Problems with 2005 Ford Taurus VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated the cruise control was not activated; while driving approximately 40 mph when the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated up to 70 mph with an intermittent illumination of the engine warning indicator. the brake pedal was depressed repeatedly before coming to a stop. a certified mechanic detached the cruise control cable; however, the unintended acceleration persisted. the vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to duplicate the problem. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Sitting at a red light, waiting our turn, car accelerated thru the light! had to put it in neutral to stop it. after that numerous times the car would accelerate while driving. our mechanic has worked on this issue for over 9 months, keep thinking found it, drive a week or so, then it would do it again. *tr

The accelerator got stuck while driving. after applying the brake the car was still accelerating and was pulling forward. i put the car in park and revved the engine to try and disengage the accelerator. i put it back in drive and it jerked forward and was still stuck. it finally became un-stuck. this has happened several times since. ford shows no recalls on my year only 2000-2003 models. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or local mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. the failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the accelerator wiring needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

My 2005 ford taurus has an acceleration problem. it drives and picks up speed on it's own. it have reached speeds of up to 80mph on its own, and rpm's shoots up pass 5 with foot on brake as if its still wants to drive. *tr

My ford taurus suffered from unwanted acceleration i.e. speeding up with out pressing gas when i was driving. i managed to put the vehicle in park at an intersection. i noticed that the engine was revving at 4000 rpms even in park. this incident happened again on 7/4/2013 after i fixed up my car once this is a dangerous safety issue. *tr

While driving 35 miles per hour, the cart accelerated on it's own up to 4000 rpms. the gas peddle was not stuck in any way. had to shift the car into neutral and use the brakes to get the cart stopped. very dangerous condition!! *tr

I was driving and pulled into a parking lot and my taurus accelerated and the rpms went haywire and i could not stop it from racing. i slammed on the brakes and it continued to rev up and was very hard to stop. i was terrified. then the next day pulling into my driveway it happened again. i thought we were going in to the bedroom where my child was asleep. i just bought this car used so i'm not sure if this just started but i'm scared i'm going to die driving this car. all these complaints of the same thing obviously something is defective. ford needs to recall and fix this before something bad happens. *tr

I was driving 55 on a two lane highway and attempted to brake as i started down a hill. instead of braking, the car began accelerating. i was able to pull into a gas station and put the car in park but it revved up to 3,500 rpm. i turned the car off and waited 10 minutes. upon starting it again, it remained at 3,500 rpm. after hitting the gas pedal and the brake several times while in park, it returned to normal. i turned the car off and it was fine when i started it again. i drove home (4 miles) without incident but i will have my car in the shop first thing in the morning. *tr

Throttle sticks open at 4,000 rpms and will not close unless you spike the accelerator. assuming the problem is with the design of the throttle body and linkage. has been acting up for over a year. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force as the braking system failed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was not provided. the approximate failed mileage was 150,000. *tr

Hello, my 2005 taurus accelerated on its own. my cruise control stopped holding the speed level and then accelerated on its own. i tried pumping the accelerator pedal but that didn't stop it completely. i don?t know how fast or how long the car would have continued like this as i had it under control once i was near the local speed limit of 40 mph. the car eventually came back to a normal idle but then it accelerated on its own again. i was able to stop the car by applying the brakes but as soon as i released the brakes it starting moving again on its own. i turned the engine off and have not experienced this problem since. my cruise control began working again for the rest of that day but now doesn't hold the speed. is this a known problem? by the way, my car mat is on the passenger side foot area. my oil had been changed and a new fuel filter installed on 06/06/2013. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated without any manual operation. the failure recurred on three occasions. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. *tr

The throttle is sticking causing the vehicle to accelerate by itself. i was able to slow it down by use of the brakes, but had to put the vehicle in neutral at a stop light and then cut the car off completely as the rpm's immediately went up to 4000, this happened while driving and was not the gas pedal being stuck, and the pedal was clear of carpet or rug, while driving i even stuck my foot under the pedal and lifted it up. *tr

The car begins to accelerate on it's own. tapping the gas peddle vigorously sometimes stops the acceleration. *tr

As i was driving down the road, i noticed that my 2005 ford taurus was accelerating, even though i wasn't actively pushing the accelerator and the cruise control wasn't on. i was forced to use the brakes to control the speed of the vehicle. i was able to maintain my speed at 30 mph, but could tell that i was fighting the car's need to accelerate. thankfully, i was close enough to home and tried my best to make it there. i used the brake to get my car down to a safe enough speed to turn onto my street, at which point i heard a loud grinding sound. i tried shifting the car into neutral and the car went up to 4000 rpm. i then returned it back to drive and was forced to start circling my block. i called my father and he told me to turn my car off while still in drive. i did this and rolled to a stop in front of my house. while in park, i turned the car back on, and it immediately went up to 4000 rpm. i shut the car back off and repeated the test, with the same results. upon inspection, we found that the cruise control cable had detached from the throttle cam and was blocking the throttle from returning to its correct position. we removed the cable from the area of the throttle and the engine returned to the normal idling range around 1000 rpm. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. while driving at various speeds or while idling, the vehicle would rev and attempt to accelerate. the contact attempted to shift the vehicle into neutral position, but it continued to rev. the vehicle would only resume normal function after it was restarted. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the cruise control cable was loose and strapped up the cable so it would not loosen again. the failure continued to occur. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000.

My daughter's 2005 ford taurus started to surge with a stuck throttle at various speeds; still happening from time to time; we are very worried about this; we can share more details if needed. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

We was driving and the car started to accelerate on its own and continued to accelerate @ faster speed till about 75 mph .. we was going 40 mph on our own to start .. we had to brake the car but it seemed the more we brake the more it would go .. but we did it @ force till it stopped , and squealing brakes and put it in park and the car sound as if i was pushing pedal to floor and i turned it off as is .. so i opened hood went to throttle and moved the cage on it then i heard a click and started it up and it was fine ..now 5/20/13 it does it atleast 1 a day and my cousin who is mechanic said put it in neutral and give the gas a little push to get it to release .. and call ford to see if there's a recall .. i called and they said there isn't a recall to have it service asap because it dangerous .. but my thought is if there is a lot of people with same issue why wouldn't it be on recall due to severity (fordforum.com). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact quickly applied the brakes and stopped the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing, which determined that two metal brackets for the curse control were fractured. the dealer replaced the speed control cable. the failure mileage was 9,739.

2005 ford taurus wagon accelerates all on its own. happens on freeway going 65. happened while coming to a stop light, brakes had a hard time stopping vehicle. can get up to 3000 or more rpm's at any given time on its own. very scary and very very dangerous. *tr

Car began to accelerate on its own and would not slow down when foot was removed from gas. it responded to the brake, but then revved up to 3000 rpm on its own, with my foot off the gas pedal. it was hard to stop. this happened in speed ranges of 0-60 mph. after car sat for 8 hours, i turned the ignition on and it shot up to 3000 rpm. i shifted into gear and the car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the gas pedal. i called aaa and the tow truck driver found the plastic clips on the cruise control cable disconnected from the throttle. he reconnected the clips but they seemed to be too loose and easily came off again. the car was towed to a aaa car center, where the technician replaced the cruise control cable and idle air control valve. no issues since the repair. *tr

As i was accelerating, and get to around 40 or 45mph, the car would lunge forward and the speed would suddenly increase even if i wasn't pushing the accelerator. then i would try to slow down the car and it would be jerking and would come to a stop finally, but the rpm would be to over 4,000 or even 5,000. it would do it for a few miles then suddenly go back to running normal. i also noticed the cruise control is not working since the car stated doing this. i took it to a mechanic and all they could find wrong with the car was that the throttle body plates were covered in gunk and they cleaned them, and i needed to replace my idle air intake valve which i had both done. from time to time the car will still accelerate suddenly without warning, and i am afraid i am going to either blow the engine from the high rpm's or run into someone if i can't get the car slowed down in time. *tr

I noticed when i took my foot off the accelerator, while driving on a local highway, that the car was still continuing to move at the same speed. thinking it was probably stuck, i pumped the gas pedal to possibly free it but this only increased my speed. after reaching down and pulling back the floor mat which did nothing, i put the car into neutral, stopped (at the light) and pumped the gas again which brought the acceleration down... i was able to drive the car home without this happening again, but now the idle is well over 1000 rpm, enough to move the car forward in drive without my foot on the gas pedal! after doing a quick search on the internet, i see this is a common problem/complaint with a 2005 taurus. what is ford doing about this dangerous situation! *tr

Vehicle throttle stuck while driving. vehicle begins to accelerate on its own. had to hold brake firmly to keep from having serious accident on x-way. it has happened several times. when able to stop and put car in park. engine is still racing. had to shut off. *tr

No incident yet. the gas pedal is sticking causing the engine to rev up to 4,000 rpms even while in park or in neutral. it has happened previously while driving and kicking and tapping on the gas pedal has loosened it up. now it seems to be stuck. *tr

