put it in park (as a safety precaution). when the light would turn green shifting into drive would make the car jump instantly. reading of the investigation of the ford 2005 taurus and the symptoms that other drivers have had, i am 100% convinced that i am experiencing the same issue. i plan on towing the car to a ford dealership soon for repair. *js
07/25/20122005001
 Vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with brake on. when vehicle was shifted to neutral, rpm gauge showed engine running at 3500 to 4000 rpm. mechanic found cruise control cable had disconnected from throttle and prevented throttle from moving properly, causing it to be stuck open. *tr
07/26/2012700001
 I have a 2004 ford taurus with almost 70,000 miles on it, and now it has a stuck throttle. on 6/29/2012 i noticed that my cruise control was not working. i began driving the vehicle again on july 18 and starting on july 26 i noticed on the highway that it was accelerating itself without pressing down on the accelerator pedal. upon turning the car on to drive home from work, the problem was instantly apparent again. the engine will rev itself up to 3000+rpm while in park, and i had to completely press down the brakes to get it to slow down at stop lights and then would put it in park (as a safety precaution). when the light would turn green shifting into drive would make the car jump instantly. reading of the investigation of the ford 2005 taurus and the symptoms that other drivers have had, i am 100% convinced that i am experiencing the same issue. i plan on towing the car to a ford dealership soon for repair. *js
07/25/20122005001
 Vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with brake on. when vehicle was shifted to neutral, rpm gauge showed engine running at 3500 to 4000 rpm. mechanic found cruise control cable had disconnected from throttle and prevented throttle from moving properly, causing it to be stuck open. *tr
07/26/2012700001
 I have a 2004 ford taurus with almost 70,000 miles on it, and now it has a stuck throttle. on 6/29/2012 i noticed that my cruise control was not working. i began driving the vehicle again on july 18 and starting on july 26 i noticed on the highway that it was accelerating itself without pressing down on the accelerator pedal. upon turning the car on to drive home from work, the problem was instantly apparent again. the engine will rev itself up to 3000+rpm while in park, and i had to completely press down the brakes to get it to slow down at stop lights and then would put it in park (as a safety precaution). when the light would turn green shifting into drive would make the car jump instantly. reading of the investigation of the ford 2005 taurus and the symptoms that other drivers have had, i am 100% convinced that i am experiencing the same issue. i plan on towing the car to a ford dealership soon for repair. *js
07/25/20122005001
 Vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with brake on. when vehicle was shifted to neutral, rpm gauge showed engine running at 3500 to 4000 rpm. mechanic found cruise control cable had disconnected from throttle and prevented throttle from moving properly, causing it to be stuck open. *tr
07/26/201270000
 I have a 2004 ford taurus with almost 70,000 miles on it, and now it has a stuck throttle. on 6/29/2012 i noticed that my cruise control was not working. i began driving the vehicle again on july 18 and starting on july 26 i noticed on the highway that it was accelerating itself without pressing down on the accelerator pedal. upon turning the car on to drive home from work, the problem was instantly apparent again. the engine will rev itself up to 3000+rpm while in park, and i had to completely press down the brakes to get it to slow down at stop lights and then would put it in park (as a safety precaution). when the light would turn green shifting into drive would make the car jump instantly. reading of the investigation of the ford 2005 taurus and the symptoms that other drivers have had, i am 100% convinced that i am experiencing the same issue. i plan on towing the car to a ford dealership soon for repair.
07/25/20122005001
 Vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with brake on. when vehicle was shifted to neutral, rpm gauge showed engine running at 3500 to 4000 rpm. mechanic found cruise control cable had disconnected from throttle and prevented throttle from moving properly, causing it to be stuck open. *tr
07/26/201270000
 I have a 2004 ford taurus with almost 70,000 miles on it, and now it has a stuck throttle. on 6/29/2012 i noticed that my cruise control was not working. i began driving the vehicle again on july 18 and starting on july 26 i noticed on the highway that it was accelerating itself without pressing down on the accelerator pedal. upon turning the car on to drive home from work, the problem was instantly apparent again. the engine will rev itself up to 3000+rpm while in park, and i had to completely press down the brakes to get it to slow down at stop lights and then would put it in park (as a safety precaution). when the light would turn green shifting into drive would make the car jump instantly. reading of the investigation of the ford 2005 taurus and the symptoms that other drivers have had, i am 100% convinced that i am experiencing the same issue. i plan on towing the car to a ford dealership soon for repair.
07/25/2012200500
 Vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with brake on. when vehicle was shifted to neutral, rpm gauge showed engine running at 3500 to 4000 rpm. mechanic found cruise control cable had disconnected from throttle and prevented throttle from moving properly, causing it to be stuck open.
07/22/2012929601
 The car experienced sudden acceleration. driving at ~40 mph, i noticed when i stepped on the brake to turn the car did not slow down that much and the tachometer was over 2000 rpm. when i pulled over and put the car in park the tachometer went to over 4000 rpm. i shutoff the engine tapped the gas pedal and restarted the engine. once again the tachometer was over 4000 rpm. i put the car in drive and the car took off. i rode the brakes the ~1000 ft to my home. i once again shutoff the and then restarted this time it was idling at ~800 rpm (normal). since i rode the brakes to keep the car under some control, all four wheels were very very hot. i went on line and found others have this problem when the cruise control cable becomes detached from the throttle cam. i inspected the cruise control cable and found it was in fact detached. needless to this sudden acceleration could have led to a serious accident. at a minimum it did some wear to the braking system and possibly wheel bearing damage as a result of the excessive heat. *tr
07/07/201288700
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and noticed that the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the cruise control cable would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 88,700.
07/22/201292960
 The car experienced sudden acceleration. driving at ~40 mph, i noticed when i stepped on the brake to turn the car did not slow down that much and the tachometer was over 2000 rpm. when i pulled over and put the car in park the tachometer went to over 4000 rpm. i shutoff the engine tapped the gas pedal and restarted the engine. once again the tachometer was over 4000 rpm. i put the car in drive and the car took off. i rode the brakes the ~1000 ft to my home. i once again shutoff the and then restarted this time it was idling at ~800 rpm (normal). since i rode the brakes to keep the car under some control, all four wheels were very very hot. i went on line and found others have have this problem when the cruise control cable becomes detached from the throttle cam. i inspected the cruise control cable and found it was in fact detached. needless to this sudden acceleration could have led to a serious accident. at a minimum it did some wear to the braking system and possibly wheel bearing damage as a result of the excessive heat.
07/07/201288700
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and noticed that the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the cruise control cable would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 88,700. kmj
07/22/201292960
 The car experienced sudden acceleration. driving at ~40 mph, i noticed when i stepped on the brake to turn the car did not slow down that much and the tachometer was over 2000 rpm. when i pulled over and put the car in park the tachometer went to over 4000 rpm. i shutoff the engine tapped the gas pedal and restarted the engine. once again the tachometer was over 4000 rpm. i put the car in drive and the car took off. i rode the brakes the ~1000 ft to my home. i once again shutoff the and then restarted this time it was idling at ~800 rpm (normal). since i rode the brakes to keep the car under some control, all four wheels were very very hot. i went on line and found others have have this problem when the cruise control cable becomes detached from the throttle cam. i inspected the cruise control cable and found it was in fact detached. needless to this sudden acceleration could have led to a serious accident. at a minimum it did some wear to the braking system and possibly wheel bearing damage as a result of the excessive heat.
07/07/201288700
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and noticed that the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the cruise control cable would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 88,700. kmj
07/07/201288700
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 30 mph the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and notice it suddenly accelerated on its own. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the cruise control cable would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 88,700. da
06/02/201296000
 Accelerator on 2004 ford taurus ses sticks when accelerating onto highway or other high-speed roadway. have to throw the transmission into neutral and then press on gas pedal to halt the acceleration. seems to happen when accelerating. it may be connected to the car's cruise control, which recently stopped working. a cable that attached to throttle comes off and won't stay on the nipple where it normally attaches (have a photo of the cable).
04/01/2011110000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle abnormally and rapidly accelerated. the brake was applied and the vehicle was placed in neutral but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact began tapping the accelerator pedal and eventually regained control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the throttle body was serviced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure recurred over 150 times. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 147,000.
04/01/2011110000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle abnormally and rapidly accelerated. the brake was applied and the vehicle was placed in neutral but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact began tapping the accelerator pedal and eventually regained control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the throttle body was serviced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure recurred over 150 times. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 147,000. kmj
04/01/2011110000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the vehicle accelerated very quickly on it's own. the brake was applied and the vehicle was placed in the neutral position but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact began tapping the accelerator pedal and eventually regained control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the throttle body was serviced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure has recurred over 150 times. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 147,000. dt
05/02/2012175000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that as the vehicle was started with the accelerator depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer but the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacture was contacted and advised the contact that there were no recalls and that they were unable to assist. the failure and current mileage was 175,000. the vin was not available.
05/02/2012175000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that as the vehicle was started with the accelerator depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer but the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacture was contacted and advised the contact that there were no recalls and that they were unable to assist. the failure and current mileage was 175,000. the vin was not available. kmj
05/02/2012175000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus . the contact stated when she started her vehicle she was pushing on the accelerator it felt as if the vehicle would not stop accelerating. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer diagnosis was not able.the manufacture was contacted and they stated that there was not no recall under the issue. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 175,000.jp
12/01/201198000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck, as a result rpms increased. the contact mentioned that he had to engaged the brake with an incredible amount of pressure in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.
12/01/201198000
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck as a result there was an increase on engine rpms. the contact mentioned that he had to engaged the brake with an incredible amount of pressure in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 105,000. pm
05/09/201219350
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 50 mph when the acceleration pedal was released in an attempt to reduce speed. the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. the brake was applied with extreme force in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the cruise control cable and the throttle body. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 19,350. kmj
05/05/201251000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise as if the vehicle was attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 91,481. kmj
05/01/2012
 Traveling southbound through a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated with the brake engaged. the vehicle stuck a support pillar in front of a pizza hut restaurant. driver suffered broken ribs, passenger suffered c2 fracture, broken ribs, internal bleeding. vehicle has been declared totaled. i am filing this on behalf of my father.
05/09/201219350
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving at 50mph when the acceleration pedal was released attempting to reduce speed the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the brake had to be applied with force to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed which located the failure at the cruise control cable and the throttle body. the vehicle was not safe to drive. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 19,350. li
05/05/201251000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise as if the vehicle was attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 91,481. kmj
05/01/2012
 Traveling southbound through a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated with the brake engaged. the vehicle stuck a support pillar in front of a pizza hut restaurant. driver suffered broken ribs, passenger suffered c2 fracture, broken ribs, internal bleeding. vehicle has been declared totaled. i am filing this on behalf of my father.
05/05/201251000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise as if the vehicle was attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 91,481. kmj
05/01/2012
 Traveling southbound through a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated with the brake engaged. the vehicle stuck a support pillar in front of a pizza hut restaurant. driver suffered broken ribs, passenger suffered c2 fracture, broken ribs, internal bleeding. vehicle has been declared totaled. i am filing this on behalf of my father.
05/05/201251000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise as if the vehicle was attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 91,481. kmj
05/01/2012
 Traveling southbound through a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated with the brake engaged. the vehicle stuck a support pillar in front of a pizza hut restaurant. driver suffered broken ribs, passenger suffered c2 fracture, broken ribs, internal bleeding. vehicle has been declared totaled. i am filing this on behalf of my father.
05/05/201251000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 40 mph she heard the vehicle trying to accelerate on it owns. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 91,481.jp
05/01/2012
 Traveling southbound through a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated with the brake engaged. the vehicle stuck a support pillar in front of a pizza hut restaurant. driver suffered broken ribs, passenger suffered c2 fracture, broken ribs, internal bleeding. vehicle has been declared totaled. i am filing this on behalf of my father.
02/20/2012100000
 Tl-the contact owns 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the vehicle accelerated up to 60 mph on its own. the contact stated that he had to place the vehicle into neutral to stop the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 110,000. sm.
03/15/2012139000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration and the rpms increased up to 4,000. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road cautiously. the vehicle was able to slow down to a stop after shifting into the neutral position and engaging the brake pedal. the contact resumed driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the cruise control cable was replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. sm.
02/20/2012100000
 Tl-the contact owns 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the vehicle accelerated up to 60 mph on its own. the contact stated that he had to place the vehicle into neutral to stop the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 110,000. sm.
03/15/2012139000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration and the rpms increased up to 4,000. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road cautiously. the vehicle was able to slow down to a stop after shifting into the neutral position and engaging the brake pedal. the contact resumed driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the cruise control cable was replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. sm.
07/01/200624000
 I have a 2004 ford taurus and around 2006 the throttle sometimes accelerates and sticks on its own. the cruise control also stopped working around this time. when i was driving i would notice the rpm's going up and not coming down, so i would have to put the car in neutral and rev the engine. this is happening more frequently. i have asked multiple mechanics to help with this problem but no one has had a clue about this or how to fix it, including classic ford in mentor, ohio.
02/20/2012100000
 Tl- the contact owns 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle accelerated to 60 mph on its own. the contact stated that he had to place the car in neturo. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacture was not contacted. the failure mileage was 100,000, the current mileage was 110,000.jp
03/15/2012139000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration which resulted in the rpms to increase up to 4000. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road cautiously. the vehicle was able to slow down to a stop after shifting into the neutral position and engaging the brake pedal. the contact resumed driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the cruise control cable was replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. js
07/01/200624000
 I have a 2004 ford taurus and around 2006 the throttle sometimes accelerates and sticks on its own. the cruise control also stopped working around this time. when i was driving i would notice the rpm's going up and not coming down, so i would have to put the car in neutral and rev the engine. this is happening more frequently. i have asked multiple mechanics to help with this problem but no one has had a clue about this or how to fix it, including classic ford in mentor, ohio.
02/20/2012100000
 Tl- the contact owns 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle accelerated to 60 mph on its own. the contact stated that he had to place the car in neturo. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacture was not contacted. the failure mileage was 100,000, the current mileage was 110,000.jp
03/15/2012139000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration which resulted in the rpms to increase up to 4000. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road cautiously. the vehicle was able to slow down to a stop after shifting into the neutral position and engaging the brake pedal. the contact resumed driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the cruise control cable was replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. js
07/01/200624000
 I have a 2004 ford taurus and around 2006 the throttle sometimes accelerates and sticks on its own. the cruise control also stopped working around this time. when i was driving i would notice the rpm's going up and not coming down, so i would have to put the car in neutral and rev the engine. this is happening more frequently. i have asked multiple mechanics to help with this problem but no one has had a clue about this or how to fix it, including classic ford in mentor, ohio.
06/01/201190000
 Everytime the vehicle is driven the vehicle accelerates on its own even while applying the brake. while moving or stopped, i have to shift into neutral, the rpms rev up and i have to tap the gas pedal for the rpms to drop back down. then, i have to shift back into drive. the only solution i have been given is to replace the idol air control valve (iac) and that didn't make a difference. i dont have a problem shifting into neutral while driving, because i am an experienced driver, but my 17 yo son drives the car as well and i worry about his safety.
11/15/201155000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would not respond. there was an increase in rpms and the vehicle lurched forward while the engine continued to race. the contact continued to apply excessive force to the brake pedal, placed the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure recurred three times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. kmj
06/01/201190000
 Everytime the vehicle is driven the vehicle accelerates on its own even while applying the brake. while moving or stopped, i have to shift into neutral, the rpms rev up and i have to tap the gas pedal for the rpms to drop back down. then, i have to shift back into drive. the only solution i have been given is to replace the idol air control valve (iac) and that didn't make a difference. i dont have a problem shifting into neutral while driving, because i am an experienced driver, but my 17 yo son drives the car as well and i worry about his safety.
11/15/201155000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 15 mph and depressing the brake pedal the brakes would not respond. there was an increase in rpms and the vehicle lurched forward while the engine continued to race. the contact continued to apply excessive force to the brake pedal and placed the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. ds
08/23/2010
 Gas pedal sticks and car excellerates. cruise control stopped working.
06/01/201190000
 Everytime the vehicle is driven the vehicle accelerates on its own even while applying the brake. while moving or stopped, i have to shift into neutral, the rpms rev up and i have to tap the gas pedal for the rpms to drop back down. then, i have to shift back into drive. the only solution i have been given is to replace the idol air control valve (iac) and that didn't make a difference. i dont have a problem shifting into neutral while driving, because i am an experienced driver, but my 17 yo son drives the car as well and i worry about his safety.
11/15/201155000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 15 mph and depressing the brake pedal the brakes would not respond. there was an increase in rpms and the vehicle lurched forward while the engine continued to race. the contact continued to apply excessive force to the brake pedal and placed the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. ds
08/23/2010
 Gas pedal sticks and car excellerates. cruise control stopped working.
11/15/201155000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 15 mph and depressing the brake pedal the brakes would not respond. there was an increase in rpms and the vehicle lurched forward while the engine continued to race. the contact continued to apply excessive force to the brake pedal and placed the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. ds
08/23/2010
 Gas pedal sticks and car excellerates. cruise control stopped working.
01/27/201266500
 On four separate occasions, the first being 01/27/12, i have experienced my car accelerating on its own. it felt was as if the car was possessed. it sped from 40mph to 55mph without my foot on the gas. i had to struggle to brake at a red light, fighting the car as it tried to resist stopping. thankfully, i was able to come to a stop, place the car in park and put the parking brake on as i waited at the red light. once the light was green and it was time to drive again, the moment i took my foot off the brake, the car immediately accelerated rapidly, without any assistance from me. this was during heavy traffic, so i was very scared, and broke into tears when i finally parked at work safely. this has happened on three other occasions over the past two months, one where my car went from 30mph to 55mph on its own. when these incidents have occurred, i have put my foot behind the gas pedal and pulled forward, checking to make sure it wasn't stuck, as that has happened once or twice as well. i am on a tight budget and can not presently afford to get my car fixed, so i have no knowledge of if/when this will happen again. it comes and goes without warning. sometimes once the car starts speeding up by itself, it does not stop until i am at my destination. other times, it ceases after a few minutes without notice. please look into this, as i saw a report that other taurus owners are experiencing the same issue, and this is a very dangerous problem. thank you.
03/13/2012109131
 The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake.
01/27/201266500
 On four separate occasions, the first being 01/27/12, i have experienced my car accelerating on its own. it felt was as if the car was possessed. it sped from 40mph to 55mph without my foot on the gas. i had to struggle to brake at a red light, fighting the car as it tried to resist stopping. thankfully, i was able to come to a stop, place the car in park and put the parking brake on as i waited at the red light. once the light was green and it was time to drive again, the moment i took my foot off the brake, the car immediately accelerated rapidly, without any assistance from me. this was during heavy traffic, so i was very scared, and broke into tears when i finally parked at work safely. this has happened on three other occasions over the past two months, one where my car went from 30mph to 55mph on its own. when these incidents have occurred, i have put my foot behind the gas pedal and pulled forward, checking to make sure it wasn't stuck, as that has happened once or twice as well. i am on a tight budget and can not presently afford to get my car fixed, so i have no knowledge of if/when this will happen again. it comes and goes without warning. sometimes once the car starts speeding up by itself, it does not stop until i am at my destination. other times, it ceases after a few minutes without notice. please look into this, as i saw a report that other taurus owners are experiencing the same issue, and this is a very dangerous problem. thank you.
03/13/2012109131
 The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake.
01/27/201266500
 On four separate occasions, the first being 01/27/12, i have experienced my car accelerating on its own. it felt was as if the car was possessed. it sped from 40mph to 55mph without my foot on the gas. i had to struggle to brake at a red light, fighting the car as it tried to resist stopping. thankfully, i was able to come to a stop, place the car in park and put the parking brake on as i waited at the red light. once the light was green and it was time to drive again, the moment i took my foot off the brake, the car immediately accelerated rapidly, without any assistance from me. this was during heavy traffic, so i was very scared, and broke into tears when i finally parked at work safely. this has happened on three other occasions over the past two months, one where my car went from 30mph to 55mph on its own. when these incidents have occurred, i have put my foot behind the gas pedal and pulled forward, checking to make sure it wasn't stuck, as that has happened once or twice as well. i am on a tight budget and can not presently afford to get my car fixed, so i have no knowledge of if/when this will happen again. it comes and goes without warning. sometimes once the car starts speeding up by itself, it does not stop until i am at my destination. other times, it ceases after a few minutes without notice. please look into this, as i saw a report that other taurus owners are experiencing the same issue, and this is a very dangerous problem. thank you.
03/13/2012109131
 The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake.
01/27/201266500
 On four separate occasions, the first being 01/27/12, i have experienced my car accelerating on its own. it felt was as if the car was possessed. it sped from 40mph to 55mph without my foot on the gas. i had to struggle to brake at a red light, fighting the car as it tried to resist stopping. thankfully, i was able to come to a stop, place the car in park and put the parking brake on as i waited at the red light. once the light was green and it was time to drive again, the moment i took my foot off the brake, the car immediately accelerated rapidly, without any assistance from me. this was during heavy traffic, so i was very scared, and broke into tears when i finally parked at work safely. this has happened on three other occasions over the past two months, one where my car went from 30mph to 55mph on its own. when these incidents have occurred, i have put my foot behind the gas pedal and pulled forward, checking to make sure it wasn't stuck, as that has happened once or twice as well. i am on a tight budget and can not presently afford to get my car fixed, so i have no knowledge of if/when this will happen again. it comes and goes without warning. sometimes once the car starts speeding up by itself, it does not stop until i am at my destination. other times, it ceases after a few minutes without notice. please look into this, as i saw a report that other taurus owners are experiencing the same issue, and this is a very dangerous problem. thank you.
03/13/2012109131
 The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake.
03/21/201262500
 2004 taurus - approx. 62500 miles - cruise control has not worked for several weeks. light came on but it did not engage. 3/21/12 - tonight on the way home on the highway - the car accelerated to 60 mph w/out foot on the pedal. tapping pedal did not help. had to put car in neutral to break/stop/pull over but the car rpms were reving the whole time. taking it in for service on 3/22/12. reporting this because i see this seems to be a common complaint.
03/13/2012109131
 The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake.
03/21/201262500
 2004 taurus - approx. 62500 miles - cruise control has not worked for several weeks. light came on but it did not engage. 3/21/12 - tonight on the way home on the highway - the car accelerated to 60 mph w/out foot on the pedal. tapping pedal did not help. had to put car in neutral to break/stop/pull over but the car rpms were reving the whole time. taking it in for service on 3/22/12. reporting this because i see this seems to be a common complaint.
02/14/201069500
 On the afternoon of february 14th, 2012 i was driving my vehicle in a residential area of west philadelphia when the car began to lurch forward when i applied the break. when i took my foot of the break, the car proceeded to accelerate at a speed of approximately 30 mph without my foot being on the accelerator. i went down one city block with the car still moving without me pushing the accelerator. i then pulled the car over and put the car in park and the engine continued to rev at approx 3000-4000 rpm. i then turned the car completely off and let it sit for about 5 minutes. i then turned it back on and the car continued to rev at 3000-4000 rpm while still in park. i then turned the car off and called for someone to pick me up as i believed the car was unsafe to drive. when my friend arrived, he attempted to start the car, and it started normally. he then drove the car back to my residence without incident. then on the afternoon of march 14th, 2012 i was again driving through a residential area at around 30 mph. i pushed on the break when approaching a stop light and the car continued to lurch forward. i became very afraid as i was close to the car in front of me and it appeared as though the car would not completely stop. after pressing down hard on the break, it did come to a complete stop, but was jerky and shaky when idle. when the light turned green, i proceeded down the street as i could not find a safe place to pull over because there were children in the area and i feared the car may keep going if i again attempted to stop. as it did on 2/14, the car coasted down the street at approximately 30-40 mph without me putting my foot on the accelerator. this time, i drove into a street without much traffic and after approximately 700 ft, the car began to drive normally.
03/02/201297078
 The throttle is sticking and causing the car to accelerate when trying to slow down. the first incident occurred about three weeks ago. at first we noticed when we would slow down for turns the car would want to accelerate. the second incident occurred when my wife tried to come to a stop in the garage and the car tied to take off. the third incident occurred with me driving the car. i went to stop at a stop light and the care did not want to slow down it wanted to accelerate almost causing me to run into the back of another car in front of me. we have found that if you put the car in park the throttle/acceleration will stop.
06/04/201186311
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he deactivated the cruise control while driving 55 mph, but the vehicle would not decelerate. there was a constant increase in engine rpms until the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle position sensor was replaced. the contact examined the vehicle the following morning and noticed that transmission fluid had leaked onto the ground. the failure persisted. the contact then disconnected the cruise control cable and the failure had not recurred since. the transmission leak continued despite numerous repairs performed by the contact and an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 86,311.
03/02/2011
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 50 mph, the cruise control disengaged independently yet the vehicle continued to increase in speed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 100,000.
03/21/201262500
 2004 taurus - approx. 62500 miles - cruise control has not worked for several weeks. light came on but it did not engage. 3/21/12 - tonight on the way home on the highway - the car accelerated to 60 mph w/out foot on the pedal. tapping pedal did not help. had to put car in neutral to break/stop/pull over but the car rpms were reving the whole time. taking it in for service on 3/22/12. reporting this because i see this seems to be a common complaint.
02/14/201069500
 On the afternoon of february 14th, 2012 i was driving my vehicle in a residential area of west philadelphia when the car began to lurch forward when i applied the break. when i took my foot of the break, the car proceeded to accelerate at a speed of approximately 30 mph without my foot being on the accelerator. i went down one city block with the car still moving without me pushing the accelerator. i then pulled the car over and put the car in park and the engine continued to rev at approx 3000-4000 rpm. i then turned the car completely off and let it sit for about 5 minutes. i then turned it back on and the car continued to rev at 3000-4000 rpm while still in park. i then turned the car off and called for someone to pick me up as i believed the car was unsafe to drive. when my friend arrived, he attempted to start the car, and it started normally. he then drove the car back to my residence without incident. then on the afternoon of march 14th, 2012 i was again driving through a residential area at around 30 mph. i pushed on the break when approaching a stop light and the car continued to lurch forward. i became very afraid as i was close to the car in front of me and it appeared as though the car would not completely stop. after pressing down hard on the break, it did come to a complete stop, but was jerky and shaky when idle. when the light turned green, i proceeded down the street as i could not find a safe place to pull over because there were children in the area and i feared the car may keep going if i again attempted to stop. as it did on 2/14, the car coasted down the street at approximately 30-40 mph without me putting my foot on the accelerator. this time, i drove into a street without much traffic and after approximately 700 ft, the car began to drive normally.
03/02/201297078
 The throttle is sticking and causing the car to accelerate when trying to slow down. the first incident occurred about three weeks ago. at first we noticed when we would slow down for turns the car would want to accelerate. the second incident occurred when my wife tried to come to a stop in the garage and the car tied to take off. the third incident occurred with me driving the car. i went to stop at a stop light and the care did not want to slow down it wanted to accelerate almost causing me to run into the back of another car in front of me. we have found that if you put the car in park the throttle/acceleration will stop.
06/04/201186311
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he deactivated the cruise control while driving 55 mph, but the vehicle would not decelerate. there was a constant increase in engine rpms until the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle position sensor was replaced. the contact examined the vehicle the following morning and noticed that transmission fluid had leaked onto the ground. the failure persisted. the contact then disconnected the cruise control cable and the failure had not recurred since. the transmission leak continued despite numerous repairs performed by the contact and an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 86,311. kmj
03/02/2011
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 50 mph, the cruise control disengaged independently yet the vehicle continued to increase in speed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj
03/16/2012106600
 Vehicle accelerates on its own, causing it to cruise around 50-60mph without any pressure on the throttle. when this happens, dropping the vehicle into neutral causes the engine to rev high. when shut off and started again, problem still persists. has noticeably occurred on three different instances. might be similar to a current nhtsa investigation regarding sticky accelerators on tauruses. the cruise control on the vehicle stopped working on the car approximately a year ago, and the problem has occurred since then.
