2007 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls

I bought a 2007 ford Taurus SEL from a dealership Oct ,2020 3 months after having we pulling up to a stop light and it was like the car wanted to take off by it's self and then when the light turned green we started to drive and it just shut off in the middle of traffic we had to get out and push it...

I bought a 2007 ford Taurus SEL from a dealership Oct ,2020 3 months after having we pulling up to a stop light and it was like the car wanted to take off by it's self and then when the light turned green we started to drive and it just shut off in the middle of traffic we had to get out and push it...

I bought a 2007 ford Taurus SEL from a dealership Oct ,2020 3 months after having we pulling up to a stop light and it was like the car wanted to take off by it's self and then when the light turned green we started to drive and it just shut off in the middle of traffic we had to get out and push it...

Severely rusted brake line to the driver side real brake ruptured and caused loss of brake function and emptying of the single brake fluid reservoir. I cannot currently find the ruptured line segment, but a portion of the other rear brake line was similarly rusted prompting preventative repair. For...

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was receiving routine service, she was notified that the camber toe adjustment kit, suspension, and steering needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approxima...

Mileage: 163,000

Basically I was driving and stopped and my house and while in ideal the wiring under the hood and under the fender into the dash all started to melt together shorting the systems so I tried to repair and replace the parts due to being a used vehicle and didn't know how to report this until now. So I...

Basically I was driving and stopped and my house and while in ideal the wiring under the hood and under the fender into the dash all started to melt together shorting the systems so I tried to repair and replace the parts due to being a used vehicle and didn't know how to report this until now. So I...

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...

Mileage: 170,000

IT'S VERY COLD OUTSIDE I'M LOOKING AT FORMS AND IT SEEM TO BE A ISSUE WITH THE TAURUS FAMILY IN THE COLD THE DOOR DOESN'T LACK NONE OF MY DOOR WILL LOCK UNTIL IT'S WARM OUTSIDE ??? HELLO IT'S AT HOME IN A PARKING SPOT LATE FOR WORK :(

AS I AM DRIVING WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES THE CAR TRUMBLES, SHAKES AND IT DOESN'T BRAKE ALL THE WAY, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS MISSING

Mileage: 174,000

AS I AM DRIVING WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES THE CAR TRUMBLES, SHAKES AND IT DOESN'T BRAKE ALL THE WAY, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS MISSING

Mileage: 174,000

AS I AM DRIVING WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES THE CAR TRUMBLES, SHAKES AND IT DOESN'T BRAKE ALL THE WAY, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS MISSING

Mileage: 174,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE STREET 35MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO EXCEL (PICKS UP SPEED) AND IN ORDER FOR ME TO STOP IT FROM PICKING UP SPEED I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT IT ON PARK THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ONE QUICK TIME AND THEN I CAN START TO DRIVE AGAIN. I CAN'T DO NOTHING ELSE BUT PULLOVER

Mileage: 35

MY 2007 FORD TAURUS WAS UP TO 3000 RPM'S AND MY CAR WASN'T LETTING ME DRIVE FASTER THAN 19 MPH. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE FAR WOULD DO IT REV HIGHER AND JOLT FORWARD REALLY FAST. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BEGAN DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN EXCEPT THE FACT MY TRANSMISSION WAS STILL WORKING WAY TOO HA...

Mileage: 145,700

CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING WHILE TURNING INTO INTERSECTION

Mileage: 21,316

CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING WHILE TURNING INTO INTERSECTION

Mileage: 21,316

THE HIGH AC LINE DRIPS ON THE SERPENTINE BELT AS A RESULT OF CONDENSATION DURING AC USE. THIS CAUSES A LIGHT SQUEAL THAT LEADS TO A LOUD SQUEAL. DURING THE SUMMER, THE ONLY WORK AROUND IS HAVING THE BELT CLEANED REGULARLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. EVENTUALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE EX...

Mileage: 93,000

ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER (ODOMETER, TRIPOMETER ETC.) BECAME DIMLY LIT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT (DEPRESSING THE BRAKE), THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND RPM KEPT HIGH. RPM WENT TO NORMAL IN FEW SECONDS. IT OFTEN HAPPENS (1 OF 10 TIMES DEPRESSING BRAKE), YESTERDAY MORNIG THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREE WAY (VECHICLE SPEED WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS 40 MPH), IT BACKED NORMAL IN ...

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT (DEPRESSING THE BRAKE), THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND RPM KEPT HIGH. RPM WENT TO NORMAL IN FEW SECONDS. IT OFTEN HAPPENS (1 OF 10 TIMES DEPRESSING BRAKE), YESTERDAY MORNIG THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREE WAY (VECHICLE SPEED WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS 40 MPH), IT BACKED NORMAL IN ...

