2007 FORD TAURUS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

Bosch Brake Components LLC (Bosch) is recalling certain aftermarket replacement front brake pads, models Bosch QuietCast BC598 and BP765, Bosch Blue BE598 and BE598H, Prostop PD598 and PD765M, Duralast Gold DG598, Duralast MKD598, Stop Master ST598, UltraStop ULT598, UltraLife MX598 and MX765, Brake

AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. ON JULY 9 THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT HITTING A TREE. WHEN I START MY CAR IT WILL REV UP TO 2 RPM AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO BRING IT BACK DOWN. MY MECHANIC HAS CHANGED THE O2 SENSOR AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS FAIRLY COMMON BUT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE TO RIDE MY BREAKS TO EVEN STAY STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE UP

Mileage: 170,000

ON JULY 10, 2017 I WAS PROCEEDING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT ON A CITY STREET. I NOTICED A LINE OF STOPPED CARS SOME DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, BUT IT SOON BECAME EVIDENT THAT THAT THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THUS, MY RATE OF SPEED WAS NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY REDUCED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I THEN APPLIED A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT MEEKLY SUNK TO THE FLOOR. BY THE TIME I WENT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND I COLLIDED WITH

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST INJURIES AND THE DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD, CHEST, LEG, AND FACIAL INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST INJURIES AND THE DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD, CHEST, LEG, AND FACIAL INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN WE IMPACTED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE MY ARM IN HALF. MY BONE CUT A MAIN NERVE ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY DOMINANT RIGHT ARM. AFTER 2 SURGERIES MY NERVE NEVER REPAIRED. THERE IS NO FEELING IN MY LAST TWO FINGERS AND THEY ARE DROWN IN DUE TO LACK OF NERVE. MY WRIST WILL NOT BEND BACK EITHER DUE TO ALL THE METAL HOLDING MY ARM TOGETHER.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND TRAVELED OVER THE SIDEWALK UNTIL CRASHING INTO A SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING OIL SMELL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HER TO HAVE HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING OIL BAND GASKET THAT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I HIT A DEER AT 55 MILES PER HOUR THE AIRBAG AREA MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMELLED LIKE GUN POWDER AND DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON THE DASH . I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER WHEN THE CAR CAME OFF A LEASE PROGRAM. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE TO AVOID AN CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PARKING CHOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND AS HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE BEFORE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FOOT. THE CONTACT'S INJURIES WERE FROM HIM ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (PARSIPPANY-TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER: IR

Mileage: 62,000