2008 Ford Taurus

WAITING AT A FLASHING RED ARROW TO TURN LEFT. TRAFFIC CLEARED, I ACCELERATED, GOT BARELY INTO INTERSECTION, CAR CHOKED, WOULD BARELY MOVE. SEMI TRUCK PUT UP HUGE PLUMES OF BLUE SMOKE FROM TIRES BURNING ON DRY PAVEMENT. TRUCK BARELY STOPPED BEFORE T-BONE IN MY DRIVERS DOOR. CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. COIL PACK ON CYLINDER #2 BURNED OUT, ALSO BURNING OUT PCM COMPUTER ON BOARD. REPAIRED AND REPLACED BOTH. CYLINDER #2 COIL PACK BURNED OUT 2 MORE TIMES SINCE. CYLINDER #4 COIL PACK BURNED OUT ONCE SINCE. PCM COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE MORE SINCE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. FORD HAS HAD A TECH BULLETIN OUT SINCE 04/2011 ON THIS PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO PRIOR WARNING IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS RIGHT NOW, IF THE SEMI WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING A LITTLE FASTER, OR WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CLOSER. GOOGLED PROBLEM...VERY, VERY COMMON, AND MOSTLY ON CYLINDER #2. FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. SPOKE BY PHONE 06/09/2015

2008 FORD TAURUS(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) , I WAS ON INTERSTATE DOING SPEED-LIMIT 60 MPH. WHEN TRAFFIC BECAME HEAVY SO WAS SLOWED TO 45 MPH. AN WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AN HAD HESITATION LIKE TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY WHEN PUSHED GAS PEDAL. I HAVE NOTICE IT BOGS DOWN AROUND 60 MPH AN JERKS 3 OR 4 TIMES AN SEEMS LIKE LOSING POWER AN THEN IT WILL PICK BACK UP NORMAL DRIVE FEW MORE MILES AN IT WILL REPEAT. ALSO CHECKED FLUIDS AN THEY ARE FINE AN DASH ISN'T SHOWING ANY SERVICE LIGHTS. BUT WHEN O/D IS OFF IT GETS INTERMITTENT POWER SURGE. ALSO LEAVING MY HOUSE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AN CAR WOULD NOT HOLD IT KEEP ROLLING BACKWARDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. UPON BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2015 *JS

A RIGHT SIDE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT BURNED OUT. THERE IS A LEFT LAMP, ALSO. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE FOR A GASOLINE REFILL. THERE IS NO DASH BOARD PROMPT FOR THIS LAMP BURN OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE LAMP A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I NOTICED RUST SPOTS BETWEEN A PLASTIC TRIM PIECE AND THE TRUNK LID. I MONITOR THE LICENSE LAMPS NOW. I HAVE NOT HAD A LICENSE LAMP BURN OUT UNTIL I NOTICED THE RUST ON THE METAL PANEL. I QUESTION THE COINCIDENCE OF THE LAMP BURN OUT AND THE RUST. A POSSIBLE SHORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEEK AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, OUT OF SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE. WHILE TURNING, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE TOTALLY OFF THE ROAD, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. STARTED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY SEIZED AGAIN BRIEFLY, RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME. THANKFULLY IT WAS A SUNDAY AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY, AS THIS HAPPENED ON A WELL TRAVELED HIGHWAY THROUGH OUR TOWN. I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME. MECHANIC WAS CALLED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO SHOP YET. THIS ISSUE IS THE MOST FILED COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, AND AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY ISSUE!!!! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL??? THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THIS SITE: "WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS 'THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.' A DEFECT INCLUDES ANY DEFECT IN PERFORMANCE, CONSTRUCTION, A COMPONENT, OR MATERIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT.' GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE." STEERING ISSUES DON'T POSE A RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY? ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS DON'T SHOW A PROBLEM MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE? IN ADDITION, THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE ARE LOW MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

THIS CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 16,000 ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED GETTING THIS HARD JERK AND THEN THE CAR SPEED WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE SPEED WILL PICK BACK UP FOR ABOUT A MILE OR 2. THE HARD JERK WILL COME AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT CHANGE OUT PROPERLY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, SO I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STARTED TRAVELING ON THE BACK ROADS TO MAKE IT HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, I COULD HAVE HARDLY MAKE IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ORDEAL, SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT FROM THIS SITUATION. THE HARD JERK, THE SPEED DROPPING WHILE THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO CHANGE OUT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I AM SURE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR