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Ford Taurus Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Mar 25, 2012
Reported on Mar 25, 2012
| INTERMITTENT THROTTLE PROBLEMS. ON THE FREEWAY, HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT DOESN'T WORK, OFF AND IT CONTINUES TO HOLD IT'S CURRENT SPEED. ON CITY STREETS, IDLES AT HIGH RATE, AND WHEN BREAK RELEASED THE CAR INCREASES SPEED (I.E. WENT FROM 0 TO 45MPH WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDDLE). I HAVE TO PRESS BREAK OFTEN TO REMAIN IN SPEED LIMIT. I AM AFRAID THE BREAKS WILL WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT IS APPARENTLY HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TREATED AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Taurus |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SAN JOSE CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FAFP56U76A |
| Mileage: | 69000 miles. |
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| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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