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT (DEPRESSING THE BRAKE), THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND RPM KEPT HIGH. RPM WENT TO NORMAL IN FEW SECONDS. IT OFTEN HAPPENS (1 OF 10 TIMES DEPRESSING BRAKE), YESTERDAY MORNIG THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREE WAY (VECHICLE SPEED WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS 40 MPH), IT BACKED NORMAL IN ...

Mileage: 158,000

(SENT TO FORD) THIS LETTER SERVES TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT. I DRIVE A 2007 FORD TAURUS SEL [XXX] WITH APPROXIMATELY 162,500 MILES. THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO OWN A FORD MUSTANG, FORD FOCUS, AND FORD F-150. WE HAVE BEEN REGULAR FORD CUSTOMERS FOR...

Mileage: 162,500

(SENT TO FORD) THIS LETTER SERVES TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT. I DRIVE A 2007 FORD TAURUS SEL [XXX] WITH APPROXIMATELY 162,500 MILES. THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO OWN A FORD MUSTANG, FORD FOCUS, AND FORD F-150. WE HAVE BEEN REGULAR FORD CUSTOMERS FOR...

Mileage: 162,500

(SENT TO FORD) THIS LETTER SERVES TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT. I DRIVE A 2007 FORD TAURUS SEL [XXX] WITH APPROXIMATELY 162,500 MILES. THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO OWN A FORD MUSTANG, FORD FOCUS, AND FORD F-150. WE HAVE BEEN REGULAR FORD CUSTOMERS FOR...

Mileage: 162,500

TAKATA RECALL , MOONROOF STOPPED CLOSING ONE DAY. IT HAS TO MANUALLY BE SHUT IF OPENED SO WE DON'T USE IT. IT MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE FUSE FOR GEM 5A STARTED HAVING ISSUE. FUSE IS NEVER BLOWN. BUT TO OPEN OR CLOSE WINDOWS, THE FUSE WOULD NEED TO BE PULLED OUT AND PUT BACK IN WITH DOOR OPEN...

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK FOR OFF GAS ABS THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FAST. ABOUT 80MPH I TAPPED THE BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND RPMS WERE IN THE RED. I PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES AND CAR KEPT ACCELE...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK FOR OFF GAS ABS THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FAST. ABOUT 80MPH I TAPPED THE BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND RPMS WERE IN THE RED. I PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES AND CAR KEPT ACCELE...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK FOR OFF GAS ABS THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FAST. ABOUT 80MPH I TAPPED THE BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND RPMS WERE IN THE RED. I PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES AND CAR KEPT ACCELE...

Mileage: 150,000

DOOR LATCHES GET STUCK OPEN AND DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE, OR WILL UNLATCH AND SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I CURRENTLY OWN TWO 2007 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY WITH THOSE TWO, PLUS MY PREVIOUS TAURUS'- A 2003, 2005 AND TWO 2006 TAURUS'.

I AM VERY SCARED OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AN DOES NOT WANT TO LET GO TO SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 119,119

I AM VERY SCARED OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AN DOES NOT WANT TO LET GO TO SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 119,119

I AM VERY SCARED OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AN DOES NOT WANT TO LET GO TO SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 119,119

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 140,000

TODAY WENT FOR A RIDE, SAFETY BELTS FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEATS WORKED. LEFT THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS, WHEN WE CAME BACK THE SAFETY BELT FAILED. I WENT TO FASTEN THE BELT AND IT WAS AS IF THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

Mileage: 187,604

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN ALLMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECH.

THIS CAR DIED TWICE AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY. NO WARNING. IT WAS RUNNING WELL SINCE BUYING IT A MONTH AGO, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 105K MILES ON IT. IT FIRST DIED 500 YARDS FROM HOME, AND DIED AGAIN AS SHE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS SHUTS DOWN POWER STEERING AND BECOMES VERY DIFFI...

Mileage: 105,000

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...

Mileage: 90,000

IN COLD WEATHER MY DRIVER DOOR WAS WILL NOT CLOSE AND LOCK. THE LOCKING MECHANISM BECOMES USELESS. IF I SLAM THE DOOR IT JUST BOUNCES FROM THE IMPACT. (I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT AND REALIZED I HAVE THE SAME ANNOYING PROBLEM). I TRIED WD40 TO LUBRICATE LOCK, BUT IT SEEMS WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP THE LOCK...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI...

Mileage: 135,000

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 INJU...

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 INJU...

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO BREAK COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. THE CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT I COULD FEEL FROM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL, A VIBRATION AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND, LIKE IT WAS "REVVING" IN HIGH GEAR. I TOOK MY FOOT SLIGHTLY OFF THE BREAK AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORW...

