1990 Ford Taurus Driver assistance Problems

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. OWNER HAD TO AVOID SEVERAL POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HOWEVER, OWNER'S VEHICLE DID HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10113159

Incident

Feb 27, 2005

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR SOMETIMES MOVES BACKWARDS AND VICE VERSA. NEAR ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030450

Incident

Mar 21, 2001

ACCELERATOR "STICKS" WHEN FLOORED, MAKING THE CAR SPEED UP UNCONTROLABLY. VERY DANGEROUS, AS CAR SPEEDS UP UNCONTROLABLY. ACCELERATOR MUST BE "PUMPED" TO UNSTICK IT. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN ACCELERATOR IS FLOORED, WHICH IS RARE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER- NO RECALL, COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, SAID IT WAS OK. DIDN'T STICK FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT APPARENTLY ONLY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FLOORED IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

750377

Incident

Aug 12, 2001

WHEN VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, IT SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CANT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

866703

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP ON A VERY STEEP HILL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN,AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. SO CONSUMER SHIFTED TRANSMISSION DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STREET, VEHICLE JUST STARTED ACCELERATING, NO WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

860162

Incident

Apr 8, 2000

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JAN 1994; IT HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO RESOLUTION. FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUTTON REMAINS DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE TOP POSITION MAKING IT UNUSEABLE AS A RESTRAINT. TAILGATE LATCH HAS BROKEN OFF DEEP INSIDE THE DOOR AND WILL NO LONGER LATCH. CATALYTIC CONVERTER "RAM'S HORN" BURNED OUT IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR; STARTED ENGINE AND BARELY AVOIDED SERIOUS ENGINE FIRE AS RESULT OF CONVERTER FAILURE. CAR SURGES WHEN IDLING, CAUSING IT TO LUNGE BACK AND FORTH SO HARD IT IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED; WINSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN USING INTERMITTENT WIPE; A YEAR AGO WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. LED INDICATOR ON STEREO BURNED OUT 1 YEAR AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED. ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED-ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUOUS DESPITE $3,000.00 + IN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THEM. ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, AS WELL AS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSAXLES ON FRONT OF VEHICLE IN AUGUST 1999. FREEZE PLUGS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR CURRENTLY "STORED" IN MY DRIVEWAY, AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANY MORE $ INTO USELESS REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

715527

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ALL BY ITSELF, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

837948

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60 WHILE CONSUMER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN STOP. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY, SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

837084

DRIVER LEAVING SERVICE CENTER PARKING LOT, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, LUNGED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED, HITTING TWO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES IN THE LOT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE FULL APPLICATION OF BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR INTO REVERSE, AND THEN SHIFT TO PARK.

NHTSA ID

704258

Incident

Mar 3, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AT FIRST, CONSUMER HAD CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND CONSUMER HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AGAIN, THEN PROBLEM HAD STOPPED. *AK

NHTSA ID

834897

Incident

Feb 2, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR WILL SMASH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN, CAUSING FULL ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TO STOP CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES AND STAND ON THEM TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

834780

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK.ET.

NHTSA ID

834565

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONE AND COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. CAR WAS WRECKED BEYOND REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

536871

Incident

May 23, 1998

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE ZOOMED OUT OF THE GARAGE AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT A DITCH. THE DRIVER NEVER PUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

821761

Incident

Feb 23, 1998

ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SPEED UP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AKSPARK PLUG WIRES WERE REPLACED BUT ONLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. *NLM

NHTSA ID

817077

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE LINKAGE AND CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, OVERRIDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

811762

Incident

Apr 25, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60MPH FOR NO REASON. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM, OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

809670

Incident

Feb 28, 1997

AFTER DRIVING SEVENTY MILES PARKED CAR OUTSIDE GARAGE, GOT OUT GAVE FRIEND HER SUIT CASE, GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF UNCONTROLLABLY, PEELED RUBBER AND CRASHED INTO FOUNDATION OF HOUSE . *AK

NHTSA ID

809465

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

809450

Incident

Jun 28, 1995

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, KICKED PEDAL, STILL DID NOT RELEASE, ENGINE ACCELERATED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, SPEED 20 MPH, SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE; NO WARNING, NO ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

803847

Incident

Sep 30, 1996

'CHECK ENGINE' WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

NHTSA ID

503556

Incident

Nov 9, 1994

VEHICLE SURGES AT STOPS. *SD

NHTSA ID

503109

Incident

Apr 10, 1996

TWO OCCASIONS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT

NHTSA ID

501147

Incident

Jan 22, 1996

WHEN DRIVING STOP AT A STOP LIGHT CAR ACCELERATES . TT

NHTSA ID

972627

VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

968416

Incident

Jan 1, 1990