Uncontrolled rapid acceleration experienced while backing up. Due to slow speed at time of incident was able to engage brakes fully to slow vehicle, shift to neutral and turn off engine avoiding accident. Throttle had returned to normal upon restart.
1998 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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I have a 1998 ford taurus station wagon. On 5 occasions the car went into a sudden acceleration while I was stopped with my foot on the brake or while I was slowing down to stop. In each case I would press hard on the brake in order to hold the car and immediately shift out of gear. In the first two incidents, brake pressure would hold the car until I got it out of gear. In the later incidents brake pressure would only slow the forward motion. The engine rush was so great that the car would not stop until it was out of gear. On 2 of these 5 occasions I narrowly avoided an accident. The dealer has been looking into this and has been trying to find the cause, so far without success. The date given below is an estimate of the first time that this occurred.
Idle control module malfunctioned.
Request for assistance in repairing 1998 taurus wagon.*mr the consumer experienced sudden acceleration while attempting to park the vehicle. This problem recurred when the vehicle was being parked at the dealer for a repair estimate. The consumer noticed that the vehicle horn and cruise control were inoperative and believes this may be caused by a defective clock spring.
Ford taurus throttle stuck open. I started the engine and placed the transmission into reverse. Pressing on the accelerator pedal to back out, the pedal wouldnt budge. While applying more and more force, the pedal finally gave in, collapsing to the floor and causing the engine to be stuck at full throttle. Being in reverse, the taurus took off at full speed out of the carport to the side of a hill. Ramming the car into drive caused me to go forward at full speed. Until I slammed the transmission into park and cut off the engine, did I finally come to a stop about 100 feet down the driveway. The vehicle is now sitting at the phil long dealership in colorado springs, waiting to be analyzed. I called ford customer relations center and reported the problem. They said they can not do anything. I have made a video depicting this problem. I will be capturing this to a video file should anyone care to download it. Please advise me as to what I should do. Best regards david l. Powell.
When vehicle is put into reverse the vehicle suddenly accelerates.*mr *ts. When the vehicle was placed in reverse, it suddenly accelerated out of control and crashed.
When the consumer removed his foot from the gas pedal, the vehicle accelerated more. Vehicle seemed to "run" from driver which caused him to brake more often than necessary, especially when going down hill. *ak *ph
There is a problem with the speed control sensor. *jg
Consumer experienced a period of sudden acceleration, which overpowered the vehicles brakes. The consumer was able to steer the vehicle into a parking lot where he lost control and hit a brick, as a result the vehicle was totaled and the consumer sustaining multiple bruises to body.
Whwn I removed my oot from the gas pedal the car suddendly accelerated (full throtle). I could not stop the car by applying brakes. The car got out of control and ran into awall.
While driving, driver removed feet from gas pedal, engine started running at a full throttle, causing sudden acceleration at a high speed, vehicle turned at a 360 degree angle. Vehicle stopped when it hit a wall.
Unintended acceleration, revving with high idle while parked. Owner has rear ended another vehicle due to the unwanted acceleration kicking in when braking. Owner has had a total of 3 occurrences; august 13th/ 15th and 22nd of 2002. Please describe details.
The cruse dosent hold when going down hill if sat a 60 , it will increase to 75 or more .also there is a grinding noise that is coming from the front of car the faster and in incline it gets very very loud. And the steering wheel vibrates a lot.also ford has grinded down the hubs three times since I bought the car and the brakes are going bad again.
While pressing the cruise-control "on" button, the vehicle immediately lost forward drive power and went into neutral. The speedometer also registered "zero MPH" eventhough I was proceeding with forward motion. After I safely guided the vehicle out of traffic flow I tried to re-engage the transmission but could not. I pressed the cruise control "off" button and then tried to reengage the transmission into drive at which time it did engage. The transmission at that point engaged but did not perform in a normal or safe pattern! If this situation occured in a more dynamic traffic area I am afraid of what the possibility for an accident could have been. I took the vehicle to a dealer and was told that the problem was a (vss) vehicle speed sensor. Due to the low mileage on the vehicle I am concerned about this condition. When it occurs, driveability is seriously impaired! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
While in motion, consumer applied brakes to stop at an intersection, at the same time vehicle accelerated to full throttle causing a near collision. *jg manufacturer notified.
While starting vehicle and without warning the accelerator pedal stuck. Dealer has been notified about problem. This would be the 5th time that the mechanic had noted and documented that this will continue every 15 thousand miles.*ak consumer also stated that the problem is the way the throttle body is being made.
