NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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149 reports97,000 miles · Mar 9, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control
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. *…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10502214
99,567 miles · Mar 2, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control
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. …
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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
NHTSA ODI #10501053
93,000 miles · Feb 18, 2013
Fuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control
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…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10498509
135,000 miles · Jan 10, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control
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 NEUTR…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10492078
Mileage unknown · Nov 28, 2012
Vehicle Speed Control
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 I…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10486323
94,831 miles · Nov 1, 2012
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THE VEHICLE BECAME LOUD. THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BROKE AWAY FROM ITS EXHAUST PIPE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLAMP AND WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE ACTUAL CLAMP WAS STILL IN PLACE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10482820
104,307 miles · Oct 26, 2012
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10482404
78,000 miles · Sep 19, 2012
Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING THE CAR,THEN THEY WORK FINE, BRAKE FLUID IS FULL NO BRAKE LIGHT ON, ANOTHER INCIDENT 9/18/12. NOT A GOOD FEELING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10475993
58,500 miles · Aug 22, 2012
Power Train
"CHECK TRANSMISSION" HAS COME UP THREE TIMES ON DISPLAY OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATES OF THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS BUT EACH TIME I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS I DROVE AWAY. I ALSO FOUND FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER THE SECOND INCID…
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"CHECK TRANSMISSION" HAS COME UP THREE TIMES ON DISPLAY OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATES OF THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS BUT EACH TIME I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS I DROVE AWAY. I ALSO FOUND FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO GO BUT THEY COULD NOT BE SPECIFIC ON WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, AND I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SPENT TIME LOOKING AT MY CAR AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER! AGAIN, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO TELLING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10471963
85,245 miles · Jul 30, 2012
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control
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 …
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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
NHTSA ODI #10468294
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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