2013 Ford Taurus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND LOSS ALL POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED SIOUX CITY FORD LOCATED AT (3601 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WHEN I WENT TO FORD THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I SEE A RECALL ONLINE FOR SAME ISSUE THE PROBLEM NEVER GOT TAKING CARE OF SO I WANTED TO GET IT TAKING CARE OF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE RECALL IS SAME ISSUE SHOWING ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHY IS FORD SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL WHEN I SEE THAT IT CLEARLY SHOWS RECALL AND NO WORK HAD BEEN DONE TO MY VEHICLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE?

MY CAR HAD A HARD START AND ROUGH IDLE. 02 SENSORS WERE ORDERED BECAUSE IF THE CODE IT WAS GIVING OFF. DAYS LATER MY CAR THREW A WENCH SIGN, ONLY ONCE AFTER THE CAR TURNED OFF IT DIDN'T SHOW UP AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THE RPMS WERE JUMPING AND THE CAR ACTUALLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LOOKING UP THESE CODES THIS WAS AN ISSUE MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER FORD MODELS. IT HAS SINCE TURNED ON, RAN FOR SECONDS, AND TURN OFF SHORTLY AFTER. EACH TIME A CODE IS RAN IT SHOWS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN IT DID PREVIOUSLY.

2013 TAURUS LIMITED WITH 71,300 MILES WOULD RANDOMLY STALL ONLY LIKE 3 TIMES THOUGH. I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART IT TO CONTINUE ON. BUT ON 3/3/20, I WAS WAS READY TO LEAVE WORK AND MY TAURUS WOULD CHURN BUT NOT START. THE LIGHT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN THE PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD DONE THE RESEARCH SO I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW. SURE ENOUGH, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $341.

PURCHASED A USE 2013 POLICE INTERCEPTOR. DROVE TO STORE, CAR WON'T START, SAT FOR A WHILE IT STARTED, DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT. NOT THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS OUT, ENGINE CUTS OUT, WON'T START. IS THERE A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM? CAN FORD REMEDY THE SITUATION OR HAS IT BEEN FIXED ALREADY?

POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE WENT OUT IN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON 2013 FORD TAURUS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TUER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. I READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, ALL TYPICALLY HAPPENING IN THE 80K -100K MILEAGE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY MYSELF AND THE DEALER TO DOING THE REPAIR TO GET ASSISTANCE AND I WAS JUST GIVEN THE RUN AROUND OVER AND OVER, EVERY PERSON I SPOKE TO HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER OR INFORMATION. THE DEALER NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO I PAID THE $3100 IN FULL. I CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER THIS WAS THE EXACT PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN RECALL 15V340000 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THEY MISSED A LARGE SECTION OF VIN'S THAT WERE AFFECTED AND WE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PARTS OR OUR VEHICLES ARE JUST LEFT UN ABLE TO DRIVE.

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON EXPRESSWAY FAILS TO ACCELERATE/LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION VEHICLE TIME OF FAILURE 73,000 MILES NO IN DASH LIGHTS OR CODES. DANGEROUS AND CAN POSE EXTREME RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. TOOK TO FORD DEALER THEY INFORMED TO JUST GET RID OF IT. JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO.

VEHICLE KEEPS SLIPPING AND MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE UNTIL A MONTH AGO AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE GUY AT BELLE TIRE SAID THE RACK IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD TAURUS'. TRYING TO KEEP AWAY FROM BUMP AND TURNS BUT I HAVE A LOT WHEN DRIVING IN GRAND RAPIDS. I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS BECAUSE IT RANDOMLY PULLS ME IN ONE DIRECTION. VEHICLE IS ONLY MOVING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HAPPENS BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I'M GOING IN REVERSE WITH THE WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY IN ONE DIRECTION.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING LATER WOULD NOT START WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT RUN

VEHICLE EMITS STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN SETTING IN GARAGE. DO NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. AFRAID FUMES MAY IGNITE!

MY BREAK LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT'S SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT

STARTED CAR POWER STEERING DEFAULT CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF THIS HAPPEN TWICE FIRST TIME WENT OFF BUT SECOND TIME WILL NOT GO OFF. CAN'T TURN THE CAR EITHER DIRECTION.

