Table 1 shows eight common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2001 Ford Taurus. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (33 problems). The second most common problem is related to the speed control cable (23 problems).
The car will sometimes stay at high rpms even when pressure is released on the accelerator pedal. This happened to me in 2018 when I first got the car and has happened recently in December 2020. In the first episode, I depressed the brake and the car did not slow down until I shifted to neutral. Read details...
The throttle cable housing does not stay in it's seat where it is mounted by the throttle body causing over acceleration when using moderate acceleration, very hard braking is necsesary to stop and putting the transmission in neutral causes major over reving of the engine. Read details...
I was driving my 2001 Ford Taurus onto a freeway and got up to 45 mph and the car continued to accelerate after I lifted my foot off the gas. I attempted to press on the brake as hard as I could and the car was still accelerating. Pressing the brake would not make the car stop. Read details...