Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12005 | Ford Motor Company | 03/07/2012 | 10/22/2012 | Stuck 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 ( | ||||||
| PE12005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/07/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 14 complaints (voqs) from owners of model year 2005 and 2006 ford taurus vehicles alleging incidents of a stuck throttle resulting from cruise control cable detachment.complaints allege engine speeds as high as approximately 4,000 rpm after shifting into park or neutral.some complaints report that it was difficult to slow the vehicle with the service brakes during the incident and one report indicated that when the car was finally stopped, it was partially in an intersection after going through a red light.in some of the incidents, the drivers alleged having to shut-off the engine and/or shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency, and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect. the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10449871, 10444462, 10437732, 10406267, 10403001, 10384248, 10372324, 10370428, 10357731, 10356079, 10352646, 10321690, 10295451, 10291758. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||
| PE12005 | Ford Motor Company | 03/07/2012 | 10/22/2012 | Stuck 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 ( | ||||||
| PE12005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/07/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 14 complaints (voqs) from owners of model year 2005 and 2006 ford taurus vehicles alleging incidents of a stuck throttle resulting from cruise control cable detachment.complaints allege engine speeds as high as approximately 4,000 rpm after shifting into park or neutral.some complaints report that it was difficult to slow the vehicle with the service brakes during the incident and one report indicated that when the car was finally stopped, it was partially in an intersection after going through a red light.in some of the incidents, the drivers alleged having to shut-off the engine and/or shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency, and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect. the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10449871, 10444462, 10437732, 10406267, 10403001, 10384248, 10372324, 10370428, 10357731, 10356079, 10352646, 10321690, 10295451, 10291758. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/15/2013 | 160000 | ||
| On my way to work i was trying to reduce my speed but noticed i couldn't because it was as if i still had my foot on the gas pedal, and my car was not slowing down. it happened on two different occasions that morning, when i left work it was worse the gas pedal was almost stuck and was still gaining speed even with me applying the brake, i almost hit several people before i was able to get to my destination and shut the car off. as a mother i was thankful my children were not in the car at the times this occurred, but it scared me to death and am lucky to be alive. this issue is putting people's lives in danger and should be addressed immediately. i contacted the the used car dealership where i purchased the car(waldorf ford & dodge used car center) and spoke to a service manager named drew. i explained to him the issue and what happened that day, and he said there would be a charge of $116.00 just to look at the car at the dealership, he never told me there was any kind of investigation regarding this issue and acted as if he knew nothing about this recall in process | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 79000 | 1 | |
| Gas pedal sticks when starting car. very stiff until you tap several times. seems to be getting progressively worse. *tr | |||
| 03/07/2013 | 79564 | ||
| While drive down the street approx 25mph the engine started to rev up and the car accelerated. even when i tried to brake the car wanted to continue to drive. i tried stomping on the gas pedal, but if didn't have any affect. i pulled off the road shut off the car and restarted the problem did not happen again. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 76000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the rpm increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage 78,000. | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 55100 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. after placing the gear in neutral, the rpm reading increased. the contact shutdown then restarted the vehicle and was able to drive without failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the throttle cable seized causing the acceleration. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the mechanic stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned. after the repair the failure recurred. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,100. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 76000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the rpm increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage 78,000. mah | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 55100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. after placing the gear in neutral, the rpm reading increased. the contact shutdown then restarted the vehicle and was able to drive without failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the throttle cable seized causing the acceleration. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the mechanic stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned. after the repair the failure recurred. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,100. mah | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 76000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the rpm increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage 78,000. mah | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 55100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. after placing the gear in neutral, the rpm reading increased. the contact shutdown then restarted the vehicle and was able to drive without failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the throttle cable seized causing the acceleration. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the mechanic stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned. after the repair the failure recurred. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,100. mah | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 76000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the rpm increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage 78,000. mah | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 55100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. after placing the gear in neutral, the rpm reading increased. the contact shutdown then restarted the vehicle and was able to drive without failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the throttle cable seized causing the acceleration. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the mechanic stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned. after the repair the failure recurred. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,100. mah | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 76000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage 78,000. dr | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 55100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. after placing the gear in neutral, the rpm reading increased. the contact shutdown then restarted the vehicle and was able to drive without failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the throttle cable seized causing the acceleration. the failure occurred three different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the mechanic stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned. after the repair the failure recurred. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,100. mah | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact had to depress the brake pedal with extreme force and shift into neutral in order to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 105,593. | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact had to depress the brake pedal with extreme force and shift into neutral in order to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 105,593. kmj | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 35mph the vehicle the engined raved up and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact had to depress the brake pedal with force and placed the gear into neutral to bring the vehicle under control. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 105,593. li | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 1 | ||
| I bought a ford taurus on december 3 got it home and put it in park and it was like the accelerator was stuck. have had it in shop numerous times. it does this going down the road at times and is unpredictable. it is very hard to apply the brake to stop it and i have to romp on the gas and then hit the brakes. my cruise control in my care does not work and have read that it maybe part of the problem. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | |||
| I bought a ford taurus on december 3 got it home and put it in park and it was like the accelarater was stuck. have had it in shop numerous times. it does this going down the road at times and is unpredictible. it is very hard to apply the brake to stop it and i have to romp on the gas and then hit the brakes. my cruise control in my care does not work and have read that it maybe part of the problem. | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Last fall i was driving on the interstate about 45 miles. when i reached the city i was visiting i got off interstate and came to red light. vehicle engine started revving. i had to keep foot on brake to prevent rearending car in front of me. my car continued to do this while in traffic. i got home ok and didn't have a problem again until i drove it on the interstate again. the problem seemed to stop for a month or two until my husband was driving in december 2012 and he tried to use the cruise control and it would not work. when we got to the city off the interstate the car began the acceleration again while in bumper to bumper traffic. it happened once again to me two weeks ago and last week the check engine light has come on. the car seems to drive ok until we drive it at interstate speeds for a period of time and then slow down. i am afraid this is going to cause an accident. *tr | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Last fall i was driving on the interstate about 45 miles. when i reached the city i was visiting i got off interstate and came to red light. vehicle engine started reving. i had to keep foot on brake to prevent rearending car in front of me. my car continued to do this while in traffic. i got home ok and didnt have a problem again until i drove it on the interstate again. the problem seemed to stop for a month or two until my husband was driving in december 2012 and he tried to use the cruise control and it would not work. when we got to the city off the interstate the car began the acceleration again while in bumper to bumper traffic. it happened once again to me two weeks ago and last week the check engine light has come on. the car seems to drive ok until we drive it at interstate speeds for a period of time and then slow down. i am afraid this is going to cause an accident. | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 144000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact was able to decelerate by shifting into neutral. the contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that there may have been a problem with the on-board computer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were 144,000. | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 144000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact was able to decelerate by shifting into neutral. the contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that there may have been a problem with the on-board computer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were 144,000. mh | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Beginning a few months ago (november 2012), my 2006 ford taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. these few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. i notice them at lower speeds, but i cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. the last incident was december 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. the vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. i noticed it was hard to stop and the rpm's were not slowing down when i broke. i then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. at that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and i turned the car off. i started the car again in park and it did the same thing. the third restart, it began to increase, but when i pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle rpm. upon searching google for this issue, i saw multiple reports on the nhtsa's investigation in march 2012. as a result, i am submitting this claim. the descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue. *tr | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 144000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact was able to decelerate by shifting into neutral. the contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that there may have been a problem with the on-board computer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were 144,000. mh | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Beginning a few months ago (november 2012), my 2006 ford taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. these few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. i notice them at lower speeds, but i cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. the last incident was december 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. the vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. i noticed it was hard to stop and the rpm's were not slowing down when i broke. i then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. at that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and i turned the car off. i started the car again in park and it did the same thing. the third restart, it began to increase, but when i pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle rpm. upon searching google for this issue, i saw multiple reports on the nhtsa's investigation in march 2012. as a result, i am submitting this claim. the descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue. | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 144000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle at 30 mph the vehicle suddenly started to accelerate. the contact stated that this failure happened before. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told there may be a problem with the vehicles computer. the contact stated that they had to put the vehicle into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the failure mileage and current mileages were 144,000.rl | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Beginning a few months ago (november 2012), my 2006 ford taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. these few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. i notice them at lower speeds, but i cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. the last incident was december 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. the vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. i noticed it was hard to stop and the rpm's were not slowing down when i broke. i then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. at that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and i turned the car off. i started the car again in park and it did the same thing. the third restart, it began to increase, but when i pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle rpm. upon searching google for this issue, i saw multiple reports on the nhtsa's investigation in march 2012. as a result, i am submitting this claim. the descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue. | |||
| 01/01/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact had to apply intense pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. the failure recurred sporadically. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileage was 105,000. kmj | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 144000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle at 30 mph the vehicle suddenly started to accelerate. the contact stated that this failure happened before. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told there may be a problem with the vehicles computer. the contact stated that they had to put the vehicle into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the failure mileage and current mileages were 144,000.rl | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Beginning a few months ago (november 2012), my 2006 ford taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. these few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. i notice them at lower speeds, but i cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. the last incident was december 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. the vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. i noticed it was hard to stop and the rpm's were not slowing down when i broke. i then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. at that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and i turned the car off. i started the car again in park and it did the same thing. the third restart, it began to increase, but when i pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle rpm. upon searching google for this issue, i saw multiple reports on the nhtsa's investigation in march 2012. as a result, i am submitting this claim. the descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue. | |||
| 01/01/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact had to apply intense pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. the failure recurred sporadically. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileage was 105,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 205000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while breaking the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was able to be slowed by using excessive braking force. the vehicle was able to be driven to private mechanic who in turn took it to a dealer where it was confirmed that the accelerator had failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 205,000 and the current mileage was 210,000. the vin was not available. pmb | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 205000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated while braking the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was able to be slowed by using excessive braking force. the vehicle was able to be driven to private mechanic who in turn took it to a dealer where it was confirmed that the accelerator had failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 205,000 and the current mileage was 210,000. the vin was not available. mh | |||
| 10/14/2012 | 133000 | 1 | |
