Vehicle jumped out of reverse and suddenly accelerated, and ran into a brick wall, vehicle still accelerated when started. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. *ak the air bag failed to deploy, consumer was informed by a mechanic that the transmission was the cause of the problem, however the mechanic shop is refusing to look at the vehicle.
1992 Ford Taurus: sudden unintended acceleration
12 of the 680 complaints about the 1992 Ford Taurus describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Vehicle sudden accelerated and ran into a bricks wall. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.
After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. Applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . Brake pedal went to the floor. To gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. Dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. Please give any further details.
While driving in city traffic at approximately 10mph vehicle suddenly accelerated. Had to apply alot of force in order to stop.
Sudden acceleration, resulting in loss of control/ accident.driver sustained injuries.
Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration. The manufacturer has been notified.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.
While turning into driveway heard loud popping noise, engine accelerated on its own, lost control, crashed into side of house, airbag did not deploy.
Front planetary and gear train failed, causing sudden acceleration.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
Sudden acceleration, resulting in loss of control/accident.
Sudden acceleration, caused loss of control/accident. (florida state police report)
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.
- Risk
- Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.
Recall number 97V025000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1992 Ford Taurus sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1992 Ford Taurus?
12 of 680 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford Taurus (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford Taurus?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Ford Taurus
Stalling 42Transmission failure 39Wipers 25Overheating 20No deployment 19Fire or smoke 19Ball joint 18Coil spring 15ABS 11Seat belt 11Tire blowout 11Adaptive cruise 10Airbag light 10Jerking 8Check engine light 7Slipping 7Grinding brakes 6Engine failure 6Harsh shifting 6Brake failure 5Loss of power 5Power steering loss 5Won't start 5
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