2010 Ford Taurus complaints

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 AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (16100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612, (419) 476-076) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,712. *TT *TR

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

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT OFF. THE DEALER (SAKELARIS FORD LINCOLN OF ROLLA, 625 W 7TH ST, ROLLA, MO 65401, (573) 364-1211) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATED THE WATER PUMP FAILED RELEASING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE, DAMAGING THE ENGINE PERMANENTLY. TRAVELING THIS ROADWAY IS USUALLY A SEMI ROUTE TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND FACTORIES. SEMIS DO NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP AS QUICKLY AS A CAR AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT DO TO THE ABRUPT PULL OVER THAT WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION.

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 START UP AND STAYS THIS WAY IN EVERY GEAR, NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE.

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 FOR 2011 AND UP FORD TAURUS. SINCE MY PARTICULAR MODEL, SHO IS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN THE TAURUS THAT INCORPORATES THIS SYSTEM IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THIS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS OCCURRING. IT IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WITH 2011 AND UP RECALLS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY SHO AND NEVER INFORMED.

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 DANGEROUS CONDITION WHERE TURNING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2011-2013 FORD TAURUS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY 2010 FORD TAURUS.

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 FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED FLOOD FORD AT 401-884-4000 AND WAS INFORMED TO ONLY BRING IN THE VEHICLE ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 BE STEAM OR SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AS I OPENED THE HOOD, I COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF A BROKEN HOSE OR ANYTHING THAT PRODUCED THE SMOKE. I CHECKED MY FLUID LEVELS AND DISCOVERED THAT MY RADIATOR RESEVOIR WAS LOW ON FLUID. I THEN PULLED THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK AND DISCOVERED A CHOCOLATE MILKY SUBSTANCE ON THE DIPSTICK. I SUSPECTED THAT THE OIL AND COOLANT HAD MIXED CAUSING MY ENGINE TO FAIL. I CALLED A WRECKER SERVICE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CLASSIC FORD OF COLUMBIA. ON MONDAY, 2/12/2018, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEAN RAY, SERVICE PROFESSIONAL FROM CLASSIC FORD. MR. RAY TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE INTERNAL WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE COOLANT AND OIL TO MIX AND POSSIBLE RUINED THE ENGINE AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION, I CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL WATER PUMP. WHEN FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP OCCURS, THERE IS NO WARNING GIVEN TO THE DRIVER THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN SUDDENLY. THIS INTERNAL WATER PUMP WAS PLACED IN THE 3.5 DURATEC ENGINES IN THE TAURUS, EDGE, FLEX, FUSION, AND POSSIBLY OTHER FORD CARS. THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED

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.

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 THE REP STATED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE SHOP AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM WITHOUT A CAR WHILE THE REPAIR REMAINS OVER 1500.00.

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. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FAULT AND NOT A DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO MILLINAX FORD NEW SMYRNA BEACH (2317 FL-44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168, (386) 428-9094), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *BF UPDATED 8/23/18*JB

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] DESIGN BY FORD .I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TAKATA RECALL "STEERING DEFAULT " NO POWER , WHEELS LOCKING, SEPTEMBER HAD TO PULL OF ROAD CAREFULLY TO AVOID ACCIDENT.

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 OUT, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WENT OUT, AND LUCKILY I MANAGED NOT TO HIT THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THIS IS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM THAT IS IN 2011 AND NEWER CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS YEAR NEEDS TO ALSO BE INCLUDED.

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 ROAD AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT RESET AND TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT SAYS SERVICE POWERSTEERING NOW SONOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY UN ASSISTED BY THE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SO THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST LOCKED I STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT HOME AROUND TURN ALMOST CRASHING INTO RAILS AND I HAD TO DRIVE SLOWER THAN THE 18 WHEELERS ON THE FREEWAY THE WORST PART WAS THAT I WAS WITH MY FAMILY WE WERE ALL TERRIFIED AS I WAS STRUGGLING TO STEER WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE IT HOME SAFE . AFTER WE BARELY MADE IT HOME I JUST TOOK IT TO GET THE CODE TURNED OFF AT A MECHANIC SHOP WICH WAS VERY SIMPLE , BUT GUESS WHAT IT CAME BACK EVERYTIME I GOT ON THE FREEWAY WICH IS NOT SAFE .THIS VEHICLE IS JUST SITTING IN MY GARAGE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITH SUCH PROBLEM . THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT .

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 REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 SITUATIONS.

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 THAT IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT AT THE WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. UNABLE TO USE WITH OUT IT BURNING THE SEAT AND DRIVER.

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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 IS ABOUT $1,300 (THE WHOLE THING NEW, AS IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED) + $700 LABOR = A $2,000+ REPAIR. FORD HAS DECIDED TO RECALL SOME VEHICLES (2011 AND NEWER) BUT OTHERS NOT (2010 OR EARLIER), LEAVING OWNERS LIKE MYSELF STRANDED, AS THESE EPAS USUALLY FAIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. I OWN A 2010 TAURUS SHO, ON THESE PARTICULAR 2010 AND EARLIER SYSTEMS, WHICH APPEAR TO BE AN EARLIER GENERATION, WHEN THE EPAS FAILS, STEERING BECOMES HARD AS A ROCK, YOU SIMPLY CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD HAS BEEN HIDING, AND EVEN THEY HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED, THEY CLAIM THAT EVEN WHEN THE EPAS FAILS, YOU STILL SHOULD BE ABLE TO STEER YOUR CAR AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITH JUST A LITTLE MORE EFFORT. THIS IS HALF TRUE. THAT IS THE CASE WITH THE 2011 AND NEWER EPAS SYSTEMS, WHICH YOU CAN SEE DEMONSTRATED HERE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/SU5FD_W5HXM?T=1M53S BUT FOR 2010 AND EARLIER, THAT IS NOT THE CASE, AS THIS FELLOW DEMONSTRATE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/SZHMXWCP9FO SO, THIS ISSUE IS REALLY AFFECTING PRE 2010 OWNERS, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE A 1ST GEN EPAS I GUESS, SINCE THE TWO BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY WHEN THEY FAIL. FORD SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS TO WHY THEY RECALL

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 "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT IS BACK ON. POWER STEERING STILL WORKS. *TR

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 FUMES SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN / PUT RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. ACTION IS NEED . THIS ISSUE ALSO ALLOWS THE CAR TO MALFUNCTION IN SO MANY WAYS . ALL 4 WHEELS CAN LOCK UP AT SAME TIME, STALLING, EVEN CAUSE CAR TO TAKE OFF WHILE SITTING STILL, THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEARS. WHILE DRIVING. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON TO PUT HIS NEWBORN BABY IN THAT CAR!!! PLEASE TAKE ACTION. ASAP THANK YOU MILACA, MN

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 TAT ECO AND BRAKING SYSTEMS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 HOW NEW INJECTORS ARE GONNA COST 1300.

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 THEN MY CAR WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR AND TAKE OFF (ALWAYS ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT). I AT FIRST DISMISSED THIS ISSUE TO BEING A SENSOR GOING BAD FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. I LATER FOUND THAT DURING THAT TIME SAME PERIOD THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING AT VARIOUS PLACES AND TIMES ON STRAIGHTAWAYS OR TURNS WITHOUT REGARD TO WHAT SPEED IT WAS SET AT, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MYSELF BUT A RELATION WHO WAS BORROWING MY CAR ON OCCASION. THE LATEST ISSUE WAS WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT 4 NIGHTS AGO AND IT FELT LIKE EITHER MY CAR WAS IN MUCH TOO HIGH OF A GEAR, OR IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION I WOULD HAVE SWORN THAT THE CLUTCH HAD GONE BAD AND WAS SLIPPING HORRIBLY. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND PLACED THE CAR INTO MANUAL SHIFT WHILE COASTING UNDER 5MPH. MY TAURUS LURCHED AND SLAMMED INTO FIRST AND THEN WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE I PLACED IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT SHIFTED FINE ON ITS OWN. I'M HEADED TO THE DEALER LATER THIS WEEK AND AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED QUICKLY AND EASILY AFTER HAVING FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE ON HERE. I STILL DON'T GET WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD AN ISSUE, THANKFULLY I

