2005 Ford Taurus brakes problems

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 164,000 miles · MI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for service at an independent mechanic, while in service with the contact inside the vehicle, the technician asked the contact to shift the gear into reversed to check the rear brake lights. The contact stated that when she shifted into reversed, the vehicle accelerated in reversed, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brake failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle went through the business front glass door and came to a stop on a street. The contact did not sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The contact mentioned that she contacted the insurance company for the vehicle and property damage. The vehicle was not yet taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing nor the manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 71,000 miles · FL

[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 18, 2019 · Brakes · 195,876 miles · AZ · crash

Drove head on into a ditch the car wouldn't stop.

Filed Jun 22, 2019 · Brakes · 122,000 miles · AZ

The brakes don't stop the car as they should normally. They take a while to stop the car.

Filed Aug 10, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · 88,000 miles · WV

This issue occurred about 4 months ago when driving normally. Then, today we were driving up a hill and it started to accelerate without me pushing the gas pedal. The only way to get it to stop was to put it in park and turn the car off but, kept occurring when I turned the car back on. Putting it in neutral did not work.we were in the middle of our city.

Filed May 7, 2018 · Airbags, Brakes · 130,000 miles · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a deer. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing of the air bag failure. Also, while parking the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle would roll and then stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the brake failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed May 18, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 189,401 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. In addition, the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,401.

Filed Jun 22, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · NC

Hello, this is the second time this car's accelerator petal went out of control (ford taurus). On yesterday, I had my daughter in the car and the car started to accelerate on it's on faster, faster and faster. It was so scary my daughter said mommy you are shaking. Even while holding the breaks down I was able to slow it down but the car was still moving. This happened previously about 8 months or so ago. That incident was really bad. I had to call 911 while driving down the road unable to stop the vehicle. As I was sliding on my breaks I almost got hit in the back as well as almost hit someone else. This happened in a high speed busy traffice area. I took the car back to the dealer. They told me it was nothing they could do. They first charged me over a hundred dollars to look at it. Then when he did a test drive he refunded my money. I still owe a great deal of money on the car. So, I can't afford pay the car note and purchase a new car. I had contacted the ford corporate office. They inform me that not enough fatalities have taken place for them to recall the vehicle. I am unable to go to work and have no way of getting there and no money to pay this car off and purchase a new card. I contacted performance ford on s. Blvd in charlotte during the previous incident. They were nice but sent me home with the same car and now the issues are back again. I am terrified to drive my car, recently divorced with a daughter and college. Can someone please help me.

Filed May 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 129,000 miles · PA

My daughter-in-law was using the car going approx. 30mph, when she attempted to break, but the car would not slow down and the acceleration remained constant (there was no deceleration until the rpms randomly lowered after flooring the breaks for a considerable period of time) almost causing an accident with the car in front. I then had the car checked out and received throttle body work, totaling approx $450.00 including labor. The condition of the car had not changed, upon arriving at my home there was a strong smell of burnt rubber and smoke rising from the front right hood of the car. I then contacted ford and was told to get an appointment with a local dealership.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 76,428 miles · OH

I was driving my 05 taurus today and I noticed that I did not have to push the pedal to keep going. I let off the gas and the car kept accelerating and I had to brake to slow down. I put it in neutral and the engine whinned out at 4000 RPM's. I had to hit the gas pedal two or three times for it to settle down. It would go okay for a while and then start up again. I wondered why my brakes were wearing down so fast. This is my wife's car and she normally drives it all the time. She did not tell me it was acting up because she thought she broke it! Thank god she did not have a wreck. I have deemed the car now undriveable till it goes in the shop. This is a very dangerous situation and ford should take care of it.