2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND TAP ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ONCE I LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. TURNING CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, TAPPING THE BRAKES, STILL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND RANDOMLY STOPPED ONCE I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR THE 5TH TIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NOT HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR OWN VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING SAID VEHICLE IT'S SPEED INCREASES ON IT'S OWN. WHEN YOU BREAK THE ENGINE'S RPMS RACE TO A VERY HIGH LEVEL. AT THIS POINT YOU NEED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND/OR PARK AND TAP THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES TO BRING THE RPMS TO AN IDLE STATE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM "REPAIRED" ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. ALSO, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER THE "REPAIRS" WERE MADE. *TR

AS I EASY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STARTS IDLE UP. THE NEXT DAY I TAKE THE CAR IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD REPLACED IT END OF PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR STARTED RACING AND DRIVING WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. THE RACING ONLY STOPS IF THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK AND ONE GUNS THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. FORD CLAIMED THROUGHOUT OUR 7 YEAR WARRANTY THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT PROBLEM HASN'T. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT 20 MPH. MY CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 35 BY ITSELF. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT I FELT A GREAT DEAL OF POWER, LIKE THE CAR WANTED TO KEEP ACCELERATING. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY OFF THE BREAK THE ACCELERATED. I HAD TO TAP THE ACCELERATE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. A FEW DAYS LATER MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WENT TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOES NOT WORK AND THE CAR IS STILL ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. *TR

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 FROM THE FLOOR BOARD BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE EYE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 8/5/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ANY FARTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,812 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.