# 2005 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `912364` · 2012-03-30 · 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:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 56,103
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER A RAISED CURB, SMASHING INTO THE WALL OF THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN DEPERE, WI. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS $2100 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. ON MARCH 13TH 2012, I WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A PROBE INTO THE FORD TAURUS HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BROADWAY FORD IN GREEN BAY, WI AWAITING AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.    *JS
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