2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY TO THE THROTTLE IS DEFECTIVE IT SLIPS OFF THE THROTTLE AND GETS CAUGHT CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY OPEN.. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH... BRAKING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE CAR IS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE.. THIS IS CAUSING STRESS ON MY BRAKING SYSTEM... I HAD A BROTHER WHO WAS NEARLY KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR ISSUE ON A DIFFERENT VEHICLE .. THE FORD REPS I HAVE TALKED TO ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE YET FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL.. ARE THE WAITING TO BE THE NEXT "GM" IN THE NEWS.. WAITING UNTIL PEOPLE ARE KILLED INSTEAD OF BEING PROACTIVE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A LARGE HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS SEL STATION WAGON. THE PASSENGER FLOOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE OVER TIME WATER HAS LEAKED IN THROUGH A FITTING WHERE CLIMATE CONTROL PIPES ENTER THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THE SUSPENSION MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER ALSO HAS A LOT OF RUST AND WILL PROBABLY FAIL IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. THIS SUSPENSION MOUNT IN THE SAME AREA WHERE THE WATER HAD BEEN SITTING DUE TO THE FIREWALL LEAKAGE. I LOOKED FOR ANY RECALLS FOR 2004 AND COULD NOT FIND ANY. I DID SEE A SIMILAR RECALL FOR OLDER TAURUS' FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN A GARGAGE, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. NOT ABUSED IN ANY WAY. SINCE THIS IS AND WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, I WANTED TO GET YOUR OPINION. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT, ESPECIALLY SINCE OLD TAURUS' ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME BODY/CHASSIS. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR, THE FIRST OWNERS WERE MY PARENTS SO WE KNOW THE VEHICLE HISTORY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY FORD? I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY SUSTAINED. THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE THROTTLE WOULD CONTINUE TO REV INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTROL CABLES DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND SUBSEQUENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE THROTTLE FULLY CLOSING TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TOOK CAR TO BROOKER FORD DEALERSHIP ON 7/15/14 COMPLAINING ABOUT GAS PEDAL STICKING, MOTOR RACING TO OVER 6000 RPMS. HAD COME CLOSE TO HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD. THEY CHECKED CAR AND REPLACED AIR CONTROL VALVE. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $352.77. A BIG CHUNK OUT OF MY S.S. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, BUT IS MUCH WORSE THIS TIME AND IS MUCH HARDER TO TAP PEDAL HARD TO TRY AND GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. WILL BE GOING BACK TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND NOTICED THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER REMOVING THE BRAKE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WENT UP TO 3000RPM. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CAR CORRECTED ONCE DRIVE WAS RE-ENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AND IF IT DOES IT WILL NOT SET AN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR BUT PUSHED OFF AS A FLUKE. THEN AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT MOST TAURUS' HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL. PERHAPS IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THERE WILL BE MORE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND MY BOYFRIEND WE WHERE HEADED TO HIS HOUSE, AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AT A FAST UNUSUAL PACE. HE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT, AND AS I WAS PRESSING ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LOUD CLUNKS COMING FROM INSIDE MY ENGINE. I WAS JUST RIDING MY BRAKES, LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, IT WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY. I'VE LOOKED THIS UP, AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ALMOST ALL MODELS OF FORD TAURUS. YET THERE IS NO RECALL? I HOPE YOU REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS, AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT SOON. *TR

WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND THERE WAS A LOUD AND HARD BUMP, TRANSMISSION REPAIRED NOW AFTER HAVING CAR BACK FOR 1 WEEK WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT HARDLY MOVES AND SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DROVE UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CLIP ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.