With in last month when the car was in park or neutral engine would run up to about 3000rpms. Only way to stop it was to turn it off with the key. It has not done this in gear.
1998 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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I was at a stop when the engine lunged ahead and died,at the time I had my foot on the brake. It repeated this 3 other times. The repiring dealer said the ground cable for the PCM was lose causing the engine to lose control. The lunging was quite violent.
Car has no engine braking on coast down. In fact throttle seems to open when coasting down a grade. This requires braking to prevent runaway. Believe this has resulted in premature brake wear and warped rotors. The last car I owned that had this problem was a 1972 nova, which opened the throttle to prevent no2 emissions. I thought we had progress. Ford needs a better way to control emissions.
Vehicle accelerates to 3 rpms when in park. Abs light stays on since rack and pinion was replaced 8-9 months ago.
While driving 45mph took foot off accelerator and vehicle increased speed & maintained that speed. Cruise control not on. Vehicle failed to slow down with braking & rpms had came down without braking. Will be taking to dealer for a check.*ak vehicle takes off by itself and can be slowed only by braking.
The car is idling up to 4rmp in "park" the car accelerate when taking out of park in put into gear
Cruise control does not hold speed while going up and down inclines, fluctuation is 15 to 50 miles MPH, too extreme.
Vehicle's speed did not decrease when gas pedal was released. Consumer said it was just like using cruise control.
When lever is in park vehicle would idle up to 3000 rmps like it was taking off. Vehicle started to accelerate on its own. Foot would remain on the brake due to high acceleration. Have been to dealer at least 4 separate times for the problem.
While pulling into a parking space with foot on brake, car suddenly accelerated and crashed. Dealer could not identify the defect. Damage: $1,500. This is a serious saftey problem that has been repeatedly reported for model years 1996 through 1999. Why hasn't the government taken any action? I wonder how many people did not live to tell about it. I was one of the fortunate ones. This not only puts the driver and passengers in jeopardy, but pedestrians as well!
Vehicle experiencing a problem with increase in speed during deacceleration, while going down a incline. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that was normal. *ak cruise control malfunctioned.
Cruise control picks up speed when going down hills. Dealer & the consumer both test drove a 2000 taurus & the vehicle also increased in speed. Consumer stated that his 1994 taurus was traded in for this 1998, didn't do this.
Vehicle accelerates by itself. It does not slow when accelerator is released. Problem is intermittent, and two visits to the dealer provided no solution. Dealer said to bring it in when it is happening, but this is unworkable as car must be shut off to stop high engine speed and then the problem stops until next occurance. I feel this vehicle is dangerous and the cavalier attitude of the dealer is of no help.
Accelerator hesitates to accelerate, jerks and sticks down.
I was coming home from work at 35 MPH the light turned red I hit the brakes and the car accelerated and I pushed the brakes again, but it would'nt stop .I ran through the intersection and hit another car, causing him to hit someone else.if the speed zone had been higher someone could have got killed.
Wnen I left the dealer and put the brakes on a block away they did not work and the engine accelerated. I took the car right back to the dealer and was told if they could not make the car 100% I could trade. Well that never happened. The first time I used the cruise control it make a horrible noise when I engaged it. When I put my car in park the engine revs up to between 3 and 4. I have to turn it off to make it stop.
Would touch brake pedal lightly to slow down or stop, and vehicle would suddenly accelerate for no reason. Acceleration problem was intermittent. Took vehicle to dealer at least 3 times & problem was not resolved.
Vehicle speed does not decrease after release of gas pedal. Vehicle maintains speed! Cruise control is not activated. No engine braking occurs! This happens at any speed. Place trans in nuetral while in motion and the RPM increases afew hundred RPM the maintains RPM. Application of the brakes decreases RPM proportionatly to MPH while in nuetral..dealer says " like it or not that is how it is".
When consumer traveled on the highway rpms registered as high as 4 . Then, rpms went back down to zero when consumer shut the vehicle off. Also, consumer noticed a loud noise underneath the engine when shifting gears. Noise sounded like something was going to drop from underneath the vehicle.*ak the vehicle accelerated as high as 4000 RPM's when in park. It appears that the transmission or the engine falling out. The vehicle is still under warranty but can't be fixed.
While consumer was turning into a day care center vehicle suddenly accelerated into a wall. Consumer's foot was on the brakes at the time of incident.
When using cruise control it will not disengage, causing vehicle to travel over the speed limit. Please provide further information.
Car will accelerate on it's own after car is put into park, now it is doing it while you are driving, interior light will come on and not go out, radio turns on and off by it's self, electric seat only works half the time, goes back then will not go back up, car will increase in RPM's when you are in park and will continue to go up unless you turn off engine, starting to climb in RPM's when you are driving. Seat belt will not stay latched on passenger front seat.
The vehicle consistently will accelerates on it's own while coasting at a slow speed. This requires heavy pressure on the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a stop. This is a very repeatable failure. The vehicle also idles very fast at all engine temperatures which causes very harsh transmission shifting. The local ford dealer has had the vehicle several times and is telling me this is normal.
After driving and putting vehicle in park, vehicle will idle to 3000 rpms. The only way to stop, is to shut off vehicle.
When traveling on the highway the car just stalled without prior warning. Before it was turned back on, vehicle surged forward, then cut off.
When braking and stopping or bringing the vehicle to a stop, the vehicle started to accelerate and the engine began to race with my foot on the brake. I had to put the car in park and shut off the engine. My right foot was completely on the brake and not on the accelerator. I'm very interested to hear if anyone else has reported a similar problem.
While stopped in traffic, the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning. The driver had to turn the ignition off and forefully apply brakes to stop vehicle and avoid collision. Vehicle taken to dealer, but problem could not be found. *ak *ml
Car accelerates all on its on, including going uphill without even touching the gas pedal car will travel between 30 and 40 MPH. When placed in park car races at between 3500 and 4500 rpms and has to be shut off. Placing the car in neutral does not eliminate the problem. Have had car at the dealer twice and they couldn't find or couldn't be bother to find problem. Requires excessive brake use and sometimes still lurches forward with four wheel antilock brakes applied. Have notified ford motor company and they sent me a questionnaire!! This has been going on now for 5 months without resolution and it is inevitable that an accident is surely to occur.
At a stop sign driver took foot off the accelerator pedal and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Driver applied the brakes, but engine was still revving. Cause unknown. *ak
When the vehicle is in park consumer has to hold down the brake pedal tightly because vehicle will accelerate up to 3rpms. If brake pedal isn't held down hard, vehile will take off.
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