NHTSA Complaint #10509223 — 2007 FORD TAURUS

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TAPPING ON GAS WOULD SLOW IT DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. RPM'S RACED TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT ME HAVING FOOT ON GAS. TURNED OFF AND STARTED UP AND RPMS STILL RACING. WHILE IN PARKING LOT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE WOULD GO WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS. TOOK TO DEALER ON MONDAY AND HAPPENED ON WAY BUT OF COURSE NOTHING WHEN GOT TO DEALER. ON 4/22/13 HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGE AND CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN. AGAIN PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT IN PARK. RPMS ACCELERATED. TURNED ON AND OFF THIS LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THEN COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL DISENGAGE. ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. WAS IN DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND EVEN THOUGH FOOT ON BRAKE YOU COULD FEEL CAR TRY TO PUSH AGAINST IT. HAD PASSENGER IN CAR WITH ME WHO COULD EXPERIENCE IT AS WELL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AND DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS. *TR