2010 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls
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Unknown. Car was going 100 mph. Driver, my son , was killed in this car accident. This year make AND model is known for throttle acceleration issues with brake afail override non existent until later models. Case number [XXX] sterling heights police department INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE F...
Unknown. Car was going 100 mph. Driver, my son , was killed in this car accident. This year make AND model is known for throttle acceleration issues with brake afail override non existent until later models. Case number [XXX] sterling heights police department INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE F...
Unknown. Car was going 100 mph. Driver, my son , was killed in this car accident. This year make AND model is known for throttle acceleration issues with brake afail override non existent until later models. Case number [XXX] sterling heights police department INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE F...
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while making a right turn, the steering wheel became stiff. The contact stated that the "Power Steering Assist Failure" message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer w...
Mileage: 31,000
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Upgrades allowed a low MPG.
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O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting. Dealership had the vehicle non-recall. Seat belt light appeared and Agent was contacted. System is collected for revisiting my claim.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting. Dealership had the vehicle non-recall. Seat belt light appeared and Agent was contacted. System is collected for revisiting my claim.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting. Dealership had the vehicle non-recall. Seat belt light appeared and Agent was contacted. System is collected for revisiting my claim.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
O2 System failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.
While driving on the hwy my moonroof exploded. Which cldve caused a accident due to the shock and fear it caused from the very loud gunshot like sound when exploding out of no where..for reason that was done by myself..
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated on its own at high speed without any warning, causing the vehicle to airborne and struck his neighbor's home. The contact desperately pressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. Th...
Mileage: 117,000
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle started shaking. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving to her destination. The conta...
Mileage: 167,254
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the brake pedal would depress the floorboard without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. The diagnostic test determined that the brake module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufa...
Mileage: 22,000
5 April 2022 my 2010 Taurus SEL 3.5L engine overheated unexpectedly and the temp warning light came on my way home. I let it cool down during a heavy rain before heading home. I left the vehicle at a gas station for a couple of hours and return to bring it home (3 miles). Temp gage remain steady ...
5 April 2022 my 2010 Taurus SEL 3.5L engine overheated unexpectedly and the temp warning light came on my way home. I let it cool down during a heavy rain before heading home. I left the vehicle at a gas station for a couple of hours and return to bring it home (3 miles). Temp gage remain steady ...
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the advanced traction warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was...
Mileage: 90,000
airbag light is on
WITH THE CAR ON WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES ARE FADING. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THEY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM SLOWLY.
Mileage: 108,000
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO. POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. DISPLAY SAYS SERVIVE POWER STEERING NOW. ALL OTHER MODELS AFTER 2010 HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE, AND VERY DISAPPOINTING!
Mileage: 110,000
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO. POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. DISPLAY SAYS SERVIVE POWER STEERING NOW. ALL OTHER MODELS AFTER 2010 HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE, AND VERY DISAPPOINTING!
Mileage: 110,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE- THIS COULD LEAD TO A WRECK CAUSING DEATH. VERY UNSAFE WITH HOW QUICKLY THIS APPEARS. GOING 60- 70 MPH DOWN A CURVY HIGHWAY AND THIS KICKS ON LOSING THE ABILITY TO STEER YOUR VEHICLE! ALL IT DOES IS DING AND A MESSAGE APPEARS TELLING YOU THAT THERE WAS POWER STEERING AS...
Mileage: 127,556
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED O...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE BLIND DOOR ACTUATOR DOOR MOTORS. THESE WERE HEATER MOTORS THAT WOULD BLOW AIR SO HOT THAT IT WOULD MELT THE CONSOLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE WHERE THE VENTS WERE LOCATED.THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE TURNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLU...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE TURNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLU...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND SMOKE WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT M...
Mileage: 120,000
THE VEHICLE STEERING SEIZED UP AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNSAFE
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE INTERIOR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE WHERE IN A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE WEN...
Mileage: 142,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS ACTIVATED, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS INOPERABLE WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS ALSO HEARD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 153,300
FOLLOWING A WARM START, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHEN LEAVING A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AT RELAXED SPEED. "POWER STEERING FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES INCREDIBLE EFFORT TO MANEUVER AT THIS POINT. TURNING THE VEHICLE IS EXHAUSTING WORK AND IT IS FORTUNATE THIS DID NOT HAP...
Mileage: 106,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT A SLOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THERE WAS A FAULT INDICATION ON THE DASH BOARD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET DRIVING AT LESS THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WITH THE THE POWER STEERING FAULT. FORT...
Mileage: 105,000
THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BUSHING HAS WORN OUT. THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD WEAR OUT WITH THAT FEW MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 65,000
POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER FORD'S THAT WAS RECALLED CAN'T UNDER STAND WHY MINE 2010 WASN'T RECALLED BUT IF I HAVE A WRECK I'M SUING FORD IN THE NHTSA I PROMISE.
Mileage: 109,000
ON A ROAD TRIP, WE STOPPED AT A REST STOP. WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING FAULT ALERT WAS PRESENTED, AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND WE REALIZED WE COULD NOT MAKE ...
Mileage: 90,000
ON AUGUST 21, 2019 I STARTED MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT INTO THE STREET AND FOUND THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE TO FIND THAT AN ALARM OR BEEPING SOUNDED AND ON THE CLUSTER MESSAGE BOARD A FAULT READ...
Mileage: 121,409
POWER STEERING GAVE OUT SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER MODELS FORD HAD RECALL ON
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND "SERVICE POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABL...
Mileage: 96,000
WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE SCREEN ON THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, BUT THAT MESSAGE WOULD NOT CLEAR AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS O...
MY 2010 FORD TAURUS FRONT DRIVER DOOR FIRST FELT LIKE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS SPRUNG. IT DID THAT FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THEN NEXT THING I KNOW I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF A DOOR! I HAVE TO LOWER WINDOW, UNLOCK THE CAR, OPEN HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE. THEN RAISE DRIVERS WINDOW, GET OUT ...
Mileage: 1
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STOPPED WORKING HIT MAIL BOX 2011 AND UP HAS A RECALL ?WHAT ABOUT 2010 AND OLDER? YES I WAS IN MOTION ,AND I WAS ON A CITY STREET WENT INTO A TURN NO POWER STEERING BY THE TIME I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPEN I HAD STRUCK A MAIL BOX IF I HAD BEEN ON THE MOUNTAIN I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED
Mileage: 150,000
WATER COMES IN ON PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD.
