2005 Ford Taurus Owner Complaints

I was on my way to work. When I came to the stop sign to turn on the main road. I felt my car jerk. I thought it was weird and kept driving anyways. Then I noticed the resistance was gone from the gas pedal and it went straight to the floor. So I came to the stop light and kept my foot on the brake. When the light turned green and I had let go of the brakes. My car was accelerating on its own. I had to keep pumping the brakes so I wouldn't crash or hurt anyone. I managed to pull into a mechanic's shop and asked for help. The mechanic told me that it was my cruise control and that it wasn't disengaging. So he had to disconnect it from my car.

NHTSA ID

11547998

Incident

Nov 4, 2022

For a while now I have noticed that intermittently when barely stepping on the accelerator pedal, the car will accelerate but continue to speed up even with my foot off of the accelerator. I have to step on the break extremely hard to come to a stop, and car will still be doing around 40mph when at a complete stop or light. The check engine light has been on, and I have taken it to a mechanic twice, one of the times he had it for a month trying to figure out what that light is about, checking everything possible, but I am not sure if that light has anything to do with the accelerator.

NHTSA ID

11487791

Incident

Oct 4, 2022

On December 10, 2020 I acquired tis particular automobile. In the calendar year following, I have been advised of and experience "sudden acceleration" and other anomalies . I have found further oil pan plug bolt, and today 02/10/2022 the Complaint of other owners. Particularly airbag sudden inflation and brake shift Interlock and no airbag operation. This is presumed to be a collision sensor relationship. I am in the process of restoration and replacement of the affected components. I have difficulty in data and trouble shoot information on the website and brand dealership. (Napa, Adv.auto parts, auto zone, orielly, salvage yards. I have spent $163.50 at Ford dealer charged me. I spent $269.70 at the American automobile association. No repairs have taken place by these people who have been advised that the manufacturer of the vehicle is alerts for further information and details of the job description and replacement parts for airbags components and sensors and clockspring set. I have been advised to contact the seller and demand replacement at no cost to me. To top it all off, Mercury and Ford plants keep duping each other and me for more money on a known defective product and vehicle.A Holdover surplus of one brand to another brand. These being as 2004 Mercury Sable airbag module and 2005 Ford Taurus airbags components and sensors and clockspring and sudden acceleration by cruise control modules and defects. Help please. Truth and reliable information on cost and parts source. Parts source and retailers. Thank you very much. Loyal to the end of living. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11451326

Incident

Feb 10, 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently from 45 mph to 65 mph. The contact stated the accelerator pedal was not being depressed during the failure. The brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle to a stop. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected under the hood. The contact noticed that the cruise control cable was jammed up into the accelerator cable which caused the accelerator cable to open. The contact moved the cruise control cable back into the correct position and drove back to their residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11427597

Incident

Aug 3, 2021

Mileage

125,000 mi

DESIGN FLAW - STATION WAGON REAR TAILGATE OPENING LEVER AND ROD TO LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID

11405200

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

RANDOM AND SPORADIC ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

11403747

Incident

Mar 8, 2021

Mileage

94,685 mi

THE CAR WAS STARTED THEN IT WAS BEING SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BEFORE GETTING IT IN TO DRIVE (MADE IT TO NEUTRAL).THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY.

NHTSA ID

11385609

Incident

Dec 23, 2020

Mileage

84,600 mi

MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK WHILE I AM DRIVING AND HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH. I CAN MAKE THE ENGINE REV/ACCELERATION STOP BY QUICKLY TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED BECAUSE MY MECHANIC THOUGHT THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE RANDOM SEF-ACCELERATION HAS CONTINUED AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON OFF AND ON FOR A FEW YEARS BUT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11383695

Incident

Dec 16, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHILE IN SERVICE WITH THE CONTACT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN ASKED THE CONTACT TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSED TO CHECK THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE BUSINESS FRONT GLASS DOOR AND CAME TO A STOP ON A STREET. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000.

NHTSA ID

11378424

Incident

Oct 5, 2020

Mileage

164,000 mi

STARTED RECENTLY, WHEN I START THE CAR THE RPMS REV WAY UP. PAST 3000. WHILE DRIVING I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO RIDE THE BREAK OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I LITERALLY CAN DRIVE MILES AT 45 MPH AND NEVER TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WOULD SHOOT UP PAST 3000 RPMS . THIS CAR'S GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330729

Incident

May 1, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11298935

Incident

Dec 30, 2019

Mileage

71,000 mi

2 TIMES SINCE SEPT. 2018 THE CABLE UNDER HOOD TO ACCELERATOR CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE MOST RECENT I WAS DRIVING IN A SUBDIVISION AT 10 MPH.THE RPM'S INCREASED DRASTICALLY. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX IT. I GOT THIS FROM MY ELDERLY MOTHER AND I AM JUST THANKFUL IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11292052

Incident

Dec 29, 2019

Mileage

61,000 mi

UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE SAME DAY. ENGINE ACCELERATES WITH RPM CLIMBING WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE FIX FOR ME IS TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND TAP THE GAS PEDAL WHICH GETS THE ENGINE TO BRING THE RPM'S BACK DOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND IN GEAR USUALLY AT LESS THAN 50 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERYDAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. GOING TO BRING IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11286933

Incident

Nov 18, 2019

Mileage

146,000 mi

I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WAS THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR IS ON A SIDE STREET IN THE CITY

NHTSA ID

11282375

Incident

Nov 11, 2019

Mileage

78,345 mi

THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING. WHEN YOU HIT THE PEDAL TO SPEED UP, IT STICKS SOMETIMES. IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS YOU HOLD THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME YOU TAP THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK SOMETIMES TO DISENGAGE. THIS IS THE SECOND 05 TAURUS I'VE HAD AND THE FIRST ONE DID THE SAME EXACT THING. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR A USPS MAIL ROUTE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ON THE ROUTE. IT HAS OVER 216000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TAURUS HAD THIS PROBLEM WELL BEFORE THE 200,000 MARK. I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, BUT CONSIDERING BOTH OF MY TAURUSES DID THE SAME EXACT THING, IT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11270602

Incident

Oct 9, 2019

Mileage

216,000 mi

DROVE HEAD ON INTO A DITCH THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP.

