While driving 35 miles per hour, the cart accelerated on it's own up to 4000 rpms. The gas peddle was not stuck in any way. Had to shift the car into neutral and use the brakes to get the cart stopped. Very dangerous condition!!
2005 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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I was driving 55 on a two lane highway and attempted to brake as I started down a hill. Instead of braking, the car began accelerating. I was able to pull into a gas station and put the car in park but it revved up to 3,500 RPM. I turned the car off and waited 10 minutes. Upon starting it again, it remained at 3,500 RPM. After hitting the gas pedal and the brake several times while in park, it returned to normal. I turned the car off and it was fine when I started it again. I drove home (4 miles) without incident but I will have my car in the shop first thing in the morning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without manual force as the braking system failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not provided. The approximate failed mileage was 150,000.
Hello, my 2005 taurus accelerated on its own. My cruise control stopped holding the speed level and then accelerated on its own. I tried pumping the accelerator pedal but that didn't stop it completely. I don?t know how fast or how long the car would have continued like this as I had it under control once I was near the local speed limit of 40 MPH. The car eventually came back to a normal idle but then it accelerated on its own again. I was able to stop the car by applying the brakes but as soon as I released the brakes it starting moving again on its own. I turned the engine off and have not experienced this problem since. My cruise control began working again for the rest of that day but now doesn't hold the speed. Is this a known problem? By the way, my car mat is on the passenger side foot area. My oil had been changed and a new fuel filter installed on 06/06/2013.
I was in the process of parking my car and when I put it into park the engine revved up and had to turn off the car as it would not throttle down. The second time I was driving, was applying brakes and started to drive and engine revved up, had to brake and then turn car off. Third time I was starting vehicle and engine revved up, had to turn off. The cruise control cable was replaced on the vehicle less than a year after I purchased.
First noticed that the cruise control was not working. Driving on interstate at 65 MPH and the car suddenly started to accelerate. I took my foot off the accelerator and the car continued to accelerate. At approximately 80 MPH I applied the brakes hard and slowed to about 60 MPH. I took my foot off the brake and the car continued to accelerate. At approximately 80 MPH, I shifted into neutral and the engine RPM stayed at 4000 RPM. I tapped the accelerator pedal a couple times and RPM returned to idle and vehicle operated normally. This type of sudden acceleration incident continued to happen on a sporadic basis. The acceleration incident felt very similar to actuating the cruise control accel or resume control. I suspected the issue was in the cruise control system. I disconnected and removed the cruise control cable and the incident has not happened since. The cruise control cable was properly connected before I removed to this is not the same as the federal safety agency investigation #pe12005. The cruise control cable was not detached and therefore not keeping the throttle from closing properly. My incidents occurred while traveling at a constant speed, the car would suddenly accelerate on it's own. I suspect there is a defect within the cruise control system and the engine is getting a signal to accelerate. Applying the brakes does not stop the acceleration. The only way to keep the car from accelerating is to shut off the engine or shift into neutral and tap on the accelerator pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without any manual operation. The failure recurred on three occasions. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
The car begins to accelerate on it's own. Tapping the gas peddle vigorously sometimes stops the acceleration.
The throttle is sticking causing the vehicle to accelerate by itself. I was able to slow it down by use of the brakes, but had to put the vehicle in neutral at a stop light and then cut the car off completely as the RPM's immediately went up to 4000, this happened while driving and was not the gas pedal being stuck, and the pedal was clear of carpet or rug, while driving I even stuck my foot under the pedal and lifted it up.
Several times since april 1st, my 2005 taurus has suddenly accelerated on its own. In order to stop the vehicle I had to constantly apply and then ride the brakes. I also had to put the car into neutral.
As I was driving down the road, I noticed that my 2005 ford taurus was accelerating, even though I wasn't actively pushing the accelerator and the cruise control wasn't on. I was forced to use the brakes to control the speed of the vehicle. I was able to maintain my speed at 30 MPH, but could tell that I was fighting the car's need to accelerate. Thankfully, I was close enough to home and tried my best to make it there. I used the brake to get my car down to a safe enough speed to turn onto my street, at which point I heard a loud grinding sound. I tried shifting the car into neutral and the car went up to 4000 RPM. I then returned it back to drive and was forced to start circling my block. I called my father and he told me to turn my car off while still in drive. I did this and rolled to a stop in front of my house. While in park, I turned the car back on, and it immediately went up to 4000 RPM. I shut the car back off and repeated the test, with the same results. Upon inspection, we found that the cruise control cable had detached from the throttle cam and was blocking the throttle from returning to its correct position. We removed the cable from the area of the throttle and the engine returned to the normal idling range around 1000 RPM.
