1987 FORD TAURUS Vehicle Speed Control Problems

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 1987 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON EXPERIENCED A VERY VIOLENT ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE RACED. THE CONTACT THEN PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SKIDDED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AND BEGAN GOING FASTER. THE HAND BRAKE WAS PULLED. THE BRAKE WAS PULLED SO HARD THAT SOMETHING BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED IT OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT IT INTO PARK, AND THE CAR WAS STILL GOING. THE CONTACT MADE IT TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STALL THE CAR. THE CAR WAS LEFT AT THE GAS STATION AND LEFT FOR SOMEONE TO BRING THE CAR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT MAY TAKE OFF WITH HIM. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD...

VEHICLE HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY,GAS PEDAL WILL DROP TO FLOOR. CONSUMER MUST KICK GAS PEDAL TO DISENGAGE IT. IT FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS TAKING OVER. *AK THE PROBLELM OCCURED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. *YH

UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS, ALSO ACCELERATES FORWARD W/OUT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY IT'S SELF OCCASIONALLY.

WHEN PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR CRUISE CONTROL INSTEAD OF TURNING IT OFF ,THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. *AK

WHILE COMING OUT OF THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ACCELLERATION. VEHICLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL. ENGINE RACES UP TO 140 MPH, AND DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT SEATBELT LOOSEN AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND HAVE DONE SO FROM THE INITIAL PURCHASE. DEALER SAID TO LEAN QUICKLY FORWARD THEN BACK IN THE SEAT AND THE RETRACTORS WOULD THEN SNUG THE BELT, EVEN AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE BELT WOULD BE LOOSE AGAIN. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES DEALER SAID BELT ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED REPLACEING AND IT WILL COST $87.50 PER BELT PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. WHEN TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED SWITCH HAS ALWAYS PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR WHICH THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO WRITE UP ON THE SHOP WORK FORM. PRESSING THE OFF SWITCH CAUSES THE CAR TO MOMENTARILY START TO SLOW DOWN, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES AGAIN AND ACCELERATES THE CAR BACK UP THE SPEED IT WAS GOING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO COMPLETLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO TAP THE...

VEHICLE STARTED PICKING UP SPEED WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE ACCLERATOR, VEHICLE ACCLERATED TO (45) -(50) MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROLON, SUDDENLY NOTICED LOSS OF POWER, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, FOUND WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD ON FIRE, BODY SHOP SUSPECTS MALFUNCTIONING OF THROTTLE ACTUATOR.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, WHILE DRIVING PUT IN NEUTRAL POSITION, WHEN HIGH IDLE AND INTO REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED INKNOWN. TT