2008 Ford Taurus X complaints

WE BOUGHT OUR TAURUS X USED IN 2013. DROVE AROUND FINE FOR A MONTH OR TWO, WOULD NOTICE THAT OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD BUCK AS IT SHIFTED FROM 2-3 OR 3-4; THEN WOULD DRIVE 'FUNNY' UNTIL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP; THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP EVEN AS WE WERE INCREASING SPEED. IF USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD GO EXCEEDINGLY FAST AS A RESULT. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR MOST OF A YEAR, WE WOULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. COULD NOT RECREATE IT, BUT WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. LAST FALL, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY COOKED AS A RESULT. NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE AND 1ST, WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO 2ND, IT LOSES POWER LIKE THE GEAR WON'T FULLY ENGAGE. ALMOST GOT SMACKED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED, SINCE I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. MECHANIC DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TRANNY, HE SAID THE FLUID WAS COOKED. HE TRIED AN ADDITIVE, BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. NEEDS A NEW TRANNY. BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN, A REPLACEMENT TRANNY WITH LABOR IS AT LEAST 5K, AND THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HILLY COUNTRY ROAD AT THE RATE OF 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. AS I WAS COMING DOWN AN INCLINE, I LOST CONTROL OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE TAIL END WAS SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. AS I DECELERATED AND TRIED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT WHILE THE TAIL END OF THE CAR CONTINUED TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, I COULD SEE THE PART THAT WAS HOLDING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TO THE FRAME HANGING ON THE GROUND. *TR

THE STEERING EFFORT BECAME VERY GREAT IN MAKING TURNING RIGHT FROM A STANDSTILL. IT REQUIRES INTENSE EFFORT WHEN MOVING FROM A PARKED AREA. STEERING IS EFFECTED TO A DEGREE WHEN AT TRAVEL SPEED BUT LESS SO IN STRAIGHT OPERATION. ALL RIGHT TURNING IS EFFECTED AND REQUIRES TREMENDOUS EFFORT. THE SAME EFFECT IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION. *TR

PAINT ON HOOD IN BUBBLING AND PEELING IN FRONT NEAR THE GRILL. TOOK TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS VEHICLES LIKE MINE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PAINT ISSUE. THIS IS A PAINT SHOP ISSUE AT FORD CHICAGO ASSEMBLY WHERE THIS CAR WAS BUILT. *JS

THIS VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY ON A BUSY HWY ...FROM SECOND TO THIRD. AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR EVENTUALLY, EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING ME TO JERK THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. DOING THE SAME THING TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT THROW A CODE. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL BLOGS ABOUT HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NOT THROWING A CODE. IT DOES ALL OF THIS TOTALLY RANDOM. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT UP THE FACT OF BEING ON A MAJOR HWY OR INTERSTATE AND THIS BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILY. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT DEALERS WON'T FIX. SAME TRANSMISSION IS USED IN SEVERAL CHRYSLERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE DEALERS , WARRANTY COMPANY, AND FORD KEEP PLAYING THE BLAME GAME AND PASSING THE BUCK. THIS CAN BE AS BIG AS THE TOYATO'S THAT KEPT ACCELERATING AND KILLED A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD TAURUS X , IT JERKS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE IS NEVER A SPECIFIC SPEED - IT JERKS AT TAKE OFF, AT LOW SPEEDS, HIGH SPEEDS, THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS AND IT WAS JUST FOR A MOMENT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER NO BRAKE, NO GAS, NO STEERING AND I ALMOST WENT OUT INTO TRAFFIC ( I WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT). I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES AND TOOK IT IN THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND "LOSS" OF POWER WAS AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT AT AN INCLINE I STARTED ROLLING BACK AND A COUPLE OF JERKS THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ONE, AS THE JERKING KEPT HAPPENING AND THE 2 INCIDENTS OF LOSS OF POWER, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WILL CHARGE ME $100 BUT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS HAS NOT ON, THEY WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE THE COMPUTER RECORDS MISHAPS AND WILL INDICATE A RECORD BY LIGHTING UP. THEN MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FELL APART AND HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED ON 9/22/14. I THOUGHT THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ISSUE WITH THE JERKING BUT WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN YESTERDAY 10/12/14 AND ACCELERATED TO PASS AN 18 WHEELER AND MY VEHICLE JERKED REALLY HARD AND CONTINUE A COUPLE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. I HAD TO DRIVE 65MPH ON A 75 MPH, AND NOT ACCELERATE TO MUCH TO FAST. *TR

IT SLOWLY GOT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE *TR

I WAS TAKING MY SON TO PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A STROKE HE HAD. THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO FIND A PLACE PULL OVER AND COAST TO A STOP. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND WE WENT ON WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, IT HAS SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. NO ONE COULD FIND THE ANSWER UNTIL RECENTLY. WE REPLACED A CENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HOPE THAT FIXES IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED ON THE OCCASIONS THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. WE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OUR TRANSMISSION DATE IS SEPTEMBER 2007, WHICH IS IN THE TIME FRAME FORD SAYS THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR IT CAUSED US. *TR

WHEN U PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR IN DRIVE IT HESITATES TO MOVE AND IT JERKS. *TR

(MY WIFE) DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY, CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED (JUMPED) AND THEN DROPPED IN SPEED DRAMATICALLY. COASTED OFF INTERSTATE ONTO EXIT AND WAITED FOR WRENCH LIGHT TO GO OFF AND THEN MADE IT HOME (CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH). WE CALLED ABOUT HAVING IT CHECKED BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE THE WRENCH LIGHT ON IN ORDER TO READ ANYTHING ON IT. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES AND MOST RECENT AS TODAY (7/29/14) WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. PRIOR TO THIS, MY SON FELT THE JERK AND THOUGHT A TIRE BLEW. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE SO YOU WANT TO HIT GAS PEDAL MORE AND IT WILL SUDDENLY JUMP (ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF QUICKLY BEFORE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT HAPPENS. GOD BLESS. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILED (OVER-REV'ED AND THEN WOULD NOT FUNCTION) AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. DUE TO BEING ON THE ROAD, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED BY A NATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME SYSTEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT 45,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR OR REIMBURSE FOR THE $3,500 IN REPAIRS. *JS

PULLING OUT OF GRAVEL PARKING LOT/DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP AND THE PEDAL IS VERY HARD. GOES AWAY FAIRLY FAST AND DRIVES OK. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES UP TO NOW. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO ON POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THIS??? *TR

PAINT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF THE HOOD OF THE CAR BOTH AT THE FRONT AND AT THE WINDSHIELD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2008 FORD TAURUS X LIMITED. THE METAL UNDERNEATH THE PEELING PAINT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RUSTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ALUMINUM CORROSION ISSUE. FORD HAS TOLD ME BOTH AT THE CORPORATE AND DEALER LEVEL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID TELL ME TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS INCASE THEY DECIDE TO COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR, AND LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN THE CAR LEFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND DISCOVERED THE RACK AND PINION DEAR FAILED INTERNALLY. SOMEHOW A GASKET BECAME INTERTWINED WITHIN STEERING COLUMN. REPAIRS TOTALED $860.91. *TR

WHILE BACKING AND TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT SPEEDS AT OR NEAR 1 MPH I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS TIGHT - AS IF THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE (SPEED LIMIT LESS THAN 25 MPH) TO A STOP SIGN, I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION (HAD TO BACK UP AND TRY AGAIN - FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CARS IN INTERSECTION). MOMENTS LATER, STILL AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING BECAME HYPERSENSITIVE WHILE GOING AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD, CAUSING ME TO NOT ONLY ENTER THE OPPOSITE LANE, BUT TO ALMOST DO A 360 DEGREE TURN (AND OFF THE PAVEMENT). I WENT HOME AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. FIRST, A FAILED STEERING RACK WAS DIAGNOSED, THEN A LOWER STEERING ROD JOINT FAILURE (NOT SURE IF ONLY THE LATTER OR BOTH SINCE THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP). FORTUNATELY, NEITHER I NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS INJURED - BUT THE CAR WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. ALSO FORTUNATELY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (4TH TIME I NEEDED IT, BUT FIRST SAFETY ISSUE). I READ OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES SO I AM REPORTING IT. *TR