03/21/201262500
 2004 taurus - approx. 62500 miles - cruise control has not worked for several weeks. light came on but it did not engage. 3/21/12 - tonight on the way home on the highway - the car accelerated to 60 mph w/out foot on the pedal. tapping pedal did not help. had to put car in neutral to break/stop/pull over but the car rpms were reving the whole time. taking it in for service on 3/22/12. reporting this because i see this seems to be a common complaint.
02/14/201069500
 On the afternoon of february 14th, 2012 i was driving my vehicle in a residential area of west philadelphia when the car began to lurch forward when i applied the break. when i took my foot of the break, the car proceeded to accelerate at a speed of approximately 30 mph without my foot being on the accelerator. i went down one city block with the car still moving without me pushing the accelerator. i then pulled the car over and put the car in park and the engine continued to rev at approx 3000-4000 rpm. i then turned the car completely off and let it sit for about 5 minutes. i then turned it back on and the car continued to rev at 3000-4000 rpm while still in park. i then turned the car off and called for someone to pick me up as i believed the car was unsafe to drive. when my friend arrived, he attempted to start the car, and it started normally. he then drove the car back to my residence without incident. then on the afternoon of march 14th, 2012 i was again driving through a residential area at around 30 mph. i pushed on the break when approaching a stop light and the car continued to lurch forward. i became very afraid as i was close to the car in front of me and it appeared as though the car would not completely stop. after pressing down hard on the break, it did come to a complete stop, but was jerky and shaky when idle. when the light turned green, i proceeded down the street as i could not find a safe place to pull over because there were children in the area and i feared the car may keep going if i again attempted to stop. as it did on 2/14, the car coasted down the street at approximately 30-40 mph without me putting my foot on the accelerator. this time, i drove into a street without much traffic and after approximately 700 ft, the car began to drive normally.
03/02/201297078
 The throttle is sticking and causing the car to accelerate when trying to slow down. the first incident occurred about three weeks ago. at first we noticed when we would slow down for turns the car would want to accelerate. the second incident occurred when my wife tried to come to a stop in the garage and the car tied to take off. the third incident occurred with me driving the car. i went to stop at a stop light and the care did not want to slow down it wanted to accelerate almost causing me to run into the back of another car in front of me. we have found that if you put the car in park the throttle/acceleration will stop.
06/04/201186311
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he deactivated the cruise control while driving 55 mph, but the vehicle would not decelerate. there was a constant increase in engine rpms until the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle position sensor was replaced. the contact examined the vehicle the following morning and noticed that transmission fluid had leaked onto the ground. the failure persisted. the contact then disconnected the cruise control cable and the failure had not recurred since. the transmission leak continued despite numerous repairs performed by the contact and an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 86,311. kmj
03/02/2011
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 50 mph, the cruise control disengaged independently yet the vehicle continued to increase in speed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj
03/16/2012106600
 Vehicle accelerates on its own, causing it to cruise around 50-60mph without any pressure on the throttle. when this happens, dropping the vehicle into neutral causes the engine to rev high. when shut off and started again, problem still persists. has noticeably occurred on three different instances. might be similar to a current nhtsa investigation regarding sticky accelerators on tauruses. the cruise control on the vehicle stopped working on the car approximately a year ago, and the problem has occurred since then.
01/22/201270959
 While driving down the road upon slowing down before making a turn accelerator would stick as if it was in cruise control mode. upon pumping the gas pedal the pedal would become unstuck. cruise control mode now no longer works in vehicle. the has happened on two different occasions once while making a turn and once while pulling into the parking lot.
01/06/201070000
 Speed control failed and after failing noticed that accelerator sticks and holds speed rather high. so far the engine returns to normal after tapping the peddle a time or two. upon reading however am sort of worried that sometime it may stick full power in which case would cause an accident.
02/14/201069500
 On the afternoon of february 14th, 2012 i was driving my vehicle in a residential area of west philadelphia when the car began to lurch forward when i applied the break. when i took my foot of the break, the car proceeded to accelerate at a speed of approximately 30 mph without my foot being on the accelerator. i went down one city block with the car still moving without me pushing the accelerator. i then pulled the car over and put the car in park and the engine continued to rev at approx 3000-4000 rpm. i then turned the car completely off and let it sit for about 5 minutes. i then turned it back on and the car continued to rev at 3000-4000 rpm while still in park. i then turned the car off and called for someone to pick me up as i believed the car was unsafe to drive. when my friend arrived, he attempted to start the car, and it started normally. he then drove the car back to my residence without incident. then on the afternoon of march 14th, 2012 i was again driving through a residential area at around 30 mph. i pushed on the break when approaching a stop light and the car continued to lurch forward. i became very afraid as i was close to the car in front of me and it appeared as though the car would not completely stop. after pressing down hard on the break, it did come to a complete stop, but was jerky and shaky when idle. when the light turned green, i proceeded down the street as i could not find a safe place to pull over because there were children in the area and i feared the car may keep going if i again attempted to stop. as it did on 2/14, the car coasted down the street at approximately 30-40 mph without me putting my foot on the accelerator. this time, i drove into a street without much traffic and after approximately 700 ft, the car began to drive normally.
03/02/201297078
 The throttle is sticking and causing the car to accelerate when trying to slow down. the first incident occurred about three weeks ago. at first we noticed when we would slow down for turns the car would want to accelerate. the second incident occurred when my wife tried to come to a stop in the garage and the car tied to take off. the third incident occurred with me driving the car. i went to stop at a stop light and the care did not want to slow down it wanted to accelerate almost causing me to run into the back of another car in front of me. we have found that if you put the car in park the throttle/acceleration will stop.
06/04/201186311
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he deactivated the cruise control while driving 55 mph, but the vehicle would not decelerate. there was a constant increase in engine rpms until the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle position sensor was replaced. the contact examined the vehicle the following morning and noticed that transmission fluid had leaked onto the ground. the failure persisted. the contact then disconnected the cruise control cable and the failure had not recurred since. the transmission leak continued despite numerous repairs performed by the contact and an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 86,311. kmj
03/02/2011
 Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 50 mph, the cruise control disengaged independently yet the vehicle continued to increase in speed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj
03/16/2012106600
 Vehicle accelerates on its own, causing it to cruise around 50-60mph without any pressure on the throttle. when this happens, dropping the vehicle into neutral causes the engine to rev high. when shut off and started again, problem still persists. has noticeably occurred on three different instances. might be similar to a current nhtsa investigation regarding sticky accelerators on tauruses. the cruise control on the vehicle stopped working on the car approximately a year ago, and the problem has occurred since then.
01/22/201270959
 While driving down the road upon slowing down before making a turn accelerator would stick as if it was in cruise control mode. upon pumping the gas pedal the pedal would become unstuck. cruise control mode now no longer works in vehicle. the has happened on two different occasions once while making a turn and once while pulling into the parking lot.
01/06/201070000
 Speed control failed and after failing noticed that accelerator sticks and holds speed rather high. so far the engine returns to normal after tapping the peddle a time or two. upon reading however am sort of worried that sometime it may stick full power in which case would cause an accident.
03/09/2012115000
 While in a residential area, my car began to accelerate on its own and did not give way when i hit the breaks. the car started accelerating on its own at 40mph, and kept going to 50 mph, and then at 60 mph i began to panic. the traffic on the road i was traveling on was busy and cars were going in and out of businesses. when trying to hit the breaks the car slightly jerked and did not slow down the car. i was quickly approaching a line of cars waiting at a red light and there was no break down lane. luckily, i was able to move into a small parking area and nearly hit a storefront by 3 feet. i quickly put the car in park, while it continued to accelerate on its own. thinking i would reset something, i turned off the car and started it again. the car kept accelerating and created a lot of smoke in the back. $500 to fix at a ford dealership later and i am still anxious that the same issue will happen again but i will not be so lucky - what if it happened on the highway? when a pedestrian was crossing the road? what if i hit someone? ford needs to recall this part - and i want my money back!
09/07/201179800
 The gas pedal was stuck . i free it by re pressing the gas pedal a number of times. this has happen twice over 5 months. also i checked from news report about the cruise control and found that my control does not function at all.
04/10/2011180000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. the contact placed the gear shifter into neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure occurred three different times. the contact stated that the failure would occur within twenty-four hours of using the cruise control. the cruise control was not activated when the vehicle accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. there was an investigation for the 2005 ford taurus 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 180,000. sm.
