2006 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER PLACING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, THE RPM READING INCREASED. THE CONTACT SHUTDOWN THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE SEIZED CAUSING THE ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH STOPPED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100.

AS I WAS COMING UP THE HILL NEAR MY APARTMENT AT 30 MPH ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BRAKE BUT THE CAR WAS STILL PUSHING FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO PARK, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK. SUDDENLY, MY RPMS SHOT UP TO AROUND 6000. I CUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT ON THIRTY MINUTES LATER (STILL IN PARK), THE RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. I CHECKED THIS MORNING AND IT WAS NO LONGER DOING THIS, BUT I AM HESITANT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR RIGHT NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,593. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SOMETIMES, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH BUT IT KEPT GOING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME. IT HAPPENED LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE ENGINE REVVED UP, THE ACCELERATOR WAS TO THE FLOOR. I HIT THE BRAKES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT OFF THE CAR. THE ACCELERATOR WAS VISIBLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS TERRIFIED BUT THANKFUL I NEVER MADE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS ON DECEMBER 3 GOT IT HOME AND PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WAS LIKE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. IT DOES THIS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT TIMES AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP IT AND I HAVE TO ROMP ON THE GAS AND THEN HIT THE BRAKES. MY CRUISE CONTROL IN MY CARE DOES NOT WORK AND HAVE READ THAT IT MAYBE PART OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

LAST FALL I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 45 MILES. WHEN I REACHED THE CITY I WAS VISITING I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND CAME TO RED LIGHT. VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. I HAD TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE TO PREVENT REARENDING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I GOT HOME OK AND DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL I DROVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STOP FOR A MONTH OR TWO UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN DECEMBER 2012 AND HE TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN WE GOT TO THE CITY OFF THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BEGAN THE ACCELERATION AGAIN WHILE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN TO ME TWO WEEKS AGO AND LAST WEEK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE OK UNTIL WE DRIVE IT AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN SLOW DOWN. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 02/19/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

BEGINNING A FEW MONTHS AGO (NOVEMBER 2012), MY 2006 FORD TAURUS HAS HAD A COUPLE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THESE FEW INCIDENTS HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPING TO WORK. I NOTICE THEM AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT I CANNOT RULE OUT THE SAME ISSUE AT HIGHER SPEEDS BECAUSE BRAKING IS HARDER AT THESE SPEEDS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS DECEMBER 31, 2012 AT 9:32 PM. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO STOP AND THE RPM'S WERE NOT SLOWING DOWN WHEN I BROKE. I THEN HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AT THAT MOMENT THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000 AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN IN PARK AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THE THIRD RESTART, IT BEGAN TO INCREASE, BUT WHEN I PUMPED THE PEDAL THE INCREASE STOPPED AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE RPM. UPON SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE, I SAW MULTIPLE REPORTS ON THE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION IN MARCH 2012. AS A RESULT, I AM SUBMITTING THIS CLAIM. THE DESCRIPTIONS RESULTING IN THIS INVESTIGATION SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE MY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY INTENSE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.