THE 2013 FORD TAURUS WAS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AND TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE SHOWING UP WAS P0627, WHICH POINTS TO A FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS SHOWN IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY 2013 TAURUS AND SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. SUMMARY FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V621000: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L GTDI ECOBOOST ENGINES AND 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. A COMPONENT WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE (PEM) MAY OVERHEAT CAUSING A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. FORD RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS WAS 16S31.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OVER 60 MPH, ON OCTOBER 18, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 CALIFORNIA TIME, WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED, AND I LOST ACCELERATION. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, BUT I HAD DIFFICULT TIME TO PULL OVER. DIAGNOSIS SHOWN THAT THROTTLE ACTUATOR A CONTROL SYSTEM ' STUCK OPEN. ON OCTOBER 19, 2019 AT 13:39 CALIFORNIA TIME, I CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AT THE EXPENSE OF THE COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS PART IS SENSITIVE AND RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTIONING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. FORD REPRESENTATIVE ASKED ME TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND KEEP THE RECEIPT IN THE HOPE THAT I WILL BE REIMBURSED IN THE FUTURE IF THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS WITH OTHERS, SO I DID THAT. ON OCTOBER 25 AT 08:44 CALIFORNIA TIME, I CALLED AGAIN FORD COMPANY AND ASKED THEM TO DELIVER MY MESSAGE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN ORDER TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. FORD REPRESENTATIVE REPEATED WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SAID AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER: CAS/24590915. SO FAR, THERE IS NO RESPONSE. I FOUND, THROUGH MY ONLINE BROWSING, THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST YOU TAKE THIS ISSUE IN YOUR CONSIDERATION BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO WARM UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY. ALL FORMS OF TURNING THE WHEEL (EITHER TURNING ONTO A DIFFERENT STREET IN THE CITY OR A LANE CHANGE ON THE HIGHWAY) WERE DIFFICULT TO DO DUE TO A LACK OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM.

ON 12/11 AT 2:30PM POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING AND TURNING RIGHT ONTO JOHNNIE DODDS (CITY STREET). WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. DROVE SEVERAL MILES, PARKED AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 35 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF SUDDEN STEERING FAILURES IN FUTURE. FORD SERVICE ADVISOR AT JONES FORD INDICATED THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DASH SHOWS A POWER STEERING FAULT CODE. TO CLEAR THE ISSUE, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. TENDS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE (NOT SURE WHY) AND TYPICALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN ALTHOUGH THERE ARE REPORTS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL HAVING THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER ASSIST FAILURE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), WHICH HE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GOSCH FORD TEMECULA (26895 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591, (951) 708-9148) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WENT THROUGH A STOP LIGHT, WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND HAD LOCKED UP.*JB

2013 TAURUS W/ 82,000 MI -IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON CAR, GOT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT, AND NO STEERING CONTROL - DOESN'T TURN EITHER WAY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2013 TAURUS, BUT NOT ON MY VIN. I CALLED FORD 1-866-436-7332, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD TO HOLD ON TO REPAIR RECEIPTS IN THE CASE A NEW RECALL IS ISSUED AND MY VIN IS INCLUDED. I'M NOT VERY HOPEFUL I WILL EVER GET REIMBURSED. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED IT YET, BUT WILL HAVE TO SINCE I NEED MY CAR. I'M TERRIFIED OF THE COST TO REPAIR.

CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY..I STARTED THE CAR TO PICK UP GROCERIES, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERES NO POWER STEERING, HAVING CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED MY CAR CANNOT BE SERVICED UNTIL DEC 19 2019.

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING

POWER STEERING STOPPED CAN NOT TURN WHEEL.VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON NJ TURNPIKE

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE PRESENT A HAZARD AS THEY PROVIDE LITTLE TO NO PERIPHERAL LIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EQUIPPED WITH ONLY ONE BULB PER SIDE WHICH PROVIDES LIGHT STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT VERY LITTLE LIGHT TO THE SIDE. THUS WHEN ONE MAKES A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD ONE CANNOT SEE THE ROAD BEING TURNED ON PRIOR TO THE TURN. I AM PUTTING A DATE IN BELOW ONLY BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED.

STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, HARD TO STEER. WORSE WHEN COLD OR STARTING OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 2 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,951.

