Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2010 Ford Taurus

At approximately 11:30pm, est, on 11/23/2013, at a parking lot at the intersection of route 59 and franklin tpk. , in suffern, NY, the vehicle engaged in an unintended acceleration while the brake was being applied to bring the car to a full stop. I,[xxx], the driver, forced down the brake pedal to halt the vehicle, placed the shift lever in neutral, and depressed the ignition button to stop the racing engine. The car was restarted, with no further malfunction. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 10 mph, the brake was engaged and there was an unexpected acceleration. The contact applied the brake pedal repeatedly and the vehicle came to a stop. The failure occurred on a second occasion which resulted into a crash. There were no physical injuries. The contact's vehicle sustained moderate damages. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the unintended acceleration issue. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle began to accelerate rapidly. The brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the contact shifted into park in order to stop the vehicle from further accelerating. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 300. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. While driving 15 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a hill. The driver and passenger were injured during the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 3200. Updated 5/3/10 updated 06/10/10.