2001 FORD TAURUS Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES STAY AT HIGH RPMS EVEN WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN 2018 WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AND HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2020. IN THE FIRST EPISODE, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IN THE SECOND, MY WIFE HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN BOTH INSTANCES GOING STRAIGHT

Mileage: 102,000

MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON. WHEN I PUSH THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON THEY TURN ON BUT THE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS OFF AND WHEN SWITCH MY HIGH BEAMS ON MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS KINDA WORKING, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.

THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING DOES NOT STAY IN IT'S SEAT WHERE IT IS MOUNTED BY THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING OVER ACCELERATION WHEN USING MODERATE ACCELERATION, VERY HARD BRAKING IS NECSESARY TO STOP AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CAUSES MAJOR OVER REVING OF THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 206,600

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTER APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO REACH 60MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, AND HAD TO USE MY BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS UNTIL I COULD GET IT SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND FORCING THE STOP WITH ALL I HAD. THE WHOLE CAR WAS SHAKING. QUITE SCARY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CRUISE CABLE BROKE AND GOT CAUGHT ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, FOUND OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS, I WILL NEVER KNOW. IF THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF MALFUNCTIONS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE CRASH, DON'T YOU THINK THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PUT THE CONSUMER FIRST, INVESTIGATE IT, AND MAKE IT RIGHT? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

Mileage: 226,000

MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT A STOPLIGHT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR LET OFF THE THROTTLE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. PUSHED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND GET OFF THE ROAD PUT IN PARK THROTTLE STILL HIGH, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CASING HAD COME OUT OF PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP AND END OF CABLE HOUSING CAUGHT ON PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP CAUSING THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH OFF IDLE! *TR

Mileage: 91,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FORCEFULLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REMEDY CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE CLIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC RING ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO DAMAGED PRONGS THAT SNAPPED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME STUCK WHEN PRESSING THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WITHOUT BEING ACTUALLY DRIVEN AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATOR CABLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I SEE THAT THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING AND GETTING HUNG UP IN THE OPEN POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE THROTTLE CABLE (OR SPEED CONTROL CABLE) GOT STUCK AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES I WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO HOME AND MADE IT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I FOUND WHERE THE CABLE WAS GETTING HUNG UP. I SPRAYED IT WITH WD-40, BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT DO THE TRICK AS IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I'VE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND, GIVEN THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HASN'T TAKEN ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AT FULL THROTTLE. IN THE ELEVEN YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE FOURTH INSTANCE OF THE VEHICLE SURGING. TO RECOVER FROM THIS CONDITION IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. IT TOOK THREE ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FRIED AND ALL THE FLUIDS CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT A STEADY SPEED, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP RAPIDLY, REACHING NEAR 55 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE ENGINE STAYED AROUND 4,000 RPM AND USING THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT STOP IT. TO AVOID A CRASH, THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IN TO A PARKING LOT. ONCE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE'S RPM REMAINED CLOSE TO 4,000. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE FLIMSY PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IN THE PROPER POSITION WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES, LEAVING THE CABLE FREE TO GET CAUGHT ON WHAT IS LEFT OF THE PLASTIC PIECE EXTREMELY EASILY. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE BEING BROKEN, THE CABLE DOES NOT SIT INSIDE THE PLASTIC PIECE AS INTENDED, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RPM TO STAY HIGHER THAN NORMAL AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR. WHILE DRIVING, REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN DECELERATING BEFORE A STOP HAS NO EFFECT, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DONE BY USING THE BRAKES. THIS SITUATION CAME VERY SUDDENLY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEM. THE RAPID, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION POSES A SEVERE SAFETY THREAT TO DRIVER AND ANYBODY AROUND THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME, AND THERE WAS A PARKING LOT NEARBY TO EXIT THE ROAD. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, A CRASH WOULD BE VERY LIKELY. THIS ISSUE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND AT ROAD SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. I HAVE SINCE DECIDED TO PARK MY CAR AND NOT OPERATE IT UNTIL I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. *TR

Mileage: 184,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER AND A BRUISED KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION. CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THEN NOTICED THE CAR WAS INCREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. CAME UP TO ANOTHER STOP LIGHT AND COULD BARELY GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 159,541

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT A MOUNTING PIECE ON THE THROTTLE CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000...UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 03/27/13

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH HE HAD REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,052.