| Traveling at about 30 mph on a drizzly road my 06 ford taurus se brakes were applied and the taurus slowed down a little but then hydroplaned/slid into the rear of a grand prix. airbags deployed as the taurus hit the grand prix. taurus engine was still on and the driver moved it to the side of road and shut off. after leaving taurus for a minute to check for condition of other grand prix driver, taurus driver returned to taurus to see right rear seat on fire. the tires were a year old and the brakes had recently been maintained by a local ford dealer. about 1/4 tank of fuel was in the taurus. this model year taurus is a popular used car. *tr | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 20-30 mph when the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the driver was able to stop the vehicle by depressing on the brakes extremely hard. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 65,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 20-30 mph when the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the driver was able to stop the vehicle by depressing on the brakes extremely hard. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 65,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 145333 | 1 | |
| I came to a light and as i tried to brake the engine revved to 4000 rpm. i could barely stop at the light. at first i was confused and thought my brakes were bad, but when i let the brake go, the car lurched forward and when i came around the corner i let my foot off the accelerator and it took off on its own, as i got to 30 mph, i started to brake and the engine went to 5000 rpm. i tried my hardest to brake and the car wouldn't completely stop. the engine revved even higher and i turned off the car as i almost hit a curb at a turn and ended up blocking a hospital entrance. i thought i was going to die. *tr | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 20-30 mph when the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the driver was able to stop the vehicle by depressing on the brakes extremely hard. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 65,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 145333 | ||
| I came to a light and as i tried to brake the engine revved to 4000 rpm. i could barely stop at the light. at first i was confused and thought my brakes were bad, but when i let the brake go, the car lurched forward and when i came around the corner i let my foot off the accelerator and it took off on its own, as i got to 30 mph, i started to brake and the engine went to 5000 rpm. i tried my hardest to brake and the car wouldn't completely stop. the engine revved even higher and i turned off the car as i almost hit a curb at a turn and ended up blocking a hospital entrance. i thought i was going to die. | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that his son was driving approximately 20 to 30 mph when the accelerator pedal got jammed. the driver was able to stop the vehicle by depressing on the brakes extremely hard. the vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor an independent mechanic. the manufacturer has not been contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 65,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 145333 | ||
| I came to a light and as i tried to brake the engine revved to 4000 rpm. i could barely stop at the light. at first i was confused and thought my brakes were bad, but when i let the brake go, the car lurched forward and when i came around the corner i let my foot off the accelerator and it took off on its own, as i got to 30 mph, i started to brake and the engine went to 5000 rpm. i tried my hardest to brake and the car wouldn't completely stop. the engine revved even higher and i turned off the car as i almost hit a curb at a turn and ended up blocking a hospital entrance. i thought i was going to die. | |||
| 10/07/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck while it was depressed causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate and the cruise control to fail. the failure recurred several times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. pmb | |||
| 10/07/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal stick while it was depressed causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate and the cruise control to fail. the failure was experienced several times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. li | |||
| 09/24/2012 | 73000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warnings. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 73,000. | |||
| 09/24/2012 | 73000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warnings. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 73,000. pmb | |||
| 09/24/2012 | 73000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle would suddenly accelerate with out any warning. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 73,000. pm | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 1 | ||
| During the last year, i have experienced my car speeding up on it's own. it feels like something is pushing on the accelerator. my rpms will go past 3. i have to brake hard to keep from crashing. these events are happening more often, without any type of warning. it is very scary and dangerous. please investigate possible causes. *tr | |||
| 02/08/2012 | |||
| During the last year, i have experienced my car speeding up on it's own. it feels like something is pushing on the accelorator. my rpms will go past 3. i have to brake hard to keep from crashing. these events are happening more often, without any type of warning. it is very scary and dangerous. please investigate possible causes. | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 72000 | 1 | |
| I was driving home from work one day and noticed the car wasn't running right, i could tell there was something wrong. i noticed when i would use my brake the car acted like it didn't want to slow down or stop and once i left off the brake the car accelerated by itself so i began to check the cruise control buttons to make sure they were off but then realized my husband tried to use the cruise control a few months earlier and couldn't get it to work. so i shifted into neutral and the engine went up past 4000 rpm's so i quickly shifted back into drive. once i finally got it home and put it in park the engine went up past 4000 rpm's again so i quickly shut off the engine. my husband examined the engine and assumed the problem was an idling sensor so we purchased one at a local auto parts store. he changed the part but this did not fix the problem so we have now parked the car until we can find out what's wrong with it. *tr | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 72000 | ||
| I was driving home from work one day and noticed the car wasn't running right, i could tell there was something wrong. i noticed when i would use my brake the car acted like it didn't want to slow down or stop and once i left off the brake the car accelerated by itself so i began to check the cruise control buttons to make sure they were off but then realized my husband tried to use the cruise control a few months earlier and couldn't get it to work. so i shifted into neutral and the engine went up past 4000 rpm's so i quickly shifted back into drive. once i finally got it home and put it in park the engine went up past 4000 rpm's again so i quickly shut off the engine. my husband examined the engine and assumed the problem was an idling sensor so we purchased one at a local auto parts store. he changed the part but this did not fix the problem so we have now parked the car until we can find out what's wrong with it. | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the engine was turned off upon reaching a stop sign however the failure recurred after the vehicle was restarted the dealer was notified of the malfunction whom stated that the cruise control needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. pmb | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 66000 | 1 | |
| On may 6, 2012, while driving at highway speeds, i could feel my 2006 ford taurus se accelerating despite my foot not pressing the accelerator, nor the cruise control being engaged. as i pressed the brakes, the car continued to accelerate, with rpm reaching 3000 to 4000. after exiting the highway and placing the vehicle in park, the engine continued to accelerate. in order to stop this rapid acceleration in rpm, i turned off the engine. upon restarting, the engine immediately revved to over 3000 rpm. if i shifted the vehicle into neutral, the engine would rev to 4000 rpm then drop down to 1000 rpm. this sudden, rapid, acceleration continued to randomly occur as i drove to my destination. i took my vehicle to a ford dealer for repairs, as i was not near my place of residence. they replaced the idle air control valve. however, as i was driving home from work on august 12,2012, at a speed between 35-40 mph, my taurus began to accelerate again on its own. i immediately shifted the car into neutral and the rpm went to 4000 and dropped down to 1000. i then shifted the vehicle back to the drive position, and the engine idled fine the rest of my trip home. the best way to describe the rapid acceleration is similar to when using the cruise control. if the cruise control is turned on and you decide to coast, the engine slows down. but when you press the resume button on the cruise control, you can feel the engine pull and the car begin accelerating. this is what it felt like while driving. however, i had not been using the cruise control in either of the aforementioned situations. my mother, my newborn daughter, myself or other motorists could have been killed during this uncontrolled increased acceleration. *tr | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated. the brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the engine was turned off upon reaching a stop sign. the failure recurred after the vehicle resumed in operation. the dealer was notified of the malfunction whom stated the cruise control cable would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was also made aware of the problem and they informed there was not a recall related to the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. js | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 66000 | 1 | |
| On may 6, 2012, while driving at highway speeds, i could feel my 2006 ford taurus se accelerating despite my foot not pressing the accelerator, nor the cruise control being engaged. as i pressed the brakes, the car continued to accelerate, with rpm reaching 3000 to 4000. after exiting the highway and placing the vehicle in park, the engine continued to accelerate. in order to stop this rapid acceleration in rpm, i turned off the engine. upon restarting, the engine immediately revved to over 3000 rpm. if i shifted the vehicle into neutral, the engine would rev to 4000 rpm then drop down to 1000 rpm. this sudden, rapid, acceleration continued to randomly occur as i drove to my destination. i took my vehicle to a ford dealer for repairs, as i was not near my place of residence. they replaced the idle air control valve. however, as i was driving home from work on august 12,2012, at a speed between 35-40 mph, my taurus began to accelerate again on its own. i immediately shifted the car into neutral and the rpm went to 4000 and dropped down to 1000. i then shifted the vehicle back to the drive position, and the engine idled fine the rest of my trip home. the best way to describe the rapid acceleration is similar to when using the cruise control. if the cruise control is turned on and you decide to coast, the engine slows down. but when you press the resume button on the cruise control, you can feel the engine pull and the car begin accelerating. this is what it felt like while driving. however, i had not been using the cruise control in either of the aforementioned situations. my mother, my newborn daughter, myself or other motorists could have been killed during this uncontrolled increased acceleration. *tr | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated. the brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the engine was turned off upon reaching a stop sign. the failure recurred after the vehicle resumed in operation. the dealer was notified of the malfunction whom stated the cruise control cable would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was also made aware of the problem and they informed there was not a recall related to the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. js | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 66000 | ||
| On may 6, 2012, while driving at highway speeds, i could feel my 2006 ford taurus se accelerating despite my foot not pressing the accelerator, nor the cruise control being engaged. as i pressed the brakes, the car continued to accelerate, with rpm reaching 3000 to 4000. after exiting the highway and placing the vehicle in park, the engine continued to accelerate. in order to stop this rapid accelaration in rpm, i turned off the engine. upon restarting, the engine immediately revved to over 3000 rpm. if i shifted the vehicle into neutral, the engine would rev to 4000 rpm then drop down to 1000 rpm. this sudden, rapid, acceleration continued to randomly occur as i drove to my destination. i took my vehicle to a ford dealer for repairs, as i was not near my place of residence. they replaced the idle air control valve. however, as i was driving home from work on august 12,2012, at a speed between 35-40 mph, my taurus began to accelarate again on its own. i immediately shifted the car into neutral and the rpm went to 4000 and dropped down to 1000. i then shifted the vehicle back to the drive position, and the engine idled fine the rest of my trip home. the best way to describe the rapid accelaration is simliar to when using the cruise control. if the cruise control is turned on and you decide to coast, the engine slows down. but when you press the resume button on the cruise control, you can feel the engine pull and the car begin accelerating. this is what it felt like while driving. however, i had not been using the cruise control in either of the aforementioned situations. my mother, my newborn daughter, myself or other motorists could have been killed during this uncontrolled increased acceleration. | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 77000 | 1 | |
| Set speed control and went to shut it off the exit highway and it would not slow down cruise became stuck even thou the unit was shut off and the light indicating cruise was active shut off this took place 4 times that day. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Set speed control and went to shut it off the exit highway and it would not slow down cruse became stuck even thou the unit was shut off and the light indicating cruse was active shut off this took place 4 times that day | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated constantly. the brake was depressed, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the engine warning light also illuminated at all times prior to the failure. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated constantly. the brake was depressed, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the engine warning light also illuminated at all times prior to the failure. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. sm. | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the vehicle lurched forward and accelerate constantly. the brake was depress but the vehicle continues to accelerate. the engine warning light illuminates at all times before the vehicle would accelerate. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. mw/jp | |||
| 04/28/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle periodically accelerates on its own. the dealer was notified and stated that there was a standard fee for the diagnosed at the contact cost and offered no assistance. the manufacture was notified of the failure who stated that the vehicle was under no warranty and the repair was at the contact cost and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 115,000. lg | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 125000 | 1 | |
| While merging on the highway, the engine started to rev, and speed dropped. we had to pull to the side of the road to avoid on coming traffic to avoid an accident. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 125000 | ||
| While merging on the highway, the engine started to rev, and speed dropped. we had to pull to the side of the road to avoid on coming traffic to avoid an accident. | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 81430 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford taurus se has a problem accelerating unexpectedly. i can feel the gas pedal depress and the car accelerates unexpectedly. the first time this happened i was pulling away from a stop sign and then slowing down to turn into a parking lot. the car was still trying to accelerate and i had to press harder on the brake to slow down. i then shifted to neutral and tapped the gas pedal. the car idled back down from almost 3000 rpm to around 1000, as it should be. it then accelerated unexpectedly 2 more times on my way home that evening. my cruise control no longer works either. i can turn it on and set the cruise. the light even works on the dash saying the cruise is set. but, the car just decelerates when i let off the gas pedal and the cruise turns off after it slows down 5-7 mph from where it was set. i'm really glad that it wasn't one of my teenage drivers in the drivers seat when this happened. i will not let them drive the car again until it's fixed. i'm sure ford will do the right thing and fix the issue. i'm calling the local dealership tonight. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 81430 | ||
| My 2006 ford taurus se has a problem accelerating unexpectedly. i can feel the gas pedal depress and the car accelerates unexpectedly. the first time this happened i was pulling away from a stop sign and then slowing down to turn into a parking lot. the car was still trying to accelerate and i had to press harder on the brake to slow down. i then shifted to neutral and tapped the gas pedal. the car idled back down from almost 3000 rpm to around 1000, as it should be. it then accelerated unexpectedly 2 more times on my way home that evening. my cruise control no longer works either. i can turn it on and set the cruise. the light even works on the dash saying the cruise is set. but, the car just decelerates when i let off the gas pedal and the cruise turns off after it slows down 5-7 mph from where it was set. i'm really glad that it wasn't one of my teenage drivers in the drivers seat when this happened. i will not let them drive the car again until it's fixed. i'm sure ford will do the right thing and fix the issue. i'm calling the local dealership tonight. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 72000 | ||
| 5 minutes into a trip through town i noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, i had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. when the light turned green and i released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. about 20 minutes later on the freeway i realized my cruise control wasn't working. | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 81430 | ||
| My 2006 ford taurus se has a problem accelerating unexpectedly. i can feel the gas pedal depress and the car accelerates unexpectedly. the first time this happened i was pulling away from a stop sign and then slowing down to turn into a parking lot. the car was still trying to accelerate and i had to press harder on the brake to slow down. i then shifted to neutral and tapped the gas pedal. the car idled back down from almost 3000 rpm to around 1000, as it should be. it then accelerated unexpectedly 2 more times on my way home that evening. my cruise control no longer works either. i can turn it on and set the cruise. the light even works on the dash saying the cruise is set. but, the car just decelerates when i let off the gas pedal and the cruise turns off after it slows down 5-7 mph from where it was set. i'm really glad that it wasn't one of my teenage drivers in the drivers seat when this happened. i will not let them drive the car again until it's fixed. i'm sure ford will do the right thing and fix the issue. i'm calling the local dealership tonight. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 72000 | ||
