2004 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls

On June 23, 2024 this 2004 Ford Taurus was in a front end collision at freeway speeds of 60 mph or higher. The driver airbag did not deploy and the driver died as a result of severe trauma to head and chest.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD GOING 50 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT IT WAS AS IF MY BRAKES WERE OUT BUT I KNOW THEY WERE FINE. I KEPT SPEEDING UP SO I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUSHED BRAKE PUT IT IN NEITRAL BUT THE RPMS SEEME...

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD GOING 50 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT IT WAS AS IF MY BRAKES WERE OUT BUT I KNOW THEY WERE FINE. I KEPT SPEEDING UP SO I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUSHED BRAKE PUT IT IN NEITRAL BUT THE RPMS SEEME...

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD GOING 50 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT IT WAS AS IF MY BRAKES WERE OUT BUT I KNOW THEY WERE FINE. I KEPT SPEEDING UP SO I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUSHED BRAKE PUT IT IN NEITRAL BUT THE RPMS SEEME...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED IN THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TUBE ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED IN THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TUBE ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE...

AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR IN STREET CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE UP TO 50 MPH ON ITS OWN WITH YOUR FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. AND WHEN YOU USE BRAKES TO STOP U CAN FEEL THE CAR STILL STRAINING TO ACCELERATE AND GO .

Mileage: 10,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT, THE GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER (DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN LOCATED AT 3301 MCLAIN STREET, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534 PHONE NUMB...

Mileage: 135,000

THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS MESSED UP, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL FRONT TIRES DUE TO UNBALANCING ISSUES AND POPPING NOISES WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EVEN ROADS THAT HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A BAD HEAD ON WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT...

Mileage: 218,000

THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS MESSED UP, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL FRONT TIRES DUE TO UNBALANCING ISSUES AND POPPING NOISES WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EVEN ROADS THAT HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A BAD HEAD ON WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT...

Mileage: 218,000

THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS MESSED UP, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL FRONT TIRES DUE TO UNBALANCING ISSUES AND POPPING NOISES WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EVEN ROADS THAT HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A BAD HEAD ON WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT...

Mileage: 218,000

GEARSHIFT STAYS IN "PARK". ONCE YOU PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PARK VEHICLE, PUT GEARSHIFT IN PARK, TURN OFF IGNITION. . .NEXT TIME YOU START YOUR ENGINE THE GEARSHIFT STAYS IN PARK. V

Mileage: 20,450

REPORTED EARLIER TODAY UNDER CONFIRMATION #11252283 ABOUT TRYING TO MOVE THE GEARSHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE SO CAR CAN BE DRIVEN. NOW GEARSHIFT STILL NOT WORKING AND REMAINING IN PARK BUT ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS REFUSE TO SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED SO THE BRAKE LIGHTS ...

Mileage: 204,500

I HAVE ENGINE CODE P0430, I CHANGE ALL CONVERTERS, ALL 02 SENSORS STILL KEEP GETTING SAME CODE. MY GUESS IS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I CAN US A LITTLE HELP GETTING THE PART. THANK YOU

Mileage: 20

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. TH...

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TRYING TO PULL INTO AN ALLEY THAT LEADS THE MAIN ROAD; MY VEHICLES RPM WENT FROM JUST ABOVE IDLE TO ALMOST 4000. IT CAUSED ME TO FLY THROUGH A STOP SIGN, AS MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER SOME TUGGING I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND GET IT TO A FULL ST...

Mileage: 180,000

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, BRAKING TO STOP A RED LIGHT, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER LETTING IT GO FOR A WHILE, IT TOPPED OUT AROUND 52MPH, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING ON ITS OWN. I KEPT PRESSING OFF, BUT THAT WOULDN'T WORK. THE CAR STOPPED REVVING RPMS WHEN I PU...

Mileage: 139,000

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, BRAKING TO STOP A RED LIGHT, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER LETTING IT GO FOR A WHILE, IT TOPPED OUT AROUND 52MPH, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING ON ITS OWN. I KEPT PRESSING OFF, BUT THAT WOULDN'T WORK. THE CAR STOPPED REVVING RPMS WHEN I PU...

Mileage: 139,000

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, BRAKING TO STOP A RED LIGHT, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER LETTING IT GO FOR A WHILE, IT TOPPED OUT AROUND 52MPH, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING ON ITS OWN. I KEPT PRESSING OFF, BUT THAT WOULDN'T WORK. THE CAR STOPPED REVVING RPMS WHEN I PU...

Mileage: 139,000

ENTERED CARD IN THE MORNING AND THE FLOOR BOARD WAS INEXPLICABLY SOAKED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE HEAT WAS WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN THE BLOWER WAS SET ON HIGH, THE FIRST THREE SETTINGS DIDN'T TURN ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 139,000

ENTERED CARD IN THE MORNING AND THE FLOOR BOARD WAS INEXPLICABLY SOAKED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE HEAT WAS WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN THE BLOWER WAS SET ON HIGH, THE FIRST THREE SETTINGS DIDN'T TURN ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 139,000

TAKATA RECALL - WHILE DRIVING TAURUS ACCELERATES WITHOUT TOUCHING FUEL PEDAL. ALSO RETAINS SPEED FOR A WHILE AFTER RELEASING FUEL PEDAL. FUEL PEDAL DOES NOT SEEM TO BE STUCK AS WHEN I TAP FUEL PEDAL CAR DOES DOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I APPLY BRAKE. WHEN FIRST STARTING IN MORNING ENGINE REVS TO 3,000 RPM...

Mileage: 139,600

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVING IN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH, THE CAR ALL BY ITSELF SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE (WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL) AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. AFTER BRAKING AND PARKING CAR, I TURNED CAR OFF AND...

Mileage: 120,000

MAVIS DISCOUNT CENTER WORKED ON THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO HAVE A SLOW IDLE AND STALLS OUT ON THE ROAD. SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE CAR INCLUDING THE BATTERY, THE IGNITION COIL AND IDLE CONTROL VALVE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE PCM (THE CARS COMPUTER). THE PCM IS...

Mileage: 97,266

THE PROBLEM IS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN COME A LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR, IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAS COME LOOSE, THE FITTING AT THE END OF IT CAN GET JAMMED IN THE CAM THAT ROTATES THE THROTTLE PLATE, AND IT WON AL...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN COME A LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR, IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAS COME LOOSE, THE FITTING AT THE END OF IT CAN GET JAMMED IN THE CAM THAT ROTATES THE THROTTLE PLATE, AND IT WON AL...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN COME A LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR, IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAS COME LOOSE, THE FITTING AT THE END OF IT CAN GET JAMMED IN THE CAM THAT ROTATES THE THROTTLE PLATE, AND IT WON AL...

Mileage: 100,000

THROTTLE STUCK OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 40 MPH. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WITH THE FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, SLOWLY INCREASED SPEED INSTEAD. THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE BECAME DETACHED AND GOT STUCK IN THE THROTTLE. HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. THE CA...

Mileage: 77,000

TAKATA POWER STEERING PUMP , IN MOTION WE KEEP REPLACING POWER STEERING OIL ,IT'S NOT LEAKING UT BUT CAN'T EVEN STEER THE CAR SO IT'S PARKED.

Mileage: 160,000

TAKATA POWER STEERING PUMP , IN MOTION WE KEEP REPLACING POWER STEERING OIL ,IT'S NOT LEAKING UT BUT CAN'T EVEN STEER THE CAR SO IT'S PARKED.

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN DOOR CLOSED TEST LIGHT WITH MILEAGE WON'T SHOW???

WHEN DOOR CLOSED TEST LIGHT WITH MILEAGE WON'T SHOW???

I AM FILING DUAL COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, FIRST WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AUTHORITY AND A SECOND CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH MR. PATRICK MORRISEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS A CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF ...

Mileage: 89,000

I AM FILING DUAL COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, FIRST WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AUTHORITY AND A SECOND CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH MR. PATRICK MORRISEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS A CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF ...

Mileage: 89,000

I AM FILING DUAL COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, FIRST WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AUTHORITY AND A SECOND CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH MR. PATRICK MORRISEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS A CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF ...

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING AROUND 70 AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE RPM'S REVVED UP REALLY HIGH (INTO THE 7000'S) AND THE CAR INDICATOR SAID CHECK TRANSMISSION. I QUICKLY CHANGED LANES AND GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. I LET IT SIT FOR TEN MINUTES WHILE I CHECKED FOR VISIBLE PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 57,500

THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED WITHOUT THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, REGARDLESS IF WE ARE ON FLAT GROUND OR MOVING UP A SMALL HILL. IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE CAR GAINS SPEED IMMEDIATELY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH MY CAR. THE ONLY WAY IT DOES NOT CONTINUE TO GAIN SPEED IS BY P...

Mileage: 180,000

2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF TO 4000 RPM...THROTTLE IS STICKING...LOOKING UNDER HOOD... THROTTLE APPEARS TO BE GETTING STUCK ON CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END THAT KEEPS FALLING OFF OF THROTTLE ARM.

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL AT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHEN DEPRESSING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL AT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHEN DEPRESSING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PE...

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKE SWITCH, NO RECALL FOR 2004 MODEL, BUT RECALL FOR 2001. MY 2004 TAURUS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE 2001 BRAKE SWITCH, WHICH CAUSES THE INABILITY TO MOVE YOUR CAR OUT OF PARK AND YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, CAR CONTINUED TO ACT AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, MAINTAINING ABOUT 3000 RPM. WAS ABLE TO STOP USING BRAKES, BUT WOULD NOT GO TO IDLE. TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. LOOKS LIKE PLASTIC CLIP THAT ATTACHES THE S...

Mileage: 139,825

OWNER HEALTH WOULD NOT PERMIT TO CALLING IN COMPLAINT. NOW HAS NEW OWNER.

OWNER HEALTH WOULD NOT PERMIT TO CALLING IN COMPLAINT. NOW HAS NEW OWNER.

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V106000 (FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S12-MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE APRIL 5, 2004). YET, IT'S NOT FLAGGING MY VIN AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE BADGE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHOWS THE CAR WAS BUILT 02/2004. IT'S BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME OFF AND ON, I THOUGH...

Mileage: 204,000

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V106000 (FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S12-MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE APRIL 5, 2004). YET, IT'S NOT FLAGGING MY VIN AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE BADGE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHOWS THE CAR WAS BUILT 02/2004. IT'S BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME OFF AND ON, I THOUGH...

Mileage: 204,000

THIS IS CRAP, THE SAME CABLE IS USED ON THE 2000-2003 TAURUS AS MY 2004 HAS, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE NEARLY WRECKED, INCLUDING MYSELF BECAUSE THE THROTTLE STICKS OPEN PROPELLING YOU AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO SHUT THE KEY OFF TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING SOMEONE, NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE I FOU...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTLY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE...

