2006 Ford Taurus owner complaints

Recently while I was driving my cruise control completely stopped working. Two days after that I was slowing for a red light and I noticed that my car was revving up in gears as I was slowing down. I was barely able to get my car to stop and I shut it down to prevent accident. After the red light was over I started up my car and shifted into drive. That is when I noticed my car accelerating on its own. Without pressing my foot on the gas pedal my car was able to accelerate up to about 45 miles per hour. This car is unsafe and after some research I have found out that there were 14 issues like this reported and others that were not reported (for instance this happened to my sister's 2005 Ford taurus and she had to repair it out of her own pocket). I wanted to provide this report because for

I was driving approx 45 MPH and went to decelerate. I noticed the car not slowing down and the tac was at 1800 RPM. I hit the brakes harder and was ready to put the car in neutral but did not. I could hear the brakes working harder. The rpms still at 1800 as I turned into work. I heard a pop and the motor rpms dropped to just under 1000 rpms. On my way back home the cruise control seemed to work properly with the exception of no acceleration or holding speed. The cruise control would not engage. On 12/16/13, I looked at the throttle assy and noticed a cable had come unclipped. I reattached the cable and I tried the cruise control, it engaged. Anyone not familiar with an automobile would have had an accident with injury or worse. Please investigate this issue. Thank you. *tr

I was driving home on the highway when my accelerator became stuck halfway down. It would not stick if I tapped it, but re-stick again. I took it to the dealer they said that the cruise control cable had become bound around the accelerator causing it to stick. First incident was october 2007, now in december 2009 again. I was charged roughly 100 to detach the cruise control cabling. Ford agreed (reluctantly) to repair the cable so my cruise would work. Roughly 50,000 miles later my accelerator became stuck again. This time it would not unstick - tapping the pedal only made acceleration stronger. Brakes barely worked stomped to the floor. Repeated accelerator pedal sticking in open position is extremely dangerous and unacceptable. Car is out of warranty and I am again stuck with t

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. Once the engine was restarted, the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that a substance was sprayed on the throttle, which stopped the acceleration for two years. When the failure recurred, the vehicle vibrated violently as it accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. While driving 55 MPH the vehicle began to accelerate without intention. She had to turn off the engine to stop the vehicle. She contacted the dealer, and a technician speculated that the throttle became stuck. She was then advised to bring the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle has not been inspected. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact had to swerve to avoid a crash after being cut off and lose control of the vehicle at 35 MPH; the vehicle crashed into a guard rail with great force. The vehicle slide across and hit another guard rail. The seat belts did not lock and the air bags did not deploy. The contact's head hit the windshield and their chest hit the steering wheel as a result. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the relay may have been the cause of the non-deployment but could not explain the seat belt failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 113,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact stated that while attempting to depress the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,800.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 50 MPH on normal road conditions. The "air bag "warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. In addition the horn was inoperative. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure was contributed to the clock spring. There is a massive back order on the required repair part. The contact was placed on a waiting list. The earliest availability for the part was february 2010. There were concerns of the safety risks involved and the uncertainty of the repair part. The failure mileage was 39,000. The current mileage was 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag bracket fractured and no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the air bag clips needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 50,000. ## VIN passed ## 2006 Ford taurus ## mailed out 01/13/15*lj updated 2/9/15*cn updated 9/7/2017*cn

Tl* - the contact stated that passenger's side mirror appeared to show objects further than it should. The contact took vehicle back to the dealership, and they told him that the mirror was the standard regulation mirror for all vehicles, and that they could not remove it and replace with a regular mirror. The contact stated that the passenger side mirror should be the same as the driver's side mirror. *ak updated 1/26/2007 - *nm

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the service engine light remained illuminated. The mechanic performed a tune-up; however, the lights remained illuminated. In addition, the driver's side power window would go down but would not rise up. As of december 27, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 77,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact stated that during precipitation, water would leak into the vehicle through the windshield, causing the heater and air conditioning motor to shorten. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the windshield failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 128,000.

Excessive acceleration when in motion with high rpms when in park on multiple occasions over 6 months, in the shop 3 times w/o resolution. Ford motor company was notified. The car will maintain 80mph without touching the accelerator, is difficult to stop, and will accelerate to greater than 50 MPH from stop without touching accelerator pedal. It's a death trap. I can donate car to you if you want it.

2006 Ford taurus, while exiting the turnpike eastbound drove off left side of roadway and struck a sign. Bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0568-91)*jb updated 12/10/10 *bf

Last year in 2013-2014 when weather dropped below 30 degrees the driver side door would not lock and I had to drive to my job holding door shut. My sister has same vehicle and it happens to her 2006 Ford taurus too. This vehicle is not safe to drive. *tr

When there is a heavy rain. Water builds up on the floor boards of the front passenger side of the vehicle. Researching this online I notice that there are many others with similar problems which leads me to believe that this sis a defect rather than a one time thing. The cause of the leak seems to be in the engineering of the in-cabin filter and crowl. *tr

I have a 2006 Ford taurus. I used to live in texas and moved to buffalo area this summer. This morning when I drove my car out of the parking lot and onto the street road, the driver door suddenly opened by itself. Then I was trying to close the door while I was trying but all failed. Then I had to pull my car in the nearby parking space and stopped the car. Eventually after trying quite a few times, I could close the door. This morning was pretty cold and below freezing temperature. After this incident, I checked with some of my colleagues and friends. Quite a few people who drive Ford taurus have experienced exactly the same issue with the driver door before. Further I did some research on internet and found many complaints on the door closing issue of Ford taurus during cold winter.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH and the accelerator pedal was released, the engine rpms increased without warning. The contact shifted the vehicle in neutral and the rpms increased over 4000. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford taurus. The contact was driving 25 MPH in an extended driveway when the front driver side coil spring fractured and shredded the inner side of the front driver side tire. The dealer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Ford motor company sold my vehicle with a life-threatening design defect in the braking system. This design defect comprises a plastic cover over the stainless steel hydraulic brake lines where those lines pass from the front of the car to its rear beneath the driver side door. The ostensible purpose of the plastic cover is unknown to me, but its actual function is twofold. First, it traps moisture and road salt to cause rapid corrosion of the stainless steel brake lines, which corrosion eventually causes the lines to rust completely through, causing one or both lines to burst upon application of the brakes, resulting in sudden and complete brake failure. Second, the plastic cover hides that corrosion from view so that careful visual inspection does not reveal the corrosion problem. Accord