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS. A FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MY SON WHO BORROWED IT FOR WORK. HE USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE FD DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE REMAINING FIRE. IN THEIR REPORT STATED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND STARTED UNDER THE FRONT DASH. THE MIDDLE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH IS COMPLETE DESTROYED AND MELTED. LOCAL FORD DEALER, BYERLY FORD ESTIMATED $4600 OF DAMAGE. ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS TOO INTENSE AND CAUSE SO MUCH HEAT DAMAGE THAT A CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. SUBMITTED CLAIM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER OR DESIGN ISSUE AND WOULD NOT PROCEED WITH ANY ACTION. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. *TR

THE WEATHER WAS COLD...WELL BELOW ZERO (ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES F BELOW ZERO). THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUTDOORS. THE DEFROSTER WAS RUNNING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CLEAR. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE RIDE, THE WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM DRIVER'S TO PASSENGER'S SIDE, A DISTANCE OF OVER 4 FEET. THERE WAS NO NICK OR STONE CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO THE CRACK. IT DID NOT PUT GLASS INSIDE THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE IMPAIRED VISION ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG PARKWAY DRIVE AND TRY TO TURN INTO A SIDE STREET AND AFTER MAKING THAT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY TIGHT I FIRST TAUGHT THAT MY RACK AND PINION WENT BAD BUT THERE IS NO SIGN OF LEAK OR DAMAGE TO ANY PARTS IF IT WAS ONE SIDE I WOULD HAVE THINK I LOOK OVER SOME THING AND MISS SOME THING BUT IT IS HARD TO STEER BOTH SIDES AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER, SIX COILS, AND THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,620.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTBOARD SEAT PIVOT (5F9Z*7460593*BA) FAILED CAUSING THE 2ND ROW SEAT FOLD DOWN/RELEASE TO BE INOPERABLE. THE PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 22 SEP 2010. ON 19 MAY 2011 THE SEAT AGAIN BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS REPAIRED. METHOD OF REPAIR WAS NOT LISTED ON THE SERVICE ORDER. ON 10 DEC 2013 THE SEAT PIVOT FAILED AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN SO THE SEAT MECHANISM HAS NOT BE ABUSED. THE FOLD DOWN FEATURE OF THE SEAT TO INCREASE THE FLAT CARGO SPACE HAS PROBABLY ONLY BEEN USED SIX TIMES SINCE THE 22 SEP 2010 REPAIR. THE THIRD ROW SEATS ARE USED INFREQUENTLY. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER REVEALED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM (ALSO ON THE DRIVERS SIDE). MY CONCERN IS THAT PASSENGERS IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT MIGHT BECOME TRAPPED DURING AN ACCIDENT IF THE RIGHT FOLD DOWN SEAT IS OBSTRUCTED BY COLLISION DAMAGE. FORD ISSUED A TSB (A LETTER, NOT A RECALL) ON THIS PART NUMBER BUT I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A COPY OF IT. THE PART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED AND/OR STRENGTHENED PIVOT. ONE FORD HELP SITE REPORTED THAT THE LATCH COULD POSSIBLY BE RELEASED BY PULLING ON THE RELEASE HANDLE WHILE BANGING ON THE SEAT BACK FOR 5 MINUTES. I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BENEFICIAL IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

LESS THAN 80K MILES, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT LOST FIRST GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THIS LESS THAN 5 YEAR OLD CAR NEEDS A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5,000. I UNDERSTAND THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON. UNBELIEVABLE THAT FORD ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. TURNING THE WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND ON THE DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC'S GARAGE SOME POWER CAME BACK, BUT IT WAS MUCH EASIER TO TURN LEFT THAN RIGHT. MY MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE FOUND A TSB FROM FORD ON THIS ISSUE DETAILING THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAD AND HOW TO FIX IT (REPLACE RACK AND PINION UNIT, REPLACE STEERING PUMP, POWER STEERING FLUID EXCHANGE - COST APPROX. $1600) FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

