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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1997 Ford Taurus engine problems

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1997 Ford Taurus Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 162002

Taurus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The accelerator stuck, when I pressed it down trying to merge on the freeway, so I pressed it down hard hoping it would pop back up, but it did not. So I held the brake down hoping this would bring the accelerator back up but that did not work either. So as a result I had to jump out of the car while merging onto the freeway, I did this while holding the brake down to slow the car up. I was not seriously hurt. My car instead of crashing into the off ramp wall decided to proceed straight onto the freeway to the center divide where the front tire stopped it. I was given a ride by a motorist that almost hit me when I jumped out the car. When my car was found the tires were still spinning because the pedal was still stuck, neither of the airbags deployed in the crash.

- Hayward, CA, USA

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