Mileage: 50,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. THE RECALL FOR THIS WAS FOR MODELS 2011 AND UP. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE 2010.
Mileage: 100,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. THE RECALL FOR THIS WAS FOR MODELS 2011 AND UP. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE 2010.
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD LINCOLN (4506 N NAVARRO ST, VICTORIA, TX 77904, (...
Mileage: 17,338
RECALL 15S02. PURCHASED USED TAURUS AND DISCOVERED LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH LOSE. FOUND OUT THAT RECALLED WAS PERFORMED ON 1/27/16 THOUGH DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THIS HANDLE WAS FIXED. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING - DESPITE THEIR FAILURE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THE HANDLE EXH...
Mileage: 34,400
MOON ROOF WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. FRONT SPRING LOADED CLOSE OUT SEAL ON CAR AS PART OF TRACK OF MOON ROOF NOT LETTING MOON ROOF GO DOWN. HELD SEAL DOWN MANUALLY, STARTED MOON ROOF FORWARD WITH FORWARD MOON ROOF SWITCH AND MOON ROOF WORKS PERFECT JUST SO YOU KNOW TO LOOK FOR BINDING OR OBSTRUC...
Mileage: 118,000
BAD WATER PUMP DESIGN IN FORD TAURUS ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC. CAR HAS 110000 MILES. IMMACULATE SERVICE RECORDS. NO WARNING. CAR HAD NO LEAKS. LEFT US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. DRIVING CAR AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF. APPARENTLY ENGINE RUINED NOW. ENGINE OVERHEATED RAPIDLY.
Mileage: 110,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A RECALL ON FAILED STEERING BETWEEN MANUAL AND POWER STEERING OM MODELS 2011 AND ABOVE. HOWEVER, I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND AFTER CONTACTING FORD OF THE ISSUES WITH MY 2010, I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS AND MECHANICS OF MY STEERING ARE THE SAME WITH THE LATER MOD...
Mileage: 1,200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND KEPT FOR OVER A MONTH BY HALDEMAN FORD (640 US-130, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520, 609-448-0940). THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER...
Mileage: 62,000
POWER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STAY IN PARK.
Mileage: 70,000
2010 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT WORK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC,HIT A HIGH CURB AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR.*JS
Mileage: 53,000
2010 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT WORK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC,HIT A HIGH CURB AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR.*JS
Mileage: 53,000
2010 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT WORK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC,HIT A HIGH CURB AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR.*JS
Mileage: 53,000
THE FORD TAURUS SHO 2010 MODEL HAS THE EXACT SAME PART FOR THE STEERING AS THE 2011-2015 MODEL THAT WAS RECALLED. FORD DID NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL WITH THE RECALL AND IT SUFFERS THE SAME PROBLEM, SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING WITH NO WARNING. MY CAR LOST STEERING WHEN DRIVING BUT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO WRECK....
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A FRACTURED SPRING A...
Mileage: 69,712
THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND RETURNS TO MANUAL STEERING. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. TURNING THE CAR ON/OFF WILL SOMETIMES FIX ISSUE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO STEER
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TH...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TH...
Mileage: 112,000
WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON A STATE ROUTE, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SOUNDED CHOKED. VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TRAVELING UP HILL. FORCING ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE NEEDED REP...
Mileage: 112,000
WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON A STATE ROUTE, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SOUNDED CHOKED. VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TRAVELING UP HILL. FORCING ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE NEEDED REP...
Mileage: 112,000
POWER STEERING ACCESS FAULT CODE DISPLAYS ON GAUGE CLUSTER AND STEERING WHEEL HAS NO POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS. A RECALL FOR 2011 AND UP TAURUS WAS ISSUED BUT NOT THE 2010 WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS WAY. THIS HAPPENS ON S...
Mileage: 104,500
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED JERKING THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAUSED ME TO GRAZE THE CURB. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE JUMPING THE CURB AND HITTING A TREE. I LIMPED THE CAR HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I HAVE SEEN THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES F...
Mileage: 105,450
MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES INTO MANUAL MODE WITH NO POWER STEERING WHEN THERE IS A POWER STEERING FAULT. THE FAULT HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION. TURNING IS SEVERELY LIMITED AND CREATES A DANGE...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BEING ADJUSTED WHEN THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 76,000
ON SUNDAY, 2/11/2018, I WAS DRIVING EAST I-26 IN COLUMBIA, SC HEADING TO WORSHIP SERVICES AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY STEERING ABILITY. I MANAGED TO GUIDE THE CAR OUT OF THE 60 MPH TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED, I SAW A PUFF OF WHAT APPEARED TO...
Mileage: 163,350
PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR TO PASS.AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING STOMP ON BRAKE AND IT STILL WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL.ENGINE RPM STAYED AT ABOUT 4500 RPM. TAPPED GAS PEDAL WITH FOOT A FEW TIMES BEFORE ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL.
Mileage: 68,564
POWER ASSIST STEERING FAULT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 7:00 PM MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY DASH READ POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I THEN RAN OVER A MEDIAN AND ALMOST PULLED A MUSCLE TRYING TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON TO THE ROAD. I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY AND T...
Mileage: 142,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DEPRESSED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ALSO BEING APPLIED....
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DEPRESSED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ALSO BEING APPLIED....
Mileage: 55,000
THE WATER PUMP DAMAGED THE ENGINE ON MY 2010 TAURUS BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER NOW DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE WITH A COST OF $5000.00 PLUS LABOR ,WATER PUMP IS INSIDE THE ENGINE .WHEN WATER PUMP GOES IT STARTS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. NEEDING TO ENGINE TO BE REPLACE I THINK THIS STUPID [XXX] DE...
Mileage: 121,000
TAKATA RECALL "STEERING DEFAULT " NO POWER , WHEELS LOCKING, SEPTEMBER HAD TO PULL OF ROAD CAREFULLY TO AVOID ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 1,100,005
TAKATA RECALL "STEERING DEFAULT " NO POWER , WHEELS LOCKING, SEPTEMBER HAD TO PULL OF ROAD CAREFULLY TO AVOID ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 1,100,005
DRIVING SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, EPAS POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CHECK MESSAGE CENTER SHOWS "POWER STEERING FAULT". I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESET THE FAULT, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE FAULT HAPPENED AGAIN, UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR BECAUSE POWER STEERING WENT O...
