Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2006 Ford Taurus.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
5 minutes into a trip through town I noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, I had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. When the light turned green and I released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. About 20 minutes later on the freeway I realized my cruise control wasn't working.
After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. I had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. It was terrifying. My whole body shook. I thought I would hit something because I did not think that I could stop the car. Even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d I could not keep the car under 40 mph. The engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. Luckily, the only light I had was green. I pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. I shifted into park hoping that would keep the vehicle from moving. It caused a loud sound that sounded like an explosion and startled everyone in the parking lot. Still not sure what to do, I turned the ignition off. A parking spot opened up so I turned on the ignition, that caused an even louder explosive sound. I was still terrified but I had to act - so I forced the brake pedal down as hard as I could and shifted to d and was able to navigate into the parking spot. I put the vehicle in park again and again it caused a loud explosive sound. By now I was a spectacle in the parking lot but I was just thankful that I was alive and that no one was hurt. I looked down at the gas pedal and noticed that it was fully depressed and loose. I pulled the pedal up but there was no tension to hold it up and it dropped back all the way down. I drove the vehicle back home, in much the same way - transmission in d, applying a lot of force to the brake and hoping that I would not have to stop suddenly or get pulled over for speeding since I could not get the vehicle slower than 40 mph even while pushing on the brake as hard as I could the whole trip. And when I parked the car at home, it made the same loud sound and I also heard ticking noises coming from under the hood. I am still shaken up by the incident.
Engine keep racing and car tries to go while braking.
I have a 2006 Ford Taurus. I used to live in texas and moved to buffalo area this summer. This morning when I drove my car out of the parking lot and onto the street road, the driver door suddenly opened by itself. Then I was trying to close the door while I was trying but all failed. Then I had to pull my car in the nearby parking space and stopped the car. Eventually after trying quite a few times, I could close the door. This morning was pretty cold and below freezing temperature. After this incident, I checked with some of my colleagues and friends. Quite a few people who drive Ford Taurus have experienced exactly the same issue with the driver door before. Further I did some research on internet and found many complaints on the door closing issue of Ford Taurus during cold winter.
I was driving down the road and my anti theft light came on. When this light came on it felt like the car was shifting gears. Doesn't seem to come on when the car is cold but after it has ran for about ten minutes. I went to town and back which is a ten minute drive and it came on 12 times. I brought it to a Ford dealership and they thought it was my key even though it was doing it with my husbands key also. They gave us a new key and programed it. Within about two minutes of leaving the dealer ship my anti theft light came back on. I won't drive the car because I'm afraid that it is just going to die. My husband took the car today to work and on his way home all the lights on the dash started flashing and then the car just quit. He was able to get it started again and drove it home it is now parked until we can get it into a garage and figure this out. I have looked on line and it seems to me this is a very common problem with the Taurus. I would like to know if their is a recall and if you might know what is going on. The dealer ship that I talked to today said it sounds like it might be a censer that isn't working correctly. The Ford dealer ship that I brought this to already has know idea what might be going on. Hopefully the next dealer ship does.
2006 Ford Taurus, while exiting the turnpike eastbound drove off left side of roadway and struck a sign. Bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0568-91) updated 12/10/10.