Mileage: 126,000

I HAVE A WATER LEAK ON MY PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR WHICH SHORTED OUT MY HEATER BLOWER I HAD NOTICED THE LEAK IT HAPPENED TONIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN WHEN I TURNED ON MY HEAT THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 5

I HAVE A WATER LEAK ON MY PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR WHICH SHORTED OUT MY HEATER BLOWER I HAD NOTICED THE LEAK IT HAPPENED TONIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN WHEN I TURNED ON MY HEAT THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 5

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START. DROVE IT FOR A SHORT TIME, SHUT IT OFF CAME BACK OUT AND NOT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE F...

Mileage: 142,652

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE F...

Mileage: 142,652

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON CITY STREETS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE RUNNING AT 4RPM AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL AND WHILE MOVING. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD WANTING TO PROCEED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

SPUTTERS AS IF STARVING FOR GAS, WON'T GO ABOVE 3000RPMS, SHUTS OFF

SPUTTERS AS IF STARVING FOR GAS, WON'T GO ABOVE 3000RPMS, SHUTS OFF

SPUTTERS AS IF STARVING FOR GAS, WON'T GO ABOVE 3000RPMS, SHUTS OFF

MY CAR IN WINTER MONTHS DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT CLOTHS I HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING THIS CAN LAST FOR HRS BEFORE IT MIGHT CLOTHS. SORRY BUT THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DO BUT HAVE NO CHOICE TO GET TO MY JOB.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER IT RAINED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVID...

Mileage: 55,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTURE)HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...

CAR ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. IT WOULD NOT DISLODGE UNTIL CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP BY MAXING PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND PUTTING CAR INTO 'PARK'. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETS WORN AND DISCONNECTS FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAN GET STUCK ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISALLO...

Mileage: 85,000

CAR ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. IT WOULD NOT DISLODGE UNTIL CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP BY MAXING PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND PUTTING CAR INTO 'PARK'. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GETS WORN AND DISCONNECTS FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAN GET STUCK ON THE THROTTLE CABLE DISALLO...

Mileage: 85,000

PAINT IS PEELING ALL OVER

MY HORN WILL NOT WORK DUE TO SPRING CLOCK PROBLEM IN AIR BAG.

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 T...

Mileage: 100,000

CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY, MUST PUMP GAS AND KEEP TRYING AFTER A MINUTE OR 2 THEN IT STARTS. WE KNOW THERE IS A PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL LINE AND WERE TOLD TO WATCH FOR ISSUES AND A RECALL AS THERE WERE MANY ISSUES WITH IT.

Mileage: 32,000

ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER (ODOMETER, TRIPOMETER ETC.) BECAME DIMLY LIT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY USING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM'S CONTINUED TO SURGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. T...

Mileage: 149,000

DRIVERS FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR DOOR DO NOT STAY SHUT IN COLD WEATHER, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON LATER MODELS OF FORD TAURUS BUT NOT MY 2007. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN IT'S VERY COLD AND THE DOOR WON,T SHUT AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ...

Mileage: 101,714

ROUNDED A CURVE AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKE AND THERE WAS NO DRIVE POWER. FORD MECHANIC DESCRIBED AS 'CATASTROPHIC' TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DID NOT SLIP OR SHOW ANY SIGNS OF DETERIORATION PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING MY CAR I OPENED UP THE HOOD THE POWER STEERING WAS BUBBLING OVER AND WAS A LITTLE SMOKY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

FACTORY STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. THE BRAKE LINES WERE PARTIALLY PLASTIC COATED. THE PART OF THE LINE THAT RUSTED THROUGH WASN'T COATED AND RAN DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR NEAR ONE OF THE HANGERS. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE OUT OF STEEL FOR VEHICLES. THE SALT THAT IS USED ON THE ROA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 102,471

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH OR COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST AROUND $1,500. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATU...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CE...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CE...

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVING MY 2007 FORD TAURUS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION MAKING CAR GO 75 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MORE THEN I WAS. I TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR BACK WITH MY RIGHT FOOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO BE SAFE AND THAT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE CAR STIL...

Mileage: 86,000

PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE TUNE UP, NEW FRONT BRAKES, ETC. ONE DAY LATER IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME CLOSE TO DRIVING THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. HIT THE BRAKE HARD AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. MY HUSBAND STARTED TH...

Mileage: 98,000

PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE TUNE UP, NEW FRONT BRAKES, ETC. ONE DAY LATER IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME CLOSE TO DRIVING THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. HIT THE BRAKE HARD AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. MY HUSBAND STARTED TH...

Mileage: 98,000

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SLOWER VEHICLE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. I BRAKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AS THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES ALMOST COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK. I ...