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A 2010 TAURUS SHO THAT HAS THE ECO ENGINE THAT I BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOOK AT THE DASHAFTER SOMETHING POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY UNDER THE MPH GAUGE AND IT SAYS THAT I HAVE TO SERVICE POWERSTEERING SO I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 76,500
I HAVE A 2010 TAURUS SHO THAT HAS THE ECO ENGINE THAT I BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOOK AT THE DASHAFTER SOMETHING POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY UNDER THE MPH GAUGE AND IT SAYS THAT I HAVE TO SERVICE POWERSTEERING SO I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 76,500
I HAVE A 2010 TAURUS SHO THAT HAS THE ECO ENGINE THAT I BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOOK AT THE DASHAFTER SOMETHING POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY UNDER THE MPH GAUGE AND IT SAYS THAT I HAVE TO SERVICE POWERSTEERING SO I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 76,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS AND THE AD SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS AND THE AD SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 102,000
THE REAR WINDOW HAS A SCREEN THAT WILL NOT STAY DOWN. WHEN BACKING UP IT STAYS 3/4 OF THE WAY UP OBSTRUCTING VISION OUT THE BACK WINDOW. IT IS EITHER ALL THE WAY UP OR 3/4 OF THE WAY UP AND CANNOT BE LOWERED OUT OF VIEW.. THIS SITUATION EXISTS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN MOTION IN ALL TRAFFIC ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED TO HOT. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT OPEN THE HOOD AND NOTICED T...
Mileage: 132,000
AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SEAT HEATER ON, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND FELT A HOT SPOT ON MY BUTT. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY SEAT LATER, I NOTICED A HOLE BURNED THROUGH MY SEAT. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP. THEY DID A PINPOINT TEST, V12 NO. THE DRIVERS SEAT CUSHION HEATER MAT NEEDS REPLACING. FORD OFFERS NO ...
Mileage: 75,391
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE...
Mileage: 73,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, ALMOST LOCKING UP STEERING WHILE STATIONERY. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AS TOO MANY FORCE IS NEEDED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE INFAMOUS ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM (EPAS) ON MANY RECENT FORDS THAT ARE FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT. THE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PART ...
Mileage: 52,000
THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER USED THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, WHICH SHOWS THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE ABLE TO RESET THE CODE, AND POWER STEERING WAS WORKING JUST FINE. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE "...
PTU- POWER TRAIN UNIT TRANSMISSION "CATCHES" WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE. FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CAUSE A REAR END TYPE OF ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY COULD THIS CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT , YET JEPORDIZE MANY LIVES. IT'S UNSAFE AND CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS. BURNING OIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE T...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE T...
Mileage: 86,000
MY FUEL RAIL KEEPS HAVING LOW FUEL PRESSURE STARTING I'VE HAD IT REPLACED NEW SPARK PLUGS NEW COILS TUNE UP AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT'S MY FUEL INJECTORS APPARENTLY THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE FUEL INJECTORS I LOVE MY CAR BUT THIS HAS COST ME NEAR 1500$ I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SEEING AS HO...
Mileage: 103,000
ON 4 OCCASIONS OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD MY TAURUS FAILED TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO WHAT HAD APPEARED TO BE THE TRACTION CONTROL POWERING DOWN THE MOTOR, MINUS ANY FLASHING LIGHTS ETC. I WOULD PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN, AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER FOR APPROX 2 SECONDS AND TH...
Mileage: 46,500
ON 4 OCCASIONS OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD MY TAURUS FAILED TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO WHAT HAD APPEARED TO BE THE TRACTION CONTROL POWERING DOWN THE MOTOR, MINUS ANY FLASHING LIGHTS ETC. I WOULD PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN, AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER FOR APPROX 2 SECONDS AND TH...
Mileage: 46,500
MY 2010 HAS HAD SEVERAL DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES. THE TRANS HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW TIMES WHICH TOOK MANY RETURNS TO THE DEALER BEFORE FINDING THE ISSUE. AFTER THAT AT TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN FROM A STOP. IT'S DONE ABOUT 7-9 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND THEY CAN NOT...
Mileage: 51,000
MY 2010 HAS HAD SEVERAL DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES. THE TRANS HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW TIMES WHICH TOOK MANY RETURNS TO THE DEALER BEFORE FINDING THE ISSUE. AFTER THAT AT TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN FROM A STOP. IT'S DONE ABOUT 7-9 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND THEY CAN NOT...
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS STEERING FLUID ON THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 48,000
REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR
Mileage: 45,000
OPERATING CAR IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE. CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT 60 MPH. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. AT DEALERSHIP LEARNED FUEL INJECTOR WAS STUCK OPEN DUMPING RAW GAS INTO THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS. APPEARS ...
Mileage: 99,800
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PASSES THE CHANGES AND GIVES A HIT. THE BRAKE IS GOING TO THE BOTTOM AND MAKES NOISE, ON OCCASION GETS HARD THE PEDAL AND NO BRAKES,I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON WHO HAS A FORD EDGE 2010 AND IT PASSED THE SAME, THE PERSON CALLED TO FORD AND HAD A RECALL AND FO...
Mileage: 30
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PASSES THE CHANGES AND GIVES A HIT. THE BRAKE IS GOING TO THE BOTTOM AND MAKES NOISE, ON OCCASION GETS HARD THE PEDAL AND NO BRAKES,I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON WHO HAS A FORD EDGE 2010 AND IT PASSED THE SAME, THE PERSON CALLED TO FORD AND HAD A RECALL AND FO...
Mileage: 30
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PASSES THE CHANGES AND GIVES A HIT. THE BRAKE IS GOING TO THE BOTTOM AND MAKES NOISE, ON OCCASION GETS HARD THE PEDAL AND NO BRAKES,I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON WHO HAS A FORD EDGE 2010 AND IT PASSED THE SAME, THE PERSON CALLED TO FORD AND HAD A RECALL AND FO...
