2006 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION HAPHAZARDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY REDUCED SPEED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERATIVE. AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION NO LONGER PERSISTED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ UPDATED 04/30/12

WHILE DRIVING ,THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, I TRY TO PUT ON THE BRAKES THE CAR JUST KEEPS GOING UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKES HARD. I PRESS THE PEDAL REAL SHARP AND IT MAY IDLE DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH OR HIGHER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR AND A HALF. THERE WOULD BE A HIGH RATE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND SHE HAD TO TAP THE PEDAL TO RELEASE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. . UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ UPDATED 04/3012

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS TAKEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURRED AROUND 55 MPH. IT FELT AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT IT WAS NOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE ON ITS OWN, I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I WOULD STOP, THE ENGINE WAS REMAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 RPMS. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT DID OCCUR APPROXIMATE 10 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK (UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT A MECHANIC SHOP). FURTHERMORE, THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE WIRE HAD BROKEN/DETACHED WITHIN THE CRUISE CONTROL/THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THIS WIRE WAS THE REASON WHY THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED AND WHY THE THROTTLE WAS GETTING "STUCK." THE ENTIRE CRUISE CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING ONLY (NOT PARKED WITH MOTOR RUNNING), THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES STUCK/JAMMED AND MUST BE TAPPED SEVERAL TIMES TO UNSTICK WHAT SEEMS TO BE A GHOST-DRIVEN PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES UNSTICK WHILE MOVING, BUT I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO THE POINT OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WON'T UNSTICK AND PUT IT INTO PARK AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. THIS DOES UNSTICK THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,981 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY. UPDATED 05/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME JAMMED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DISCONNECTED REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REGARDING ACTION #PE12005.SUDDEN ACCELERATION, MY 2006 FORD TAURUS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ACCELERATION, BEGINNING JULY 14 & 15TH 2011, AND ENDING APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2011...I KNOW THE BEGINNING DATES ARE ACCURATE, BECAUSE ONE OF THESE DATES IS A FAMILY BIRTHDAY, AND IT HAPPENED FIRST ON THAT BIRTHDAY.. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DECELERATING, SUCH AS AT STOP LIGHTS..IT REQUIRED HARD, HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I WOULD GUESS THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES TO BE 6-8 TIMES THIS SOMEHOW SEEMED RELATED TO MY CRUISE CONTROL..MY CRUISE STOPPED WORKING ON JUNE 14 2011, THEN THE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY..I WAS USUALLY DRIVING A DAILY STRETCH OF ROAD AT 45 MPH WHEN THE INSTANCES OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. WHEN THE ACCELERATIONS HAPPENED, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RIDING THE BRAKES HARD UNTIL I WAS SLOWED, THEN I SLIPPED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAST AND RELEASE..THIS USUALLY CAUSED THE ACCELERATION TO STOP...OCCASIONALLY I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO GET THIS TO CEASE.. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, THIS ALL STOPPED, AND HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEVERAL MONTHS...MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL, THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN