2007 Ford Taurus

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATION, SHAKING PROBLEM AND RUBBING NOISES AT 35-40 MPH. POSSIBLE FAILURE ON THE ROAD WAS ADMITTED BY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE PROBLEM AT LAST SERVICE BUT COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS MY SOLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION BUT I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE MANY MONTHS BEFORE IT CAN BE FIXED. MEANWHILE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS BREAKDOWN ON THE ROAD MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 12/17/13*LJ *TR

VEHICLE ROUGH STARTED AND WAS SURGING AND DIED IN THE LANE OF A TWO LANE BUSY ROAD, HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE BUSY ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE KEY WAS THEN CYCLED 3 TIMES AND THE CAR STARTED. INCIDENT #2 11/25/2013, SAME SCENARIO, WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN KEY WAS RECYCLED 3 TIMES THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME. *TR

IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER LAST WINTER, THE CAR DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE. THE LATCHES WOULDN'T CATCH. DRIVING WAS DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MANY HAVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR DEFECT. I HAVE TO PAY OVER $1,400 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I EVEN CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS. NO LUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL COMMAND WAS TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP OR COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, THROTTLE CABLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,684...UPDATED 11-14-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN IN PARK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SHE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, FAST AND IT WENT TO NORMAL IDLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN THAT IT WOULD TURN ON BUT I COULD NOT SET A SPEED ANYMORE. I DECIDED I WOULD HAVE THAT FIXED AT MY NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICING. AFTER A WEEK WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I RELEASED THE THROTTLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON IT WAS STILL BROKEN. BRAKING A LITTLE TO STOP THE FORWARD MOMENTUM AND TAPPING THE THROTTLE RESOLVED THE ISSUE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT MUST BE THE MAT SNAGGING IT. HOWEVER, ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK AGAIN. AGAIN AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE THROTTLE. SINCE TAPPING THE THROTTLE DIDN'T WORK IMMEDIATELY I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RAGING AT 4000 RPM IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I COULD STOP, THEN I SLAMMED THE THROTTLE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL ASSEMBLY, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED THAT FOR CERTAIN MAKES, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GET LOOSE AND MOVES AROUND A LITTLE IT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

WHEN WET OR REALLY COLD OUTSIDE, GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU PUSH HARD ON IT AND IT EVENTUALLY GOES BUT SHOOTS YOU OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR FASTER THEN YOU WANT IT TO GO. RIGHT AFTER YOU PUT INTO DRIVE OR IF YOU STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. YOU CAN STOP, BUT THEN CAN'T GET IT TO GO. SCARY CAUSE IF YOU ARE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IT STICKS MAKES YOU SHOOT FAST SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY STAY BACK AND THEN CARS CUT IN FRONT AND IT HAPPENS. ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPILL THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,782. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TAPPING ON GAS WOULD SLOW IT DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. RPM'S RACED TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT ME HAVING FOOT ON GAS. TURNED OFF AND STARTED UP AND RPMS STILL RACING. WHILE IN PARKING LOT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE WOULD GO WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS. TOOK TO DEALER ON MONDAY AND HAPPENED ON WAY BUT OF COURSE NOTHING WHEN GOT TO DEALER. ON 4/22/13 HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGE AND CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN. AGAIN PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT IN PARK. RPMS ACCELERATED. TURNED ON AND OFF THIS LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THEN COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL DISENGAGE. ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. WAS IN DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND EVEN THOUGH FOOT ON BRAKE YOU COULD FEEL CAR TRY TO PUSH AGAINST IT. HAD PASSENGER IN CAR WITH ME WHO COULD EXPERIENCE IT AS WELL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AND DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT UP. TAPPED GAS PEDAL AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. PUT CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR WILL HOLD RPMS AS IF GAS PEDAL IS STILL ENGAGED EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS NO LONGER ON THE GAS. HAVE TO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL HARD AND FAST TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE AGAIN. BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE REGULARLY. HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OFTEN TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE KEEPS DETACHING FROM ITS HOUSING AND MAKES THE THROTTLE STICK PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR

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