Mileage: 153,950

FLOOR BEHIND GLOVE BOX IS GETTING WET WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND SITS IN THE RAIN. MUST BE COMING IN THE HOOD OR WINDSHIELD. MULTIPLE REPORTS ON LINE ABOUT THE COWL OVER CABIN AIR FILER. OR A RAIN HAT EXTENSION. CAUSING A/C MOTOR TO GO OUT NOW BECAUSE OF THE WATER COMING IN CONTINUALLY. CANT SEEM T...

Mileage: 95,000

FLOOR BEHIND GLOVE BOX IS GETTING WET WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND SITS IN THE RAIN. MUST BE COMING IN THE HOOD OR WINDSHIELD. MULTIPLE REPORTS ON LINE ABOUT THE COWL OVER CABIN AIR FILER. OR A RAIN HAT EXTENSION. CAUSING A/C MOTOR TO GO OUT NOW BECAUSE OF THE WATER COMING IN CONTINUALLY. CANT SEEM T...

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTING REVVING AND RPMS INCREASING. PARKED TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED CAR UP AND ENGINE WAS RACING HARD. PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE WENT TO THE STOP LIGHT COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR STOPPED WITH MY FOOT PRESSED VARY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM JOLTING INTO INCOMIN...

Mileage: 95,000

CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM SPEEDING AND TO STAY UNDER SPEED LIMIT. GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF AND WAITED 15 MINUTES AND STILL ENGINE RACING. WAITED ANOTHER 30 MINUTES STILL SAME. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SAME PROBLEM POSTED BY SOMEONE AND THEY TAPPED GAS PEDAL TO GET TO S...

Mileage: 100,707

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIA...

Mileage: 95,787

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 9 OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS; I FIRST NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH, AFTER THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS STUCK DOWN, RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000-6000, CAR SPED UP AND ONE TIME THE BREAKS DID FAI...

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME I SEEN A FLASH ON THE MILEAGE SCREEN AND THEN IT BECAME BLANK NOW NOTHING APPEARS ON THE MILEAGE. FORD CLAIMS IT WILL BE ABOUT 900.00 TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

I OWN A 2007 TAURUS SE WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK AND I TURNED IT OFF. ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS IN THE LAST WEEK, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD UNEXPECTED, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATI...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON. AFTER COASTING INTO A PARKING LOT, I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND IT JUST WOULDN'T GO. THERE WAS NO NOISE TO INDICATE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN. AFTER TAKING IT TO T...

Mileage: 75,000

SINCE MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HIT THE 100K MILE MARK, EVERYTHING STARTED FAILING. FIRST IT WAS A SIMPLE CAM SENSOR, THEN RADIATOR (X2) THROTTLE BODY, (X4 EACH WINTER FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW WOULD JUST FAIL. ENDED UP REPLACING WITH AN AFTER MARKET BRAND. HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE) NOW RECENTLY, WITH IN ...

Mileage: 132,000

SINCE MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HIT THE 100K MILE MARK, EVERYTHING STARTED FAILING. FIRST IT WAS A SIMPLE CAM SENSOR, THEN RADIATOR (X2) THROTTLE BODY, (X4 EACH WINTER FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW WOULD JUST FAIL. ENDED UP REPLACING WITH AN AFTER MARKET BRAND. HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE) NOW RECENTLY, WITH IN ...

Mileage: 132,000

SINCE MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HIT THE 100K MILE MARK, EVERYTHING STARTED FAILING. FIRST IT WAS A SIMPLE CAM SENSOR, THEN RADIATOR (X2) THROTTLE BODY, (X4 EACH WINTER FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW WOULD JUST FAIL. ENDED UP REPLACING WITH AN AFTER MARKET BRAND. HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE) NOW RECENTLY, WITH IN ...

Mileage: 132,000

SINCE MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HIT THE 100K MILE MARK, EVERYTHING STARTED FAILING. FIRST IT WAS A SIMPLE CAM SENSOR, THEN RADIATOR (X2) THROTTLE BODY, (X4 EACH WINTER FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW WOULD JUST FAIL. ENDED UP REPLACING WITH AN AFTER MARKET BRAND. HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE) NOW RECENTLY, WITH IN ...

Mileage: 132,000

ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR SLOWED TO AT 50 MPH AND CONTINUED THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VER...

Mileage: 53,000

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...

IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE 2006 AND THE 2007 FORD TAURUSES. I REPORTED MY HUSBAND'S 2006 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO YOU IN 2011. WE DELIVERED OUR SON'S 2007 FORD TAURUS TO THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 109,245

IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE 2006 AND THE 2007 FORD TAURUSES. I REPORTED MY HUSBAND'S 2006 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO YOU IN 2011. WE DELIVERED OUR SON'S 2007 FORD TAURUS TO THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 109,245

WE TOOK A TRIP ON 04/01/2014 AND ON THE RETURN HOME. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. AT THAT POINT, IT WAS NOT A BIG CONCERN UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE AT A LIGHT BEHIND A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. CAR ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 4000 RPM. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO TH...

