Vehicle suddenly accelerated while in park. Consumer was able to stop vehicle. But took it straight to dealer after dealer recommended that consumer bring vehicle in, and they would do whatever was necessary. Consumer got there and dealer was very nasty to her. They wouldn't give consumer a rental car, and consumer practically had to beg them to give her a ride home.
1998 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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Sudden acceleration without operator action. In october '99, the vehicle was on the highway traveling forward when it began to accelerate. The operator stepped on the brakes hard for a while and the acceleration stopped. In january '00 the car was parked in the operator's garage. The operator started the vehicle and then the RPM's picked up to a level way above normal fast idle. The operator noticed that the accelerator pedal had no resistance. The dealer was notified this time and he sent 2 mechanics to inspect. The dealer replied that everything was "ok".
While driving down hill and setting speed control at a certain speed, it will not stay at set speed, but it will speed up. Dealer said there was nothing he could do.
Consumer was pulling into a parking space, applied brakes, and car started to race and ran into a brick wall. Dealership was notified. Also, two months ago, sudden acceleration occurred again. *ak
Idle air control (iac) valve stuck, causing sudden acceleration and crash into a business sign. Assumed driver error since no other apparent cause. After repairs, on january 24, 2000, throttle opened suddenly again causing car to accelerate in reverse while backing from residence garage. No damage this time. Later same day at highway speed, throttle again opened but was brought under control.
Brake pedal at rest is about 1/2 inch above the gas pedal. If driver puts his put to the right on the brake pedal, the toe of the shoe will also contact the accelerator pedal as the brake pedal is depressed.
Vibration in the engine area due to broken transmission mount. Yh
When coming to a stop vehicle will lurch/jump forward intermittently, causing safety hazard.dealer cannot determine cause.
Ongoing problem with vehicle not deaccelerating when foot is removed off pedal. Vehicle would intermittently continue for a few seconds or more, and sometimes up to a minute, before vehicle would return to normal speed. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that condition was normal.
Vehicle does not decelerate normally when the accelerator is released due to a computer controlled design feature of the engine. The design flaw results in deceleration, and excesive acceleration if going down hill. Also causes cruise control to overshoot the set speed by 20-40 MPH
Accelerator stuck causing an accident. Driving into a parking garage, put the car in reverse because passed the key pad then forward, and vehicle just took off and struck another vehicle.
Car idles 1,000-1,100 RPM. Will travel more than a mile on level highway after accelerator released. Braking is never assisted by engine as should happen to one degree or another
I was disengaging cruise control which was set at 62 MPH to deaccelerate on a decline to maneuver curves in road. I applied brakes and they did not respond. Car actually started to accelerate resulting in a crash against a guard rail. Air bags failed to deploy and resulted in two injuries although not severe
While at a complete stop, engine accelerated, high idle speed and shifting to neutral would not bring down. Had to shut enginine down. Dealer could not duplicate problem, no codes. Dlr said to return if problem arises again.
When cruise control is set it accelerates al least 15 MPH past the speed it was set for.
Accelerator pedal sticking while driving . Vehicle had been in the repair shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring.
Vehicle does not decelerate after the driver has removed foot from gas pedal. Dealer says that the vehicle is operating normally, problem still exists.
Inconsistent speed control, vehicle will not decelerate, will pick up speed on hills, absolutely no engine braking, requires excessive use of brakes
While driving down a hill with the cruise control set at a specific speed vehicle will exceed that speed by 25 miles.
The design of the brake and accelerator pedals are too close in proximity, causing accidental slipping onto pedals. Mjs
Vehicle has experienced four incidents of sudden acceleration, also has problems with cruise control, due to possible (fuel/throttle/linkages) failure. Mjs
Going downhill with speed control set at 65 MPH, speed went up to 80 MPH. The dealer was made aware of the problem. Condition was stated to be normal.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while backing up, resulting in collision with other vehicles. Mjs
Vehicle experiences "speed flair", when brake pedal is released and before consumer can engage accelerator pedal vehicle shoots forward, unable to rectify problems, consumer does not have complete control over vehicle when this occurs. Mjs
While driving with cruise control activated it disengaged without manual operation and without warning, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
The vehicle constantly pulls to the left, consumer was told this was due to torque. Nlm
While backing out of a parking space vehicle took off in reverse, causing driver to smash into 3 other cars. Owner experienced same problem on march 26th and april 29th. Those incidents did not result in a crash. The vehicle has been towed to the dealership.
The vehicle will pick up speed by itself withoutaccekerating, which could cause an accident.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration as driver was putting vehicle into park resulting in vehicle hitting a wall.
Although cruise control is set, the car accelerates when going down a hill. Acceleration up to additional 15 miles an hour. Driver must brake in order to maintain desired speed. Service department states this has been reported to them, but they have no solution.
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