Mileage: 30
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE OVERHEATING DISPLAY CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. UPON ISPECTION THE RADIATOR COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY. FILLED THE TANK WITH WATER AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED THE COOLANT INTO THE CRANKCASE. NO LEA...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AND CHECK STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT OFF ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A P...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AND CHECK STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT OFF ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A P...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AND CHECK STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT OFF ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A P...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 51,000
HARD STEERING WHEEL WHEN IS TURNING .
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE FORCE DOWNSHIFTED AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WO...
Mileage: 71,200
I OWN A 2010 FORD TAURUS SE. I PURCHASED THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO, I BEGIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN HOT WHILE DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I CRANKED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND THE GAUGE READ NORMAL. ABOUT ...
Mileage: 100,000
WAS INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2010 TAURUS SHO. THE LH TURBO (FRONT TURBO) SEEMS TO BE COVERED IN OIL. TALKING WITH MY MECHANIC THIS CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD. THE FLASH POINT OF 5W-30 IS 435^C. DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION EXHAUST TEMPERATURE CAN GET TO AND EXCEED 700^C. THE EXHAUST IS ONL...
Mileage: 85,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AND SMOKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM OUR HOUSE. HE WAS DRIVING ON STREETS, NOT HIGHWAY. HE PULLED OVER. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE IT AND GET IT TOWED. UPON HIS INSPECTION, HE SAW 2 HOLES IN THE ENGINE THAT LOOKED LI...
Mileage: 103,700
02/09/2016. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT. I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THESE INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. YOU CAN RESTART THE PUSH BUTTON START IN NEUTRAL ONLY BY USI...
Mileage: 62,930
02/09/2016. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT. I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THESE INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. YOU CAN RESTART THE PUSH BUTTON START IN NEUTRAL ONLY BY USI...
Mileage: 62,930
02/09/2016. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT. I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THESE INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. YOU CAN RESTART THE PUSH BUTTON START IN NEUTRAL ONLY BY USI...
Mileage: 62,930
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTURE), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE TWO HANDLES HAD BEEN ORDERED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SECOND HANDLE FOR MONTHS DUE TO THE PART BEING ON ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT S...
Mileage: 97,000
RECALL NOTICE ON DOOR HANDLES RECALL DATED MAR 20,2015 15VS02 HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE APRIL 4 2015. IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG THEY CAN TAKE TO FURNISH DEALERS WITH REPLACE PARTS AND DO THE REPAIR WORIK? OVER SIX MONTHS IS TOO LONG
OIL IN PTU UNIT ON AWD 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO VEHICLE GETS OVERWORKED AND OVER EXPANDS AND LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE VENT CAP. THE OIL DRIPS DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST AND BURNS OFF. THE BURNING OIL FUMES ARE THEN SUCKED INTO THE CABIN VIA THE HVAC SYSTEM. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE FUMES FROM ENTERING ...
Mileage: 100,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED BUT AFTER RESEARHING THE VIN I FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WILL LOSE POWER AND THE TACH WILL SHOW A RPM DROP IN SOME CASES OF ALMOST 1000 RPM. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND AT TIMES AND THE TACH WILL SHOW THE RPM JUMPING...
Mileage: 54,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED BUT AFTER RESEARHING THE VIN I FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WILL LOSE POWER AND THE TACH WILL SHOW A RPM DROP IN SOME CASES OF ALMOST 1000 RPM. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND AT TIMES AND THE TACH WILL SHOW THE RPM JUMPING...
Mileage: 54,000
ON OR AROUND 10/14/2014 MY FORD TAURUS SHO 2010 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GRIFFIN. THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR. ON OR AROUND 4/27/2015 HEADING HOME FROM WORK I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO HWY 164 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AN...
Mileage: 56,700
ON OR AROUND 10/14/2014 MY FORD TAURUS SHO 2010 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GRIFFIN. THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR. ON OR AROUND 4/27/2015 HEADING HOME FROM WORK I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO HWY 164 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AN...
Mileage: 56,700
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY TAURUS FOR THREE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE BAD BRAKE SYSTEM, LEAKING MOON ROOF, AND NOW THE TROTTAL SENSOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE STARTED WITH CABLE NOT RELEASING WITH THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING A RUBBING NOISE WHICH AVIS FORD STILL CLAIMING THEY CAN'T ...
Mileage: 2,012
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY TAURUS FOR THREE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE BAD BRAKE SYSTEM, LEAKING MOON ROOF, AND NOW THE TROTTAL SENSOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE STARTED WITH CABLE NOT RELEASING WITH THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING A RUBBING NOISE WHICH AVIS FORD STILL CLAIMING THEY CAN'T ...
Mileage: 2,012
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY TAURUS FOR THREE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE BAD BRAKE SYSTEM, LEAKING MOON ROOF, AND NOW THE TROTTAL SENSOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE STARTED WITH CABLE NOT RELEASING WITH THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING A RUBBING NOISE WHICH AVIS FORD STILL CLAIMING THEY CAN'T ...
Mileage: 2,012
OPENED MY SUNROOF AND IT BROKE. IT GOT STUCK OPEN AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT APART TO GET IT CLOSED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT WAS PLASTIC PIECES THAT BROKE. HAD A STORM COME THROUGH AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR WAS FLOODED. I HAVE RECORD OF EVERYTHING. SEEMS THAT IF WATER GETS ON THE ELECTRI...
Mileage: 41,000
OPENED MY SUNROOF AND IT BROKE. IT GOT STUCK OPEN AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT APART TO GET IT CLOSED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT WAS PLASTIC PIECES THAT BROKE. HAD A STORM COME THROUGH AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR WAS FLOODED. I HAVE RECORD OF EVERYTHING. SEEMS THAT IF WATER GETS ON THE ELECTRI...
Mileage: 41,000
WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS GREATLY DIMINISHED, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A CRASH. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO A FAILURE ON THE HYDRAULIC SIDE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING (ABS) MODULE. THE ABS MODULE IS ON BACKORD...
Mileage: 96,000
MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A REAR POWERED SUN SCREEN. I HAVEN'T USED THIS FEATURE IN 5 YEARS AND SUDDENLY IT POPS UP ABOUT 3/4 WAY UP. SINCE IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED, THE SIDE BRACKETS AND TOP BAR OF THE SUN SCREEN ARE REDUCING MY VISIBILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE SUN SCREEN IS SUPPOSED TO RE...
Mileage: 46,350
AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD SOMETHING IN MY FRONT PASSAGER SIDE DOOR BREAK AND STARED SQUEAKING.