Mileage: 86,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND STARTED TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO AN OPENED AREA, SHIFT INTO PARK AND TUR...

Mileage: 60,000

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 VEHIC...

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

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATION, SHAKING PROBLEM AND RUBBING NOISES AT 35-40 MPH. POSSIBLE FAILURE ON THE ROAD WAS ADMITTED BY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE PROBLEM AT LAST SERVICE BUT COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS MY SOLE MEANS OF TRANSP...

Mileage: 43,776

VEHICLE ROUGH STARTED AND WAS SURGING AND DIED IN THE LANE OF A TWO LANE BUSY ROAD, HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE BUSY ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE KEY WAS THEN CYCLED 3 TIMES AND THE CAR STARTED. INCIDENT #2 11/25/2013, SAM...

Mileage: 52,000

IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER LAST WINTER, THE CAR DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE. THE LATCHES WOULDN'T CATCH. DRIVING WAS DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MANY HAVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL COMMAND WAS TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP OR COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEAL...

Mileage: 101,684

IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN THAT IT WOULD TURN ON BUT I COULD NOT SET A SPEED ANYMORE. I DECIDED I WOULD HAVE THAT FIXED AT MY NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICING. AFTER A WEEK WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER...

Mileage: 105,000

WHEN WET OR REALLY COLD OUTSIDE, GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU PUSH HARD ON IT AND IT EVENTUALLY GOES BUT SHOOTS YOU OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR FASTER THEN YOU WANT IT TO GO. RIGHT AFTER YOU PUT INTO DRIVE OR IF YOU STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. YOU CAN STOP, BUT THEN CAN'T GET IT TO GO. SCARY CAUSE IF YOU A...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPILL THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 34,782

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TAPPING ON GAS WOULD SLOW IT DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. RPM'S RACED TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT ME HAVING FOOT ON GAS. TURNED OFF AND STARTED UP AND RPMS STILL RACING. WHILE IN P...

Mileage: 103,000

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT UP. TAPPED GAS...

Mileage: 97,000

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT UP. TAPPED GAS...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIM...

Mileage: 98,000

MY VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOURS WHEN I NOTICE THE NEEDLE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WASN'T GOING DOWN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL,AND LATER IT STARTED TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE AND STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY, BUT I'M ...

Mileage: 97,000

VEHICLE WAS INCREASING SPEED WITHOUT GIVING IT GAS. HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE HARD TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. AFTER STOPPING IT APPEARED TO BE OK, BUT THE CRUISE WOULD NO LONGER WORK. THE CRUISE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CABLE GOING TO THE CRU...

Mileage: 99,567

WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND FAS...

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND FAS...

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR CAN JUST START GOING FASTER ON ITS OWN, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ANYTIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BREAK FREE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES FASTER AND F...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD TAURUS SE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME, OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR RPM SHOT UP. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK WHILE MY ENGINE IS SCREAMING AND HIT THE GAS PEDDLE COUPLE OF TIMES, TO BRING MY RPM BACK DOWN.(NOTE: RPM BE AROUND 4000). SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR, IT...

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THE VEHICLE BECAME LOUD. THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BROKE AWAY FROM ITS EXHAUST PIPE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLAMP AND WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE ACTUAL CLAMP WAS STILL IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 94,831

I WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT 25 MPH. WHEN I REACHED THE CREST OF THE HILL, IT FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ITSELF DOWN AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE RPM WENT UP TO 4,000 AND MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING. I PUT BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD LITTLE EFFECT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. AFTER...

Mileage: 104,307

BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING THE CAR,THEN THEY WORK FINE, BRAKE FLUID IS FULL NO BRAKE LIGHT ON, ANOTHER INCIDENT 9/18/12. NOT A GOOD FEELING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

"CHECK TRANSMISSION" HAS COME UP THREE TIMES ON DISPLAY OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATES OF THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS BUT EACH TIME I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS I DROVE AWAY. I ALSO FOUND FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL M...

Mileage: 58,500

WHILE RETURNING TO LUBBOCK, TX FROM CARROLLTON, TX WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. APPLIED BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 105 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WAS 20 MILES AWAY FROM NEAREST TOWN. WAS STRANDED ...

Mileage: 85,245

WHILE RETURNING TO LUBBOCK, TX FROM CARROLLTON, TX WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. APPLIED BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 105 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WAS 20 MILES AWAY FROM NEAREST TOWN. WAS STRANDED ...

Mileage: 85,245

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 ...

Mileage: 120,000

CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HAD DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING. PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RACED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TAPPED GAS PEDAL AND IT SLOWED DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE SINCE THE LATEST BEING SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012. AFTER THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL F...

