45 problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2005 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2005 Taurus.
While in parking lot, car suddenly accelerated without touching the gas pedal. Held the brakes to keep car from moving and put the car in neutral. When I put the car in neutral, the rpms when up to 7000, gas pedal was not being touched. After I got the car stopped and while in neutral, I quickly pumped the gas pedal once and the engine came back down to idle. This has happened on the highway as well. I am surprised by the many reports of this on the Ford Taurus that it isn't a recall. This is the same type of issue Toyota had. Sudden acceleration. Does someone have to die before this gets recalled?.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact applied the brakes, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact also stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer in 2011 for the same failure, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer stated that the contact was depressing both the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who inspected the failure and stated that the throttle body was sticking. The mechanic sprayed a lubricant on the throttle and the failure was remedied for approximately one year. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the failure was under a defect investigation and there were no current recalls. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage is 60,000. Updated 05/11/lj updated 06/01/12.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving uphill at 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and did not stop when the brakes were depressed. The contact shifted into neutral which was followed by an increase in the engine rpms. The engine had to be shut off to stop the failure. After waiting a few moments, the vehicle was driven home and then to a dealer. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the vehicle speed control experienced a shortage and needed to be replaced. The contact informed the dealer to disconnect the vehicle speed control and she did not plan on replacing it. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 123,410 and the current mileage is 143,000. Updated 05/21/12 updated 05/23/12.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly acceleration up to 7,000 rpms. The contact quickly applied the brakes and shifted into neutral. The high engine rpms continued as the brakes were depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the vehicle speed control needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 149,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit relatively high engine rpms and would accelerate without driver intent at intervals of ten minutes. In addition, the brake pedal would become unusually hard and resistant when the vehicle would accelerate. The contact confirmed on one occasion while driving at speeds of 30 mph, he crashed into the rear of another vehicle due to the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was inspected by an engineer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The failure mileage was 102,296 and the current mileage was 103,296.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. While driving between 50-55 mph there was an unintended acceleration without application of the accelerator pedal. After several minutes, she was able to resume normal vehicle operation. The failure and current mileages were 160,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle would abnormally accelerate sporadically and at any rate of speed traveled. In order to stop the acceleration, the contact would shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The current mileage was 76,000 and the failure mileage was 62,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. When traveling 55 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly accelerate to 90 mph without warning intermittently. Both the dealer and manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle in for diagnostic testing; however, the vehicle had not been repaired or diagnosed due to cost. The current mileage was 87,000 and the failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 3/2/2011 updated 05/05/11.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle had suffered from an intermittent unintended acceleration failure for the past ten years. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the vehicle would be stopped and there would be an increase in the engine rpms. The contact had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. The vehicle had been to the dealer three times, but the dealer could never diagnose a failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 110,000.
- the contact called regarding a rented 2007 Ford Taurus. The contact had the vehicle for two weeks and the engine surgeed unexpectedly. The failure occurred intermittently. The failure mileage was 11,062. Updated 03/19/07.