Fuel Type Primary: Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV), Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Taurus
Model Year: 1996
Note: Body Type: FC
Other Engine Info: Fuel Injection Type: Electronic Fuel Injection
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belts: Active Belts( all designated positions with 3-point belts in all outboard positions)
Plant City: Chicago
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Illinois
Seat Belts All: Automatic
Trim: GL
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AND MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH BUT IT KEPT GOING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME. IT HAPPENED LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE ENGINE REVVED UP, THE ACCELERATOR WAS TO THE FLOOR. I HIT THE BRAKES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT OFF THE CAR. THE ACCELERATOR WAS VISIBLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS TERRIFIED BUT THANKFUL I NEVER MADE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH: ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE HOOD ANT THE ENTIRE LATCH CAME OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. *AK