2007 Ford Taurus

CAR ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. IT WOULD NOT DISLODGE UNTIL CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP BY MAXING PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND PUTTING CAR INTO 'PARK'. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETS WORN AND DISCONNECTS FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAN GET STUCK ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISALLOWING THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. THIS VIN IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN RECALLS BUT THE CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY USING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM'S CONTINUED TO SURGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING MY 2007 FORD TAURUS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION MAKING CAR GO 75 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MORE THEN I WAS. I TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR BACK WITH MY RIGHT FOOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO BE SAFE AND THAT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE CAR STILL WANTED TO ACCELERATE . SO I PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE RPM WENT HIGH AS IF I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE TO PULL OVER THE ACCELERATOR FELT AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE BRAKING. *TR

PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE TUNE UP, NEW FRONT BRAKES, ETC. ONE DAY LATER IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME CLOSE TO DRIVING THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. HIT THE BRAKE HARD AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR WHILE IN PARK AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DROPPED. EARLIER THAT SAME WEEK, I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. I ASSUMED THAT MY BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO FAIL, BUT NOW I AM WONDER *TRING IF THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSED MY CAR TO SURGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. *TR

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SLOWER VEHICLE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. I BRAKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AS THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES ALMOST COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REVVED THE ENGINE TWICE AND THE CAR IDLE SPEED DROPPED FROM 4000+ RPM BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND EARLIER TAURUS MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I LOOKED AT MY CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE AND FOUND IT'S CONNECTOR HAD SLIPPED OFF THE THROTTLE CONNECTION POINT. I NOW HAVE A TEMPORARY FIX TO KEEP IT FROM INTERFERING WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT SOMEBODY. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTING REVVING AND RPMS INCREASING. PARKED TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED CAR UP AND ENGINE WAS RACING HARD. PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE WENT TO THE STOP LIGHT COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR STOPPED WITH MY FOOT PRESSED VARY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM JOLTING INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. LIGHT TURNED, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR RACED FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO 56 MILES AND HOUR WITH A 2 1/2 BLOCK DISTANCE AND I NEVER PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. . HAD TO RIDE 15 MILES INTO TOWN TO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP RIDING THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER A 30 MPH SPEED. AGAIN NUMEROUS REPORT OF THE CLIP COMING OFF ON THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING CAR TO RACE. REPLACE THE CLIP BACK ON BECAUSE IT IS NOT BROKE AND IN 2-3 DAYS THE CLIP COMES OFF AGAIN. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS CAR JOLT ME OR MY FAMILY INTO AN INCOMING TRAIN OR TRAFFIC AND KILL US BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSE T MAY BE TO COSTLY. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM SPEEDING AND TO STAY UNDER SPEED LIMIT. GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF AND WAITED 15 MINUTES AND STILL ENGINE RACING. WAITED ANOTHER 30 MINUTES STILL SAME. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SAME PROBLEM POSTED BY SOMEONE AND THEY TAPPED GAS PEDAL TO GET TO STOP. TRIED IT AND IT WORKED BUT HAVE A CALL INTO FORD DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,787. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 9 OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS; I FIRST NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH, AFTER THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS STUCK DOWN, RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000-6000, CAR SPED UP AND ONE TIME THE BREAKS DID FAIL UNTIL I THREW CAR INTO PARK AT 60 MPH. USUALLY I HAVE TO STEP ON GAS A FEW TIMES TO FIX IT, TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING IN A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW. IT IS GETTING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. I NOTICED WHEN THAT HAPPENS MY DASHBOARD GOES FROM 23.7 MILES PER GALLON TO AT ONE POINT IT SAID 7, THEN INCREASED TO 34 MPG. WHEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO 7 MPG MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD START AND STALL UNTIL I LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT. *JS