Car has unintended acceleration. Car is very dangerous to drive. Have had to take car away from my daughter. Local ford dealers know nothing about this issue. There are article online regarding this issue. I am at a loss of what to do with this car. Will accel. Up to 70mph and is not stoppable. Thanks for your time [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2006 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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I was driving through downtown when I noticed increases acceleration and trouble with stopping. When I put my car in park, it would rev up to 2500 pm. I would stomp on accelerator and it brought it down to normal below 1000 RPM in park. Thankfully I avoided having 3 accidents. I was about to call for a truck but did not. I managed to drive my car back to work. My co-worker looked at it and saw the throttle was sticking and cruise control cable came off. He was able to reattach it and fix the throttle. A week after he fixed it I started to have some acceleration issues but minor and today it finally got worse. I looked on here to see if other people having the same issue and yes I did find a lot of people with same issues. I do agree with a lot of those people that this should be a recall. I can't afford to get it fixed by a professional or a new car.
About a year ago our taurus started to experience sudden accelerations. It would go from 40 to 70 with your foot off the gas. Had to pull over, put in neutral, and stomp on gas peddle. This has happened several times with the last occurrence july 15, 2014. Mechanics can't figure it out. Car is too dangerous to operate. This needs to be recalled.
When driving, the car suddenly accelerates to high speed, causing me to constantly put the brakes on. The car accelerates without stepping on the gas. This has continued to happen. The car was looked at by a dealer on 10/2013 and they could not figure out what the problem is. This happens periodically one to several times per month. When this sudden acceleration happens, I am forced to put the car in neutral and then turn the car off. This has been an extremely frightening situation because it occurs in heavy traffic areas and on the highway.
My son was driving the car, stopped at a stop sign then when he pressed the gas pedal to go on the car wouldn't move. It seemed the car was in neutral but it was still in drive. The transmission simply failed without warning, noise, leaks, anything. He was left stuck in the middle of the road/traffic with a car that wouldn't move.
The car suddenly began to accelerate and was difficult to stop. I put it in neutral after I got to a place where I could park. The engine accelerated to 3000 RPM and I turned off the ignition. I attempted to start the car again and engine again rose to 3000 RPM. I checked to see that the accelerator was not stuck to the floorboard. Then started the engine again. Again it revved to over 3000 RPM so I pressed the gas pedal and then the idle returned to normal. Once I got on the freeway to return home the cruise control would not engage. I called the ford dealership and they stated they were not aware of any recalls on 2006 ford taurus for acceleration problems.
Sudden acceleration many times at random (I could not remember the first date of the incident so I put the most recent incident date, which is today 6/9/14): ford taurus 2006 accelerates on it's own at random times while driving. Rpm will go over 3,000 and continues. I have put my foot on the brake as I drive but the car still pushes as I do and accelerates. Once I put it in park, it accelerates over 3,000 RPM going up to 5,000 RPM and not stopping until I turn off the car. Then when I turn on the car again it will go up to 4,000 RPM. It only would take once or twice for it to turn on normally without any sudden acceleration. But today, after another incident of sudden acceleration as I was going about 27 MPH, even with my foot on the brake the car revved on it's own and it began accelerating. I put it in park fast and turned off the car; but, every time I turned it on, the car still wouldn't stop accelerating. I had to tow the car to my mechanic and it's still boggling us what could be wrong with the car, we might end up replacing the whole computer system. This has happened many times already. I have taken the car to the mechanic many times for this incident and they have done what they could but the problem never seems to get fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms and the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact mentioned that accelerator pedal was depressed several times in an attempt to release the pedal, but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that in order to stop the vehicle, the transmission had to be shifted into neutral. The problem recurred several times. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000.
I was driving about 25mph with my little brother and sister in the car and I felt it start to go faster. It kept on accelerating and wouldn't stop. When I got to a stop sign and was pressing on the break the RPM shot up. Even when I put it in park it kept on accelerating. I took it to a mechanic, but he didn't know what was wrong. It has done this many of times, once where I almost hit someone because of it. I'm afraid it will keep doing it.