| 5 minutes into a trip through town i noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, i had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. when the light turned green and i released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. about 20 minutes later on the freeway i realized my cruise control wasn't working. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| The cruise control on my ford taurus stopped working approximately a year ago (though it could be longer) and since that time my car will periodically speed up on its own! it occurred again this morning in rush hour traffic!!! luckily, i tapped the accelorator several times and managed to get it unstuck but this is dangerous and should be recalled and repaired immediately before someone gets seriously injured or (heaven forbid) killed. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 72000 | ||
| 5 minutes into a trip through town i noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, i had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. when the light turned green and i released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. about 20 minutes later on the freeway i realized my cruise control wasn't working. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| The cruise control on my ford taurus stopped working approximately a year ago (though it could be longer) and since that time my car will periodically speed up on its own! it occurred again this morning in rush hour traffic!!! luckily, i tapped the accelorator several times and managed to get it unstuck but this is dangerous and should be recalled and repaired immediately before someone gets seriously injured or (heaven forbid) killed. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 72000 | ||
| 5 minutes into a trip through town i noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, i had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. when the light turned green and i released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. about 20 minutes later on the freeway i realized my cruise control wasn't working. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| The cruise control on my ford taurus stopped working approximately a year ago (though it could be longer) and since that time my car will periodically speed up on its own! it occurred again this morning in rush hour traffic!!! luckily, i tapped the accelorator several times and managed to get it unstuck but this is dangerous and should be recalled and repaired immediately before someone gets seriously injured or (heaven forbid) killed. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Vehicle accelarates by it selfs while driving and hard to brake, need to tap the gas pedal, neutral in order to stop the vehicle.. also vehicle shuts down by it selfs while driving around 40 mph hard to control vehicle... scare to drive vehicle specially with my kids.... | |||
| 09/30/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owned a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was engaged without any response. the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration up to 40 mph. the vehicle then crashed into a cement wall. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained two broken legs, thirteen broken ribs and also suffered from other internal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a storage facility. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control: cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. | |||
| 09/30/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owned a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was engaged without any response. the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration up to 40 mph. the vehicle then crashed into a cement wall. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained two broken legs, thirteen broken ribs and also suffered from other internal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a storage facility. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control: cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. sm. | |||
| 09/30/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was engaged without any response. the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration up to 40 mph. the vehicle then crashed into a cement wall. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained two broken legs, thirteen broken ribs and also suffered from other internal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a storage facility. there is currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control: cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. js | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Intermittent throttle problems. on the freeway, have had the cruise control on and it doesn't work, off and it continues to hold it's current speed. on city streets, idles at high rate, and when break released the car increases speed (i.e. went from 0 to 45mph without pressing gas peddle). i have to press break often to remain in speed limit. i am afraid the breaks will wear out too quickly with this problem. this is a safety issue, but because the car is out of warranty, ford dealership will not repair the car without charging for a diagnostic and then parts and labor. this is a defect that is apparently happening to many other vehicles and should be immediately treated as a recall before someone gets hurt! | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 98500 | ||
| On or about 04/17/2012 and on 05/14/2012 i was driving my 2006 ford taurus and suddenly the vehicle acceleration seemed to have stuck in accelerated state causing the car to suddenly go faster that the approx 30 mph that i was driving. this happened without warning. the car's engine seemed to be reeving and i had to apply the brakes with some force to stop the car. the first time i was able to stop at the red light with the brake pedal depressed hard, even after coming to a stop as the car still wanted to go. once the light changed to green i drove forward and began tapping the gas/brake multiple times in some hope to stop the unwanted acceleration. finally the car returned back to normal. yesterday the exact thing happened again. i was going about 30 mph on a town street when for no known reason to me the engine revved up and the acceleration caused the taurus to want to speed further. i turned off a nearby side street, depressing the brakes hard to stop. i shut off the car after i pulled over. shortly thereafter i started the taurus again but the acceleration was still going. i began tapping the gas/brakes and then the car went back to normal. i am worried as this appears to be a dangerous situation as sudden and unwanted random acceleration of my 2006 ford taurus could cause an accident, injuries or death. please help! | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Intermittent throttle problems. on the freeway, have had the cruise control on and it doesn't work, off and it continues to hold it's current speed. on city streets, idles at high rate, and when break released the car increases speed (i.e. went from 0 to 45mph without pressing gas peddle). i have to press break often to remain in speed limit. i am afraid the breaks will wear out too quickly with this problem. this is a safety issue, but because the car is out of warranty, ford dealership will not repair the car without charging for a diagnostic and then parts and labor. this is a defect that is apparently happening to many other vehicles and should be immediately treated as a recall before someone gets hurt! | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 98500 | ||
| On or about 04/17/2012 and on 05/14/2012 i was driving my 2006 ford taurus and suddenly the vehicle acceleration seemed to have stuck in accelerated state causing the car to suddenly go faster that the approx 30 mph that i was driving. this happened without warning. the car's engine seemed to be reeving and i had to apply the brakes with some force to stop the car. the first time i was able to stop at the red light with the brake pedal depressed hard, even after coming to a stop as the car still wanted to go. once the light changed to green i drove forward and began tapping the gas/brake multiple times in some hope to stop the unwanted acceleration. finally the car returned back to normal. yesterday the exact thing happened again. i was going about 30 mph on a town street when for no known reason to me the engine revved up and the acceleration caused the taurus to want to speed further. i turned off a nearby side street, depressing the brakes hard to stop. i shut off the car after i pulled over. shortly thereafter i started the taurus again but the acceleration was still going. i began tapping the gas/brakes and then the car went back to normal. i am worried as this appears to be a dangerous situation as sudden and unwanted random acceleration of my 2006 ford taurus could cause an accident, injuries or death. please help! | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Intermittent throttle problems. on the freeway, have had the cruise control on and it doesn't work, off and it continues to hold it's current speed. on city streets, idles at high rate, and when break released the car increases speed (i.e. went from 0 to 45mph without pressing gas peddle). i have to press break often to remain in speed limit. i am afraid the breaks will wear out too quickly with this problem. this is a safety issue, but because the car is out of warranty, ford dealership will not repair the car without charging for a diagnostic and then parts and labor. this is a defect that is apparently happening to many other vehicles and should be immediately treated as a recall before someone gets hurt! | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 98500 | ||
| On or about 04/17/2012 and on 05/14/2012 i was driving my 2006 ford taurus and suddenly the vehicle acceleration seemed to have stuck in accelerated state causing the car to suddenly go faster that the approx 30 mph that i was driving. this happened without warning. the car's engine seemed to be reeving and i had to apply the brakes with some force to stop the car. the first time i was able to stop at the red light with the brake pedal depressed hard, even after coming to a stop as the car still wanted to go. once the light changed to green i drove forward and began tapping the gas/brake multiple times in some hope to stop the unwanted acceleration. finally the car returned back to normal. yesterday the exact thing happened again. i was going about 30 mph on a town street when for no known reason to me the engine revved up and the acceleration caused the taurus to want to speed further. i turned off a nearby side street, depressing the brakes hard to stop. i shut off the car after i pulled over. shortly thereafter i started the taurus again but the acceleration was still going. i began tapping the gas/brakes and then the car went back to normal. i am worried as this appears to be a dangerous situation as sudden and unwanted random acceleration of my 2006 ford taurus could cause an accident, injuries or death. please help! | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 65000 | ||
| This vehicle has a mind of it's own. it accelerates at a high rpm and will not stop. we have had many near misses running red lights and failing to stop when necessary. the dealer has attempted to fix it a couple of times and told us that the problelm is common with the 2006 model taurus. after several incidents, the dealer will not cover the cost of repair as there are no recalls for this model to date. i am not sure where to go from here or if there is a way to disable the cruise control altogether. the only way to stop the vehicle is to apply heavy brake pressure, shift to neutral and shut down the engine. sometimes this will correct the problem and other times it will not. i understand that the nhtsa is investigating these vehicles for this problem. i do hope they move quickly on this before anything serious happens if it has not already. | |||
| 08/19/2011 | |||
| Last summer, my car started to accelerate at stop signs/lights. i would be braking at a light and the engine would suddenly start surging and i would have to heavily hold my brakes to keep from accelerating into the car ahead of me or people walking across the street. when i was driving, my speed would sometimes accelerate and i would not be pressing on the gas pedal. these problems would only happen every once and awhile so i did not take my car in for two months. i also noticed that my cruise control would not work. the light would come on when i turned it on, but my car would not stay at the speed i selected. it would just decelerate in cruise control. when i took my car in to have it looked at, they informed me that i had a faulty cruise control cable that was not fitting properly on my car. it would catch on the throttle lever causing my car to surge. i had to pay $293.92 to have this fixed, when it seemed like a faulty safety issue that the company should have recalled/paid for! my friend recently sent me this article: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/12/10657814-ford-probe-widens-could-cover-19-million-cars it seems other people are having the same problem and this item needs to be fixed/recalled. i shouldn't have to pay nearly $300 for a faulty part! | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 65000 | ||
| This vehicle has a mind of it's own. it accelerates at a high rpm and will not stop. we have had many near misses running red lights and failing to stop when necessary. the dealer has attempted to fix it a couple of times and told us that the problelm is common with the 2006 model taurus. after several incidents, the dealer will not cover the cost of repair as there are no recalls for this model to date. i am not sure where to go from here or if there is a way to disable the cruise control altogether. the only way to stop the vehicle is to apply heavy brake pressure, shift to neutral and shut down the engine. sometimes this will correct the problem and other times it will not. i understand that the nhtsa is investigating these vehicles for this problem. i do hope they move quickly on this before anything serious happens if it has not already. | |||
| 08/19/2011 | |||
| Last summer, my car started to accelerate at stop signs/lights. i would be braking at a light and the engine would suddenly start surging and i would have to heavily hold my brakes to keep from accelerating into the car ahead of me or people walking across the street. when i was driving, my speed would sometimes accelerate and i would not be pressing on the gas pedal. these problems would only happen every once and awhile so i did not take my car in for two months. i also noticed that my cruise control would not work. the light would come on when i turned it on, but my car would not stay at the speed i selected. it would just decelerate in cruise control. when i took my car in to have it looked at, they informed me that i had a faulty cruise control cable that was not fitting properly on my car. it would catch on the throttle lever causing my car to surge. i had to pay $293.92 to have this fixed, when it seemed like a faulty safety issue that the company should have recalled/paid for! my friend recently sent me this article: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/12/10657814-ford-probe-widens-could-cover-19-million-cars it seems other people are having the same problem and this item needs to be fixed/recalled. i shouldn't have to pay nearly $300 for a faulty part! | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 65000 | ||
| This vehicle has a mind of it's own. it accelerates at a high rpm and will not stop. we have had many near misses running red lights and failing to stop when necessary. the dealer has attempted to fix it a couple of times and told us that the problelm is common with the 2006 model taurus. after several incidents, the dealer will not cover the cost of repair as there are no recalls for this model to date. i am not sure where to go from here or if there is a way to disable the cruise control altogether. the only way to stop the vehicle is to apply heavy brake pressure, shift to neutral and shut down the engine. sometimes this will correct the problem and other times it will not. i understand that the nhtsa is investigating these vehicles for this problem. i do hope they move quickly on this before anything serious happens if it has not already. | |||
| 08/19/2011 | |||
| Last summer, my car started to accelerate at stop signs/lights. i would be braking at a light and the engine would suddenly start surging and i would have to heavily hold my brakes to keep from accelerating into the car ahead of me or people walking across the street. when i was driving, my speed would sometimes accelerate and i would not be pressing on the gas pedal. these problems would only happen every once and awhile so i did not take my car in for two months. i also noticed that my cruise control would not work. the light would come on when i turned it on, but my car would not stay at the speed i selected. it would just decelerate in cruise control. when i took my car in to have it looked at, they informed me that i had a faulty cruise control cable that was not fitting properly on my car. it would catch on the throttle lever causing my car to surge. i had to pay $293.92 to have this fixed, when it seemed like a faulty safety issue that the company should have recalled/paid for! my friend recently sent me this article: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/12/10657814-ford-probe-widens-could-cover-19-million-cars it seems other people are having the same problem and this item needs to be fixed/recalled. i shouldn't have to pay nearly $300 for a faulty part! | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 01/19/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle had began to accelerate on its own. in order to stop the acceleration the vehicle had to be shut off. the vehicle has not been diagnosed and has not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 72,000. the vin was not available.bml | |||
| 02/04/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while driving at various speeds and while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and an independent repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 01/19/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle had began to accelerate on its own. in order to stop the acceleration the vehicle had to be shut off. the vehicle has not been diagnosed and has not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 72,000. the vin was not available.bml | |||
| 02/04/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while driving at various speeds and while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and an independent repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 02/04/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while driving at various speeds and while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and an independent repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 02/04/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while driving at various speeds and while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and an independent repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 03/31/2012 | 62890 | ||
