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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to decelerate by shifting into neutral. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that there may have been a problem with the on-board computer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 144,000.
Beginning a few months ago (November 2012), my 2006 Ford Taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. These few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. I notice them at lower speeds, but I cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. The last incident was December 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. The vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. I noticed it was hard to stop and the RPM's were not slowing down when I broke. I then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. At that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and I turned the car off. I started the car again in park and it did the same thing. The third restart, it began to increase, but when I pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle RPM. Upon searching google for this issue, I saw multiple reports on the NHTSA's investigation in March 2012. As a result, I am submitting this claim. The descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact had to apply intense pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 105,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while breaking the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle was able to be slowed by using excessive braking force. The vehicle was able to be driven to private mechanic who in turn took it to a dealer where it was confirmed that the accelerator had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 205,000 and the current mileage was 210,000. The VIN was not available.
Traveling at about 30 mph on a drizzly road my 06 Ford Taurus SE brakes were applied and the Taurus slowed down a little but then hydroplaned/slid into the rear of a Grand Prix. Airbags deployed as the Taurus hit the Grand Prix. Taurus engine was still on and the driver moved it to the side of road and shut off. After leaving Taurus for a minute to check for condition of other Grand Prix driver, Taurus driver returned to Taurus to see right rear seat on fire. The tires were a year old and the brakes had recently been maintained by a local Ford dealer. About 1/4 tank of fuel was in the Taurus. This model year Taurus is a popular used car.
- Redford, MI, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that his son was traveling approximately 20-30 mph when the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. The driver was able to stop the vehicle by depressing on the brakes extremely hard. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 65,000. Updated 11/29/12 the consumer stated the cable became detached from the accelerator. Updated 11/29/12
I came to a light and as I tried to brake the engine revved to 4000 RPM. I could barely stop at the light. At first I was confused and thought my brakes were bad, but when I let the brake go, the car lurched forward and when I came around the corner I let my foot off the accelerator and it took off on its own, as I got to 30 mph, I started to brake and the engine went to 5000 RPM. I tried my hardest to brake and the car wouldn't completely stop. The engine revved even higher and I turned off the car as I almost hit a curb at a turn and ended up blocking a hospital entrance. I thought I was going to die.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck while it was depressed causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate and the cruise control to fail. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warnings. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 73,000.
During the last year, I have experienced my car speeding up on it's own. It feels like something is pushing on the accelerator. My rpms will go past 3. I have to brake hard to keep from crashing. These events are happening more often, without any type of warning. It is very scary and dangerous. Please investigate possible causes.
I was driving home from work one day and noticed the car wasn't running right, I could tell there was something wrong. I noticed when I would use my brake the car acted like it didn't want to slow down or stop and once I left off the brake the car accelerated by itself so I began to check the cruise control buttons to make sure they were off but then realized my husband tried to use the cruise control a few months earlier and couldn't get it to work. So I shifted into neutral and the engine went up past 4000 RPM's so I quickly shifted back into drive. Once I finally got it home and put it in park the engine went up past 4000 RPM's again so I quickly shut off the engine. My husband examined the engine and assumed the problem was an idling sensor so we purchased one at a local auto parts store. He changed the part but this did not fix the problem so we have now parked the car until we can find out what's wrong with it.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The engine was turned off upon reaching a stop sign however the failure recurred after the vehicle was restarted the dealer was notified of the malfunction whom stated that the cruise control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.
On May 6, 2012, while driving at highway speeds, I could feel my 2006 Ford Taurus SE accelerating despite my foot not pressing the accelerator, nor the cruise control being engaged. As I pressed the brakes, the car continued to accelerate, with RPM reaching 3000 to 4000. After exiting the highway and placing the vehicle in park, the engine continued to accelerate. In order to stop this rapid acceleration in RPM, I turned off the engine. Upon restarting, the engine immediately revved to over 3000 RPM. If I shifted the vehicle into neutral, the engine would rev to 4000 RPM then drop down to 1000 RPM. This sudden, rapid, acceleration continued to randomly occur as I drove to my destination. I took my vehicle to a Ford dealer for repairs, as I was not near my place of residence. They replaced the idle air control valve. However, as I was driving home from work on August 12,2012, at a speed between 35-40 mph, my Taurus began to accelerate again on its own. I immediately shifted the car into neutral and the RPM went to 4000 and dropped down to 1000. I then shifted the vehicle back to the drive position, and the engine idled fine the rest of my trip home. The best way to describe the rapid acceleration is similar to when using the cruise control. If the cruise control is turned on and you decide to "coast", the engine slows down. But when you press the "resume" button on the cruise control, you can feel the engine pull and the car begin accelerating. This is what it felt like while driving. However, I had not been using the cruise control in either of the aforementioned situations. My mother, my newborn daughter, myself or other motorists could have been killed during this uncontrolled increased acceleration.
Set speed control and went to shut it off the exit highway and it would not slow down cruise became stuck even thou the unit was shut off and the light indicating cruise was active shut off this took place 4 times that day.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated constantly. The brake was depressed, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The engine warning light also illuminated at all times prior to the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.
While merging on the highway, the engine started to rev, and speed dropped. We had to pull to the side of the road to avoid on coming traffic to avoid an accident.
My 2006 Ford Taurus SE has a problem accelerating unexpectedly. I can feel the gas pedal depress and the car accelerates unexpectedly. The first time this happened I was pulling away from a stop sign and then slowing down to turn into a parking lot. The car was still trying to accelerate and I had to press harder on the brake to slow down. I then shifted to neutral and tapped the gas pedal. The car idled back down from almost 3000 RPM to around 1000, as it should be. It then accelerated unexpectedly 2 more times on my way home that evening. My cruise control no longer works either. I can turn it on and set the cruise. The light even works on the dash saying the cruise is set. But, the car just decelerates when I let off the gas pedal and the cruise turns off after it slows down 5-7 mph from where it was set. I'm really glad that it wasn't one of my teenage drivers in the drivers seat when this happened. I will not let them drive the car again until it's fixed. I'm sure Ford will do the right thing and fix the issue. I'm calling the local dealership tonight.
5 minutes into a trip through town I noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, I had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. When the light turned green and I released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. About 20 minutes later on the freeway I realized my cruise control wasn't working.
The cruise control on my Ford Taurus stopped working approximately a year ago (though it could be longer) and since that time my car will periodically speed up on its own! it occurred again this morning in rush hour traffic!!! luckily, I tapped the accelerator several times and managed to get it unstuck but this is dangerous and should be recalled and repaired immediately before someone gets seriously injured or (heaven forbid) killed.
Vehicle accelerates by itself while driving and hard to brake, need to tap the gas pedal, neutral in order to stop the vehicle.. also vehicle shuts down by itself while driving around 40 mph hard to control vehicle... scare to drive vehicle specially with my kids....
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- Dunlup, MD, USA