2009 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls

Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car. If I had anyone behind me, I would have had several collisions, by now. My mechanic has looked at the brakes, wheels, etc., & cannot find the problem. I am VERY concerned about this defect....

Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car. If I had anyone behind me, I would have had several collisions, by now. My mechanic has looked at the brakes, wheels, etc., & cannot find the problem. I am VERY concerned about this defect....

Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car. If I had anyone behind me, I would have had several collisions, by now. My mechanic has looked at the brakes, wheels, etc., & cannot find the problem. I am VERY concerned about this defect....

Car shop replaced front suspension struts 1/23/19. I told owner that made the clunking noise ever worse. Kevin said well, your car needs lower control arms, bushings, &engine mount. Had that done by same car shop on 9/16/2019. I told Kevin that did not take care of clunking noise. I took car to an a...

On 4 separate occassions, my 2009 Ford Taurus limited automatic transmission dropped out of gear while I was accelerating slowly away from a stop The times they have occurred Is from a stop sign into traffic. It dropped out of gear at about 5 mph and made a growling noise. . I put my foot on the b...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD TAURUS 83,000M THE BREAKS HARD STOP ON ITS OWN, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IF ME AND MY PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED HIS FACE INTO THE DASH AND MY FACE INTO MY STEERING WHEEL, WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET TURNING LEFT AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING T...

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD TAURUS 83,000M THE BREAKS HARD STOP ON ITS OWN, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IF ME AND MY PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED HIS FACE INTO THE DASH AND MY FACE INTO MY STEERING WHEEL, WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET TURNING LEFT AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING T...

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD TAURUS 83,000M THE BREAKS HARD STOP ON ITS OWN, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IF ME AND MY PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED HIS FACE INTO THE DASH AND MY FACE INTO MY STEERING WHEEL, WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET TURNING LEFT AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING T...

Mileage: 83,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. IT WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 TURNED IN TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION LEFT TURN LANE. THE DRIVER DOOR HAD TO BE CUT OPEN TO EXTRACT THE DRIVER. SO THE CAR WAS MOVING AND THE IMPACT ...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE IT WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT OR SHUT OFF. DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND STEERING LOCKS UP. BOTH TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN AND DROVE NORMAL AGAIN. SHE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HA...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR HAS LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR 42K. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ERRATIC, HARD SHIFTING, HOLDING GEARS FOR TOO LONG. A NEW PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING, IN THE MORNING CAR CLUNKS EXTREMELY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION BANGED SO HARD IT STAR...

Mileage: 41,500

THE AC BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE & COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS BAD. IT'S VERY HARD TO GET TO AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE YEARS AND MODELS OF FORDS. ESPECIALLY TAURUS MODELS. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO FIX THEIR MISTA...

Mileage: 74,640

THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES WITH NO FOOT ON BRAKE. WITH NO NOTICE IT WILL TURN INTO A FULL PANIC STOP. SIMPLY DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES GO TO FULL LOCK. A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONCE THE SPEED GETS BELOW A CERTAIN MILE PER HOUR IT CHANGES. IF ONE STOPS AND TURNS THE E...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TC VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN...

Mileage: 164,000

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE DRIVING MAKING A TURN LEFT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHELL ON THE PASSENGER JUST STICKS FOR 10 SECOND COULDN'T TURN JUST HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT COULD TURN. THIS IS SCARY. A CAR WAS COMING AND IT COULD HAVE HIT ME BOTH TIMES. IN MOTION ON A CITY ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS AT AN ABNORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED ...

Mileage: 76,000

TRACTION CONTROL LOCKS UP MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED ON 12/27/16 AND TWO OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST. BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED AT THE TIME. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LOCKED THE BRAKE. THERE A MANY COMPLAINT OF THIS HAPPENING ON THE WEB IN OTHER FORD MODELS AS WELL. THIS COULD BE DANGER...

Mileage: 174,000

CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING NO LIGHTS OR ANY KIND OF WARNING WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS. IT HAD 32,000 MILE WHEN I GOT IT. SINCE THEN EVERY 6 MONTH OR SO I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND FOR NO REASON THE ENGINE JUST DIES AND I HAVE TO COAST OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART. IT START FINE AND CAN'T GET IT FAIL AGAIN. NEXT A FEW MONTHS HAPPEN...

Mileage: 55,200

TAURUS STARTS FROM A FULL STOP ACCELERATING AND AT 40-45 MPH THE CAR JERKS HARD TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. 101 K MILES. JUST REPLACED STRUTS, TIE ROD ENDS, CV HALF SHAFTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM/B...