| After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. i had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. it was terrifying. my whole body shook. i thought i would hit something because i did not think that i could stop the car. even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d i could not keep the car under 40 mph. the engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. luckily, the only light i had was green. i pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. i shifted into park hoping that would keep the vehicle from moving. it caused a loud sound that sounded like an explosion and startled everyone in the parking lot. still not sure what to do, i turned the ignition off. a parking spot opened up so i turned on the ignition, that caused an even louder explosive sound. i was still terrified but i had to act - so i forced the brake pedal down as hard as i could and shifted to d and was able to navigate into the parking spot. i put the vehicle in park again and again it caused a loud explosive sound. by now i was a spectacle in the parking lot but i was just thankful that i was alive and that no one was hurt. i looked down at the gas pedal and noticed that it was fully depressed and loose. i pulled the pedal up but there was no tension to hold it up and it dropped back all the way down. i drove the vehicle back home, in much the same way - transmission in d, applying a lot of force to the brake and hoping that i would not have to stop suddenly or get pulled over for speeding since i could not get the vehicle slower than 40 mph even while pushing on the brake as hard as i could the whole trip. and when i parked the car at home, it made the same loud sound and i also heard ticking noises coming from under the hood. i am still shaken up by the incident. | |||
| 02/04/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while driving at various speeds and while stopped. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and an independent repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 83584 | ||
| Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 ford taurus has started again...i first reported this to nhtsa about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. this is a very dangerous condition...it happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then....we have gone through a period of several months without a problem..but this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe.. | |||
| 03/31/2012 | 62890 | ||
| After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. i had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. it was terrifying. my whole body shook. i thought i would hit something because i did not think that i could stop the car. even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d i could not keep the car under 40 mph. the engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. luckily, the only light i had was green. i pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. i shifted into park hoping that would keep the vehicle from moving. it caused a loud sound that sounded like an explosion and startled everyone in the parking lot. still not sure what to do, i turned the ignition off. a parking spot opened up so i turned on the ignition, that caused an even louder explosive sound. i was still terrified but i had to act - so i forced the brake pedal down as hard as i could and shifted to d and was able to navigate into the parking spot. i put the vehicle in park again and again it caused a loud explosive sound. by now i was a spectacle in the parking lot but i was just thankful that i was alive and that no one was hurt. i looked down at the gas pedal and noticed that it was fully depressed and loose. i pulled the pedal up but there was no tension to hold it up and it dropped back all the way down. i drove the vehicle back home, in much the same way - transmission in d, applying a lot of force to the brake and hoping that i would not have to stop suddenly or get pulled over for speeding since i could not get the vehicle slower than 40 mph even while pushing on the brake as hard as i could the whole trip. and when i parked the car at home, it made the same loud sound and i also heard ticking noises coming from under the hood. i am still shaken up by the incident. | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 35 mph the driver of the vehicle attempted to activate the cruise control but the vehicle would not respond. the cruise control failed intermittently and would inadvertently activate independently. the contact stated that the throttle would become stuck and the rpms increased to 6,000. the driver depressed the brake pedal but the brakes were hesitant to respond. the driver placed the gear shifter in neutral in order to slow the vehicle down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the cruise control cable would have to be replaced and the throttle body would have to be cleaned. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure . the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. kmj | |||
| 03/31/2012 | 62890 | ||
| After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. i had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. it was terrifying. my whole body shook. i thought i would hit something because i did not think that i could stop the car. even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d i could not keep the car under 40 mph. the engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. luckily, the only light i had was green. i pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. i shifted into park hoping that would keep the vehicle from moving. it caused a loud sound that sounded like an explosion and startled everyone in the parking lot. still not sure what to do, i turned the ignition off. a parking spot opened up so i turned on the ignition, that caused an even louder explosive sound. i was still terrified but i had to act - so i forced the brake pedal down as hard as i could and shifted to d and was able to navigate into the parking spot. i put the vehicle in park again and again it caused a loud explosive sound. by now i was a spectacle in the parking lot but i was just thankful that i was alive and that no one was hurt. i looked down at the gas pedal and noticed that it was fully depressed and loose. i pulled the pedal up but there was no tension to hold it up and it dropped back all the way down. i drove the vehicle back home, in much the same way - transmission in d, applying a lot of force to the brake and hoping that i would not have to stop suddenly or get pulled over for speeding since i could not get the vehicle slower than 40 mph even while pushing on the brake as hard as i could the whole trip. and when i parked the car at home, it made the same loud sound and i also heard ticking noises coming from under the hood. i am still shaken up by the incident. | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 35 mph the driver of the vehicle attempted to activate the cruise control but stated it would not activate. the cruise control worked intermittently and would inadvertently activate on its own. the contact stated the throttle would suddenly stick and the rpm increased to 6,000. the driver depressed the brake pedal but the brakes were hesitant to respond. the driver placed the gear shifter in neutral in order to slow the vehicle down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the cruise control cable would have to be replaced and the throttle body would have to be cleaned. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure . the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. ds | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed to depress to the floor properly, causing the vehicle to lunge forward abnormally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 124,000 . kmj | |||
| 03/31/2012 | 62890 | ||
| After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. i had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. it was terrifying. my whole body shook. i thought i would hit something because i did not think that i could stop the car. even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d i could not keep the car under 40 mph. the engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. luckily, the only light i had was green. i pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. i shifted into park hoping that would keep the vehicle from moving. it caused a loud sound that sounded like an explosion and startled everyone in the parking lot. still not sure what to do, i turned the ignition off. a parking spot opened up so i turned on the ignition, that caused an even louder explosive sound. i was still terrified but i had to act - so i forced the brake pedal down as hard as i could and shifted to d and was able to navigate into the parking spot. i put the vehicle in park again and again it caused a loud explosive sound. by now i was a spectacle in the parking lot but i was just thankful that i was alive and that no one was hurt. i looked down at the gas pedal and noticed that it was fully depressed and loose. i pulled the pedal up but there was no tension to hold it up and it dropped back all the way down. i drove the vehicle back home, in much the same way - transmission in d, applying a lot of force to the brake and hoping that i would not have to stop suddenly or get pulled over for speeding since i could not get the vehicle slower than 40 mph even while pushing on the brake as hard as i could the whole trip. and when i parked the car at home, it made the same loud sound and i also heard ticking noises coming from under the hood. i am still shaken up by the incident. | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 35 mph the driver of the vehicle attempted to activate the cruise control but stated it would not activate. the cruise control worked intermittently and would inadvertently activate on its own. the contact stated the throttle would suddenly stick and the rpm increased to 6,000. the driver depressed the brake pedal but the brakes were hesitant to respond. the driver placed the gear shifter in neutral in order to slow the vehicle down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the cruise control cable would have to be replaced and the throttle body would have to be cleaned. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure . the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. ds | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed to depress to the floor properly, causing the vehicle to lunge forward abnormally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 124,000 . kmj | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 35 mph the driver of the vehicle attempted to activate the cruise control but stated it would not activate. the cruise control worked intermittently and would inadvertently activate on its own. the contact stated the throttle would suddenly stick and the rpm increased to 6,000. the driver depressed the brake pedal but the brakes were hesitant to respond. the driver placed the gear shifter in neutral in order to slow the vehicle down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the cruise control cable would have to be replaced and the throttle body would have to be cleaned. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables) that may be related to the failure . the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. ds | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the accelerator pedal failed to depress to the floor properly causing the vehicle to lunge forward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 124,000 . rds | |||
| 02/28/2012 | 206858 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact had to repeatedly depress on the brakes in order for the vehicle to decelerate. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. the failure mileage was 206,858. kmj | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the accelerator pedal failed to depress to the floor properly causing the vehicle to lunge forward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 124,000 . rds | |||
| 02/28/2012 | 206858 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle had sudden acceleration. the brake had to be depressing on and off to slow the vehicle down. the manufacturer was notified who inform the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and also contact nhtsa and file a complaint. the failure mileage was 206,858. mw | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 54500 | ||
| Was driving my 2006 ford taurus out of a parking lot into a busy 4 lane road with a 45 mph speed limit. upon braking right before the sidewalk to wait for traffic the vehicle sped up as if it a mind of its own. i hit the brakes but vehicle did not want to stop. the vehicle entered the street. luckily there was just enough distance so the oncoming vehicle didn't hit me. had the other vehicle been moving faster or been closer an accident could have occurred. | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 72700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and trying to set the cruise control and it would not engage. after getting off the highway the rpm's started to race and the vehicle started accelerate on it's own. the driver applied the brakes but she had to press extremely hard to get the vehicle to stop. after getting the vehicle to stop and parking, the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable had disconnected. a week after the repairs had been done the failure recurred and was taken back to the independent mechanic. the mechanic then repaired the vehicle by replacing the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 72,700. tb | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 54500 | ||
| Was driving my 2006 ford taurus out of a parking lot into a busy 4 lane road with a 45 mph speed limit. upon braking right before the sidewalk to wait for traffic the vehicle sped up as if it a mind of its own. i hit the brakes but vehicle did not want to stop. the vehicle entered the street. luckily there was just enough distance so the oncoming vehicle didn't hit me. had the other vehicle been moving faster or been closer an accident could have occurred. | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 72700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and trying to set the cruise control and it would not engage. after getting off the highway the rpm's started to race and the vehicle started accelerate on it's own. the driver applied the brakes but she had to press extremely hard to get the vehicle to stop. after getting the vehicle to stop and parking, the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable had disconnected. a week after the repairs had been done the failure recurred and was taken back to the independent mechanic. the mechanic then repaired the vehicle by replacing the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 72,700. tb | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Exited the interstate after using cruise control. approximately 20-25 miles after exiting i applied pressure to the brakes to slow down due to traffic. rpm revved up and car seemed to be fighting me - it wanted to go faster but i wanted to slow down. i was approximately 5 miles from my home and basically was applying pressure to the brakes off and on. i stopped in a school zone for bus traffic and almost could not get stopped. then when releasing the brake the car jumped up in speed and was hard to control. i did eventually make it to my home and turned into my drive at a very high speed. i did get stopped, placed car in park but engine still revved very very loudly. i turned the car off. a mechanic showed me a hose that had come loose and he put it back on. i only drove car approximately 5-6 mile trips for the next few days. again on 3-21-2012 while attempting to visit someone 1.5 hours away the same thing occurred again. i stopped at the nearest gas station and felt like the car was going to jump through the wall. it was very scary and i looked under the hood to find the hose had popped off again. i did get it back on after a few minutes and abandoned trip and drove home. before reaching home repeat of the incident. my significant other called the ford dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the response was i could bring it for a service call and fee but they could not offer any fix for this problem. my significant other also asked about the safety of driving the vehicle and their response was they had a wrecker service. i really don't know what to do from here, please advise. i work for the state public health department system and could possibly travel at any given time. i read the recent articles and the pictures are exactly what was shown under the hood of my care. thank you. | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 54500 | ||
| Was driving my 2006 ford taurus out of a parking lot into a busy 4 lane road with a 45 mph speed limit. upon braking right before the sidewalk to wait for traffic the vehicle sped up as if it a mind of its own. i hit the brakes but vehicle did not want to stop. the vehicle entered the street. luckily there was just enough distance so the oncoming vehicle didn't hit me. had the other vehicle been moving faster or been closer an accident could have occurred. | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 72700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and trying to set the cruise control and it would not engage. after getting off the highway the rpm's started to race and the vehicle started accelerate on it's own. the driver applied the brakes but she had to press extremely hard to get the vehicle to stop. after getting the vehicle to stop and parking, the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable had disconnected. a week after the repairs had been done the failure recurred and was taken back to the independent mechanic. the mechanic then repaired the vehicle by replacing the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 72,700. tb | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Exited the interstate after using cruise control. approximately 20-25 miles after exiting i applied pressure to the brakes to slow down due to traffic. rpm revved up and car seemed to be fighting me - it wanted to go faster but i wanted to slow down. i was approximately 5 miles from my home and basically was applying pressure to the brakes off and on. i stopped in a school zone for bus traffic and almost could not get stopped. then when releasing the brake the car jumped up in speed and was hard to control. i did eventually make it to my home and turned into my drive at a very high speed. i did get stopped, placed car in park but engine still revved very very loudly. i turned the car off. a mechanic showed me a hose that had come loose and he put it back on. i only drove car approximately 5-6 mile trips for the next few days. again on 3-21-2012 while attempting to visit someone 1.5 hours away the same thing occurred again. i stopped at the nearest gas station and felt like the car was going to jump through the wall. it was very scary and i looked under the hood to find the hose had popped off again. i did get it back on after a few minutes and abandoned trip and drove home. before reaching home repeat of the incident. my significant other called the ford dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the response was i could bring it for a service call and fee but they could not offer any fix for this problem. my significant other also asked about the safety of driving the vehicle and their response was they had a wrecker service. i really don't know what to do from here, please advise. i work for the state public health department system and could possibly travel at any given time. i read the recent articles and the pictures are exactly what was shown under the hood of my care. thank you. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| While traveling on the interstate, the vehicle began to accelerate even while the brake was applied. we were traveling about 80mph while the brake was being applied. at the next exit, i pulled off to the side of the road but it was extremely difficult to get my car to stop as the rpm were increasing as the vehicle was still attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was put in park and the ignition was shut off. after about 5 min, the vehicle was restarted and seemed to be fine. as soon as the accelerated was pressed again however, the same thing happened again. it was then towed to a ford dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced. | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 65000 | 3 | |
