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318 reports165,000 miles · Apr 3, 2017
Vehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IDLED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IDLED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.
NHTSA ODI #10970136
119,000 miles · Feb 22, 2017
Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, AND THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CLICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT TU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, AND THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CLICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
NHTSA ODI #10956264
210,000 miles · Jan 25, 2017
Vehicle Speed Control
ACCELERATOR STICKS. CAR FAILED TO DE-ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AND ENGINE KEPT RACING. OCCASIONALLY GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND WANTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. CAN BARELY STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKES. REASON: THE REASON IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED AND TR…
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ACCELERATOR STICKS. CAR FAILED TO DE-ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AND ENGINE KEPT RACING. OCCASIONALLY GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND WANTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. CAN BARELY STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKES. REASON: THE REASON IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED AND TRAPS THE ACCELERATOR CABLE (THROTTLE) SO IT CAN'T MOVE. NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THIS AND NEGLIGENTLY FAILED THE PUBLIC. THERE IS A VERY GOOD YOUTUBE.COM VIDEO SHOWING THE PROBLEM EXACTLY! MY CAR IS THE EXACT PROBLEM, AND ALL ANYONE HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "2006 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATOR STICKS' TO SEE HOW FREQUENTLY IT HAPPENS. I HAVE WIRED THE CABLES TOGETHER MYSELF, BUT THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. IT DOES SHOW THAT FORD COULD EASILY RESOLVE THIS. AND, YES, IN A USA TODAY ARTICLE FROM 2013 I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN INJURIES, AND MAYBE DEATHS FROM THIS. NOTE: MINE IS NOT RELATED TO ANY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE. IT IS PURELY MECHANICAL - PART DEFECT. I CAN SEND PICTURES OF CABLES, BUT YOU CAN JUST WATCH THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z1U1FGABDW4 I WILL BE MAKING A CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY, COMPLETE WITH EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTED REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS GROSS NEGLIGENCE THAT THE NHTSA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND DONE NOTHING. FORD HAS KNOWN, AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) RECOMMENDING THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT - AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE BOTH WAITING FOR ENOUGH DEATHS OR OLDER CARS GOING OUT OF SERVICE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. I GUESS I NEED TO GET 60 MINUTES AND USA TODAY TO LOOK INTO THIS, AGAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING INTO THIS! ONE MORE LINK DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUMSONLINE.COM/THREADS/2006-TAURUS-CAR-ACCELERATED-BY-IT-SELF.1167/
NHTSA ODI #10947603
83,000 miles · Jan 13, 2017
Unknown Or Other
SUDDEN EXCELERATION WITHOUT USING THE GAS PEDAL , ENGINE PULLING RPM AND REVVING, SUCH AS WHEN IN PARK. DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN., HARD STOPPING WHICH PUT MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS IN A DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD TAURUS SE AND HAS 84,000 ORIGINAL MILES.
NHTSA ODI #10944986
99,000 miles · Nov 4, 2016
Fuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed Control
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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10924259
103,000 miles · Aug 31, 2016
Service Brakes
BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST. ALL (ALL) BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. A LARGE OIL SPOT ON THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WAS THE ONLY WARNING.. NO LOW FLUID LIGHT IS INSTALLED. THIS VEHICLE IS NON-ABS. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THIS IS A SINGLE RESERVOIR SYSTEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISS…
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BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST. ALL (ALL) BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. A LARGE OIL SPOT ON THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WAS THE ONLY WARNING.. NO LOW FLUID LIGHT IS INSTALLED. THIS VEHICLE IS NON-ABS. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THIS IS A SINGLE RESERVOIR SYSTEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? MILEAGE 103,000. IT PICKED THE BEST POSSIBLE TIME TO FAIL. REPORTED TO FORD.
NHTSA ODI #10899847
118,320 miles · Aug 12, 2016
EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN AND WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 200,000 TO 300,000. THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN AND WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 200,000 TO 300,000. THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 300,000. THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF A THIRD TIME AND RESTARTED, AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 100,000. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,320.
NHTSA ODI #10895262
129,000 miles · Aug 3, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control
ON THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 2016, OUR 2006 FORD TAURUS BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL ON ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. WE TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST THE RAPID ACCELERATION. WE ENDED UP PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN IN PARK, AND BRIN…
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ON THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 2016, OUR 2006 FORD TAURUS BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL ON ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. WE TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST THE RAPID ACCELERATION. WE ENDED UP PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN IN PARK, AND BRING IT TO A STOP (ALBEIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET) WHERE IT WAS STILL REACHING UPWARDS OF 4,500 RPMS. VERY DISCONCERTING. AS WE COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER LIKE THIS, WE SHUT IT OFF, GOT OUT, AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW, WHICH ARRIVED ALMOST TWO HOURS LATER AFTER WE SAT IN THE HOT AFTERNOON SUN AND WERE DIVERTING TRAFFIC AROUND OUR DISABLED VEHICLE. BEING THAT WE WERE TRAVELING WITH TWO OTHER GUESTS AND THE TOW TRUCK COULD ONLY ACCOMMODATE 2 PEOPLE MAX FOR THE TRIP BACK TO RHODE ISLAND (OVER 40 MILES AWAY), THE DRIVER TRIED TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ON THE SPOT. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SHOWED US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME UNCLIPPED AND FALLEN OFF. HE THEN LUBED IT UP, REATTACHED IT, AND HAD US DO A COUPLE OF TESTS TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THANKFULLY IT WAS, AND WE SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, WE BECAME AWARE THAT THIS WAS AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OUR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CAR, AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN OPENED INTO IT. WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT, AT THAT TIME, FORD HAD LAUNCHED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN" TO FIX OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY, WE ARE NOT THRILLED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED BY FORD. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THREE SEPARATE PEOPLE AT FORD AT THIS POINT, AND ALL HAVE REFUSED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD FOR US.
NHTSA ODI #10892947
95,000 miles · Aug 3, 2016
Unknown Or Other
CAR HESITATES DURING OPERATION USUALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND HAS EVEN STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT WILL RESTART BY IGNITION. THE HESITATION STILL HAPPENS BUT THE STOPPING HASN'T HAPPENED RECENTLY.
NHTSA ODI #10892713
90,000 miles · Jun 28, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control
WHEN DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, THE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON, AND THE CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF. IT STILL STAYS STUCK WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS HAPPENED ON 6/25/16 AND NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE.
NHTSA ODI #10881234
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