NHTSA Complaint #10608426 — 2007 FORD TAURUS
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10608426 |
| Vehicle | 2007 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 83,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 9 OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS; I FIRST NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH, AFTER THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS STUCK DOWN, RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000-6000, CAR SPED UP AND ONE TIME THE BREAKS DID FAIL UNTIL I THREW CAR INTO PARK AT 60 MPH. USUALLY I HAVE TO STEP ON GAS A FEW TIMES TO FIX IT, TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING IN A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW. IT IS GETTING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. I NOTICED WHEN THAT HAPPENS MY DASHBOARD GOES FROM 23.7 MILES PER GALLON TO AT ONE POINT IT SAID 7, THEN INCREASED TO 34 MPG. WHEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO 7 MPG MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD START AND STALL UNTIL I LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT. *JS
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