2003 FORD TAURUS Vehicle Speed Control Problems

At times the vehicle accelerates by itself albeit I am not touching the gas pedal. While driving the vehicle at 45 mph, I take my foot off of the accelerator and the vehicle maintains the 45 mph speed or increases speed if I am driving down a hill or any downward gradient regardless of the angle of decent. When I try to stop the vehicle using the foot brake it continues to maintain speed and if I put the shift lever in neutral, while trying to stop, the RPM's increase from approximately 1500 rpm's to 3200 rpm's until the vehicle comes to a complete stop, and then, only after approximately five seconds do the RPM's begin to drop to 1000 rpm's. If I am driving the vehicle with cruise control and cancel the cruise control, the vehicle maintains the cruise control speed indefinitely, literally for miles thereafter. I wanted to...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IF I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED AT STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, I HAVE TO PRESSED ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD

THE ACCELERATOR CABLE GETS STUCK. WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO REV AT 2000 RPMS EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR IS TRYING TO TAKE OFF WHEN WAITING AT A RED LIGHT OR IN MOTION.

MY CAR SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR MAT WAS NOT ON THE PEDDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BECAME STUCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PLACED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ASSISTED THE DRIVER WITH RELEASING THE STUCK CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED AVIS FORD INC AT 248-355-7500 (29200 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034) AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT BE DONE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

DRIVING IN INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS AT 60-70MPH I HAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND DROPPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THEFT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME AS ENGINE WAS STALLING. THEN THE ENGINE REENGAGED AT 50-55 MPH AND CONTINUED ON NOW RESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATION. THIS REPEATED 5 - 8X IN THE SPAN OF 15 MILES AND SEVERAL TIMES PULLING OVER. WEATHER CLEARED AND DROVE ANOTHER 100 MILES WITH NO EVENTS. NEXT MORNING DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL AFTER 10 MINUTES OF RUNNING 25-40MPH THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED BUT ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER AND COMPLETELY STALLED 3X IN 1 MILE. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY EACH TIME. READING THROUGH POTENTIAL CAUSES THERE WERE NO LESS THAN 30 OTHER INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THEFT LIGHT ON AND ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VARIOUS SOLUTIONS PROPOSED FROM ELECTRICAL GROUNDS, BATTERY,...

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR REVVED THE ENGINE WHICH MADE IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF.THE CAR DID JERK FORWARD. AND ANOTHER TIME, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR REVVED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO GO, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS BEING HELD DOWN. THE GRAY CAP THAT HOLDS THE THROTTLE CABLE IN HAS BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND THE CABLE IS SLIPPING OUT. IS THIS A RECALL PART?

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE MORE I TRIED TO PUT ON MY BRAKES IT CONTINUES ON A BUSY 4 LANE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO TURN AT A TURN IN SLAMMING IN ON MY BRAKES AND THROWING MY SHAFT INTO PARK. IT WAS STILL SHAKING LIKE IT WANTED TO GO. I GOT IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE CABLE INSERT SPLIT AND GOT CAUGHT ON THE THROTTLE BRACKET. IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE. I CAN'T SELL THIS CAR LIKE THIS. I WANT FORD TO RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS TERRIBLE TRAUMATIC INCIDENT.

CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AFTER RELEASING GAS PEDAL ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE RPM HIT ABOUT 4000. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR BY BRAKE. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD PROBLEM. A PLASTIC PART ON THE CABLE WAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE BODY TO STUCK. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE FOR REFERENCE.

PUT VEHICLE IN SHOP VEHICLE HAD ROUGH IDLE, MISFIRING ON #2 CYLINDER. SHOP REMOVED AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG, AIR FILTER, FUEL FILTER, AND IGNITION COIL. GOT VEHICLE FROM SHOP. VEHICLE IDLE TOO HIGH-SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. TOOK BACK TO SHOP SHOP REMOVED AND REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE GOT VEHICLE OUT OF SHOP. VEHICLE STILL IDLE TOO HIGH AND STILL SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, WHEN THE BREAKS ARE RELEASED, CAR JUMPS FORWARD. WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF GARAGE, CAR BACK-UP TOO FAST; MUST HOLD BREAKS AT ALL TIMES.