02/14/201069500
 On the afternoon of february 14th, 2012 i was driving my vehicle in a residential area of west philadelphia when the car began to lurch forward when i applied the break. when i took my foot of the break, the car proceeded to accelerate at a speed of approximately 30 mph without my foot being on the accelerator. i went down one city block with the car still moving without me pushing the accelerator. i then pulled the car over and put the car in park and the engine continued to rev at approx 3000-4000 rpm. i then turned the car completely off and let it sit for about 5 minutes. i then turned it back on and the car continued to rev at 3000-4000 rpm while still in park. i then turned the car off and called for someone to pick me up as i believed the car was unsafe to drive. when my friend arrived, he attempted to start the car, and it started normally. he then drove the car back to my residence without incident. then on the afternoon of march 14th, 2012 i was again driving through a residential area at around 30 mph. i pushed on the break when approaching a stop light and the car continued to lurch forward. i became very afraid as i was close to the car in front of me and it appeared as though the car would not completely stop. after pressing down hard on the break, it did come to a complete stop, but was jerky and shaky when idle. when the light turned green, i proceeded down the street as i could not find a safe place to pull over because there were children in the area and i feared the car may keep going if i again attempted to stop. as it did on 2/14, the car coasted down the street at approximately 30-40 mph without me putting my foot on the accelerator. this time, i drove into a street without much traffic and after approximately 700 ft, the car began to drive normally.
03/02/201297078
 The throttle is sticking and causing the car to accelerate when trying to slow down. the first incident occurred about three weeks ago. at first we noticed when we would slow down for turns the car would want to accelerate. the second incident occurred when my wife tried to come to a stop in the garage and the car tied to take off. the third incident occurred with me driving the car. i went to stop at a stop light and the care did not want to slow down it wanted to accelerate almost causing me to run into the back of another car in front of me. we have found that if you put the car in park the throttle/acceleration will stop.
06/04/201186311
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he deactivated the cruise control while driving 55 mph, but the vehicle did not properly decelerate. there was a constant high rate of engine rpms until the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the throttle position sensor was replaced. the vehicle was then driven home and parked. the contact examined the vehicle the following morning and noticed that transmission fluid leaked onto the ground. the failure continued. the contact decided to disconnect the cruise control cable and the failure had not recurred since. the transmission leak continued despite numerous repairs performed by the contact and an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 86,311. sm.
03/16/2012106600
 Vehicle accelerates on its own, causing it to cruise around 50-60mph without any pressure on the throttle. when this happens, dropping the vehicle into neutral causes the engine to rev high. when shut off and started again, problem still persists. has noticeably occurred on three different instances. might be similar to a current nhtsa investigation regarding sticky accelerators on tauruses. the cruise control on the vehicle stopped working on the car approximately a year ago, and the problem has occurred since then.
01/22/201270959
 While driving down the road upon slowing down before making a turn accelerator would stick as if it was in cruise control mode. upon pumping the gas pedal the pedal would become unstuck. cruise control mode now no longer works in vehicle. the has happened on two different occasions once while making a turn and once while pulling into the parking lot.
01/06/201070000
 Speed control failed and after failing noticed that accelerator sticks and holds speed rather high. so far the engine returns to normal after tapping the peddle a time or two. upon reading however am sort of worried that sometime it may stick full power in which case would cause an accident.
03/09/2012115000
 While in a residential area, my car began to accelerate on its own and did not give way when i hit the breaks. the car started accelerating on its own at 40mph, and kept going to 50 mph, and then at 60 mph i began to panic. the traffic on the road i was traveling on was busy and cars were going in and out of businesses. when trying to hit the breaks the car slightly jerked and did not slow down the car. i was quickly approaching a line of cars waiting at a red light and there was no break down lane. luckily, i was able to move into a small parking area and nearly hit a storefront by 3 feet. i quickly put the car in park, while it continued to accelerate on its own. thinking i would reset something, i turned off the car and started it again. the car kept accelerating and created a lot of smoke in the back. $500 to fix at a ford dealership later and i am still anxious that the same issue will happen again but i will not be so lucky - what if it happened on the highway? when a pedestrian was crossing the road? what if i hit someone? ford needs to recall this part - and i want my money back!
09/07/201179800
 The gas pedal was stuck . i free it by re pressing the gas pedal a number of times. this has happen twice over 5 months. also i checked from news report about the cruise control and found that my control does not function at all.
04/10/2011180000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. the contact placed the gear shifter into neutral and was able to stop the vehicle. the failure occurred three different times. the contact stated that the failure would occur within twenty-four hours of using the cruise control. the cruise control was not activated when the vehicle accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. there was an investigation for the 2005 ford taurus 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 180,000. sm.
02/08/2012113234
 While driving vehicle to work, noticed that cruise control would not engage as normal. as i began to decel onto the off-ramp, the engine rpm stay at approx 2800 rpm and would not go any lower. found that black cruise control tab on throttle body had allowed throttle cable to slip out partially, causing the throttle body to stay partially open. had to wire-tye the end of throttle body for cable to remain engaged to operate vehicle.
01/01/2011100000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would abnormally accelerate when driving at any speed or when at a complete stop with the brakes depressed. on one occasion, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 50 mph without depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic numerous times for the failure. the mechanic replaced the throttle sensor and the cruise control was disconnected, but the failure persisted and the vehicle continued to abnormally accelerate. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. kmj
10/05/2011119000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact abnormally accelerated despite that the brakes were being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the mechanic confirmed that the throttle needed to be cleaned. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. kmj
03/13/201280000
 I was on my way home from the bank when my car suddenly sped up and wouldn't stop accelerating. i reached up to 55 mph without touching the gas petal. thankfully my brakes still worked and i was able to get to my house without causing any damage. however, my gas petal is still stuck, even with the car off, and i checked around the petal to make sure nothing had gotten in the way to make it stick, nothing had. now i can not drive my car without ruining my transmission and possibly the front of my house, as i'd fly right into it. this can be very dangerous, if my breaks would have gone out, i most certainly would have caused an accident and possibly killed someone. this was a very terrifying experience.
04/11/201164453
 My 2004 ford taurus accellerated on it's own on 3 separate occasions. without my foot on any pedal, my car kept going faster & faster. it would not stop by pressing the brakes. car had to be put in neutral & then turned off. it happened when mechanic drove my car, also. no car in front of me, so no accident. i paid twice to have my car fixed, since problem was difficult to diagnose. sounds like same throttle problem that is happening to other tauruses now. i have copies of my car repair receipts.
03/16/2012106600
 Vehicle accelerates on its own, causing it to cruise around 50-60mph without any pressure on the throttle. when this happens, dropping the vehicle into neutral causes the engine to rev high. when shut off and started again, problem still persists. has noticeably occurred on three different instances. might be similar to a current nhtsa investigation regarding sticky accelerators on tauruses. the cruise control on the vehicle stopped working on the car approximately a year ago, and the problem has occurred since then.
02/08/2012113234
 While driving vehicle to work, noticed that cruise control would not engage as normal. as i began to decel onto the off-ramp, the engine rpm stay at approx 2800 rpm and would not go any lower. found that black cruise control tab on throttle body had allowed throttle cable to slip out partially, causing the throttle body to stay partially open. had to wire-tye the end of throttle body for cable to remain engaged to operate vehicle.
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
01/22/201270959
 While driving down the road upon slowing down before making a turn accelerator would stick as if it was in cruise control mode. upon pumping the gas pedal the pedal would become unstuck. cruise control mode now no longer works in vehicle. the has happened on two different occasions once while making a turn and once while pulling into the parking lot.
01/06/201070000
 Speed control failed and after failing noticed that accelerator sticks and holds speed rather high. so far the engine returns to normal after tapping the peddle a time or two. upon reading however am sort of worried that sometime it may stick full power in which case would cause an accident.
03/09/2012115000
 While in a residential area, my car began to accelerate on its own and did not give way when i hit the breaks. the car started accelerating on its own at 40mph, and kept going to 50 mph, and then at 60 mph i began to panic. the traffic on the road i was traveling on was busy and cars were going in and out of businesses. when trying to hit the breaks the car slightly jerked and did not slow down the car. i was quickly approaching a line of cars waiting at a red light and there was no break down lane. luckily, i was able to move into a small parking area and nearly hit a storefront by 3 feet. i quickly put the car in park, while it continued to accelerate on its own. thinking i would reset something, i turned off the car and started it again. the car kept accelerating and created a lot of smoke in the back. $500 to fix at a ford dealership later and i am still anxious that the same issue will happen again but i will not be so lucky - what if it happened on the highway? when a pedestrian was crossing the road? what if i hit someone? ford needs to recall this part - and i want my money back!
09/07/201179800
 The gas pedal was stuck . i free it by re pressing the gas pedal a number of times. this has happen twice over 5 months. also i checked from news report about the cruise control and found that my control does not function at all.
03/08/2012125000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. the contact stated that while traveling 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and got locked at 4000 rpm's. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by turning the vehicle off. contact tried turning the vehicle on and off to see it corrected the problem, but the engine continued to rev up. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and they disconnected the throttle cable from the cruise control module. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 125,000.rl
02/08/2012113234
 While driving vehicle to work, noticed that cruise control would not engage as normal. as i began to decel onto the off-ramp, the engine rpm stay at approx 2800 rpm and would not go any lower. found that black cruise control tab on throttle body had allowed throttle cable to slip out partially, causing the throttle body to stay partially open. had to wire-tye the end of throttle body for cable to remain engaged to operate vehicle.
