2013 Ford Taurus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE RPMS DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SOMETIMES RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAUREL FORD LINCOLN (2018 MS-15, LAUREL, MS 39440 (601) 649-4511) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,679.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IE STOP FOR A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN THE R.P.M ON OCCASIONS DROPS FROM 600 TO LESS THAN 500 RPM AND IT START TO SHAKE, IF IF I AM NOT AWARE IT WILL STALL. WHAT WORRIES ME IS THAT ON A TRIP OF LESS THAN 5 MILES IT STALLED ON RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS THE SAME HAS HAPPEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING IS FOUND ( ALSO TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THE SAME RESULT WAS GIVEN) . SAME YEAR TAURUS HAVE BEEN HAVING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS BUT MY VIN IS NOT REGISTER, LOT OF FRUSTRATIONS. THIS OCCUR MOSTLY IN CITY DRIVING ANT THE MOMENT NOT ON OPEN ROADS,HIGHWAYS.

THE HEADLINER HAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DESPITE ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. IT BLOCKS THE REAR WINDOW. ALSO, THE UPPER CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IS ON THE HEADLINER AND IS NOW NO OPERATING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF ITS ORIENTATION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET FORD TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR FOR SAFETY REASONS WERE UNSUCCESFUL. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN WITH LIMITED LIFE ON PLASTIC MOUNTING BRACKETS. REPAIR ESTIMATED TO ALMOST $1000!

I AM DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR GOES INTO A SAFETY MODE. THE IS WAS APPEARS TO BE A WRENCH THAT READS "SEE OWNERS MANUAL" THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT SPUTTER AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. I HAVE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND RESTART MY VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES.

WON'T START. CRANKS BUT WON'T START. FUEL PROBLEM. MISDIAGNOSED AS BATTERY IN MAY 2017. MISDIAGNOSED AS BATTERY AGAIN IN JUNE 2017. NOW SAME ISSUE IN JULY 2017 & WAITING TO SEE WHAT CRAP FORD TELLS ME TODAY. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN 2 MONTHS BASED ON THE DIAGNOSIS THAT IS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT. LOOKING ONLINE, I'M FINDING I'M NOT THE ONLY UNHAPPY 2013 FORD TAURUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE A FUEL MODULE REPLACED. OF COURSE WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO MY FORD DEALER THAT I REALLY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE BATTERY (ESPECIALLY A MONTH AFTER I REPLACED THE BATTERY) & THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME PEOPLE TRY TO DIAGNOSE THEIR CARS ALL THE TIME & I WAS WRONG & THAT'S WHAT THE CODE SAID SO THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, SO I AGREED FOR THEM TO REPLACE A ONE MONTH OLD BATTERY, I MEAN AFTER ALL, IT WAS MY FORD DEALER & THEY WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE, YEAH RIGHT. I HAVE 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR & IT APPEARS TO BE IN THE MILEAGE RANGE WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE, BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'M DOING ONLINE. NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, MY 2013 FORD TAURUS IS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR LEFT ME STRANDED 8 MILES FROM HOME THE FIRST TIME, 50 MILES FROM HOME THE SECOND TIME, AND 30 MILES FROM HOME THIS TIME. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE.

THE FUEL DRIVER MODULE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES TO CONTROL THE CAR SAFELY. THIS OCCCURED ON THE FREEWAY. *TT *JS

SMELLS OF FUEL INSIDE THE CAR AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM NEAR THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK, DRIPPING ON TO EXHAUST PIPE. HAVING IT TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (DON VANCE FORD, 14897 MO-38, MARSHFIELD, MO 65706, (417) 859-2600) AND NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO BE SLEEPY AND SICK. MOST NOTICED WHEN DRIVING.

ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK FAILED

FORD TRANSFER CASE: THE PTU OF MY 2013 FORD TAURUS BEGAN TO FAIL AT 84000 MILES. IT IS IN THE SHOP AND BEING REPLACED. IT IS COSTING ME $2000 OUT OF POCKET, BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXPECT SUCH A POOR DESIGN. I STARTED HEARING A NOISE TWO WEEKS AGO AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED (06/26/17). THANK GOD IT DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY!

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED IN MOTION.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NOW IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE STEERING CAPABILITY FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS TRYING TO LOCK UP, WHICH MAKE IT VERY HARD TO CHANGE LANES AND TURN...UPDATED 07/13/17 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SUBURBAN FORD IN WATERFORD, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ENGINE STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SURFACES. BEGAN AT 47,400 MILES. SOMETIMES HEAR NOISE WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT NOW.