NHTSA ID

11269489

Incident

Jun 18, 2019

Mileage

195,876 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF THE BRAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING IT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR THE ACCELERATOR OR THE GRPM WAS OVER 3000 I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND SO I WOUND UP HAVING TO HIT A POLE TO STOP THE CAR

NHTSA ID

11258745

Incident

Sep 28, 2019

Mileage

180,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 TAURUS WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE BODY LOOKS ALMOST LIKE NEW. INSIDE IS CLEAN. IVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WAS BOUGHT NEW. WENT FOR INSPECTION, CAR FAILED. FRAME RUSTED OUT. WAS TOLD NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOUR OR FIVE YEARS LONGER. WILL FORD FIX THIS?

NHTSA ID

11244605

Incident

Aug 14, 2019

Mileage

75,277 mi

THE RPM GAUGE REVS AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE NEEDLE BOTH BEGIN TO RISE BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENS EITHER IMMEDIATELY AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED OR 1-5 MILES AFTER SHIFTED INTO 'DRIVE'. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, CLIMBING TO HIGHER AND HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE THE CAR'S IGNITION IS ON. THE DRIVER JUST STARTS THE CAR AND WITHOUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IN PARK WHILE THE CAR IS ON. TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DRIVING ON ITS OWN WHEN IT IS SHIFTED INTO 'DRIVE' OR 'REVERSE', DRIVER MUST KEEP BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY PRESSED. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ID

11231373

Incident

Dec 30, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE CAR AS THEY SHOULD NORMALLY. THEY TAKE A WHILE TO STOP THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11221905

Incident

May 15, 2019

Mileage

122,000 mi

I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE AND DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE IN THE PREVIOUS FEW WEEKS BUT FAR LESS SEVERE. THIS TIME I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT HEAVY ON THE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR HOME AND MANAGED TO GET MY CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH I SAW THAT I HAD SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A FLAT ON MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN IN (MAY 20, 2019) AFTER THE TWO MINOR INCIDENTS THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT THE REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK PROMISING TO COME BACK IF IT ACTED UP AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11210739

Incident

May 29, 2019

Mileage

177,000 mi

THE 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS REPEATEDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN - 6 EXPERIENCES WITH THIS TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE - EACH TIME, MY DAUGHTER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WAS INCREASING IN SPEED. SHE HAD TO APPLY A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THEN STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE TAURUS WAS PLACED IN "PARK", THE ENGINE ROARED HORRIBLY - EACH TIME EXACTLY THE SAME ROAR.. AGAIN, THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES - WITH NO ANSWERS PROVIDED FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH. THIS IS MY THIRD TIME REPORTING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ANSWERS REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THERE HASN'T BEEN FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND ON LINE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS FOR THEIR 2005 FORD TAURUS, YET THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED. WHY ISN'T THIS PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED?

NHTSA ID

11209621

Incident

May 23, 2019

Mileage

83,000 mi

SEEMS AS IF THE CAR ACCELERATOR GET STUCK. CAR SLOWLY BEGINS TO INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE PEDAL CAR CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN SPEED, EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. I TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE CONNECTED TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE THE BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE ACTUAL ACCELERATOR BRACKET SO TO SPEAK. IDK WHAT ACTUAL TERMINOLOGY IS. IT IS VERY HARD TO AND GET THE ACCELERATOR OUT OF THE STUCK POSITION. ONLY WAY I HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH GETTING THE ACCELERATOR OUT OF THE STUCK POSITION IS TO VERY RAPIDLY PRESS PEDAL TO FLOOR AND RELEASE. ONLY THEN IT RELEASES FROM THE STUCK POSITION.

NHTSA ID

11206382

Incident

Mar 16, 2019

Mileage

63,000 mi

"TAKARA RECALL" MY THROTTLE HAS BEEN STICKING AND NOT RELEASING AND WHEN I THROW IT IN NEUTRAL IT IDLES AT 4000RPMS AND ONLY SOMETIMES WILL IT KICK DOWN MOST OF THE TIME IT KILLS THE ENGINE WHEN IT KICKS DOWN EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 45MPH.

NHTSA ID

11195318

Incident

Jan 5, 2016

Mileage

224,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OFF THE EXIT. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN MORE PULLING FORWARD ALTHOUGH I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR STILL DROVE FORWARD NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP UNTIL I PULLED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO ALLOW ME TO SLOW DOWN. I ALMOST CRASHED RIGHT INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO BRAKE (WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR AS WELL). IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, AND IS STILL A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP SERIOUSLY HURT OR DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS SEVERELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! ALSO, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM REV'S UP TO 3000/4000 EVEN AFTER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 95,280 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11192346

Incident

Mar 28, 2019

Mileage

95,280 mi