2005 ford taurus wagon accelerates all on its own. Happens on freeway going 65. Happened while coming to a stop light, brakes had a hard time stopping vehicle. Can get up to 3000 or more RPM's at any given time on its own. Very scary and very very dangerous.
We was driving and the car started to accelerate on its own and continued to accelerate @ faster speed till about 75 MPH .. We was going 40 MPH on our own to start .. We had to brake the car but it seemed the more we brake the more it would go .. But we did it @ force till it stopped , and squealing brakes and put it in park and the car sound as if I was pushing pedal to floor and I turned it off as is .. So I opened hood went to throttle and moved the cage on it then I heard a click and started it up and it was fine ..now 5/20/13 it does it atleast 1 a day and my cousin who is mechanic said put it in neutral and give the gas a little push to get it to release .. And call ford to see if there's a recall .. I called and they said there isn't a recall to have it service asap because it dangerous .. But my thought is if there is a lot of people with same issue why wouldn't it be on recall due to severity (fordforum.com).
Driving in a neighborhood at 30mph, while going up a steep hill car suddenly accelerated, attempt to brake was unsuccessful, put in neutral and shut off ignition causing car to go back down hill into a building.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact quickly applied the brakes and stopped the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing, which determined that two metal brackets for the curse control were fractured. The dealer replaced the speed control cable. The failure mileage was 9,739.
Car began to accelerate on its own and would not slow down when foot was removed from gas. It responded to the brake, but then revved up to 3000 RPM on its own, with my foot off the gas pedal. It was hard to stop. This happened in speed ranges of 0-60 MPH. After car sat for 8 hours, I turned the ignition on and it shot up to 3000 RPM. I shifted into gear and the car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the gas pedal. I called aaa and the tow truck driver found the plastic clips on the cruise control cable disconnected from the throttle. He reconnected the clips but they seemed to be too loose and easily came off again. The car was towed to a aaa car center, where the technician replaced the cruise control cable and idle air control valve. No issues since the repair.
Vehicle throttle stuck while driving. Vehicle begins to accelerate on its own. Had to hold brake firmly to keep from having serious accident on x-way. It has happened several times. When able to stop and put car in park. Engine is still racing. Had to shut off.
Unexpected acceleration several times over the last year. Each time the weather was very hot. Once was at an area where parking spaces are and was near stopped or going very slowly headed into parking spot then sudden acceleration..almost ran over the curb...sudden acceleration. Another time on the freeway.
I noticed when I took my foot off the accelerator, while driving on a local highway, that the car was still continuing to move at the same speed. Thinking it was probably stuck, I pumped the gas pedal to possibly free it but this only increased my speed. After reaching down and pulling back the floor mat which did nothing, I put the car into neutral, stopped (at the light) and pumped the gas again which brought the acceleration down... I was able to drive the car home without this happening again, but now the idle is well over 1000 RPM, enough to move the car forward in drive without my foot on the gas pedal! After doing a quick search on the internet, I see this is a common problem/complaint with a 2005 taurus. What is ford doing about this dangerous situation!
While driving my 2005 ford taurus, it began to accelerate independently of whether I was pressing the gas pedal. It began speeding from 25 up to 50 MPH in a residential area. I was able to eventually stop the vehicle by pushing on the brakes very hard, but it continued to try to accelerate through the brakes. I pulled over and placed it in park and it continued to try to accelerate until I shut off the engine. I checked to make sure nothing was near the gas pedal and it was completely free and not depressed. I had the car towed to the dealer, where they found that the cable for throttle/speed control was loose, as something had become worn and allowed the cable to hold the throttle open. They replaced the cable and throttle, at a cost of $600. I see that there was an the federal safety agency investigation of 2005 ford tauruses in 2012 for this exact issue and that the investigation was closed without a recall. I strongly urge you to reopen the investigation or at least issue a warning and require ford to pay for fixing this dangerous malfunction. Thank you.
