Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290052 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003
Consumer's City: NASHVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP58S0WA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 1998 ford taurus station wagon. on 5 occasions the car went into a sudden acceleration while i was stopped with my foot on the brake or while i was slowing down to stop. in each case i would press hard on the brake in order to hold the car and immediately shift out of gear. in the first two incidents, brake pressure would hold the car until i got it out of gear. in the later incidents brake pressure would only slow the forward motion. the engine rush was so great that the car would not stop until it was out of gear. on 2 of these 5 occasions i narrowly avoided an accident. the dealer has been looking into this and has been trying to find the cause, so far without success. the date given below is an estimate of the first time that this occurred. *jb