NHTSA Complaint #10487489 — 2003 FORD TAURUS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10487489
Vehicle	2003 FORD TAURUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	December 5, 2012
Date Filed	December 5, 2012
Mileage	67,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE TO TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THE CAR HAD TO BE THROWN INTO PARK TO MAKE IT STOP. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP VERY HIGH ON ITS OWN. WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED HERE: HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/03/13/FEDS-EXPAND-FORD-TAURUS-STICKY-ACCELERATOR-PROBE-TO-1-MILLION-CARS/ WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AND THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING VERY FAST. IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

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