01/01/2011100000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated vehicle suddenly accelerates while driving at any speed, and at a complete stop with the brake depressed the vehicle also accelerates. the contact hand an incident when vehicle accelerated to 50mph without the accelerator pedal depressed. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic numerous times for the failure. the mechanic replaced the throttle sensor, and the cruise control was disconnected, but the failure was not corrected. the vehicle continues to accelerate. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000, and the current mileage was 130,000. li
10/05/2011119000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle increased in speed despite the brakes being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed the throttle needed to be cleaned. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. rds
03/13/201280000
 I was on my way home from the bank when my car suddenly sped up and wouldn't stop accelerating. i reached up to 55 mph without touching the gas petal. thankfully my brakes still worked and i was able to get to my house without causing any damage. however, my gas petal is still stuck, even with the car off, and i checked around the petal to make sure nothing had gotten in the way to make it stick, nothing had. now i can not drive my car without ruining my transmission and possibly the front of my house, as i'd fly right into it. this can be very dangerous, if my breaks would have gone out, i most certainly would have caused an accident and possibly killed someone. this was a very terrifying experience.
02/01/2011100000
 While driving, if the ac is on, the car will sometimes accelerate on its own. it will rev up to 3000-3500 rpms and maintain for awhile and eventually stop accelerating. possibly related, the cruise control turns on, but a cruising speed cannot be set. this happens multiple times.
03/08/201040000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to higher speeds. the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were applied. the vehicle was safely coasted to the shoulder of the road and restarted. the vehicle was then taken to a dealer and they informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was approximately 40,000. sm.
03/13/201148000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the accelerator pedal would get jammed. in order to release the pedal, the contact had to place the vehicle in park. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 48,000. sm.
03/01/201040000
 Date approximate. ford taurus 2004. vehicle accelerated and rpm increased on a downhill grade after removing all pressure from the accelerator peddle. on subsequent level grades vehicle did not slow down when the accelerator peddle was released. braking was difficult. upon inspection, the cable end had slipped out of its socket and jammed behind the control linkage. the ford garage said that ford had no recalls on the item and i would have to pay to replace the entire throttle body. not having the money and wanting to await news from ford, i carefully drilled a small hole through the nuckle/linkage and then safety wired the nuckle to the linkage. i drive less than 6000 miles a year. it is still working but the weakened conditioned, original defect and subsequent temporary
03/15/2010109000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 20 mph when the vehicle increased acceleration unexpectedly. the failure stopped after the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 109,000 and the current mileage was 126,258. sm.
04/11/201164453
 My 2004 ford taurus accellerated on it's own on 3 separate occasions. without my foot on any pedal, my car kept going faster & faster. it would not stop by pressing the brakes. car had to be put in neutral & then turned off. it happened when mechanic drove my car, also. no car in front of me, so no accident. i paid twice to have my car fixed, since problem was difficult to diagnose. sounds like same throttle problem that is happening to other tauruses now. i have copies of my car repair receipts.
05/20/201168200
 When attempting to slow down to stop the car the rpm's revved up to over 3000rpm and it was difficult to stop the car. i had to press on the brake really hard and the car was still revved up over 3000rpm. i could barely get the car off the road and had to throw it into park and turn the car off. when i turned the car back on it still revved up to over 3000rpms. the next day the car started and idled at a normal 1000rpms. the problem repeated itself two other times with very similar scenarios. it is very difficult to get the car stopped as if it wants to run away. the first occurance was may, 2011, then oct., 2011, and feb. 2012.
11/08/201170500
 I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect.
03/10/2010128000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the cruise control would become stuck and the vehicle would accelerate and abnormally. when the failure occurred, the contact would have difficulty bringing the vehicle to a stop. the contact stated that the failure could have been caused by the cable tightening, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for confirmation of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 141,000.
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
05/01/201059900
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. the contact would pump in order to dislodge the pedal. the dealer diagnosed that the cruise control cable separated, which interfered with the throttle body. the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 59,900 and the current mileage was 80,000.
02/01/2012108000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral. the failure ceased and the contact continued driving. a few moments later, the failure recurred. the contact safely drove the vehicle home and had her spouse examine the vehicle. the contact's spouse noticed that the cruise control cable was detached and he reattached it. the vehicle was not take to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj
07/19/201150000
 Just saw this that you were investigating on 2005-06 ford taurus models in local paper for similar complaint. my complaint is for the cruise control or throttel control on my ford taurus 2004. my cruise control stopped working. after that, sometimes my car would just lock on usually at 40 to 60 mph as far as accelaration and eventually disengage after a period of time after pressing gas pedal or i would shut my car off to reset/reboot. it happened many times, but luckily no accidents, just a lot of wear and tear on brakes. i did mention this phenomenon several years ago to local dealer when my cruise went out and they said nothing ususual was reported and no recalls at the time. lee
03/09/2012115000
 While in a residential area, my car began to accelerate on its own and did not give way when i hit the breaks. the car started accelerating on its own at 40mph, and kept going to 50 mph, and then at 60 mph i began to panic. the traffic on the road i was traveling on was busy and cars were going in and out of businesses. when trying to hit the breaks the car slightly jerked and did not slow down the car. i was quickly approaching a line of cars waiting at a red light and there was no break down lane. luckily, i was able to move into a small parking area and nearly hit a storefront by 3 feet. i quickly put the car in park, while it continued to accelerate on its own. thinking i would reset something, i turned off the car and started it again. the car kept accelerating and created a lot of smoke in the back. $500 to fix at a ford dealership later and i am still anxious that the same issue will happen again but i will not be so lucky - what if it happened on the highway? when a pedestrian was crossing the road? what if i hit someone? ford needs to recall this part - and i want my money back!
09/07/201179800
 The gas pedal was stuck . i free it by re pressing the gas pedal a number of times. this has happen twice over 5 months. also i checked from news report about the cruise control and found that my control does not function at all.
03/08/2012125000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. the contact stated that while traveling 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and got locked at 4000 rpm's. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by turning the vehicle off. contact tried turning the vehicle on and off to see it corrected the problem, but the engine continued to rev up. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and they disconnected the throttle cable from the cruise control module. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 125,000.rl
02/08/2012113234
 While driving vehicle to work, noticed that cruise control would not engage as normal. as i began to decel onto the off-ramp, the engine rpm stay at approx 2800 rpm and would not go any lower. found that black cruise control tab on throttle body had allowed throttle cable to slip out partially, causing the throttle body to stay partially open. had to wire-tye the end of throttle body for cable to remain engaged to operate vehicle.
01/01/2011100000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated vehicle suddenly accelerates while driving at any speed, and at a complete stop with the brake depressed the vehicle also accelerates. the contact hand an incident when vehicle accelerated to 50mph without the accelerator pedal depressed. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic numerous times for the failure. the mechanic replaced the throttle sensor, and the cruise control was disconnected, but the failure was not corrected. the vehicle continues to accelerate. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000, and the current mileage was 130,000. li
10/05/2011119000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle increased in speed despite the brakes being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed the throttle needed to be cleaned. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. rds
03/13/201280000
 I was on my way home from the bank when my car suddenly sped up and wouldn't stop accelerating. i reached up to 55 mph without touching the gas petal. thankfully my brakes still worked and i was able to get to my house without causing any damage. however, my gas petal is still stuck, even with the car off, and i checked around the petal to make sure nothing had gotten in the way to make it stick, nothing had. now i can not drive my car without ruining my transmission and possibly the front of my house, as i'd fly right into it. this can be very dangerous, if my breaks would have gone out, i most certainly would have caused an accident and possibly killed someone. this was a very terrifying experience.
02/01/2011100000
 While driving, if the ac is on, the car will sometimes accelerate on its own. it will rev up to 3000-3500 rpms and maintain for awhile and eventually stop accelerating. possibly related, the cruise control turns on, but a cruising speed cannot be set. this happens multiple times.
03/08/201040000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to higher speeds. the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were applied. the vehicle was safely coasted to the shoulder of the road and restarted. the vehicle was then taken to a dealer and they informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was approximately 40,000. sm.
03/13/201148000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the accelerator pedal would get jammed. in order to release the pedal, the contact had to place the vehicle in park. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 48,000. sm.
03/01/201040000
 Date approximate. ford taurus 2004. vehicle accelerated and rpm increased on a downhill grade after removing all pressure from the accelerator peddle. on subsequent level grades vehicle did not slow down when the accelerator peddle was released. braking was difficult. upon inspection, the cable end had slipped out of its socket and jammed behind the control linkage. the ford garage said that ford had no recalls on the item and i would have to pay to replace the entire throttle body. not having the money and wanting to await news from ford, i carefully drilled a small hole through the nuckle/linkage and then safety wired the nuckle to the linkage. i drive less than 6000 miles a year. it is still working but the weakened conditioned, original defect and subsequent temporary
03/15/2010109000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 20 mph when the vehicle increased acceleration unexpectedly. the failure stopped after the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 109,000 and the current mileage was 126,258. sm.
04/11/201164453
 My 2004 ford taurus accellerated on it's own on 3 separate occasions. without my foot on any pedal, my car kept going faster & faster. it would not stop by pressing the brakes. car had to be put in neutral & then turned off. it happened when mechanic drove my car, also. no car in front of me, so no accident. i paid twice to have my car fixed, since problem was difficult to diagnose. sounds like same throttle problem that is happening to other tauruses now. i have copies of my car repair receipts.
05/20/201168200
 When attempting to slow down to stop the car the rpm's revved up to over 3000rpm and it was difficult to stop the car. i had to press on the brake really hard and the car was still revved up over 3000rpm. i could barely get the car off the road and had to throw it into park and turn the car off. when i turned the car back on it still revved up to over 3000rpms. the next day the car started and idled at a normal 1000rpms. the problem repeated itself two other times with very similar scenarios. it is very difficult to get the car stopped as if it wants to run away. the first occurance was may, 2011, then oct., 2011, and feb. 2012.
