2011 Ford Taurus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HER HAND ERRONEOUSLY BRUSHED ACROSS THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN SECONDS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AS IT WAS AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO REDESIGNING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE. TRAFFIC CAUSED ME TO BRAKE HARD AND TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO AVOID COLLISION. MOMENTS LATER, I GET A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. WHEN I EXIT TO A GAS STATION, THE TIRE HAS BECOME COMPLETELY FLAT AND IS OFF THE RIM. IT IS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE THAT RECEIVED THE MOST FORCE FROM BRAKING. IT APPEARS THE FORCE CAUSED A BREAK IN THE SEAL WITH THE RIM. SUBSEQUENTLY THE TIRE AND POSSIBLY THE RIM WERE DAMAGED. THE CAR IS A 2011 TAURUS WITH 700 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS ALREADY TAKING THE POSITION THAT THIS SCENARIO COULD NOT HAPPEN UNLESS THE TIRE WAS ALREADY LOW ON PRESSURE SUCH AS FROM A PUNCTURE. I AM STATING THE TIRE WAS NOT LOW ON PRESSURE BEFORE THE BRAKING INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO LOW PRESSURE INDICATION UNTIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKING INCIDENT. *KB

THE START ENGINE BUTTON CUTS THE ENGINE OFF IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY HIT IT. IT IS RIGHT BESIDE THE RADIO ON/OFF BUTTON SO IS VERY EASY TO HIT BY MISTAKE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT IT YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO ENGINE POWER, NO POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I HAVE WRITTEN FORD A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE EXCEPT TO TELL MY LOCAL DEALER. IT'S NOT A DEALER PROBLEM. THE BUTTON SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF COVER OVER IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US WHILE DRIVING - LUCKILY WERE ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. *KB

TL* WHILE DRIVING A 2011 FORD TAURUS RENTAL VEHICLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN REFLECTED OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND GLARED OVER THE METAL PART OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE GAUGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS PHONE CALL. THEY OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2011 FORD TAURUS HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT, HAVE DARK SPOTS, CAN'T SEE PROPERLY. HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE ADJUSTED AND APPARENTLY DONE ALL THEY KNOW TO DO. IT IS STILL NOT CORRECT. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE LATE @ NIGHT. WE HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT FORDS ALL OUR LIFE, SPECIFICALLY A 1994 TAURUS AND DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH ONE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THERE WAS NO VISION TO THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS THE BEAMS STILL DO NOT PROJECT THE PROPER DISTANCE. IT SEEMS SOME KIND OF SHUTTER IS IN THE WAY. LOVE THE CAR AND WOULD REALLY LIKE A SOLUTION. HOPE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANKS *TR

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. ONE IS FROM A STOP. THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE FOR A SECOND OR TWO WHEN STEPPING ON GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES. SECOND PROBLEM HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO FAR. WAS MERGING ON TO HIGHWAY SO I ACCELERATED, THEN LET QUICKLY LET OFF THE GAS TO CHECK TRAFFIC IN ANOTHER LANE TO PASS A CAR, THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN TO PASS CAR. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC MERGING IN AND OUT, IT HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. ONCE OUT IN THE PASSING LANE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THIS BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. CAR EVENTUALLY ACCELERATED. FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FEEL BOTH INCIDENTS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU EXPECT IT TO, YOU ARE AT RISK IF TRAFFIC AROUND YOU CAN'T STOP IN TIME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER BUT WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND THE LAG FELT FROM COMPUTER DELAY IS NORMAL.

2011 FORD TAURUS STALLS OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS OR LOW SPEEDS, ANYTIME FOOT IS NOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND ONCE EVEN WHILE BACKING UP. FORD SERVICE SAYS THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WHICH DOESN'T SET IDLE SPEED HIGH ENOUGH. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-21-6 FOR CODES P 2111 AND P 2112 WAS ISSUED ABOUT THIS. IT STARTED MAR 25, 2011, AT 5, 092 MILES, AND WAS REPAIRED AT 5,354 MILES. IT'S OCCURRED FIVE TIMES SINCE (ON MAR 29, 2011, AND JUNE 10, 2011). THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED A REAR-END COLLISION. IT'S NOT SAFE. FORD SERVICE REPLACED DEFECTIVE PART, YET PROBLEM PERSISTS. MY VEHICLE GIVES NO WARNING, UNTIL I HAVE NO POWER WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS. THE DASH LIGHTS UP "SHIFT TO PARK." IF I'M LUCKY, I CAN GET OFF THE ROAD TO RE-START, BUT TWICE I COULDN'T AND CAR WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE EVALUATED THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. ONE FOUND FLUCTUATING IDLE SPEEDS, AND I'VE NOTICED THE RPMS ARE CHANGING WHEN I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE. CAFE STANDARDS TO SAVE GAS WILL RESULT IN PEOPLE DYING TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT. THESE IDLE SPEEDS MUST BE SET HIGHER! THE LOW IDLE SPEEDS DO NOT WORK, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD QUIT DICTATING ENGINEERING TO CAR COMPANIES TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT ANY REGARD TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. *TR

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MY 2011 FORD TAURUS' ENGINE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ONCE IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING UP WITH 3300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. THE MOST RECENT STOPPAGES HAPPENED AFTER I WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING; THUS RATTLING THE CAR AND ITS COMPONENTS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING THE VEHICLE IN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TSB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM (HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME) AND PROCEEDED TO "FIX" IT, SAYING IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY DEFICIENCY. THE TSB # IS 7T4Z*9E926*FA. *TR