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UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3/19/2018 - WASHINGTON, UT
THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WHILE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70 MPH, ENGINE RUNNING AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE CAUSE IS A STRIPPED OUT TORQUE CONVERTER INPUT SPLINE. THE TRANSMISSION PUMP DRIVE ROD IS TOO WEAK AND THE GEAR TEETH TOO FINE THAT THE TEETH ON IT GET STRIPPED INSIDE THE CONVERTER QUITE EASILY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF TRANSMISSION PUMP PRESSURE AND RESULTANT LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION. IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT, PARTICULARLY FROM THE REAR AND IF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THE TEETH ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER INPUT SHAFT (WHICH POWERS THE TRANSMISSION PUMP), ARE PRONE TO STRIP. IF THE TRANSMISSION PUMP IS NOT BEING DRIVEN (WHICH WILL HAPPEN IF THE INPUT SHAFT STRIPS INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHILE BEING DRIVEN), THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOSE ALL ABILITY TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF OWNERS OF FORD TAURUS'S WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS ODD IS THAT FORD DID ISSUE A RECALL ON SOME FORD FREESTAR MINIVANS WITH THE VERY SAME TRANSMISSION AND DESIGN FLAW, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE FORD TAURUS'S WITH VERY SAME TRANSMISSION AND DESIGN FLAW. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OR ISSUE A RECALL. PLEASE FORCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL ALL FORD TAURUSES WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW. MANY YEARS AGO FORD WAS FOUND GUILTY OF INTENTIONALLY BUILDING DEFECTIVE FORD PINTOS, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL DEATH WITH EXPLODING GAS TANKS WHEN THESE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE DON'T LET FORD MOTOR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH ANOTHER DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD RESULT IN MORE ACCIDENTS WITH FATALITIES.
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POWER TRAIN | 2/19/2018 - WASHINGTON, UT
MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE AFTER I INSPECTED IT CLOSELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO COMMON IN OTHER SIMILAR FORD MODELS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE CAN STRIP OUT WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. THIS CAN BE ESPECIALLY HAZARD IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN A LIGHT TURNS RED, ON AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH WOULD RISK A HIGH-SPEED REAR END COLLISION. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS.THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AS I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. VERY LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT.
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SUSPENSION | 2/6/2018 - BAKER, LA
I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REALLY FAST. I TAPPED THE GAS HARD AND IT STOPPED. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. NOW THE CAR IS HESITANT AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WENT AWAY BUT THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2/6/2018 - BAKER, LA
I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REALLY FAST. I TAPPED THE GAS HARD AND IT STOPPED. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. NOW THE CAR IS HESITANT AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WENT AWAY BUT THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.
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POWER TRAIN | 2/6/2018 - BAKER, LA
I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REALLY FAST. I TAPPED THE GAS HARD AND IT STOPPED. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. NOW THE CAR IS HESITANT AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WENT AWAY BUT THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.
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SUSPENSION | 1/25/2018 - UPPER MARLBORO, MD
2005 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR NUMEROUS VEHICLE REPAIRS.
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UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1/14/2018 - VOORHEES, NJ
DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. DOOR REMAINS OPEN. DOOR LATCH SPRING MAY BE FROZEN. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STARTED THE MOTOR BUT COULD NOT DRIVE CAR BECAUSE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY.
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1/4/2018 - FERNDALE, MI
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC, STOP THE VEHICLE, AND SHIFT INTO PARK; HOWEVER, THE RPMS WERE STILL HIGH. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RPMS REMAINED HIGH. THE CONTACT REPEATED THE STEPS THREE TIMES BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE THAT WAS CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY OPEN AND INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT HE PLACED AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON THE CABLE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.
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ENGINE | 1/4/2018 - FERNDALE, MI
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC, STOP THE VEHICLE, AND SHIFT INTO PARK; HOWEVER, THE RPMS WERE STILL HIGH. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RPMS REMAINED HIGH. THE CONTACT REPEATED THE STEPS THREE TIMES BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE THAT WAS CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY OPEN AND INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT HE PLACED AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON THE CABLE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12/18/2017 - LANCASTER, PA
THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING CAUSING THE CAR TO REV HIGH (4000) RPM'S WHEN NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS ACCELERATOR STICK CAN BE CORRECTED TEMPORARILY BY STABBING AT THE GAS PETAL QUICKLY. MY MECHANIC SAID THE CRUSE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED IT BUT THE ISSUE OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER SEVER TIMES AND THEN TO ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH LET OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY TO COAST, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND PICK UP SPEED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THE CAR BEING WARMED UP OR RUNNING COLD.
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