Mileage: 39,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, BUT SCARED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK HIS VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR WHILE PARKING, STANDING STILL, IDILING IN A PARKING LOT, OR FIRST ACCELERATING. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

Mileage: 300

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO A FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP. I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING UP, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR EXHIBITED THE SAME CONDITIONS AS BEFORE. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO GET TO AN INTERSECTION THAT HAD A STOP SIGN. I REALIZED THAT EVEN AFTER PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING TO STOP SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AGAIN AND QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I LEFT THE CAR THERE AND WALKED TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND TOWED THE CAR HOME. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANYMORE AND IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 136,484

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PUSHED THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. AS A REMEDY, THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE SPEED INCREASED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NO TAKEN TO DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

I HAD JUST PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES A FEW SECONDS LATER, BUT THE CAR WASN'T REALLY SLOWING. LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE RPMS WERE AT 4000 SO I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING MORE. THE CAR KEPT REVVING AT 4K RPMS THOUGH SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I HADN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP YET SO THE LAST FEW FEET WERE HARDER TO STOP, BUT LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND I WASN'T IN ANY DANGER OF HITTING ANYONE/ANYTHING. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT WENT RIGHT UP TO 4000K RPMS, I SHUT IT OFF AND THEN TRIED TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WAS STUCK OR THERE WAS SOMETHING UNDER IT OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT WASN'T IT SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. THEN I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE CABLES THAT WENT TO THE THROTTLE HAD SLID OUT OF A GREY BOOT AND WAS JAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THAT BOOT HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN. I MOVED IT BACK SO THAT IT POPPED INTO THE CENTER. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. CLOSER EXAMINATION LATER SHOWED THAT THE GREY CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN THE CENTER HAD LITTLE BITS BROKEN OFF. IF THOSE BITS THERE , IT WOULD PREVENT THE CABLE FROM SLIDING OUT. AS THIS WAS ON A WEEKEND, AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I USED A ZIP TIE AND SOME DUCT TAPE TO HOLD IT IN BEFORE I GOT A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 164,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED OR DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT COMMAND. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,965.

Mileage: 92,965

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS 65 MPH. I LET UP OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR SET. EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING AND THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER AND FASTER TO OVER 80MPH. I KEPT TAPPING THE BRAKES AND EVEN TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL. NOTHING UNDER THE PEDALS WAS STUCK BUT THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING LIKE I WAS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER ABOUT A FEW MILES I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD. *JS

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECENT NEW ARTICLE (LINK BELOW) OF A STICKY THROTTLE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW AN INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER CAN HAVE THESE SERIOUS ISSUES REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE NOW TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE! WHEN WILL YOUR AGENCY ANNOUNCE A FORMAL RECALL OF THESE ISSUES. HERE'S THE LINK I SAW FROM A LOCAL SEATTLE, WA NEWS RELEASE: HTTP://WWW.KOMONEWS.COM/NEWS/CONSUMER/FEDS-PROBE-STICKY-THROTTLES-IN-19M-FORD-SEDANS-142392835.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED DUE TO THE HIGH RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FRAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 04/26/12 *BF UPDATED 04/30/12

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A COFFEE SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,476. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON DECEMBER 24, 2011, WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED TO HIS DESTINATION, THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING LOUDLY. THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. HE PRESSED HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. UPDATED 05/30/12

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL REMAIN DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