T THIS LOW MILEAGE. MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WOULD THINK THE REAR BRAKES WORE OUT NOT REALIZING THAT THE FAILED CALIPERS CAUSED THE PROBLEM.FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. THIS IS MY AND MY EXTENDED FAMILIES LAST FORD PRODUCT BECAUSE OF FORD'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE ABLE TO BE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. THE CAUSE SEEMS TO BE BECAUSE OF THE CLOSENESS OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTED PEDALS WHICH BRINGS THE PEDALS TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER CAUSING THESE NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE FOOT UNINTENTIONALLY IS ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BOTH BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS.THIS SITUATION I BELIEVE IS CAUSED THROUGH THE ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE AND THE COST TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE BORN BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE HOOD AND IS FLAKING AWAY, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH THE PAINT IS WARRANTIED, THE METAL OF THE HOOD NEEDS TO BECOME PERFORATED BEFORE THEY WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY. THIS IS EVEN PUT IN FORD'S OWNER'S MANUAL AS SUCH. THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT YEARS, MAKES, AND MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE BLOGGING ABOUT IT ON THE WEBSITE:HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM/WORDPRESS/MORE-PROBLEMS-FOR-FORD-PAINT-DEFECTS-IN-2000-2005-MODELS. ALSO, IN SOME NEW YEARS AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,560. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY FORD STARTED TO "SLIP" AT 48,000 MILES. NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE TRANSMISSION JUST "STUCK" - STEPPED ON GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION IN THE FORD. THREE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT I HAD SIMILAR SITUATION. TRIED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - NO ABILITY TO MOVE AT ALL. FORD, EVEN WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CONTINUED TO SAY IT WAS A "CODE ISSUE." UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEN IT BECAME A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE. VERY CONCERNING. *TR

SCANNED SYSTEM NO CODES. CHECK P/S PUMP PRESSURE OUTPUT. FOUND A VALVE IN RACK THAT WAS STUCK IN ONE DIRECTION AND NOT ALLOWING PRESSURE THE OTHER WAY. REPLACED P/S RACK AND THEN RESET ALIGNMENT. TEST DROVE TO VERIFY OPERATION. VEHICLE WOULD TURN LEFT NORMAL, BUT DIFFICULT TO THE RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. NO P/S FLUID LOSS. KNOWN ISSUE FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR

2008 FORD TAURUS X -- POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND THEN WOULD RE-ENGAGE WITHOUT NOTICE CREATING SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR SWERVING DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE OVER-CORRECTION. THE VEHICLE IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT ALL TURNING IS DIFFICULT. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST. STEERING RACK FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2008 FORD TAURUS X VEHICLES, WHICH CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY RISK FOR THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CROSSOVER BEAM HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY- I NOTICED THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED PRIOR TO INSERTING KEY. INSERTED KEY, TURNED TO START AND NO RESPONSE FROM IGNITION. KEPT TURNING STEERING COLUMN AND DECIDED TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES. I RETURNED TO PARK-ING THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY. INITIALLY, STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED, THEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE COLUMN LOCKED. TURNED THE KEY AND THE IGNITION HESITATED- THE DIALS WERE JUMPING. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND DIALS WENT TO NORMAL. I COMMENCED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY- THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED, FAR MORE THEN WHAT I WAS APPLYING ACCELERATION FOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITANT ( CLUNKING WAS AUDIBLE). THE VEHICLE REVERSED TOO RAPIDLY AND I APPLIED QUITE A BIT OF BRAKE TO STOP- I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND AGAIN I COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HESITATED TO GO FORWARD ( TRANSMISSION WAS CLUNKING), JERKING FORWARD AND SLOWING DOWN AND THE ENGINE RPM WAS ERRATIC. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND PLACED CAR IN NEUTRAL; WAITED A MINUTE WHICH DURING THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE RPM WENT TO NORMAL. OK, I PLACED GEAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SOME OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED EVENTS HAPPENING SINCE ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE. AT THIS MOMENT, STEERING COLUMN IS NOT LOCKED WITH THE KEY REMOVED AND WHEN TURNING CAR TO START THE IGNITION IS JUST TURNING OVER. *TR

HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND LOSS OF POWER WITH HIGHER RPM AND A MAX SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH- REPLACED SPEED SENSORS TSS & OSS . SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 11,518 MILES LATER REPLACING THE SAME PARTS WHICH FORD OR DEALER WOULD NOT COVER AT A COST OF $593.00. TSB 07-21-11 REPLACING WITH PARTS AA5Z-7H103 AND AA5Z-7M101 ON BOTH OCCASIONS OF FAILURE. HAD TO LIMP HOME BOTH TIMES FOR MANY MILES. WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD DOESN'T STAND BEHIND A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WHEN IT HAS A TSB AND A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME REPORTED PROBLEM.