While driving at a safe speed , was starting to slow down to make turn, engine accelerated on its own, lucky my husband was with me and told me to put in neutral and put foot on gas hard and short to stop the acceleration, which i did. this happened and i took the car to dealer to be repaired.may 7,2013. the dealer replaced the cruise control servo cable. all was working well until now as of august 2014, it is now accelerating on its own again. why is this happening again as it was repaired a year ago? *tr

My ford taurus 05 accelerated on its on own when i drove at 30 mph on local street. it was the second time this month! last time was about half a mouth ago. at first, i thought maybe the matt stuck into the pedal. i took away the matt. but it happened again today! i did not turn on the cruise. the gas pedal looked not stuck somewhere. i brake hard, put shift to neutral and turned off the engine. then the car stopped in the middle of the street. when i restarted the car, it went back to normal. but i am afraid it would happen again! it was so dangerous. *tr

While driving my 2005 ford taurus, it began to accelerate independently of whether i was pressing the gas pedal. it began speeding from 25 up to 50 mph in a residential area. i was able to eventually stop the vehicle by pushing on the brakes very hard, but it continued to try to accelerate through the brakes. i pulled over and placed it in park and it continued to try to accelerate until i shut off the engine. i checked to make sure nothing was near the gas pedal and it was completely free and not depressed. i had the car towed to the dealer, where they found that the cable for throttle/speed control was loose, as something had become worn and allowed the cable to hold the throttle open. they replaced the cable and throttle, at a cost of $600. i see that there was an nhtsa investigation of 2005 ford tauruses in 2012 for this exact issue and that the investigation was closed without a recall. i strongly urge you to reopen the investigation or at least issue a warning and require ford to pay for fixing this dangerous malfunction. thank you. *tr

Driving in a neighborhood at 30mph, while going up a steep hill car suddenly accelerated, attempt to brake was unsuccessful, put in neutral and shut off ignition causing car to go back down hill into a building. *tr

Accelerator starts sticking at 65 mph and continue to accelerate. cruise control stopped working at the same time. *tr

There now been 3 days where the car starts accelerating by its self. i took it to a mechanic but he could not find anything wrong after the first two incidents, now i have contacted ford motor co. about waiting a reply. i am worried about driving the car or letting my children drive this car, taking back to mechanic to check cruise control cable as this seems to be a major problem with these cars. *tr

When traveling from work today at lunch, i was traveling at approx. 35-40 mph. when i tried to slow the car down as i left parking area to the main road, the car suddenly started to accelerate. the car tried to advance and i had to stand on the brake hard and put the car into neutral. i stopped at nearby parking lot to check what was going on with the car. this same type of acceleration has happened to me once before while i was driving the car locally near my home around the same speed. this is really frightening! talking to the mechanic he looked and again found that the cruise control cable had become detached at the throttle body just like before. this is the source of this type of issue. the plastic clip that is suppose to keep the cable attached comes loose from the cable. i checked the ford website again and there is not a recall at this time, but there should be. when is ford or the nhtsa going to take action on this before someone else is seriously hurt or killed. this needs to get fixed as there is a serious design flaw with the system. *tr

I was driving from a road into my driveway and my vehicle did not slow down when i let off on the accelerator. instead, the 2005 ford taurus sel gas pedal was stuck which caused me to speed into my driveway and i threw the car in park, moments from causing an accident or injury. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated on its own. after depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle continued to rev. the driver placed the gear in neutral and shut the engine off. after restarting, the vehicle was able to driven without failure. the contact also mentioned that the failure occurred two different times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. *tr

While driving at a speed of approximately 35 i lifted my foot from the accelerator to stop at a traffic light; however, the vehicle did not reduce it's speed and continued without my foot on the accelerator. i was able to stop the vehicle by applying excessive pressure to the brakes as the car continued to want to accelerate forward. after inspection of the car i discovered that the cruise control throttle cable had broken loose causing the throttle to stick. *tr

At low and higher speeds the gas petal gets stuck and the engine revs high. i have to press the gas petal down sometimes more than once to get it unstuck.

First noticed that the cruise control was not working. driving on interstate at 65 mph and the car suddenly started to accelerate. i took my foot off the accelerator and the car continued to accelerate. at approximately 80 mph i applied the brakes hard and slowed to about 60 mph. i took my foot off the brake and the car continued to accelerate. at approximately 80 mph, i shifted into neutral and the engine rpm stayed at 4000 rpm. i tapped the accelerator pedal a couple times and rpm returned to idle and vehicle operated normally. this type of sudden acceleration incident continued to happen on a sporadic basis. the acceleration incident felt very similar to actuating the cruise control accel or resume control. i suspected the issue was in the cruise control system. i disconnected and removed the cruise control cable and the incident has not happened since. the cruise control cable was properly connected before i removed to this is not the same as nhtsa investigation #pe12005. the cruise control cable was not detached and therefore not keeping the throttle from closing properly. my incidents occurred while traveling at a constant speed, the car would suddenly accelerate on it's own. i suspect there is a defect within the cruise control system and the engine is getting a signal to accelerate. applying the brakes does not stop the acceleration. the only way to keep the car from accelerating is to shut off the engine or shift into neutral and tap on the accelerator pedal. *tr

