general problems of the 2004 Ford Taurus - part 1

At times when driving car in street car will automatically drive up to 50 mph on its own with your foot off gas pedal. And when you use brakes to stop u can feel the car still straining to accelerate and go .

While pulling out of my driveway and trying to pull into an alley that leads the main road; my vehicles rpm went from just above idle to almost 4000. It caused me to fly through a stop sign, as my brakes were not working. After some tugging I was able to shift it into neutral and get it to a full stop. I turned the vehicle off, then back on again, while in park the rpms were gradually increasing. I stepped on the gas while in park, and it corrected the issue. Second incident occurred while going fifty five mph down a county road. I took my foot off the gas and the rpms continued increasing again. I got to almost seventy mph. I was able to shift into neutral again . I came to a full stop in the middle of the road and restarted the vehicle. It started back up without incident. I will be having the vehicle looked at first thing Monday.

Takata recall - while driving Taurus accelerates without touching fuel pedal. Also retains speed for a while after releasing fuel pedal. Fuel pedal does not seem to be stuck as when I tap fuel pedal car does dot slow down until I apply brake. When first starting in morning engine revs to 3,000 rpms and falls gradually. Taurus has 139,600 miles.

The vehicle continues to gain speed without the foot on the accelerator, regardless if we are on flat ground or moving up a small hill. If I take my foot off of the brake the car gains speed immediately and has almost caused me to crash my car. The only way it does not continue to gain speed is by putting the car into nuetral, braking and turning it off. I know this has been an ongoing problem with other Ford Taurus's close in the same years proximity. This is clearly a safety hazard. This has happened many times and I now have my vehicle parked for safety reasons.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle assembly was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I entered the highway accelerating normally to blend in with traffic in the right travelling lane. Within seconds the car accelerated on its' own up to any alarming rate of speed. I slammed on brakes- nothing happened. Attempted to put car in neutral- nothing happened. I could not steer the car as it was going at least 100mph. I weaved between 3 lanes of traffic before hitting a car's bumper and flipping over 2-3 times and landed upright in the ditch in the medium. I was awake the entire time- in sheer terror. Had I not been wearing a seatbelt I likely would have been killed. The car was totaled. To my knowledge this 2004 Ford Taurus 24vt has had many other accidents and Ford motor CO. Has not issued a recall. This is inexcusable!.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. The VIN was unavailable.

This has happened over the past two days. The first time was at a freeway speed of 65 mph and the second time happened on a side street at a speed of 40 mph. As I released the gas peddle the car maintained the speed or accelerated on it's own.

This has happened to me a couple of times already. I was driving behind my boyfriend we where headed to his house, and my car started accelerating at a fast unusual pace. He stopped in front of me at a stop light, and as I was pressing on my brakes there was a couple of loud clunks coming from inside my engine. I was just riding my brakes, luckily the car was able to slow down and come to a stop. When the light turned green, it was behaving normally. I've looked this up, and noticed that this was a recurring problem with almost all models of Ford Taurus. Yet there is no recall? I hope you realize how dangerous this problem actually is, and I hope that something is done about it soon.

I was headed to the grocery store a little after noon and when I pulled away from a stop sign and accelerated toward 45 mph the rpm kept increasing after I took my foot off the accelerator once I reached the desired speed. They quickly jumped to between 3000 and 3500 rpm so I applied pressure to the brake and thought it would stop. It didn't. The second I let go of the brakes the car started to accelerate on its own quickly. I pulled over, turned the car off, but when I turned it back on the rpms went high again as if I was flooring the gas pedal. I turned around and cautiously went back home, riding the brakes the entire way (almost 5 miles) and parked it. The next day everything was normal.

Driving down a side street going approximately 15 mph. The vehicle started racing and speeding up. I applied the brakes and could feel the jerking of the car fighting to speed up. I pulled over and put the car in neutral which caused the rpm meter to race. I pushed hard on the hard accelerator and let off and that stopped the rpm's from racing. This has been happening more and more over the past few months. One time, I had to turn the car off and when I started it up it was still racing. A combination of pressing hard on the accelerator (in n) and turning the car off seems to help. There is not always a place to pull over, this is an accident waiting to happen. My mechanic had no ideas why this is happening so I researching solutions myself.

Car continues to accelerate at moderate rate when foot is not on the accelerator. I was still able to stop the car easily using foot brake, but when stopped the car was revving at a much higher rate than usual. Not clear yet whether the problem is getting worse.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal will intermittently get stuck. The contact did not take his vehicle of a diagnostic test. Both dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 165,000. Az.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 208,000.

I was driving and coming to a complete stop, when the car began to accelerate itself. I braked, that didn't help much. It stopped the car, but did not stop the engine from abnormally reving itself up. I pushed the gas and it was okay, but still at a higher rpm than normal. Again, 5 mins later, while sitting in traffic it reved up again. It was at about 2500 rpm, coming from a dead stop. I freaked out and tried to put the car in park thinking that would help. When I put it in park, it reved itself to about 4000rpm. I turned it off. I turned it back on a short while later and drove to a parking lot and kept it parked.

