My wife's 2005 Taurus has begun to experience a sticky throttle. On occasion, the car will slowly accelerate without the need to depress the gas pedal.
We have found that we can "kick it down" by tapping the gas pedal like the old days of kicking the choke down.
I should add that the cruise control does not operate properly on my wife's car. The dashboard indicator works as expected, but the cruise control never takes control.
This article, posted in March 2012 says that the cruise control cable can become disconnected/twisted and cause the acceleration problem.
Some Owners Fix Their Ford Taurus Acceleration Problem On Their Own
However, this site says that the investigation into the 2005-2006 issue was closed in October 2012 with no recall:
Ford Taurus probed for stuck accelerators
Can someone clarify what's going on? If the cause is known and the problem still exists, why isn't there a recall?
Thanks!
We have found that we can "kick it down" by tapping the gas pedal like the old days of kicking the choke down.
I should add that the cruise control does not operate properly on my wife's car. The dashboard indicator works as expected, but the cruise control never takes control.
This article, posted in March 2012 says that the cruise control cable can become disconnected/twisted and cause the acceleration problem.
Some Owners Fix Their Ford Taurus Acceleration Problem On Their Own
However, this site says that the investigation into the 2005-2006 issue was closed in October 2012 with no recall:
Ford Taurus probed for stuck accelerators
Can someone clarify what's going on? If the cause is known and the problem still exists, why isn't there a recall?
Thanks!