NHTSA Complaint #10546043 — 2000 FORD TAURUS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10546043
Vehicle	2000 FORD TAURUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	September 27, 2013
Date Filed	September 28, 2013
Mileage	109,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TREMENDOUSLY AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKES (THE ENGINE REVVED PAST 4 RPM!) I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING (PAST 4 RPM!) THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE...THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT!!! ALTHOUGH I WAS IRRITATED THAT SOMEONE CUT ME OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK, I LOOK AT IT AS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. I WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING ONTO 610 IN HOUSTON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THAT CABLE HAD SNAPPED THEN AND ME CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP?!?! *TR

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