| While driving, the accelerator became stuck which almost caused an accident. it has occurred numerous times since the first date plus it has occurred at different speeds. i have been able to deal with it, by placing the auto in neutral and hitting the gas pedal a few times which causes the rpm's to decrease to normal. i don't know which auto component is causing this problem, but i recently read in the paper that it might be a faulty cruise control cable. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 54500 | ||
| Was driving my 2006 ford taurus out of a parking lot into a busy 4 lane road with a 45 mph speed limit. upon braking right before the sidewalk to wait for traffic the vehicle sped up as if it a mind of its own. i hit the brakes but vehicle did not want to stop. the vehicle entered the street. luckily there was just enough distance so the oncoming vehicle didn't hit me. had the other vehicle been moving faster or been closer an accident could have occurred. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 72700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and trying to set the cruise control and it would not engage. after getting off the highway the rpm's started to race and the vehicle started accelerate on it's own. the driver applied the brakes but she had to press extremely hard to get the vehicle to stop. after getting the vehicle to stop and parking, the engine continued to rev. the vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable had disconnected. a week after the repairs had been done the failure recurred and was taken back to the independent mechanic. the mechanic then repaired the vehicle by replacing the cruise control cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 72,700. tb | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Exited the interstate after using cruise control. approximately 20-25 miles after exiting i applied pressure to the brakes to slow down due to traffic. rpm revved up and car seemed to be fighting me - it wanted to go faster but i wanted to slow down. i was approximately 5 miles from my home and basically was applying pressure to the brakes off and on. i stopped in a school zone for bus traffic and almost could not get stopped. then when releasing the brake the car jumped up in speed and was hard to control. i did eventually make it to my home and turned into my drive at a very high speed. i did get stopped, placed car in park but engine still revved very very loudly. i turned the car off. a mechanic showed me a hose that had come loose and he put it back on. i only drove car approximately 5-6 mile trips for the next few days. again on 3-21-2012 while attempting to visit someone 1.5 hours away the same thing occurred again. i stopped at the nearest gas station and felt like the car was going to jump through the wall. it was very scary and i looked under the hood to find the hose had popped off again. i did get it back on after a few minutes and abandoned trip and drove home. before reaching home repeat of the incident. my significant other called the ford dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the response was i could bring it for a service call and fee but they could not offer any fix for this problem. my significant other also asked about the safety of driving the vehicle and their response was they had a wrecker service. i really don't know what to do from here, please advise. i work for the state public health department system and could possibly travel at any given time. i read the recent articles and the pictures are exactly what was shown under the hood of my care. thank you. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| While traveling on the interstate, the vehicle began to accelerate even while the brake was applied. we were traveling about 80mph while the brake was being applied. at the next exit, i pulled off to the side of the road but it was extremely difficult to get my car to stop as the rpm were increasing as the vehicle was still attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was put in park and the ignition was shut off. after about 5 min, the vehicle was restarted and seemed to be fine. as soon as the accelerated was pressed again however, the same thing happened again. it was then towed to a ford dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced. | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 65000 | 3 | |
| While driving, the accelerator became stuck which almost caused an accident. it has occurred numerous times since the first date plus it has occurred at different speeds. i have been able to deal with it, by placing the auto in neutral and hitting the gas pedal a few times which causes the rpm's to decrease to normal. i don't know which auto component is causing this problem, but i recently read in the paper that it might be a faulty cruise control cable. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration and proceeded through an intersection haphazardly. the vehicle eventually reduced speed after applying the brake pedal forcefully numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the problem. the failure occurred several times. also, on a separate occasion when driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control suddenly became inoperative. after the cruise control malfunction the unintended acceleration no longer persisted. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the failure mileage was 65,000. | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Exited the interstate after using cruise control. approximately 20-25 miles after exiting i applied pressure to the brakes to slow down due to traffic. rpm revved up and car seemed to be fighting me - it wanted to go faster but i wanted to slow down. i was approximately 5 miles from my home and basically was applying pressure to the brakes off and on. i stopped in a school zone for bus traffic and almost could not get stopped. then when releasing the brake the car jumped up in speed and was hard to control. i did eventually make it to my home and turned into my drive at a very high speed. i did get stopped, placed car in park but engine still revved very very loudly. i turned the car off. a mechanic showed me a hose that had come loose and he put it back on. i only drove car approximately 5-6 mile trips for the next few days. again on 3-21-2012 while attempting to visit someone 1.5 hours away the same thing occurred again. i stopped at the nearest gas station and felt like the car was going to jump through the wall. it was very scary and i looked under the hood to find the hose had popped off again. i did get it back on after a few minutes and abandoned trip and drove home. before reaching home repeat of the incident. my significant other called the ford dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the response was i could bring it for a service call and fee but they could not offer any fix for this problem. my significant other also asked about the safety of driving the vehicle and their response was they had a wrecker service. i really don't know what to do from here, please advise. i work for the state public health department system and could possibly travel at any given time. i read the recent articles and the pictures are exactly what was shown under the hood of my care. thank you. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| While traveling on the interstate, the vehicle began to accelerate even while the brake was applied. we were traveling about 80mph while the brake was being applied. at the next exit, i pulled off to the side of the road but it was extremely difficult to get my car to stop as the rpm were increasing as the vehicle was still attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was put in park and the ignition was shut off. after about 5 min, the vehicle was restarted and seemed to be fine. as soon as the accelerated was pressed again however, the same thing happened again. it was then towed to a ford dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced. | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 65000 | 3 | |
| While driving, the accelerator became stuck which almost caused an accident. it has occurred numerous times since the first date plus it has occurred at different speeds. i have been able to deal with it, by placing the auto in neutral and hitting the gas pedal a few times which causes the rpm's to decrease to normal. i don't know which auto component is causing this problem, but i recently read in the paper that it might be a faulty cruise control cable. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration and proceeded through an intersection haphazardly. the vehicle eventually reduced speed after applying the brake pedal forcefully numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the problem. the failure occurred several times. also, on a separate occasion when driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control suddenly became inoperative. after the cruise control malfunction the unintended acceleration no longer persisted. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the failure mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| While traveling on the interstate, the vehicle began to accelerate even while the brake was applied. we were traveling about 80mph while the brake was being applied. at the next exit, i pulled off to the side of the road but it was extremely difficult to get my car to stop as the rpm were increasing as the vehicle was still attempting to accelerate. the vehicle was put in park and the ignition was shut off. after about 5 min, the vehicle was restarted and seemed to be fine. as soon as the accelerated was pressed again however, the same thing happened again. it was then towed to a ford dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced. | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 65000 | 3 | |
| While driving, the accelerator became stuck which almost caused an accident. it has occurred numerous times since the first date plus it has occurred at different speeds. i have been able to deal with it, by placing the auto in neutral and hitting the gas pedal a few times which causes the rpm's to decrease to normal. i don't know which auto component is causing this problem, but i recently read in the paper that it might be a faulty cruise control cable. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration and proceeded through an intersection haphazardly. the vehicle eventually reduced speed after applying the brake pedal forcefully numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the problem. the failure occurred several times. also, on a separate occasion when driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control suddenly became inoperative. after the cruise control malfunction the unintended acceleration no longer persisted. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the failure mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would intermittently become stuck while driving at 30 mph or higher. the failure occurred over a period of a year and a half. there would be a high rate of engine rpms and the vehicle would continue to accelerate when the brakes were applied. the contact had to apply repeated pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 34,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an increase in the engine rpms and the vehicle jerked forward. the contact also stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and she had to tap the pedal to release it. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 3 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus. consumer states idle, acceleration issues and problem with seat belt *tgw the consumer stated after many repairs, the mechanics were not able to confirm the cause of the problem. the consumer also stated the seat belt tensioners locked up which made the seat belts inoperable. *jb | |||
| 03/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration and proceeded through an intersection haphazardly. the vehicle eventually reduced speed after applying the brake pedal forcefully numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the problem. the failure occurred several times. also, on a separate occasion when driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control suddenly became inoperative. after the cruise control malfunction the unintended acceleration no longer persisted. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the failure mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would intermittently become stuck while driving at 30 mph or higher. the failure occurred over a period of a year and a half. there would be a high rate of engine rpms and the vehicle would continue to accelerate when the brakes were applied. the contact had to apply repeated pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 34,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an increase in the engine rpms and the vehicle jerked forward. the contact also stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and she had to tap the pedal to release it. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 91000 | ||
| When driving, the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was taken off the accelerator pedal. this typically occurred around 55 mph. it felt as if the cruise control was on, but it was not. when the vehicle would not decelerate on its own, i would apply the brake to come to a complete stop. when i would stop, the engine was remain at approximately 2,000 rpms. this problem was intermittenant, but did occur approximate 10 times over the course of a week (until the problem was corrected at a mechanic shop). furthermore, the cruise control no longer worked. a certified mechanic found that the wire had broken/detached within the cruise control/throttle assembly. this wire was the reason why the cruise control no longer worked and why the throttle was getting stuck. the entire cruise control asembly had to be replaced. this fixed the problem. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 77285 | ||
| Many times while driving only (not parked with motor running), the accelerator becomes stuck/jammed and must be tapped several times to unstick what seems to be a ghost-driven pedal. the vehicle will sometimes unstick while moving, but i have been scared to the point of stopping the vehicle since it won't unstick and put it into park and hit the gas again. this does unstick the gas pedal. | |||
| 03/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration and proceeded through an intersection. the vehicle eventually reduced speed after applying the brake pedal forcefully numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the problem. the failure occurred several times. also, on a separate occasion when driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control suddenly became inoperative. after the cruise control malfunction the unintended acceleration no longer persisted. there was currently an open investigation associated with nhtsa action number pe12005 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the failure mileage was 65,000. js | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that over a period of 1.5 years the accelerator pedal had jammed while driving approximately 30 mph or higher. after depressing the brakes the vehicle would speed up and the engine would rev. in order to stop the vehicle she would have to pump the brakes a few times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that they were unable to diagnose teh failure. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 34,000. tb | |||
| 11/01/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an increase in the engine rpms and the vehicle jerked forward. the contact also stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and she had to tap the pedal to release it. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 91000 | ||
| When driving, the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was taken off the accelerator pedal. this typically occurred around 55 mph. it felt as if the cruise control was on, but it was not. when the vehicle would not decelerate on its own, i would apply the brake to come to a complete stop. when i would stop, the engine was remain at approximately 2,000 rpms. this problem was intermittenant, but did occur approximate 10 times over the course of a week (until the problem was corrected at a mechanic shop). furthermore, the cruise control no longer worked. a certified mechanic found that the wire had broken/detached within the cruise control/throttle assembly. this wire was the reason why the cruise control no longer worked and why the throttle was getting stuck. the entire cruise control asembly had to be replaced. this fixed the problem. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 77285 | ||
| Many times while driving only (not parked with motor running), the accelerator becomes stuck/jammed and must be tapped several times to unstick what seems to be a ghost-driven pedal. the vehicle will sometimes unstick while moving, but i have been scared to the point of stopping the vehicle since it won't unstick and put it into park and hit the gas again. this does unstick the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 126981 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate, although the accelerator pedal was not depressed. the contact stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by shifting to neutral and engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle cable was fractured and the throttle body and cable assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 126,981 and the current mileage was 150,000. sm. | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the accelerator pedal became jammed and caused the vehicle to abnormally accelerate. the contact attempted to decelerate but the vehicle would not stop. the contact had to shift into neutral and restart the vehicle. once started, the engine would race and the rpm's would increase excessively. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised the contact that the cruise control cable needed to be disconnected. the vehicle was disconnected repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...i know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. this usually happened when i was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until i could pull over and put the car in neutral i would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..i was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. when the accelerations happened, i puled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until i was slowed, then i slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally i had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. after several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works.. | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that over a period of 1.5 years the accelerator pedal had jammed while driving approximately 30 mph or higher. after depressing the brakes the vehicle would speed up and the engine would rev. in order to stop the vehicle she would have to pump the brakes a few times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that they were unable to diagnose teh failure. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 34,000. tb | |||