Mileage: 42,000

TIRE LEAKING FROM A PIN HOLE IN THE METAL WHEELS INTERIOR. LEAK FOUND WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...

THE WHOLE ENTIRE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ALMOST BLEW ME MY KIDS UP IN DALLAS TEXAS, HAD IT TOTAL AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM BLEW THE WIRES OUT AND THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

Mileage: 100,000

THE WHOLE ENTIRE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ALMOST BLEW ME MY KIDS UP IN DALLAS TEXAS, HAD IT TOTAL AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM BLEW THE WIRES OUT AND THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

Mileage: 100,000

I RAN BY A FRIENDS HOUSE TO PICK UP AN ITEM. AFTER PUTTING MY GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE I REALIZED THAT I NOT ONLY COULDN'T BACK UP, BUT COULD NOT GET ANY GEAR TO ENGAGE! MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO INDICATION THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE.

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO BLEND IN WITH TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT TRAVELLING LANE. WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS' OWN UP TO ANY ALARMING RATE OF SPEED. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES- NOTHING HAPPENED. ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL- NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AS I...

Mileage: 74,000

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO BLEND IN WITH TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT TRAVELLING LANE. WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS' OWN UP TO ANY ALARMING RATE OF SPEED. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES- NOTHING HAPPENED. ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL- NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AS I...

Mileage: 74,000

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO BLEND IN WITH TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT TRAVELLING LANE. WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS' OWN UP TO ANY ALARMING RATE OF SPEED. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES- NOTHING HAPPENED. ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL- NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AS I...

Mileage: 74,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS ON UP TO 4K PLUS RPMS AND DRIVES ITSELF WITH INCREASING SPEED. THIS IS OUR 18 YEAR OLDS CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY THE NHTSA AND FORD AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. HOW MANY DEATHS DOES THERE HAVE TO BE BEFORE SOME ONE ISSUES A RECALL FOR THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 166,000

VEHICLE THROTTLE GOT STUCK, DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO KICK THROTTLE DOWN, FOUND OUT THAT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IS COMING OFF THROTTLE BODY AND JAMMING, BEEN HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LAST YEAR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE THROTTLE GOT STUCK, DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO KICK THROTTLE DOWN, FOUND OUT THAT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IS COMING OFF THROTTLE BODY AND JAMMING, BEEN HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LAST YEAR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE THROTTLE GOT STUCK, DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO KICK THROTTLE DOWN, FOUND OUT THAT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IS COMING OFF THROTTLE BODY AND JAMMING, BEEN HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LAST YEAR

Mileage: 80,000

THE BOSCH BRAKES HAD A RECALL TOOK TO SHOP N IT AFFECTED THE ROUTERS NEED NEW BRAKES N ROUTERS I PAID THEY SAID I WOULD GET A CALL NEVER DID TO GET REINBURSED

Mileage: 116,383

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE GEARS AND, AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS TO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,6...

Mileage: 172,666

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BY ITSELF I WILL NOT BE TOUCHING THE GAS AND THE CAR WILL SPEEDILY AND CONSISTENTLY ACCELERATING BY ITSELF WITHOUT HITTING THE GAS WHATSOEVER. THE CAR WILL BE IN PARK AND ITS STILL TRYING TO GO BY ITSELF GETTING UP TO 3000 4000 RPMS WHILE ITS IN PARK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND...

Mileage: 150,000

THE COLUMN SHIFT DOES NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. WHILE THERE IS A RECALL - 04V106000 - FOR THIS ISSUE, IT ONLY GOES UP TO THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WA...

Mileage: 165,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (50 - 60 MPH), THE CAR STALLS, ALL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF INCLUDING THE HAZARD FLASHERS. BRAKING AND STEERING THEN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. I ALWAYS PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPT TO COAST TO A SAFE PARKING LOCATION. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IMMED...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE...

Mileage: 134,272

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE...

Mileage: 134,272

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICAL ACCELERATES ON ITS ON. THIS IS A PROBLEMI HAVE EXPERIANCED BEFORE ON A 1976 MECURY WAGON. ITS THE CRUISE CONTROL. FORD WAS TOLD THEN AND DID NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME FOR THE INSPECTION SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I DISCONECTED THE CRUISE CO...

Mileage: 80,000

TODAY I NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. LATER AS I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, MY CAR REVVED FORWARD AND I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING IT WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN I PROCEEDED, IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY WITH NO GAS APPLIED, UNTIL I STOPPED IT. IT CONTINUED TO REV AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. I TROUBLESH...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT'S...

Mileage: 52,728

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT'S...

Mileage: 52,728

ON AUGUST 5TH, WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 378 THE CAR STARTING SLOWING DOWN AS IF TO STOP, THEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AT THE TIME. AFTER SHUTTING OFF I CONTINUE TO TRY AND GET IT TO FIRE UP BUT IT DIDN'T UNTIL 1HR. LATER. AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION, I WAITED 3 HRS. ...

Mileage: 140,111

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT A FREEWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH AND THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. AS I RELEASED THE GAS PEDDLE THE CAR MAINTAINED THE SPEED OR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. UPDATED 12/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 107,200

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT A FREEWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH AND THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. AS I RELEASED THE GAS PEDDLE THE CAR MAINTAINED THE SPEED OR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. UPDATED 12/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 107,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,9...

Mileage: 198,938

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,9...

Mileage: 198,938

DROVE CAR ABOUT 4 MILES. NO PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKED IT WAS SMOKING REAL BAD UNDER HOOD THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. IT GAVE NO WARNING. AS I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE....

DROVE CAR ABOUT 4 MILES. NO PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKED IT WAS SMOKING REAL BAD UNDER HOOD THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. IT GAVE NO WARNING. AS I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE....

DROVE CAR ABOUT 4 MILES. NO PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKED IT WAS SMOKING REAL BAD UNDER HOOD THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. IT GAVE NO WARNING. AS I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,033.

Mileage: 10,033

ON APRIL 30 2015 I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE SPEED LIMIT WHERE 50 MPH ON THAT ROAD. THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR IS SMASHED IN FROM THE FORCE OF HOW HARD HE HIT ME AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. MY CAR SPUN 180. I WAS FACING THE WAY I WAS COMING FROM. I GOT A S...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

Mileage: 208,000

CABLES FOR THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE ROUTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE RUBBING AGAINST OTHER PARTS AND THEIR INSULATION IS WEARING OUT. I SPOTTED THIS JUST AS THE SHEATH WAS BEING BIT INTO AND HAVE REROUTED. IT IS LIKELY THAT BOTH CABLES WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY HAVE BEEN CUT THROUGH. ADDITIO...

Mileage: 70,000

REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER RETRACTED BY THEMSELVES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED IN TRANSMISSION, WHICH LED TO TOTAL FAILURE. ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW WHILE DRIVING. GOT TO SHOULDER, AND HAD CAR TOWED. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. FORD WILL NOT RECALL OR HELP. SPLINE IS TO THIN, AND, OUT OF SPEC. IN REGARD TO THICKNE...

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE, THE DOOR LATCH BECOMES STUCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND CLOSE PROPERLY AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WILL DO THE SAME THING. SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL THE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR DECIDES TO UNFREEZE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZA...

Mileage: 182,000

WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE, THE DOOR LATCH BECOMES STUCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND CLOSE PROPERLY AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WILL DO THE SAME THING. SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL THE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR DECIDES TO UNFREEZE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZA...

Mileage: 182,000

OTHER CAR WAS APPROACHING HEAD ON I SWERVED TO AVOID HEAD ON COLLISION GOING 45 MPH FLEW INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY HIT THEIR PARKED VAN WHICH SPUN SIDE WAYS. MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKED. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING WHEN I LET UP ON GAS PEDAL, ALSO ACCELERATES BY IT'S SELF ONCE I RELEASE BREAK AT STOP. IF I PUT IN NEUTRAL AND REVEV ENGINE FEW TIMES IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL RPM. ALMOST GOT ME T-BONED THIS EVENING!

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 130,000

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM TRI STAR AUTO BROKERS ([XXX]), WITH A TWO YEAR CONTRACT ($217/MONTH) TO PAY THE CAR OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT LIKE CUSTOMERS TO PAY AT THE OFFICE, WE WERE TOLD TO SEND OUR PAYMENTS TO THE P.O. BOX GIVEN BY THEM: P.O. BOX 90252, PORTLAND, OR 97290. I SPOKE WITH [XXX], WHO HANDLE...

COMING DOWN POWAY ROAD IN POWAY, CA IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND IT SEEMED THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE TURNOUT AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP COMPLETELY AS THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE SPEED WAS OVER 2500 RPM. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF ...

Mileage: 130,802

COMING DOWN POWAY ROAD IN POWAY, CA IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND IT SEEMED THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE TURNOUT AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP COMPLETELY AS THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE SPEED WAS OVER 2500 RPM. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF ...

Mileage: 130,802

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN QUITE A FEW TIMES. AFTER GOGGLING THE PROBLEM I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CALLED FORD & WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN A FEW ACCID...

Mileage: 90,677

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN QUITE A FEW TIMES. AFTER GOGGLING THE PROBLEM I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CALLED FORD & WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN A FEW ACCID...

Mileage: 90,677

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN QUITE A FEW TIMES. AFTER GOGGLING THE PROBLEM I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CALLED FORD & WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN A FEW ACCID...

Mileage: 90,677

WHEN I DRIVE, THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK AND EITHER STAY AT THE SPEED WITHOUT ME SETTING CRUISE CONTROL OR IT MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. TO GET IT LOOSE, I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE GAS PEDAL (WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING), THIS USUALLY STOPS THE PROBLEM BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT SOM...

WHEN I DRIVE, THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK AND EITHER STAY AT THE SPEED WITHOUT ME SETTING CRUISE CONTROL OR IT MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. TO GET IT LOOSE, I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE GAS PEDAL (WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING), THIS USUALLY STOPS THE PROBLEM BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT SOM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 150,000

THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY TO THE THROTTLE IS DEFECTIVE IT SLIPS OFF THE THROTTLE AND GETS CAUGHT CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY OPEN.. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH... BRAKING IS DIF...

Mileage: 138,000

THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY TO THE THROTTLE IS DEFECTIVE IT SLIPS OFF THE THROTTLE AND GETS CAUGHT CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY OPEN.. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH... BRAKING IS DIF...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A LARGE HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 174,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS SEL STATION WAGON. THE PASSENGER FLOOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE OVER TIME WATER HAS LEAKED IN THROUGH A FITTING WHERE CLIMATE CONTROL PIPES ENTER THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THE SUSPENSION MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER ALSO HAS A LOT OF RUST AND WILL PROBABLY FAIL IN THE N...

