While driving about 65 MPH on the highway and without warning the vehicle suddenly accelerated into traffic. *ak the above statement is correct. Per follow-up correspondence and resulting conversation with the consumer 11/18/03 the last three sentences of the narrative as written were incorrect and were deleted as requested by the consumer.
1995 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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Vehicle stopped accelerating while driving on the highway on a hot day. The driver was forced to pull over to the shoulder. There were no injuries or fatalities. *ak after 15 minutes the vehicle could be restarted and was taken to the dealer. The dealer didn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. Consumer purchased another vehicle and used the taurus for local use. On another occasion when the consumer accelerated the vehicle lunged forward while in a parking garage. *ph
I own a 95 ford taurus with a speedometer that bounces wildly above 50 MPH. I have done some research and found this to be a common problem. I came across a ford tsb 99-7-9 that has replacement part, when I called I was told the part would cost over $500.00. I contacted ford customer relations and was told the vehicle was too old and that they would not repair this. My vehicle has 59,000 miles on it and it is in same condition as when I bought it new. I feel that this constitutes safety hazard not knowing what speed the vehicle is traveling. I think that if you investigate this, you will find that it is a very common complaint. That is why I am making record of this.
Immediately after purchase the vehicle started to vibrate, pulling to the right, the tires had been switched, the speedometer was inoperable and the brakes were very noisy. Consumer continued to operate the vehicle until the vehicle wasn't able to go from park to drive. The vehicle has been in for repair several times and the driving condition is still insufficient.
The speedometer was acting erratically, the dealer replaced the speedometer, however the problem recurred. Ts
Vehicle will accelerate any time when cruise control is activated at any speed. This started at 10000 miles. Dealer was not able to remedy the problem. Consumer has disconnected cruise control.
While in a parking lot consumer was trying to slow down, but instead stepped on gas and brake pedal at same time because pedals were so close together. Contacted dealer. *akattempting to park the vehicle, vehicle accelerated and consumer unable to maintain control crashed into a wall, injuring himself and damaging other parts of the vehicle. Consumer has had previous problems with the accelerator and brake pedal. Once before consumer was parking the car and had to keep foot all the way down on the brake pedal in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop.
Consumer states that the speedometer swings back and forth, failing to indicate the correct speed, this mostly occurs when the cruise control is being used, consumer was informed that there was a recall, however the time to fix it had already expired.
While driving 65mph vehicle decelerated and stalled in traffic. Got vehicle started, went several miles, and it stalled again. Cause of problem unknown. Dealer contacted.
Consumer states vehicle is losing water and antifreeze and on occasion is running hot and missing. Consumer recevied recall notice relating to head gasket failure. However, when diagnosed by dealership, dealer claimed could not find anything wrong. Consumer's personal mechanic found water and antifreeze was leaking down onto the pistons and rusting the spark plugs, and causing damage to the radiator and thermostat. However, even though there was a recall notice for the head gaskets, it was replaced at owners expense. Consumer is requesting reimbursement.
While driving at any MPH and stepin gon accelerator , engine will not accelerate, just like mentioned in recall # 97 v 025 000/ throttle control. Please provide more information.
Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward or backward while parking with foot on brake pedal or while driving at a low speed with foot on brake pedal. Dealer was notified. Provide any further information.
After coming to a complete stop and then pressing accelerator, vehicle failed to respond. Engine revvs, but transmission does not kick in. Then, suddenly vehicle will surge forward. This happens about 1-2 times a week. Vehicle not taken to dealer yet.
Consumer was traveling about 60mph on side streetand gas pedal got stuck without prior warning. Gas pedal was all the way down to the floor. She had control of vehicle and hit guardrail. Consumer thought it was cruise control. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership is aware of problem.
Consumer states as she was entering parking lot all of a sudden the accelerator became stuck resulting in vehicle crashing into a brick wall causing vehicle to be totaled, there is a recall regarding throttle linkages and control, 97v025.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle suddenly accelerated, gas pedal just fell to floor. Consumer applied brakes, no reaction, engine kept going. At 90 MPH consumer pulled key out of ignition to stop vehicle. Vehicle at dealer, who could not find cause. Consumer afraid to drive vehicle. *ak
When driving at any speed, without prior warning and upon applying brakes vehicle jerked forward. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer noted that transmission neeed replacing. Please provide any further details.
