2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

WIFE WAS TAKING CHILD TO AN APPOINTMENT IN ANOTHER CITY (HALF HOUR FROM US) AND GOT INTO TOWN THERE AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. SHE CALLED ME SCARED WONDERING WHAT TO DO. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IF OFF THE BUSY STREET AND INTO A PARKING LOT. PUT IN PARK AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO OVER 4K. SHUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE. THOUGHT WE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THEN LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED TO ME AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO HOLD BRAKES TO KEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW CRUISE ISN'T WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR BOARD BY SWITCHING GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,700.

OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON 9/16/13 AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD. I CAN'T BE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I HAVE KEEP UP ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THE MILEAGE IS LOW FOR THE YEAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN 2007. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING EVEN MORE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE WAS GOING VERY FAST AND IF I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ' HOWEVER, TODAY IT SEEMS OKAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, THE RPMS SPIKED TO 4000. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN.TRIED TO TAP BRAKE AGAIN..NO CHANGE. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED GAS TO FINALLY GET THE RPMS TO LOWER TO AT LEAST 2000 LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,854. UPDATED 12/5/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED.