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 ( | ||||||
| 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 ( | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/16/2013 | 134000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down the road and my car began accelerating on its own. when i came to a stop, it would lurch forward and rev very high. from a complete stop, the car was able to accelerate up to 50+ on its own without ever touching the accelerator. to get it to stop, i either have to shut the car off or punch the accelerator. *tr | |||
| 02/16/2013 | 134000 | ||
| I was driving down the road and my car began acclerating on its own. when i came to a stop, it would lurch forward and rev very high. from a complete stop, the car was able to accelerate up to 50+ on its own without ever touching the accelerator. to get it to stop, i either have to shut the car off or punch the accelerator. | |||
| 04/25/2012 | 150000 | 1 | |
| 2005 mercury sable ls while driving throttle got stuck causing unintended and uncontrollable acceleration. had serviced at ford dealer found defect with cruise throttle cable and clip on throttle body. problem needed both cable and throttle body replaced to operate safety. *tr | |||
| 04/25/2012 | 150000 | ||
| 2005 mercury sable ls while driving throttle got stuck causing unintended and uncontrollable acceleration. had serviced at ford dealer found defect with cruise throttle cable and clip on throttle body. problem needed both cable and throttle body replaced to operate safety. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 66000 | 5 | |
| While driving i experience acceleration of vehicle. i pulled over on a side street and into a parking lot put it in neutral. it continued to rev high and subsequently i turned the vehicle off. when i turned back on it continued to rev and i turned it off. on second attempt of turning vehicle on it began to idle correctly. has recurred 5 times since first malfunction on oct. 31st. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 66000 | ||
| While driving i experience acceleration of vehicle. i pulled over on a side street and into a parking lot put it in neutral. it continued to rev high and subsequently i turned the vehicle off. when i turned back on it continued to rev and i turned it off. on second attempt of turning vehicle on it began to idle correctly. has reoccurred 5 times since first malfunction on oct. 31st. | |||
| 09/28/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that while at a stop sign the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact shifted into the neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the contact was able to shift back into drive where the vehicle resumed normal function. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 152,500. pmb | |||
| 09/28/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated while at a stop the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact shifted into the neutral position to cease motion. the contact was able to shift back into drive where the vehicle began to operate normally. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's destination. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 152,500. mh | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 67340 | 1 | |
| Car suddenly accelerated. i traveling under 30 mph car began accelerating on it's own! i braked and rpm's continued rev-ving at 3000. put car in neutral- did not stop rev ving. placed in park- same thing. turned it off- same thing when the light turned green i put the car in drive and it peeled away. at that time i tapped the gas and the problem corrected itself. this was the third incident of sudden acceleration. first time in june of 2012- my mechanic cleaned the throttle. however, this time i took it to a ford dealership and the culprit was a broken cruise control cable. ford/mercury needs to warn consumers to get the cruise control cables checked! can provide documentation from the dealership if needed. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 67340 | ||
| Car suddenly accelerated. i travelling under 30 mph car began accelerating on it's own! i braked and rpm's continued rev-ving at 3000. put car in neutral- did not stop rev ving. placed in park- same thing. turned it off- same thing when the light turned green i put the car in drive and it peeled away. at that time i tapped the gas and the problem corrected itself. this was the third incident of sudden acceleration. first time in june of 2012- my mechanic cleaned the throttle. however, this time i took it to a ford dealership and the culprit was a broken cruise control cable. ford/mercury needs to warn consumers to get the cruise control cables checked! can provide documentation from the dealership if needed. | |||
| 04/03/2012 | 125000 | 1 | |
| When you accelerate from a stop to get up to the speed limit or flow of traffic when you remove or ease up your foot from the gas pedal the rpm's shoot up to 3500/4000 rpm and the pedal continues to depress, increasing the vehicle speed. pressing the brake will slow the vehicle, but the engine continues to rev-up. you must kick the gas pedal two or three times to get it to disengage. *tr | |||
| 04/03/2012 | 125000 | ||
| When you accelerate from a stop to get up to the speed limit or flow of traffic when you remove or ease up your foot from the gas pedal the rpm's shoot up to 3500/4000 rpm and the pedal continues to depress, increasing the vehicle speed. pressing the brake will slow the vehicle, but the engine continues to rev-up. you must kick the gas pedal two or three times to get it to disengage. | |||
| 07/11/2011 | |||
| The car is in drive and as you're driving along the car begins to accelerate on its own. when the brakes are applied the car is still pulling forward as if the gas is being applied. when the brake is released the car lunges forward on its own. i'm extremely angry that this problem has not been recalled when a car accelerates on its own and cars have been recalled for less. regardless of the age of the car do something to fix our cars!!!! fix the problem and put it on your recall list. | |||
| 12/05/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck sporadically and would cause the vehicle to accelerate abnormally. the contact believed the failure was caused by the cruise control because the failure would only occur when the cruise control cable was disconnected. when the failure would occur, the contact would shift into neutral to stop the failure. the vehicle had not been inspected. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 12/05/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal gets stuck on the vehicle. the contact feels the failure is because of the cruise control because every time the failure occurs the cruise control cable is disconnected. the vehicle had to be placed in neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle had not been inspected. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 89,000.rl | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck and the vehicle would lunge forward abnormally, causing the vehicle to drive uncontrollably on the highway. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the throttle body. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 30,000. kmj | |||
| 03/14/2012 | 91100 | ||
| The cruise control cable went loose from the throttle and my can accelerated without my pushing on the gas pedal. it was very dangerous to drive. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would stick and the vehicle would lunge forward without command, causing the vehicle to driving uncontrollably on the highway. the dealer replaced the throttle body. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 30,000. nw | |||
| 03/14/2012 | 91100 | ||
| The cruise control cable went loose from the throttle and my can accelerated without my pushing on the gas pedal. it was very dangerous to drive. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving above 60 mph, the vehicle would unexpectedly accelerate without warning. the contact had to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the vehicle would then have to be shut off in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 147,585. sm. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would stick and the vehicle would lunge forward without command, causing the vehicle to driving uncontrollably on the highway. the dealer replaced the throttle body. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 30,000. nw | |||
| 03/14/2012 | 91100 | ||
| The cruise control cable went loose from the throttle and my can accelerated without my pushing on the gas pedal. it was very dangerous to drive. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving above 60 mph, the vehicle would unexpectedly accelerate without warning. the contact had to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the vehicle would then have to be shut off in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 147,585. sm. | |||
| 03/14/2012 | 91100 | ||
| The cruise control cable went loose from the throttle and my can accelerated without my pushing on the gas pedal. it was very dangerous to drive. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving above 60 mph at highway speed, without any warnings the vehicle will accelerate unintended . the contact will have to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal so the vehicle will slow down.the vehicle would have to be turned off to be able to have the rpms to stop going high in speed and for the engine to stop revving. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 147,585.cv | |||
| 05/30/2011 | 85 | ||
| Entered interstate 81, accelerated to 65 miles per hour and set cruise control, drove for several minutes when for no apparent reason the car accelerated to app. 85 miles per hour at which time the cruise crontrol ceased to work. i would like to know if there were any other reports of this happening. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/31/2007 | 19564 | 1 | 03/31/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal vibrates when accelerating; the greater the speed, the more vibration occurs. the dealer repositioned the cable underneath the pedal, but the failure persists. the failure has occurred each time the vehicle is driven since the date of purchase. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 19,800 and failure mileage was 19,564. | |||