2004 Ford Taurus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Ford Taurus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Stuck throttle
  Preliminary Evaluation PE12005 · opened Mar 7, 2012 · closed Oct 22, 2012

  Preliminary Evaluation (PE)12-005 was opened to investigate allegations of speed control cables detaching from the throttle body and subsequently interfering with the throttle closing fully to the idle position in model year (MY) 2005 and 2006 Ford Taurus vehicles.The speed control cable, throttle body attachment arm (…

• ENGINE STALLING FFV
  Defect Petition DP06005 · opened Dec 4, 2006 · closed Dec 28, 2007

  On october 11, 2006, public citizen petitioned odi to investigate reports of engine stalls caused by e85 fuel in certain model year (my) 2003 - 2005 ford taurus flex-fuel vehicles (ffv). Odi's review of the petition and other available data found a low stall rate attributable to e-85 fueling and that the main concerns,…