I UPDATED THE SYNC SOFTWARE SYSTEM, AND THE "911 ASSIST" AUTOMATIC CRASH NOTIFICATION FEATURE, WAS NO LONGER INCLUDED LIKE IT HAD BEEN FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, AND SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED IN THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FEATURES NOTES THAT THIS ACN "911 ASSIST" SYSTEM WOULD BE REMOVED PRIOR TO UPGRADE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFIRMED SYNC 2 MFT VERSION V3.10 DOES NOT INCLUDE 911 ASSIST. IT WAS A FEATURE OF MY CAR FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE UP UNTIL THIS SOFTWARE UPGRADE. OEM AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMOVE SAFETY FEATURES THAT WERE DESIGNED INTO CARS, AND I URGE NHTSA TO ENFORCE "GRANDFATHERING" OF SAFETY FEATURES, EVEN OPTION SAFETY FEATURES, LIKE ACN SYSTEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. SEELYE FORD OF KALAMAZOO (3820 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008, (269) 375-3820) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE PART OF THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA, HE COULD FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF A RECALL WERE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

RADIO WOULD NOT PLAY IN 12/2018 BUT THEN IT WAS OK UNTIL THIS YEAR WHEN IT STARTED CAUSING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IN 11/2019. THE MY FORD TOUCH SYNC IS CAUSING AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, OR WHEN THE RADIO IS ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS SO LOUD IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO WRECK. RADIO WILL NOT PLAY AT ALL WHEN THE RADIO IS ON. MOST OF THE TIME THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY IF THE RADIO OR CAR IS TURNED OFF. FORD HAD A RECALL BUT I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD. I DISCONNECTED WIRE TO FUSE BOX AND THE RADIO RESET AND ALL WAS FINE, THE RADIO PLAYED ALL THE STATIONS INCLUDING SIRIUS XM BUT WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY THE LOUD NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND SHE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOUD. SHE REACHED BACK INTO THE CAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE NOISE STOPPED. HE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND HURRIED UP AND SHUT THE RADIO OFF AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. I GOT IN THE CAR AND TURNED THE RADIO ON AND THE NOISE WAS GONE BUT THE RADIO WOULD NOT PLAY AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SELECT AM AND FM BUT COULD SELECT SIRIUS XM, USB, AND CD BUT WOULD NOT PLAY. THE LOUD NOISE ALSO HAS STARTED WHEN THE BLUETOOTH IS ON. THIS LOUD NOISE CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BE BECAUSE IT IS SO LOUD. WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL RAN OUT IN 2017 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BY FORD. THIS NOISE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. I CALLED FORD AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # C

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE TRUNK TO LOOK THROUGH HER BELONGINGS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET HALFWAY INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS DRAGGED AS THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). JACK SCHMITT FORD (1820 VANDALIA ST, COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234, (618) 477-8126) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT THEIR LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

JUNE 2 2015 COMPLAINT #15V340000, LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. OUR TAURUS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING BUT IS NOT IN THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING BOTH ON A HIGHWAY ( 55 MPH) AND A TOWN ROAD (25 MPH) THE CAR ENGINE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN AND STALLED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BRIEFLY, BOTH TIMES, TO GET HOME. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. NOW, AFTER PARKING, THE CAR WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START.

WHENEVER I AM DRIVING MY CAR OFTEN BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MILES AN HOUR, MY CAR WILL SHAKE AND STUTTER AND FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL OR SHUT DOWN. 3 WEEKS AGO IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME. WHEN IT SHAKES AND STUTTERS, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I'M DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHEN I DRIVE IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL 2019 AND IT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. THE DEALER FROM WHERE I BOUGHT IT DO THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT CALLED TOMMIE VAUGHN FORD (1201 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77008, (832) 648-3596), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

WE WERE RIDING DOWN A MAIN ROAD GOING AT ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN WE LOST POWER AND THE CAR BEGAN COASTING BUT HAD THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WE PULLED OVER WHEN WE COULD GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, STARTED BACK UP BUT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE PULLED INTO AN AUTO ZONE AND THEY PUT IT ON MACHINE THAT SHOWED WE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. WE TOWED IT THE NEXT DAY TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. WE WERE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR WAS ACTING.

POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILS TO WORK. STEERING BECOMES TOO STIFF TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION.

CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. REPLACE FUEL CONTROL 5 TIMES BUT WHEN REPLACED THIS LAST TIME IT WILL NOT START. IT WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AND I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE TALKED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. 111,000 MILES. HELP ME PLEASE! FUEL CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT FIRST TIME IN 2017 AND THIS MONTH WHICH IS OCTOBER MAKES 5 TIMES REPLACING IT.

