2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND EITHER THE CONVERTER OR THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE ADJUSTER WAS FRACTURED. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AFTER EACH RECURRENCE AND ONCE BY THE DEALER. THE THIRD RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,981 .UPDATED 05/23/12 *BF UPDATED 06/25/12

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHILE MOVING OR STOPPED, I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REV UP AND I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE RPMS TO DROP BACK DOWN. THEN, I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS TO REPLACE THE IDOL AIR CONTROL VALVE (IAC) AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, BUT MY 17 YR SON DRIVES THE CAR AS WELL AND I WORRY ABOUT HIS SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FIRST BEING 01/27/12, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT FELT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS POSSESSED. IT SPED FROM 40MPH TO 55MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT, FIGHTING THE CAR AS IT TRIED TO RESIST STOPPING. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP, PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON AS I WAITED AT THE RED LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND IT WAS TIME TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE MOMENT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM ME. THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, SO I WAS VERY SCARED, AND BROKE INTO TEARS WHEN I FINALLY PARKED AT WORK SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE WHERE MY CAR WENT FROM 30MPH TO 55MPH ON ITS OWN. WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, I HAVE PUT MY FOOT BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AND PULLED FORWARD, CHECKING TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T STUCK, AS THAT HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE AS WELL. I AM ON A TIGHT BUDGET AND CAN NOT PRESENTLY AFFORD TO GET MY CAR FIXED, SO I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF IF/WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES ONCE THE CAR STARTS SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF, IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL I AM AT MY DESTINATION. OTHER TIMES, IT CEASES AFTER A FEW MINUTES WITHOUT NOTICE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, AS I SAW A REPORT THAT OTHER TAURUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR, IT REVS HIGH, UP TO ABOUT 2000-3000 RPMS. WHILE SITTING STILL AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT IT WILL IDLE AROUND 1200 RPMS. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL JUST ACCELERATE OR IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WILL STAY AT CURRENT SPEED OR INCREASE. I CAN PUMP THE PEDAL AND IT WILL JUMP UP TO 3000 RPMS OR SOMETIMES IT WILL CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO KICK BACK AND I CAN FEEL THE PEDAL BUMP MY FOOT. NO MATTER THE DRIVING CONDITIONS OR TERRAIN IT WILL DO THIS EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL IDLE TOO LOW BUT MOST OF THE TIMES IT IDLES HIGH OR OVERREVS WHEN IM SITTING STILL OR PULL IN AND SHIFT INTO PARK. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED DAILY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED, ALSO THIS WHOLE TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

THE CAR WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN YOU FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY WIFE OR I HAS SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 3,000 RPMS AND STAY THERE. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL TRY TO MOVE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE IN DRIVE EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

2004 TAURUS - APPROX. 62500 MILES - CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT DID NOT ENGAGE. 3/21/12 - TONIGHT ON THE WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH W/OUT FOOT ON THE PEDAL. TAPPING PEDAL DID NOT HELP. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO BREAK/STOP/PULL OVER BUT THE CAR RPMS WERE REVING THE WHOLE TIME. TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 3/22/12. REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *JS

ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 14TH, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF WEST PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WENT DOWN ONE CITY BLOCK WITH THE CAR STILL MOVING WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. I THEN PULLED THE CAR OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT APPROX 3000-4000 RPM. I THEN TURNED THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV AT 3000-4000 RPM WHILE STILL IN PARK. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP AS I BELIEVED THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN MY FRIEND ARRIVED, HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. HE THEN DROVE THE CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEN ON THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 14TH, 2012 I WAS AGAIN DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT AROUND 30 MPH. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD. I BECAME VERY AFRAID AS I WAS CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE CAR WOULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP. AFTER PRESSING DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE, IT DID COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT WAS JERKY AND SHAKY WHEN IDLE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED DOWN THE STREET AS I COULD NOT FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE AREA AND I FEARED THE CAR MAY KEEP GOING IF I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO STOP. AS IT DID ON 2/14, THE CAR COASTED DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS TIME, I DROVE INTO A STREET WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 700 FT, THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. *TR *JS

THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AT FIRST WE NOTICED WHEN WE WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR TURNS THE CAR WOULD WANT TO ACCELERATE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO COME TO A STOP IN THE GARAGE AND THE CAR TRIED TO TAKE OFF. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH ME DRIVING THE CAR. I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATION WILL STOP. *JS