2008 Ford Taurus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE ENGINE RPMS ALSO INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2008 FORD TAURUS LIMITED AWD NEW FOUR YEARS AGO. WE HAVE HAD FOUR (4) SEPERATE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSAXLE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. CAR WILL BE IN DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE WILL BARELY MOVE. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO WE ARE SENT HOME WITHOUT ANY "FIX." LATEST EVENT OCCURRED ON 12/17/2012. DEALER'S RESPONSE: "CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE STARTS, BUT WHEN PUT INTO GEAR IT DOES NOT MOVE. THROTTLE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. ROAD TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL COULD NOT VERIFIED [SIC] CONCERN." THIS WEBSITE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ON-LINE, SEEMS TO VERIFY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD'S TRANSAXLE. WE WONDER WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. SITUATION COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO "COMPUTER CODE," AND THEREFORE CANNOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK WHEN ACCELERATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,556.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, STOPS RUNNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSIST TO MANEUVER VEHICLE TO SAFETY. UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEM DETERMINED TO BE FAILURE OF "COIL ON PLUG" IGNITION COILS, WHICH SHORTED OUT PCM/PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY (MAIN COMPUTER). ADDITIONALLY, THIS MIS-FIRING RESULTED IN PARTIAL LOW EFFIENCY IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY IMPAIR VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO MEET EMISSION STANDARDS. TOTAL REPAIR COSTS: IGNITION COILS (6), SPARK PLUGS (6), AND PCM REPLACEMENT - $2,314.14, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT - $1,589.95, FOR A TOTAL OF $3,904.09 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST 2010, AND HAS ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 8/28/12 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. ON 8/29/12 I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SYOSSET FORD OF HUNTINGTON ("SYOSSET")FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF THE MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON. SYOSSET DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL SENDER ATTACHED ABOVE THE TAURUS' FUEL TANK. SYOSSET EFFECT A REPAIR BY REPLACING THE FUEL SENDER AND CHARGED ME $411.38(BEFORE SALES TAX). ON 9/4/12 I SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES IN THE DRIVER/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO SYOSSET WHO EFFECTED A REPAIR OF THE LEAKING FUEL SENDER. ON 9/27/12, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN, I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN TO SYOSSET ON 9/28/12. SYOSSET DIAGNOSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTIONING FUEL SENDER AND POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. THEY COULD NOT EFFECT A REPAIR ON 9/28/12 BECAUSE THEY ID NOT HAVE PARTS OR PERSONNEL TO EFFECT THE REPAIR AND SCHEDULED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON 10/10/12, WHILE ASSURING ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 10/10/12 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO SYOSSET, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I BELIEVE THE FUEL SENDER IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT THAT POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. FORD HAD TO RECALL ITS 2012 ESCAPES FOR FUEL LINE DEFECTS, I BELIEVE THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDER IS AS DANGEROUS AS THE ESCAPE'S DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FRONT END DAMAGE. HOWEVER THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS NOT INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH REAR CASTER ALIGNMENT. ACCORDING TO FORD AND OTHERS THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT FOR REAR CASTER. I STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS AT APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES. AFTER TAKING IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WITH NO FIX I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER. THEY CONVINCED ME IT WOULD ONLY BE MINOR WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. I AM NOW ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES AT 49K AND AFTER TAKING IT TO MORE ALIGNMENT SHOPS AND A FRAME SHOP. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FORD SAID I HAD SAGGING SPRINGS (I WAS NOT CONVINCED). THEY REPLACED AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. I TOLD THEM I WOULD HAVE IT DOUBLE CHECKED. GUESS WHAT IT STILL IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE SAME READINGS I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT IN FOR.