1990 Ford Taurus Vehicle speed control 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.”

“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. …”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”