I was trying to stop for a red light. The engine rpm suddenly increased and when I pressed the brake the rpm kept increasing. I shifted from drive to park and the rpm still kept increasing. I finally pumped the gas pedal while in park and the rpm went down. This happened again about 20 minutes later when I accelerated after being stopped at a light.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 70mph, the vehicle excelareting independently. The contact stated that the failure was last year. The failure recurred multiple times. . The contact stated that she did take the vehicle in for diagnostic testing and it was repaired. The contact stated that she is still having that failure. I referred the contact to her manufacturer 800-392-3673, however she did indicate that she spoke with them. Kc.

My car began accelerating on its own. It was travelling around 65 mph without touching the gas pedal. I had to drive with the brakes depressed to keep the car from accelerating even more. When I turned the car off and then restarted it, the engine was going very fast and if I put it in drive, it accelerated on its own. ' however, today it seems okay.

As I easy driving home from work, I stop for a traffic light and thé engine starts idle up. The next day I take thé car in and have it checked out, thats when I found that the throttle sensor was bad replaced it end of problemes.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed and became stuck to the floor board. The contact was able to release the accelerator from the floor board by tapping the accelerator pedal several times. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be inspected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 113,000.

While driving and approaching an intersection I began to apply brake for red light, the rpms spiked to 4000. The car continued to accelerate on it's own. Tried to tap brake again. . No change. Put the car in neutral and tapped gas to finally get the rpms to lower to at least 2000 level. This has happened at least 4 other times.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that after shifting into park, the vehicle continued to move forward. The contact had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle from moving any farther. The vehicle was not taken to teh dealer for inspection or repairs and the manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle in a residential garage with the brakes depressed, the vehicle suddenly and independently accelerated, crashing into the garage door. The contact sustained injuries to the eye. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 128,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the accelerator pedal failed and became stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate without manual force. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The problem persisted and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle surged. The contact turned the engine off for a moment and the vehicle returned to normal function. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 114,812 and the approximate current mileage was 115,000.

I took the vehicle to southgate Ford on March 15, 2013, to have them analyze the check engine light which came on during the week. I drive only a few miles per week but didn't want to take a chance with this warning. Southgate Ford turned me away on Friday afternoon to return on Monday, March 18th stating: "they are too busy and the check engine light is of little concern and to return on Monday". Within 2 miles of leaving the dealership heading north on fort street, I was unable to bring the 2004 Ford Taurus to a stop at a red light. The Taurus engine raced and roared at over 4,000 rpms and reached speeds between 45 and 50 miles per hour. I tried to brake with one foot and then two feet. The brakes could not bring the Taurus to a stop and it felt like the brakes were pushing back toward me. I swerved to the left to avoid hitting the car in front of me and crossed over the median to southbound fort street. I attempted to reach a parking lot to avoid oncoming traffic as the engine continued to race and roar. The brakes could not control the car. I missed the entrance of the parking lot by a few feet and hit the curb. The impact of hitting the curb threw my body toward the passenger side of the car. The car continued to lunge forward until it hit the brick building in the lot at approximately 47 miles per hour. The air bags never deployed in this head-on collision with a brick building. I have sustained bruising from my left ear down to my knees and mulitple fractures in my right wrist. Please do something to not let this happen to anyone else. How many people have to die to have recall notices issued?.

The vehicle accelerated on its own. Depressing both the brake and the emergency brake did not stop the vehicle. Putting the car in neutral made the car start smoking excessively while still moving. After hitting one vehicle due to being unable to stop at a traffic light, I was only able to stop the car by running it head on into a concrete pylon. One of the most terrifying days of my life. Completely unexpected and I was so unprepared to handle these events. Thankful to god today there was no loss of life, only property. Absolutely terrifying.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact was able to stop and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated without manual force on several occasions. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving and had turned into a store parking lot. I made a turn down a row to park and as I ran over a grate, going no more than 25 mph, the car began to accelerate. The rpm's went up to about 40 mph. I could feel it. My foot was not on the gas. My daughter and I were horrified. I pulled into a parking spot as far away from the other vehicles as possible. The car was roaring so hard. I called my mechanic because I had just had the vehicle inspected. The mechanic told me to quickly pat down on the gas (then release) while the car was safely in park. I did it and it and it stopped it. I could feel it immediately stop the acceleration.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while traveling 50 mph the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to merge to the side of the road. The engine was restarted and the vehicle resumed normal function. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 122,097.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal but the speed remained at 40 mph. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times in order to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for inspection where they stated that there was an accelerator clip malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 195,000. Updated 12/5/12 updated 12/11/2012.

While driving the accelerator was racing so high,I turn off the engine then I start the engine it still racing . When I put in reverse then drive it stops racing it really scares me.

The cars accelerating all by itself. Started a few days ago then stopped. Today it wouldn't stop. Even after car was off for 10 mins. When turned on the car was still accelerating.