MY VEHICLE WITH [XXX]. I CAN NOT SHIFT MY CAR FROM PARK, OR IF I PRESS ON THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND GET THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON, THEY SAY ON. EVEN WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON BRAKE. MY VEHICLE IN NOT APART OF A RECALL, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN AN ATLANTA PLANT. I AM BEING OUT OF MONEY AND TIME WITH REPAIRS THAT I HAVE HAD DONE, AND ITS NOT SOLVING THE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE ISSUES ON THIS CAR I WANT REFUND MONEY FOR THIS WAS $1,900 REFUND BACK TO ME...UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE INTO A GRASS FIELD OVER A DIP IN THE FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN. WHILE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A 4 LANE HWY. VEHICLE CHANGED LANES ABRUPTLY AND WENT LEFT OF THE CENTER OF ROADWAY ENTERING INTO THE NOURTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC, CONTINUING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE AND COLLIDED WITH THE END PORTION OF A GUARDRAIL. THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUGHT THE OUTSIDE OF GAURDRAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO STRADDLE THE TOP OF THE RAIL UNTIL THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON A POST OF THE RAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS UNTIL THE LEFT SIDE TIRES DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY OVER WHERE IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL SOUTH, ROLLING OVER AGAIN, COLLIDING WITH A WOOD POST THEN FINALLY COMING TO REST ON IT'S TIRES FACING NORTHWEST. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY POINT OF THE COLLISION. GEARSHIFT WAS BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND OVERDRIVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING.AND IN THE MORNING IT WILL BE IN PARK BUT THE RPM NOZZLE WILL GO UP LIKE SOMEBODY'S PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL.WHEN IM PULLING OFF I HAVE TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN HARD BECAUSE THE CAR WILL TRY TO TAKE OFF BEFORE ME.IT HAS SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATES BY ITSELF TO 35-45 MPH WITHOUT HAVING TO TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR (NOTE: THE CAR WILL ALSO ACCELERATE UPHILL WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WORKS, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ITSELF IS NOT ENGAGING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN LONG ROAD, GOT UP TO 40 MPH, CAR STAYED ON THAT SPEED AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. I EVEN SLOWED DOWN TO 30, CAR STAYED ON THIRTY. HAD FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT SURGES FORWARD. I READ HORROR STORIES OF OTHER YEAR TAURUS' DOING SAME THING, CAUSING CRASHES. MY 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. EVERY OTHER CAR AROUND THIS YEARS DATE WAS RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2003. I CHANGED MY HOSES, SO IT'S NOT THAT. THE CAR IS LITERALLY STAYING IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE EVEN WHEN IT'S OFF. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, I CAN HEAR A TICKING SOUND ONCE OR TWICE, NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS, IT'S SCARY THOUGH. BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS I WANT A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OF TAURUS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. *TR

THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN (INTERMITTENT) SOMETIMES. TRAVELING AT BOUT 55 OR 60 I WILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. WHEN I FINALLY COME TO A STOP (WHICH IS HARD ON THE BRAKES) MY RPM'S ARE 1000. IF I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL MY RPM'S WILL CLIMB TO 4000. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. *TT

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITH OUT PUSHING THE GAS. EVEN WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE RPM WILL NOT GO DOWN TO 0 IT WILL STAY ABOVE THE 1. THE CAR NEVER COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR IS ALWAYS ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION, GOING TO A GAS PUMP, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS REVVED UP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE GAS PUMP AND INSTEAD WENT OVER A RAMP WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO GO AIRBORNE. I WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A POLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE ON THE CAR FOR THE CAR TO COME TO AN ABRUPT AND COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS ON 2003 FORD TAURUS REGARDING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS/ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE FOR MY INCIDENT TO BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AFTER SHE HAD REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,100.

AFTER DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL BY TAPPING THE BRAKE (THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATION TURNED OFF), THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STAY AT THE PREVIOUSLY SET SPEED. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED APPLYING HEAVY BRAKING UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR AND PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IGNITION. ALL THE WHILE THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BACK UP TO 55 MPH (THE PREVIOUSLY SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED). THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THAT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE. I ALSO LATER LEARNED TO BRIEFLY PRESS AND RELEASE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WHICH WORKED EVERY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED THROTTLE WILL SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GROMMET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 117,000.

