2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND WAS CLEAN AND SMELLED GOOD. I PULLED BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. WE CAME UP ON AN ACCIDENT AND STOPPED, WHEN WE WENT TO GO FORWARD THE CAR MADE A BIG BANG, SHUDDERED, THEN DROVE OK. I WENT TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, THE CAR DROVE AWAY NORMALLY TO THE GAS STATION. AT THE STATION I RE-CHECKED THE FLUID, AGAIN EVERYTHING NORMAL. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE CAR JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO ANY GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FLARED AND HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR MODEL YEARS 2005-2006 UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE CAR JUST PICKED UP SPEED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. MY BRAKES AND TIRES WERE SMOKING (LUCKY NO FIRE) BUT BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS GONE. I DISCOVERED IT WAS MY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FORD DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE I WILL BE REPLACING IT AND BRAKES THIS WEEKEND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AND GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,200.

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING SO HIGH,I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN I START THE ENGINE IT STILL RACING .WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE IT STOPS RACING IT REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT ALL THAT HAPPENED IS THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHER. I WAS IN HEAVY 2 WAY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE A TURN OFF INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PROCEEDED TO TRY THE CAR IN ALL GEARS BUT NO MOVEMENT OCCURRED. IT IS LIKE IT IS LIKE THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS TOLD THE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIP OUT AND FAILS TO SPIN THE SHAFT THAT SPINS THE FLUID PUMP. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED (11S25) FOR FORD FREESTAR USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THIS CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE CARS ACCELERATING ALL BY ITSELF. STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO THEN STOPPED. TODAY IT WOULDN'T STOP. EVEN AFTER CAR WAS OFF FOR 10 MINS. WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. UPON FURTHER ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH, ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS SHORTED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. I REMOVED THE SWITCH, PRIED THE YELLOW COVER OFF TO THE VIEW INSIDE. THE CONTACTS WERE CLOSED. I THEN FORCED THE SWITCH TO OPEN, NOT SURE IF THE POINTS WERE FUSED TOGETHER OR IF THE PLASTIC HOUSING WAS JAMMED PREVENTING THE SWITCH FROM OPENING. I SANDED THE CONTACT AND REINSTALLED... THE FIX WORKED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT ONLY TO FIND OUT THE DESIGN HAS CHANGED AND THERE IS A WHOLE KIT REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JUST DIED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SAFETY OF A PARKING LOT, AND I AM LUCKY I MADE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL YEAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM A FORD DEALER MECHANIC THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECALLED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TRUCK IN WHICH THE SAME TRANSMISSION WAS USED BUT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IN THE FORD TAURUS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW IT HAS A STUCK THROTTLE. ON 6/29/2012 I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON JULY 18 AND STARTING ON JULY 26 I NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY THAT IT WAS ACCELERATING ITSELF WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON TURNING THE CAR ON TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS INSTANTLY APPARENT AGAIN. THE ENGINE WILL REV ITSELF UP TO 3000+RPM WHILE IN PARK, AND I HAD TO COMPLETELY PRESS DOWN THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AT STOP LIGHTS AND THEN WOULD PUT IT IN PARK (AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION). WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD TURN GREEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WOULD MAKE THE CAR JUMP INSTANTLY. READING OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORD 2005 TAURUS AND THE SYMPTOMS THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD, I AM 100% CONVINCED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I PLAN ON TOWING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SOON FOR REPAIR. *JS