2008 Ford Taurus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK INJURIES, AND A SEVERE CUT TO THE RIGHT EYELID THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

ON MY DASH, LIGHTS THAT SHOULD BE ON TO GIVE MILLAGE AND OTHER INFO WENT OUT SOME TIME AGO, FIRST THEY WENT ON AND OFF - ON AND OFF, AND NOW NEVER CAME BACK ON?

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN PASSENGER SIDE AS NOT ON, MY CAR THEN STARTED TO SLOW WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND JERKED A BIT, WOULD NOT GO WHEN I HIT THE GAS PETAL, HAD TO PULL IN AND ABOUT 10 MIN OF TURNING CAR ON AND OFF, LIGHT FOR AIRBAG WENT OUT AND CAR WAS FINE. ALTHOUGH AT TIMES LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT CAR HAS NOT STALLED

CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN DRIVING, RPM DIAL WILL REV UP TO 5 OR HIGHER AND WILL NOT COME BACK DOWN AND SHIFT THE GEARS UNLESS THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWING THE RPM'S TO GO BACK DOWN. ONCE RPM'S ARE BACK TO 0 AND CAR IS PUT BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. ONCE THE CAR HAS LIKE TWO OR THREE EPISODES OF REVVING, THE POWERTRAIN ICON THEN COMES ON THE DASH, AND STAYS ON, AND THEN THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY ACCELERATION ISSUES OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I GOT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN 2012 AND IT HAD UNDER 60K WHEN I BOUGHT IT.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. SAME TRANSMISSION IS USED IN CHEVROLET AND SATURN VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN RECALLED BY GM.

MY 2008 TAURUS SEL FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. 100 YARDS LATER, ON AN UPHILL STREET, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE AND ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC SO I HAD TO REV THE ENGINE AT MAX RPM TO BARELY MAKE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND A JOLT LIKE SOMEONE JUST REAR-ENDED ME. SAME WHEN SHIFTING INTO N OR L. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE OBD CODE READER INDICATED A PENDING P720 FAILURE, "OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION". I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY PRETENDED TO BE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR IS LOCATED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, NOT A USER SERVICEABLE PART. EVEN THE MOST METICULOUS MAINTENANCE COULD NOT HAVE AVOIDED THE SENSOR FAILURE WHICH CLEARLY POINTS TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SENSOR. MY TAURUS IS 7 YEARS OLD WITH 93,000 MILES. A REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL AID WAS DECLINED BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANY CAR WITH A 6F50 TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THESE TIME BOMBS ARE A HIGHWAY SAFETY HAZARDS.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, STOPPED AND ON THE BRAKES WAITING FOR AN OPENING IN TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR TRIED TO SURGE ME FORWARD, REVVING UP VERY HIGH. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE CAR MAY BLOW UP. I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AND FIGHT TO KEEP FROM THE CAR THROWING ME OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION, WHERE THEY LOOKED AT IT & TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE THEY LOOKED AT IT SO THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT WENT WRONG WITH IT. MY HUSBAND CALLED FORD AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT AND WE WERE THE FIRST ONES THAT HAD THAT GO WRONG WITH THEIR FORD TAURUS. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED, I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE EXACT THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW, AND WILL NO LONGER TEACH MY SON TO DRIVE WITH IT. THERE'S NO WAY I'D PUT MY SON BEHIND THE WHEEL OF IT KNOWING IT MIGHT THROW HIM INTO TRAFFIC AND HARM HIM IN ANY WAY. IS FORD WAITING FOR A DEATH BEFORE THEY ADMIT TO ANYTHING?! I NEED HELP FROM ANYONE TO GUIDE ME IN HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG AND HOW TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE A COUPLE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS COMING UP IN ST LOUIS AND I CAN'T GET THE FEAR OF IT HAPPENING ON AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY OUT OF MY HEAD. HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS REFUELED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,252. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ; 4/27/18 *JB *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY, BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES DETERMINED PCM FAILED AND IGNITION COILS WERE BAD REPLACED. WHEN ON ROAD COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO BEHAVE IN HIGHLY DANGEROUS MANNER THAT EVEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD FACE INJURY OR DEATH AND DANGER OTHERS ON ROAD. MILLAGE APPROXIMATELY 93000. NO WARNING SIGN WERE GIVEN.

DRIVING IN CITY WHEN POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE, DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER LEFT IT THERE UNTIL DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR COULD BE DONE. DETERMINED THAT IT WAS POWER STEERING GEAR AND PUMP WERE BAD. NO WARNING SIGN WHEN GAVE OUT, HAVE OLDER CHEVY THAT GAVE NOTICEABLE WARNING WHEN THINGS ARE GOING OUT.

BROUGHT CAR INTO THREE DIFFERENT DEALER TO DIAGNOSE WHY ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF. EACH TIME THE PCM WAS WIPED CLEAN AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNSURE. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WAS FOR A POSSIBLE BAD SPEEDOMETER READING AS WAS PULLED OVER FOR GOING 70 IN A 55 AS WHICH SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 55. BROUGHT IN FOR BOTH CONCERNS AND DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS BAD ALSO. SPEEDOMETER BEING OFF IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL AND SHOULD HAVE NO REASON TO GO OUT. NO TELLING HOW LONG SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN OUT, BUT THE ABS MODULE STARTED PROBLEMS AROUND 90,000MI.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEB 2010. DRIVEN TO TAKE CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND BACK HOME APPROX TOTAL MILEAGE ROUND TRIP DAILY IS 6 MILES AT MOST. FIRST INSTANCE HAPPENED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND SLOWING DOWN BY PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE MOTOR ACCELERATED RPMS INSTEAD AS IF I WERE PRESSING THE GAS. LASTED FEW SECONDS AND BEGAN DOING AS IT SHOULD. NEXT INSTANT HAPPENED COUPLE MONTHS LATER WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE TO STOP AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. TRIED TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I REACHED THE HOUSE AND THE MOTOR ACCELERATED INSTEAD AND HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF TO MAKE IT STOP MAKING THE ACCELERATION NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH EACH TIME A LITTLE MORE INTENSE. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE TAKING MY SON TO A TRAVELBALL TOURNAMENT I SLOWED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND IT BRIEFLY REVVED THE MOTOR. WHEN I TRIED TO START GOING AGAIN IT TOOK A SECOND FOR THE CAR TO ACTUALLY GO, THEN BEGAN RUNNING NORMAL. FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MOTOR BEGAN ACCELERATING BUT CAR SLOWING DOWN AS IF IT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR. THE DIFFERENCE WAS IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE DID NOTHING AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THEN IT JUST STARTED DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO DESTINATION AND SLOWED TO TURN RIGHT AT INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THAT WAS A MO

MY CAR WILL JERK AND HESITATE WHEN I AM TRYING TO EXCELERATE SLOWLY, ALSO IT WILL DO IT WHILE I AM DOING 50-60 AND TRYING TO SPEED UP TO PASS SOMEONE.. I HAVE TRIED FUEL INJECTION CLEANER ALL MY FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED, TUNE WAS DONE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MECHANIC CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS DOING IT..IT MIRRORS ANOTHER COMPLAINT EXACLY..ALSO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE INGINITON WILL SICK.. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.. SINCE ABOUT FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM SENT EXCESSIVE ENERGY TO THE COIL PACK CAUSING IT TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,516.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CPSC: X1540006A. 2008 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS COLLAPSING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WHEELS WERE REPLACED USING REFURBISHED FORD WHEELS, THAT WERE MADE IN CHINA. THE CONSUMER STRUCK AN EMBEDDED ROAD OBSTACLE AND DAMAGED THE REAR WHEELS, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO COLLAPSE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETED STOP AS NUMEROUS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE 13 ERROR CODES, HOWEVER; THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED AT THAT TIME EITHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK, ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEATED SEAT IN MY CAR BEGAN TO GET HOTTER THAN USUAL, THE SEAT HAD SOON MALFUNCTIONED AND DISBURSE IN TO FLAME! LUCKILY I WAS CARRYING A BOTTLE OF WATER FROM MY JOB THAT I WAS DRINKING ON AT THE TIME. I KNEW I WASN'T FIT TO DRIVE MYSELF, AND I WASN'T TO FAR AWAY FROM MY FATHER'S HOUSE, AND WAS DRIVEN BY MY STEP SISTER TO THE E.R.