Mileage: 39,500

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS SEL STATION WAGON. THE PASSENGER FLOOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE OVER TIME WATER HAS LEAKED IN THROUGH A FITTING WHERE CLIMATE CONTROL PIPES ENTER THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THE SUSPENSION MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER ALSO HAS A LOT OF RUST AND WILL PROBABLY FAIL IN THE N...

Mileage: 39,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY SUSTAINED. THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE THROTTLE WOULD CONTINUE TO REV INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MEC...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE THROTTLE WOULD CONTINUE TO REV INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MEC...

Mileage: 68,000

TOOK CAR TO BROOKER FORD DEALERSHIP ON 7/15/14 COMPLAINING ABOUT GAS PEDAL STICKING, MOTOR RACING TO OVER 6000 RPMS. HAD COME CLOSE TO HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD. THEY CHECKED CAR AND REPLACED AIR CONTROL VALVE. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $352.77. A ...

Mileage: 151,000

I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND NOTICED THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER REMOVING THE BRAKE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WENT UP TO 3000RPM. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CAR CORR...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND MY BOYFRIEND WE WHERE HEADED TO HIS HOUSE, AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AT A FAST UNUSUAL PACE. HE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT, AND AS I WAS PRESSING ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LOUD CLUNKS COMING FROM INS...

Mileage: 20,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND MY BOYFRIEND WE WHERE HEADED TO HIS HOUSE, AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AT A FAST UNUSUAL PACE. HE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT, AND AS I WAS PRESSING ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LOUD CLUNKS COMING FROM INS...

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND THERE WAS A LOUD AND HARD BUMP, TRANSMISSION REPAIRED NOW AFTER HAVING CAR BACK FOR 1 WEEK WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT HARDLY MOVES AND SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DROVE UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CLIP ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER D...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ...

Mileage: 121,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED SPEEDING UP WOULD NOT STOP AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IT CONTINUED TO REV THE ENGINE. I STOPPED THE AUTO AND IT WAS STILL RACING AND SQUEALING TIRES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN SAT FOR AWHILE TURNED ENGINE ON AND IT TOOK OFF AGAIN WITH ENGINE RACING AND...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 150,000

THE CAR JUMPS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN CARS OR IT WILL JUMP INTO A CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR WAS 3 TIMES AND THE BATTERY 5 TIMES. ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND AFTER THAT I...

Mileage: 88,000

THE CAR JUMPS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN CARS OR IT WILL JUMP INTO A CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR WAS 3 TIMES AND THE BATTERY 5 TIMES. ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND AFTER THAT I...

Mileage: 88,000

THE CAR JUMPS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN CARS OR IT WILL JUMP INTO A CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR WAS 3 TIMES AND THE BATTERY 5 TIMES. ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND AFTER THAT I...

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED SPEED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAUSING COLLISION WITH MAILBOX BEFORE CAR COULD BE BRAKE TO STOP. PRIOR TO THIS THE VEHICLE SPEED WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THEN THE CAR GAINED SPEED ON ITS ...

Mileage: 65,024

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO DO SO EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AND BECAME LODGE ON THE THROTTLE....

Mileage: 148,000

ON JUNE 4, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER DIED ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS LX. ALL OPERATION AND GAUGES OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. AFTER THE ENGINE DIED ALL STEERING AND BREAKING BEC...

Mileage: 165,000

ON JUNE 4, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER DIED ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS LX. ALL OPERATION AND GAUGES OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. AFTER THE ENGINE DIED ALL STEERING AND BREAKING BEC...

Mileage: 165,000

ON JUNE 4, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER DIED ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS LX. ALL OPERATION AND GAUGES OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. AFTER THE ENGINE DIED ALL STEERING AND BREAKING BEC...

Mileage: 165,000

HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 1 WEEK. WHILE REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE, WHICH EXPLAINED WHY THE CRUISE DIDN'T WORK. RECONNECTED THE CABLE. ON A TEST-DRIVE, HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 50. IN TESTING THE 3 RIGHT-SIDE CRUISE BUTTONS (RESUME, SET...

Mileage: 121,900

I WAS READING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON THE FORD EXPLORER AND DECIDED THAT I MAY BE NEGLIGENT IN REPORTING A PROBLEM ON MY FORD TAURUS. I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS AND MY HUSBAND HAD A 2003 FORD TAURUS, BOTH HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MY HUSBANDS FORD TAURUS WAS TOTALED IN AN UNRELAT...

WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE IT, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN SPEEDING UP QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDDLE. I TRIED TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT GOT NO RESPONSE, EXCEPT THE ENGINE RPM AND CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING UP, THE ...

Mileage: 111,550

WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE IT, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN SPEEDING UP QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDDLE. I TRIED TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT GOT NO RESPONSE, EXCEPT THE ENGINE RPM AND CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING UP, THE ...

Mileage: 111,550

WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE IT, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN SPEEDING UP QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDDLE. I TRIED TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT GOT NO RESPONSE, EXCEPT THE ENGINE RPM AND CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING UP, THE ...

Mileage: 111,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 165,000

I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A NOISE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO BYLER FORD IN LOUISVILLE KY. CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK OR THE AIRBAG WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF. ...

TRANSMISSION LOST ALL GEARS WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 148,547

I WAS HEADED TO THE GROCERY STORE A LITTLE AFTER NOON AND WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED TOWARD 45 MPH THE RPM KEPT INCREASING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR ONCE I REACHED THE DESIRED SPEED. THEY QUICKLY JUMPED TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 RPM SO I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE...

Mileage: 120,934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED RACING AND SPEEDING UP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COULD FEEL THE JERKING OF THE CAR FIGHTING TO SPEED UP. I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED THE RPM METER TO RACE. I PUSHED HARD ON THE HARD ACCELERATOR A...

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED RACING AND SPEEDING UP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COULD FEEL THE JERKING OF THE CAR FIGHTING TO SPEED UP. I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED THE RPM METER TO RACE. I PUSHED HARD ON THE HARD ACCELERATOR A...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TORUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES OVER A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSED THE ...

Mileage: 87,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH BEFORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. IT RESPONDED TO THE BRAKES, BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD AT A STOP FOR A STOPLIGHT. PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV TO 3,00 - 4,000 ...

Mileage: 81,000

CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AT MODERATE RATE WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP THE CAR EASILY USING FOOT BRAKE, BUT WHEN STOPPED THE CAR WAS REVVING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN USUAL. NOT CLEAR YET WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AT MODERATE RATE WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP THE CAR EASILY USING FOOT BRAKE, BUT WHEN STOPPED THE CAR WAS REVVING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN USUAL. NOT CLEAR YET WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT ON MARCH 17, 2014 IN THE LATE EVENING. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS OR THE BRAKE AS I WAS TRYING TO LET MY CAR SLOW ITSELF DOWN WHEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS NOT SLOWING; IT WAS SPEEDING UP. I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND I WAS CRUISING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT 45 MPH....

Mileage: 114,942

I WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ITSELF. I BRAKE, THAT DIDN'T HELP MUCH. IT STOPPED THE CAR, BUT DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM ABNORMALLY REVVING ITSELF UP. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WAS OKAY, BUT STILL AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL. AGAIN, 5 MINS LATER, WHILE...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ITSELF. I BRAKE, THAT DIDN'T HELP MUCH. IT STOPPED THE CAR, BUT DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM ABNORMALLY REVVING ITSELF UP. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WAS OKAY, BUT STILL AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL. AGAIN, 5 MINS LATER, WHILE...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ITSELF. I BRAKE, THAT DIDN'T HELP MUCH. IT STOPPED THE CAR, BUT DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM ABNORMALLY REVVING ITSELF UP. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WAS OKAY, BUT STILL AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL. AGAIN, 5 MINS LATER, WHILE...

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND GETS STUCK. UNABLE TO STOP CAR, HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND LIFTING THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT DOES NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. HAD IAC MOTOR REPLACED, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND EGR VALVE REPLACED BUT NONE OF TH...

Mileage: 119,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT AND OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WIRES WERE BURNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY INCREASED AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE RPM KEPT INCREASING. I SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THE RPM STILL KEPT INCREASING. I FINALLY PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHILE IN PARK AND THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER...

I WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY INCREASED AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE RPM KEPT INCREASING. I SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THE RPM STILL KEPT INCREASING. I FINALLY PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHILE IN PARK AND THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS OFF TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 70,000

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE THROTTLE IN MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SES WILL STICK AND I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE IT UNSTICK, AND ALSO WHEN I TURN ON CRUISE CONTROL, ON THE DASH IT LIGHTS UP, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WHEN IT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER, A CORRECTION WAS MADE TO BRING IT BACK BUT IT THEN DRIFTED TO THE LEFT LANE. A CORRECTION WAS MADE TO BRING IT RIGHT AND WHEN IT LINED UP AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. AT THAT POINT THE CAR CONTINUED...

Mileage: 86,000

FAULTY GEM OR SMART JUNCTION BOX CAUSING ALL DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK LID TO NOT PROPERLY WORK.ON OCCASION THE TRUNK WILL OPEN BY ITS SELF WHILE DRIVING. I CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THIS HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY. DRIVING AT NIGH...

Mileage: 104,000

TO START DECELERATING ON A MULTIPLE-LANE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I REMOVED MY FOOT COMPLETELY FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR BEGAN TO GRADUALLY SPEED UP EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SPEED ROSE FROM 45 TO 48 TO ...

Mileage: 144,852

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

WIFE WAS TAKING CHILD TO AN APPOINTMENT IN ANOTHER CITY (HALF HOUR FROM US) AND GOT INTO TOWN THERE AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. SHE CALLED ME SCARED WONDERING WHAT TO DO. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IF OFF THE BUSY STREET AND INTO A PARKING LOT. PUT IN PARK AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO OVER 4K. SHUT CAR OFF ...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 66,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR BOARD BY SWITCHING GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 76,000

OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON 9/16/13 AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD. I CAN'T BE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I AM AFRAID...

Mileage: 64,800

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, THE RPMS SPIKED TO 4000. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN.TRIED TO TAP BRAKE AGAIN..NO CHANGE. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED GAS TO FINALLY GET THE RPMS TO LOWER TO AT LEAST 2000 LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPE...

Mileage: 116,442

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, THE RPMS SPIKED TO 4000. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN.TRIED TO TAP BRAKE AGAIN..NO CHANGE. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED GAS TO FINALLY GET THE RPMS TO LOWER TO AT LEAST 2000 LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPE...