I HAVE READ THE NEWS THIS WEEK ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INTO 2005-06 TAURUS SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS AND IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR WITH MY 2001 TAURUS. A FORD DEALER REPLACED A CABLE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL ON THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I STILL HAVE A COPY OF MY FORD INVOICE AND I KEPT THE BROKEN CABLE THAT WAS REPLACED ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A BOULEVARD WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON MY BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RACE AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN, HOPING I COULD MOVE OUT OF THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO SPEED SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN AND SAT IN MY CAR UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN PUSHED ME OUT OF TRAFFIC. AAA TOWED THE CAR TO WORTHINGTON FORD IN LONG BEACH, CA. BOTH THE GOOD SAMARITAN AND THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER TURNED THE ENGINE ON WITH THE HOOD OPEN AND SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. THE AAA DRIVER SHOWED ME A CABLE WITH A FITTING THAT WAS LOOSE, AND WHEN HE PUSHED THE FITTING IN, THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. THE FORD DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE THROTTLE BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THEY OFFERED TO DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT I HAD THEM FIX IT. THE FORD INVOICE STATES: "CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A STICKING THROTTLE/CABLE. SOMETHING BROKEN CAUSING RPMS TO GO OVER 4K AND ADV. REMOVED CYLINDER AND ADDED NEW SPEED CONTROL CABLE." THE NEW PART IS LISTED AS YF1Z-0A825-CA, WITH DESCRIPTION "ACTUATO 540397." THE COST WAS $307.82. *TR

Mileage: 116,563

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE 2005 FORD TAURUS UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,327.

Mileage: 93,327

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT BEGAN IN LATE 2007, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE RECORD OF ITS HISTORY INVOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. NO MECHANIC HAS EVER FOUND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, AND I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I RECORDED CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING EACH INCIDENT, DOWN TO THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS TO FIND A COMMON CAUSE. EACH CASE WAS UNIQUE AND NO CAUSE WAS FOUND. OFTEN, I WOULD RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND FOUND MYSELF FIGHTING THE CAR TO STOP. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK DURING THESE EPISODES, HOWEVER I COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNLESS I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. DURING ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR REACHED 70 MPH BEFORE THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, AND IT SLOWED. MOST COMMONLY, THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP TO ABOUT 45 MPH BEFORE I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF, OFTENTIMES IN FRONT OF INTERSECTIONS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN DISABLED, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED. NONE OF THESE WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 140,794

MY PARENTS WERE GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. MY DAD WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL OF HIS STRENGTH BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE THEY WERE HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES. MY FATHER HAD MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DIED ON AUGUST 10TH OF 2007 AS A RESULT OF THOSE INJURIES. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND USE EMERGENCY BRKAE. DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD POPPED OUT. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WE CUT THE CABLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE GAS PEDDLE ON MY 2001 TAURUS HAS BEEN STICKING FOR ABOUT THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND ALWAYS ASK FOR IT TO BE LOOKED AT WHEN OTHER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE STICKING. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STAY IN A STUCK POSITION WHILE DRIVING SO I AM EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS. LATELY IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER WEATHER. I REALIZE THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, BUT THIS IS A REAL HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CONTINUED TO SURGE WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE SURGING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED DRIVE FOR 37 YEARS. AFTER MERGING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. IT WASN'T. I GLANCED AT THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IS SOMETHING WAS ON IT. THERE WASN'T. I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK. IT STAYED DEPRESSED. I BRAKED HARD AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 60MPH. I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING AGAIN. TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, I DOWNSHIFTED AND STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PULLED ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKES SMOKING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE THROTTLE CABLE IN PLACE HAD BROKEN AND THE CABLE HAD JAMMED IN WITH THE THROTTLE OPEN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY(YFIZ*9A825*CA ACTUATOR ASY). THEY KEPT THE OLD PART. I FEEL I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. MY TEENAGERS ALSO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE CAR AS I DID. *TR

Mileage: 96,653

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY STUCK WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE AND WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD DISCONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED, IT STUCK. FURTHERMORE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BECAUSE THE ON/OFF SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER (REPAIR INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 15 SOUTH FROM TEMECULA, CA. I EXITED MISSION/FALLBROOK AND PROCEEDED TO GO UP THE LITTLE INCLINE AND MY ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD TO TAKE ON A CURVY ROAD FOR ABOUT 4 MILES, UNTIL I COULD FIND A SPOT TO PULL OVER. I ENDED UP RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AFTER RUNNING THE LIGHT I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HIT MY BRAKES. I FINALLY COME TO A STOP, RIGHT BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE REMAX BUILDING. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILE AN INCIDENT REPORT AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM TO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH AND THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO RANCHO FORD. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ACCELERATOR CORD NEEDED REPAIRING. WHEN I SPOKE TO FORD I WAS ASKED WHAT DO I EXPECT FORD TO DO FOR ME? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPMS REMAINED AT 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION CABLE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, ENGINE RPM RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD THIS SAME CAR PROBLEM REPAIRED. DATED JUNE 18, 2010, LITHIA FORD DEALER # 23. HAD TO REPLACE MAF SENOR, AFLS 154 REMAN SENSOR ASY, REPROGAM PCM 5926 CF. *TR

Mileage: 120,931

2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS, IN DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CONSEQUENTLY, HE HIT A BARRIER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MANUALLY; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY. WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. UPDATED 09/20/10

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, CAR ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP, IT WOULD STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE CAR BRAKES HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE WITH THIS CAR, BUT NOT AS BAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON THIS TIME (NEVER HAD A ENGINE LIGHT BEFORE). I TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP (MEINEKE CAR CARE) AND THEY RAN THEIR ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND GOT A (ERROR CODE P0171 AND P0174) SYSTEM TOO LEAN BANK 1 AND 2. THERE WAS AIR LEAKS IN THE AIR HOSE ASSY, REPLACED AIR TUBE ASSY, PARTS (YF1Z6758A AND F6DZ6758A), AFTER THAT THE CAR RAN FINE (FOR ONE DAY). I HAD A PROBLEM ALSO WITH THE CAR ENGINE IDLE (ROUGH IDLE), CAR ENGINE WOULD STOP RUNNING AT A STOP LIGHT. (THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT WENT BACK ON AGAIN). I TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP (PEPBOYS) AND THEY RAN CAR ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC CE SCAN AND GOT (ERROR CODE P0174 SYSTEM TOO LEAN B1 AND B2). THEY REPLACED PCV HOSE (ELBOW HOSE) THAT WAS LEAKING, (PART YF1Z6A664AB PCV HOSE, LF 0019.5800 PO 10332245.). AFTER THAT THE CAR ENGINE IS RUNNING GOOD (SO FAR). THIS MAY HELP IN LOCATING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH CAR ENGINES TRYING TO GO FORWARD WHILE THE DRIVERS ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES. NEED BETTER AIR HOSES THAT WILL NOT LEAK.

Mileage: 118,702

AT A STOP LIGHT, NO CRASH, BUT ALMOST. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. THE ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD, BUT MY HARD BRAKING KEPT IT FROM GOING FORWARD. I HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PRESSING HARD. THE CAR ENGINE FINALLY STOP TRYING MOVE FORWARD.. THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE WITH THIS CAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH SOME CLOSE CALLS. THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. MY BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHARP. MAYBE A SENSOR PROBLEM ??? *TR

Mileage: 118,657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE AND THEN DEACTIVATE WITHOUT INTENTION. ALSO HE HAS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK AND TIMES WHEN IT DID WORK. WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED, AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RESUME BUTTON THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF AT THE PRESET SPEED. EVEN WHEN USING THE OFF, THE CRUISE WOULD RESUME TO THE PRESET SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