WAITING AT A FLASHING RED ARROW TO TURN LEFT. TRAFFIC CLEARED, I ACCELERATED, GOT BARELY INTO INTERSECTION, CAR CHOKED, WOULD BARELY MOVE. SEMI TRUCK PUT UP HUGE PLUMES OF BLUE SMOKE FROM TIRES BURNING ON DRY PAVEMENT. TRUCK BARELY STOPPED BEFORE T-BONE IN MY DRIVERS DOOR. CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. COIL PACK ON CYLINDER #2 BURNED OUT, ALSO BURNING OUT PCM COMPUTER ON BOARD. REPAIRED AND REPLACED BOTH. CYLINDER #2 COIL PACK BURNED OUT 2 MORE TIMES SINCE. CYLINDER #4 COIL PACK BURNED OUT ONCE SINCE. PCM COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE MORE SINCE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. FORD HAS HAD A TECH BULLETIN OUT SINCE 04/2011 ON THIS PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO PRIOR WARNING IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS RIGHT NOW, IF THE SEMI WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING A LITTLE FASTER, OR WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CLOSER. GOOGLED PROBLEM...VERY, VERY COMMON, AND MOSTLY ON CYLINDER #2. FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. SPOKE BY PHONE 06/09/2015

2008 FORD TAURUS(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) , I WAS ON INTERSTATE DOING SPEED-LIMIT 60 MPH. WHEN TRAFFIC BECAME HEAVY SO WAS SLOWED TO 45 MPH. AN WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AN HAD HESITATION LIKE TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY WHEN PUSHED GAS PEDAL. I HAVE NOTICE IT BOGS DOWN AROUND 60 MPH AN JERKS 3 OR 4 TIMES AN SEEMS LIKE LOSING POWER AN THEN IT WILL PICK BACK UP NORMAL DRIVE FEW MORE MILES AN IT WILL REPEAT. ALSO CHECKED FLUIDS AN THEY ARE FINE AN DASH ISN'T SHOWING ANY SERVICE LIGHTS. BUT WHEN O/D IS OFF IT GETS INTERMITTENT POWER SURGE. ALSO LEAVING MY HOUSE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AN CAR WOULD NOT HOLD IT KEEP ROLLING BACKWARDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. UPON BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A RIGHT SIDE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT BURNED OUT. THERE IS A LEFT LAMP, ALSO. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE FOR A GASOLINE REFILL. THERE IS NO DASH BOARD PROMPT FOR THIS LAMP BURN OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE LAMP A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I NOTICED RUST SPOTS BETWEEN A PLASTIC TRIM PIECE AND THE TRUNK LID. I MONITOR THE LICENSE LAMPS NOW. I HAVE NOT HAD A LICENSE LAMP BURN OUT UNTIL I NOTICED THE RUST ON THE METAL PANEL. I QUESTION THE COINCIDENCE OF THE LAMP BURN OUT AND THE RUST. A POSSIBLE SHORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEEK AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, OUT OF SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE. WHILE TURNING, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE TOTALLY OFF THE ROAD, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. STARTED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY SEIZED AGAIN BRIEFLY, RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME. THANKFULLY IT WAS A SUNDAY AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY, AS THIS HAPPENED ON A WELL TRAVELED HIGHWAY THROUGH OUR TOWN. I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME. MECHANIC WAS CALLED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO SHOP YET. THIS ISSUE IS THE MOST FILED COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, AND AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY ISSUE!!!! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL??? THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THIS SITE: "WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS 'THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.' A DEFECT INCLUDES ANY DEFECT IN PERFORMANCE, CONSTRUCTION, A COMPONENT, OR MATERIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT.' GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

2008 FORD TAURUS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE...ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY AND I PROCEED TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE NEXT DAY WAS JUST SITTING AT STOPLIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE FOR NO REASON ACCELERATES TO OVER 4000 RPM. *TR

THIS CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 16,000 ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED GETTING THIS HARD JERK AND THEN THE CAR SPEED WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE SPEED WILL PICK BACK UP FOR ABOUT A MILE OR 2. THE HARD JERK WILL COME AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT CHANGE OUT PROPERLY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, SO I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STARTED TRAVELING ON THE BACK ROADS TO MAKE IT HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, I COULD HAVE HARDLY MAKE IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ORDEAL, SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT FROM THIS SITUATION. THE HARD JERK, THE SPEED DROPPING WHILE THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO CHANGE OUT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I AM SURE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I COULD NOT DO SO. FINALLY IT DID TURN. WHILE DRIVING I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY STEERING. I WAS COMING OFF AN EXIT WHICH WAS VERY CURVY AND I ALMOST COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE CAR. *TR

WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AT CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO NEGOTIATE AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WANTS TO TURN INDEPENDENTLY FARTHER TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JS

TRAVELLING HOME FROM MISSOURI TO OKLAHOMA WITH MY SON IN RAINY CONDITIONS I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON MY TAURUS WAS TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN LOST. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME UNSAFE. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS STEERING PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO THIS YEAR TAURUS. THE COST OF REPAIRS, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, AVERAGES ABOVE $1,000. WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I DID READ OF ONE REPORT THAT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *JS

HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET TO ON POSITION, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR, THEN THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED ON EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS OFF OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED RAPIDLY WITH THE ENGINE REVVING EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO 60 WITH MY FOOT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS TRAFFIC AROUND ME AND I DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. I HAD TO MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. LUCKILY THE PAVED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WAS GRATED AND SOMEHOW CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP (INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION 3X), AND THEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON EXPLAINING THIS TO MY FATHER, HE WONDERS IF THE ACCELERATION CABLE STUCK WHEN I INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR AND THEN SHOOK LOOSE AND BECAME UNSTUCK WHEN DRIVING OVER THE GRATED ROAD - NOT SURE. I WAS GLAD TO MAKE IT OUT OF THAT SITUATION ALIVE BUT NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER CALLED A FORD DEALER MECHANIC AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THIS IS POSSIBLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. PLEASE ADVISE ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

2008 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED EIGHT TIMES, SINCE HE PURCHASED IT NEW IN APRIL OF 2009. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING, WITHOUT A CODE. *JB

I WAS STARTING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND MY STEERING STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP. BY THE TIME I GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I COULDN'T TURN LEFT AT ALL. LUCKILY, I COULD STILL TURN RIGHT. BY THE TIME I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I COULDN'T STEER AT ALL. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. I WAS QUOTED $1200 FOR REPAIRS. I AM A RETIRED WIDOW LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME, SO I AM UNSURE WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD NEXT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2012. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM DROPPING OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL WHEN I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAINT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME WHEN I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING , I HIT AN ELECTRICAL POST HEAD ON MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA AND BRUISING ON MY FACE ARMS AND CHEST. *TR

STARTED DRIVING AND CAR WOULD JUST JERK AND THEN WOULD GO AGAIN AND NOT GO INTO GEAR.ONLY COULD GET SPEED UP TO 20 OR 40MPH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED FOR AND THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND STILL OWE ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WENT INTO LIMP SAFE MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE CONTINUED AFTER HE COMPLETED THE TURN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WORM GEAR AND THE POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA UPDATED 8/8/17*CN

PAINT ON MY 2008 FORD TAURUS LIMITED IS PEELING OFF IN CHUNKS AND BUBBLING UP IN OTHER SPOTS. BOTH REAR WHEEL AREAS, SPOILER AND PROBABLY MORE YET TO BE DISCOVERED. I HAVE VISITED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN 2012 AND 2013 AND I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THIS ISSUE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD. UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FORD ISSUE. THEY ARE SELLING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. SO WE SPEND 20-30K ON A CAR TO HAVE IT LOOK NICE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN MUST PAY SOMEONE TO REPAINT THE ENTIRE CAR OR FIX THE AREA'S BUBBLING? HOW SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENED IN THE FACTORY? AT THIS POINT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ISSUES IN THERE PAINT PLANTS....AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING HER TO DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

MADE LEFT TURN ONTO MAJOR STREET. THERE WAS TRAFFIC SO EVERYTHING WAS SLOW. AS SOON AS I GOT ONTO THE STREET, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND STARTED TO MOVE FASTER THAN I WANTED AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FROM OF ME. THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR. IT WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION.. IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 TAURUS WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A CLEAN CARFAX REPORT WITH NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AT 48,000 MILES, AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT A RESTAURANT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $480.00. I CURRENTLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND AM GETTING THE SAME NOISE WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FORWARD AFTER THE BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER A FIVE YEAR SPAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

MY STEERING TIGHTENED UP TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING LOCKED. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE CAR IN THE INTERSECTION WHICH I WAS TURNING IN TO. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SIMILAR TO THIS BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND SERIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT CODES TO THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER REQUIRED A PROGRAMMING REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.