Mileage: 116,442

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, THE RPMS SPIKED TO 4000. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN.TRIED TO TAP BRAKE AGAIN..NO CHANGE. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED GAS TO FINALLY GET THE RPMS TO LOWER TO AT LEAST 2000 LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPE...

Mileage: 116,442

MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING EVEN MORE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE WAS GOING VERY FAST AND IF I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT A...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BUT THEY WERE ...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 142,854

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND TAP ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ONCE I LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. TURNING CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, TAPPING THE BRAKES, STILL CONTINUED ...

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN DRIVING SAID VEHICLE IT'S SPEED INCREASES ON IT'S OWN. WHEN YOU BREAK THE ENGINE'S RPMS RACE TO A VERY HIGH LEVEL. AT THIS POINT YOU NEED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND/OR PARK AND TAP THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES TO BRING THE RPMS TO AN IDLE STATE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM "REPAIRED" ABOUT A Y...

Mileage: 136,457

AS I EASY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STARTS IDLE UP. THE NEXT DAY I TAKE THE CAR IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD REPLACED IT END OF PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 135,519

CAR STARTED RACING AND DRIVING WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. THE RACING ONLY STOPS IF THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK AND ONE GUNS THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. FORD CLAIMED THROUGHOUT OUR 7 YEAR WARR...

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS GOING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT 20 MPH. MY CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 35 BY ITSELF. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT I FELT A GREAT DEAL OF POWER, LIKE THE CAR WANTED TO KEEP ACCELERATING. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY OFF THE BREAK THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FLOOR BOARD BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VE...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE EYE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM P...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 114,812

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ANY FARTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 155,000

TRAVELING AT 35MPH AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT IDLE DOWN AND USUAL. TAPPED THE GAS AND NO RESPONSE. SLIPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S RACED TO 3 AND 4000. TAPPED THE GAS HARDER AND THE CAR IDLED DOWN. SLIPPED THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND CONTINUED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE...

Mileage: 104,000

TRAVELING AT 35MPH AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT IDLE DOWN AND USUAL. TAPPED THE GAS AND NO RESPONSE. SLIPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S RACED TO 3 AND 4000. TAPPED THE GAS HARDER AND THE CAR IDLED DOWN. SLIPPED THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND CONTINUED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRACTURE...

Mileage: 165,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS SES V6 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I DROVE TO WORK WITH NO WARNING SOUNDS, SMELLS, OR WARNING LIGHTS, AND IT DROVE PERFECTLY. I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO LUNCH, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JUST FINE, BUT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS/REVERSE ECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AS WELL...

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A...

Mileage: 209,013

THE PLASTIC HEAD LIGHT COVERS ON ALL NEWER MODEL CARS HAVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION WHICH CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD BECAUSE THE CORROSION DIMS THE LIGHTS BY AT LEAST 50%. I HAVE TRIED A NUMBER OF THE POLISHES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. I AM AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AUTO SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH FOOT REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. APPLICATION OF BRAKES SLOWED THE AUTO BUT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAINST THE ENGINE. *TR AUTO RETURNED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT APPLYING GAS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RELEASE. PULLED ...

Mileage: 129,500

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AUTO SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH FOOT REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. APPLICATION OF BRAKES SLOWED THE AUTO BUT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAINST THE ENGINE. *TR AUTO RETURNED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT APPLYING GAS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RELEASE. PULLED ...

Mileage: 129,500

WENT OUT ONE MORNING, CRANKED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP. IT IS REVVING UP AROUND 3000 RPM AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY USE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING TOO FAST. I TRIED TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL BUT I...

Mileage: 153,000

WENT OUT ONE MORNING, CRANKED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP. IT IS REVVING UP AROUND 3000 RPM AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY USE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING TOO FAST. I TRIED TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL BUT I...

Mileage: 153,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. WHILE CHANGING THE LEFT REAR TIRE, I NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING BOTTOM PLATE HAD FRACTURED AND LET THE SPRING HIT THE TIRE. THE SHARP POINT OF THE SPRING END PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO GO FLAT. I SAW THAT AN IDENTICAL COMP...

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS MAKING A PASS ON THE HIGHWAY ONE EVENING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND STARTING OUT AT 45MPH I ACCELERATED UP TO 55MPH AND COMPLETED THE PASS. THE ACCELERATION TIME AS BRIEF BUT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL THE ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING AND MAINTAINED A 2500 - 3500 RPM. CRUISE CONTROL WAS N...

Mileage: 146,000

TWO DIFFERENT TIMES THE THROTTLE HAS GOTTEN STUCK. BOTH TIMES ALMOST CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO WRECK. PURCHASED IT USED FROM A CERTIFIED DEALER JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHGATE FORD ON MARCH 15, 2013, TO HAVE THEM ANALYZE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH CAME ON DURING THE WEEK. I DRIVE ONLY A FEW MILES PER WEEK BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH THIS WARNING. SOUTHGATE FORD TURNED ME AWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO RETURN ON MONDAY, MARCH 18TH ...

Mileage: 20,500

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHGATE FORD ON MARCH 15, 2013, TO HAVE THEM ANALYZE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH CAME ON DURING THE WEEK. I DRIVE ONLY A FEW MILES PER WEEK BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH THIS WARNING. SOUTHGATE FORD TURNED ME AWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO RETURN ON MONDAY, MARCH 18TH ...

Mileage: 20,500

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHGATE FORD ON MARCH 15, 2013, TO HAVE THEM ANALYZE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH CAME ON DURING THE WEEK. I DRIVE ONLY A FEW MILES PER WEEK BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH THIS WARNING. SOUTHGATE FORD TURNED ME AWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO RETURN ON MONDAY, MARCH 18TH ...

Mileage: 20,500

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH NOT LATCHING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL MADE THE CAR START SMOKING EXCESSIVELY WHILE STILL MOVING. AFTER HITTING ONE VEHICLE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE ...

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE TH...

Mileage: 29,953

DRIVING MY VEHICLE UP AN INCLINE NEAR MY HOME AND AT THE TOP I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON CRUISE CONTROL (IN CASE IT WAS ON FOR SOME REASON) AND ALSO PRESSED THE BRAKES. THE CAR SLOWED BUT AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BREAK IT SPED UP AGAIN. ...

Mileage: 96,650

DROVE FROM WORK TO HOME, PARKED CAR. WHEN I WENT TO GO START CAR, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER.UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH FRIENDS THEY TOLD ME TAURUS/SABLE WERE KNOWN FOR BAD CONVERTERS, WENT ON INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE INFORMATION AND HAD HUGE RESPONSE TO THIS...

Mileage: 56,717

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH I BRAKE FORCEFULLY TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR COMING OUT OF A STRIP MALL AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. AS I GRADUALLY RELEASED THE BRAKE THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY HAVING TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS LITTL...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CHANGED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS FLAT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 100,000

RANDOM THROTTLE STICKING, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TURNED INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I MADE A TURN DOWN A ROW TO PARK AND AS I RAN OVER A GRATE, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I COULD FEEL IT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE HORRIFIED. I PULLED INTO...

Mileage: 85,500

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TURNED INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I MADE A TURN DOWN A ROW TO PARK AND AS I RAN OVER A GRATE, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I COULD FEEL IT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE HORRIFIED. I PULLED INTO...

Mileage: 85,500

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TURNED INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I MADE A TURN DOWN A ROW TO PARK AND AS I RAN OVER A GRATE, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I COULD FEEL IT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE HORRIFIED. I PULLED INTO...

Mileage: 85,500

ON 12.02.2012, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION; AT A RED LIGHT; THE LANE TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE FREEWAY; AT THAT MOMENT AND TIME I DID ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FOR THE VEHICLE REAR WINDOW. AS SOON AS THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS GREEN; WITHIN APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN T...

Mileage: 132,876

ON 12.02.2012, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION; AT A RED LIGHT; THE LANE TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE FREEWAY; AT THAT MOMENT AND TIME I DID ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FOR THE VEHICLE REAR WINDOW. AS SOON AS THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS GREEN; WITHIN APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN T...

Mileage: 132,876

I SPENT 4 HOURS AT NIGHT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. ALL MOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRYING TO GET THIS POS OFF THE ROAD. THAT WAS $150 FOR THE TOW AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MORE TO GET THIS 2004 TAURUS RUNNING. I AM A FORD FAN AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY EMAIL ADDRESS. I EVEN DRAG RACE MUSTANGS. I AM TH...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 122,097

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED IN DRIVEWAY OCTOBER 2012. ALMOST $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS. 2004 TAURUS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES. THE ONLY OWNER/DRIVER IS MY RETIRED MOTHER. CAR WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED. VERY FORTUNATE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENG...

WAS EXITING FROM AN ACCESS CONTROLLED HIGHWAY, AND AFTER BRAKING TO A SAFE SPEED ON THE OFF RAMP, RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SPED BACK UP. I HAD THE SPEED CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL TO STILL BE ENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A SAFE, OFF THE ROAD STOP...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE SPEED REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A RE...

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE SPEED REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A RE...

Mileage: 195,000

I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED I THOUGHT IN JULY 2007 AND IT LASTED FOR A WHILE, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY AGAIN SAID THEY FIXED IT, WELL IT IS LEAKING WATER STILL AND FILLS UP THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR ANY TIME IT RAINS, I NEED TO HAVE THIS FIXED PERMANENTLY AS I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BE...

Mileage: 38,264

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM READING INCREASED ABNORMALLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HA...

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MPH. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FELT 'STICKY'. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL IT REALLY GOT STUCK. I WAS STUCK GOING AT 65 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL BY EITHER STOPPING AND CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND PUMPING THE GAS OR (I...

Mileage: 105,000

WE WERE DRIVING INTO AURORA, IL ON HWY 88. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPEEDING AND WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE SPEED AT 45. WE WERE IN A WORK ZONE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WE PULLED INTO AN OASIS/REST AREA WHERE WE TURNED OFF TH...

Mileage: 56,000

WE WERE DRIVING INTO AURORA, IL ON HWY 88. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPEEDING AND WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE SPEED AT 45. WE WERE IN A WORK ZONE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WE PULLED INTO AN OASIS/REST AREA WHERE WE TURNED OFF TH...

Mileage: 56,000

WE WERE DRIVING INTO AURORA, IL ON HWY 88. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPEEDING AND WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE SPEED AT 45. WE WERE IN A WORK ZONE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WE PULLED INTO AN OASIS/REST AREA WHERE WE TURNED OFF TH...

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND WAS CLEAN AND SMELLED GOOD. I PULLED BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. WE CAME UP ON AN ACCIDENT AND STOPPED, WHEN WE...

Mileage: 121,764

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGN...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AND GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE FAI...