Upon applying accelerator pedal from a stop position vehicle suddenly accelerated, and forcefully took off. Consumer was able to shift into neutral to prevent a vehicle crash. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that nothing could be found wrong. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter .
While driving and shifting gears the vehicle suddenly accelerated. *ak.
This is a problem that I reported 3/12/99 0di # 72011..I never heard from you...nor have I heard of a recall...this is a serious problem..at a stop sign. Auto will not move when gas is applied. And then accelerates..or driving along hwy...auto will gear down...very scary, and I have been told this is a problem seen in auto shops and will cost in the area if $1,6.00
When car is coming to a stop it lurches foward, it all most feels like someone ran into the back of the car. Some other times if you do not come to a complete stop and step on the accelerator to start going again, the engine revs but the car does not move. This last 3 to 5 seconds then all of a sudden there is a bang and the car lurches foward. Both these items are intermittent but are getting worse. I feel they are a safety item, it could cause the car to bump into someone else or hesitate when pulling into traffic.
At 45 MPH vehicle lost power from transmission to wheels. It seemed to be slipping, and then it would grab and the vehicle would lurch. At times there was little or no control of the vehicle. Subsequently, the transmission was consistently upshifting late and downshifting early, and sometimes slipping. One repair shop could not determine what was causing the problem. Gene evans ford quickly determined that a faulty vehicle speed sensor was the cause. (this also caused the cruise control to be inop). They replaced the sensor and the transmission and cruise control have performed flawlessly. The part cost $36.58. Labor was $305.46. The total bill came to $369.60. I consider this to be a safety issue, and I would like ford to reimburse me for this cost. 6
When cruise control was set at 60 MPH, it would not disengage when stepping on brake pedal. Vehicle slowed down a little, but resumed speed as soon as driver took foot off brake pedal. Cruise control disengaged when using the switch. Brake switch was replaced a year and 1/2 ago for the same problem. However, the problem came back. Dealer has not been contacted. Please provide any further information.
Cruise control failed. Nlm
Car died in parking lot. After about 7 attempts, car started on its own. Car idled rough and was emitting white exhaust and on way home. Put car into park at each stop light to keep it from dying. Noticed a smell when got home. Thought at first a battery or alternator problem. Drove to dealer next day and they said that it was a faulty headgasket which blew the entire engine. Doing research on your website noticed quite a few of same complaints. A car this young with under 80,000 miles should not need entire engine replacement. Would appreciate so much if an investigation was conducted. We bought car 1 1/2 year ago for 10,000 and can't afford this hefty of a repair, and it should not have had this problem. But others have had it too so I think it is investigation worthy. On a few of the complaints there was an invest #1e98080 and recall #98m01kaa listed....can you tell me what this means. There are only 4 recalls under the model and type and this # was not listed. If an invest. Was done in '98 I think they need to do another now because a lot of complaints came from this year or last year. Manufacturer or dealer has not been very helpful and this is a very expensive repair for our new car. Can you tell me where to find info on that recall # a few of the complaints said ford was aware of this, but no one has been helpful...thank you
Speedometers failed three times. Yh
There are two problems with this 1995 ford taurus. The most serious is the sticking accelerator pedal. This occurred on a cold evening when the car was started and put in reverse. It stuck to the floor and was remedied only when the key was turned off to stop the car. The second problem is the noisy and inaccurated speedometer which has been replaced twice.
Vehicle experiences problem whenever cruise control is engaged and brake pedal is applied. Instead of cruisecontrol disengaging, vehicle suddenly goes into a aceleration mod. Consumer would have to shift vehicle into neutral and turn off ignition switch to disengage cruise control. Dealer notified.
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Upon starting vehicle and placing it in reverse vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer immediately shut the engine off to stop vehicle. Dealer has been contacted.
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