55 of the 196 complaints about the 2007 Ford Taurus are about the throttle and cruise control — 28% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 98,783 miles.
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Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I AM DRIVING WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES THE CAR TRUMBLES, SHAKES AND IT DOESN'T BRAKE ALL THE WAY, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS MISSING
NHTSA complaint #11299985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE STREET 35MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO EXCEL (PICKS UP SPEED) AND IN ORDER FOR ME TO STOP IT FROM PICKING UP SPEED I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT IT ON PARK THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ONE QUICK TIME AND THEN I CAN START TO DRIVE AGAIN. I CAN'T DO NOTHING ELSE BUT PULLOVER
NHTSA complaint #11299988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2007 FORD TAURUS WAS UP TO 3000 RPM'S AND MY CAR WASN'T LETTING ME DRIVE FASTER THAN 19 MPH. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE FAR WOULD DO IT REV HIGHER AND JOLT FORWARD REALLY FAST. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BEGAN DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN EXCEPT THE FACT MY TRANSMISSION WAS STILL WORKING WAY TOO HARD FOR THE SPEED I WAS GOING (3000 RPM'S AT 45 MPH). THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS NOW. I'M GUESSING IT'S MY TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 146,XXX MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAVE I BEAT ON IT! THIS PROBLEM FOLLOWS MY DEAD BATTERY CELL AND STARTER RELAY PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT VERY SOON. I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION OR VEHICLE! NO REASON THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE BAD AFTER 145,XXX MILES!!
NHTSA complaint #11270556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT (DEPRESSING THE BRAKE), THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND RPM KEPT HIGH. RPM WENT TO NORMAL IN FEW SECONDS. IT OFTEN HAPPENS (1 OF 10 TIMES DEPRESSING BRAKE), YESTERDAY MORNIG THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREE WAY (VECHICLE SPEED WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS 40 MPH), IT BACKED NORMAL IN THE AFTERNOON. SENT THE CAR TO GARAGE, IT CAN BE REPEATED BY SHIFT TO D, DEPRESSING BOTH GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, QUICKLY RELEASE GAS PEDAL.
NHTSA complaint #11088639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
(SENT TO FORD) THIS LETTER SERVES TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT. I DRIVE A 2007 FORD TAURUS SEL [XXX] WITH APPROXIMATELY 162,500 MILES. THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO OWN A FORD MUSTANG, FORD FOCUS, AND FORD F-150. WE HAVE BEEN REGULAR FORD CUSTOMERS FOR YEARS. TODAY I DROVE MY CAR ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SOMETHING WAS APPARENTLY VERY WRONG. I SPED UP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING, EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I USED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN A BIT, BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH. FROM THERE I BEGAN HAVING A PANIC ATTACK. I WASN'T SURE IF I COULD GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT HITTING SOMEONE AND OFF THE EXIT RAMP. WITHOUT GOING INTO ALL THE DETAILS, I MANAGED TO USE THE EXIT LANE AND SOMEWHAT SAFELY STOP THE CAR AT AN ABANDONED GAS STATION. UPON TRYING TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP, I USED THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE RPMS SKYROCKETED TO 4,000 BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. HAD THIS NOT BEEN A MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC ON A SUNNY DAY, I DON?T KNOW IF THIS STORY WOULD HAVE ENDED AS WELL. I TRULY FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND THOSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. IT IS CLEAR AFTER THE FACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE CAME OFF. (I HAVE NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THIS CAR, INCLUDING TODAY.) LOOKING AT THIS I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW FORD COULD DESIGN SOMETHING SO CLEARLY DESIGNED TO FAIL. WHEN THE GAS IS PUSHED, POSSIBLY IN EXCESS TO ENTER A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY IS PUSHED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. I DEMAND A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THIS SO THAT NO ONE ELSE'S LIFE WILL BE ENDANGERED AS MINE WAS TODAY. I HAVE YET TO FULLY RECOVER THIS HIGHLY EMOTIONAL EVENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE A COPY OF YOUR INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11082595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK FOR OFF GAS ABS THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FAST. ABOUT 80MPH I TAPPED THE BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND RPMS WERE IN THE RED. I PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING PAST 85MPH AND I WAS NOW COMING INTO 30MPH ZONE AND RPMS WERE HIGH AND I TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE ENGINE REVVED COMPLETELY UP WITH RPMS AND I FINALLY JUST THREW IT IN PARK IN ROAD AND TURNED CAR OFF AND CALLED INSURANCE FOR TOW TRUCK. MY SON SAID I HAD BURNT MY BRAKES.. UNSURE OTHER THAN THERE WAS SMOKE FROM SOMEPLACE UNDER CAR. I GOT DOWN AND VISUALLY AND LOOKED FOR GAS PEDAL TO BE STUCK OR ANYTHING AND IT WAS NORMAL. TRIED STARTING CAR AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK OFF DUE TO RPMS IN RED. HAPPENED 3 SEPERATE TIMES BUT MECHANIC NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG OR WHAT IT WAS SO MY DAD DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES OR SOMETHING WITH CRUISE CONTROL. CAR IDLES NOW HIGH AND RPMS RUN HIGHER THAN NORMAL. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TO FIX SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX.