Mileage: 104,200

THE CAR JUST PICKED UP SPEED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. MY BRAKES AND TIRES WERE SMOKING (LUCKY NO FIRE) BUT BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS GONE. I DISCOVERED IT WAS MY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE...

Mileage: 157,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING SO HIGH,I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN I START THE ENGINE IT STILL RACING .WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE IT STOPS RACING IT REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING SO HIGH,I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN I START THE ENGINE IT STILL RACING .WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE IT STOPS RACING IT REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING SO HIGH,I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN I START THE ENGINE IT STILL RACING .WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE IT STOPS RACING IT REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT ALL THAT HAPPENED IS THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHER. I WAS IN HEAVY 2 WAY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE A TUR...

Mileage: 97,000

THE CARS ACCELERATING ALL BY ITSELF. STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO THEN STOPPED. TODAY IT WOULDN'T STOP. EVEN AFTER CAR WAS OFF FOR 10 MINS. WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 141,326

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. UPON FURTHER ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH, ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS SHORTED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. I REMOVED THE SWITCH, PRIED THE YELLOW COVER OFF TO THE VIEW INSIDE. THE CONT...

Mileage: 99,850

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JUST DIED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SAFETY OF A PARKING LOT, AND I AM LUCKY I MADE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL YEAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM A FORD DEALER MECHANIC THAT TH...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW IT HAS A STUCK THROTTLE. ON 6/29/2012 I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON JULY 18 AND STARTING ON JULY 26 I NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY THAT IT WAS ACCELERATING ITSELF WITHOUT PRESSING DO...

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. ENGINE RAN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WITH BRAKE ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPM GAUGE SHOWED ENGINE RUNNING AT 3500 TO 4000 RPM. MECHANIC FOUND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THROTTLE AND PREVENTED THROTTLE FROM ...

Mileage: 200,500

VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. ENGINE RAN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WITH BRAKE ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPM GAUGE SHOWED ENGINE RUNNING AT 3500 TO 4000 RPM. MECHANIC FOUND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THROTTLE AND PREVENTED THROTTLE FROM ...

Mileage: 200,500

FIRST INCIDENT: PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO 40 MPH UNTIL I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE SAME NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 75MPH BEFORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. SECOND INCIDENT: THE CAR...

Mileage: 119,562

FIRST INCIDENT: PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO 40 MPH UNTIL I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE SAME NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 75MPH BEFORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. SECOND INCIDENT: THE CAR...

Mileage: 119,562

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DRIVING AT ~40 MPH, I NOTICED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO TURN THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN THAT MUCH AND THE TACHOMETER WAS OVER 2000 RPM. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE TACHOMETER WENT TO OVER 4000 RPM. I SHUTOFF THE ENGINE TAPPED THE GAS PE...

Mileage: 92,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADV...

Mileage: 88,700

SLOWLY GOING OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC; HOWEVER NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70...

Mileage: 133,000

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST THEN STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND TRY TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL. USUALLY CAN CATCH IT HOWEVER, 2 DAYS AGO ENDED UP REAR ENDING SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IS DAMAGED. RAN INTO A TRUCK WHICH WASN'T DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST THEN STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND TRY TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL. USUALLY CAN CATCH IT HOWEVER, 2 DAYS AGO ENDED UP REAR ENDING SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IS DAMAGED. RAN INTO A TRUCK WHICH WASN'T DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL. HAD BEEN ABLE TO STOP BUT 2 DAYS AGO REAR ENDED A TRUCK. DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 177,000

THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. IT SUDDENLY REVS UP. MUST STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL. HAD BEEN ABLE TO STOP BUT 2 DAYS AGO REAR ENDED A TRUCK. DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 177,000

ACCELERATOR ON 2004 FORD TAURUS SES STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY OR OTHER HIGH-SPEED ROADWAY. HAVE TO THROW THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PRESS ON GAS PEDAL TO HALT THE ACCELERATION. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING. IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH RECENTLY ...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY R...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AS A RESULT RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGED THE BRAKE WITH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN T...

Mileage: 98,000

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO GO OUT A LOT! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS??? *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS RELEASED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER...

Mileage: 19,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS RELEASED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER...

Mileage: 19,350

TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE STUCK A SUPPORT PILLAR IN FRONT OF A PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT. DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, PASSENGER SUFFERED C2 FRACTURE, BROKEN RIBS, INTERNAL BLEEDING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED TOTALED. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 4,000. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AFTER SH...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE F...

Mileage: 100,000

THE SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR IS READY AND THEN THE SHIFT WILL MOVE. *TR

THE SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR IS READY AND THEN THE SHIFT WILL MOVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS AND AROUND 2006 THE THROTTLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND STICKS ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING AROUND THIS TIME. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I WOULD NOTICE THE RPM'S GOING UP AND NOT COMING DOWN, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE. THIS I...

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS AND AROUND 2006 THE THROTTLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND STICKS ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING AROUND THIS TIME. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I WOULD NOTICE THE RPM'S GOING UP AND NOT COMING DOWN, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE. THIS I...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC A...

Mileage: 60,000

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHILE MOVING OR STOPPED, I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REV UP AND I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE RPMS TO DROP BACK DOWN. THEN, I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE BEE...

Mileage: 90,000

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHILE MOVING OR STOPPED, I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REV UP AND I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE RPMS TO DROP BACK DOWN. THEN, I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE BEE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE ADJUSTER WAS FRACTURED. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 82,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDA...

Mileage: 55,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CAR ACCELERATES. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CAR ACCELERATES. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR, IT REVS HIGH, UP TO ABOUT 2000-3000 RPMS. WHILE SITTING STILL AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT IT WILL IDLE AROUND 1200 RPMS. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL JUST ACCELERATE OR IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WILL STAY AT CURRENT SPEED OR INCREASE. I CAN PUMP THE PEDAL AND IT WILL JUMP UP TO ...

Mileage: 142,700

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FIRST BEING 01/27/12, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT FELT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS POSSESSED. IT SPED FROM 40MPH TO 55MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT, FIGHTING THE CAR AS IT TRIED TO RESIST STOPPING. THANKF...

Mileage: 66,500

THE CAR WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN YOU FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY WIFE OR I HAS SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 3,000 RPMS AND STAY THERE. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL TRY TO...

Mileage: 109,131

THE CAR WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN YOU FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY WIFE OR I HAS SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 3,000 RPMS AND STAY THERE. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL TRY TO...

Mileage: 109,131

THE CAR WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN YOU FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY WIFE OR I HAS SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 3,000 RPMS AND STAY THERE. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL TRY TO...

Mileage: 109,131

2004 TAURUS - APPROX. 62500 MILES - CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT DID NOT ENGAGE. 3/21/12 - TONIGHT ON THE WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH W/OUT FOOT ON THE PEDAL. TAPPING PEDAL DID NOT HELP. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO BREAK/STOP/PULL...

Mileage: 62,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 50 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T...

THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AT FIRST WE NOTICED WHEN WE WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR TURNS THE CAR WOULD WANT TO ACCELERATE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO COME TO A STOP IN TH...

Mileage: 97,078

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THERE WAS A CONSTANT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 86,311

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THERE WAS A CONSTANT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 86,311

ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 14TH, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF WEST PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE...

Mileage: 69,500

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, CAUSING IT TO CRUISE AROUND 50-60MPH WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, DROPPING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV HIGH. WHEN SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HAS NOTICEABLY OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT INSTAN...

Mileage: 106,600

SPEED CONTROL FAILED AND AFTER FAILING NOTICED THAT ACCELERATOR STICKS AND HOLDS SPEED RATHER HIGH. SO FAR THE ENGINE RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER TAPPING THE PEDDLE A TIME OR TWO. UPON READING HOWEVER AM SORT OF WORRIED THAT SOMETIME IT MAY STICK FULL POWER IN WHICH CASE WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UPON SLOWING DOWN BEFORE MAKING A TURN ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. UPON PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME UNSTUCK. CRUISE CONTROL MODE NOW NO LONGER WORKS IN VEHICLE. THE HAS HAPPENED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ONCE WHILE MAKIN...

Mileage: 70,959

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK . I FREE IT BY RE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL A NUMBER OF TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE OVER 5 MONTHS. ALSO I CHECKED FROM NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND FOUND THAT MY CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND DID NOT GIVE WAY WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AT 40MPH, AND KEPT GOING TO 50 MPH, AND THEN AT 60 MPH I BEGAN TO PANIC. THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON WAS BUSY AND CARS WERE GOING IN...

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND DID NOT GIVE WAY WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AT 40MPH, AND KEPT GOING TO 50 MPH, AND THEN AT 60 MPH I BEGAN TO PANIC. THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON WAS BUSY AND CARS WERE GOING IN...

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE BANK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND WOULDN'T STOP ACCELERATING. I REACHED UP TO 55 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. THANKFULLY MY BRAKES STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER, MY GAS PETAL IS STILL STUCK, EVEN WITH THE C...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED DESPITE THAT THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK, NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS NORMAL. AS I BEGAN TO DECEL ONTO THE OFF-RAMP, THE ENGINE RPM STAY AT APPROX 2800 RPM AND WOULD NOT GO ANY LOWER. FOUND THAT BLACK CRUISE CONTROL TAB ON THROTTLE BODY HAD ALLOWED THROTTLE CABLE TO SLIP OUT PARTIALLY, CA...

Mileage: 113,234

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK, NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS NORMAL. AS I BEGAN TO DECEL ONTO THE OFF-RAMP, THE ENGINE RPM STAY AT APPROX 2800 RPM AND WOULD NOT GO ANY LOWER. FOUND THAT BLACK CRUISE CONTROL TAB ON THROTTLE BODY HAD ALLOWED THROTTLE CABLE TO SLIP OUT PARTIALLY, CA...

Mileage: 113,234

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ANY PEDAL, MY CAR KEPT GOING FASTER & FASTER. IT WOULD NOT STOP BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. CAR HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL & THEN TURNED OFF. IT HAPPENED WHEN MECHANIC DROVE MY CAR, ALSO. NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO...

Mileage: 64,453

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ANY PEDAL, MY CAR KEPT GOING FASTER & FASTER. IT WOULD NOT STOP BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. CAR HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL & THEN TURNED OFF. IT HAPPENED WHEN MECHANIC DROVE MY CAR, ALSO. NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO...