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE A...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTURE) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVA...
ENGINE SURGE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL SURGE THEN CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SHORT TRIPS AND ON LONG TRIPS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DO...
Mileage: 443
THE RIM TO MY 2010 WAS BENT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER AND GET A NEW RIM WHICH WAS $860. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MICHIGAN ROAD AND TIRE LOST PRESSURE. WHEN SHE STOPPED SHE NOTICED A LEAK AND THE RIM WAS BENT. SHE MUST HAV...
Mileage: 76,000
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. POOR CONTROL ON SNOWY ROADS. *JS
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS COLD OR HOT. THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN OR HOW LONG IT HAS SAT PARKED. FOR EXAMPLE: YESTERDAY, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. I WEN...
Mileage: 77,500
HUGE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. BUCKING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING SO EARLY IN A VEHICLE. FORD RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 150K, WHY AM I HAVING A PROBLEM? *TR
Mileage: 56,000
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN HOT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AS MY EXIT WAS APPROACHING AND WITHIN 1/2 FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. THE ENGINE HAD STEAM COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. AFTER CALLING AAA FOR A TOW, IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AAA AND THEN TO ...
Mileage: 82,000
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN HOT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AS MY EXIT WAS APPROACHING AND WITHIN 1/2 FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. THE ENGINE HAD STEAM COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. AFTER CALLING AAA FOR A TOW, IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AAA AND THEN TO ...
Mileage: 82,000
THE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT COVER WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. SHE VEERED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (I-75) AND EXITED THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD IT TO A FORD DEALER AND DOCUMENTED THE ISS...
Mileage: 140,000
THE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT COVER WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. SHE VEERED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (I-75) AND EXITED THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD IT TO A FORD DEALER AND DOCUMENTED THE ISS...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI...
Mileage: 92,000
MY 2010 TAURUS SEL V-6 3.5 SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN WHILE PARKED. *TR .
Mileage: 40,000
THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT IN DRIVERS SEAT SHORTED OR BROKE AND BECAME VERY HOT, HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURNING FEELING ON THE DRIVERS BACK AND ACTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT BACK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT RE-A...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 30,000
WHEN DRIVING CAR THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCH NOISE UPON STOPPING AND THE BRAKE WOULD LOCK ON MOMENTARILY. HAD BRAKES CHECKED FOR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR OR GLAZING. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE CALIPERS TESTED GOOD...
Mileage: 32,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY NEAR DEARBORN, MI, MY 2010 FORD TAURUS BEGAN TO INCREASE IN SPEED ON ITS ON. THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT IT BEFORE I CRASHED, THE ODOMETER WAS AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO OTHER CARES, SO I TUR...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY NEAR DEARBORN, MI, MY 2010 FORD TAURUS BEGAN TO INCREASE IN SPEED ON ITS ON. THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT IT BEFORE I CRASHED, THE ODOMETER WAS AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO OTHER CARES, SO I TUR...
2010 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD LIGHTING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ, DURING THE DAYTIME.*JB
THIS IS A RECURRING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. USUALLY AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR LOOSES POWER, THEN SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL, THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BANGS HARSHLY INTO GEAR. TSB # 11 9 11 WAS PERFORMED NOVEMBER OF 2012 WHICH IMPROVED SYMPTOMS BUT PROBLEM STILL LINGERS. FORD WILL NOT DO FURTHER REPAIRS TILL ...
Mileage: 29,359
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 28,000
I PULLED UP TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND CROSSED BACK IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME IT DROVE FORWARD ALMOST HITTING ME THEN HITTING THE HOUSE. THE SHIFTER WAS STILL IN PARK. *TR
Mileage: 113,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UPON TURNING ON THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR A/C OR HEATING AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE A/C...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STARTED SURGEON. THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT IN TOWN STARTED DRIVING ERRATICALLY AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I TALKED TO FORD ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE ESCAPE AND THE FUSION WERE BOTH RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE THROT...
Mileage: 24,000
AFTER REVERSING OUT OF SPARKING SPOT IN A SHOPPING CENTER I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ACCELERATING AT FULL SPEED. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR SPEED KEPT INCREASING. I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I PUT THE CAR ...
Mileage: 174,964
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAI...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FA...
Mileage: 3,880
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ENGAGED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. IN ADD...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ENGAGED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. IN ADD...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM FURTHER ACCELERAT...
Mileage: 300
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM, EST, ON 11/23/2013, AT A PARKING LOT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 59 AND FRANKLIN TPK., IN SUFFERN, NY, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED IN AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP. I,[XXX], THE DRIVER, FORCED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ...
Mileage: 58,166
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED A HISSING SOUND WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALSO ABNORMALLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UN...
Mileage: 71,000
IT STARTED TO RAIN AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR HOME AND ABLE TO RETURN SAFELY ALTHOUGH IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS TIME FOR A FEW MILES. THE DIRECTIONALS AND BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH IS FINE ON THE STICK BUT NOT THE WIPERS OR WASHER. THE LOCAL FOR...
Mileage: 4,200
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST ALL POWER (INCLUDING POWER STEERING). THE DOORS ALSO LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY A FEW MINUTES LATER AND SHE DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO A FORD ...
Mileage: 46,000
THIS IS THE TWIN TURBO V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES DATING BACK TO AUGUST 2011. FIRST ISSUE: CAR STUMBLED UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. PARTICULARLY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. ONE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS EVENT WAS A RIGHT TURN I MADE FROM A STOP ...
Mileage: 12,862
THIS IS THE TWIN TURBO V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES DATING BACK TO AUGUST 2011. FIRST ISSUE: CAR STUMBLED UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. PARTICULARLY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. ONE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS EVENT WAS A RIGHT TURN I MADE FROM A STOP ...
Mileage: 12,862
THIS IS THE TWIN TURBO V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES DATING BACK TO AUGUST 2011. FIRST ISSUE: CAR STUMBLED UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. PARTICULARLY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. ONE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS EVENT WAS A RIGHT TURN I MADE FROM A STOP ...
Mileage: 12,862
2010 TAURUS SHO. BRAKES ROARING &/OR GRINDING WHEN APPLIED MEDIUM TO HEAVY. BRAKES FEEL WEAK & SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. LITE GREASE OR OIL BURNING SMELL COMING INTO CAR. ENGINE LOST POWER, CAR FILLED WITH HEAVY FUEL SMELL, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, & STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN IN TR...