WHILE DRIVING TO A DR APPTOINTMENT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I LOST ACCELERATION AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME APPEARED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, AND FIND A GAS STATION, AS I IDLED INTO THE GAS STATION AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN TODAY, AS I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WAS IN THE TURNING LANE TO ENTER THE FREEWAY IT DID THE SAME THING, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN A SPAN OF 15 MILES. AGAIN FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. OUT OF FEAR I TOOK ALL BACK ROADS HOME INCASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHICH IT DID. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE SAYING THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO FIT THE BILL, EXCEPT THE MOTOR IN MY TAURUS IS NOT THE SAME ONE LISTED ON THE RECALL. REGARDLESS, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS PUT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SPEND AN GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS SAFE AND RELIABLE, AND I FEEL NEITHER AT THIS POINT FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS BUT 4 YEARS OLD.

LOOSING POWER STEERING. FORD SAYS NEEDS NEW ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR 2013 TAURUS BUT THEY SAY NOT THIS VEHICLE

THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON TURNS.

REAR AXLE BRAKES FAILED AFTER 39000 MILES. NOISE AT LIGHT BRAKING IN FORWARD AND/OR REVERSE. PADS ARE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORN. ROTORS VISIBLY MARKED AND ROUGH. AFTER TRIPT OF ~50 MILES DISTINCT BRAKE SMELL AND ROTORS ARE VERY HOT. NEED TO REPLACE (NO WARRANTY AT THIS MILEAGE) AS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP INTOA MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE WITH SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.

REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. (ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS). 2013 FORD TAURUS WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2013. MAY 2015 ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM (CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, ETC) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN MAY 2015. IN OCTOBER 2015, ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. NOVEMBER 2015, THE ROTORS WERE CUT. JUNE 2016, ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. APRIL 20, 2017, CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. I ASKED FOR THE WARRANTY TO BE EXTENDED BUT WAS TOLD BY FORD'S CUSTOMER CARE TODAY THAT FORD "GRACIOUSLY" EXTENDED THE INITIAL WARRANTY TO 77,000 MILES AND CAN DO NOTHING FURTHER FOR ME WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE ENGINE TEMP WARNING ACTIVATED. I CONTINUED ON TO WORK, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, AND PARKED. I NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW COOLANT POURING FROM SOMEPLACE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS A MISSING FREEZE PLUG. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. NO LEAKS HAD BEEN NOTED DURING PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE AND ALL FLUIDS WERE TOPPED OFF. NO FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAD OCCURRED IN THE DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT DEALS WITH MAJOR REPAIRS. WARRANTY COMPANY WAS CONTACTED FOR GUIDANCE AND I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS IF THE CRACKS WERE CAUSED BY FREEZING OR OVERHEATING. INSPECTION BY WARRANTY COMPANY PENDING, BUT I HAVE THE FEELING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO WORM THEIR WAY OUT OF COVERING THIS, EVEN TOUGH IT'S THE TOP OF THE LINE WARRANTY AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE "BUMPER TO BUMPER" AND "WORRY-FREE" COVERAGE. I WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED TO WHILE I WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A FAMILIAR PLACE TO PARK (MY WORKPLACE). THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE EXITING TO A CITY STREET, LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY WORKPLACE. IT HAS NOW BEEN CLOSE TO TWO WEEKS THE THE CAR IS STILL DOWN AND IN NEED OF A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR AT ALL, IT RAN PERFECTLY UP UNTIL THIS ISSUE. FAIR WARNING TO THOS

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AT ANY SPEED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, AND THE "CHECK FUEL PUMP MODULE CIRCUIT" CODE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ENGINE STALLED MID TRAFFIC. WOULD. IT START AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUES REGARDING FORD TAURUS PCM MODULE RECALL FORD 3.5 ECOBOOST.

THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCH PUBLISHED REPORTS STATE THAT OVER 465,000 FORD VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS AND REPLACED WITH ALMOST 80,000 OF THEM BEING THE TAURUS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 44,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TT *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE STEERING IS SUDDENLY VERY "LOOSE". IT WAS FINE ONE DAY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE NEXT DAY. THE CAR JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES AND WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 7 MONTHS. I AM VERY UPSET AND BUMMED THAT FORD WON'T FIX IT SINCE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS, SINCE I DRIVE KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY DOWN SOME ROADS THAT HAVE LOTS OF CURVES AND TREE'S. IF WE CRASH, FORD WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS, I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY WILL LET THESE CARS WANDER DOWN THE ROAD KNOWING IT'S A TICKING TIME BOMB. SO SAD FORD..

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 73MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ALMOST CAUSED AN INCIDENT WITH A SEMI THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED OUT TO WARN OF THE FAILURE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IT TURNED OUT THE BE A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 16V621000. I HAVE THE TAURUS WITH THE LIMITED TRIM AND A 3.5L V6.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,400.

