1987 Ford Taurus acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 1987 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON EXPERIENCED A VERY VIOLENT ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE RACED. THE CONTACT THEN PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SKIDDED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AND BEGAN GOING FASTER. THE HAND BRAKE WAS PULLED. THE BRAKE WAS PULLED SO HARD THAT SOMETHING BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED IT OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT IT INTO PARK, AND THE CAR WAS STILL GOING. THE CONTACT MADE IT TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STALL THE CAR. THE CAR WAS LEFT AT THE GAS STATION AND LEFT FOR SOMEONE TO BRING THE CAR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT MAY TAKE OFF WITH HIM. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. THE CONTACT CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE ALL THE TESTING DONE . FORD HAS BEEN CALLED, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY FREE REMEDY TO OFFER. THE DRIVER WAS EXTREMELY SCARED AND HAS SUFFERED HEART PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 -

NHTSA complaint #10139691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY,GAS PEDAL WILL DROP TO FLOOR. CONSUMER MUST KICK GAS PEDAL TO DISENGAGE IT. IT FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS TAKING OVER. *AK THE PROBLELM OCCURED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

NHTSA complaint #879127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT SPEEDS OF 20MPH AND LESS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACE AIR BYPASS VALVE GASKET, AND THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #845508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED TROUBLE WITH HIGH IDLE AND CONTINUED IDLE AFTER NO ACCELERATION APPLIED TO PEDAL,SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS IN THE THROTTLE,FUEL, EXHAUST AND IGNITION SYSTEMS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SAME FAILURES, POSSIBLY RELATED TO ENGINE OR IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. MJS

NHTSA complaint #545896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE ON ITS OWN & PICK UP SPEED. FOOT NOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. HORN KEEPS BLASTING WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED OR HIT. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ALSO, FRONT END FELL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT TIME. HAD STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN A BLUNK NOISE WAS HEARD. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & PARTS WERE BEING ORDERED.

NHTSA complaint #836849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS, ALSO ACCELERATES FORWARD W/OUT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL.

NHTSA complaint #544892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY IT'S SELF OCCASIONALLY.

NHTSA complaint #544543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR CRUISE CONTROL INSTEAD OF TURNING IT OFF ,THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.

NHTSA complaint #835263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ACCELLERATION. VEHICLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL. ENGINE RACES UP TO 140 MPH, AND DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #825170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FRONT SEATBELT LOOSEN AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND HAVE DONE SO FROM THE INITIAL PURCHASE. DEALER SAID TO LEAN QUICKLY FORWARD THEN BACK IN THE SEAT AND THE RETRACTORS WOULD THEN SNUG THE BELT, EVEN AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE BELT WOULD BE LOOSE AGAIN. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES DEALER SAID BELT ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED REPLACEING AND IT WILL COST $87.50 PER BELT PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. WHEN TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED SWITCH HAS ALWAYS PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR WHICH THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO WRITE UP ON THE SHOP WORK FORM. PRESSING THE OFF SWITCH CAUSES THE CAR TO MOMENTARILY START TO SLOW DOWN, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES AGAIN AND ACCELERATES THE CAR BACK UP THE SPEED IT WAS GOING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO COMPLETLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID AND I QUOTE, "OK JUST TAP THE BRAKE WHEN YOU NEED TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL--THEY'RE THE SAME

NHTSA complaint #537189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #487780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.