NHTSA Complaint #10592621 — 2004 FORD TAURUS

WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE IT, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN SPEEDING UP QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDDLE. I TRIED TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT GOT NO RESPONSE, EXCEPT THE ENGINE RPM AND CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING UP, THE CAR WAS GETTING CLOSE TO 60MPH AND I BEGAN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND RPM STILL GOING UP AS I WAS STOPPING THE CAR. THIS CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE FASTER ON IT'S OWN WHEN DRIVEN AND TODAY 5/19/14 AGAIN FROM ABOUT 35 TO 50 IN ABOUT A MILE, THIS WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE FIRST TIME BUT IS TROUBLING AND A WASTE OF MY GAS AND BRAKES. THIS IS A TAURUS SEL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANS. AND A 3.9L V6 ENGINE. I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE OFF OF THE LEVER IT CONNECTS TO NEAR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD( AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER TAURUS MODELS/YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). I WILL BE CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A FIX AS CABLE IS STILL VERY LOOSE AFTER I TRIED TO RECONNECT IT. *TR