CAR WOULD NOT STOP IT SEEM ADS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING TO GO UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE "SURGED" AND LOST ALL GEARS. I LET MY VEHICLE COAST TO A STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO AND OUT OF PARK, BUT WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR IS MOTIONLESS....WILL NOT MOVE IN REVERSE, OR DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! *TR

FORD TAURUS 2003 SES, ENGINE 3.0L CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 28, 2011. LEFT SIDE ELECTRICAL ALONG WITH COMPONENTS OF THE TURN SIGNAL SNAP BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS SAFETY FEATURE MADE FOR VEHICLES. ON 06/15/2011 THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT AND REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DURING THE DRIVE HOME WHICH WAS FROM A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 MILES I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACED BRAKE CALIPER BOLT CAME LOOSE AND WAS LOST ALONG THE HIGHWAY. ON 07/19/2011 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ROUGHLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS BLOWING HOT, BRAKES GRINDING, TRANSMISSION FLARE SHIFTING 2-3 SHIFT. REPAIR SHOP STATED SLIPPING AT 30MPH AND STATED...

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON RPM'S REV UP AND DOWN CAUSING THE CAR TO SPUTTER, HARD LURCHES FORWARD AND DIE WHEN STOPPING, USUALLY IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING, ALSO THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RELEASE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR UP, IT REV'S TO 2000 RPM AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO IDLE DOWN TO 1000 BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. IF I AM DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH OR MORE, I CAN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL MAINTAIN THE EXACT SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR MILES, SOMETIMES EVEN SPEEDING UP 10 MORE MPH. IF I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, STILL NOT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL DECREASE ITS SPEED BY ABOUT 10MPH, CONSEQUENTLY IF I TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CAR WILL SPEED UP ABOUT 10 MORE MPH'S. I HAVE...

WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THROTTLE BECAME STUCK OPEN. ENGINE REVVED HIGH. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PULLED OVER. ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 4000 RPM'S. OPEN ENGINE HOOD AND NOTICED THE THROTTLE CABLE MOUNT/HARNESS HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I THEN DROVE HOME AND TRIED TO CALL A SERVICE STATION, BUT IT WAS AFTER 5PM ON SATURDAY AND COULD NOT FIND AN OPEN SERVICE STATION. WILL CALL FORD ON MONDAY MORNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,493. *TR