11/08/201170500
 I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect.
03/10/2010128000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the cruise control would become stuck and the vehicle would accelerate and abnormally. when the failure occurred, the contact would have difficulty bringing the vehicle to a stop. the contact stated that the failure could have been caused by the cable tightening, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for confirmation of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 141,000. kmj
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
05/01/201059900
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. the contact would pump in order to dislodge the pedal. the dealer diagnosed that the cruise control cable separated, which interfered with the throttle body. the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 59,900 and the current mileage was 80,000. kmj
02/01/2012108000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral. the failure ceased and the contact continued driving. a few moments later, the failure recurred. the contact safely drove the vehicle home and had her spouse examine the vehicle. the contact's spouse noticed that the cruise control cable was detached and he reattached it. the vehicle was not take to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj
07/19/201150000
 Just saw this that you were investigating on 2005-06 ford taurus models in local paper for similar complaint. my complaint is for the cruise control or throttel control on my ford taurus 2004. my cruise control stopped working. after that, sometimes my car would just lock on usually at 40 to 60 mph as far as accelaration and eventually disengage after a period of time after pressing gas pedal or i would shut my car off to reset/reboot. it happened many times, but luckily no accidents, just a lot of wear and tear on brakes. i did mention this phenomenon several years ago to local dealer when my cruise went out and they said nothing ususual was reported and no recalls at the time. lee
02/08/2012113234
 While driving vehicle to work, noticed that cruise control would not engage as normal. as i began to decel onto the off-ramp, the engine rpm stay at approx 2800 rpm and would not go any lower. found that black cruise control tab on throttle body had allowed throttle cable to slip out partially, causing the throttle body to stay partially open. had to wire-tye the end of throttle body for cable to remain engaged to operate vehicle.
01/01/2011100000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated vehicle suddenly accelerates while driving at any speed, and at a complete stop with the brake depressed the vehicle also accelerates. the contact hand an incident when vehicle accelerated to 50mph without the accelerator pedal depressed. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic numerous times for the failure. the mechanic replaced the throttle sensor, and the cruise control was disconnected, but the failure was not corrected. the vehicle continues to accelerate. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000, and the current mileage was 130,000. li
10/05/2011119000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle increased in speed despite the brakes being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed the throttle needed to be cleaned. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. rds
03/13/201280000
 I was on my way home from the bank when my car suddenly sped up and wouldn't stop accelerating. i reached up to 55 mph without touching the gas petal. thankfully my brakes still worked and i was able to get to my house without causing any damage. however, my gas petal is still stuck, even with the car off, and i checked around the petal to make sure nothing had gotten in the way to make it stick, nothing had. now i can not drive my car without ruining my transmission and possibly the front of my house, as i'd fly right into it. this can be very dangerous, if my breaks would have gone out, i most certainly would have caused an accident and possibly killed someone. this was a very terrifying experience.
02/01/2011100000
 While driving, if the ac is on, the car will sometimes accelerate on its own. it will rev up to 3000-3500 rpms and maintain for awhile and eventually stop accelerating. possibly related, the cruise control turns on, but a cruising speed cannot be set. this happens multiple times.
03/08/201040000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to higher speeds. the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were applied. the vehicle was safely coasted to the shoulder of the road and restarted. the vehicle was then taken to a dealer and they informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was approximately 40,000. sm.
03/13/201148000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the accelerator pedal would get jammed. in order to release the pedal, the contact had to place the vehicle in park. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 48,000. sm.
03/01/201040000
 Date approximate. ford taurus 2004. vehicle accelerated and rpm increased on a downhill grade after removing all pressure from the accelerator peddle. on subsequent level grades vehicle did not slow down when the accelerator peddle was released. braking was difficult. upon inspection, the cable end had slipped out of its socket and jammed behind the control linkage. the ford garage said that ford had no recalls on the item and i would have to pay to replace the entire throttle body. not having the money and wanting to await news from ford, i carefully drilled a small hole through the nuckle/linkage and then safety wired the nuckle to the linkage. i drive less than 6000 miles a year. it is still working but the weakened conditioned, original defect and subsequent temporary
03/15/2010109000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 20 mph when the vehicle increased acceleration unexpectedly. the failure stopped after the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 109,000 and the current mileage was 126,258. sm.
04/11/201164453
 My 2004 ford taurus accellerated on it's own on 3 separate occasions. without my foot on any pedal, my car kept going faster & faster. it would not stop by pressing the brakes. car had to be put in neutral & then turned off. it happened when mechanic drove my car, also. no car in front of me, so no accident. i paid twice to have my car fixed, since problem was difficult to diagnose. sounds like same throttle problem that is happening to other tauruses now. i have copies of my car repair receipts.
05/20/201168200
 When attempting to slow down to stop the car the rpm's revved up to over 3000rpm and it was difficult to stop the car. i had to press on the brake really hard and the car was still revved up over 3000rpm. i could barely get the car off the road and had to throw it into park and turn the car off. when i turned the car back on it still revved up to over 3000rpms. the next day the car started and idled at a normal 1000rpms. the problem repeated itself two other times with very similar scenarios. it is very difficult to get the car stopped as if it wants to run away. the first occurance was may, 2011, then oct., 2011, and feb. 2012.
11/08/201170500
 I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect.
03/10/2010128000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the cruise control would become stuck and the vehicle would accelerate and abnormally. when the failure occurred, the contact would have difficulty bringing the vehicle to a stop. the contact stated that the failure could have been caused by the cable tightening, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for confirmation of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 141,000. kmj
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
05/01/201059900
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. the contact would pump in order to dislodge the pedal. the dealer diagnosed that the cruise control cable separated, which interfered with the throttle body. the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 59,900 and the current mileage was 80,000. kmj
02/01/2012108000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral. the failure ceased and the contact continued driving. a few moments later, the failure recurred. the contact safely drove the vehicle home and had her spouse examine the vehicle. the contact's spouse noticed that the cruise control cable was detached and he reattached it. the vehicle was not take to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj
07/19/201150000
 Just saw this that you were investigating on 2005-06 ford taurus models in local paper for similar complaint. my complaint is for the cruise control or throttel control on my ford taurus 2004. my cruise control stopped working. after that, sometimes my car would just lock on usually at 40 to 60 mph as far as accelaration and eventually disengage after a period of time after pressing gas pedal or i would shut my car off to reset/reboot. it happened many times, but luckily no accidents, just a lot of wear and tear on brakes. i did mention this phenomenon several years ago to local dealer when my cruise went out and they said nothing ususual was reported and no recalls at the time. lee
03/13/201280000
 I was on my way home from the bank when my car suddenly sped up and wouldn't stop accelerating. i reached up to 55 mph without touching the gas petal. thankfully my brakes still worked and i was able to get to my house without causing any damage. however, my gas petal is still stuck, even with the car off, and i checked around the petal to make sure nothing had gotten in the way to make it stick, nothing had. now i can not drive my car without ruining my transmission and possibly the front of my house, as i'd fly right into it. this can be very dangerous, if my breaks would have gone out, i most certainly would have caused an accident and possibly killed someone. this was a very terrifying experience.
02/01/2011100000
 While driving, if the ac is on, the car will sometimes accelerate on its own. it will rev up to 3000-3500 rpms and maintain for awhile and eventually stop accelerating. possibly related, the cruise control turns on, but a cruising speed cannot be set. this happens multiple times.
03/08/201040000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated to higher speeds. after applying teh brakes it would not stop. the vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and restarted. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and they advised her that they wfere unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 40,000. tb
03/13/201148000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the accelerator pedal would get jammed. in order to relase it he would have to place the vehicle into park. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 48,000. tb
03/15/2010109000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was driving 20 mph when the vehicle increased acceleration un expectantly. the failure stopped after the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 109,000 and the current mileage was 126,258. rds
04/11/201164453
 My 2004 ford taurus accellerated on it's own on 3 separate occasions. without my foot on any pedal, my car kept going faster & faster. it would not stop by pressing the brakes. car had to be put in neutral & then turned off. it happened when mechanic drove my car, also. no car in front of me, so no accident. i paid twice to have my car fixed, since problem was difficult to diagnose. sounds like same throttle problem that is happening to other tauruses now. i have copies of my car repair receipts.
05/20/201168200
 When attempting to slow down to stop the car the rpm's revved up to over 3000rpm and it was difficult to stop the car. i had to press on the brake really hard and the car was still revved up over 3000rpm. i could barely get the car off the road and had to throw it into park and turn the car off. when i turned the car back on it still revved up to over 3000rpms. the next day the car started and idled at a normal 1000rpms. the problem repeated itself two other times with very similar scenarios. it is very difficult to get the car stopped as if it wants to run away. the first occurance was may, 2011, then oct., 2011, and feb. 2012.
11/08/201170500
 I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect.
