NHTSA Complaint #10350730 — 2008 FORD TAURUS X

AT 62K MY 2008 TAURUS X BEGAN HAVING "SURGING" ISSUES WHILE WHAT WAS FIRST FELT AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. IT ALMOST FELT AS IF I WAS DRIVING WITH SOMEBODY THAT HAD THE BAD HABIT OF PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS AND LETTING OFF CONTINUOUSLY, ONLY I KNEW THIS WAS NOT THE CASE FOR IT WAS MYSELF DRIVING. IT WAS WORSE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME DRIVEN BUT THE FREQUENCY BEGAN TO INCREASE. ONE DAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND YOU COULD HEAR THE SURGING IN THE IDLING AND SEE IT IN THE TACHOMETER. THIS DAY I WAS COMING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENTIRE CAR LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAREND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE STOPPED I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO PULL FORWARD FROM THE STOP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL THE CAR WAS WAITING UNTIL ABOUT 3500 RPMS TO SHIFT - ALMOST LIKE IT WAS SLAM SHIFTING AND BUCKING UNTIL I GOT TO CRUISING SPEED AT THE TOP. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIPS AND HAS BEEN FOR 3 DAYS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS NOT THROWING ANY ERROR CODES BUT FORD HEAD QUARTERS HAD BEEN INVOLVED AND ONCE THEY PLACED A CERTAIN CODE INTO MY CAR OTHERS CAME UP. RIGHT NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE REPLACED - OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD. *TR