| 11/01/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an increase in the engine rpms and the vehicle jerked forward. the contact also stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and she had to tap the pedal to release it. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 91000 | ||
| When driving, the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was taken off the accelerator pedal. this typically occurred around 55 mph. it felt as if the cruise control was on, but it was not. when the vehicle would not decelerate on its own, i would apply the brake to come to a complete stop. when i would stop, the engine was remain at approximately 2,000 rpms. this problem was intermittenant, but did occur approximate 10 times over the course of a week (until the problem was corrected at a mechanic shop). furthermore, the cruise control no longer worked. a certified mechanic found that the wire had broken/detached within the cruise control/throttle assembly. this wire was the reason why the cruise control no longer worked and why the throttle was getting stuck. the entire cruise control asembly had to be replaced. this fixed the problem. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 77285 | ||
| Many times while driving only (not parked with motor running), the accelerator becomes stuck/jammed and must be tapped several times to unstick what seems to be a ghost-driven pedal. the vehicle will sometimes unstick while moving, but i have been scared to the point of stopping the vehicle since it won't unstick and put it into park and hit the gas again. this does unstick the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 126981 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate, although the accelerator pedal was not depressed. the contact stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by shifting to neutral and engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle cable was fractured and the throttle body and cable assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 126,981 and the current mileage was 150,000. sm. | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal had got jammed and sped up the vehicle. after trying to decelerate the vehicle would not stop. the driver had to place the vehicle into neutral and restart the vehicle. when started up the engine would race and the rpm's would jump to high numbers. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that the cruise control cable needed to be disconnected. the vehicle was disconnected for the cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 34000 | ||
| There is a speed control issue. intermittently, the car will become locked at 2 rpm while still accelerating to 65+ mph. the driving is non-specific; i could be idling, on the freeway or on surface streets. although i remove my foot from the accelerator, the car continues to speed up. immediately turning off the engine does not eliminate the issue either. once the car is turned on again, it locks at 4 rpm while in park. the issue may take up to 30mins to subside. luckily, the brakes have yet to fail when the car voluntarily accelerates (although this does wear on the brakes like crazy). | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...i know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. this usually happened when i was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until i could pull over and put the car in neutral i would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..i was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. when the accelerations happened, i puled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until i was slowed, then i slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally i had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. after several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works.. | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and approaching an off ramp, the vehicle could not be stopped. after depressing the brakes to no avail, the contact turned the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they advised her that the cruise control cable could have been the cause of the failure. the cruise control cable was disconnected. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the throttle stuck and he crashed into a ditch as a result. the contact suffered injuries during the crash. the vehicle was repaired, but was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward and would not stop prior to the crash. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 81000 | ||
| On jan. 10, 2012 i was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. it was at that time that the car accelerated so fast i had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so i put it in neutal and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. i almost hit a person in the cross walk and then i would have gone in to the intersection. this was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. i called ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. i told them on the ford form website, others were having the same issue. still ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. i said does someone have to die to get a recall. still no real answer from them. so, i had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. the ford dealer in greenfield, ma disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. this to me is a ford recall issue. i plan on addressing this with the attorney general office. | |||
| 07/27/2011 | 73310 | ||
| I had perchased the vehicle in nov of 2010 and the speed control issue began in july of 2011. the engine rpm would go up around 4 or 5 while coming to a stop or slowing. at times this made it hard to slow down. i would have to shift out of drive to get slowed or stopped. noticed that the speed control did not work during this time period. i took the vehicle to my local inspection station and they fixed the problem with a zip tie. not to sure if that would work. it did correct the problem. | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 68000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when i decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. at the time the light was green so i maintained speed but slowed gradually. the light turned yellow and i tried to speed up a little bit. the light quickly turned red. i slammed on the brakes hard as i possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine rpm remained steady. i managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. i struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car. | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 60250 | ||
| Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once i remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. the only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. the engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. i did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. floor mats where no where near either pedal. this problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. i did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 77964 | ||
| I was sitting at a red light. i had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward without warning. in addition, the rpms increased to 7,000 abnormally. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and returned to normal function. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. this occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (i have never noticed it occur while in park). i did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. this did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. when it happens i keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. it is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long i instinctually keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 121000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus se. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until the vehicle was shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 132,000. | |||
| 03/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Engine rpm increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down i jad to turn the car off twice to get it to stop reving. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 122000 | ||
| The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. it also lurges forward once foot is off the brake. i have been in several near accidients because of high idle problem. replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results. | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 40000 | ||
| The throttle has stuck several times. it's most noticeable around 40 mph after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. i've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. by revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. then i could put it back in drive. this problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. i've taken it to three different mechanics. i believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. the last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. it's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since i've owned the car. i bought it when it had 28k on it. i currently has about 90k miles. the most dangerous situation was when i was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. in the great smoky mountain natl park. coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. we had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. a recall needs to be issued for this car. | |||
| 02/12/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would stick and the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal numerous to dislodge the pedal. the vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the failure would occur. the contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. once restarted, the vehicle would resume normal operation. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was approximately 74,000. kmj | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 189029 | ||
| Car will accerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. you can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. the only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. it happens on a regular basis. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 91000 | ||
| When driving, the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was taken off the accelerator pedal. this typically occurred around 55 mph. it felt as if the cruise control was on, but it was not. when the vehicle would not decelerate on its own, i would apply the brake to come to a complete stop. when i would stop, the engine was remain at approximately 2,000 rpms. this problem was intermittenant, but did occur approximate 10 times over the course of a week (until the problem was corrected at a mechanic shop). furthermore, the cruise control no longer worked. a certified mechanic found that the wire had broken/detached within the cruise control/throttle assembly. this wire was the reason why the cruise control no longer worked and why the throttle was getting stuck. the entire cruise control asembly had to be replaced. this fixed the problem. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 77285 | ||
| Many times while driving only (not parked with motor running), the accelerator becomes stuck/jammed and must be tapped several times to unstick what seems to be a ghost-driven pedal. the vehicle will sometimes unstick while moving, but i have been scared to the point of stopping the vehicle since it won't unstick and put it into park and hit the gas again. this does unstick the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 126981 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate, although the accelerator pedal was not depressed. the contact stated that he was able to maintain control of the vehicle by shifting to neutral and engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle cable was fractured and the throttle body and cable assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 126,981 and the current mileage was 150,000. sm. | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal had got jammed and sped up the vehicle. after trying to decelerate the vehicle would not stop. the driver had to place the vehicle into neutral and restart the vehicle. when started up the engine would race and the rpm's would jump to high numbers. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that the cruise control cable needed to be disconnected. the vehicle was disconnected for the cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 34000 | ||
| There is a speed control issue. intermittently, the car will become locked at 2 rpm while still accelerating to 65+ mph. the driving is non-specific; i could be idling, on the freeway or on surface streets. although i remove my foot from the accelerator, the car continues to speed up. immediately turning off the engine does not eliminate the issue either. once the car is turned on again, it locks at 4 rpm while in park. the issue may take up to 30mins to subside. luckily, the brakes have yet to fail when the car voluntarily accelerates (although this does wear on the brakes like crazy). | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...i know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. this usually happened when i was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until i could pull over and put the car in neutral i would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..i was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. when the accelerations happened, i puled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until i was slowed, then i slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally i had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. after several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works.. | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and approaching an off ramp, the vehicle could not be stopped. after depressing the brakes to no avail, the contact turned the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they advised her that the cruise control cable could have been the cause of the failure. the cruise control cable was disconnected. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the throttle stuck and he crashed into a ditch as a result. the contact suffered injuries during the crash. the vehicle was repaired, but was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward and would not stop prior to the crash. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 81000 | ||
| On jan. 10, 2012 i was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. it was at that time that the car accelerated so fast i had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so i put it in neutal and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. i almost hit a person in the cross walk and then i would have gone in to the intersection. this was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. i called ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. i told them on the ford form website, others were having the same issue. still ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. i said does someone have to die to get a recall. still no real answer from them. so, i had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. the ford dealer in greenfield, ma disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. this to me is a ford recall issue. i plan on addressing this with the attorney general office. | |||
| 07/27/2011 | 73310 | ||
| I had perchased the vehicle in nov of 2010 and the speed control issue began in july of 2011. the engine rpm would go up around 4 or 5 while coming to a stop or slowing. at times this made it hard to slow down. i would have to shift out of drive to get slowed or stopped. noticed that the speed control did not work during this time period. i took the vehicle to my local inspection station and they fixed the problem with a zip tie. not to sure if that would work. it did correct the problem. | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 68000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when i decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. at the time the light was green so i maintained speed but slowed gradually. the light turned yellow and i tried to speed up a little bit. the light quickly turned red. i slammed on the brakes hard as i possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine rpm remained steady. i managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. i struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car. | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 60250 | ||
| Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once i remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. the only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. the engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. i did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. floor mats where no where near either pedal. this problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. i did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 77964 | ||
| I was sitting at a red light. i had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward without warning. in addition, the rpms increased to 7,000 abnormally. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and returned to normal function. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. this occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (i have never noticed it occur while in park). i did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. this did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. when it happens i keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. it is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long i instinctually keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 121000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus se. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until the vehicle was shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 132,000. kmj | |||
| 03/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Engine rpm increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down i jad to turn the car off twice to get it to stop reving. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 122000 | ||
| The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. it also lurges forward once foot is off the brake. i have been in several near accidients because of high idle problem. replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results. | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 40000 | ||
| The throttle has stuck several times. it's most noticeable around 40 mph after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. i've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. by revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. then i could put it back in drive. this problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. i've taken it to three different mechanics. i believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. the last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. it's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since i've owned the car. i bought it when it had 28k on it. i currently has about 90k miles. the most dangerous situation was when i was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. in the great smoky mountain natl park. coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. we had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. a recall needs to be issued for this car. | |||