CAR SUDDENLY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER STATES STEERING RACK FAILED AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

THERE IS A LEMON LAW BLOG REGARDING DEFECTIVE PAINT ON VARIOUS FORD VEHICLES, YET FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. IT IS A SHAME FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND ANYWHERE FORM $25,000.00 - $40,000.00 FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS THE PAINT BUBBLING OFF DUE TO TAINTED BODY PARTS. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM. *TR

CAR HAS A TENDANCY TO DRIFT RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE TRAVELING. MORE PRONUNCED DRIFT WHILE STOPPING. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. DEALER INSPECTION INDICATES GEARS IN GEAR BOX ARE LOOSE AND GEAR BOX NEEDS REPLACING AND VEHICLE NEEDS ALIGNMENT. SECOND SET OF FRONT TIRES ARE WORN DOWN TO WEAR BAR AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES. COST FOR GEAR BOX REPLACEMENT AND FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS $900. DEALER STATED NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR STEERING/GEAR PROBLEM. *TR

FIRST OCCASION WAS WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE WAS PARKING AND THE CAR SURGED. IT HAPPENED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS AND ON 12/17/2010 FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE. THEN ON 2-03-2012 AND 12-10-2012 CAR SURGED AGAIN. FORD DEALER SHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. ON 12-10-2012THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE REACH AROUND 4000 RPM, I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO SURGE AND I HAD TO PUT IN IT IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT FROM LUNGING INTO THE INTERSECTION. IT CONTINUED TO SURGE AS I PUT IT INTO GEAR AND MOVED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. IT THEN STOPPED SURGING AND BEHAVED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I HAS SINCE SURGED AGAIN WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

THE FORD TAURUS X SEL FWD WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2009. WE HAVE NOTICED STEERING NOISE SINCE 85K MILES APPROXIMATELY. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS STOPPED DRIVING WITH POWER STEERING REGULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT WILL NOW ALSO DROP OUT AND THEN RESUME, MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU ARE STEERING HARD WITH TWO HANDS WHEN SUDDENLY POWER STEERING CUTS BACK IN AND YOU SWERVE AS THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO RESPOND. *TR

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN EITHER PULLING OUT FROM GRAVEL OR WET PAVEMENT THE ESC WILL APPLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CAR IS IN NO WAY SKIDDING OR OTHERWISE OUT OF CONTROL IN ANY WAY. IT PRESENTS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. AS WE PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD THE CARS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAD TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND US. THE ESC LIGHT FLASHES DURING THESE EPISODES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TWICE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE BRAKES COME ON AFTER THE TURN HAS BEEN MADE AND THE CAR IS NOW STRAIGHT AND STEADY. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT WAS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17, DOT D1976825. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRE EXHIBITED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPLACING THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ALSO EXHIBITED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,600.

DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN STEERING CONTROL/ASSIST WAS SUDDENLY LOST CAUSING THE STEERING TO BIAS TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY VEER TO THE LEFT. BRAKING AND EXTREME PHYSICAL EFFORT TO RECOVER CONTROL BY ROTATING STEERING WHEEL TO THE HARD RIGHT HAD TO BE MAINTAINED TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ON A STRAIT-AWAY COURSE. STEERING SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT-LINE PATH. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER (BRONDES FORD, MAUMEE, OH) FOR REPAIRS. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STEERING RACK PART OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR WAS CAUSE. METAL DEBRIS FROM THIS CATASTROPHIC COMPONENT FAILURE HAD TO BE FLUSHED FROM THE STEERING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS; ENTIRE RACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WHICH NECESSITATED COMPLETE FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. COST FOR REPAIRS EXCEEDED $1,000.00. VEHICLE IS WELL-MAINTAINED, GARAGE-STORED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY COLLISION AND/OR ROAD HAZARD ENCOUNTER OF ANY KIND. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM MILWAUKEE WI, TO OSHKOSH, WI. AFTER DRIVING AROUND AN HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND RPM WENT UP TOO. TOOK CAR OFF OF CRUISE CONTROL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD 'THUNK' NOISE. IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED TILL DRIVING AGAIN. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR THEN. BUT HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY ON WAY HOME. SINCE THEN IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. GENERALLY ONLY HAPPENS ON LONG TRIPS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR TO HOUR AND A HALF. WE DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS ON EVERY LONG TRIP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED FORD. THEY DON'T SEE ANY SERVICE CODES SO NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. *JB