TAKATA RECALL 2013 FORD TAURUS... IT'S ONLY FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE. THE CAR STARTS VERY VERY ROUGH. HALF OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T START. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWN CITY STREETS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE THIS YEAR TO REPAIR/FIND THE PROBLEM. STILL NO RESULTS. EVEN WHEN THE CAR DOES START I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WILL AND HAS STALLED ON ME IN TRAFFIC. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP RELAY. I PAID TO HAVE THAT REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, ONLY SIX DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLS AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY GOT IT RUNNING AGAIN FOR FREE. BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. COUPLE WEEKS LATER AT THE MOST AND I'M RIGHT BACK TO WHERE I STARTED. CAR WILL NOT START. IF IT DOES START IT WILL STALL IMMEDIATELY ONCE I AM IN MOTION. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR IT NOT BEING ON THE ROAD. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT COMFORTABLY DRIVE MY CAR TO AND FROM WORK WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT IT STALLING AND GETTING REAR-ENDED. IT WILL NOT BE A GOOD DAY WHEN THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.

MANY MODELS AND YEARS OF THE FORD TAURUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS A 2013 FORD TAURUS AND SOME "BATCHES" OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR HAVE HAD THE RECALL. MINE IS NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER, TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON ME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE FIX IS A NEW RACK AND PINION PIECE WHICH COSTS $900 FROM FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM FRONT TO BACK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO START. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE 02 SENSORS FAILED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK. BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIE ROD SEPARATED AT MODERATE SPEED RESULTING IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR CRASH (FISH TAILED UNTIL CAR STOPPED). FORD DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIE ROD BROKEN AT BALL AND SOCKET. FORD DEALER ALSO FOUND PASSENGER SIDE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM LOOSE. FORD DEALER ALSO FOUND LEAKING PASSENGER SIDE, REAR SHOCK; ALL BEFORE 90K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

ON 5/31/2013 I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 FORD TAURUS SHO. TODAY, THE CAR HAS ABOUT 73,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I BEGAN SMELLING A HOT SMELL, LIKE PLASTIC OR SULFUR, BUT COULD NOT PIN POINT IT. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T SMELL RIGHT, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I ONLY SMELLED IT AFTER THE CAR GOT WARMED UP AND WAS STATIONARY OR MOVING SLOW IN TOWN. AFTER I ACCELERATED THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY, BUT WOULD COME BACK WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A COUPLE DROPS OF FLUID UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME I PROBABLY HAD SOME OIL ON THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW TIRES PUT ON AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK A COUPLE ERROR CODES I HAD GOTTEN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS TOLD ME MY CAR WAS FINE AND I COULD DRIVE IT, INCLUDING TO CHICAGO FOR CHRISTMAS. THE SMELL PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE LEAK PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THEY NOW TELL ME THAT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT HAS FAILED AND THE CAR HAS A TURBO DOWN PIPE LEAK. TO REPAIR, IT WILL COST ME OVER $2,000.00. I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAR WOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY AS OF MAY 31, 2017 AND THE POWERTRAIN SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 73,000 MILES, MOST OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES. FORD STILL WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. IN SPEAKING WITH THE DE

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A RED WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW CAME ON, AT THE SAME TIME TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME. SINCE IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND I WAS DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS I STILL DROVE THE CAR HOME. I NOW HAVE THE CAR AT DEALERSHIP, AND BEING TOLD NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHERS FOR SAME ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE THE COST YET BUT TRIED TO CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE CLOSE FOR THE HOLIDAY. WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 60,070. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS SPOOLED ALL THE WAY OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT ON 2013 FORD TAURUS. NEW PARTS ON THE WAY, BUT SHOULDN'T THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY LAST MORE THAN 4-5 YEARS?..UPDATED 01/04/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/10/2017*JS

CAR STALLS AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. EVEN WHEN PUT IN PARK AT A STOP. CAR WILL RESTART. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST VOLT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

CAR STALLED TRAVELING 75 MPH DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE. INITIALLY FELT LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. AFTER GETTING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD IT CONTINUED TO RUN WITH A SPUTTER. IT WOULD NOT DRIVE WITHOUT DYING. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR. POST INSPECTION THE 2013 TAURUS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NUMBER 16V621000. PARTS WERE INEXPENSIVE, LABOR WAS NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE CAR IS NOW GETTING A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS THE EXACT NATURE OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL INVOLVING THIS CAR. OWNER STATES THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. THEY SAY THE MORE PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN THE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, THE RECALL MAYBE EXPANDED. MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG HESITATION WHEN APPROACHING A STOP OR WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DARK GRAY SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DECREASED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,243.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE SENSOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, JERKED, AND HESITATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

CAR LOST ALL POWER IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE CAR SCANNED. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY VALVE FAILURE CODE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE COMPANY THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY VALVES. SO I CALLED FORD AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE FAILURES THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD WITH VARIOUS MODELS OF FORDS. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT YOUR AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING A PRODUCT RECALL AND UNTIL YOUR AGENCY DOES SO WE WILL NEED TO INCUR THE 400.00 TO 600 DOLLAR REPAIR COSTS. I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT YOUR AGENCY IMMEDIATELY FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE DOES EXIST ON OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE MODELS LISTED FOR THE REPAIRS. PLEASE ACT ON THIS IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.