Mileage: 16,000

CAR EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLED, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. HARD BRAKING WAS REQUIRED TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP DUE THE REVVING ENGINE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDA...

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 45 MPH AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OFF. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, THE DASH LIGHTS, ALARM SYSTEM, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS MOVING. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY ...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. IT LOPE, HEADLIGHTS DIM/BRIGHT, AND JUTTS. ALSO SLIGHT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OCCURS, AND OCCASIONAL HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. FUEL FILTER REPLACED, FUEL PUMP CHECKED OUT WORKING PROPERLY, AND INJECTORS ARE RUNNING FINE. ALSO...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. IT LOPE, HEADLIGHTS DIM/BRIGHT, AND JUTTS. ALSO SLIGHT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OCCURS, AND OCCASIONAL HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. FUEL FILTER REPLACED, FUEL PUMP CHECKED OUT WORKING PROPERLY, AND INJECTORS ARE RUNNING FINE. ALSO...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. IT LOPE, HEADLIGHTS DIM/BRIGHT, AND JUTTS. ALSO SLIGHT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OCCURS, AND OCCASIONAL HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. FUEL FILTER REPLACED, FUEL PUMP CHECKED OUT WORKING PROPERLY, AND INJECTORS ARE RUNNING FINE. ALSO...

Mileage: 100,000

CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING APPROACHING INTERSECTION. THROTTLE APPEARED STUCK. HAD TO "GUN THROUGH INTERSECTION", RACE INTO PLAZA PARKING LOT ON OTHER SIDE AND PARK IRREGULARLY SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. TRIED RESTARTING FIVE MINUTES LATER, SAME PROBLEM SO LEFT PARKED AND CALLED FOR RIDE. NEXT MORNING CA...

Mileage: 95,000

CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING APPROACHING INTERSECTION. THROTTLE APPEARED STUCK. HAD TO "GUN THROUGH INTERSECTION", RACE INTO PLAZA PARKING LOT ON OTHER SIDE AND PARK IRREGULARLY SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. TRIED RESTARTING FIVE MINUTES LATER, SAME PROBLEM SO LEFT PARKED AND CALLED FOR RIDE. NEXT MORNING CA...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE OCCURRENCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVELY HIGH RPMS EVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WHEN APPLYING VERY MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA AC...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE...

Mileage: 111,000

THE VEHICLE I OWN HAS HAD A STUCK THROTTLE ISSUE IN THE PAST. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MAIN STREET IN MY HOMETOWN. I HAD ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT ISSUE EXCEPT THAT WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PUT TH...

Mileage: 125,000

ACCELERATOR STICKING UPON INITIAL STARTING OFF AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A SHORT PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER...

Mileage: 30,000

THE THROTTLE ON MY CAR HAS GOTTEN STUCK ON ME ON FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND THE CAD AR SPEEDED UP TO FIFTY MILES AN HOUR. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AND THE THROTTLE WAS STILL STUCK IN PARK. I HAD TO WAIT F...

THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WOULD SURGE AFTER A COLD START. A MECHANIC CLEANED THE THOTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMED TO HELP THE SURGING PROBLEM, BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & PUMP THE GAS PEDAL...

Mileage: 44,000

THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WOULD SURGE AFTER A COLD START. A MECHANIC CLEANED THE THOTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMED TO HELP THE SURGING PROBLEM, BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & PUMP THE GAS PEDAL...

Mileage: 44,000

WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR IN THE MORNING. THEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PUSH THE PEDDLE THE CAR WILL NOT KICK IN. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE HARD BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATOR. *TR

Mileage: 100,100

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 ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. A MONTH AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONTINUED...

Mileage: 58,000

WE PULLED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND DROVE AROUND THE CORNER WHEN WE HEARD A LOAD NOISE. THE CAR HAD LITTLE POWER; THEREFORE, WE TURNED AROUND AND, SLOWLY, DROVE BACK TO OUR HOME. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD DROPPED AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I DID A SEARCH ...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR IN THE AM AND IT WOULD NOT START IN THE AFTERNOON. I CALLED FOR A TOW ON MONDAY, AFTER THE HOLIDAY. THE SYMPTOMS PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WERE: THE CAR DID NOT START, AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE CAR WAS JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. ...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR IN THE AM AND IT WOULD NOT START IN THE AFTERNOON. I CALLED FOR A TOW ON MONDAY, AFTER THE HOLIDAY. THE SYMPTOMS PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WERE: THE CAR DID NOT START, AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE CAR WAS JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. ...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR IN THE AM AND IT WOULD NOT START IN THE AFTERNOON. I CALLED FOR A TOW ON MONDAY, AFTER THE HOLIDAY. THE SYMPTOMS PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WERE: THE CAR DID NOT START, AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE CAR WAS JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. ...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 64,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE RPMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FA...

