NHTSA Complaint #10947603 — 2006 FORD TAURUS

ACCELERATOR STICKS. CAR FAILED TO DE-ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AND ENGINE KEPT RACING. OCCASIONALLY GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND WANTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. CAN BARELY STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKES. REASON: THE REASON IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED AND TRAPS THE ACCELERATOR CABLE (THROTTLE) SO IT CAN'T MOVE. NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THIS AND NEGLIGENTLY FAILED THE PUBLIC. THERE IS A VERY GOOD YOUTUBE.COM VIDEO SHOWING THE PROBLEM EXACTLY! MY CAR IS THE EXACT PROBLEM, AND ALL ANYONE HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "2006 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATOR STICKS' TO SEE HOW FREQUENTLY IT HAPPENS. I HAVE WIRED THE CABLES TOGETHER MYSELF, BUT THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. IT DOES SHOW THAT FORD COULD EASILY RESOLVE THIS. AND, YES, IN A USA TODAY ARTICLE FROM 2013 I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN INJURIES, AND MAYBE DEATHS FROM THIS. NOTE: MINE IS NOT RELATED TO ANY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE. IT IS PURELY MECHANICAL - PART DEFECT. I CAN SEND PICTURES OF CABLES, BUT YOU CAN JUST WATCH THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z1U1FGABDW4 I WILL BE MAKING A CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY, COMPLETE WITH EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTED REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS GROSS NEGLIGENCE THAT THE NHTSA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND DONE NOTHING. FORD HAS KNOWN, AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) RECOMMENDING THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT - AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE BOTH WAITING FOR ENOUGH DEATHS OR OLDER CARS GOING OUT OF SERVICE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. I GUESS I NEED TO GET 60 MINUTES AND USA TODAY TO LOOK INTO THIS, AGAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING INTO THIS! ONE MORE LINK DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUMSONLINE.COM/THREADS/2006-TAURUS-CAR-ACCELERATED-BY-IT-SELF.1167/