Mileage: 136,000

THE THROTTLE 'STUCK' ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHILE IN MOTION ~45MPH AND IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. EXPERIENCED DRIVER USED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT CRASHING AND THEN TURNED IGNITION OFF TO CONTROL ENGINE. THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS NOT IN USE. FOUND PLASTIC 'TAB' HOLDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKET ON THROTTLE BODY DAMAGED. THIS ALLOWED OUTER SHEATHING OF THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO SEPARATE AND JAM AND HOLD THROTTLE PLATE OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPEED CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH PART NUMBER YF1Z-9A825-CA. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FORD TAURUS 2001 CRUISE CONTROL POORLY DESIGNED CRUISE CABLE CAUSED THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING UP. I TURNED ENGINE OFF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF SOME ONE ELSE WAS DRIVING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND CAN EASILY REPRODUCE IT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BOTH THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THE CRUISE CABLE ARE MOVING TOGETHER. BUT WHEN THE PLASTICS ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CABLE GETS OLD THE TWO PARTS SEPARATE AND THE CABLE SLEEVE IS GETTING STUCK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOLDING PIECE. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE THEN CANNOT GO BAKE INTO IDLE POSITION. IF THE EXPLANATION IS NOT CLEAR I CAN ADD PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM. ARIE KRYZEWSKI *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 156K MILES. I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I NEARLY SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCELERATION OVER POWERED THE BRAKES. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BLOW. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A DANGEROUS/BUSY LOCATION. WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT I SHARED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND IT WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AND A GRILL WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT, THE CAR REACHED A SPEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND HELD THAT SPEED. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH I RARELY USE. I WAS NOT USING IT AT THE TIME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR HELD STEADY AT THE SAME SPEED. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, DAMAGING THE BRAKES IN THE PROCESS, UNTIL I FOUND AN AREA WHERE I COULD SAFELY DRIVE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT RISK TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR SLOWED TO THE POINT AT WHICH I COULD ANGLE INTO A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND STOP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BRAKES BUT KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND STILL HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY SAID THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED IT. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM HE'D ENCOUNTERED BEFORE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE CAR IDLED AT AN UNACCEPTABLY HIGH RATE AND HAD SOME DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THAT PROBLEM. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS. THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION IN THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPEED FOR NEARLY A HALF MILE OR SO, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WILL STOP IT. THE FACT THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE SO PERPLEXED BY THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO FULLY ELIMINATE IT LEADS ME TO WONDER IF IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RESULT OF SOME KIND OF FACTORY DEFECT, ALTHOUGH I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND HAS NEARLY 114,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HIGH ENGINE REV. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING ISSUE AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. PREVIOUSLY, ON 9/10/03, THIS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT THE RESULT OF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE LATERAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS LATTER ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE ACCELERATING ISSUE IS DEFINITELY AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE. NHTSA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY HAZARD NOW! *NM

Mileage: 36,500

ON NOVEMBER 6,2005 MY 93 YEAR OLD AUNT (THERESA FISHER) WAS INJURED IN A CAR CRASH INVOLVING UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON HER BEHALF SINCE I HOLD DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY, AND SHE IS UNABLE TO FILE THIS HERSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2001 FORD TAURUS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MY 79 YEAR OLD COUSIN, ROSE NATALE (HER FIRST ACCIDENT IN 52 YEARS OF DRIVING). SHE WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT IN BRICK NJ AT 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN THE TAURUS "TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET ON ITS OWN". SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE - HIT A TREE HEAD ON - AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - BOTH OCCUPANTS (WEARING SEAT BELTS) WERE INJURED. POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED ON SCENE - DRIVER AND PASSENGER TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL - POLICE REPORT ON FILE IN BRICK, NEW JERSEY. VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY AND PURCHASED AND ROUTINELY SERVICED BY THE SAME FORD DEALER IN NJ. VEHICLE OWNER - ROSE NATALE - HAS VEHICLE DETAILS AND DEALER INFORMATION. ROSE'S ADDRESS AND PHONE IS: 369B PORTSMOUTH DRIVE - LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 (732) 905-2127. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. SHE STATES THAT WHEN GETTING READY TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TO HIT THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, AND SHE WAS AFRAID THAT THIS WAS GOING TO CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE HIT SOME BARRIERS BUT THERE WAS NO CRASH. WAS REPORTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE S VEHICLE SURGED, ACCELERATED, STALLED AND HESITATED. *TT *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. HOWEVER, THE BUTTON BECAME INOPERABLE, AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65, MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS COMING TO AN EXIT, AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN. IT ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED.*AK

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 49,000

HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL. CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING SOMETIMES. THE MOTOR IS MAKING A RUSHING NOISE. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE MOTOR ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT START UNTIL SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK TO REPLACE BACK/WARPED WINDSHIELD AFTER HAVING IT ONE DAY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW ME TO TRADE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE FACT THAT TOO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG IN TOO SHORT A PERIOD OF TIME. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2002. *LA

