Regarding action #pe12005.sudden acceleration, my 2006 ford taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning july 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately september 2011...I know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday.. This usually happened when I was decelerating, such as at stop lights..it required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until I could pull over and put the car in neutral I would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control..my cruise stopped working on june 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately..I was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 MPH when the instances of acceleration occurred. When the accelerations happened, I pulled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until I was slowed, then I slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release..this usually caused the acceleration to stop...occasionally I had to shut the engine off to get this to cease.. After several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months...my cruise control no longer works..
2006 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH and approaching an off ramp, the vehicle could not be stopped. After depressing the brakes to no avail, the contact turned the ignition off. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they advised her that the cruise control cable could have been the cause of the failure. The cruise control cable was disconnected. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Updated 6/4/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the throttle stuck and he crashed into a ditch as a result. The contact suffered injuries during the crash. The vehicle was repaired, but was not examined to determine the cause of failure. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward and would not stop prior to the crash. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 05/09/12 *bf the contact's wife pulled up to the back door of her home and exited her vehicle. Upon reentering the vehicle a few minutes later, the vehicle reversed a few feet. Then shifting into drive and put her foot on accelerator the car immediately surged forward, resulting in the car landing in a ditch. She suffered some minor bruising of her leg. The vehicle was repaired, but not examined to determine the cause of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 06/06/12
On jan. 10, 2012 I was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. It was at that time that the car accelerated so fast I had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so I put it in neutral and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. I almost hit a person in the cross walk and then I would have gone in to the intersection. This was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. I called ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. I told them on the ford form website, others were having the same issue. Still ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. I said does someone have to die to get a recall. Still no real answer from them. So, I had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. The ford dealer in greenfield, ma disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. This to me is a ford recall issue. I plan on addressing this with the attorney general office.
I had purchased the vehicle in nov of 2010 and the speed control issue began in july of 2011. The engine RPM would go up around 4 or 5 while coming to a stop or slowing. At times this made it hard to slow down. I would have to shift out of drive to get slowed or stopped. Noticed that the speed control did not work during this time period. I took the vehicle to my local inspection station and they fixed the problem with a zip tie. Not to sure if that would work. It did correct the problem.
I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when I decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. At the time the light was green so I maintained speed but slowed gradually. The light turned yellow and I tried to speed up a little bit. The light quickly turned red. I slammed on the brakes hard as I possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine RPM remained steady. I managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. I struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car.
Recurring - intermittent speed control problem from 2008 to present (3/1/12). Engine unintentionally accelerates when the vehicle is driven over a bump or depression in the road, especially when driven over a railroad track crossing. Once it starts to accelerate out of control, applying the break will only have a slight effect for as long as pressure is put on it, once I remove my foot from the break, the engine will continue to accelerate despite the fact that no pressure is being placed on the gas pedal; however hitting the gas pedal (down to the floor) several times corrects the problem. Engine also unintentionally accelerates when the break is applied abruptly. The only way to control the car once this happens is to apply intense firm pressure on the break and then quickly placing the car into park. The engine will still continue to race in the parked position; however hitting the gas pedal several times seems to correct the problem. I did previously attempt to adjust the cruise control buttons to solve the problem; however that had no effect. Floor mats where no where near either pedal. This problem has occurred more than a dozen times over the past 4 years. I did take it to the mechanic several times when it first happened, however the mechanic could not detect the problem and explained that they could not diagnose the issue unless it happened while they were inspecting it or test driving it.
I was sitting at a red light. I had my foot on the brake yet the car began to jump and move forward while my foot engaged the brake pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop with the brake depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and lunge forward without warning. In addition, the rpms increased to 7,000 abnormally. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and returned to normal function. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.
The car started idling very high and seemed to want to accelerate while my foot was pressing firming on the brake. I shifted the car into neutral and the engine seemed to keep revving. After this incident, the same day, I noticed the cruise didn't work any longer. Still to this day, at times the car will try to accelerate without pushing on the gas seems very dangerous!
The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. This occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (I have never noticed it occur while in park). I did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. This did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. When it happens I keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. It is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long I instinctively keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus se. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until the vehicle was shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 132,000.
Engine RPM increased excessively at a stop sign, car would not slow down I had to turn the car off twice to get it to stop revving.
Cruise control cable may became detached and held the throttle open.
The car has intermittent high idle making it difficult to slow down and stop. It also lurches forward once foot is off the brake. I have been in several near accidents because of high idle problem. Replaced pvc, replaced iac, cleaned throttle body, with no good results.