Mileage: 70,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID N...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID N...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID N...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AT THE MANIFOLD CONNECTION DROPPING THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE EXHAUST, INCLUDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE GROUND. AT A HIGHER SPEED OR WITH UNEVEN GROUND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURR...

Mileage: 60,676

THE CONNECTION FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS FAILED TWICE, ONCE AT 32K MILES AND NOW AT 81K MILES. BOTH TIMES THIS CAUSED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING FORWARD. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 FORD TAURUS FOR APPROX. 4 YEARS, AND EACH WINTER I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. EVERY WINTER THE ACCELERATOR TENDS TO BECOME STICKY. LUCKILY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO USE IT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

ENGINE CRANKS EASILY BUT ACTS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO FUEL OR SPARK. GAUGES IN THE DASH START TO JUMP AND TICK. GENERALLY CAR STARTS AND RUNS FINE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AT STARTING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBL...

Mileage: 35,000

WE HAVE AN 07 FORD TAURUS THAT WE PURCHASED IN 09. LAST MONTH THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THE RADIO AND A/C WOULD CUT OUT AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WOULD COME BACK ON. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, IT RESTARTS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED WHILE I WAS MAKI...

Mileage: 74,600

FAILURE OF THE HEATER / AC / DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE FIREWALL COWLING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN TO FORD SINCE AT LEAST 2003, YET THEY HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED THEIR OWN TSB 04-15-3 ON THE PRODUCTION LINE AS RECENTLY AS 2007. FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL CLAIMING THAT...

Mileage: 42,000

FAILURE OF THE HEATER / AC / DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE FIREWALL COWLING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN TO FORD SINCE AT LEAST 2003, YET THEY HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED THEIR OWN TSB 04-15-3 ON THE PRODUCTION LINE AS RECENTLY AS 2007. FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL CLAIMING THAT...

Mileage: 42,000

THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE MUFFLER SYSTEM FELL TO THE GROUND ON MY 2007 FORD TAURUS, SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN REAL BAD AND INVOLVED OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THANK GOD IT WAS ON A SIDE STREET. IF IT WOULD HAVE ENT IN A ...

Mileage: 42,753

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, SHE WOULD NOTICE A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGERS SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LARGE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MID-ACCELERATION AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED THER...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE FLEX EXHAUST PIPE FELL ONTO THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PIPE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLEX PIPE WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT M...

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 31,000

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD TAURUS, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA WAS THE DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EVERY 500 MILES, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. TOLD THEM THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WANTED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,563

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD TAURUS, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA WAS THE DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EVERY 500 MILES, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. TOLD THEM THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WANTED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,563

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD TAURUS, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA WAS THE DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EVERY 500 MILES, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. TOLD THEM THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WANTED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,563

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD TAURUS, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA WAS THE DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EVERY 500 MILES, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. TOLD THEM THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WANTED ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,563

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE FLANGE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FRACTURED OFF. HE MADE AN INTERIM REPAIR TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A REPAIR KIT INSTALLED AT AN EXPENSE OF $200.00. THE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED A RE...

Mileage: 51,000

2007 FORD TAURUS 10/25/2006: WITH 23,774 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO WEBSTER FORD FOR A KNOCKING NOISE I HEARD COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THEY FOUND PARTS WERE MISSING IN THE MOTOR DURING PRODUCTION WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR.(INVOICE #32124) 04/18/2007: AT 30,308 MILES I R...

WELDMENT HOLDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GAVE OUT, CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND BACK TO DRAG ON THE GROUND. TOOK IT VIA FLATBED AND DEALERSHIP RE-WELDED IT BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 36

2007 FORD TAURUS SEL EXHAUST SYSTEM CAME LOOSE FROM WHERE ITS FASTENED TO THE MANIFOLD OF THE ENGINE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PIPE IN THE FLANGE THAT FASTENED TO THE MANIFOLD WAS NOT FLARED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. THERE WAS NO HANGER AT THE FRONT AS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ACTUALLY MADE O...

WHILE DRIVING MT VEHICLE WITH 20,000 MILES, THE EXHAUST FELL OFF AT THE FLANGE BEHIND THE MANIFOLD WHILE DRIVING. I'VE READ OF MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FLANGE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS MODEL SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED FOR THIS...

Mileage: 20,000

LISA WRIGHT MAY 18, 2009 DEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM CORBETT ON DECEMBER 26, 2007 I LISA WRIGHT PURCHASED A 2007 FORD TAURUS FROM DAY FORD 3696 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 . I CALLED...