| 02/12/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would stick and the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal numerous to dislodge the pedal. the vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the failure would occur. the contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. once restarted, the vehicle would resume normal operation. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was approximately 74,000. kmj | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 189029 | ||
| Car will accerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. you can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. the only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. it happens on a regular basis. | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 126981 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph the vehicle continue to accelerated although the accelerator pedal was not depress. the contact mentioned that he was able to maintained control of the vehicle by shifting to neutral and engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the throttle cable was broke as a result the throttle cable and body assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 126,981 and the current mileage was 150,000. pm | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when the accelerator pedal had got jammed and sped up the vehicle. after trying to decelerate the vehicle would not stop. the driver had to place the vehicle into neutral and restart the vehicle. when started up the engine would race and the rpm's would jump to high numbers. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that the cruise control cable needed to be disconnected. the vehicle was disconnected for the cable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 34000 | ||
| There is a speed control issue. intermittently, the car will become locked at 2 rpm while still accelerating to 65+ mph. the driving is non-specific; i could be idling, on the freeway or on surface streets. although i remove my foot from the accelerator, the car continues to speed up. immediately turning off the engine does not eliminate the issue either. once the car is turned on again, it locks at 4 rpm while in park. the issue may take up to 30mins to subside. luckily, the brakes have yet to fail when the car voluntarily accelerates (although this does wear on the brakes like crazy). | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...i know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. this usually happened when i was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until i could pull over and put the car in neutral i would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..i was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. when the accelerations happened, i puled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until i was slowed, then i slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally i had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. after several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works.. | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and approaching the off ramp the vehicle would not stop. after depressing the brakes and that would not work she decided to turn the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable may have been the failure and they disconnected it. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the throttle stuck and he crashed into a ditch as a result. the contact suffered injuries during the crash. the vehicle was repaired, but was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward and would not stop prior to the crash. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 81000 | ||
| On jan. 10, 2012 i was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. it was at that time that the car accelerated so fast i had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so i put it in neutal and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. i almost hit a person in the cross walk and then i would have gone in to the intersection. this was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. i called ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. i told them on the ford form website, others were having the same issue. still ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. i said does someone have to die to get a recall. still no real answer from them. so, i had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. the ford dealer in greenfield, ma disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. this to me is a ford recall issue. i plan on addressing this with the attorney general office. | |||
| 07/27/2011 | 73310 | ||
| I had perchased the vehicle in nov of 2010 and the speed control issue began in july of 2011. the engine rpm would go up around 4 or 5 while coming to a stop or slowing. at times this made it hard to slow down. i would have to shift out of drive to get slowed or stopped. noticed that the speed control did not work during this time period. i took the vehicle to my local inspection station and they fixed the problem with a zip tie. not to sure if that would work. it did correct the problem. | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 68000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when i decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. at the time the light was green so i maintained speed but slowed gradually. the light turned yellow and i tried to speed up a little bit. the light quickly turned red. i slammed on the brakes hard as i possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine rpm remained steady. i managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. i struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car. | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 60250 | ||
| Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once i remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. the only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. the engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. i did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. floor mats where no where near either pedal. this problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. i did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 77964 | ||
| I was sitting at a red light. i had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward without warning. in addition, the rpms increased to 7,000 abnormally. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and returned to normal function. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. this occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (i have never noticed it occur while in park). i did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. this did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. when it happens i keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. it is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long i instinctually keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 121000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus se. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until the vehicle was shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 132,000. kmj | |||
| 03/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Engine rpm increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down i jad to turn the car off twice to get it to stop reving. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 122000 | ||
| The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. it also lurges forward once foot is off the brake. i have been in several near accidients because of high idle problem. replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results. | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 40000 | ||
| The throttle has stuck several times. it's most noticeable around 40 mph after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. i've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. by revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. then i could put it back in drive. this problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. i've taken it to three different mechanics. i believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. the last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. it's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since i've owned the car. i bought it when it had 28k on it. i currently has about 90k miles. the most dangerous situation was when i was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. in the great smoky mountain natl park. coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. we had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. a recall needs to be issued for this car. | |||
| 02/12/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would stick and the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal numerous to dislodge the pedal. the vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the failure would occur. the contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. once restarted, the vehicle would resume normal operation. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was approximately 74,000. kmj | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 189029 | ||
| Car will accerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. you can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. the only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. it happens on a regular basis. | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 34000 | ||
| There is a speed control issue. intermittently, the car will become locked at 2 rpm while still accelerating to 65+ mph. the driving is non-specific; i could be idling, on the freeway or on surface streets. although i remove my foot from the accelerator, the car continues to speed up. immediately turning off the engine does not eliminate the issue either. once the car is turned on again, it locks at 4 rpm while in park. the issue may take up to 30mins to subside. luckily, the brakes have yet to fail when the car voluntarily accelerates (although this does wear on the brakes like crazy). | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...i know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. this usually happened when i was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until i could pull over and put the car in neutral i would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..i was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. when the accelerations happened, i puled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until i was slowed, then i slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally i had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. after several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works.. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving at low speed. the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle returned to normal when the brake was applied. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 80,000. li | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and approaching the off ramp the vehicle would not stop. after depressing the brakes and that would not work she decided to turn the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the cruise control cable may have been the failure and they disconnected it. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the throttle stuck on the vehicle and caused them to run into a ditch. the vehicle was repaired, but was not inspected to see what caused the failure. the contact stated the vehicle would not stop prior to the accident. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.rl | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 81000 | ||
| On jan. 10, 2012 i was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. it was at that time that the car accelerated so fast i had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so i put it in neutal and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. i almost hit a person in the cross walk and then i would have gone in to the intersection. this was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. i called ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. i told them on the ford form website, others were having the same issue. still ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. i said does someone have to die to get a recall. still no real answer from them. so, i had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. the ford dealer in greenfield, ma disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. this to me is a ford recall issue. i plan on addressing this with the attorney general office. | |||
| 07/27/2011 | 73310 | ||
| I had perchased the vehicle in nov of 2010 and the speed control issue began in july of 2011. the engine rpm would go up around 4 or 5 while coming to a stop or slowing. at times this made it hard to slow down. i would have to shift out of drive to get slowed or stopped. noticed that the speed control did not work during this time period. i took the vehicle to my local inspection station and they fixed the problem with a zip tie. not to sure if that would work. it did correct the problem. | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 68000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when i decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. at the time the light was green so i maintained speed but slowed gradually. the light turned yellow and i tried to speed up a little bit. the light quickly turned red. i slammed on the brakes hard as i possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine rpm remained steady. i managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. i struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car. | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 60250 | ||
| Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once i remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. the only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. the engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. i did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. floor mats where no where near either pedal. this problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. i did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 77964 | ||
| I was sitting at a red light. i had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward without warning. in addition, the rpms increased to 7,000 abnormally. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and returned to normal function. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. this occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (i have never noticed it occur while in park). i did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. this did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. when it happens i keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. it is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long i instinctually keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 121000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus se. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until the vehicle was shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 132,000. kmj | |||
| 03/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Engine rpm increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down i jad to turn the car off twice to get it to stop reving. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 122000 | ||
| The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. it also lurges forward once foot is off the brake. i have been in several near accidients because of high idle problem. replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results. | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 40000 | ||
| The throttle has stuck several times. it's most noticeable around 40 mph after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. i've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. by revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. then i could put it back in drive. this problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. i've taken it to three different mechanics. i believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. the last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. it's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since i've owned the car. i bought it when it had 28k on it. i currently has about 90k miles. the most dangerous situation was when i was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. in the great smoky mountain natl park. coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. we had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. a recall needs to be issued for this car. | |||
| 02/12/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would stick and the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal numerous to dislodge the pedal. the vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the failure would occur. the contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. once restarted, the vehicle would resume normal operation. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was approximately 74,000. kmj | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 189029 | ||
| Car will accerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. you can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. the only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. it happens on a regular basis. | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 60250 | ||
| Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once i remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. the only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. the engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. i did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. floor mats where no where near either pedal. this problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. i did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 77964 | ||
| I was sitting at a red light. i had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward. there was no warning light, before, or during the failure, the vehicle rpm increased to 7,000. the vehicle was placed in neutral, for the vehicle to return to normal function. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. li | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. this occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (i have never noticed it occur while in park). i did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. this did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. when it happens i keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. it is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long i instinctually keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts. | |||
| 03/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Engine rpm increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down i jad to turn the car off twice to get it to stop reving. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 122000 | ||
| The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. it also lurges forward once foot is off the brake. i have been in several near accidients because of high idle problem. replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results. | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 40000 | ||