Mileage: 3,500

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES THERE CAN BE NO MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

CONSUMER STATES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS RISE AND THEN FALL. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SURGES BACKWARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2000 VERSION OF THE FORD TAURUS. THEN, THE DEALER PUT HIM INTO A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND THAT VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. WHEN HE COMPLAINED, THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS- BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.*AK *TS *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NLM

FAST IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY GOES TO RACE TRACK MODE WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED FROM A COLD START. WHEN BACKING, ONE MUST TAKE FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT A FAST IDLE OR LOSE CONTROL. MR SCC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT AN ANIMAL JUMP OUT INTO THE ROAD. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED. CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS 02V-266

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER STATES APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND HIT A COUPLE OF CARS CONSUMER HAD TO LOCATE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PEDALS, 02 V 266 000. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 25/35MPH IF FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT DECREASE IN SPEED UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED.CONTACTED DEALER.*AKCONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION TO TWO DEALERS WHO BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE. THEY FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE SPEED PROBLEM IS CHARACTERISTIC FO THE 2000 THRU 2002 TAURUS. *JG

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN AT A FULL STOP AT RED LIGHT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO AND LEFT AT FORD DEALERSHIP AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.

WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD AND DOES NOT ALLOW GEARS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS ALMOST WAS HIT FROM THE REAR.*AK

CAR TAKES OFF IN REVERSE & DRIVE AS SOON AS BRAKE RELEASED WITHOUT USING GAS PEDAL

VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO HIGH RPMS WITH MILEAGE REACHING UP TO 35 MPH. BRAKES ARE WORN DUE TO CONSTANT APPLICATION OF PEDAL FOR CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATER PEDAL AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF OVER A CURVE. CONSUMER FEELS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK *JG

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH BRAKES APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE DRAGGED 20-30 SECONDS APPROACHING A STOP DUE TO IT NOT STOPPING ON TIME.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE RACES TO 3500-4500 RPM WITH FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND USUALLY WHILE ON BRAKE, HOT OR COLD, IN OR OUT OF GEAR, WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, OR PARKED. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PEDAL SPACING, HAS OCCURRED OFTEN ENOUGH TO VERIFY THAT FOOT WAS EITHER COMPLETELY OFF ACCELERATOR OR COMPLETELY ON BRAKES. OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY AROUND 40 MPH IN CITY STYLE DRIVING. HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE (3) TIMES, HAS NOT BEEN DUPLICATED BY FORD SERVICE TECHS, NOR HAS THE PROBLEM BEEN RESOLVED. HAPPENS BOTH WITH THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE ATTACHED OR DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. PEDAL IS NOT JAMMING ON FLOOR MAT OR ANY OTHER FOOTWELL OBSTRUCTIONS. HAS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKING EFFORT TO KEEP VEHICLE STATIONARY, RESOLVED WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED ON GREEN LIGHT. HAS ALSO OCCURRED DRIVING INTO NEIGHBORHOOD, RODE BRAKES UNTIL I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED AND CAR PUT IN PARK AND IGNITION QUICKLY TURNED OFF. DURING DRIVE THRU NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE ENGINE RACING WAS OCCURING, NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM BY PUTTING VEHICLE IN NUETRAL, BUT HAD NO EFFECT. VEHICLE WAS REENTERED AFTER SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX 30-60 MINUTES. BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, IGNITION TURNED ON, FOOT REMAINED ON BRAKE TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IMMEDIATLEY UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THROTTLE RACED AND THREW VEHICLE 1.5-2 CAR LENGTHS BACKWARDS BEFORE CONTORL WAS RESUMED BY FIRMLY APPLYING BRAKES. DURING THIS INCIDENT, FOOT WAS NEVER REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. CAR QUICKLY SHUT OFF, AND SCENARIO WAS REPEATED BY FATHER, CAR BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AGIAN, AND PROBLEM RESOLVED BY APPLYING ACCELARATOR WHILE IN NEUTRAL. OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED WHILE REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELARATOR AND COASTING. OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT ALWAYS SAFE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM BY ACCELERATING, AND IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL SIT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND CLOSE TO THE SAME HEIGHT, WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO INSPECT.*AK

FORD'S PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND STUCK THROTTLES IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. FORD SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY!!!*AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND HAD MY WORK BOOTS ON, PUT MY FOOT ON I GUESS BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR, CAUSING ME TO BUMP THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES, BUT NEVERLESS A JOLT.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATER PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WAS PUT INTO AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES MY BRAKE PEDAL BENT IN HALF CAUSING MY FOOT TO COME OFF AND LAND ON THE GAS PEDAL. I SLAMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, HAD THE BRAKES NOT FAILED I COULD OF CAME TO A STOP WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE INCIDENT AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY IN LITAGATION WITH FORD OVER THE INCIDENT.

DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT GAS PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT ABOUT 25MPH, HITTING INTO A POLE AND A PARKED VEHICLE.*AK DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT

PE 02 035:BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, DRIVER'S FOOT MISTAKENLY PRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS BEING TOO CLOSE. *SLC

VEHICLE LURCHES AND REVS AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.*AK *TT

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OR DIRECTION FROM THE DRIVER. ENGINE STOPPED REVVING WHEN THE DRIVER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION.*AK

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE AS IF IT WANTED TO CONTINUE IN DRIVE AND NOT STOP. THE LAST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE SURGED TO THE POINT CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE. *JG

Mileage: 6,647

WHEN STARTING AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BACKING UP AT ALMOST 0 MPH, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND DROVE BACKWARDS UP A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. DOWN THE SAME WAY, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DAMAGE WAS $1500. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY WRONG. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED. IT SLOWS DOWN VERY GRADUALLY AND REQUIRES HALF A MILE FOR EACH 5 MPH DECREASING IN SPEED, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED. IT SLOWS DOWN VERY GRADUALLY AND REQUIRES HALF A MILE FOR EACH 5 MPH DECREASING IN SPEED, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.

AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE IDLED TO 1400 RPMS. THIS OCCURRED FOR ABOUT 1-3 MINUTES. WHEN TAKING OFF VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE USING IDLE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THEN INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR, FORD STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE , HOWEVER CONSUMER DISAGREES. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD ABOUT 3-4 INCHES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE ALSO SURGES BACKWARDS IN PARK. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERARTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. *SLC

ON THREE OCCASIONS, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP, I WAS ALSO ACCELERATING CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. THE HARDER A PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE GREATER THE ACCELLERATION. AS I SAID, I HAD NO IDEA MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO CLARKE FORD FOR THEIR INSPECTION. THEY PERFORMED THAT INSPECTION ON 8/21 AND REPORTED NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE SALESMAN AND I TOOK A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD REPLICATE WHAT I HAD EXPERIECED ON THE 19TH. COULDN'T DO IT SO I DROVE MY OTHER VEHICLE HOME AND THE SALESMAN FOLLOWED ME HOME IN THE NEW VEHICLE. THE SALESMAN DROVE ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AS HE PROCEDED INTO A PARKING SPACE HE BRAKED TO STOP THE CAR BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE JUST AS HAD HAPPENED TO ME ON THREE OCCASSIONS. THE STARTLED SALESMAN EXCLAIMED "IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU" AND HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS WHICH WAS ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR. MYSTERY SOLVED. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED OR LEASED IN 43 YEARS OF DRIVING. I INSPECTED THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN MY OTHER TWO CARS AND A COUPLE OF CO-WORKERS CARS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DISTANCES, BOTH DEPTH AND WIDTH, ON THE NEW TAURUS WERE MUCH CLOSER THAN THE OTHER VEHICLES. ON THE NEW TAURUS, I CAN DEPRESS THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND AND IT WILL DESEND TO A LEVEL LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR. I COULD NOT DO THIS IN THE OTHER VEHICLES, EVEN BY USING MY FOOT TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER GOT TO THE LEVEL OF THE ACCELERATOR. I BELIEVE THE FORD NEW DESIGN, WHICH IS A POWER ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BAR TO ACCOMODATE SHORT STATURED PEOPLE, COULD BE A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT OCCURED IN THE JEEP A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.