ON NIGHT OF OCTOBER 8,2019 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (2013 TAURUS) AND IT JUST LOST ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE LIMITED TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT. ONCE ON ROADSIDE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TOOK VEHICLE TO NEARBY SERVICE CENTER. THEY CHECKED FOR CODES BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY APPEARED DIRTY AND SUBSTANTIALLY HAD THEM CLEAN IT. ON OCTOBER 10 THIS TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGH AT APPROXIMATELY 55/60MPH THE VEHICLE JUST DIED AGAIN/ LOSING ALL POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. HOW AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR IS BEYOND ME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ALTHOUGH A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF CODES THIS TIME REVEALED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING ISSUE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH VARIED IDEAS (POWERTRAIN SENSOR / THROTTLE BODY) AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. BUT WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES ACCELERATION AND GOES IN TO CREEP MODE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND A FEW TIMES ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED MAGIC CITY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 809 WILLIAMS RD NE, ROANOKE, VA 24016, 540-345-0911) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITHIN A FEW DAYS WITH A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,619. *DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. REUTHER FORD (1325 MCNUTT ST, HERCULANEUM, MO 63048, (636) 931-9393) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NUMBER: 13N03 (SUPPLEMENT #1 THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE DATED MARCH 5, 2014). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND ROUGH. DURING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND REQUIRES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE TO RETURN TO "NATURAL" POSITION. DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING, THERE HAS BEEN ONE COLLISION THUS FAR. I HAVE HAD THREE TECHNICIANS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE ISSUES I AM HAVING THEY RECOMMEND THAT I "AVOID USAGE AT ALL COSTS". FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS A FIELD SERVICE ACTION (FSA) OPEN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) FAILING. THIS IS UNDER FSA NUMBER 15N01. WHEN GOING TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE FULFILLED BECAUSE NO POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) OR EPAS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) HAS BEEN THROWN. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL 15S18 SUPPLEMENT #2 STATES THAT "THIS SAFETY RECALL INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), OR REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR ONLY IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) EXIST OR WERE PREVIOUSLY SET, BUT ARE NO LONGER PRESENT." THIS WAS AMMENDED FROM THE PREVIOUS SUPPLEMENT.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT & HIT A BARRIER.THE DRIVERS STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD MECHANIC THEY STATED THE SENSOR RECORDED MY SPEED @6.2.

I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. POWER STEERING ASSISTANT ISSUE, I PRESSED OK AND TRIED TO DRIVE BUT HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING, LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) CAME ON MY DASH BOARD AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE TO STEER. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A SHOP, THE CAR REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING AND EVENTUALLY WHEN I TURNED IT OFF IN THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE SHOP, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY MODULE. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT HAPPENED.

THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE JUNE 2, 2015 RECALL FOR LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT IS DOING THE EXACT THING THAT THE RECALLED ONES DID.

STEERING POWER WENT OUT, STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AND STEERING GOT REAL HARD. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. (THIS WAS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO). TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND AFTER I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE STEERING, BUT THIS TIME THE STEER3LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT IS HARD TO TURN.

MY 2013 FORD TAURUS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE CAR STALLS AND OFTEN STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PURCHASE BUT NOW WE ARE STUCK .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, STALLED, AND THE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707, (800) 658-7794), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST' DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SOFTWARE WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

THIS VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL. JUNE 2, 2015. CAMPAIGN #15V340000. OUR CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING. THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO RECALL IT FIRST.

STARTED LOSING STEERING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I SLOWED DOWN TO CONTROL VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS TO STEERING WERE LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE PINION AND RACK. DEALER AND FORD CLAIM THERE IS NO RECALL. THE BELOW RECALL INFORMATION FROM THE NHTSA DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, WAS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP BUT I WAS CHARGED $2,412 TO REPLACE PARTS RATHER THAN DOWNLOAD NEW CODES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD FUSION VEHICLES WITHOUT A 3.5L ENGINE AND LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES, 2011 MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES, 2011-2012 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS, AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L GTDI ENGINE AND 2013 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS, AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANY AVAILABLE ENGINE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEMS THAT MAY SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF A STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAULT. CONSEQUENCE IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CHECK THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC). IF DEALERS FIND ANY LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST DTCS, THE STEERING GEAR WILL BE REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE. IF, NO CODES ARE FOUND DURING THE PSCM INSPECTION, THE PSCM SOF