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 DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 3-4 TIMES IT TOOK ME IN TO AN INTERCHANGE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING UNTIL YESTERDAY. I LEFT A RESTAURANT AND MOVED THE CAR ABOUT 20 YARDS CAME TO A STOP AND IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM THE ROAD. I FELT IT STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND PUSHED DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKES BUT CAR SURGED IN TO ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR. I KNOW I'LL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FORD ON THIS...PLUS MY INSURANCE COST WILL SKY ROCKET AS WELL. I NEED HELP!!

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR

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 TO ME TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS OPERATING CONDITION.

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 FORD FIXED IT, I CALLED FOR MY TAURUS NO RECALL OF THAT, BUT IT IS CURIOUS THAT SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD NOT GIVE ME A RECALL . SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AS SUPPOSE TO.

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 LEAKS WERE VISABLE OUTSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENGINE GOT TO HOT AND THERE IS EXHAUST GASES IN THE COOLANT AND SUGGESTS A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE 150K MILEAGE ON THE ENGINE. THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IS THAT THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. I AM A MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN USING THE FORD TAURUS AS IT'S VEHICLE OF CHOICE FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO TAURUS' IN OUR FLEET FOUR OTHER TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS WITH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BEING THE OUTCOME. THE VEHICLES WERE 2010-2012 WITH 100K -150K MILES.BECAUSE THERE IS NO OUTSIDE LEAK AND THE LEAK IS SLOW SO THAT THE COOLANT DEGRADES THE OIL AND INTERNALLY DAMAGES THE ENGINE BEFORE A LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH ALL BUT ONE OF OUR VEHICLE FAILURES. A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT BEFORE 100K MILES SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED BY FORD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY FORD SHOULD BE OFFERED IS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.

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 POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

HARD STEERING WHEEL WHEN IS TURNING .

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 WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 A WEEK LATER THE SAME ACTION OCCURRED SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OIL AND WATER WAS MIXING WITHIN. I WAS VERY UNHAPPY BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OUT-OF-POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. I THEN MADE A PROMISE THAT I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN GM VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED ANYTHING MAJOR ON THE GM VEHICLES. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE ENGINES BECAUSE THIS WAS A VERY UNPLEASANT, AND INCONVENIENT EXPERIENCE. THIS ACTION WOULD MAKE AT LEAST A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WHOLE AGAIN. #LESSONLEARNED #GM4LIFE

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 ONLY A FEW INCHES FROM WHERE THE OIL RETURN LINE GOES BACK INTO THE RESERVOIR. THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUES BUT SOME OWNERS SAY THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOW CAN OWNERS BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSTALLING AN UPDATED DESIGN WHEN ITS NOT THEIR FAULT? ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SOMTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE? I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE GASKET ON THE OIL RETURN LINE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF FIRES WITH THESE CARS THAT WERE MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK. THERE ARE NO RECALLS CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THE TURBOS ON THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF FIRE. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD FOR DEFECTS WITH THE ECO BOOST MOTORS BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT BACK IN 2013. I HAVE UPLOADED REFERENCES: HTTP://WWW.AUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-NEWS/2013/05/FORD-SUED-OVER-ALLEGEDLY-DEFECTIVE-ECOBOOST-ENGINES.HTML HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JYZBB8CMXA8 HTTP://WWW.ECOBOOSTPERFORMANCEFORUM.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=3760.0 HTTP://WWW.ECOBOOSTOWNERFORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?/TOPIC/1202-FRONT-TURBO-LEAKING-AGAIN/ HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-TAURUS-SHO/TD3J00Q9Q5OF94RCI HTTP://WWW.FOR

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 LIKE SOMETHING SHOT OUT OF IT. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND THAT IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE TOOK PICTURES OF IT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE.