Mileage: 64,453

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE STOPPED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 109,000

DATE APPROXIMATE. FORD TAURUS 2004. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RPM INCREASED ON A DOWNHILL GRADE AFTER REMOVING ALL PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. ON SUBSEQUENT LEVEL GRADES VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE WAS RELEASED. BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CABLE END ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET JAMMED. IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS T...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GRADUALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND ...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING, IF THE AC IS ON, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT WILL REV UP TO 3000-3500 RPMS AND MAINTAIN FOR AWHILE AND EVENTUALLY STOP ACCELERATING. POSSIBLY RELATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON, BUT A CRUISING SPEED CANNOT BE SET. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

JUST SAW THIS THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING ON 2005-06 FORD TAURUS MODELS IN LOCAL PAPER FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINT. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL OR THROTTLE CONTROL ON MY FORD TAURUS 2004. MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THAT, SOMETIMES MY CAR WOULD JUST LOCK ON USUALLY AT 40 TO 60 MP...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE CEASED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WOULD PUMP IN ORDER TO DISLODGE THE PEDAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED, WHICH INTERFERED WITH ...

Mileage: 59,900

STARTING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO MY THROTTLE STARTED GETTING STUCK ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDDLE, THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN SOME, BUT THEN IT ACTED AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE...

STARTING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO MY THROTTLE STARTED GETTING STUCK ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDDLE, THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN SOME, BUT THEN IT ACTED AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE...

STARTING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO MY THROTTLE STARTED GETTING STUCK ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDDLE, THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN SOME, BUT THEN IT ACTED AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BECOME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAU...

Mileage: 128,000

I READ THIS STORY U.S. INVESTIGATES FORD TAURUSES FOR STUCK THROTTLES BY PETER VALDES-DAPENA @PETERDRIVES MARCH 12, 2012: 1:19 PM ET AND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BUT AFTER READING THIS I AM NOW CONCERNED. I JUST PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 30MPH WH...

Mileage: 70,500

I READ THIS STORY U.S. INVESTIGATES FORD TAURUSES FOR STUCK THROTTLES BY PETER VALDES-DAPENA @PETERDRIVES MARCH 12, 2012: 1:19 PM ET AND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BUT AFTER READING THIS I AM NOW CONCERNED. I JUST PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 30MPH WH...

Mileage: 70,500

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE CAR THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO OVER 3000RPM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE REALLY HARD AND THE CAR WAS STILL REVVED UP OVER 3000RPM. I COULD BARELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. W...

Mileage: 68,200

WHILE LEAVING A PVA, GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STUCK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER CAR, CROSSED ROAD INTO ANOTHER PVA AND HIT 3 CARS AND HIT 2 CONCRETE PILLARS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A DEATH TO THE PASSENGER. DRIVER INDICATES HE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE...

CPSC#I1220619A. 2004 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT HIS WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *LN

MY NEWLY LICENSED 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED PULLING. IT STAYED RUNNING AND HE WAS ABLE TO BARELY COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND THERE WAS NO NOISE OR PRIOR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER INVEST...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE ...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, SEEMED TO HAVE LOST GEARS. MY CAR WOULD IDLE BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I AM TOLD, FROM MY MECHANIC, IT IS MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! VERY SCARY!

Mileage: 120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING SO THAT IT WOULD NOT FLING OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED BELOW 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE V...

Mileage: 52,000

2004 FORD TAURUS WITH APPROX 101K MILES. TURNING LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS ZERO LINE PRESSURE AND THE PUMP SHAFT AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 101,080

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. JUST LUCKY THAT WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 94,249

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS SES WITH A 24V DURATEC 3.0L DOHC ENGINE AND 4F50N TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON JULY 19, 2011 AROUND MID-DAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED THE OTHER GEARS WITH NO RESULT. NO MOVEMENT IN ANY GEAR, FOR...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON A DECLINE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND ROLLED DOWN HILL. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANS-AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WI...

Mileage: 113,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SWAY BAR TO DETACH AND PUNCTURE A TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILE...

Mileage: 64,105

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR ISSUES JUST MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT ALSO A SERIOUS SAFE...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLAC...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. AFTER TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE...

Mileage: 114,000

I BOUGHT MY 2004 FORD TAURUS NEW AND HAVE HAD NO MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEMS. IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 140,000 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND BEGAN MAKING A LOUD "WHINING" NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMED HIM OF THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN PRESSURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE...

Mileage: 81,000

AFTER EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS AND COASTED TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO, AND STATE PATROL ARRIVED TO PUSH VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION.

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO WHAT I'M READING. UNLIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE I ACTUALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COME ON BEFORE A DRASTIC FAILURE OCCURRED. HOWEVER MY CARS SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. IT HAS STARTED PULSING SLIGHTLY WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS....

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AROUND A BEND, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN 360 DEGREES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD BECOME STUCK AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT FROM ITS HOUSING. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIO...

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE D...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY WITH THE OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE FAILURE R...

Mileage: 82,439

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS WHICH WITHOUT WARNING JUST COASTED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING WEB NOTED A WEB SITE AUTOBEEF.COM IN WHICH THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH ANYONE WHO I NOTE TO HAVE A TAURUS DURING THE YEA...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS WHICH WITHOUT WARNING JUST COASTED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING WEB NOTED A WEB SITE AUTOBEEF.COM IN WHICH THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH ANYONE WHO I NOTE TO HAVE A TAURUS DURING THE YEA...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AND SUDDENLY IT JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME NOT FAR AWAY AND DID MANAGE TO GET TO MY HOUSE INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT PULL AT ALL , THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR THAT IS EVEN WORSE AND ...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 4 SOUTH FROM FORESTVILLE, MD TOWARDS UPPER MARLBORO, MD. I WENT TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE RPM GAUGE BEGAN TO CLIMB ABOUT AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MPH GAUGE BEGAN TO DECREASE. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LET IT COAST TO A ST...

Mileage: 108,794

JUST ANOTHER MID-2000S FORD TAURUS WITH A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING PRIOR TO LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. THIS PARTICULAR TAURUS IS A 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED. I PRESUME A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE FORD WILL ADDRESS TH...

GAS PEDAL STICKS AT TAKE OFF BUT WILL FREE AFTER JERKING IT A LITTLE.

GAS PEDAL STICKS AT TAKE OFF BUT WILL FREE AFTER JERKING IT A LITTLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MADE A LEFT TURN, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUND, NOTHING TO GIVE ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANY PROBLEMS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT PLAN TO IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, TH...

Mileage: 118,000

DOOR LATCH SWITCH STICKING. *LN

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSI...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSI...

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE.. NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CHAFFING.. REINFORCED RUBBER BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER IS CHAFFING IN THE 45 DEGREE TURN AT THE CROSSMEMBER. I CAUGHT IT B4 ANY ACCIDENTS BUT JUST BARELY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING SEVER INJURY OR DEATH AND SHOULD BE AT ...

Mileage: 106,000

AIR BAGS ON 2004 FORD TAURUS DID NOT DEPOLY ON FRONTAL IMPACT AT APPOX. 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 97,800

I HAVE BEEN A FORD EMPLOYEE FOR 17 YEARS AND HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE 3.0 LITER VULCAN 2-VALVE BETTER THAN THE DEALER WOULD. IT HAS 138,000 VERY EASY DRIVEN MILES ON IT. I LIVE ABOUT 35 MILE FROM THE PLANT ONE WAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED BY ME WITH ALL F...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SEALS OF THE WINDSHIELD YET, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER A...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SEALS OF THE WINDSHIELD YET, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER A...

Mileage: 63,000

STOPPED FOR VEHICLE A THAT WAS TURNING - VEHICLE C CAME FROM BEHIND AND PLOWED MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE INTO THE VEHICLE A . VEHICLE C WAS A LARGE F250 TRUCK TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY. MY FORD TAURUS WAS IMPACTED FROM REAR AND FRONT IMPACT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS IN THE ACCIDENT . SEPT, 2010. THE R...

Mileage: 116,000

WHEN I BOUGHT FIRST BOUGHT MY 2004 FORD TAURUS IT WOULD SHIFT WITH A JERK AND MAKE A BRIEF NOISE. FORD SERVICED IT AND IT WAS BETTER. BUT IT STILL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHIFT HARD. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT DID NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR, I WENT BACK TO PARK AND THEN S...

MY SON AND WIFE WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. MY SON HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR BELOW 30 MPH. HE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING 3,000 RPM EVEN THOUGH HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE HARD. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND ...

Mileage: 82,000

MY SON AND WIFE WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. MY SON HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR BELOW 30 MPH. HE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING 3,000 RPM EVEN THOUGH HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE HARD. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND ...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND ON ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TH...

Mileage: 70,000

THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2004 TAURUS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, IMMEDIATELY AS THE CAR WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE JUST AFTER BEING STARTED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WHICH SUDDENLY EXPLODED WHEN THE BROKEN SPRING END PUNCTURED THE SIDEWALL, CREATING AN ...

Mileage: 117,697

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED,DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT,TROUBLE GETTING IT TO SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

WAS DRIVING ALONG MISSOURI HWY 92 AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN MY 2004 FORD TAURUS WHEN I TURNED OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AND THE TACHOMETER REVVED BUT CAR DECELERATED AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY (I WAS ON AN INCLINE). NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS SE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ON FIRE. THE DEFROSTER WAS SHUT OFF AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 64,782

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, SOUNDS OR ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFOREHAND. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A SLOW IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD SAFELY MOVE MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE....

Mileage: 127,500

ACCELERATOR REVVED WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I WAS COMING TO A STOP, REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS, STEPPED ON BRAKE WHEN ENGINE START REVVING. AT FIRST I THOUGH BRAKES WERE FAILING BECAUSE IT WASN'T SLOWING DOWN AS QUICKLY AS USUAL. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF. IT HAPPENED YEARS AGO, BEFORE...

Mileage: 118,000

MY 2004 TAURUS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT-WHILE CHECKING THE FORD WEBSITE AND READING PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THE TAURUS MODEL 2 OR 3 RECALLS SOUNDED VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM-BRAKES FAILED, THERE WAS A FIRE. FORD'S WEB SITE LISTS' 2/1/2008 & 6/26/2008 (LATER DATE MORE DETAILED) AS THE RESEASON FOR THE RECAL...

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD TAURUS, CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SMOKING, PULLED OVER AND HOOD OF CAR COMPLETELY IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT FIRE OUT. CAR IS TOTALED, INSURANCE ADVISED WAS ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

VEHICLE: ONE OWNER 2004 FORD TAURUS WAGON, 73,500 MILES, NO ACCIDENTS. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC PUNCTURE OF THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE FRACTURE SURFACE WAS CLEAN AND SHOWED NO EV...

Mileage: 73,537

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT HAD TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT TOO MUCH PRESSURE CAUSED THE MASTER ...

