Driver assistanceElectricalFuel system
Filed Apr 5, 2016
SPUTTERS AS IF STARVING FOR GAS, WON'T GO ABOVE 3000RPMS, SHUTS OFF
- NHTSA ID
- 10853449
- Incident
- Oct 11, 2015
2007 Ford Taurus Fuel system Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Apr 5, 2016
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 149 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Jun 28, 2015
CAR ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. IT WOULD NOT DISLODGE UNTIL CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP BY MAXING PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND PUTTING CAR INTO 'PARK'. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETS WORN AND DISCONNECTS FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAN GET STUCK ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISALLOWING THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. THIS VIN IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN RECALLS BUT THE CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10730846
- Incident
- Jun 25, 2015
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 20, 2015
CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY, MUST PUMP GAS AND KEEP TRYING AFTER A MINUTE OR 2 THEN IT STARTS. WE KNOW THERE IS A PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL LINE AND WERE TOLD TO WATCH FOR ISSUES AND A RECALL AS THERE WERE MANY ISSUES WITH IT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10717479
- Incident
- May 3, 2010
- Mileage
- 32,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Aug 26, 2014
PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE TUNE UP, NEW FRONT BRAKES, ETC. ONE DAY LATER IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME CLOSE TO DRIVING THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. HIT THE BRAKE HARD AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR WHILE IN PARK AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DROPPED. EARLIER THAT SAME WEEK, I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. I ASSUMED THAT MY BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO FAIL, BUT NOW I AM WONDER *TRING IF THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSED MY CAR TO SURGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10628459
- Incident
- Aug 22, 2014
- Mileage
- 98,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Apr 19, 2013
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT UP. TAPPED GAS PEDAL AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. PUT CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR WILL HOLD RPMS AS IF GAS PEDAL IS STILL ENGAGED EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS NO LONGER ON THE GAS. HAVE TO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL HARD AND FAST TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE AGAIN. BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE REGULARLY. HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OFTEN TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE KEEPS DETACHING FROM ITS HOUSING AND MAKES THE THROTTLE STICK PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10508779
- Incident
- Apr 19, 2013
- Mileage
- 97,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Feb 18, 2013
WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND FASTER. HAVE TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP TAPPING THE PEDAL AND HOPE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME OR MY KIDS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. ANOTHER THING IS THAT I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LIGHT SHOWS IT IS ON BUT WHEN I PUSH THE SET BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10498509
- Incident
- Feb 8, 2013
- Mileage
- 93,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 4, 2012
CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HAD DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING. PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RACED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TAPPED GAS PEDAL AND IT SLOWED DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE SINCE THE LATEST BEING SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012. AFTER THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE LAST INCIDENT WHEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SHOOK FOR A WHILE AND IT SLOWED DOWN. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10464195
- Incident
- Jul 11, 2008
- Mileage
- 16,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel systemTransmission
Filed Feb 16, 2009
UPDATED NOTICE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. SINCE 12/26/08 TO 12/16/08 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE FAILURES 5 TIMES. EACH TIME DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE ENGINE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10258817
- Incident
- Feb 16, 2009
- Mileage
- 40,007 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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