NHTSA Complaint #10456928 — 2001 FORD TAURUS
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10456928 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NM |
Consumer Description
I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS 65 MPH. I LET UP OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR SET. EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING AND THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER AND FASTER TO OVER 80MPH. I KEPT TAPPING THE BRAKES AND EVEN TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL. NOTHING UNDER THE PEDALS WAS STUCK BUT THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING LIKE I WAS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER ABOUT A FEW MILES I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD. *JS
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