# 2005 FORD TAURUS — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1123793` · 2014-10-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 1,300
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT ACCELERATED UP TO 40+MPH WITH OUR ME EVEN TOUCHING PEDAL... I ATTEMPTED TO HIT BRAKES BUT IT KEPT GOING AND SLAMMED INTO CURB ON PASSENGER SIDE.. NO BODY DAMAGE WAS DONE BUT I DESTROYED BOTH RIMS, TIRES ARE FLAT AND WHEELS ARE BENT WHICH I'M ASSUMING IS THE ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION...   I JUST BOUGHT/FINANCED THIS CAR FROM A USED LOT ON 10-18-2014 AND NOW OWE FOR A CAR THAT'S PRETTY MUCH TOTALED... HOWEVER I DID NOTIFY THEM THAT NIGHT (5 HRS AFTER PURCHASE) THAT THE CAR WAS REVVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING AND HARD TO STOP. I ALSO TOOK VIDEO OF THIS... BUT I HAD TO WORK ALL WEEK AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO IN AND COMPLAIN ABOUT ISSUE.. THEN ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 24TH AFTER I GOT OFF WORK AND WAS ALMOST HOME.. THE CAR SPED UP AND I COULDN'T STOP IT HAD TO HIT CURB IN ORDER TO STOP CAR FROM DRIVING ME THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND INTO A CONCRETE WALL. AND NOW THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY COMPLEX, AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN.... I'M JUST EXTREMELY THANKFULL THAT MY WIFE AND NEWBORN WERE NOT WITH ME THIS TIME..    *TR
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