2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED DESPITE THAT THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE BANK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND WOULDN'T STOP ACCELERATING. I REACHED UP TO 55 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. THANKFULLY MY BRAKES STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER, MY GAS PETAL IS STILL STUCK, EVEN WITH THE CAR OFF, AND I CHECKED AROUND THE PETAL TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAD GOTTEN IN THE WAY TO MAKE IT STICK, NOTHING HAD. NOW I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT RUINING MY TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AS I'D FLY RIGHT INTO IT. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, IF MY BREAKS WOULD HAVE GONE OUT, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY KILLED SOMEONE. THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, IF THE AC IS ON, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT WILL REV UP TO 3000-3500 RPMS AND MAINTAIN FOR AWHILE AND EVENTUALLY STOP ACCELERATING. POSSIBLY RELATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON, BUT A CRUISING SPEED CANNOT BE SET. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GRADUALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET JAMMED. IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

DATE APPROXIMATE. FORD TAURUS 2004. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RPM INCREASED ON A DOWNHILL GRADE AFTER REMOVING ALL PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. ON SUBSEQUENT LEVEL GRADES VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE WAS RELEASED. BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CABLE END HAD SLIPPED OUT OF ITS SOCKET AND JAMMED BEHIND THE CONTROL LINKAGE. THE FORD GARAGE SAID THAT FORD HAD NO RECALLS ON THE ITEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. NOT HAVING THE MONEY AND WANTING TO AWAIT NEWS FROM FORD, I CAREFULLY DRILLED A SMALL HOLE THROUGH THE KNUCKLE/LINKAGE AND THEN SAFETY WIRED THE KNUCKLE TO THE LINKAGE. I DRIVE LESS THAN 6000 MILES A YEAR. IT IS STILL WORKING BUT THE WEAKENED CONDITIONED, ORIGINAL DEFECT AND SUBSEQUENT TEMPORARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE STOPPED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,258.

MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ANY PEDAL, MY CAR KEPT GOING FASTER & FASTER. IT WOULD NOT STOP BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. CAR HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL & THEN TURNED OFF. IT HAPPENED WHEN MECHANIC DROVE MY CAR, ALSO. NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO NO ACCIDENT. I PAID TWICE TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, SINCE PROBLEM WAS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. SOUNDS LIKE SAME THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER TAURUSES NOW. I HAVE COPIES OF MY CAR REPAIR RECEIPTS. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A PVA, GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STUCK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER CAR, CROSSED ROAD INTO ANOTHER PVA AND HIT 3 CARS AND HIT 2 CONCRETE PILLARS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A DEATH TO THE PASSENGER. DRIVER INDICATES HE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES. CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL SLAMMING INTO THE CONCRETE PILLARS....UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF *TR...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS