2006 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HE HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DURING THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR SPEEDING UP ON IT'S OWN. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY RPMS WILL GO PAST 3. I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. THESE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUMP THE GAS TO GET IT TO STOP REVVING. WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THE RPM'S GO TO 4,000-5,000. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT, I COULD TELL THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD USE MY BRAKE THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND ONCE I LEFT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF SO I BEGAN TO CHECK THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OFF BUT THEN REALIZED MY HUSBAND TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL A FEW MONTHS EARLIER AND COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK. SO I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WENT UP PAST 4000 RPM'S SO I QUICKLY SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. ONCE I FINALLY GOT IT HOME AND PUT IT IN PARK THE ENGINE WENT UP PAST 4000 RPM'S AGAIN SO I QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. MY HUSBAND EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS AN IDLING SENSOR SO WE PURCHASED ONE AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. HE CHANGED THE PART BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO WE HAVE NOW PARKED THE CAR UNTIL WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF UPON REACHING A STOP SIGN HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION WHOM STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ON MAY 6, 2012, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I COULD FEEL MY 2006 FORD TAURUS SE ACCELERATING DESPITE MY FOOT NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, NOR THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, WITH RPM REACHING 3000 TO 4000. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO STOP THIS RAPID ACCELERATION IN RPM, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO OVER 3000 RPM. IF I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO 4000 RPM THEN DROP DOWN TO 1000 RPM. THIS SUDDEN, RAPID, ACCELERATION CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY OCCUR AS I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AS I WAS NOT NEAR MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THEY REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. HOWEVER, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON AUGUST 12,2012, AT A SPEED BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, MY TAURUS BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN ON ITS OWN. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM WENT TO 4000 AND DROPPED DOWN TO 1000. I THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DRIVE POSITION, AND THE ENGINE IDLED FINE THE REST OF MY TRIP HOME. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE RAPID ACCELERATION IS SIMILAR TO WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON AND YOU DECIDE TO "COAST", THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN. BUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE "RESUME" BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, YOU CAN FEEL THE ENGINE PULL AND THE CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, I HAD NOT BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL IN EITHER OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SITUATIONS. MY MOTHER, MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER, MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORISTS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING THIS UNCONTROLLED INCREASED ACCELERATION. *TR

THEIR IS A PRESSURE PAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO EITHER ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO BE ACTIVE AND THIS IS NOT WORKING THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVE ALL THE TIME THE SEAT CAN BE EMPTY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ONLY BRIEFLY LIGHT UP WHEN STARTING CAR BUT GO OFF RIGHT AWAY INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS ACTIVE I HAD MY NIECE IN THAT SEAT AND IT DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND SHE IS 45 POUNDS IF YOU DO NOT PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS YOU WILL NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A ISSUE WHEN YOUR SEAT IS EMPTY THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IN THE RADIO CLUSTER SHOULD LIGHT UP AND WHEN A PERSON HEAVY ENUF TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG SITS DOWN THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF. *TR

SET SPEED CONTROL AND WENT TO SHUT IT OFF THE EXIT HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN CRUISE BECAME STUCK EVEN THOU THE UNIT WAS SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHT INDICATING CRUISE WAS ACTIVE SHUT OFF THIS TOOK PLACE 4 TIMES THAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,900. UPDATED 09/06/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED CONSTANTLY. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.