Vehicle in park, engine running, vehicle idling normally at about 1000 RPM. All of a sudden engine idle will go up to about 3500 RPM, cannot kick down. The only thing I could do was to shut engine off and restart.
Cruise control will not hold the vehicle at a set speed when going down hill. Vehicle continues to accelerate well beyond preset speed. Vehicle will accelerate 15 MPH over preset speed. Brakes rotors warp constantly. Rotors have been resurfaced or replaced over 5 times. Engine speed will not decrease when accelerator pedal is not released. Dealer claim all taurus with 3.0l duratic engines have this problem. They claim no technical bulletins have been issued to resolve any of these issues. This requires constant braking and certainly contributes to accelerated brake wear and possibly the rotors warping so often. All of these problems have been reported to the dealership and none have been resolved. The federal safety agency has countless complaints in your electric files regarding these same issues, yet no recalls have been issued. Why? *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**751827
Vehicle can be in drive and moving, or in park and sitting still, the engine will begin to hesitate after running for 10-15 minutes. The dashboard instruments get extremely hot, the lighting will dim on its own. All electronics (I.e. Radio, air conditioning etc...) will fail. The car will then cut off without warning. Vehicle also lunges forward if in park or stopped while in drive, if it has been running for 10-15 minutes or more.
While traveling notice brakes were spongy when depressing brakes to slow vehicle down, but vehicle countined to s travel. Consumer put vehicle in park mode, and turned engine off, and vehicle still traveled. Consumer stated that acclerator was stuck. Please provide further information.
This vehicle was purchased with good brakes, with approximately 30000 miles we have replaced pads 4 times, and also have replaced the calipers & rotors, and now the speed sensor. Is this an ongoing problem with this vehicle? The unit is smoking when driven.
Vehicle is put into park gear engine will rev up to 3500 - 4000 rpms. Only way to stop this is to turn vehicle off. Also, when traveling down road at any given speed after he taking foot off accelerator, vehicle will accelerate suddenly. Brakes have to be pressed to slow vehicle down, happens randomly as well. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
This is to register the engine r.p.m. Surging that occurs when the ford taurus is placed in park following road use. This has been reported by other taurus owners and their comments are consistent with my experiences of the engine racing to 3,000 r.p.m. Or higher. If the transmission is shifted to reverse or drive without the brake firmly applied, certainly what would be unattended acceleration will occur with life threatening consequences. I've been to my ford dealer (marshall ford, inc. Of union, ms). They have attempted to diagnose and correct this problem. I believe they have tried their best to act in good faith. However, my communications with ford motor co. Regarding this serious problem have not been satisfactory. They have denied any existence of this malfunction. The number of taurus owners with identical engine r.p.m. Acceleration complaints on your website reflect a much different story. Can you investigate this problem and consult with ford motor company concerning the engine r.p.m. Surging as described, which is potentially very dangerous.
Ever since I started used cruise control engine accelerates-RPM at 2 1/2 while parked
Recently purchased this 1998 fleet vehicle with 70,700 miles. Twice in the past week, approximately 75 miles driven vehicle has lunged forward during a stop. Both times it was caused by the engine failing to reduce rpms during deceleration. Again, in both cases I was traveling at approximately 40 miles per hour just prior to approaching the stop signs. I was able to stop the car by applying significant pressure to brake, and engine returned to normal. I came to this website to see if there were any recalls or similar reported problems with this model and found what may be a related problem with certain cars not reducing RPM during deceleration at highway speeds. My car does this also. That was the first difference I noticed between this vehicle and the 1999 ford taurus I used to drive as my fleet car. Because the problem is only random, I was reluctant to take the car to a dealer for investigation as they would probably not be able to actually observe the problem. What should I have them check?
After consumer put vehicle in park engine accelerated, engine revved.
Cruise control failed to disengage, causing vehicle to accelerate.
Cruise control will not shut off when brake is applied, and brake lights do not shine at same time. It has been repaired, but consumer wanted to report it.
While driving vehicle speeds up and cannot slow down when pressing down on brakes. This may cause a crash. Took vehicle to dealer, but dealer could not determine cause. *ak the left front drive wheel makes roaring noise. The vehicle also trys to pull off when braking to stop. The dealer neither can fix it nor take the vehicle back.
Cruise control failed to hold while descending a hill. If control set to 55, unless you apply the brake you can be doing 75-85 MPH at the bottom of the hill. Dealer says condition normal and that it is impossible to design a system that will hold speed on an incline, despite personal experience in previous vehicles to the contrary.
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