NHTSA complaint #11080024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM VERY SCARED OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AN DOES NOT WANT TO LET GO TO SLOW DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11065475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ENCINITAS FORD AT (888) 700-8208 LOCATED AT 1424 ENCINITAS BLVD, ENCINITAS, CA 92024, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE CABLE CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #11057984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST INJURIES AND THE DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD, CHEST, LEG, AND FACIAL INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10992169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON CITY STREETS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE RUNNING AT 4RPM AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL AND WHILE MOVING. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD WANTING TO PROCEED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10874832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10853913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. IT WOULD NOT DISLODGE UNTIL CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP BY MAXING PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND PUTTING CAR INTO 'PARK'. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETS WORN AND DISCONNECTS FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAN GET STUCK ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISALLOWING THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. THIS VIN IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN RECALLS BUT THE CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10730846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY USING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM'S CONTINUED TO SURGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10694622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING MY 2007 FORD TAURUS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION MAKING CAR GO 75 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MORE THEN I WAS. I TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR BACK WITH MY RIGHT FOOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO BE SAFE AND THAT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE CAR STILL WANTED TO ACCELERATE . SO I PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE RPM WENT HIGH AS IF I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE TO PULL OVER THE ACCELERATOR FELT AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE BRAKING.
NHTSA complaint #10633599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE TUNE UP, NEW FRONT BRAKES, ETC. ONE DAY LATER IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME CLOSE TO DRIVING THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. HIT THE BRAKE HARD AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR WHILE IN PARK AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DROPPED. EARLIER THAT SAME WEEK, I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. I ASSUMED THAT MY BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO FAIL, BUT NOW I AM WONDER *TRING IF THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSED MY CAR TO SURGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10628459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SLOWER VEHICLE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. I BRAKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AS THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES ALMOST COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REVVED THE ENGINE TWICE AND THE CAR IDLE SPEED DROPPED FROM 4000+ RPM BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND EARLIER TAURUS MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I LOOKED AT MY CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE AND FOUND IT'S CONNECTOR HAD SLIPPED OFF THE THROTTLE CONNECTION POINT. I NOW HAVE A TEMPORARY FIX TO KEEP IT FROM INTERFERING WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT SOMEBODY.
NHTSA complaint #10628098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTING REVVING AND RPMS INCREASING. PARKED TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED CAR UP AND ENGINE WAS RACING HARD. PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE WENT TO THE STOP LIGHT COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR STOPPED WITH MY FOOT PRESSED VARY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM JOLTING INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. LIGHT TURNED, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR RACED FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO 56 MILES AND HOUR WITH A 2 1/2 BLOCK DISTANCE AND I NEVER PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. . HAD TO RIDE 15 MILES INTO TOWN TO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP RIDING THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER A 30 MPH SPEED. AGAIN NUMEROUS REPORT OF THE CLIP COMING OFF ON THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING CAR TO RACE. REPLACE THE CLIP BACK ON BECAUSE IT IS NOT BROKE AND IN 2-3 DAYS THE CLIP COMES OFF AGAIN. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS CAR JOLT ME OR MY FAMILY INTO AN INCOMING TRAIN OR TRAFFIC AND KILL US BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSE T MAY BE TO COSTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10627318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM SPEEDING AND TO STAY UNDER SPEED LIMIT. GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF AND WAITED 15 MINUTES AND STILL ENGINE RACING. WAITED ANOTHER 30 MINUTES STILL SAME. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SAME PROBLEM POSTED BY SOMEONE AND THEY TAPPED GAS PEDAL TO GET TO STOP. TRIED IT AND IT WORKED BUT HAVE A CALL INTO FORD DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN.
