Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
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 NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3200. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB
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 LOUDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY ARE TRYING TO REACH THE DEALER BUT TO NO AVAIL. EACH TIME THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER THERE WAS NO ANSWER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 65 MPH, THE "DRIVER INTERVENTION" AND "COLLISION WARNING" SYMBOLS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS CONTROLLED BY A SENSOR AND WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO CLOSE TO A PRECEDING VEHICLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR WOULD SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "COLLISION WARNING" LIGHT WAS TO ADVISE THE DRIVER WHEN THIS WAS OCCURRING. THE DEALER INSTALLED A RECORDING DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO UTILIZE IT THE NEXT TIME THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE SO THAT THEY COULD RECORD EXACTLY WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURES. TO DATE, THE VEHICLE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,520.
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 OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, DUE TO THE PARK GEAR NOT ENGAGING AUTOMATICALLY. UPDATED 06/18/10
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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