| The throttle has stuck several times. it's most noticeable around 40 mph after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. i've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. by revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. then i could put it back in drive. this problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. i've taken it to three different mechanics. i believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. the last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. it's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since i've owned the car. i bought it when it had 28k on it. i currently has about 90k miles. the most dangerous situation was when i was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. in the great smoky mountain natl park. coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. we had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. a recall needs to be issued for this car. | |||
| 02/12/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to drive, the vehicle the pedal would stick and the contact would have to depress the accelerator pedal numerous for the vehicle to begin driving. the vehicle would speed off and would be difficult to stop, causing the contact to place the vehicle into neutral. the contact would turn the vehicle off and back on for the vehicle to begin acting normally. the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was approximately 74,000. nw | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 189029 | ||
| Car will accerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. you can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. the only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. it happens on a regular basis. | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 1 | ||
| Cpsc#i1220409a. 2006 ford taurus. consumer stated whine coasting up hill and approaching her left turn the car began to accelerate. *ln the consumer stated she made the turn applying a good amount force to the brake. however, the vehicle accelerated anyway. the vehicle would accelerated even without her foot on the brake. she finally maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road,place both feet on the brake pedal with a great deal of force, placed the vehicle in park, and engaged the emergency brake. the vehicle continued to accelerated to 3000 rpm's while idling. she turned off the engine and when she restarted the vehicle on four separate occasions it continued to exhibit the same problem. *jb | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 77900 | ||
| Unintentional and nearly uncontrollable acceleration. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 91000 | ||
| I currently own a 2006 ford taurus with approximately 91,000 miles. recently, the vehicle began to accelerate on it's own as if the gas pedal is stuck. the problem began after the vehicle's cruise control stopped working. the problem with self acceleration is occurring daily at this point. stomping the accelerator is the only remedy to the problem during driving conditions. the vehicle will continue to accelerate to high speeds until the accelerator is repeatedly pushed. | |||
| 04/12/2011 | |||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 45mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was unknown. pm | |||
| 06/19/2011 | 112000 | ||
| For several weeks, my car has been accellerating on its own. i will not have my foot on the accellerator and the car will speed up. rpms shoot up to 4 or 5. this has happened intermittently. pumping the accellerator is the only way to get the car under control. while coming home from vacation yesterday, i tried to stop at a stop light and couldn't stop. thankfully, an accident was avoided as nothing was crossing the intersection. it was a very scary ride home, and i am thankful my family didn't get killed by this obvious defect in this car. i cannot understand why a recall has not been issued. is it going to take several deaths before something is done? | |||
| 04/12/2011 | |||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 45mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was unknown. pm | |||
| 06/19/2011 | 112000 | ||
| For several weeks, my car has been accellerating on its own. i will not have my foot on the accellerator and the car will speed up. rpms shoot up to 4 or 5. this has happened intermittently. pumping the accellerator is the only way to get the car under control. while coming home from vacation yesterday, i tried to stop at a stop light and couldn't stop. thankfully, an accident was avoided as nothing was crossing the intersection. it was a very scary ride home, and i am thankful my family didn't get killed by this obvious defect in this car. i cannot understand why a recall has not been issued. is it going to take several deaths before something is done? | |||
| 04/12/2011 | |||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 45mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was unknown. pm | |||
| 06/19/2011 | 112000 | ||
| For several weeks, my car has been accellerating on its own. i will not have my foot on the accellerator and the car will speed up. rpms shoot up to 4 or 5. this has happened intermittently. pumping the accellerator is the only way to get the car under control. while coming home from vacation yesterday, i tried to stop at a stop light and couldn't stop. thankfully, an accident was avoided as nothing was crossing the intersection. it was a very scary ride home, and i am thankful my family didn't get killed by this obvious defect in this car. i cannot understand why a recall has not been issued. is it going to take several deaths before something is done? | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 50199 | ||
| During a ten mile commute to work the auto unexpectedly accelerated to 45 mph. when brakes were applied and speed reduced to 25 mph the auto would again accelerate with foot of pedal. when the transmission was shifted to park rpm went to 6000. after shutting down and restarting problem went away. this problem happened three times in a four week period. | |||
| 03/28/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that as the vehicle was started and the brake was applied, the vehicle surged forward independently. the vehicle continued to accelerate and the vehicle would come to a stop after firmly applying the brakes. the unexpected failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and they informed the contact that the failure was related to the throttle body and speed control cables. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 03/28/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact started the ignition and when the foot was applied to the brake, the vehicle surged forward. also, when the vehicle was in motion the speed rapidly increased without engaging the accelerator pedal. the vehicle would come to a stop after firmly applying the brakes. the unexpected failures occurred intermittent. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and they informed the failure was related to the throttle body and speed control cable. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000. js | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 36000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the failure recurred four times intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technicians stated that there was a malfunction in the cruising system. the cruising system was replaced. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 36,000. | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 36000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own. the failure occurred four different times intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technicians stated there was a disfunction in the cruising system. the cruising system was replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure 36,000. ds | |||
| 02/25/2011 | 60000 | ||
| My 2006 ford taurus accelerates when i let my foot off the gas pedal car starts to accelerate on its own, even when the car is in park the rpm's shoot up. to make it stop i tap the gas pedal while it's accelerating and becomes unstuck this does not always work. | |||
| 09/25/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I own a 2006 ford taurus. the vehicle accelerates to dangerous speeds without my hitting the gas and when the brakes are applied the rpm shows it has risen very high and it is very difficult to get the vehicle to come to a complete stop. it appears there is something wrong with the cruise control cable as it was twisted and as soon as it is untwisted the cruise control begins to work correctly and the vehicle stops accelerating on its own. however, it does it again within a few days. this has happened three times in two weeks. it is very dangerous and could easily get someone injured or worse. i see on several websites that i am not the only one with this model who is having this issue. this is an issue with the design or installation, not anything that we have done to the vehicle as no aftermarket adjustments or changes have occurred only routine maintenance. | |||
| 07/17/2010 | 51000 | ||
| I bought a 2006 ford tauras in december 2009. after having the vehicle for a few months, the gas pedal began to stick. a few times going around 35-40mph,the pedal would stick keeping the car accelarating. thinking it was just my imagination, didn't think too much about it. then, while accerating, the pedal stuck and continued to accerate. i applied the brakes to the top of the hill i was on, and put the car in park and turned the car off. after starting the car again, the rpms were still racing and pedal was still stuck. had to have the car towed back to the dealer for repair. dealer replaced some kind of coil and cable to the cruise control. | |||
| 08/27/2010 | 69600 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus - while driving 30-40mph, the car began to accelerate without any pressure on the gas pedal. when attempting to stop the car, the brakes were pushed to the maximum and the car stopped half way into the intersection. after continuing through the red light, i put the car in neutral and the rpm continued to 4000-5000 until i shut the power off. when i restarted the car, the rpm immediately continued back to 5000. this is an extremely dangerous situation that i have read numerous reports and complaints. the remedy is shifting into neutral and coming to a stop--or tapping the accelerator with the foot and saying a prayer. there is no known recall available and this is a frequent complaint. there needs to be something done about this before it becomes fatal. it appears to be an issue with the cruise control that is common to many 2006 ford taurus models--even if the driver never uses the cruise control, the coil may hold the accelerator down. this can result in prolonged stopping times and distances, accidents, unexpected acceleration, and heating up brakes to the point of a fire. i urge any reader driving a taurus -- particularly the 2006 model--to take action. this is not something that fixes itself and will absolutely result in future fatalities if not addressed. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 109889 | ||
| The events leading up to the failure of my 2006 ford taurse just driving normal and after awhile the paddle would get stock and keep the speed plus go to about 60 to 65 mph.from speed of 45to 55 being drove. it has happend more then 20 times in the past month i 'm in fear that i'm really in dangering myself others on the highways and on the roads period. so far it hard to stop the car with the breaks when this happening because the gas is still feeding to the motor. i took it to ford dealer after i took it to another shop and they could find the problem so i decied to take it to a ford dealer and found that when test drove it did the same with them, they too and clean the throttle body and disconnected the cruise control saying thats where the malfuction came from.they also but in a new spring behind the paddle. with that being done it still did not fix the issue. they made it clear that they are not sure whats happening i don't understand because we never uses the crusie control in the 4 years that i have had it. the old parts is not available | |||
| 05/18/2010 | 108683 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford taurus that was excelarating buy it self the rpms went up to 4 buy its self my foot wasn't on the paddle at all was trying to get it to stop with the break and put it in park with the motor rimmed up like i eas feeding it gas. i was just driving home nothing different , i slowed down to take my exit when i notice that the car was having issue in slowing down at that time i took my foot of the gas to see if the car would low down and it didn't the speed hand went up to 40 mph before i tried to slow it down, the gas was still feeding into the motor like my foot was on the gas and it wasn't.the problem has not yet been corrected i'm trying to have the car picked up to be carried to the shop cause i'm afraid to drive it | |||
| 04/21/2010 | 40570 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while making a sharp turn with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and crashed into a wall. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph prior to the failure. the front end of the vehicle was damaged but there were no injuries. when the failure previously occurred, an authorized dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle; although, they did not inspect it. the current and failure mileages were 40,570. | |||
| 04/11/2009 | 60000 | ||
| I was driving to work about to pull in to my office parking lot. i pulled my foot off of the accelerator so that coast into the parking lot when i noticed the car increasing in speed instead of slowing down. i had to brake hard just to keep the car under control, but it was going much faster than it should in a parking lot. as i tried to park, the rpms increased to dangerous levels. i put the car into park and the rpms were still very very high. i then shut the car off. i felt scared and grateful that i did not have an accident. the same morning, i took it to the dealer - thinking i might have to tow it, but it started and the rpms seemed okay. i got halfway to the dealer and it began to do it again as i was driving down an open road. i don't know why, but i tapped the accelerator and the rpms returned to normal. i described all of this to the dealer. they worked on it and could not find the problem. it acted up for them also. i picked the car up that afternoon with no other solution other than to tap the accelerator to get it to stop. stupidly, i drove it for weeks this way before i found my own solution. my cruise control also stopped working. the problem is mechanical, i had my wife push the gas while the car was in park so that i could see what was actually moving under the hood of the car. i found some little control device (for lack of a better word) that was sticking. a ball and joint on the device would get disconnected from the action happening when you press the gas and cause the rmps to spike. i simply secured the ball and joint connection with wire fishing leader from my tackle box. no problems in almost 1 year. i didn't think more of it until all of the news about toyota. not sure about the date. - about 1 year ago. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2006 ford taurus accelerates speed intermittently on its own. i made a previous complaint approximate date of first incident was given. i do not have that information accessible to myself now. *tr | |||
| 12/11/2009 | 82000 | 2 | |
| I was driving home on the highway when my accelerator became stuck halfway down. it would not stick if i tapped it, but re-stick again. i took it to the dealer they said that the cruise control cable had become bound around the accelerator causing it to stick. first incident was october 2007, now in december 2009 again. i was charged roughly 100 to detach the cruise control cabling. ford agreed (reluctantly) to repair the cable so my cruise would work. roughly 50,000 miles later my accelerator became stuck again. this time it would not unstick - tapping the pedal only made acceleration stronger. brakes barely worked stomped to the floor. repeated accelerator pedal sticking in open position is extremely dangerous and unacceptable. car is out of warranty and i am again stuck with the bill - lucky i did not crash. could have been much worse if it began to stick while accelerating hard. just all of a sudden this happened - both times. one second the gas pedal works fine, then bam, its stuck. once stopped i placed the car into park and it revved up to 4000 rpm. would not re-start with accelerator down. had to tow to unhelpful and unconcerned dealer - will never own a ford again. i will tell everyone i know about this horrible defect. not once, but twice! *tr | |||
| 10/30/2009 | 83000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving 55 mph the vehicle began to accelerate without intention. she had to turn off the engine to stop the vehicle. she contacted the dealer, and a technician speculated that the throttle became stuck. she was then advised to bring the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle has not been inspected. the failure mileage was 83,000. | |||
| 10/14/2008 | 53000 | 1 | |
| While driving (can be at any speed) engine accelerates on its own as if using the cruise control. no lights come on (check engine or cruise) braking does not stop problem. tapping accelerator will stop acceleration. happens frequently. car at 53000 miles and no longer under warranty. *tr | |||
| 03/11/2007 | 55699 | 1200 | 08/09/2006 |
| Incident happens everytime i drive my vehicle. i can reproduce this at anytime. when i am using the accelerator. i ease off of the accelerator or release it completely and the the car goes faster. the accelerator with push it self in. in order to slow the vehicle down i have to press the accelerator. (i have to speed up to slow down). another work around is shifting the car into neutral then braking. (when using this method of shifting the car to neutral i notice my rpm level jump from 1-2 rpm to 3-5 rpms). please note that the two work arounds do not always solve this issue. some times i have to pull off of the road. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/20/2007 | 46000 | 20 | 11/16/2006 |
| My accelerator is 'sticking' this occurred after my cruise control quit @ very low miles. my accelerator will simply act on its own. it occurs either engage in gear or not. it is total unsafe in the snow and ice environment i live. i cannot drive it in cold weather conditions for fear i will wreck or cause an accident! the factory warranty is just off.*cn | |||
| 08/24/2007 | 39000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the freeway at full speed. i was not using my cruise control. my gas pedal was stuck accelerating on me. it would unstick and come hit me in the foot, only to stick back again while i was accelerating. the vehicle was accelerating without my assistance up large hills, and i was required to brake almost constantly on flat areas. when i was at a stop light i placed the car in neutral to alleviate fears that i would shoot out into the intersection, and the car immediately raced to over 4000 rpms! i had to lightly tap on the pedal repeatedly until it finally unstuck and came back to hit me in the foot. yikes. i am thankful that the accelerator was stuck at a lower rpm and not all the way down. i could have been involved in a horrible traffic accident. the next day the dealer determined that my cruise control cable had broken and bound around the throttle body (the thing that drives the accelerator) causing the accelerator pedal to stick. this could have been much worse! *tr | |||