Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN EITHER PULLING OUT FROM GRAVEL OR WET PAVEMENT THE ESC WILL APPLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CAR IS IN NO WAY SKIDDING OR OTHERWISE OUT OF CONTROL IN ANY WAY. IT PRESENTS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. AS WE PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD THE CARS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED WHILE WE WERE TRYIN…
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ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN EITHER PULLING OUT FROM GRAVEL OR WET PAVEMENT THE ESC WILL APPLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CAR IS IN NO WAY SKIDDING OR OTHERWISE OUT OF CONTROL IN ANY WAY. IT PRESENTS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. AS WE PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD THE CARS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAD TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND US. THE ESC LIGHT FLASHES DURING THESE EPISODES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TWICE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE BRAKES COME ON AFTER THE TURN HAS BEEN MADE AND THE CAR IS NOW STRAIGHT AND STEADY. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT WAS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10470304
25,100 miles · Jul 28, 2010
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2008 FORD TAURUS X (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FREESTYLE) WITH PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. MY VEHICLE NEEDS COMPLETE REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT JUST 25000 MILES, AT MY EXPENSE. FORD CUSTOMER CARE DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE, EVEN WITH SO MANY OWNER REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CLEARLY SOME SORT OF …
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2008 FORD TAURUS X (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FREESTYLE) WITH PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. MY VEHICLE NEEDS COMPLETE REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT JUST 25000 MILES, AT MY EXPENSE. FORD CUSTOMER CARE DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE, EVEN WITH SO MANY OWNER REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CLEARLY SOME SORT OF DESIGN OR ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THESE VEHICLES, AND FORD MUST BE COMPELLED TO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT THE VERY LEAST AGREE TO COVER REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10345866
24,000 miles · Mar 18, 2010
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT TO SOON. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10320602
6,922 miles · Oct 6, 2009
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control
FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO STOP. TWO INCIDENTS - 10/25/08 & 7/13/09. TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS RED, AND I TRIED TO BRAKE AND CAR DOES NOT STOP, ENGINE REMAINS AT TRAFFIC SPEED AND ROARS. SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND STILL NO RESPONSE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF AND ON. BACK TO NORMAL AND PROCEED TO SAFELY GET OFF ROAD AND CALL FORD SERVICE. FIRST TIM…
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FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO STOP. TWO INCIDENTS - 10/25/08 & 7/13/09. TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS RED, AND I TRIED TO BRAKE AND CAR DOES NOT STOP, ENGINE REMAINS AT TRAFFIC SPEED AND ROARS. SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND STILL NO RESPONSE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF AND ON. BACK TO NORMAL AND PROCEED TO SAFELY GET OFF ROAD AND CALL FORD SERVICE. FIRST TIME CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AN THEY REPLACED CANCEL SWITCH ON BRAKE. 2ND TIME NO CRUISE CONTROL AND HAD JUST LEFT ONE LIGHT AND ANOTHER TURNS RED. FORD CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY DROVE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND RETURNED WITH BLACK BOX TO RECORD INCIDENT. 2 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVE A CALL THAT ON A HUNCH THEY ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT 8/8. NO ONE FEELS SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WILL NOT BE THE FIRST CAR TO APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SOMEONE WILL PULL IN FRONT OF ME AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL FORD SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON LINE AND THEY HAVE ONLY REPLIED THAT SOMEONE WILL FORWARD IT TO THE PROPER DEPARTMENT AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO RETAINS REPAIR RECORDS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE ANY ANSWERS AND WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS THEY HAD TO. WHICH SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LEAVES ME NO OPTION. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10286425
100 miles · Sep 9, 2008
Latches/locks/linkagesService Brakes, Hydraulic
ENCOUNTER IN NORMAL DRIVING WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE MOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL YOUR FOOT SEEMS TO CATCH BOTH MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STOP(ENGINE RUNS FASTER WHILE BRAKING TILL YOU REALIZE YOUR FOOT IS IN CONTACT WITH BOTH PEDALS, HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS. *TR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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