NHTSA Complaint #10486469 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

I BOUGHT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS USED AT THE END OF 2008. I DID NOT START TO EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM UNTIL 2011. LUCKILY, I'M A WELL-TRAINED DRIVER FROM THE DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL DRIVERS ED. CLASSES AND MY DAD TEACHING ME EVERYTHING FROM DRIVING IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO WHAT TO DO IF YOUR BRAKES FAIL, ETC. THE OCCURRENCES HAVE GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT; I CALLED IN A COMPLAINT MONTHS AGO TO FORD BUT THE LADY I SPOKE WITH ACTED LIKE SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME. SHE STATED THAT MY CAR WAS AN OLDER MODEL AND THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THINGS ABOUT A NEWER MODEL, SHE ALSO SAID IF I WERE TO FIX IT JUST KEEP THE RECEIPT. SO IN OTHER WORDS COME UP WITH THE MONEY YOURSELF OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CARS RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE AND IT'S ABOUT 5500 TO 6000 BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO ENGAGE. I RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL I GET TO A RED-LIGHT AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK AND REV THE ENGINE TO GET IT BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL, PUSH THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT STARTS TO COME DOWN THEN BACK TO DRIVE. THIS IS UNNERVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR NEAR A SCHOOL AT 3:00. FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR