Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Taurus
Model Year: 2016
Other Engine Info: Premium Fuel
Plant City: Chicago
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: ILLINOIS
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: SHO
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS STICKING AT A POINT ABOUT 1/4 THROTTLE THEN IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY PAST THAT POINT. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT DAY. AFTER THAT OCCURRENCE TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME AND WHILE CRUISING AT 70MPH ON I-40, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I FELT THE SAME INCIDENT AS BEFORE. THE FEELING ON THE THROTTLE IS AS FOLLOWS: HARD TO PRESS UNTIL THE PEDAL REACHES THE 1/4 POINT THEN A SNAP AND THE PEDAL MOVES DOWN FREELY. BY COINCIDENCE TWO DAYS AFTER ARRIVING HOME I CAME UPON THE MSN REPORT OF FORD TAURUS THROTTLE PROBLEMS. I WILL NOW BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR