2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED SPEEDING UP WOULD NOT STOP AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IT CONTINUED TO REV THE ENGINE. I STOPPED THE AUTO AND IT WAS STILL RACING AND SQUEALING TIRES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN SAT FOR AWHILE TURNED ENGINE ON AND IT TOOK OFF AGAIN WITH ENGINE RACING AND TIRES SQUEALING AS I SAT IN PARKING LOT WITH FOOT ON BREAK. FINALLY AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME THE CRUISE NO STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE CAR BUT CRUISE NO LONGER WORKS AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AT TIMES NOW AND I HAVE TO DOUBLE TAP TO RELEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

THE CAR JUMPS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN CARS OR IT WILL JUMP INTO A CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR WAS 3 TIMES AND THE BATTERY 5 TIMES. ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND AFTER THAT IS WHEN THE JUMPING STARTED. HARD TO START AND IT JUMPS WHILE IDLING IN PARK AS WELL AS ALL OTHER GEARS. TRANSMISSION REPLACE 4 YEARS AGO. *JS

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED SPEED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAUSING COLLISION WITH MAILBOX BEFORE CAR COULD BE BRAKE TO STOP. PRIOR TO THIS THE VEHICLE SPEED WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THEN THE CAR GAINED SPEED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY BRAKING EVEN AS THE IDLE SURGED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD OF KATY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED "ROLLING IDLE FROM PROPORTIONING VALVE LEAKING AT BACK OF INTAKE" AS THE CAUSE. WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE OUR SON WHO HAPPENED TO BE IN TOWN SAW THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE. MY SON REATTACHED THE CABLE AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER ISSUES WITH A STUCK IDLE OR UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO DO SO EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AND BECAME LODGE ON THE THROTTLE. AS A RESULT, THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,035.

ON JUNE 4, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER DIED ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS LX. ALL OPERATION AND GAUGES OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. AFTER THE ENGINE DIED ALL STEERING AND BREAKING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING INOPERABLE. THE CAR WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOWED TO AN AUTO-REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE CODES ON THE CAR INDICATED THAT THE PATS (PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM) SHUT DOWN THE CAR AS IT THOUGHT IT WAS BEING STOLEN. SPEAKING WITH FORD DEALERSHIPS THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

I WAS READING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON THE FORD EXPLORER AND DECIDED THAT I MAY BE NEGLIGENT IN REPORTING A PROBLEM ON MY FORD TAURUS. I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS AND MY HUSBAND HAD A 2003 FORD TAURUS, BOTH HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MY HUSBANDS FORD TAURUS WAS TOTALED IN AN UNRELATED INCIDENT BUT WE STILL HAVE THE 2004 TAURUS. I'VE BEEN EXPECTING A RECALL FOR THIS AS BOTH CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HAVE NEVER REPORTED IT. THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THERE NOT BEING A RECALL IF WE DON'T REPORT IT SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD SEND THIS IN TODAY. YOU NOTICE THE PROBLEM ON THE TAURUS THE MOST WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN INTO PARKING SPACES. *TR

HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 1 WEEK. WHILE REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE, WHICH EXPLAINED WHY THE CRUISE DIDN'T WORK. RECONNECTED THE CABLE. ON A TEST-DRIVE, HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 50. IN TESTING THE 3 RIGHT-SIDE CRUISE BUTTONS (RESUME, SET, COAST) THE CAR ACCELERATED PAST 65 ON ITS OWN. "OFF" BUTTON AND BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT DISCONNECT CRUISE SYSTEM. RODE THE BRAKES TO A STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT REVVED UP TO 3,000 WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL. ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED AFTER A BLIP OR TWO ON THE GAS PEDAL. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME AND CHECKED - THE CRUISE CABLE HAD COME UNDONE FROM THE THROTTLE AGAIN. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THIS MODEL SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR