2006 Ford Taurus

I HAVE A 2006 FORD TAURUS THAT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. I NOTICE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO BRIGHTON FORD DEALER (TOM HOLZER); THEY REFUSED TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN JUNE 2009 AND IT LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY 2006 FORD TAURUS JUST DRIVING NORMAL AND AFTER AWHILE THE PEDAL WOULD GET STOCK AND KEEP THE SPEED PLUS GO TO ABOUT 60 TO 65 MPH. FROM SPEED OF 45 TO 55 BEING DROVE. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN 20 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH I 'M IN FEAR THAT I'M REALLY ENDANGERING MYSELF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND ON THE ROADS PERIOD. SO FAR IT HARD TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BREAKS WHEN THIS HAPPENING BECAUSE THE GAS IS STILL FEEDING TO THE MOTOR. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AFTER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND FOUND THAT WHEN TEST DROVE IT DID THE SAME WITH THEM, THEY TOO AND CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SAYING THAT'S WHERE THE MALFUNCTION CAME FROM. THEY ALSO BUT IN A NEW SPRING BEHIND THE PEDAL. WITH THAT BEING DONE IT STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE NEVER USES THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT. THE OLD PARTS IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

AT LEAST 15 TIMES MY 2006 FORD TAURUS HAS SHUT OFF ON ME AND MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WE HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT STARTS UP AGAIN. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE A/C IS ON. WE HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BUT NOTHING IS EVER FOUND. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. *TR

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-10 ABOUT 60MPH AND I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS PICKING UP SPEED. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER AND FASTER. I TAPED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. TWO MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE MECHANIC, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP THE PROBLEM SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 30MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN TWO MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. EACH TIME I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE RESTARTING. NOW IT'S BACK IN THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT THEY'RE STILL CHECKING OTHER AREAS. WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THE 2006 FORD TAURUS FOR THIS PROBLEM? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD TAURUS THAT WAS ACCELERATING BUY IT SELF THE RPMS WENT UP TO 4 BUY ITS SELF MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE PEDAL AT ALL WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP WITH THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RIMMED UP LIKE I EASE FEEDING IT GAS. I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME NOTHING DIFFERENT , I SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE MY EXIT WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUE IN SLOWING DOWN AT THAT TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD LOW DOWN AND IT DIDN'T THE SPEED HAND WENT UP TO 40 MPH BEFORE I TRIED TO SLOW IT DOWN, THE GAS WAS STILL FEEDING INTO THE MOTOR LIKE MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND IT WASN'T. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED I'M TRYING TO HAVE THE CAR PICKED UP TO BE CARRIED TO THE SHOP CAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHEN THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; ALTHOUGH, THEY DID NOT INSPECT IT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,570.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT TO PULL IN TO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR SO THAT COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR INCREASING IN SPEED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD JUST TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL, BUT IT WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN IT SHOULD IN A PARKING LOT. AS I TRIED TO PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE RPMS WERE STILL VERY VERY HIGH. I THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF. I FELT SCARED AND GRATEFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME MORNING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER - THINKING I MIGHT HAVE TO TOW IT, BUT IT STARTED AND THE RPMS SEEMED OKAY. I GOT HALFWAY TO THE DEALER AND IT BEGAN TO DO IT AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN OPEN ROAD. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. I DESCRIBED ALL OF THIS TO THE DEALER. THEY WORKED ON IT AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT ACTED UP FOR THEM ALSO. I PICKED THE CAR UP THAT AFTERNOON WITH NO OTHER SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO STOP. STUPIDLY, I DROVE IT FOR WEEKS THIS WAY BEFORE I FOUND MY OWN SOLUTION. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM IS MECHANICAL, I HAD MY WIFE PUSH THE GAS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT WAS ACTUALLY MOVING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I FOUND SOME LITTLE CONTROL DEVICE (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD) THAT WAS STICKING. A BALL AND JOINT ON THE DEVICE WOULD GET DISCONNECTED FROM THE ACTION HAPPENING WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS AND CAUSE THE RMPS TO SPIKE. I SIMPLY SECURED THE BALL AND JOINT CONNECTION WITH WIRE FISHING LEADER FROM MY TACKLE BOX. NO PROBLEMS IN ALMOST 1 YEAR. I DIDN'T THINK MORE OF IT UNTIL ALL OF THE NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA. NOT SURE ABOUT THE DATE. - ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO.

I JUST PURCHASED (1/23/2010) A USED 2006 FORD TAURUS SE, 3.0L VEHICLE WITH 62,800 MILES. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK (WOULD NOT ENGAGE) AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (PHILLIPSBURG/STATELINE HYUNDAI) THEY WOULD HAVE ME RETURN TO REPAIR IT AS SOON AS THE PARTS ARRIVED. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM ON 1/26/2010), I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH ON AIRPORT ROAD/SOUTH WHEN I NOTICED THE LIGHT AHEAD TURNED YELLOW. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. (I HAD NOT TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IT WAS ON). I THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TO MY AMAZEMENT THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES FURTHER, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHER TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND I WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT! ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CAR, AS ANOTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH STOPPED CARS WAS IMMEDIATELY AHEAD, I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT TURN LANE AND WENT THRU ANOTHER RED LIGHT BARELY AVOIDING CROSSING TRAFFIC. NOT THINKING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, I DEPRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE, CONTINUED TO HIT THE MAIN BRAKES AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW (SPEED) ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE REVVED UNCONTROLLABLY. I FINALLY PULLED TO THE SIDE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND DURING 4 SUCCESSIVE TRIES IT IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO OVER 4,000 RPM. ON THE 5TH TRY THE START WAS NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TOMORROW MORNING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER FOR BOTH MYSELF, MY CAR AND THOSE INNOCENT PEDESTRIANS/FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. *TR