Table 1 shows eight common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2002 Ford Taurus. The number one most common problem is related to the speed control cable (28 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (18 problems).
On 14 oct 2017, the subject vehicle had just been serviced. On the drive home, the throttle cable became stuck causing the car to not stop accelerating. The driver was able to exit the highway and stopped the car by crashing into a dumpster/fence at a service station. Read details...
Driving at a speed of about 25 mph ,my car suddenly revved up and sped up without my pressing the gas. I nearly rear-ended a car in front of me. I pressed on my brake as hard as I could but it did not help much . I downshifted to 3rd gear but still not much help. Finally it returned to normal speed. Read details...
I was slowly pulling into a parking space with my foot off the accelerator and ready to brake, when suddenly the car accelerated. I had to "stand" on the brake to stop the car. Had I not done so, the car would have hopped over the parking block, broken through a fence and hit a building. Read details...