NHTSA complaint: 2008 FORD TAURUS X — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE REVVED TO AN EXCESSIVE RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation