# 2004 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1130213` · 2014-11-13 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 90,677
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
MY 2004 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN QUITE A FEW TIMES. AFTER GOGGLING THE PROBLEM I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CALLED FORD & WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I'D HAVE TO PULL OVER, IF NOT AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, PUT THE CAR IN PARK & HIT THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES. I ACTUALLY HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF & BACK ON ONCE TO GET THE RPMS DOWN. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TOTALLY REMOVED. THE CRUISE HADN'T WORKED IN YRS. MY MOM OWNED THE CAR BEFORE I DID. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY TAURUS WASN'T IN THE RECALL.   *TR
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