The throttle has stuck several times. It's most noticeable around 40 MPH after taking my foot off of the accelerator and applying the brake. I've had to put it in neutral when this happens, at which point, the rpms race up over 5,000. By revving the engine a couple of times, the rpms would come down to idle. Then I could put it back in drive. This problem occurs every several thousand miles or so, so it's difficult for a mechanic to assess. I've taken it to three different mechanics. I believe all of them lubricated the throttle and/or made minor adjustments. The last time this happened was over 30k miles ago. It's worth noting that my cruise control has also malfunctioned several times since I've owned the car. I bought it when it had 28k on it. I currently has about 90k miles. The most dangerous situation was when I was driving with my family down newfound gap rd. In the great smoky mountain natl park. Coming down the 7% grade, the brake pedal hardened, making it almost impossible to stop. We had to stop frequently, using stream water to cool the rims while coasting down the mountain in neutral. A recall needs to be issued for this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would stick and the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal numerous to dislodge the pedal. The vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the failure would occur. The contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. Once restarted, the vehicle would resume normal operation. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was approximately 74,000.
Car will accelerate on its own at many different speeds, even those over 55. Breaking will only slow and not stop acceleration. You can smell the brakes burning if you try to stop the car during these periods by only pressing the brake. The only way to stop it is to shift into neutral and let the motor race up and then it will reset the throttle. It happens on a regular basis.
Cpsc#i1220409a. 2006 ford taurus. Consumer stated whine coasting up hill and approaching her left turn the car began to accelerate. *ln the consumer stated she made the turn applying a good amount force to the brake. However, the vehicle accelerated anyway. The vehicle would accelerated even without her foot on the brake. She finally maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road,place both feet on the brake pedal with a great deal of force, placed the vehicle in park, and engaged the emergency brake. The vehicle continued to accelerated to 3000 RPM's while idling. She turned off the engine and when she restarted the vehicle on four separate occasions it continued to exhibit the same problem.
My 2006 ford taurus has started to accelerate itself. It is happening more often.this is quite scary. Is there a recall regarding this or will there be one? And if not then does it have to come to to what toyota went through for ford to issue a recall?
I was driving my car to drop my kids off at school and daycare when I noticed it was running at an extremely high RPM (5000). I had to drive with both feet on the brake pedal to keep the speed at a reasonable limit. Once I got to the first school, I parked and shut it off thinking maybe that would help. When I started it back up, the engine RPM immediately shot back up to 5000 and climbing. The engine was making such a loud and vibratory noise that I shut it off again and called my husband and he came over and traded vehicles with me. Same thing when started it; it immediately started revving and he put it into drive and there was loud thud as if the engine had hit the ground. He let off the gas and it started pulling itself. (now from my husband's experience) he took it on the interstate to see how high the speed would get before it topped out. Eventually he had to start applying the brakes at 93 MPH. For whatever reason, he wondered if the cruise control would be able to maintain a safe speed and he wouldn't have to ride the brakes at 65-70 MPH. When hit the cruise control it didn't work (he realized he was riding the brakes) so he hit the brake as firmly as he could to get it down to a slower speed to invoke the cruise control. Once he got down to about 50-60 MPH he hit the cruise again and it came on but the car was still slowly accelerating. He hit the brakes to turn the cruise off and felt the gas pedal pop up and hit him on the side of the right foot and then the car started slowing down. We still have to drive it (he does because I?m terrified to get behind the wheel) and it does the same thing. Now he just taps the gas pedal until releases and tries not to press the gas pedal to deep.
Engine keep racing and car tries to go while braking.
Unintentional and nearly uncontrollable acceleration.
I currently own a 2006 ford taurus with approximately 91,000 miles. Recently, the vehicle began to accelerate on it's own as if the gas pedal is stuck. The problem began after the vehicle's cruise control stopped working. The problem with self acceleration is occurring daily at this point. "stomping" the accelerator is the only remedy to the problem during driving conditions. The vehicle will continue to accelerate to high speeds until the accelerator is repeatedly pushed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was unknown.
For several weeks, my car has been accellerating on its own. I will not have my foot on the accellerator and the car will speed up. Rpms shoot up to 4 or 5. This has happened intermittently. Pumping the accellerator is the only way to get the car under control. While coming home from vacation yesterday, I tried to stop at a stop light and couldn't stop. Thankfully, an accident was avoided as nothing was crossing the intersection. It was a very scary ride home, and I am thankful my family didn't get killed by this obvious defect in this car. I cannot understand why a recall has not been issued. Is it going to take several deaths before something is done?
During a ten mile commute to work the auto unexpectedly accelerated to 45 MPH. When brakes were applied and speed reduced to 25 MPH the auto would again accelerate with foot of pedal. When the transmission was shifted to park RPM went to 6000. After shutting down and restarting problem went away. This problem happened three times in a four week period.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that as the vehicle was started and the brake was applied, the vehicle surged forward independently. The vehicle continued to accelerate and the vehicle would come to a stop after firmly applying the brakes. The unexpected failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and they informed the contact that the failure was related to the throttle body and speed control cables. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The failure recurred four times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technicians stated that there was a malfunction in the cruising system. The cruising system was replaced. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
My 2006 ford taurus accelerates when I let my foot off the gas pedal car starts to accelerate on its own, even when the car is in park the RPM's shoot up. To make it stop I tap the gas pedal while it's accelerating and becomes unstuck this does not always work.
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