NHTSA complaint #10621102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,787. UPDATED 9/3/14
NHTSA complaint #10616387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 9 OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS; I FIRST NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH, AFTER THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS STUCK DOWN, RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000-6000, CAR SPED UP AND ONE TIME THE BREAKS DID FAIL UNTIL I THREW CAR INTO PARK AT 60 MPH. USUALLY I HAVE TO STEP ON GAS A FEW TIMES TO FIX IT, TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING IN A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW. IT IS GETTING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. I NOTICED WHEN THAT HAPPENS MY DASHBOARD GOES FROM 23.7 MILES PER GALLON TO AT ONE POINT IT SAID 7, THEN INCREASED TO 34 MPG. WHEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO 7 MPG MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD START AND STALL UNTIL I LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10608426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2007 TAURUS SE WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK AND I TURNED IT OFF. ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS IN THE LAST WEEK, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD UNEXPECTED, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATION HAPPENED , I GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, THE CAR RAN UP TO 3TO 4000 RPM BEFORE I COULD SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION AFTER THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ; I TOOK THE CAR IN TO ECKENROD FORD IN CULLMAN, ALABAMA. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR WHILE THEY ARE FIXING MINE. I SEE THAT YOU HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND RECOMMEND A RECALL OR AT LEAST A SERVICE BULLETIN, TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM A LOSE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE MAY BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
NHTSA complaint #10596858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR SLOWED TO AT 50 MPH AND CONTINUED THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD WITH BOTH FEET TO MAKE IT SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT THERE WAS I RED LIGHT AND I SLID THROUGH THE LIGHT TRYING TO STOP MY CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE NO OTHER CAR WAS COMING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND THERE WAS A VERY HARD KICK AND THE RPM'S WHERE STILL VERY HIGH. THEN IT JUST STOPPED RACING AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #10585330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND TRAVELED OVER THE SIDEWALK UNTIL CRASHING INTO A SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
NHTSA complaint #10579648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WE TOOK A TRIP ON 04/01/2014 AND ON THE RETURN HOME. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. AT THAT POINT, IT WAS NOT A BIG CONCERN UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE AT A LIGHT BEHIND A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. CAR ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 4000 RPM. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. W HEN WE GOT THRU THE INTERSECTION, I WAS ABLE GET THE RPMS DOWN BY HIT THE GAS PETAL A COUPLE TIME. I STARTED TO CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM, I LEARN THAT MY FORD TAURUS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CRUISE CONTROL/ ACCELERATOR ISSUES. HAS FORD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURIED OR KILLED. I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY IN THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10579460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND STARTED TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO AN OPENED AREA, SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND ADVISED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE HAD BECOME STUCK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
NHTSA complaint #10568352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL COMMAND WAS TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP OR COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, THROTTLE CABLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,684...UPDATED 11-14-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN IN PARK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SHE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, FAST AND IT WENT TO NORMAL IDLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10548477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN THAT IT WOULD TURN ON BUT I COULD NOT SET A SPEED ANYMORE. I DECIDED I WOULD HAVE THAT FIXED AT MY NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICING. AFTER A WEEK WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I RELEASED THE THROTTLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON IT WAS STILL BROKEN. BRAKING A LITTLE TO STOP THE FORWARD MOMENTUM AND TAPPING THE THROTTLE RESOLVED THE ISSUE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT MUST BE THE MAT SNAGGING IT. HOWEVER, ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK AGAIN. AGAIN AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE THROTTLE. SINCE TAPPING THE THROTTLE DIDN'T WORK IMMEDIATELY I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RAGING AT 4000 RPM IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I COULD STOP, THEN I SLAMMED THE THROTTLE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL ASSEMBLY, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED THAT FOR CERTAIN MAKES, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GET LOOSE AND MOVES AROUND A LITTLE IT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ADDRESS.
NHTSA complaint #10522787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN WET OR REALLY COLD OUTSIDE, GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU PUSH HARD ON IT AND IT EVENTUALLY GOES BUT SHOOTS YOU OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR FASTER THEN YOU WANT IT TO GO. RIGHT AFTER YOU PUT INTO DRIVE OR IF YOU STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. YOU CAN STOP, BUT THEN CAN'T GET IT TO GO. SCARY CAUSE IF YOU ARE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IT STICKS MAKES YOU SHOOT FAST SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY STAY BACK AND THEN CARS CUT IN FRONT AND IT HAPPENS. ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10522690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TAPPING ON GAS WOULD SLOW IT DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. RPM'S RACED TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT ME HAVING FOOT ON GAS. TURNED OFF AND STARTED UP AND RPMS STILL RACING. WHILE IN PARKING LOT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE WOULD GO WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS. TOOK TO DEALER ON MONDAY AND HAPPENED ON WAY BUT OF COURSE NOTHING WHEN GOT TO DEALER. ON 4/22/13 HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGE AND CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN. AGAIN PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT IN PARK. RPMS ACCELERATED. TURNED ON AND OFF THIS LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THEN COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL DISENGAGE. ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. WAS IN DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND EVEN THOUGH FOOT ON BRAKE YOU COULD FEEL CAR TRY TO PUSH AGAINST IT. HAD PASSENGER IN CAR WITH ME WHO COULD EXPERIENCE IT AS WELL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AND DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10509223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT UP. TAPPED GAS PEDAL AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. PUT CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR WILL HOLD RPMS AS IF GAS PEDAL IS STILL ENGAGED EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS NO LONGER ON THE GAS. HAVE TO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL HARD AND FAST TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE AGAIN. BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE REGULARLY. HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OFTEN TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE KEEPS DETACHING FROM ITS HOUSING AND MAKES THE THROTTLE STICK PARTIALLY OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10508779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.