I was driving and coming up to a 4-way stop at an intersection. There was a truck stopped at the sign at the intersection in front of me. I applied the brakes and was nearly stopped when the engine of my car began revving on its own. I pressed harder on the brakes but felt the car edging forward still and thought for a moment I had lost my brakes. Since my foot was on the brake pedal I put the car in park, stopping it from running into the truck in front of me. The engine revved for a few more seconds and then the needle dropped on the RPM dial back to normal. I put the car in drive and completed my trip home without further incident. This is the second time this has happened. The first time was nearly a month ago but I thought it was a fluke, that perhaps I had some how stepped on the gas pedal as well as the brake. I do not believe that is the case now.
2005 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the vehicle independently accelerated to 45 MPH. The contact applied the brakes with force but the vehicle did not respond. The contact then powered the vehicle off while stile in drive. The contact attempted to shift into park but to no avail. The vehicle was not taken for inspection and the failure recurred one week later. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,297.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the cruise control caused the vehicle to accelerate and decelerate independently. The vehicle was not inspected and was not diagnosed. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86000.
On multiple occasions the vehicle accelerated without warning. The accelerator seems to stick resulting in uncontrollable fuel pedal response. I was nearly involved in three crashes one if which was at a congested intersection where I had to shift the vehicle into neutral and apply the brakes as the vehicle's engine revved uncontrollably. A second instance occurred on a local street where the vehicle again accelerated as pedestrians were within the road. I had to take evasive actions as to not strike the pedestrians.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle increased acceleration to 90 MPH independently. The emergency brake and brake pedal were both engaged repeatedly with force. In addition, the gear lever was shifted into neutral. The vehicle decelerated to 5 MPH and then the gear lever was shifted into the park position. The vehicle came to a complete stop and was towed to the residence. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 159,810.
I was driving on highway with my baby and suddenly found that even though I fully released the gas pad the engine still kept running at ~3000 RPM. I had to put brake to slow the speed which would otherwise accelerate my car out of my control. I finally stopped by switching to neutral and hard brake. When I restarted the car the problem was still there and the engine made a big noise at parking gear. The problem disappeared after I disconnected the battery. During the whole incident, I did not see any warning signs (e.g. Check engine) on.
I was going down the hwy. At 55 and my car started accelerating suddenly. I slowed down a little bit and tapped the brakes again and it kept accelerating. I slowed way down to 40mph and took my foot off the gas and it accelerated up to over 60 MPH on its own. I kept my foot on the gas and pulled off the highway at the next exit. When I got to the bottom of the exit I had to stop. My car kept accelerating and would not drop below 2rpm despite the fact I had my foot on the brake. It kept lurching forward slowly and the brakes weren't holding (and I have fairly new brakes). I had to turn the car off. When the light turned green I started again and the car accelerated again up to 30 MPH on its own without me hitting the gas. I kept my foot on the break and coasted into a parking lot and turned the car off. I turned the car on again and it shot up to 4rpm and did not drop so I turned the car off and had a shop come pick it up. They said that the cruise control cable became disconnected and caught on the throttle causing the car to keep accelerating. I've never even used the cruise control on the vehicle at all and I have had possession of it since around 60,000 miles.
When I tried to set the cruise control it would not set or hold the speed. Later that day, when driving at approximately 40 MPH, the car decided it was going to speed up. I put my foot on the brake and when I took it off, the car sped up again. I again put my foot on the brake and put the car in neutral as I pulled to the side of the road. When I got the car stop the engine rpms were up around 4rpms, at this point I shut the car off. I took the car to a ford dealership and they ended up replacing the cruise control cable which was broken. It cost me $140.43 this was on 2-21-13 (143,350 miles). About 3 days ago 2-6-14 (159,000miles), the car again did this same thing. Once again I will be taking it into the ford dealership to have this issue fixed. I am hoping that I will not be charged this time. This is very dangerous and scary when it happens. I am glad I was driving the car and not my 16 year who is just learning to drive.
My accelerator pedal starting sticking and has continued to do so for over a week, now. My cruise control also stopped working at the same time. If I tap the accelerator pedal, it will usually return to normal. The cruise control will work intermittently, but is inoperative more than it is operative. I can live without the cruise control, but the sticking accelerator pedal is dangerous. Also, sometimes when I set the cruise control, I can feel the accelerator pedal accept the speed, but then it will almost immediately disconnect and the accelerator pedal will spring back to its normal position. I've read that other ford tauruses have had what appears to be the same exact problem. Ford really should issue a safety recall to fix this issue.
