# 2010 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1337209` · 2016-11-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 51,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
MY 2010 HAS HAD SEVERAL DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES.  THE TRANS HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW TIMES WHICH TOOK MANY RETURNS TO THE DEALER BEFORE FINDING THE ISSUE.  AFTER THAT AT TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN FROM A STOP.  IT'S DONE ABOUT 7-9 TIMES.  I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.  3-4 TIMES IT TOOK ME IN TO AN INTERCHANGE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING UNTIL YESTERDAY. I LEFT A RESTAURANT AND MOVED THE CAR ABOUT 20 YARDS CAME TO A STOP AND IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM THE ROAD.  I FELT IT STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND PUSHED DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKES BUT CAR SURGED IN TO ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR.  I KNOW I'LL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FORD ON THIS...PLUS MY INSURANCE COST WILL SKY ROCKET AS WELL.  I NEED HELP!!
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