My daughters car accelerates on its own. there have been 6 occasions where she has to brake hard and shut the car off. my husband put graphite on some parts but it didn't help. at first we thought she was exaggerating and maybe floor mat was hitting gas pedal. neither was the cause! it is very dangerous.....i am taking to ford garage to have them check it out. asap. *tr

As i was exiting off the interstate,my cruise control failed to shut off. applying the brake i was barely able to stop my car before rear ending someone, and the rpm was staying around 2000. i then noticed that the gas pedal was sticking and that the cruise control was no longer coming on. now the cruise control will come on while going down the road on its on and the gas pedal is sticking. this all occurred when the cruise control started acting up. this almost cause a horrible accident. *tr

Accelerator stuck and my son and he barely got car stopped. needed to shift in to neutral brakes barely stopped him..car continued to rev at 4500rpm.took to dealer and found throttle body cam worn and speed control cable worn and keeping throttle open. car was traveling at 65mph and was at the point son was scared greatly and thought he would either end up crashing in to a tree and nearby river. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact was driving 25 mph when the vehicle independently accelerated to 45 mph. the contact applied the brakes with force but the vehicle did not respond. the contact then powered the vehicle off while stile in drive. the contact attempted to shift into park but to no avail. the vehicle was not taken for inspection and the failure recurred one week later. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 67,297.

Several times since april 1st, my 2005 taurus has suddenly accelerated on its own. in order to stop the vehicle i had to constantly apply and then ride the brakes. i also had to put the car into neutral. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000. *tr

Slowing from highway speed had difficulty slowing, tachometer reading 2400rpm, continued braking slowed the vehicle. at a stop, took car out of gear, engine revved up, tapped accelerator then rpms dropped to 700rpm. second occurrence happened 3 weeks later in local traffic. speed without touching accelerator about 40mph at 2400rpm, tapping accelerator petal recovered control. no incidences since but cruise control is now non functional (related?) *tr

I was driving my car and almost went thru numerous stop signs. my idles on my car shot way above 4000 rpms and i could hardly hold the brake to prevent it from shooting off. i pumped the gas peddle a few times and that didn't help.i had to shut down the car completely. when i restarted it the idle was still up to over 4000 rpms and pumping the gas peddle brought it back down. it still later did it again and again i had to shut the card down where i sit . i waited over 20 minutes at one point and restarted it and the rpms were still way above 4000 rpms/ but this is happening none stop. we had the throttle body cleaned by a professional and this still is happening. this is an extreme danger and i have a child that i have to take to school and i go to work. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that while traveling approximately 20 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 92,500.

First time at 65 mph vehicle started to accelerate by itself, second time when driving at 30 mph the speed started to increase by itself and after stopping the rpm stayed at 2500. took vehicle to ford dealer where they recommended that a decarb of the fuel injectors, throttle body be done and also suggested that the idle air control valve had a erratic condition. they also said that they performed multiple test drives with an i.d.s. tester and found nothing wrong. after paying over $700.00 we drove back home, within one mile the car started to accelerate again, almost had an accident at a 4 way stop and had to press the breaks hard but the car did not come to a complete stop and went thru the intersection. *tr

Initial incident: was driving down the road at approximately 40mph and pressed the gas pedal to level out speed. when i lifted my foot off the pedal, it stuck and kept accelerating. i was able to release it by pressing the pedal again. subsequent incidents: i had a few other incidents, which are currently ongoing, pending a mechanic looking at my vehicle. in these instances, they are similar to the initial one in that when i let off the pedal, it sticks and eventually releases with a slight 'pop' from the pedal area either on it's own, when i press the gas pedal again or press the brake and slow to a lower speed (around 5mph). major incident: on one occasion, the pedal got stuck and the rpm went upwards of 4000-5000 and the engine was revving. none of the above - pressing pedal or pressing brake - helped with the situation. i eventually had to shift into neutral and turn off the vehicle. when i waited about 30 seconds, i restarted the vehicle and it went right back to rpm around 4000-5000. i tried pressing the pedal again to relase and after 3 or so tries it finally released. i am planning to contact ford and let them know i have reported this and see what can be done to resolve this issue. *tr