124 of the 1,005 complaints about the 2005 Ford Taurus are about the transmission — 12% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 84,000 miles.
124
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WAS THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR IS ON A SIDE STREET IN THE CITY
NHTSA complaint #11282375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE FUEL CAP AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
NHTSA complaint #11190307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ENGAGED IN PARK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE INCREASED TO HIGH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (ROWE WESTBROOK, 91 MAIN STREET, WESTBROOK, ME 04092, (207) 854-2555) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
NHTSA complaint #11131807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DRIVING ON A HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION), THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. I WAS LEFT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN MAINTAIN MY SPEED; AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON AN EXIT RAMP AS THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY THAT I WAS ON DID NOT HAVE SHOULDERS ON EITHER SIDE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS JUST AS ILL-PREPARED FOR THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND I WAS POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN STEER TO RELATIVE SAFETY. IT APPEARS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER'S SPLINES ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED AND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS SPECIFIC MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ATTENDED TO, ESPECIALLY SO THAT THERE IS NO INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FUTURE.
NHTSA complaint #11121174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE AFTER I INSPECTED IT CLOSELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO COMMON IN OTHER SIMILAR FORD MODELS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE CAN STRIP OUT WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. THIS CAN BE ESPECIALLY HAZARD IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN A LIGHT TURNS RED, ON AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH WOULD RISK A HIGH-SPEED REAR END COLLISION. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS.THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AS I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. VERY LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT.
NHTSA complaint #11073567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REALLY FAST. I TAPPED THE GAS HARD AND IT STOPPED. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. NOW THE CAR IS HESITANT AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WENT AWAY BUT THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.
NHTSA complaint #11067340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN IT JUST WENT OUT. SO HAD IT FIXED AND IT COST ME OVER $ 2500. NOW A YEAR TO DATE 07/ 08/2017 IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND CAN NOT AFFORD IT AGAIN. OH OF COURSE WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN IT WON'T DO IT. IT HAPPENS WHEN MOVING IN THE CITY BETWEEN LIKE 1ST AND 2ND. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #11022748 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 56,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10948706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
UPON RETURNING TO THE TAURUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED AS FREELY AS IT NORMALLY DOES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ACROSS TOWN. OUR MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT METAL PARTICLES FROM THE STRIPPED OUT PIECES HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. TOTAL COST WILL BE ABOUT $1800. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TAURUSES AND WINDSTARS OF THAT TIME, AND A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PAGE CONFIRMS IT. DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD WILL NOT RECALL FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. MY INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 88K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10916770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
2005 FORD TAURUS WITH 53,000 MILES HAS A PROBLEM THAT THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE ALSO REVS UP TO 4000RPM IN PARK ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE PRESSED HARD TO "RESET" THE PROBLEM. BASED ON RESEARCH ONLINE AND PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10852398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,847.
NHTSA complaint #10852435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT HESITATION. ALSO, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
NHTSA complaint #10840202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TRANNY WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. CAR WENT DOWN TO 15 MPH. WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT AT THE TIME. FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WERE AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #10759713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I SAW A RECALL NOTICE IN THE NEWS: 06N07 7807 FOR MY VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PCM RECALIBRATING FOR THE FLEX FUEL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES BY USPS AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 1984. I HAD THE TAURUS INTO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE AND NO ONE MENTIONED THE RECALL. AS I AM RETIRED MILITARY MY VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS KEPT IN TOP CONDITION FOR TRAVEL AT ANYTIME. I WAS REFUSED SERVICE ON THE TAURUS ( TOW DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP HAD COMPLETED WORK ON THE TAURUS, WITHOUT TAKING CARE OF THE RECALL) THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT THE TIME FOR REPAIR HAD PASSED. NO WONDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY STOCK IS DOWN IN THE TIME PASSED, (I HAVE SERVICE BILLS THAT SHOW THAT TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND I DO HAVE STARTING PROBLEMS WITH THE E85 FUEL. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LACK OF NOTICES FOR RECALL. I JUST WANT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND MAKE A CUSTOMER AND SHAREHOLDER HAPPY...UPDATED 08/27/15
NHTSA complaint #10735723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,904.
NHTSA complaint #10726766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION GEARS DISENGAGE AND THERE IS NO MORE ACCELERATION. I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED IN ANY GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE). TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SUSPECT TORQUE CONVERTER AND/OR FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10717888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WAS HEADING HOME FROM FISHING TO HAVE EASTER DINNER WITH THE FAMILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING TO PASS A TRUCK ON THE EXPRESS WAY TO THE LEFT LANE, WHEN I WENT TO GIVE IT GAS TO GO AROUND HIM, I GOT NOTHING LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, RPMS WENT UP AND I STARTED SLOWING DOWN .NO NOISE NO NOTHING SO I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TO GET IT HOME. SINCE IT WAS EASTER SUNDAY I HAD NO WHERE TO TOW IT TOO. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND LOOKS LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER NOT 100 PERCENT SURE UNTIL I DIG INTO IT. BUT I DID BUY THIS CAR USED AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM IN 2 YEARS, GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW I WAS 1600 MILES OVER THE LIMIT SO NO WARRANTY. I'M DAM WELL NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND ILL BE CALLING THE FINANCE COMPANY TO COME GET IT STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, CAUSE IF IT GOING TO COST ME 1800 TO FIX IT, NO WAY CARS ONLY WORTH 2500.
