2010 Ford Taurus

02/09/2016. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT. I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THESE INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. YOU CAN RESTART THE PUSH BUTTON START IN NEUTRAL ONLY BY USING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST. HAD I BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC, A REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT A FORD DEALER TODAY ( 02/11/2016). THE REMEDY WAS TO CHANGE A RFA MODULE RELATED TO THE KEY FOBS. THE THEORY IS THIS : NO KEY RECOGNITION MEANS THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN. THE FORD DEALER CAN'T EXPLAIN WHILE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT : ( I DRIVE WITH THE SAME KEY FOBS AT ALL TIMES). THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE SOLUTION. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT FILED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE DATE OF LAST REPORT WAS 07/31/2011. NHTSA ID NUMBER 10416408. THE SOLUTION LAST TIME WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THE SOLUTIONS DO NOT MATCH. SO BASICALLY, FORD HAS NO ANSWER.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED BUT AFTER RESEARHING THE VIN I FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WILL LOSE POWER AND THE TACH WILL SHOW A RPM DROP IN SOME CASES OF ALMOST 1000 RPM. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND AT TIMES AND THE TACH WILL SHOW THE RPM JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE THE COMPUTER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ONCE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT BACK THE CAR WILL START TO ACT OK BUT AT TIMES I WILL HEAR A CLUNK FROM THE UNDER THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR. THESE ISSUES OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FROM CITY DRIVING TO HIGHWAY. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS AS WELL AS CARMAX.

ON OR AROUND 10/14/2014 MY FORD TAURUS SHO 2010 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GRIFFIN. THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR. ON OR AROUND 4/27/2015 HEADING HOME FROM WORK I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO HWY 164 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT FROM THE CARS BEHIND ME, LUCKILY THEY SWERVED ON TO SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN FORD. AGAIN IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR, CYLINDER #6 THE FIRST TIME NOW #4. THEN ON OR AROUND 8/15/2015 COMING HOME FROM THE STORE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, STARTED SHAKING AND MISSFIRE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN AGAIN. IT WAS ANOTHER BAD INJECTOR #2 CYLINDER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY FOUND THE CAUSE. THEY LOOKED IN THE GAS TANK FOR CONTAMINANTS AND FOUND NOTHING. THEN TESTED FOR ALCOHOL LEVELS IN GAS FOUND NOTHING RAN SOME OTHER TEST FOUND NOTHING. FINALLY JUST FIXED IT. SO WHATS GOING ON? I'M SOMEWHAT AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR FOR FEAR OF CAUSING A ACCIDENT. IT'S MY ONLY CAR SO I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE.

ENGINE SURGE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL SURGE THEN CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SHORT TRIPS AND ON LONG TRIPS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN (AND IT STILL DOES ON OCCASION) AND THERE IS A CAR BEHIND ME, IT HAPPENS SO QUICKLY THAT IT'S ALMOST AS IF I'M APPLYING MY BRAKES AND THE CAR BEHIND ME USUALLY HAS TO SWERVE OUT-OF-THE-WAY IF THEY'RE TOO CLOSE. THUS, I TRY NOT TO USE ON SMALL TRIPS WHICH ISN'T FAIR TO ME. ANOTHER THING IT DOES, IS WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF FROM A STOP IT WILL SURGE TO THE POINT THAT IF A CAR IS GOING SLOWER AT THE BEGINNING THERE IS A POSSIBILITY I COULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF IT. THAT IS WHY I GIVE THE CARS AHEAD OF ME A LITTLE LEEWAY. THE CAR DID THIS DURING MY DEMO DRIVE IN THE SALESMAN SAID IT WAS JUST A "HOT CAR ". NOT! *TR

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN HOT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AS MY EXIT WAS APPROACHING AND WITHIN 1/2 FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. THE ENGINE HAD STEAM COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. AFTER CALLING AAA FOR A TOW, IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AAA AND THEN TO THE CLASSIC FORD DEALERSHIP. AS THE CAR ARRIVED ON A FRIDAY, FORD DID NOT CHECK IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. I RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM FORD THAT IT NEEDED AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE,TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR $7, 400.00! CALLS TO THE CORPORATE FORD DID NO GOOD AS THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT FORD COULD DO BUT TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS IN CASE A RECALL WAS EVER ANNOUNCED. I CALLED ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT I HAD USED IN THE PAST AND HE WAS ABLE TO FIX THE ENGINE FOR $1800.00. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE DESIGN WAS FAULTY AND THAT IF IT EVER RAN HOT AGAIN, IT WOULD DO THE SAME DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UPON TURNING ON THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR A/C OR HEATING AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE A/C CONTROL WAS TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A MOMENT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.