Mileage: 101,000

TAURUS STARTS FROM A FULL STOP ACCELERATING AND AT 40-45 MPH THE CAR JERKS HARD TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. 101 K MILES. JUST REPLACED STRUTS, TIE ROD ENDS, CV HALF SHAFTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM/B...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEP...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEP...

Mileage: 85,000

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, [XXX], WAS DRIVING A FORD 2007 TAURUS (108, 000 MILES) FROM YPSILANTI, MI TO DAYTON, OH. SHE HAD ON BOARD HER INFANT (4 MONTHS) AND TODDLER (4 YEARS). EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY UNTIL THEY ENTERED THE SUBDIVISION OF HER PARENTS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIV...

Mileage: 108,000

STEP HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL IN PANIC STOP & GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO SPEED UP CAR PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER OR NEED TO BE DIFFERENT HEIGHT SO BOTH DON'T GO DOWN AT ONCE IT HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FIVE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

STEP HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL IN PANIC STOP & GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO SPEED UP CAR PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER OR NEED TO BE DIFFERENT HEIGHT SO BOTH DON'T GO DOWN AT ONCE IT HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FIVE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 59,000

2009 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK POSITION AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK SOUND. WITHIN A SECOND OR SO, HE TURN...

I WAS DRIVING THIS 2009 FORD TAURUS THAT I JUST GOT FROM THE DEALER SHIP.I WAS AT A STOP AND THERE WERE PEOPLE INFRONT OF ME WHEN I WENT TO MOVE FORWARD I TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE BACK OF A VAN AND MY AIR BAG WENT OFF ..I TOOK IT IN TO THE ...

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND RELEASING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4500 AFT...

Mileage: 106,000

MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE ENTERING THE TOLL WAY VIA THE RAMP, AS SHE MERGED INTO 75 MPH TRAFFIC SHE INCREASED HER SPEED TO MATCH. AS SHE DID SHE LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR KEPT INCREASING SPEED. SHE REALIZED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND STARTED TO PUMP THE PETAL IN HOPES TO FREE IT. I...

Mileage: 106,000

MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE ENTERING THE TOLL WAY VIA THE RAMP, AS SHE MERGED INTO 75 MPH TRAFFIC SHE INCREASED HER SPEED TO MATCH. AS SHE DID SHE LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR KEPT INCREASING SPEED. SHE REALIZED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND STARTED TO PUMP THE PETAL IN HOPES TO FREE IT. I...

Mileage: 106,000

MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE ENTERING THE TOLL WAY VIA THE RAMP, AS SHE MERGED INTO 75 MPH TRAFFIC SHE INCREASED HER SPEED TO MATCH. AS SHE DID SHE LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR KEPT INCREASING SPEED. SHE REALIZED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND STARTED TO PUMP THE PETAL IN HOPES TO FREE IT. I...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. THE DRIVER OF THE S...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A CAR DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THE TOP HALF OF HER BACK COLLAPSED. THE CO...

Mileage: 55,000

FORD TAURUS 2009 ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVER RESTARTED CAR BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING CAR. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS TIME, A COMPUTER MESSAGE CAME UP O...

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55MPH MY ENGINE STALLED. SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. SMELL WENT AWAY, SO I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE A TAIL LIGHT HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BURNED THROUGH. DEALER REPLACED WIRE HARNESS, AND REPLACED TAIL LIGHT A...

Mileage: 31,375

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER WHEN IT DROVE THROUGH A STOP LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, A SPRAINED BACK, AND BROKEN RIBS. T...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE KEY BECAME HOT, MELTED, AND DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY. THE FAILURE REPEATED AFTER THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 9,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS NOT PROGRAMMED CORR...

Mileage: 39,000

2009 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR A DEFECTIVE TIRE *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 4 OR 5, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVIS...

Mileage: 4,000

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES OVER 22 MONTHS AND HAD IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THEY HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. ONE TIME I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE ONLY WAY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD ...

Mileage: 1,273

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS SEL(NA). WHILE DRIVING 1-2 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD JUST BEEN DEACTIVATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO C...

Mileage: 21,550

2009 FORD TAURUS WRONG TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS DRAGGING. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MEC...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON 2 OCCASIONS ENGINE SHUTS OFF AROUND 40 MPH. PULL CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTS; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND BOTH TIMES NO CODES ARE RECORDED. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 30

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. HE ALSO SHIFTED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO DECREASE. HE CALLED THE DEALE...

Mileage: 6,371

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE WHEELS WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE WHEELS ALSO FELT UNSTABLE AND LOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS...

Mileage: 20,000

SUNDAY JULY 12 ENGINE STOPPED. 3RD. TIME IN ONE MONTH AND NOW HAS 4851 MILES ON IT.. FOLOWING PREVIOUS SUGESTION FROM BETHLEHEM FORD, I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART ENGINE .CAR TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER, RAY PRICE FORD , MT. POCONO, PA. ON MONDAY JULY 13, THEY NOTIFIED ME THEY HAD CHECKED ENGINE COD...