My wife was driving our 2006 ford taurus and suddenly the car started accelerating out of control. She was able to slow the car down by braking firmly and eventually the car stopped doing it. We did not drive it the next day. Two days later, I was driving and braking for a red light when the car aggressively accelerated again. Only by slamming on the brakes did I avoid hitting the car in front of me. I put the car in park and turned it off and on again, but the engine was still racing out of control. I turned the car off and on again and pressed the accelerator quickly up and down and this stopped the engine from racing. Since that time, the car has accelerated more gently (without any pressure on the accelerator pedal) twice, both at highway speeds. Both times, mashing the accelerator seemed to temporarily relieve the symptoms. I am going to call ford, although I doubt they will do anything for me.
My husband was just involved in a collision today in our 2006 ford taurus. He noticed a vehicle stopping in front of him so he began to hit the brake. As he coasted on his brakes towards the stop vehicle in front of him, the car began to automatically accelerate causing him to rear-end the other driver. We're pretty sure the car is totaled. Plus, the air bags did not deploy.
I was heading home in a 35 miles an hr zone, when suddenly, my gas pedal flattened from under my feet and my car started going faster. I tried breaking, but the car kept lunging forward even though I was on the breaks, the RPM also revved up to about 3000 even though I was still breaking. I pulled off the road and put it in park and it still sounded as if I was gassing it, so I shut it off and waited, then started it again, it revved, then the RPM dropped suddenly and was back to normal.
Intermittently throttle will keep rising and the car will not stop unless shifted to neutral and acceleration pedal pushed to dislodge stuck throttle. Brakes will not stop throttle from rising unless steps above followed. First time this occurred, I had to fight the acceleration with the brakes causing my engine to smell like burnt rubber until I figured out the trick of taping the acceleration pedal when in neutral.
I was driving to work and noticed that my car was revving at the stop light even though my foot was on the break. When I took off, I pumped the gas pedal a few times and it went back to normal. I didn't think much of it. However, I picked up my carpool rider and started my drive down the highway at 60mph. I attempted to slow down after about ten minutes and I noticed my car was sounded as if it was revving up higher than I was pressing the gas medal. I slowed down to 45mph and took my foot off the gas pedal and noticed that my car sped back up to 60mph on its own. I pressed on the gas pedal to see if I could again get it to dislodge, but that did not work. I pumped it several times, lifted the pedal to see if that would help but nothing would cause the engine to slow down. As I was on an open highway, I stayed in the center lane and kept tryin to slow down. I only worked to pump my brakes and then slowed down with my foot on the brakes. I exited the freeway and continued to brake. I stopped a few carlinks away from anyone and the car was still revving very high. I put the car in park and turned it off. I started it again and it revved immediately, it pulled forward as soon as it was in drive and I kept my foot on the brake. I stayed in the less traveled lane far away from other cars, then coasted with my foot on the brake. However, my car barely stopped....my brakes were shot. I called a tow truck and gave two messages to the dealership that it will automatically rev and please make certain everyone knows they should not put the car in drive without their foot on the brake. Huge safety issue, brakes were smoking and are completely gone.
I was driving with my 2 year old grandson when my car started to accelerate to a higher speed. I had to keep my foot on the brake to maintain the speed. I pulled over in a parking lot and had a difficult time stopping the car because the engine was accelerating while stopping. I managed to put the car in park and my rpms were up to 4000. I turned the car off and restarted again and the rpms jumped back up to 4000. I noticed that this was investigated with this car but no recalls were issued yet many reports. I had my only grandson with me. I could not imagine what would have happened if I could not stop. This makes me wonder if someone has to get killed before this fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was not able to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,800 and the current mileage was 70,007.
I have had issues with my sudden acceleration, sticking accelerator pedal since my cruise control stopped functioning. I pull over or place my car into neutral to get the acceleration to stop. I have seen many other complaints and feel a recall is advisable for this issue before injury occurs.
The gas pedal periodically sticks between 35-40 MPH in my 2006 ford taurus. This causes the engine RPM's to increase. I am able to slow the car by pressing the brakes. I can also stop the engines racing by tapping the pedal again abruptly.
I purchase this car on 11/2013; I have only driven the car for 3 months. Since then, on 2/7/14; as I was driving along a major highway I noticed my car engine was racing a little higher than normal. I thought the gas pedal was sticking because two days prior to this I felt the gas pedal kicked back several times. I removed my foot from the pedal and notice the car was driving and the RPM was going higher. I press the brakes to slow the car down and get into my right lane, where I parked the car on an autozone lot. I called triple aaa for a tow and when they arrived I was informed to accelerate the gas which made the car engine settled at a normal RPM; therefore, I was able to continue on my journey. On my way back home, I took the parkway and the car started accelerating again. This time, I coarse the car to an accelerating lane, shut off the engine; turned the engine back on and hit the gas till the engine settled. Since then I am afraid to take any highways; I only drive local. Should I take the car in for a re-call?
Car auto accelerating while driving without gas pedal press. Had to brake very hard to stop the car. In park position, engine directly ran to 3000rpm. In drive position, the engine speed 400rpm higher than usual. Sent my car to 2 diff workshops. No vacuum leak, no dtc. Changed iac valve. Yet still not fix the issue. Problem happened several times recently. Fault can be recovered if drive long time in low drive.
I was driving approx 45 MPH and went to decelerate. I noticed the car not slowing down and the tac was at 1800 RPM. I hit the brakes harder and was ready to put the car in neutral but did not. I could hear the brakes working harder. The rpms still at 1800 as I turned into work. I heard a pop and the motor rpms dropped to just under 1000 rpms. On my way back home the cruise control seemed to work properly with the exception of no acceleration or holding speed. The cruise control would not engage. On 12/16/13, I looked at the throttle assy and noticed a cable had come unclipped. I reattached the cable and I tried the cruise control, it engaged. Anyone not familiar with an automobile would have had an accident with injury or worse. Please investigate this issue. Thank you.
On november 18, 2013, my niece was driving my 2006 ford taurus sel that was just purchased on june 25, 2013 and experienced what appeared to be some sort of mechanical malfunction with the accelerator. After driving on I-64, she was slowing down to get off the exit, but the car was speeding back up reaching almost 80mph. The brakes helped to slow the car down, but not completely stopping. Once it did come to a complete stop at the red light, she put the car in neutral and it caused the car rev up even more, like she was pressing the gas pedal and brakes at the same time. After letting the car sit for about an hour, she tried driving again, and it repeated the same process. The dealership (crossroads ford in prince george, va) was called that I purchased the car from and my niece spoke with a service advisor. The advisor informed my niece that there is no recall on the vehicle and I would have to pay a minimum of $107 just for them to look at it see what was wrong as the power train warranty coverage I purchased does not cover this issue. My niece also informed me that no one she spoke with was sympathetic or empathetically to her well-being, never asked if she was okay and did not offer any alternative solutions or even a courtesy review since I've only had the car for roughly 6 months. This is an extremely dangerous situation that is sure to cause injury or death if not addressed immediately. I have filed a complaint with ford corporation as well as reported this database finding to crossroads ford to address this growing issue.
In a 70mph zone I nudged the gas pedal to speed-up slightly and the engine would not stop speeding-up reaching a speed 85mph while I am frantically working the brake in an effort to slow it down. At that point I was terrified as I was approaching a car some-ways ahead of me, then I just sat on the brake and was ready to slam it into neutral when the brake started responding and I had to ride the brake into the nearest gas station. Being a sunday I had to call a tow truck to get my car home until the next day for the tow to get us to the ford dealer. Now on sept 21, it happened again, in town, luckily near a garage. This should be addressed before injury or deaths occur.
I was driving to work and the vehicle accelerated out of control. I tried stopping the car, I put it into park, and even while in park it was still revving up to 4 or 5 thousand rpms. I re-started the car hoping this would "re-set" the vehicle. No such luck. As for now, the vehicle's gas pedal is either stuck, or something is wrong with the cruise control cable. Either way, the situation, in my opinion, is extremely dangerous. My brakes began to smoke before I could get the vehicle home and wait for my husband to help me figure out what to do next.
After exiting the freeway and attempting to slow down, the car became difficult to control and hitting the brakes slowed it down but was not stopping. With a red light ahead I put the car in neutral, to slow down but the engine begin to rev, I was able to pull into a parking lot where I put the car in park. Once the car was put in park, the throttle kept going and the RPM accelerated to just under 4000. I shut the car off and called my husband, when he arrived he took a look under the hood and said the cruise control cable had come undone and was caught up on the throttle. I had my two girls with me at the time, 4&2. After doing some research I discovered this is a problem with this car. I can't believe this is not a recall, I guess because there hasn't been any fatalities its not a big deal. This is a major issue that needs attention fast, I hope im wrong but I think its only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
Driving the car on a county highway in texas, let off brake to slow down while approaching intersection, car sped up but we avoided accident by pulling off road. Friend came and we observed that while in park with nobody in car, the car's engine would accelerate to over 4,000 RPM, decline to just below 3,000 rpms, then accelerate again to over 4,000. Towed to dealer, was told it was a dirty throttle, which had just been cleaned a little over a year ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without the contact applying pressure to the accelerator pedal. The contact was able to stop vehicle and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis, who stated that there were two sensors that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
Purchased the car in late august 2012. Shortly after purchase car would rev high on cold starts, when placed into gear car sometimes would die. This was not a consistent problem and difficult to describe and identify the issue. By the end of december 2012 the problem became consistent on each cold start. Took car into firestone. Firestone replaced idle air control valve and cleaned fuel system. First attempt to replace air control valve failed when they believed the new part was defective. Replaced new one with another new one and the car started fine for about a month and went back to inconsistent start ups. Took car back to firestone. They again replaced air control valve and the problem still was present and I was told to take to the dealership. Took to the ford dealership, they stated the most recent air control valve placed by firestone was defective and they replaced air control valve with ford exclusive part. Picked car up and upon leaving the car suddenly accelerated on its own. I turned the car around and had them look at it again. They could not duplicate the problem or determine what caused the sudden acceleration. Two weeks later the problem appeared again while driving on the highway. I would lift my foot off the gas and the car would accelerate to 60mph before I applied the brake to slow it down. To keep a consistent speed I would have to "ride the brake". I internet searched the problem and came across an article describing the exact problem I was having and that it was under investigation for 2005-06 ford taurus for sudden acceleration most likely due to cruise control cable catching on the throttle. Told ford dealership what I discovered, took the car in and they identified that the cruise control cable was in fact catching on the throttle.
I was driving on the interstate with the cruise control on (at 72 MPH). When I exited the interstate at the exit ramp, the car had difficulty stopping. I had to press the brakes really hard to get the vehicle to stop and at first thought it was a braking issue. I had to drive through 3 traffic lights to get to the closest parking lot to stop and each time I had a very difficult time getting the car to stop and it would "jack rabbit" start and I didn't have to hit the accelerator between lights (car would go 35 MPH or so). I pulled into the parking lot and put the car in park, when I did, the engine revved open and went up the 3500-4000 RPM before I could shut it off. I waited for my brother to come check the car. He hooked up the car to a computer to check for any issues and there weren't any that came up on the computer. He had me start the car and it was running in the normal RPM range. I haven't had any issues since and haven't had the car checked out since it was behaving normally. I read about the investigation on the vehicle from 2012 and noticed that the reports I read were very similar to what happened to me. I hadn't tried to use cruise control again until today and discovered that my cruise control isn't working. The "cruise" light comes on, but when I try to set the cruise control, it won't set at all. I tried turning it off and on 3 times to get it to set and it didn't work. I am planning on inspecting the cruise control cable in the near future to prevent further issues, but I wanted the federal safety agency to be aware of the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 80,000. Updated 5/7/13 *cn the consumer stated the idle air control valve and the camshaft were also replaced. Updated 06/10/2013
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