Mileage: 28,000
2010 TAURUS SHO. BRAKES ROARING &/OR GRINDING WHEN APPLIED MEDIUM TO HEAVY. BRAKES FEEL WEAK & SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. LITE GREASE OR OIL BURNING SMELL COMING INTO CAR. ENGINE LOST POWER, CAR FILLED WITH HEAVY FUEL SMELL, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, & STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN IN TR...
Mileage: 28,000
2010 TAURUS SHO. BRAKES ROARING &/OR GRINDING WHEN APPLIED MEDIUM TO HEAVY. BRAKES FEEL WEAK & SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. LITE GREASE OR OIL BURNING SMELL COMING INTO CAR. ENGINE LOST POWER, CAR FILLED WITH HEAVY FUEL SMELL, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, & STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN IN TR...
Mileage: 28,000
I'VE COMPLAINED TO MULTIPLE SERVICE DEALERS THAT MY CAR ALMOST STALLS WHILE LEAVING A DEAD STOP AND ALSO HESITATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OUT OF STATE FOR FEAR OF AN INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. ONE DEALER SERVICE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ORDERED A PART A...
Mileage: 8,000
I'VE COMPLAINED TO MULTIPLE SERVICE DEALERS THAT MY CAR ALMOST STALLS WHILE LEAVING A DEAD STOP AND ALSO HESITATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OUT OF STATE FOR FEAR OF AN INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. ONE DEALER SERVICE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ORDERED A PART A...
Mileage: 8,000
I'VE COMPLAINED TO MULTIPLE SERVICE DEALERS THAT MY CAR ALMOST STALLS WHILE LEAVING A DEAD STOP AND ALSO HESITATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OUT OF STATE FOR FEAR OF AN INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. ONE DEALER SERVICE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ORDERED A PART A...
Mileage: 8,000
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE STEERING ON THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED, SIMILAR TO SOMETHING RUBBING. WE VISUALLY CHECKED AND SAW NOTHING HUNG UP UNDER THE CAR. THE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, SO THERE WAS NO FLUID TO CHECK EITHE...
Mileage: 37,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE, ABOVE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. ...
Mileage: 37,000
SOON AFTER I GOT MY NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS IN MARCH OF 2010, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SISTER (MILEAGE UNDER 1,000 MILES). I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO TRY IT AGAIN - THE CAR RAN WELL, SO I FORGOT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. IN APRIL 2012, I AGAIN LOST POWER SUDDE...
Mileage: 900
SOON AFTER I GOT MY NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS IN MARCH OF 2010, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SISTER (MILEAGE UNDER 1,000 MILES). I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO TRY IT AGAIN - THE CAR RAN WELL, SO I FORGOT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. IN APRIL 2012, I AGAIN LOST POWER SUDDE...
Mileage: 900
SOON AFTER I GOT MY NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS IN MARCH OF 2010, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SISTER (MILEAGE UNDER 1,000 MILES). I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO TRY IT AGAIN - THE CAR RAN WELL, SO I FORGOT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. IN APRIL 2012, I AGAIN LOST POWER SUDDE...
Mileage: 900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPE...
Mileage: 38,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR STARTED RUNNING REAL CHOPPY AND MISFIRING. I GOT THE CAR TO A SAFE DESTINATION. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO OUR NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO THIS INCID...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THIRTEEN TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THROTTL...
Mileage: 50
OUT FOR A SUNDAY DRIVE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS HEAVY BRAKE NOISE AT RIGHT REAR BRAKE. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR WERE RUINED. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. ALL OTHER BRAKES OK. FORD CLAIMED THIS WAS NORMAL BRAKE WEAR, WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE NORMAL FOR FORD CARS, IT...
Mileage: 20,000
I NOTICED A BRAKE ISSUE IN 2011 AND BROUGHT MY CAR INTO FORD FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THAT THERE DEFINITELY WAS AN ISSUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THEY CLAIMED THERE STILL WAS NO ...
Mileage: 29,650
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SECOND OCCASION WHICH RESULTED INTO A CRASH. THERE WER...
Mileage: 29,000
AT LEAST 7 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE ENGINE STALLED. I HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND STEP ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FEAR IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHEN ...
Mileage: 38,000
THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING THE MICHELIN TIRES THAT CAME AS OE ON THIS CAR. THE SIDEWALLS OF THESE TIRES BEGAN CRACKING THAT WAS FIRST NOTICED AT THIS DATE. THE CRACKING HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORST AND AS OF THIS DATE I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE AND ARE NOT RELIABLE. THESE P...
Mileage: 15,000
THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION IN TWO WEEKS. ONE SURGE OCCURRED FROM A FULL STOP AND THE ABS BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE BUMPER IMPACT. SECOND ACCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 20-30 MPH AND WENT TO STOP AND THE CAR SURGE WITH THE ABS FOOT PEDAL PRESSED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE ABS BRAKES ...
Mileage: 38,000
THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION IN TWO WEEKS. ONE SURGE OCCURRED FROM A FULL STOP AND THE ABS BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE BUMPER IMPACT. SECOND ACCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 20-30 MPH AND WENT TO STOP AND THE CAR SURGE WITH THE ABS FOOT PEDAL PRESSED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE ABS BRAKES ...
Mileage: 38,000
THE CAR HAS THE CAP LES FUEL FILLER SYSTEM, WHEN I FILL THE CAR, IT LEAKS GAS ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE REAR TIRE, EACH TIME THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT DOES THIS AT EVERY STATION I FILL UP AT. IF I TRY TO TOP OFF THE TANK IT MAKES A VERY LARGE PUDDLE. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM HAS NOT FIXED TH...
Mileage: 100
ACCELERATION STALLS FROM 0-5 MPH THEN IS FOLLOWED BY A HARSH BUMP ON TAKE-OFF THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WILL STALL UPON DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FOR AS LONG AS 6 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO TAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. WHEN PASSING IT WILL DO THE SAME THING TAKING 3 ...
Mileage: 159
ACCELERATION STALLS FROM 0-5 MPH THEN IS FOLLOWED BY A HARSH BUMP ON TAKE-OFF THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WILL STALL UPON DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FOR AS LONG AS 6 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO TAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. WHEN PASSING IT WILL DO THE SAME THING TAKING 3 ...
