NHTSA Complaint #10628098 — 2007 FORD TAURUS

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SLOWER VEHICLE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. I BRAKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AS THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES ALMOST COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REVVED THE ENGINE TWICE AND THE CAR IDLE SPEED DROPPED FROM 4000+ RPM BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND EARLIER TAURUS MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I LOOKED AT MY CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE AND FOUND IT'S CONNECTOR HAD SLIPPED OFF THE THROTTLE CONNECTION POINT. I NOW HAVE A TEMPORARY FIX TO KEEP IT FROM INTERFERING WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT SOMEBODY. *TR