WE HAVE REPLACED VALVES. CLEANED THROTTLES ETC.. ON OUR FORD TAURUS AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION (REVVING) RPM'S AT OVER 2,000-3,000. AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL BE AT AROUND 2000 RPMS WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN JUST DROP DOWN TO .5. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT IS REVVING SO HIGH. IF THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 I RIDE THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY UNTIL IT FINALLY LOWERS. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT OR SELLING IT, YET IT IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY VEHICLES. THE SHOP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SEEN THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS AND I AM WONDERING WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS IS. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, I AM SURE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $ TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKES NEXT. *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, DESPITE TAPPING ON ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HOLD BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE CAR REMAINED AT 4000 RPM. EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, IT REMAINED STUCK AT 4000 RPM (IN BOTH PARK AND NEUTRAL). HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO THE CURB AND STOPPED ON THE GRASSY AREA WHILE THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIE ROD WAS ALSO BROKEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE AND THE DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WENT TO MY MOTHERS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER. ON THE WAY HOME GOING 55 MILE AN HOUR THE CAR STARED EXCELLING IN SPEED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. HE HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN. WE GOT THE CAR HOME, I LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. MY HUSBAND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FOR DEALERSHIP. HE TOOK A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT WITH HIM. FORD SERVICE DEPT. SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT ARTICLE AND WANTED $80 TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOT FIXED, WE PLAN ON TRYING TO GET IT FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT IS DOING, THAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE TO TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THE CAR HAD TO BE THROWN INTO PARK TO MAKE IT STOP. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP VERY HIGH ON ITS OWN. WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED HERE: HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/03/13/FEDS-EXPAND-FORD-TAURUS-STICKY-ACCELERATOR-PROBE-TO-1-MILLION-CARS/ WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AND THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING VERY FAST. IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS USED AT THE END OF 2008. I DID NOT START TO EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM UNTIL 2011. LUCKILY, I'M A WELL-TRAINED DRIVER FROM THE DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL DRIVERS ED. CLASSES AND MY DAD TEACHING ME EVERYTHING FROM DRIVING IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO WHAT TO DO IF YOUR BRAKES FAIL, ETC. THE OCCURRENCES HAVE GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT; I CALLED IN A COMPLAINT MONTHS AGO TO FORD BUT THE LADY I SPOKE WITH ACTED LIKE SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME. SHE STATED THAT MY CAR WAS AN OLDER MODEL AND THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THINGS ABOUT A NEWER MODEL, SHE ALSO SAID IF I WERE TO FIX IT JUST KEEP THE RECEIPT. SO IN OTHER WORDS COME UP WITH THE MONEY YOURSELF OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CARS RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE AND IT'S ABOUT 5500 TO 6000 BEFORE I CAN GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME JAMMED, WITH SPEEDS REACHING 85 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE STARTED BINDING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,546. UPDATED 05/23/13*LJ UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON SPEED CONTROL, MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, BUT THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN AT THAT SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPEED SENSOR BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD 9 AN AS I STARTED AROUND A CURVE MY RPM SHOT UP AN MPH GAUGE WENT DOWN ENVIED REVVED UP. I HAD NO DRIVE NO NEUTRAL NO REVERSE NO NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR IDLE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM AND HER SON CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER. SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12033. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ENTERED HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. AS I MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN USUAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF THROTTLE I WAS USING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BUT STEADILY ACCELERATE. WITHOUT PLACING MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE, I CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT, I BEGAN BRAKING. FEELING THE ENGINE FIGHT THE BRAKES, I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE RPM SHOT UP AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING DEPRESSED. REPEATEDLY PRESSING AND UN-PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT NOTHING, NOR WAS THE PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PLACE...

AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED MY CAR STARTING TO ACCELERATE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JUST WANTED TO KEEP DRIVING AS IF BY ITSELF; SO, I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. FINALLY, IT CAME TO A STOP AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A FAST SPEED; NONE LIKE I HEARD BEFORE AND THEN I TURNED IT OFF. *TR

IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT..CONFIRMATION # 10482482...... THE REPAIR SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE SPEEDING UP LIKE THAT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY SON AT THE TIME. SAFE TO SAY THAT ME AND HIM WERE SCARED OUT OF OUR WITS. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE SPEEDING UP SINCE THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE CABLE. NEVERTHELESS, I JUST HEARD A COUPLE DAYS AGO ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO MY MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AGAIN ABOUT ENGINES REVVING UP ON ABC NEWS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR NOT. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY FROM CHURCH TODAY, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. I STOPPED BY AN AUTOZONE TO GET A FREE ENGINE CHECK AND THE RESULTS SAID THAT IT DETECTED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE...

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO THROTTLE AND THEN SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS. THE VEHICLE ALSO STAYS OR GOES UP IN SPEED WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. I HAD THOUGHT THIS WAS THE FUEL PUMP BUT LEARNED IT IS NOT. IM AFRAID THAT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MAY BE I COULD BE DRIVING THE SPEED WILL GO UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN FORCE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND DIE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THEREFORE I MUST SAY I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR OFTEN OR FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

3 OCCURRENCES OF THROTTLE STICKING OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN EITHER PASSING OR MERGING ONTO EXPRESS-WAY. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE ON A ROAD SHORTLY AFTER A FULL STOP GOING ABOUT 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PUMPING THE BREAKS. THE 2ND TIME WAS NOT UNTIL ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING RATHER QUICKLY TO MERGE SAFELY INTO TRAFFIC ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SLOWLY AT FIRST AND THEN AFTER GETTING OFF AT NEXT EXIT I BARELY WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BREAKS TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT DOWN AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES ATTEMPTED TO START CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR RACED SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN. AFTER WAITING 10 MIN. OR SO I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT PERFORMED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I WAS IN AN AREA OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PLASTIC CLIP ON THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BECOME STUCK. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.