This problem first appeared a bit over a year ago. Date above is not exact. After speaking with a mechanic, my husband disconnected the cruise control cable and the problem appeared to go away. I've never received any type of recall notice on the vehicle. Now I have approximately 137k miles on the vehicle. In november of 2013, the transmission died. This past sunday, on the way home from church, the vehicle accelerated to 4500 RPM's while going approximately 30 miles an hour in a residential zone. It took 2 feet on the brakes, had to make a quick turn and put the vehicle in neutral. I cannot drive the vehicle. Please help us find a solution.
We had our car serviced at our local ford place on 1-22-2014 because of a problem we were having about acceleration problems. There we found out about the calibration recall. They proptly addressed the recall(we have not ever received the notification). About 2 hrs. Later I was going to get gas. I pulled into the station and it accelerated on me. I thought I would go through the pumps! I was pressing my brakes as hard as I could and put it in neutral fast(which is not good for the transmission) and finally got it unstuck or whatever it does. It was over 3 on the tachometer! It scared me so bad. I have filed a complaint before, the conf. # is 10551674. I just do not want to be the example of when ford does something about after my funeral!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the engine rpms increased to 3000. The contact had to put the vehicle into park for the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnose or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The VIN was not available. The approximately failure mileage was 100,000.
After getting off of the highway, while driving through a 30 MPH zone, car started to accelerate without stepping on the accelerator. I pulled over and put it in neutral and it was racing. I shut it off and waited and started up and it was still racing, I stepped on the accelerator quickly on and off and it went back to normal. I drove down the street and it did it again and again I put it in neutral and kicked it down with the accelerator and it hasn't happened since. It seems very intermittent as the last time it happened was 2 years ago. It is very difficult to diagnose because of this.
On 1/18/2014: I was traveling approximately 45 MPH, when all the sudden my 2005 ford taurus suddenly started accelerating. I did not have my foot on the gas pedal. When I started to used the brakes it felt like the car was pushing against the brakes. The brakes held and I was able to stop the car. I put the car into park and when I did this the RPM's went to 60000. I quickly turned off the car because I was afraid that I would blow the motor, I let the car sit there for a few minutes. I re-started the motor and the motor was reeving at a high rate and when I put the car in drive it slammed into drive and the car took off. I feel that something is terribly wrong. There are no "check engine" lights on. It feels like the cruise control is engaged, but I continuously pushed the "off" button on cruise control and no light displayed that the cruise control was engaged. I feel this is a defect in the making of this automobile and I'm very concerned that I could have been the cause of a terrible accident. I am forced not to use my car until I can get a mechanic to look it over a diagnosis the situation. I had my 93 year old grandmother traveling with me on this day and I am fortunate that I was not in a serious accident. I am reporting this situation because, I wonder if other 2005 ford taurus have had the same issues & reported & maybe have even not been as luck as I, and have been in serious accidence due to this issue that should be re-called by ford. Thank you.
My problem is my accelerator has been sticking making it difficult to control speed in traffic. I am concerned the problem will gradually get worse. I contacted ford motor corp about the possibility of a recall or warranty with this issue. With a small amount of research it seems there is well known issues with this make and model for accelerator problems. See my correspondence with ford below: "hi ------, my name is [xxx] and I'm from ford's customer relationship center (crc). I received your email regarding your 2005 ford taurus se. I'm sorry to hear about the issues with the seatbelt and accelerator sticking. I completely understand your concern for the safety of yourself and your family. After reviewing my resources, there are no warranties or programs in effect that would provide coverage for your current concern. We recommend that you keep your receipts in case ford initiates a recall in the future based on customer feedback... ------------------- original message ------------------- ...I have couple of safety concerns. I love my 2005 ford taurus and I want to continue to own it. Last year I had a seatbelt issue where intermittently the buckle releases while car is in motion. I called dealership to ask if ford will take care of this for safety reasons and was promptly told no. Recently I have an accelerator that is sticking. The pedal returns to position but the RPM's remain elevated. I have not notified the dealership yet about this issue. I wanted to contact ford corp first so I could have documentation on this recent safety concern for I have not had much luck in the past contacting the dealership...." information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Cruise control indicated engaged but car would not maintain speed. Car later accelerated on it's own, up to 85 MPH. Had to apply brakes consistently to keep from accelerating above 85 MPH and maintain appropriate speed. Happened 8 times in 3 days. Mechanic found cruise cable detached and tangled around throttle. Mechanic left cruise cable detached and tied it away from throttle.
The vehicle accelerator got stuck. The vehicle accelerated automatically and continued to accelerate even after you take your foot off of the accelerator. This severely effected the control of the vehicle. It was difficult to stop the vehicle even when applying the brakes. Even when placed in neutral and foot off of the accelerator, the engine continued to rev up. This was not an issue with the floor mat pressing the gas pedal.
Sudden acceleration incident, the gas pedal was not stuck however the throttle flange was jammed due to the cruise control cable separating from the housing clip (cruise control actuator cable adjuster) that jammed the throttle in the open position. Disconnected the cruise control cable from the throttle and continued driving with no further problem except that the cruise control no longer functions.
While stopping at a red light my car was wanting to accelerate and not stop the engine was revving up RPM about 4000 had to put the gear in neutral then hit the gas pedal a couple of times for it to stop, a short time later it did it again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated when the consumer hit some black ice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 118,463. Updated 02/11/2014 *bf the consumer was able to put the vehicle in neutral.
Vehicle started to accelerate and kept going faster. Brakes would not stop the vehicle and ended up in a cotton field. This is the third time the acceleration stuck. Tapping the gas peddle worked the first two but not the last time. It knocked a hole in the transmission pan and did something to the brake line.
While driving with my some in the car on an interstate, I tried to set my cruise control. The cruise would register that it was set but it would not hold the speed that was set. After a little while my car accelerated on its own. After trying to apply the brakes, which just sounded like it was grinding the brakes because it didn't want to idle down. Put the car in neutral, the rpms revved over 4000 and the same when I switched to drive. I shut the car off and upon turning the car back on the rpms went over 4000 RPM again. I talked to ford and they said since there was no recall that there was lot bing they could do for me. I think that something needs to be done.
Car accelerates on its own. I have to put the card in neutral and kick the accelerator to get it to decelerate. I googled it and it sounds like the frayed accelerator problem that has been reported on the internet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently. The engine rpms also increased while the vehicle was secured in park. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
As I was accelerating, and get to around 40 or 45mph, the car would lunge forward and the speed would suddenly increase even if I wasn't pushing the accelerator. Then I would try to slow down the car and it would be jerking and would come to a stop finally, but the RPM would be to over 4,000 or even 5,000. It would do it for a few miles then suddenly go back to running normal. I also noticed the cruise control is not working since the car stated doing this. I took it to a mechanic and all they could find wrong with the car was that the throttle body plates were covered in gunk and they cleaned them, and I needed to replace my idle air intake valve which I had both done. From time to time the car will still accelerate suddenly without warning, and I am afraid I am going to either blow the engine from the high RPM's or run into someone if I can't get the car slowed down in time.
Driving at 45mph notice that the car was speeding up by its self tried to brake the car had bad vibration when finally stop, rpms were at 4000.
Y vehicle experienced unexpected high RPM and uncontrollable high speeds. It was first discovered when accelerating up to 40 MPH, and suddenly the speed increased with the RPM going up to 4,000. The gas pedal was untouched and the speed continued to increased. The driver immediately applied the brakes to stop but the RPM remained at 4,000 RPM, while at a stop, the driver changed the drive shaft to neutral, and the vehicle continued to go at 4,000 RPM. This would go on for about 3-4 miles, and suddenly go back to normal mode. Then the symptoms would return again unexpectedly. This behavior has been ongoing since december 5th, and it is worse when the vehicle is on the freeway. The speed control would also become erratic once it hits 60 MPH. The driver would change shift to neutral or to d mode just to disrupt the erratic speed behaviors. The symptoms would go away "on its own". In addition, I found that the cruise control is not operational at this time . The cruise control can be turned on but the cruise control is not engaged or is not holding the speed. I have done a thorough check on the engine looking for any damages, any leaks in the intake air pipes, or faulty sensors and found nothing, but from resources, I learned that it may be a faulty cruise control operation. It is now a safety concern, for me as the driver but for my children and my wife.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle erroneously accelerated to 80 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who performed an unknown repair however the failure persisted. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 2/11/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
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