2006 Ford Taurus fuel system problems

Filed Sep 11, 2024 · Fuel system · WV

Intermittent accelerator sticking. After lifting foot from accelerator to prepare for braking/stopping the car continues to accelerate. Safety is at risk in traffic and intersections. There is online documentation related to previous the federal safety agency investigations. Ford and the local dealership has stated that there is not a defined recall. Although there may not be a “recall” this is certainly a safety problem!!

Filed Nov 4, 2016 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 99,000 miles · MO

Car self accelerates for no reason. It happened four times today during a 10 minute drive. It happens while car is moving and at low speed, approximately 25 miles per hour.11\4.

Filed Jan 18, 2016 · Fuel system · 203,000 miles · IN

Throttle sticks and vehicle accelerates uncontrollably and unpredictably. I believe this is part of an investigation that dates to 2012. The cruise control has an arm that connects to the throttle-body. That arm pops off from time-to-time. When it becomes disconnected, the arm wedges between the pivot point and the throttle body, causing the throttle to stick or accelerate.

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Fuel system · 140,000 miles · MI

Excessive acceleration when in motion with high rpms when in park on multiple occasions over 6 months, in the shop 3 times w/o resolution. Ford motor company was notified. The car will maintain 80mph without touching the accelerator, is difficult to stop, and will accelerate to greater than 50 MPH from stop without touching accelerator pedal. It's a death trap. I can donate car to you if you want it.

Filed Nov 17, 2015 · Fuel system · 87,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that after the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the contact was informed that the flex pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic on two separate occasions where the technician informed the contact that the flex pipe was fractured and replaced with a modified steel pipe. The technician also stated that the steel pipe needed to be replaced with a flex pipe. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician stated that the repair was performed properly. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Filed Aug 19, 2015 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · IN

The vehicle accelerates by itself. I must keep my foot on the brakes to keep it slowed down. It often accelerates up to 45 MPH with no application of gas by me.

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Airbags, Fuel system · 97,000 miles · OH

Air bag light on drivers side has been activated for about a year has been checked by a ase garage. They couldn't find a fault code. Cars is surging at different speeds during normal operation. I have had to put car in neutral to kick it down to normal speed then back in to drive mode while moving in traffic.some times it slams the transmission. The cruise control has not worked for over a year. Ase tech says the connection is worn and faulty. Ase tech says he could not get any fault codes for the surging in speed after letting it run for over 45 min.and test driving the car. Ase tech believes the problem is in the PCM.

Filed Feb 10, 2015 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 114,500 miles · MI

Car was accelerating spontaneously, appears that the accelerator was sticking at the throttle body due to defective cruise control cable that dislodged and got stuck into accelerator mechanism. Car was accelerating on freeway at 70 MPH and climbing, pulling on gas pedal with foot of no benefit. Ultimately had to turn off keys after heading to off ramp. Nicknamed car "[xxx]" after this frightening incident. Noticed multiple reports of same problem on web with brief search. Called ford customer service and spoke with three representatives. Wondering if there is a recall. They were clear to indicate " not our problem" as car is "out of warranty". Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 27, 2014 · Fuel system · 58,000 miles · FL

The throttle opened so that the car would pick up speed without my foot being on the accelerator. Then when I stopped the engine kept accelerating, so I put it into neutral and it was at about 4,000 RPM. I took my car to a garage and they cleaned the throttle and it was idling normally. Since then it has continued to happen intermittently.

Filed Jun 24, 2014 · Fuel system · 136,000 miles · FL

The vehicle at around 40 MPH will accelerate on its own reaching speed of 60-70 MPH needing constant braking to maintain the speed limit of 45 MPH. Upon start up it has a high idle taking 3-4 minutes to come down below 2 rpms.