2008 Ford Taurus X

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHENEVER ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,592 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/12/12

TURNING LEFT IS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AS IT IS IN TSB 09-5-7. DEALER FIRST REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH WASN'T THE FIX. NOW THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL HAVE POWER STEERING OR NOT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. *TR

THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY CLAIM IS NOT A SAFETY RISK PER TSB (SERVICE BULLETIN) 09-5-7. IN OUR CASE WE WERE TRAVELING SLOWLY THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH SAFARI AND WERE LEFT STRANDED ON A HILL WITH SEVERAL WILD ANIMALS AROUND OUR CAR TRYING TO GET IN WHILE WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN TO GET UP THE HILL. WE WERE ALSO UNABLE TO MAKE ANY EVASIVE MANEUVERS THAT INVOLVED TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED A NEW STEERING PUMP, AS WELL AS A RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD ASSIST THEM WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE END OF A 1600 MILE DRIVE WHEN TURNING INTO RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM THEN PERSISTED UNTIL REPAIRED. 2. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, PRIMARILY FOR RIGHT TURNS. 3. DEALER REPLACED, AT MY COST, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY PER RELEASED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH RECOGNIZED THIS AS AN EXISTING PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR: 2008 FORD TAURUS X, VIN=[XXX] THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I MAKE A HARD TURN. TOO DANGEROUS. FORCE FORD TO MAKE A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE WERE DRIVING WITH 3 OF OUR KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN RIGHT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND NO ONE WAS HURT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO TOLD US THAT THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE WAITING FOR A QUOTE, BUT WERE ALREADY TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE AT LEAST $1,000 THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND FAILED WITHOUT A REASON. *TR

DRIVING FOR WORK NOTICED WITH BACKING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS THAT STEERING WAS TIGHT. CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS FINE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEEDING NEW TIRES. DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING MY CHILDREN UP FROM DAYCARE AND WENT TO TURN RIGHT ON A CURVE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND STEERING VERY TIGHT WITH "THROBBING" FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. I DID NOT HAVE GOOD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO MAKE THE CURVE. TOOK CAR IN AND WAS TOLD NEEDED NEW RACK AND PINION. CAR HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM REPORTED AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT ALL AND RAISES SOME SERIOUS CRASH AVERSION ISSUES AS WELL AS SOMETIMES WORKS FINE AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I AM A VISITING NURSE AND HAVE TWO YOUNG BOYS AND THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS OVER $900 PLUS MORE IF THE P/S PUMP WAS ALSO DAMAGED. FORD HAS TSB OUT (WHICH THEY DENIED) AND SUPPOSEDLY THE NEW PART, THAT COST AT LEAST $200 MORE THAN AN AFTERMARKET, HAS TO COME FROM FORD BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THEY HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH AN "IMPROVEMENT" TO THEIR RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AT THE COST OF THE CUSTOMER. *TR

POWER STEERING , INTERMITTENT DIS-ENGAGEMENT. THIS WAS NOTICED BY MY WIFE IN EARLY AUGUST 2010. SHE SAID IT WAS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND IT BECAME WORSE, (POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS WERE TOPPED OFF). IT WOULD WORK SOME TIMES AND THEN COMPLETELY FAIL LEAVING ONLY MANUAL STEERING WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. WHEN I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY I COULD FEEL THE SYSTEM COMING IN AND OUR OF POWER, THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SENSATION AS I NEVER KNEW WHEN POWER STEERING WOULD BE ACTIVE AND IF I HAD TO DO AN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE MOVE AT HIGH SPEED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER STEERING. I READ THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND HE WILL GLADLY FIX IT AT A COST OF $1400. MY CAR HAS 58,800 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER WANTS $562.37 FOR LABOR, $ 562.37 FOR A 8G1Z-3504-D STEERING GEAR, $190.43 FOR 8G1Z-3A674-A PUMP, AND $69.95 FOR AN ALIGNMENT. *TR