2005 Ford Taurus engine and engine cooling problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASSIVE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPARIED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,019.”

“THE FIRST INCIDENT MY BROTHER WAS ALONE AND DRIVING THE CAR. HE ACCELERATED AFTER STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WITHIN ABOUT 50 YARDS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 4000 RPM. HE PULLED OFF TO A TURNING LANE AND HAD TO HOLD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FINALLY HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL HE PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. SINCE THEN THE ACCELERATOR HAS TAKEN CONTROL THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 4/18/2012, MILEAGE 36140. WE WERE RIDING HOME FROM CHURCH. MY BROTHER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO ABOUT 45 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AGAIN. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DRIVABLE. *JS”

“HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES- DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH. WAS ABLE TO USE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THEN PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO STOP THE REVVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE (TOOK TO SHOP, THEY REPORTED THE CABLE IS UNATTACHED). *TR”

“ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE THROTTLE "STUCK". I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL IN ANY OF THESE CASES. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN - REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKE PRESSURE - WHEN I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RPM WENT WELL ABOVE 3000 RPM. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. IN EACH CASE WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, ALL SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE. HE SAID HE SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THAT A REPAIRS COULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. OR HE COULD SIMPLY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. I CHOSE THE LATER. *TR”

“I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I ALSO PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. *TR”

“THE THROTTLE ON MY FORD TAURUS 2005 HAS BEEN STICKING OFF AND ON FOR THE PASS YEAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY WITH MY BABY DAUGHTER AND SHE HAD TO CUT THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CAR. *JS”