Mileage: 4,851

PURCHASED NEW 2009 FORD TAURUS MAY13, 2009.ON JUNE 5 IN LATE AFTERNOON WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THRU A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I80 IN CENTRAL PA. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET ONTO A NARROW SHOULDER . THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON FIRST TRY TO RESTART. IT RESTARTED ON TH 2ND T...

Mileage: 3,800

JUNE 12, 2009 APPROX . 4100 MILES ON CAR ENGINE STOPPED 2ND TIME IN ONE WEEK-NO WARNING. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED .IMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BETHLEHEM FORD AND AGAIN FOUND NO PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SUGESTED LEAVING CAR 3-4 DAYS FOR THEM TO DRIVE & CHECK OUT. LEFT CAR ON JUNE 22 WITH...

Mileage: 4,100

I WAS A PASSENGER LAST SPRING IN A 2009 FORD TAURUS SEDAN AND WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A LONG INCLINE AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOLD MY DRIVING FRIEND TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN WHICH HE DID. WE CONTINUED WITHO...

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2009 TAURUS LMTD AWD 6 SPEED 3.5 V6 WOULD ROLL BACK ON A HILL QUITE A BIT AND IF YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. THE LOWER IDLE SPEED ON THE CAR DOES NOT OVERCOME THE TC SLIP UNDER THAT CONDITION. REC...

Mileage: 3,100

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27...

Mileage: 1,800

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27...

Mileage: 1,800

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27...

Mileage: 1,800

NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL A FEW WEEKS OLD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINED STREET, WHEN TRAFFIC STARTS AND YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE YOUR FOOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FREELY ROLLS BACKWARDS TOWARD THE CAR...

Mileage: 500

I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD TAURUS DEMO. WITH A 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER ON JULY 30, 2009. ON SEPT. 26, 2009 I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON RT. 220, NEAR STATE COLLEGE, PA, AT 55 MPH. SUDDENLY THE MOTOR TURNED OFF AND I HAD TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD TO STOP. THE LIGHTS, WIPERS AND MY RADIO WERE STILL WORKING...

Mileage: 1,850

I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD TAURUS DEMO. WITH A 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER ON JULY 30, 2009. ON SEPT. 26, 2009 I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON RT. 220, NEAR STATE COLLEGE, PA, AT 55 MPH. SUDDENLY THE MOTOR TURNED OFF AND I HAD TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD TO STOP. THE LIGHTS, WIPERS AND MY RADIO WERE STILL WORKING...

Mileage: 1,850

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MPH THE HOOD UN-LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE...

Mileage: 99

MY CLIENT, PEGGY STEPHENSON WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF A 2009 FORD TAURUS. SHE IS PARALYZED FROM THE WASTE DOWN AND WAS UNAWARE THE SEAT HEATER WAS ON FOR THE ENTIRE 2 HOUR DRIVE FROM PHOENIX SKYHARBOR AIRPORT TO SEDONA, ARIZONA. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT SHE SUSTAINED 3...

I JUST FINISHED RENTING A FORD TAURUS 2009 FROM AVIS WHICH HAD 1543 MILES ON IT AT THE START OF THE RENTAL. DURING THE COURSE OF THE RENTAL THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP HILL ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN EASTHAMPTON, MA THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I ONLY DETECTED IT WHEN THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 1,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GEAR BOX SUDDENLY FAILED DURING A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. THE WIPER BLADES AND ARMS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE...

Mileage: 23,000

ACCELERATING FROM 30 TO 40, A/C ON, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 12,194

COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, A/C ON, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 11,988

COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, A/C ON, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE STOPPED, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 2,980

COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, A/C ON, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE STOPPED, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 9,447

COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, A/C ON, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE STOPPED, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 6,011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. SHE REACHED FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE PEDAL BACK UP AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DE...

ON ONE OCCASION, DRIVING 40 MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWN HILL, COASTING, WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE MOVING, AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. TOOK TO DEALER, NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES FOUND IN COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 890

ON THE 2009 FORD TAURUS, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID MISSES THE MIDDLE BOTTOM SECTION, TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE, APPROX ONE FOOT HIGH. THIS CAUSES ONE HUGE BLIND SPOT IN BAD WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. MY 2008 TAURUS DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL OF THE 2009'S ARE THE SAME AN...

Mileage: 1

ON 2 OCCASIONS ABOUT A WEEK APART, DRIVING 40 MPH, DOWN HILL, COASTING (FOOT OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY), WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. FIRST TIME STALLED IN R LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART. SECOND TIME I RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE MOVING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 1,400