2011 Ford Taurus

HELLO GOOD MORNING I HAVE A 2011 FORD TAURUS SEL AND WHILE GOING UP A HILL MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE MY KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. MY STEERING LOCKED, CHECK ENGINE AND LOW OIL LIGHTS WENT ON. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS APPLY BRAKES TO THE CAR AND PLACE IT IN PARK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKED OUT OF PLACE. I CHECKED MY ENGINE OIL LEVELS AND THAT SEEMED FINE. I CLOSED THE HOOD AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR LOW OIL? I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND NO NOTHING. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND EACH TIME THE CAR STARTS RIGHT BACK UP NO PROBLEMS BUT I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.THE FIRST FEW TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR TO DRIVE WHILE THEY TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED AND I NOTICED ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. I COASTED TO SHOULDER, SHIFTED TO PARK AND PUSHED IGNITION BUTTON AND IT RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER AVAILABLE, BUT THE HOLMAN FORD DEALERSHIP, (WHO IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EVER SERVICED THE CAR), SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I NOTICED GM HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM AND RECALLED AUTOS DUE TO DEATH!! I HAVE BEEN LUCKY BUT NOW FEAR THIS CAR, AFTER 5 TIMES. IT IS NOT A STALL. IT JUST SHUTS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 TAURUS SEL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED FULL SPEED ON ITS OWN HEAD ON INTO A WALL AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED ($11,000+ IN DAMAGES - THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT I WAS NOT INJURED). THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT TOTAL THE CAR AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CAUSE FOR THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS NEVER DETERMINED. THIS PAST WEEKEND MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALMOST GOT INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT. HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE TAURUS. HE FELT A STRANGE RUMBLING THAT FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. HE WASN'T EVEN SURE IT WAS THE CAR SO HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY TO SEE IF THE RUMBLING WOULD STOP. AS SOON AS HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE RPM GAUGE SHOT UP TO 7,000 AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. HE SLAMMED HIS FOOT BACK DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED BUT THE RPM GAUGE WAS STILL AT 7,000 AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RACING (WITH NORMAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE THE CAR DID NOT MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RACING) HE TOOK A GLANCE DOWN AT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL...NO FEET, NO TRAPPED FLOOR MATS. HE SHIFTED TO PARK, THE ENGINE CALMED DOWN AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. IT DROVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THERE IS CLEARLY A POTENTIALLY FATAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I HAVE THE TAURUS SHO WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SHUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEEDS. IT WILL "MISS" AND THEN "CATCH" AND ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND IN NO PATTERN AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2012 AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY INDICATED NO AWARENESS THAT THIS WAS A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH THE CAR (I HAVE THE SERVICE RECEIPT IF NEEDED). THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR WITH ~9,000 MILES ON IT IN MARCH OF 2012. THIS ALSO OCCURS RARELY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CANCEL AND THE CAR WILL SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS MUCH LESS FREQUENTLY THAN WHEN THE CAR IS AT LOW SPEEDS OR A STOP. I READ A USA TODAY ARTICLE TODAY THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE ECOBOOST 3.5L V6 ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IT IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. *TR