Accelerator Pedal problems of the 1999 Ford Taurus

Six problems related to accelerator pedal have been reported for the 1999 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Accelerator Pedal problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2002

When pulling into a parking space, gas pedal stuck to floor and vehicle accelerated and took off, consumer hit a car/some trees and a fence. Vehicle rolled over before coming to a stop. Vehicle was a total loss.

2 Accelerator Pedal problem

Failure Date: 09/22/1999

While sitting at a light or a stop and applying the gas pedal, vehicle accelerated on its own. Dealer can't duplicate the problem.

3 Accelerator Pedal problem

Failure Date: 12/01/1998

While driving and taking the foot off gas pedal, the vehicle does not slow down as it suppose to, and may cause a crash. Dealer said its the characteristic of the vehicle. Please provide further information.

4 Accelerator Pedal problem

This vehicle will not slow down, when I let foot off of the accelerator.

5 Accelerator Pedal problem

Vehicle hesitated to accelerate when the gas pedal was depressed from a stop position. Intermittently this failure occurred while driving. On one occasion, when this failure occurred, it resulted in consumer's vehicle being rear ended. Dealership serviced the vehicle several times, and performed a diagnostic test, in which no failure code was found. But the failure recurred.

6 Accelerator Pedal problem

Throttle keeps sticking after letting go, and it accelerates up to 1600 rpms. Consumer must step on brakes to stop accelerations. Please provide further information.




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