Mileage: 159
ACCELERATION STALLS FROM 0-5 MPH THEN IS FOLLOWED BY A HARSH BUMP ON TAKE-OFF THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WILL STALL UPON DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FOR AS LONG AS 6 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO TAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. WHEN PASSING IT WILL DO THE SAME THING TAKING 3 ...
Mileage: 159
THERE IS GRUNTING GRINDING AND SQUEALING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES THE CAR HAS 10000 MILES ON IT AND NOW IT PULLS SUDDENLY FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ON HARD BRAKING. MY DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEMS AND WANTS TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 2 TO 8 WEEKS TO EVALUATE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS, TO DA...
Mileage: 159
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUTTER, TODAY MY VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE GAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OR SPEED UP, I THEN SHIFTED TO MANUAL MODE TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE SPEEDO...
Mileage: 14,000
BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS DID NOT WEAR IN AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. ONLY THE INNER 1/2 INCH OF THE OUTER PAD APPEARS TO HAVE SEATED AGAINST THE ROTOR, NOT THE FULL WIDTH OF THE PAD. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED ON THE NEW PARTS EXACTLY LIKE THE FIRST SET. THE LEFT AND R...
Mileage: 8,098
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AFTER THE PEDAL GOT STUCK. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CONTI...
Mileage: 10,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 MPH AND 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER, FOLLOWED BY THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR "D" LIGHT GOING OUT, AND THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE OR REVERSE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE REAR WINDOW SHADE ...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAD THE FORD DEALER DIAGNOSE AND ACCORDING TO THEM A TSB WAS PUT OUT BY FORD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE NOISE IS TILL THERE. *TR
Mileage: 7,500
THE CD PLAYER WENT OUT IN MY TAURUS LIMITED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENTIRE CENTER STACK (NAV/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEMS) HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. U...
Mileage: 6,800
THE CD PLAYER WENT OUT IN MY TAURUS LIMITED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENTIRE CENTER STACK (NAV/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEMS) HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. U...
Mileage: 6,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHEN THE LIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PE...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHEN THE LIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PE...
Mileage: 12,000
I HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON MY 2010 TAURUS LIMITED. IT ONLY HAD 28000 MILES AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, AS FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE RADIO BY PRESSING THE MEDIA BUTTON, WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PASSENGER ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEH...
Mileage: 28,000
TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPS UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION CLUNKS. CAR LUNGES. LOSES POWER. RPMS INCREASE. THIS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN CORRECT ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED HAPPENING, IT HAS ALSO BEEN NOTED THAT THE CAR CONSISTE...
Mileage: 29,000
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL : ENGINE NOT RUNNING AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND LIGHTING WENT OFF. ONLY MANUAL STEERING WAS AVAILABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE EXPRESSWAY SHOULDER .THE ALERT ACTIONS OF THE ...
Mileage: 17,000
VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL 20K MILES. NO NOISE, NO PULLING OR STOPPING ISSUES. WITHOUT WARNING THE GRINDING CAME ON AND THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY COMPLETELY SHOT. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OR LOST POWER WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20MPH APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHILE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL FIVE HOURS INTO A...
Mileage: 47,500
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OR LOST POWER WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20MPH APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHILE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL FIVE HOURS INTO A...
Mileage: 47,500
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OR LOST POWER WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20MPH APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHILE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL FIVE HOURS INTO A...
Mileage: 47,500
TAURUS SHO. ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. FORD SERVICE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALL OR FIND ANYTHING TO INDICATE IT HAD OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO AREA TO PULL OFF ROAD AND HAD TO COMPLETE ACTION IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL. FORD UNABLE TO FI...
Mileage: 10,160
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRE...
Mileage: 7,000
WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, MY WIFE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON WHILE SHE WAS TUNING THE RADIO. THE TRUNK LID OPENED. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I COULD CLOSE THE TRUNK LID. THE CAR MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE TRUNK LID WILL OPEN AT SPEEDS UNDER 3 MPH OR LESS...
Mileage: 10,835
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS; YET, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRON...
Mileage: 900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION WITHIN THE N...
Mileage: 6,700
CAR SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL, GEARS CLUNKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER ENTERING AN INTERSECTION UPON GREEN LIGHT. CAR SEEMED CONFUSED AS TO WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN AS EVEN THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA MOMENTARILY ACTIVATED WHILE ROLLING FORWARD. GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE AND NOT AD...
Mileage: 6,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 2,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 2,000
FORD TAURUS 2010 LIMITED (15127 MILES ON CLOCK) - DRIVING AT 30MPH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STALLED AND ALL POWER LOST. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STEERING / BRAKES BECAME VERY HEAVY. THIS FAULT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING A...
Mileage: 15,127
BRAKES GRINDING IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. AT FIRST, DEALER ATTEMPTED TO STATE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. HOWEVER, NOW DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL/YEAR, AND THAT THERE IS A TSB ON IT. THE WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY REPLAC...
Mileage: 11,700
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING IN FIRST GEAR AFTER A STOP. ONE TO TWO SECOND HESITATION AND THEN CLUNKS INTO GEAR AND I AM ABLE TO TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY TWICE A MONTH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH BRE...
Mileage: 3,000
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING IN FIRST GEAR AFTER A STOP. ONE TO TWO SECOND HESITATION AND THEN CLUNKS INTO GEAR AND I AM ABLE TO TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY TWICE A MONTH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH BRE...
Mileage: 3,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A HID LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE SET OF HEADLIGHTS; AS RESULT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHEN APPROACHING A HILL AND THE LIGHTS ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM...
Mileage: 770
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO- WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 1000 MI., DEALER REPLACED PADS..MOST PREVALENT WHEN WEATHER IS COLDER. WAS GOOD FOR AWHILE BUT STARTED AGAIN AFTER 9000 MI.! BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, SAYS HE WILL CHANGE ROTORS AND PADS THIS TIME. HOPE THIS D...
Mileage: 1,000
WHEN USING THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLY LOUD 'THUMP' FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LOUD ENOUGH I THOUGHT THE...
Mileage: 4,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL BUT LOOSE POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY REGAINING POWER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR...
Mileage: 24
DRIVER DOOR FAILS TO SEAL CLOSED, AJUSTED MANY TIMES AND ALLOWS FOR ROAD NOISE AND AIR TO ENTER THE CAR. FORD DEAL HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE X 6 TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
DRIVER DOOR FAILS TO SEAL CLOSED, AJUSTED MANY TIMES AND ALLOWS FOR ROAD NOISE AND AIR TO ENTER THE CAR. FORD DEAL HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE X 6 TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
DURING ROUTINE CITY DRIVING, MODERATE BRAKING PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT GRINDING NOISE AND ASSOCIATED VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKING ACTION IS STILL GOOD, BUT NOISE PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION WHICH CREATES TENDENCY FOR THE DRIVER TO RELEASE BRAKE PRESSURE TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE. FAILURE SE...
Mileage: 2,500
GRINDING FRONT BRAKES NOT RELATED TO WORN PADS. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
GRINDING FRONT BRAKES NOT RELATED TO WORN PADS. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED FROM 2 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR FOR A MOMENT THEN SLIP BACK IN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONT...
Mileage: 5,000
PURCHASED 2010 TAURUS LIMITED IN FALL 2009. WITHIN 900 MILES, BLISS SYSTEM REPORTED "BLISS NOT AVAILABLE - SENSOR BLOCKED SEE MANUAL" AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS TO 3 DEALERS DURING THE COURSE OF 11 MONTHS AND NEARLY 14,000 MILES DRIVEN, PURCHASE REFUNDED BY FORD UNDER PA LEMONLAW. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN F...
Mileage: 900
PURCHASED 2010 TAURUS LIMITED IN FALL 2009. WITHIN 900 MILES, BLISS SYSTEM REPORTED "BLISS NOT AVAILABLE - SENSOR BLOCKED SEE MANUAL" AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS TO 3 DEALERS DURING THE COURSE OF 11 MONTHS AND NEARLY 14,000 MILES DRIVEN, PURCHASE REFUNDED BY FORD UNDER PA LEMONLAW. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN F...
Mileage: 900
2010 FORD TAURUS SHO LOSES POWER AND REAR VIEW CAMERA ACTIVATES WHEN IN DRIVE. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WHEN LOST POWER WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AT HIGH SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT SO FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ...
Mileage: 17,000
WE BROUGHT A 210 FORD TAURUS AND THE HEAD REST ARE TO HIGH AND IS CAUSING MY HEAD TO TILT FORWARD. IT IS CAUSING MY NECK TO HURT AND I'M GETTING HEADACHES. I TRULY HATE TO GET IN IT. KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO HURT MY NECK. THE HEADREST NEED TO BE ADJUSTED BACK SOME. *TR
WE BROUGHT A 210 FORD TAURUS AND THE HEAD REST ARE TO HIGH AND IS CAUSING MY HEAD TO TILT FORWARD. IT IS CAUSING MY NECK TO HURT AND I'M GETTING HEADACHES. I TRULY HATE TO GET IN IT. KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO HURT MY NECK. THE HEADREST NEED TO BE ADJUSTED BACK SOME. *TR
2010 FORD TAURUS STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL) HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SOMEHOW HAVE NOT BEEN CRASHED INTO. FORD HAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT PARTS, EACH TIME SAYING ITS FIXED, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. LAST WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME I W...
Mileage: 7,500
THE REAR, RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR OF MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO EXPLODED AND MELTED THE DOOR! *TR
Mileage: 3,847
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE KEPT FOR FIVE DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WA...
Mileage: 1,000
BOUGHT THE 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL STARTED HEARING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKING ON A CONSTANT BASIS. CAR WAS BOUGHT FEB 2010. MILEAGE WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED WAS ABOUT 9-10,000 KM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX. 12,000 KM. BROUGHT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACE PIN, BOLTS, AND PADS *TR
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR WINDOW NEAR THE ROOF FRACTURED FROM THE WINDOW. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT CAUSED THE ADHESIVE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE F...
Mileage: 3,000
THE 2010 FORD TAURUS LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS WITHIN AND EXCESS OF 65 MPH. WHEN THE DEFECT OCCURS, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE THROTTLE IS DEACTIVATED, THE CENTER STACK CONSOLE IS DEACTIVATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE VEHICLE'S CLUSTER TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN...
Mileage: 9,568
THE 2010 FORD TAURUS LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS WITHIN AND EXCESS OF 65 MPH. WHEN THE DEFECT OCCURS, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE THROTTLE IS DEACTIVATED, THE CENTER STACK CONSOLE IS DEACTIVATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE VEHICLE'S CLUSTER TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN...
Mileage: 9,568
THE 2010 FORD TAURUS LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS WITHIN AND EXCESS OF 65 MPH. WHEN THE DEFECT OCCURS, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE THROTTLE IS DEACTIVATED, THE CENTER STACK CONSOLE IS DEACTIVATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE VEHICLE'S CLUSTER TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN...
Mileage: 9,568
2002 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, FOUND THAT A REAL COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO (AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS) THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND MY "REARVIEW CAMERA" WILL TURN ON IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ATTEMPT BY THE CAR TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE (THE CAMERA IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO TURN ON IN REVERSE). ...
Mileage: 9,300
MY 2010 FORD TAURUS LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK INTO THE SHOP THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 4300 MILES AND NEEDS A THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT ALREADY. *TR
Mileage: 4,300
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A STEADY GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN. OVER TIME, THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY W...
Mileage: 4,700
TRANSMISSION "CATCHES" WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE. FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CAUSE A REAR END TYPE OF ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 11,300
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. THEN I NOTICED RED FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED BY THE MANUFACTURER....
Mileage: 250
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. THEN I NOTICED RED FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED BY THE MANUFACTURER....
Mileage: 250
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. THEN I NOTICED RED FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED BY THE MANUFACTURER....
Mileage: 250
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. THEN I NOTICED RED FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED BY THE MANUFACTURER....
Mileage: 250
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT AND LOCK INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP HAD NOT B...
Mileage: 1,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A HILL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE N...
Mileage: 3,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE NOISE HAS BECOME LO...
Mileage: 800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 15, 2010. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE COLLISION WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN ONE HALF MILE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM AT 6...
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 15, 2010. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE COLLISION WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN ONE HALF MILE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM AT 6...
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A "PUSH START" SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE GEAR SHIFT PLACED IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS O...
Mileage: 1,500