NHTSA complaint #10704056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MILE PER HOUR THE I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED IN A MANNER AS IF IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND PUT MY FOOT BEHIND AND PULLED AND IT RELEASED. EARLIER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT IT ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP SO SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT NEARLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10702281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THEN LOST ALL DRIVE AND REVERSE. NO WARNING OR NOISES DETECTED. POSSIBLE PROBLEM MIGHT BE STRIPED SPLINES IN TORQUE CONVERTER OF TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL PUMP PRESSURE IS LOST AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL APPEAR TO BE IN NEUTRAL. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10694989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 35 MPH, WHEN THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE ENGINE WAS AT ABOUT 4,000 RPM. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, SO SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, HOWEVER, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BRAKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND WE RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ACCELERATOR WIRING REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10684061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS I BEGAN TO MOVE OFF TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO PICK UP SPED WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE SPED INCREASED ABRUPTLY AND SEEMED TO BE OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. I MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IT'S REVS. I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO 60 MPH, NOW COASTING IN NEUTRAL, AND THE ENGINE REVS BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD MY DAUGHTER, A NOVICE DRIVER OF SIX MONTHS, BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10664446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10641953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UPHILL, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE SPEED INCREASED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
NHTSA complaint #10617162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON US HWY 206 IN FLANDERS, NJ, WHEN MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEAR, EVEN REVERSE, HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS TOWED HOME AND RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS WHEN THE SPLINES ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAIL, RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. ON JULY 8, 2014, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FORD TAURUS, AND OTHER MODELS, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT MY YEAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHY? IN JANUARY 2012, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS FOR 450K SUVS AND VANS. BUT THE TAURUS WASN'T, AGAIN, WHY? ARE THE LIVES OF TAURUS OWNERS WORTH ANY LESS THAN SUV/MINIVAN OWNERS?
NHTSA complaint #10611144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED THAT I SEEMED TO KEEP PICKING UP SPEED EVEN AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO PUSH AND PULL ON THE GAS PEDAL THINKING IT WAS STUCK BUT NO SUCCESS, I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKE. I THEN PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, STILL UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD AND THREW THE CAR IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE STILL ATTEMPTING TO GO! I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD AAA COME OUT TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SO MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR YEARS!!! ITS BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE THE PART FIXED THAN TO NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND HAVE ACCIDENTS FROM THIS ISSUE!
NHTSA complaint #10605377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO SPEED UP AND THE PEDDLE LEFT FROM MY FOOT AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUNCH ON THE PEDDLE TO TRY TO STOP IT FROM GOING TO 100. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AT A 25-35 MPH PACE. THE CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF. I AM CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO MY SAFETY. THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR, LIKE IF I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD NOT DRIVE IT IN THE STREETS BECAUSE IT COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND OUT OF POCKET ALMOST 3K. AT THE TIME THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 25000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10592760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WAS GOING UP HIGHWAY,THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING RPMS RACED,MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD NO WARNINGS NOTHING.STARTS FINE.ANY GEAR SEEMS LIKE NEUTRAL OR PARK.LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES NOT BEING THICK ENOUGH.
NHTSA complaint #10588100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THROTTLE STICKS AT CRUISING SPEED, AND WON'T RELEASE WITHOUT KICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAUSING THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL! CAR MAINTAINED SPEED IF NOT SLOWED BY BRAKING WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. REMOVED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THROTTLE WORKS FINE, HOWEVER FORD DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY FOR $400 AND NOT REPLACE CABLE? THIS SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS AN INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR APPROX. 5% OF THE, BUT RUNS FINE THE REST OF THE TIME, DEALER SAYS IT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR $3300 BUT VEHICLE IS NOW VALUED AROUND THAT!
NHTSA complaint #10587221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO BE STUCK AND THE CAR STARTS ACCELERATING. MY WIFE BECAME PANICKED AND WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY PUTTING THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BOTTOM, THEN IT RETURNS TO THE NORMAL. THE PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN HECTIC SITUATIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10586001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF FROM THE GAS PEDAL STICKING-- TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NOW THERE IS DIFFICULTY STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT, WHICH FORCES THE VEHICLE INTO EXTREMELY WIDE TURNS OR USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET WHEEL MOVING. -THE CAR WILL REV/CHUG EXCESSIVELY WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT, FORCING ME TO TURN IT OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING HAPPENING. --CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY AUTO SHOPS AND THEY ALWAYS CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE YET I HAVE ALL THESE DIFFICULTIES WITH IT.
NHTSA complaint #10576013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.