2007 Ford Taurus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE INADVERTENT ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOURS WHEN I NOTICE THE NEEDLE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WASN'T GOING DOWN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL,AND LATER IT STARTED TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE AND STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY, BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. *TR

VEHICLE WAS INCREASING SPEED WITHOUT GIVING IT GAS. HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE HARD TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. AFTER STOPPING IT APPEARED TO BE OK, BUT THE CRUISE WOULD NO LONGER WORK. THE CRUISE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CABLE GOING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD POPPED OFF. REATTACHING THE CABLE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE CRUISE STILL DOES NOT WORK. I CHECKED AND THE CABLE WAS OFF AGAIN. *TR

WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND FASTER. HAVE TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP TAPPING THE PEDAL AND HOPE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME OR MY KIDS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. ANOTHER THING IS THAT I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LIGHT SHOWS IT IS ON BUT WHEN I PUSH THE SET BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENS. *TR

WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND FASTER. HAVE TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP TAPPING THE PEDAL AND HOPE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME OR MY KIDS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I AM TRYING TO GET IT FIXED VERY SOON. RIGHT NOW THE MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND I AM STILL DRIVING IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. ITS MY ONLY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD TAURUS SE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME, OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR RPM SHOT UP. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK WHILE MY ENGINE IS SCREAMING AND HIT THE GAS PEDDLE COUPLE OF TIMES, TO BRING MY RPM BACK DOWN.(NOTE: RPM BE AROUND 4000). SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL KEEP THE SAME SPEED OR IT WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT HITTING THE GAS PEDDLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT 25 MPH. WHEN I REACHED THE CREST OF THE HILL, IT FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ITSELF DOWN AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE RPM WENT UP TO 4,000 AND MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING. I PUT BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD LITTLE EFFECT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. AFTER, I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON FOR PRECAUTIONS. I STARTED MY CAR UP AFTER LETTING IT REST FOR AWHILE AND IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 4,000 RPM(S). I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND LET IT REST FOR AWHILE. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

WHILE RETURNING TO LUBBOCK, TX FROM CARROLLTON, TX WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. APPLIED BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 105 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WAS 20 MILES AWAY FROM NEAREST TOWN. WAS STRANDED UNTIL TOW TRUCK COULD MAKE IT OUT THERE. CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. SHOP DETERMINED THAT TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. CAR HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. *TR

CAR EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLED, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. HARD BRAKING WAS REQUIRED TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP DUE THE REVVING ENGINE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN START DUE TO THE REVVING ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. IT LOPE, HEADLIGHTS DIM/BRIGHT, AND JUTTS. ALSO SLIGHT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OCCURS, AND OCCASIONAL HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. FUEL FILTER REPLACED, FUEL PUMP CHECKED OUT WORKING PROPERLY, AND INJECTORS ARE RUNNING FINE. ALSO ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT GOOD, NEW SPARK PLUGS, WIRES WORKING FINE, NEW BATTERY. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT IT RUNS TERRIBLY. IT`S LOPED SINCE AROUND 60K MILES, AND SEEMS TO BE STEADILY GETTING WORSE. ALSO ON THIRD RADIATOR. A FRIEND TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE AC GETTING LOW OR CHARGING, OR POSSIBLE IAC MOTOR GOING OUT, BUT THERE`S NO REAL GOOD WAY OF TESTING IT. DEALERS KEEP TELLING ME THEY WON`T FIX UNLESS IT`S FOR SURE BROKEN. WILL TAKE TILL I`M STRANDED TILL A MECHANIC WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.