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ENGINE PEDAL NOT WORK WELL, NO RESPONSE WHEN I PUSH IT TILL I PUSH IT HARD ENOUGH, IT WILL WORK. IT IS LIKE THIS SITUATION FOR 1`2 YEARS. IT IS OK BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

GAS PEDAL JAMMED IN 2004 FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM CODE P0430 NEEDS ECU REFLASH. *TR

WHEN TURNING INTO A BANK PARKING LOT AND WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK THE CAR SURGED FORWARD JUMPED A CURB AND STRUCK THE BANK BUILDING. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 65,203

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN LIGHT RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER IN OPERATION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL SELECTOR MODE FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM. THE DRIVER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WI...

Mileage: 65,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, PUNCTURING/RUINING LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND BREAKING SWAY BAR LINKAGE. LUCKILY, CAR WAS MOVING AT LOW SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND RADIO FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONT...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND RADIO FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONT...

Mileage: 70,000

TUBING TO WINDSHIELD WASHERS BROKE. THIS SOAKED THE HOOD INSULATION BLANKET AND DRIPPED ON TO THE MANIFOLD. THE WASHER FLUID BURST INTO FLAME BURNING THE HOOD BLANKET AND PAINT ON THE HOOD. HAD GARDENHOSE NEARBY AND WAS ABLE TO LIMIT DAMAGE. ONLY INDICATION OF PROBLEM WAS LACK OF SPRAY ON WINDSHIELD...

Mileage: 54,000

TUBING TO WINDSHIELD WASHERS BROKE. THIS SOAKED THE HOOD INSULATION BLANKET AND DRIPPED ON TO THE MANIFOLD. THE WASHER FLUID BURST INTO FLAME BURNING THE HOOD BLANKET AND PAINT ON THE HOOD. HAD GARDENHOSE NEARBY AND WAS ABLE TO LIMIT DAMAGE. ONLY INDICATION OF PROBLEM WAS LACK OF SPRAY ON WINDSHIELD...

Mileage: 54,000

FILING COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE BLOWER MOTOR MOUNTING WHERE RAIN AND DAMPNESS GETS INTO THE BLOWER DESTROYING NOT ONLY THE BLOWER MOTOR BUT ALSO THE RESISTOR. REPLACEMENT OF THESE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PARTS ALONG WITH A RAIN KIT TO PREVENT FUTURE WA...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE WIRES IN THE DASHBOARD TO BECOME WET AND PRODUCES AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BLO...

Mileage: 5,000

CAR HAD NO PICKUP, THEN THE MANIFOLD CAUGHT FIRE. FOUND OUT IT WAS A BAD CAT WHICH CAUSED IT. HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD ASY, SENSOR ASY, EGR VALVE GASKET, EGR SOLENOID. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

IN COLD WEATHER THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH...THE LATCH IS SOMEHOW FREEZING,,HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR HOOD. WHEN WE GOT THE HOOD UP WE DISCOVERED THE HOOD INSULATION ON FIRE. WE USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT. BESIDES THE INSULATION, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID HOSE WAS BURNT THROUGH AND LOOSE FROM THE HOOD AND ...

Mileage: 68,000

NOTHING, NO WARNING. THAT IS THE MAJOR ISSUE. READ AND REVIEW THE MANY COMPLAINTS FORD IS GETTING POSTED ON TRANSMISSIONS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT HAPPENS FAR TO OFTEN, IN MANY SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED OR INJURED. AND WITH THE FORD DESIGN, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A MINIMUM OF $3000 FOR P...

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TOUCHED A METAL PART OF THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE VEHICLE, STATIC ELECTRICITY WOULD DISCHARGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BUILD-UP OF ELECTRICITY CAUSED A STRONG, PAINFUL SPARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALE...

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TOUCHED A METAL PART OF THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE VEHICLE, STATIC ELECTRICITY WOULD DISCHARGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BUILD-UP OF ELECTRICITY CAUSED A STRONG, PAINFUL SPARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALE...

Mileage: 32,000

WIRING IN DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND CAUSED THE SPEED TO DECREASE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED...

Mileage: 50,098

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2008 FROM LASCO FORD IN FENTON MI. I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT RAINED HARD OR I WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS WET IN THE FRONT SEAT AREA. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY UNTIL A BAG I HAD ON THE FLOOR GOT SOAKED. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM THROUGH GOO...

Mileage: 53,443

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2008 FROM LASCO FORD IN FENTON MI. I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT RAINED HARD OR I WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS WET IN THE FRONT SEAT AREA. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY UNTIL A BAG I HAD ON THE FLOOR GOT SOAKED. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM THROUGH GOO...

Mileage: 53,443

ON MAY 31, 2008 PURCHASED A 2004 FORD TAURUS. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WAS READING 50 MPH BUT I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON 40 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS NOT A FORD DEALER. THEY TESTED THE CAR AND SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS...

Mileage: 29,532

PURCHASED CAR AS FOURTH OWNER (ACCORDING TO CARFAX REPORT) ON SATURDAY 31 MAY 2008. THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO CUT OUT AND THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS FLASHED AND SOUNDED. THE LIGHTS AND A/C WERE TYPICALLY SURGING. CAR WAS INSPECTED THAT FRIDAY BY D...

Mileage: 80,710

WATER COLLECTING IN FLOORBOARD OF MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AFTER HEAVY RAIN/CARWASH. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. PUDDLE'S OF WATER ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63639. UPDATED 06/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/04/08.

Mileage: 63,639

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. PUDDLE'S OF WATER ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63639. UPDATED 06/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/04/08.

Mileage: 63,639

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS 2007 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. GOODYEAR ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE D...

Mileage: 75,000

MY FORD TAURUS SHUT-OFF BLOWING HEAT THROUGH THE FAN AND ESSENTIALLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAT IN THE CAR. I TOOK TO A DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT WATER LEAKED THROUGH COWL PANEL CAUSING FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR AND / OR RESISTOR. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT COWL IS NOT EVEN A PAR...

MY FORD TAURUS SHUT-OFF BLOWING HEAT THROUGH THE FAN AND ESSENTIALLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAT IN THE CAR. I TOOK TO A DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT WATER LEAKED THROUGH COWL PANEL CAUSING FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR AND / OR RESISTOR. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT COWL IS NOT EVEN A PAR...

WATER LEAKING INTO CABIN, WATER LEAKING INTO BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING. *TR

WATER LEAKING INTO CABIN, WATER LEAKING INTO BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING. *TR

WHEN IT HAS SNOW OR SLUSH ON ROADWAY, I LOOSE MY BRAKING ABILITY AND HAVE GONE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS FAULT. I ALSO ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I ALSO ASKED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AL...

WHEN IT HAS SNOW OR SLUSH ON ROADWAY, I LOOSE MY BRAKING ABILITY AND HAVE GONE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS FAULT. I ALSO ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I ALSO ASKED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AL...

FORD TAURUS 2004. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF A HEAVY RAIN I FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER INFRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT - UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. LIFTED THE RUG - JUST TO FIND THE UNDER-PADDING IS GREENOSH-BLACK AND THERE IS A TRAIL OF LEAK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME - BUT OBVIOUSLY -IT SHO...

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2006. ANOTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD TO ME ON A GREEN LIGHT AND WE COLLIDED. THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BRUISE MY INTERNAL ORGANS YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I ASKED THE FORD COLLISION CENTER WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND 2 STAFF ...

MY FAMILY AND I WERE GIVEN A DEFECTIVE CHILD CAR SEAT WHEN WE RENTED WITH BUDGET RENT A CAR. THEY HAVE STICKERS ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD THAT MENTIONS THAT ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE MUST BE SEATED IN CAR SEATS. THE CAR SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WE WERE NOT OFFERED ANOTHER ONE, THUS PUTTING OUR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH, WHICH LED TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE, MINOR INSTRUMENT PANEL DAMAGE, AND A DENT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE GLASS ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ...

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKES WERE "WORN OUT" AFTER 24,000 MILES. IN FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED EVEN AFTER 100,000 MILES OF DRIVING BECAUSE I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALER ADMITTED TO ME THAT FORD HAD CHANGED THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PADS AND THEY HAD A...

Mileage: 24,123

WATER ON FLOOR OF FRONT PASSENGER. BLOWER NOT WORKING. MOLD AND ODOR ON CARPET, MOTOR BLOWER CORROSION. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND AA CONTROL, SEALED COWL AND INSTALLED RAINHAT EXTENDER.

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE WAS PINCHED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE BLOCKAGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAIL...

Mileage: 48,109

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BAD AND THE CONNECTOR FAILED. THE REPAIR PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE S...

Mileage: 56,219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16038. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, NECK INJURIES, AND B...

Mileage: 15,800

VEHICLE DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK. PRNDL INDICATES PARK, BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVES. WIFE PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, THEN REALIZED A KIDS BIKE WAS BEHIND HER, PULLED FORWARD, PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , GOT OUT , AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. SHE WAS DRAGGED, AND ALMOST BADLY INJURED WHEN TH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND A LOUD NOISEWAS PRODUCED WHEN IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THREE VISITS TO A REPAIR SHOP A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDERS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS, MOST NOTABLY WHEN PULLING A HILL OR DURING ACCELERATION. THIS PROGRESSED TO STALLING AT IDLE AND LOW RPM SPEEDS, AND EVENTUALLY LED TO SURGING AND THE INABILITY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THIS PROBLEM LED TO THE VACUUM BOOST FOR THE POWER BRAKES FAI...

Mileage: 133,000

THROTTLE CABLE RUBBING AGAINST ENGINE CAUSING GAS PEDAL VIBRATION. OIL FILTER LEAKS ONTO PART OF MUFFLER CAUSING SMOKE NO MATTER HOW TIGHT. *NM

IN COLD WEATHER, THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS SOMETIMES FREEZE AND DO NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOORS CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS SIMILAR TO TSB# 05224 AND NHTSA# 10018738 BUT IS OCCURING IN A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE OTHER INCIDENTS APPLY TO FOR...

Mileage: 35,000

WATER LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD CAUSING FAILURE OF DEFOGGER BLOWER FAN. WAS NOT COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN EXISTING PROBLEM. *JB

WATER LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD CAUSING FAILURE OF DEFOGGER BLOWER FAN. WAS NOT COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN EXISTING PROBLEM. *JB

BELT IN TIRE SLIPPED OR LET GO. *JB

CAR STARTED TO MISS BADLY AT STOPS AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. CAR THEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT EVENTUALLY LED ME TO SURRENDER THE CAR EVEN WITH THE CONSEQUENCES TO MY CREDIT. ...

Mileage: 43,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT SUDDENLY ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 07/12/06, THE SECOND OCCURRED ON 07/26/06, AND THE THIRD ON 08/02/06. THE STEEL BELTS CAME LOOS...