03/10/2010128000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the cruise control would become stuck and the vehicle would accelerate and abnormally. when the failure occurred, the contact would have difficulty bringing the vehicle to a stop. the contact stated that the failure could have been caused by the cable tightening, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for confirmation of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 141,000. kmj
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
05/01/201059900
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. the contact would pump in order to dislodge the pedal. the dealer diagnosed that the cruise control cable separated, which interfered with the throttle body. the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 59,900 and the current mileage was 80,000. kmj
02/01/2012108000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral. the failure ceased and the contact continued driving. a few moments later, the failure recurred. the contact safely drove the vehicle home and had her spouse examine the vehicle. the contact's spouse noticed that the cruise control cable was detached and he reattached it. the vehicle was not take to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj
07/19/201150000
 Just saw this that you were investigating on 2005-06 ford taurus models in local paper for similar complaint. my complaint is for the cruise control or throttel control on my ford taurus 2004. my cruise control stopped working. after that, sometimes my car would just lock on usually at 40 to 60 mph as far as accelaration and eventually disengage after a period of time after pressing gas pedal or i would shut my car off to reset/reboot. it happened many times, but luckily no accidents, just a lot of wear and tear on brakes. i did mention this phenomenon several years ago to local dealer when my cruise went out and they said nothing ususual was reported and no recalls at the time. lee
05/20/201168200
 When attempting to slow down to stop the car the rpm's revved up to over 3000rpm and it was difficult to stop the car. i had to press on the brake really hard and the car was still revved up over 3000rpm. i could barely get the car off the road and had to throw it into park and turn the car off. when i turned the car back on it still revved up to over 3000rpms. the next day the car started and idled at a normal 1000rpms. the problem repeated itself two other times with very similar scenarios. it is very difficult to get the car stopped as if it wants to run away. the first occurance was may, 2011, then oct., 2011, and feb. 2012.
11/08/201170500
 I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect.
03/10/2010128000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the cruise control would get stuck and the vehicle would accelerate and not slow down. the contact felt this was caused by the cable tightening, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 141,000.rl
02/18/2012
 Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem.
05/01/201059900
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would stick, causing the vehicle to drive forward without command, uncontrollably. the contact would pump the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to begin riving normally. the dealer diagnosed that the that the cruise control cable separated, which interfered with the throttle body. the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 59,900 and the current mileage was 80,000. nw
02/01/2012108000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in the engine rpms. the contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal and shifted into neutral. the failure ceased and the contact continued driving. a few moments later, the failure recurred. the contact safely drove the vehicle home and had her spouse examine the vehicle. the contact's spouse noticed that the cruise control cable was detached and he reattached it. the vehicle was not take to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000. the vin was unavailable. sm.
08/09/201179000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 60 mph. the tacometer began to display a very high reading and the contact applied the brakes. the brakes would not disengage the cruise control, but the vehicle began to decelerate. the contact also stated that it was very difficult to stop the vehicle because the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was eventually pulled over to the side of the road and shut off. upon restart, the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was driven safely to an authorized dealer, where the throttle body and the cruise control cable were repaired. the failure mileage was 79,000. sm.
08/09/201179000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while using the cruise control while driving 50 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerating up to 60 mph. the contact stated the rpm's starting racing so the contact applied the brakes. the contact stated the brakes would not disengage the cruise control but the vehicle was slowing down. the contact stated it was very difficult stopping the vehicle with the brakes because the rpm's kept racing. the contact was able to pulled and shut the vehicle off. the contact restarted the vehicle and the rpm's continued to race at a high revolution. the contact drove the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer repaired the throttle body and the cruise control cable. the contact stated the was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 79,000. jo
06/22/2011114000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that when driving approximately 45 mph and merging onto a highway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to higher speeds. after trying to depress her brakes, the vehicle still wouldn't stop as if they were stiff. after merging off of the highway she had to use her emergency brake in order to finally get it to stop. the vehicle was then towed to a dealer and they advised her that speed control cable had fractured which caused the unattended acceleration. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 114,000. tb
03/15/201181000
 Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the driver informed him of the engine rpms increasing when the vehicle stopped. while driving at any speed the vehicle would not slow down when pressure was removed from the accelerator pedal. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the cable from the vehicle speed control was not properly attached to the throttle body arm. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have the failure diagnosed and it was not repaired. the failure mileage was 81,000 and the current mileage was 82,918.
03/15/201181000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the driver informed him of the engine revving while stopped. the driver also informed him that while driving at any speed the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was removed from the accelerator pedal. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed the cable from the vehicle speed control was not properly attached to the throttle body arm. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure mileage was 81,000 and the current mileage was 82,918. sm.
02/19/201195000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was at a complete stop when the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. the brakes were applied but the vehicle would not stop until the contact shifted into neutral. the dealer was contacted and advised that the vehicle would need to be diagnosed for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
02/19/201195000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while stopped at a light the vehicle accelerated on its own. the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and the vehicle would not stop until the contact placed the gear in neutral. the contact stated there were no lights illuminated on the dash board. the dealer was contacted and stated the vehicle needed to be taken in to the dealer for a diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000. ds
05/15/2008
 Gas pedal sticks at take off but will free after jerking it a little.
10/02/201063000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that when it rains there is water on the floor of the passenger side of the vehicle. there is no visibility damage to the seals on the windshield, but water comes in. the dealer stated that there is a recall on the 2002-2003 model under campaign number 03v087000, which deals with the windshield, but not this year model. the failure mileage and current mileage was 63000.rl
08/09/201097000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while traveling at any speed the contact noticed that while using the cruise control it will suddenly increase in speed without warning. the vehicle has not been diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 97000. bml
06/11/2010118000
 Accelerator revved without foot on gas pedal. i was coming to a stop, removed foot from gas, stepped on brake when engine start revving. at first i though brakes were failing because it wasn't slowing down as quickly as usual. had to put car in neutral and turn off. it happened years ago, before the toyota problem. thought it was an isolated incident until it now happened 2 times in 2 weeks. only happens when stopping/parking. no sudden acceleration while in motion. also happened to my wife. floor mat issue or hitting accelerator instead of brake is not the case.
01/10/2010700001
 My 2004 ford taurus engine pedal not work well, no response when i push it till i push it hard enough, it will work. it is like this situation for 1`2 years. it is ok before. *tr
09/23/2009750001
 Gas pedal jammed in 2004 ford taurus. *tr
10/15/2009652031
 When turning into a bank parking lot and while putting the car into park the car surged forward jumped a curb and struck the bank building. engine continued to rev until the ignition was turned off. *tr
11/07/200850098
 Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving 65 mph, the cruise control failed to activate after several attempts and caused the speed to decrease. after approximately ten minutes of driving, the cruise control switch activated on its own. the cruise control indicator was not illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact exited off of the highway, but she could not deactivate the cruise control. she had to place the vehicle into neutral in order to completely stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the cruise control cable failed. the cost to repair the vehicle was $404. no repairs have yet been made and the vehicle is still being driven. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 50,098 and current mileage was 60,200.
12/02/20043550104/05/2004
 Vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing it to go out of control and a striking a building.*ak the consumer stated that he was parking the vehicle with his foot on the brake when it accelerated. the vehicle jumped a concrete retainer and left tire marks on the ground. the vehicle crashed through a glass window of a video store and left tire marks on the carpet. the consumer put the vehicle in park and it came to a stop. the service dealer did not know the cause therefore did not know what to fix. the consumer was told that the vehicle showed signs of an electrical problem. the consumer was told that the rpm's where higher than they should be. *tc
09/04/20042000502/14/2004
 Car surges on cold starts,and at times just idle (cold or hot). *nm
06/04/2004100303/28/2004
 I purchased a new 2004 taurus wagon with abs and optional traction control in march,2004. i have had three instances wherein at low speed (5-10 mph) and on either wet road , gravel or other rough surface, and on attempt to brake, i have experienced brake failure and/or the engine simultaneously accelerates. i have had to place the car in neutral to overcome the forward surge. on one occasion i failed to stop at a stop sign. i had presented the vehicle to the dealer in april, 2004. at that time the dealer (smith cairns ford,yonkers,ny) claimed the brake rotors were uneven. subsequent to that repair, i experienced the same problem only this time the absand traction control warning indicators activated. the dealer replaced left front wheel traction control sensor. the same problem occurred again on july 8, 2004. the dealer has been notified and i am awaiting advice from the service manager as to when the company service rep. can inspect the vehicle. *la
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
05/28/200442305/13/2004
 I bought a 2004 ford taurus se brand new. after about two weeks i started to get vibration from the accelerator pedal between 42-45 miles ph. i took the car back to the dealer and a mfg warning came on for this problem and the directive was followed by the dealer so i thought the problem was over. within two days later the problem got more severe and in addition to the vibrating gas pedal and steering wheel started to shake. i made another appointment and brought the car in for service at the dealer and after waiting two hours for my car the dealer told me that there was nothing they could do for me that this problem was under research to find a permanent fix for both problems. i told the dealer the this is a 2004 ford taurus with 2,900 miles on it and the problem was getting worse by the day and that i wanted my car fixed for fear that something worse would happen. the dealer and ford motor company refused to do anything about it and totally ignored my safety in this car. ford motor company further said check back in about 6 months maybe we might have a fix for the problems. in the meantime they could care less if something happened to me in their car knowing i had progressive problems with this car and that i was totally unsatisfied. i even suggested that they keep the car until it was fixed and lend me a loaner car until the car was safe, again they refused. please also note that both problems were verified at the dealership where i bought my car they didn't deny the problems but refused to fix it from ford motor company. *la
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES
05/22/2001105/22/2001
 Throttle cable rubbing against engine causing gas pedal vibration. oil filter leaks onto part of muffler causing smoke no matter how tight. *nm
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
05/08/200756219107/02/2005
 Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle's cruise control failed to activate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the cable for the cruise control was bad and the connector failed. the repair parts were not covered under the warranty. the engine size was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 56,219.

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