UNABLE TO STEER IN A PARKING LOT TO PARK. TURNING LEFT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND A HISSING SOUND OCCURRED. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS IT HAS COME VERY CLOSE. I FEEL THAT FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE SINCE AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL VEHICLES OF MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED MY TO FAIL MY VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR SAFETY. IT'S AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND IF THE STATE WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE THEY FEEL ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THEN I BELIEVE THE DEALER NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2010 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED IT IN APRIL AND BY THE END OF THE FIRST SUMMER OF DRIVING IT BEGAN TO LOSE ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TURN THE WHEEL OR ANYTHING. LUCKILY ALL TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A STOP SIGN. FORD SAID IT NEEDED A COMPUTER UPDATE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I PAID 66.00 FOR THE UPDATE, IT DID NOT WORK MY CAR STILL LOSE POWER SOMETIMES WHEN COASTING. MY CAR ALSO ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE THIS IS MY MAIN VEHICLE AND I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. FORD SAYS THERE THEY HAVEN'T WITNESSED THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING IT SO THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO WITH IN THAT FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT NOW NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I "ONLY" NEEDED TO PAY THE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I DID AND IT WAS REPLACED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY GRIND TO A HALT. NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS BUT IT DOESN??T HAPPEN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WITNESS IT SO THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. TO ADD TO THE LIST THE PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT SEALED CORRECTLY AND WHENEVER IT RAINS THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR BECOMES FILLED WITH WATER, BUT THAT??S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL. AND FINALLY THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS BUBBLING AND CHIPPING. THE CAR IS FOUR YEARS OLD NOW AND NO LONGER UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY SO THEY WON'T COVER I

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. FORD SAID STEERING RACK IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO I HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. FORD IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS TSB 09-5-7 SHOWS. THIS TSB SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. IF THE POWER STEERING WOULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD'VE UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR

SLOW SPEED TURNING VERY STIFF, SO STIFF THAT MY WIFE CANNOT TURN TIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. RETURNED TO DEALER AND HAD CAR INSPECTED. FORD SAID NOTHING WRONG. HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. FORD SAYS NOT COVERED BY 5 YEAR WARRANTY. $1100.00 REPAIR AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED. OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING COMPONENTS BUT DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT. *TR

A FEW TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE REVS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT GETS "STUCK". WHEN IT HAPPENS, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR PUMP THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN THE BRAKE TO SET IT RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 7 MPH WITH NO WARNINGS THE POWER FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN . THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY WHEN IT WAS TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,645 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,710. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 03/30/12

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND STALLED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. SEVERAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE INTERSTATE. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A STANDARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED US THAT THE COMPUTER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A REASON FOR THIS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. WE CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION AND WERE ADVISED TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM RECURRED. IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER LOSS OF POWER WE WERE ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP SO THE PROBLEM COULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WE INITIALLY HAD ISSUES AT 35K MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION MAKING LOUD NOISES AND SUDDENLY JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SINCE WE REPORTED IT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY WE WOULD BE COVERED IF IT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY BAD ENOUGH THAT IT TRIPPED THE COMPUTER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY JUST NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS (OSS AND TSS), AND THAT IT WOULD BE A $600 REPAIR. I REMINDED THEM THAT WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE REPAIR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY AND THEY EVENTUALLY AGREED TO MAKE THE REPAIR FOR A $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A NARROW ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER BUT WE WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO LIMP HOME AT 5MPH. I AGREED AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. AT THIS POINT ALL OF THE JERKING FROM THE BAD SENSORS HAD DESTROYED SEVERAL GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NECESSITATED A COMPLETE REBUILD ($3900). IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM TRYING TO SHIFT AT THE WRONG TIMES DUE TO THE BAD SENSORS! THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE AS IS JERKED, JUMPED, AND ULTIMATELY FAILED IN A COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE FASHION.REBUILD ($3900). IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM TRYING TO SHIFT AT THE

PAINT IS BUBBLING UP ON THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD DID NOT USE THE PROPER PRIMER FOR OVER ALUMINUM. *TR