Mileage: 82,000

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. THE CAR IS 2 YEARS & 3 MONTHS OLD, ALL FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAVE BECOME JAMMED. UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELTS IN FRONT SEATS. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

2004 FORD TAURUS FFV. 1) THE CAR TAKES TWO OR MORE ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE AFTER SITTING FOR 6+ HOURS ("COLD" ENGINE). VEHICLE IS RUNNING E85 ONLY. 2) AFTER IT STARTS, THE ENGINE CANNOT FIND AN IDLE AND CAN STALL OR REV UP UNEXPECTEDLY. 3) SO FAR TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPL...

Mileage: 21,000

ROUGH IDLE, TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD FORD WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAD ISSUED A COMPUTER UPDATE FOR THE ISSUE. CAR WAS SERVICED AND IDLE WAS ONLY IMPROVED FOR 1 WEEK OR LESS. IDLE CONTINUES TO BE ROUGH AND SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN PROBLEM SI...

LONG AND OR HARD START, RECENTLY NO START. HAVE FOUND MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. REPAIR SHOP HAS YET TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 37,200

ON APRIL 6TH MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN HER 2004 FORD TAURUS. SHE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT 6 CONCRETE BLOCK PILLARS AND WOODEN FENCE. SHE HIT THESE PRIMARILY WITH THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER VEHICLE YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHOULD IT?? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE GASKETS THAT HOLD THE WINDSHIELD WERE SEVERED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 47,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE GASKETS THAT HOLD THE WINDSHIELD WERE SEVERED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 47,000

WIPERS DO NOT WIPE OVER 40 MPR. ARMS AND BLADES REPLACED BY FORD. STILL DO NOT WORK. *NM

DT*: WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF BLACK ICE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, AND THEN CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS WEARING A SEAT...

Mileage: 49,000

AM HEARING A LIGHT MOAN ON LIGHT ACCELERATION. I CAN HEAR IT AT ALL RPMS AND SPEED. BUT IS AT ITS LOUDEST AT 40-45 MPH, JUST AFTER IT SHIFTS INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR. IN LAST FEW WKS- IT SEEMS TO FOLLOW THE EXHAUST TO THE REAR. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO VERIFY IT. AM RETURNING FOR NEW REAR STRUTS THA...

Mileage: 21,875

2004 TAURES SES SPUTTERS, LOSES POWER AND STALLS AND HIGHER SPEEDS. *JB

Mileage: 19,750

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED, ALSO, WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION WILL SPEED UP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP; THEY TOLD HER IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

Mileage: 21,000

WE BOUGHT A 2004 FORD TAURUS SE FROM NISSAN AT THE AVENUES AND THE VERY NEXT DAY WE NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINS A LOT OF WATER COMES UNDER THE DASH BOARD BY THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. *JB

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY 28,000 MILES & I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT IS SLIPPING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR SURGES BUT THEN WONT MOVE. LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER IS TELLING ME ...

Mileage: 24,022

TIRES-- CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY 1 YEAR OLD FORD TAURUS-- HAD A BAD SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AS THEY ARE 15 MONTHS OLD I HAVE NO WARRANTY COVERAGE LEFT ON TIRES. BOTH FRONT TIRES THE BELTS "HAD SLID"-I LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES WHICH ARE O...

Mileage: 15,900

DT: DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 3, 2005. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER THAT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR REPAIRING THE SEAT. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 44,103

I HAD RENTED A 2004 FORD TAURUS FROM ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. I NEEDED TO GET SOME THINGS OUT OF ANOTHER CAR TO PUT INTO THE RENTAL CAR. I PUT THE TAURUS INTO DRIVE AND PULLED FORWARD TO THE OTHER CAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, OPENED THE DOOR, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO GET OUT. AFTER...

Mileage: 33,601

I HAD RENTED A 2004 FORD TAURUS FROM ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. I NEEDED TO GET SOME THINGS OUT OF ANOTHER CAR TO PUT INTO THE RENTAL CAR. I PUT THE TAURUS INTO DRIVE AND PULLED FORWARD TO THE OTHER CAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, OPENED THE DOOR, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO GET OUT. AFTER...

Mileage: 33,601

DT: THE CONSUMER HAD A 2004 FORD TAURUS THAT WAS PURCHASED ON 4/1/05. ON 6/25/05, 10 MINUTES AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALER. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE THE DEALER DIDN'T PUT THE OIL CAP BACK ON PROPERLY. *NM

Mileage: 3,261

CONSUMER HAD THE WRONG CD PLAYER RADIO INSTALLED IN THE 2004 FORD TAURUS.*MR WHEN THE INCORRECT RADIO WAS INSTALLED THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PLUG IN THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS. *NM

REAR ENDED A VEHICHLE, SHOWED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, STEERING WHEEL OPEND UP BUT BAG DID NOT DEPLOY OR INFLATE, CHARGE BUT DID NOT DEPLOY

Mileage: 45,500

I HAD AN AFTER MARKET RADIO INSTALLED IN MY CAR. ONCE I PICKED UP MY CAR I NOTICIED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OCALA LINCOLN-MERCURY IN OCALA FLORIDA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WENT THROUGH THE RADIO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS NO LONGER WORK. ...

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES... USUALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT TURNS ON AND AFTER THIS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL SHUDDER HEAVILY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS INTERMITTANT. WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ABS LIGHT GOES BACK TO NORMAL S...

CONTACT STATES: APPARENT FAILURE OF AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S WIFE AND SON REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DISENGAGED BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY CHARGED BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY COME OUT.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN TORQUING FRONT WHEEL STUDS, STUDS STRETCHED AND SNAPPED OFF REPLACED WITH OEM PARTS. *AK

Mileage: 17,500

DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THAT THE SUN ROOF WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE ON ITS ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AD MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SUN ROOF MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN GEAR, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND SHIFT. ALSO THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON. ON AN...

Mileage: 6,610

CAR SURGES FORWARD IN PARK ON COLD STARTS. *JB

Mileage: 100

I AM WRITING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE'S COUSIN, [XXX]. , WHO EXPERIENCED A LIFE THREATENING TIRE FAILURE. [XXX]. , A 71 YEAR OLD WIDOW, HAD LEFT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN TUCSON, AZ AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2005. SHE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 19, PROCEEDING AT APPRO...

Mileage: 2,500

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND A STRIKING A BUILDING.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CONCRETE RETAINER AND LEFT TIRE MARKS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A ...

Mileage: 3,550

COLLISION ON 01/17/05 I WAS A PASSENGER, MY HUSBAND DRIVING. OUR 2004 FORD TAURUS WAS IN COLLISION WITH A HORSE, THE HORSE CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE. IN ALL PROBABILITY TOTALED MY CAR. PENDING INSURANCE ADJUSTER DECISION. THE AIRBAG DID NOT RELEASE. I WAS INJURED. THE AIRBAGS DID ...

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 17,200

POWER CONTROL SEAT DID NOT WORK. WHEN COMING BACK TO THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING OFF CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD AND SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECIRCULATION FUNCTION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS MISLEADING. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. *AK

Mileage: 17,200

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. *AK

CAR SURGES ON COLD STARTS,AND AT TIMES JUST IDLE (COLD OR HOT). *NM

Mileage: 2,000

FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING COSTOMER PROBLEMS ON ANY OF THERE PRODUCTS MY TAURUS ACCORDING TO FORD MEETS THE REQUIRMENTS OF BEING RECALLED FOR THE POWER SEAT FIX YET FORD REFUSES TO RECALL MY CAR LEAVING ME AND MY WIFE IN A LIFE THREATING POSTION. *AK

Mileage: 1

2004 TAURUS SE - CONTINUAL CHIRPING NOISE FROM MY WHEEL COVERS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BREAKS OR BEARINGS. TSB SAID TO PACK WHEEL COVERS WITH FELT. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES DUE TO NOISE. POOR WHEEL COVER DESIGN BY FORD. I AM EXPECTING TO HAVE CURRENT WHEELS REPLACED WITH AL...

INDEPENDENT SHOP HAD ALREADY FIXED NHTSA RECALL 04V106000. CONSUMER SENT THE ORIGINAL INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER'S EXPENSES BECAUSE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD TAURUS SE BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS I STARTED TO GET VIBRATION FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BETWEEN 42-45 MILES PH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND A MFG WARNING CAME ON FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE DIRECTIVE WAS FOLLOWED BY THE DEALER SO I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OVER. W...

Mileage: 42

I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD TAURUS SE BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS I STARTED TO GET VIBRATION FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BETWEEN 42-45 MILES PH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND A MFG WARNING CAME ON FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE DIRECTIVE WAS FOLLOWED BY THE DEALER SO I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OVER. W...

Mileage: 42

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 TAURUS WAGON WITH ABS AND OPTIONAL TRACTION CONTROL IN MARCH,2004. I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES WHEREIN AT LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) AND ON EITHER WET ROAD , GRAVEL OR OTHER ROUGH SURFACE, AND ON ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND/OR THE ENGINE SIMULTANEOUSLY AC...

Mileage: 100

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 TAURUS WAGON WITH ABS AND OPTIONAL TRACTION CONTROL IN MARCH,2004. I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES WHEREIN AT LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) AND ON EITHER WET ROAD , GRAVEL OR OTHER ROUGH SURFACE, AND ON ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND/OR THE ENGINE SIMULTANEOUSLY AC...

Mileage: 100

DRIVER OF 2004 FORD TAURUS BRAKED HARD SUDDENLY. ALTHOUGH AS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER I WAS BELTED AND SITTING PROPERLY, I WAS THROWN FORWARD, BELT WENT AROUND NECK,CHOKING ME, RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE,HEADPRESSURE,RIGHT ARM & LEG IMPAIRED, FAILED NEURO TEST FOR BALANCE. ER & MD SUGGEST TIA OCCURRED, PRO...

THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ONE LOCK WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

CONTINUALLY "CHIRPING" NOISE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS IN THE WHEELS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAN NOT BE CORRECTED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO FORD AND THEY GENERATED A LETTER TO DEALERS TELLING THEM NOT TO R...

Mileage: 600

CONTINUALLY "CHIRPING" NOISE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS IN THE WHEELS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAN NOT BE CORRECTED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO FORD AND THEY GENERATED A LETTER TO DEALERS TELLING THEM NOT TO R...

Mileage: 600

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SE; HAS HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND ROUGH RUNNING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND WHEN STOPPED. THE ENGINE WILL ACT LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, SOME TIMES IT WILL JUST SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY HAPPENS UNDER 40 MPH.*AK VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED BY A FORD DEALER, AND HAS ALL FILTE...

Mileage: 60,902