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 USING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST. HAD I BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC, A REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT A FORD DEALER TODAY ( 02/11/2016). THE REMEDY WAS TO CHANGE A RFA MODULE RELATED TO THE KEY FOBS. THE THEORY IS THIS : NO KEY RECOGNITION MEANS THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN. THE FORD DEALER CAN'T EXPLAIN WHILE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT : ( I DRIVE WITH THE SAME KEY FOBS AT ALL TIMES). THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE SOLUTION. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT FILED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE DATE OF LAST REPORT WAS 07/31/2011. NHTSA ID NUMBER 10416408. THE SOLUTION LAST TIME WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THE SOLUTIONS DO NOT MATCH. SO BASICALLY, FORD HAS NO ANSWER.

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 AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF 05/09/18*JB *CN

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 A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SECOND HANDLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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 STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ

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 THE VEHICLE CABIN IS TO HAVE THE HVAC ON RECIRCULATE. FORD CLAIMS THAT THE PTU HAS A LIFETIME OIL IN IT AND THAT IT SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF CONTAMINATED. MANY CONSUMERS ARE REPORTING THAT THEY ARE PUMPING THE OIL OUT AND REPLACING IT WITH FRESH OIL IN 25K TO 35K INTERVALS. MY VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND 1 PTU WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE REPLACEMENT PTU IS EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE WHEN THE 1ST PTU FAILED. THE INHALATION HAZARD OF BURNING OIL FUMES NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT POSES A SERIOUS HEALTH RISK TO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE.

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 ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE THE COMPUTER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ONCE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT BACK THE CAR WILL START TO ACT OK BUT AT TIMES I WILL HEAR A CLUNK FROM THE UNDER THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR. THESE ISSUES OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FROM CITY DRIVING TO HIGHWAY. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS AS WELL AS CARMAX.

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 AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT FROM THE CARS BEHIND ME, LUCKILY THEY SWERVED ON TO SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN FORD. AGAIN IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR, CYLINDER #6 THE FIRST TIME NOW #4. THEN ON OR AROUND 8/15/2015 COMING HOME FROM THE STORE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, STARTED SHAKING AND MISSFIRE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN AGAIN. IT WAS ANOTHER BAD INJECTOR #2 CYLINDER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY FOUND THE CAUSE. THEY LOOKED IN THE GAS TANK FOR CONTAMINANTS AND FOUND NOTHING. THEN TESTED FOR ALCOHOL LEVELS IN GAS FOUND NOTHING RAN SOME OTHER TEST FOUND NOTHING. FINALLY JUST FIXED IT. SO WHATS GOING ON? I'M SOMEWHAT AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR FOR FEAR OF CAUSING A ACCIDENT. IT'S MY ONLY CAR SO I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE.

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 SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING, NEXT, THE ROOF LEAK AND REPLACING OF THE NOISY AIR CONDITION SYSTEM THAT WAS REPLACE AND STILL HAS SOME KNOCKING WHEN THE SYSTEM IS TURNED ON. THIRD THE CAR WAS REQUIRED BY THE DEALER TO GO THROUGH A COMPUTER UPGRADE WITH HAS CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR NOT EXECELLARATING. I WAS DRIVING ON SATURDAY WITH MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD AND MY CAR STOP WORKING, LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH THE CHILDREN. THE RPM LOST POWER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE, ALTHOUGH THE GEARS WERE WORKING. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD OWNER, BUT WITH THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY TAURUS, MY DESIRE IS TO GO WITH ANOTHER COMPANY AND BID FORD FAREWELL FOREVER. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT THE ISSUES ARE NORMAL WEAR FOR THE 2010 TAURUS WITH THE MILEAGE OF 88000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR SINCE BEFORE 36000 MILES AND THE ISSUES KEEP ADDING. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY DESIGN AND PUT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN OTHER TAURUS CAR THAT HAVE NOT HAD HALF THE ISSUES MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. FORD NEEDS TO BUY MY CAR BACK

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 ELECTRICAL PARTS IT WILL START SHORTING EVERYTHING OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE.