2013 Ford Taurus

WHILE DRIVING TO A DR APPTOINTMENT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I LOST ACCELERATION AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME APPEARED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, AND FIND A GAS STATION, AS I IDLED INTO THE GAS STATION AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN TODAY, AS I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WAS IN THE TURNING LANE TO ENTER THE FREEWAY IT DID THE SAME THING, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN A SPAN OF 15 MILES. AGAIN FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. OUT OF FEAR I TOOK ALL BACK ROADS HOME INCASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHICH IT DID. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE SAYING THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO FIT THE BILL, EXCEPT THE MOTOR IN MY TAURUS IS NOT THE SAME ONE LISTED ON THE RECALL. REGARDLESS, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS PUT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SPEND AN GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS SAFE AND RELIABLE, AND I FEEL NEITHER AT THIS POINT FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS BUT 4 YEARS OLD.

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 73MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ALMOST CAUSED AN INCIDENT WITH A SEMI THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED OUT TO WARN OF THE FAILURE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IT TURNED OUT THE BE A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 16V621000. I HAVE THE TAURUS WITH THE LIMITED TRIM AND A 3.5L V6.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,400.

ON 5/31/2013 I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 FORD TAURUS SHO. TODAY, THE CAR HAS ABOUT 73,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I BEGAN SMELLING A HOT SMELL, LIKE PLASTIC OR SULFUR, BUT COULD NOT PIN POINT IT. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T SMELL RIGHT, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I ONLY SMELLED IT AFTER THE CAR GOT WARMED UP AND WAS STATIONARY OR MOVING SLOW IN TOWN. AFTER I ACCELERATED THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY, BUT WOULD COME BACK WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A COUPLE DROPS OF FLUID UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME I PROBABLY HAD SOME OIL ON THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW TIRES PUT ON AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK A COUPLE ERROR CODES I HAD GOTTEN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS TOLD ME MY CAR WAS FINE AND I COULD DRIVE IT, INCLUDING TO CHICAGO FOR CHRISTMAS. THE SMELL PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE LEAK PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THEY NOW TELL ME THAT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT HAS FAILED AND THE CAR HAS A TURBO DOWN PIPE LEAK. TO REPAIR, IT WILL COST ME OVER $2,000.00. I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAR WOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY AS OF MAY 31, 2017 AND THE POWERTRAIN SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 73,000 MILES, MOST OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES. FORD STILL WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. THEY'VE HAD 5 OTHER PTUS FAIL IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. FORD DOCUMENTED THE CASE NUMBER AS [XXX]. I AM GOING TO TAKE PICTURES AND SAVE ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHITLE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATION AND WILL NOT GO AS IF IT IS GETTING NO POWER . IT WILL START TO SPUTTER AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON . IF CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BE FINE THIS IS RANDOM IT MAY HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN A DAY AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR A WEEK ANT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. IT DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND I FEEL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WILL STOP ACCELERATING AND WILL START STALLING WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE PERSON BEHIND YOU WILL NOT NOTICE THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING. THE POWER-TRAIN "WRENCH" LIGHT TURNS ON. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP STALLING. THE ELECTRONICS AND AC INSIDE THE VEHICLE DO NOT TURN OF DURING THIS. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND THEN TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT WILL DRIVE FINE A MOMENT BUT THE SYMPTOMS COME BACK. ALL THIS HAPPENED DURING DRIVING IN THE CITY. THE AVERAGE SPEED WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED IS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH.

MY TAURUS SYMPTOMS ARE, LOSE OF POWER IN LOWER GEARS(1,2,3). WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL, THE CAR HESITATES. AND NOW THE CAR HAS A CRANK NO START ISSUE AND I SMELL FUEL. MY MY TOUCH IS A LITTLE SLOW BUT MY REVERSE CAM IS UPSIDE DOWN AND SOME TIMES DOESN'T SHOW A VIEW AT ALL. OTHER THEN THAT, MY TAURUS HAS BEEN GREAT AND RELIABLE. I HOPE FORD FINDS AWAY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BEFORE THEY LOSE A LOYAL COSTUMER

THE VEHICLE HAS THE 3.5L NON-TURBO ENGINE, HAS ABOUT 35,000MI, WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE, AND IS FULLY STOCK (HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY MANNER. WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH MOST OF THE TIME) AND CERTAINLY LESS THAN 40MPH) AND ALSO AFTER MAKING A SLIGHT TURN (NOT A FORCEFUL ONE) AFTER HAVING INITIALLY APPLIED PRIOR TO THE TURN AND THEN RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING THE TURN FOLLOWED WITH A RE-APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND THE RPMS WERE NOTICED TO LOCK IN THE 1200-1500RPM RANGE. THE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED IN A 2012 2.5L 4CYL ESCAPE THAT I HAD PURCHASED AND THEN HAD TO RETURN BECAUSE THIS SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED BUT TO A MUCH GREATER EXTENT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION.THIS LACK OF ACCELERATION AT ONE TIME PLACED ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ETB WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE ROOT CAUSE. 5 OTHER 2012-2013 FORDS WITH 4CYL AND 3.5L NON-TURBO V-6 ALL HAD THE SAME DRIVABILITY. OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THAT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS EASY TO DUPLICATE. I PULLED OUT TO PASS SOMEONE AT ABOUT 20MPH AND THE RPMS LOCKED @1200. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STAY AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. IN THIS CASE IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND ME WAS COMING UP AT A DANGEROUS (FOR ME) RATE OF CLOSURE. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND HAS NOT CHOSEN TO REMEDY IT. WHEN THIS LACK OF ACCELERATION OCCURS, IT ALWAYS OCCURS AFTER A LATERAL MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS DUE TO THE SHIFT ALGORITHM BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES OCCURS JUST PRIOR TO A SHIFTING ACTION; BUT, THIS IS TRULY NOT THE CASE. THINK STABILITY CONTROL INTERFACE. THIS CANNOT BE DISABLED IN MY VEHICLE WITHOUT DISABLING OTHER SYSTEMS SO IT CANNOT BE PROVEN OUT BY ME WITHOUT SETTING CODES OR COMPROMISING THE VEHICLE. PLS SEE ATT FILE.

VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH IN CITY STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW TO A CRAWL ABOUT 3 MPH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE.THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT.I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO LEFT SIDE OF ROAD WHERE I TURNED OFF CAR .WHEN I RESTARTED CAR EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL.IN VEHICLE SETTINGS FAILED TO SHOW ANY FAULT.