Mileage: 44

LISA WRIGHT MAY 18, 2009 DEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM CORBETT ON DECEMBER 26, 2007 I LISA WRIGHT PURCHASED A 2007 FORD TAURUS FROM DAY FORD 3696 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 . I CALLED...

Mileage: 44

FORTUNATELY THE 2007 FORD TAURUS WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE WHOLE EXHAUST FELL OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MELTED FLANG. WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE HAD TO CHECK A TSB FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO DO NOT HAVE TO PAY. VERY WORRIED ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY. COULD NOT IMAG...

Mileage: 37,000

THE DIGITAL READOUT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL (PROVIDES CAR MILEAGE, AVG MILEAGE, TRIP METER, MILES TO EMPTY AND TIME) WOULD DIME AT FIRST UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WHEN IT WOULD DIME IF I HIT THE DASHBOARD, IT WOULD RETURN TO FULL BRIGHT FOR A WHILE. IT WOULD FINALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY AND...

Mileage: 52,348

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR414. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WOULD FLATTEN QUITE OFTEN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLAT TIRES WERE DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. THE VALVE...

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR414. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WOULD FLATTEN QUITE OFTEN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLAT TIRES WERE DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. THE VALVE...

Mileage: 28,000

UPDATED NOTICE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. SINCE 12/26/08 TO 12/16/08 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE FAILURES 5 TIMES. EACH TIME DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 40,007

UPDATED NOTICE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. SINCE 12/26/08 TO 12/16/08 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE FAILURES 5 TIMES. EACH TIME DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 40,007

UPDATED NOTICE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. SINCE 12/26/08 TO 12/16/08 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE FAILURES 5 TIMES. EACH TIME DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 40,007

IN MAY 2008, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD TAURUS SES USED WITH 33K MILES FROM THE FORD DEALER. BY DEC 2008, THE CAR WITH 40K MILES WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALER STATED THEY RE-TOOLE...

Mileage: 33,000

I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK IN THE MORNING. GOT IN IT AT LUNCH AND REALIZED THAT THE EXHAUST HAD FALLEN OFF AT THE MANIFOLD. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD WELD JOB FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND HOPEFULLY THE LAST. *TR

Mileage: 36,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT RAN A STOP SIGN. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE SIGN AND RECEIVED A TICKET FROM THE POLICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOP SIGN IS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET HIGH AND HIS HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THAT HIGH. WHEN THE...

AC COMPRESSOR FAILS, BLOWS ECM FUSE, CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CHRONIC TO THE 2007 FORD TAURUS - WE OWN RENTAL FLEET - HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 OTHER VEHICLES - SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. AFTER 4,000 MILES, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES FOR FREE. AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR OUT. THE DEALER NO LONGER COVERED THE TIRES AND THE CONTACT HAD THEM REPLACED AT WAL MART. AT 60,000 MILES, A...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE STALLS, JERKS, AND SHIFTS HARD INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES (APRIL 21, 2008, MAY 3, 2008, AND MAY 7,2008) FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE...

Mileage: 30,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE STALLS, JERKS, AND SHIFTS HARD INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES (APRIL 21, 2008, MAY 3, 2008, AND MAY 7,2008) FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE...

Mileage: 30,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ELEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 10, 2007, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON JANUARY 21, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECUR...

Mileage: 34,000

AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

PULLING OUT FROM PARKING LOT WHEN EXHAUST WENT LOUD. FOUND OUT EXHAUST BY MANIFOLD PIPE DETACHED ALLOWING EXHAUST PIPE TO HANG DOWN IN FRONT CAUSING THE PIPE SCRAPE ALONG ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO GO TO THE GAS STATION AND BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT THE CAR CUT OFF. AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES. I HAD THE AR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT...

Mileage: 21,340

PULLING OUT FROM PARKING LOT WHEN EXHAUST WENT LOUD. FOUND OUT BOLTS ON EXHAUST BY MANIFOLD PIPE SNAPPED ALLOWING EXHAUST PIPE TO HANG DOWN IN FRONT CAUSING THE PIPE SCRAPE ALONG ROAD IF HIT POT HOLE OR RAISED AREA OF ROADPIPE COULD HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGE. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE...

Mileage: 21,423

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS ON THE GROUND. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THA...

Mileage: 24,872

PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. LONG CRANK TIME, IF NOT CRANKED LONGER THAN 2 SECONDS, WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY. ONLY WHEN VEHICLE`S BEEN SITTING FOR 6 OR MORE HOURS. I'VE TAKEN TO THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT 4 TIMES, BUT THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHINGS WRONG. I DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN I FI...

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION A 2007 FORD TAURUS ISSUED TO ME AS A FLEET VEHICLE FROM MY EMPLOYER. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH LESS THAN 6 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 8 TIMES. THE MAJORITY OF TIMES IT WAS IN TAKING A ...

Mileage: 4,000