There now been 3 days where the car starts accelerating by its self. I took it to a mechanic but he could not find anything wrong after the first two incidents, now I have contacted ford motor co. About waiting a reply. I am worried about driving the car or letting my children drive this car, taking back to mechanic to check cruise control cable as this seems to be a major problem with these cars.
No incident yet. The gas pedal is sticking causing the engine to rev up to 4,000 rpms even while in park or in neutral. It has happened previously while driving and kicking and tapping on the gas pedal has loosened it up. Now it seems to be stuck.
My ford taurus 05 accelerated on its on own when I drove at 30 MPH on local street. It was the second time this month! Last time was about half a mouth ago. At first, I thought maybe the matt stuck into the pedal. I took away the matt. But it happened again today! I did not turn on the cruise. The gas pedal looked not stuck somewhere. I brake hard, put shift to neutral and turned off the engine. Then the car stopped in the middle of the street. When I restarted the car, it went back to normal. But I am afraid it would happen again! It was so dangerous.
While driving at a speed of approximately 35 I lifted my foot from the accelerator to stop at a traffic light; however, the vehicle did not reduce it's speed and continued without my foot on the accelerator. I was able to stop the vehicle by applying excessive pressure to the brakes as the car continued to want to accelerate forward. After inspection of the car I discovered that the cruise control throttle cable had broken loose causing the throttle to stick.
I was driving from a road into my driveway and my vehicle did not slow down when I let off on the accelerator. Instead, the 2005 ford taurus sel gas pedal was stuck which caused me to speed into my driveway and I threw the car in park, moments from causing an accident or injury.
When traveling from work today at lunch, I was traveling at approx. 35-40 MPH. When I tried to slow the car down as I left parking area to the main road, the car suddenly started to accelerate. The car tried to advance and I had to stand on the brake hard and put the car into neutral. I stopped at nearby parking lot to check what was going on with the car. This same type of acceleration has happened to me once before while I was driving the car locally near my home around the same speed. This is really frightening! Talking to the mechanic he looked and again found that the cruise control cable had become detached at the throttle body just like before. This is the source of this type of issue. The plastic clip that is suppose to keep the cable attached comes loose from the cable. I checked the ford website again and there is not a recall at this time, but there should be. When is ford or the federal safety agency going to take action on this before someone else is seriously hurt or killed. This needs to get fixed as there is a serious design flaw with the system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated on its own. After depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle continued to rev. The driver placed the gear in neutral and shut the engine off. After restarting, the vehicle was able to driven without failure. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred two different times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
My daughters car accelerates on its own. There have been 6 occasions where she has to brake hard and shut the car off. My husband put graphite on some parts but it didn't help. At first we thought she was exaggerating and maybe floor mat was hitting gas pedal. Neither was the cause! It is very dangerous.....I am taking to ford garage to have them check it out. Asap.
Accelerator stuck and my son and he barely got car stopped. Needed to shift in to neutral brakes barely stopped him..car continued to rev at 4500rpm.took to dealer and found throttle body cam worn and speed control cable worn and keeping throttle open. Car was traveling at 65mph and was at the point son was scared greatly and thought he would either end up crashing in to a tree and nearby river.
When traveling my daily drive to work, I first noticed that the cruise control would not engage. My return trip home on the same day was frightening. I was traveling at approx. 35-40 MPH. When I tried to slow the car down as I descended a hill, the car instead accelerated. This happened one more time in my 25 minute drive. I stopped at the bank drive through, with my car still in drive, but with my foot on the break. The car tried to advance and I had to stand on the brake hard and put the car into neutral. This same acceleration happened again while I was on the highway at close to 65 MPH. Really frightening! We let the car sit for a week and my husband, who is a mechanic, took the car to work to see if it would happen to him. On his fourth day of driving the car, it did it to him as well - while traveling on a heavily congested highway. We started to look on line to see how to fix this and I see that it is an ongoing problem with this car. I checked the ford website and there is not a recall, but there should be.
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