NHTSA Complaint #10384248 — 2005 FORD TAURUS

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2005 FORD TAURUS I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM: I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THEN FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE RPM'S WERE CLIMBING FROM 900 TO OVER 1500. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE BUT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK THE RPM'S SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 4000 AND CLIMBING. THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. AS I COULDN'T PULL OFF DUE TO BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OVER THE BRIDGE, I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY HOME. ONCE HOME WE POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A THROTTLE CABLE HAD COME OFF FOR NO REASON. WHAT ANGERS ME BESIDES THAT I COULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH, IS THAT THERE IS NO SAFELY. IF THE CABLE COMES OFF WHY IS IT ACCELERATING, IT SHOULD HAVE SLOWED OR NOT MOVED AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A NEUTRAL POSITION. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED?! IT SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. HOW IS IT THAT ONLY THE 2005 TAURUS MODEL HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECALLS BUT EVERY YEAR AROUND 2005 HAS A RECALL?!? WHAT TAKES SO [XXX] LONG TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS DEFECT?!? I HAVE TAKEN VIDEO OF MY RIDE HOME SO IT PROVES THAT NO, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS, NO, I DID NOT HAVE A CAR MAT STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, NO I DID NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL THINKING IT WAS THE BRAKE!!!!!!!! EVEN WITH THE CABLE REATTACHED THERE IS STILL OCCASIONAL UNINTENDED RPM INCREASE AND ENGINE SURGES. THIS IS [XXX] SCARY TO DRIVE AND WONDER WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. GET THIS RECALLED ALREADY!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR