2009 Ford Taurus

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. HE ALSO SHIFTED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO DECREASE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER SINCE THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,371.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAY WERE LATER REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,350. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/13/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE WHEELS WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE WHEELS ALSO FELT UNSTABLE AND LOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

SUNDAY JULY 12 ENGINE STOPPED. 3RD. TIME IN ONE MONTH AND NOW HAS 4851 MILES ON IT.. FOLOWING PREVIOUS SUGESTION FROM BETHLEHEM FORD, I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART ENGINE .CAR TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER, RAY PRICE FORD , MT. POCONO, PA. ON MONDAY JULY 13, THEY NOTIFIED ME THEY HAD CHECKED ENGINE CODES ETC.& COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM . I GOT CAR THAT AFTERNOON , DROVE APPRXIMATELY 17 MILES & ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IN 2DAYS AND 4TH TIME IT STOPPED IN 2 MONTHS.. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO BETHLEHEM FORD WHERE IT STAYED 3 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY "UPDATED THE COMPUTER " AND "IT MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM." ALL OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT "THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL CHECKS REQUIRED" AND THERE WERE "NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE '09 TAURUS". HA! FORTUNATELY, CAR NOW HAS OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED

JUNE 12, 2009 APPROX . 4100 MILES ON CAR ENGINE STOPPED 2ND TIME IN ONE WEEK-NO WARNING. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED .IMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BETHLEHEM FORD AND AGAIN FOUND NO PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SUGESTED LEAVING CAR 3-4 DAYS FOR THEM TO DRIVE & CHECK OUT. LEFT CAR ON JUNE 22 WITH 4323 MILES ON IT & PICKED IT UP ON JUNE 26. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.THEY SUGESTED IF IT STOPPED AGAIN NOT TO TRY & RESTART SO ANY COMPUTER CODES MAY NOT BE ERRASED. *CN

PURCHASED NEW 2009 FORD TAURUS MAY13, 2009.ON JUNE 5 IN LATE AFTERNOON WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THRU A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I80 IN CENTRAL PA. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET ONTO A NARROW SHOULDER . THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON FIRST TRY TO RESTART. IT RESTARTED ON TH 2ND TRY. I TOOK CAR TO BETHLEHEM FORD JUNE 6 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM . CAR HAD 3800 MILES ON IT. *CN

I WAS A PASSENGER LAST SPRING IN A 2009 FORD TAURUS SEDAN AND WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A LONG INCLINE AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOLD MY DRIVING FRIEND TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN WHICH HE DID. WE CONTINUED WITHOUT IU=INCIDENT THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE INCIDENT WAS HARROWING SINCE WE WERE ON A MOUNTAIN IN ALASKA AND THE ROAD GETS VERY WINDING AT THE BOTTOM SO I KNEW WE WERE ONLY SECONDS FROM DISASTER. THE CONDITIONS WERE SPRING WEATHER ~60F AND THE GAS WAS APPROX. 50% FULL AND THE ALTITUDE WAS APPROX. 2,000 FT. IT WAS A BLUE BIRD DAY AND THE CAR RODE FINE BEFORE AND AFTER. I NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM SINCE WE. *TR

MY 2009 TAURUS LMTD AWD 6 SPEED 3.5 V6 WOULD ROLL BACK ON A HILL QUITE A BIT AND IF YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. THE LOWER IDLE SPEED ON THE CAR DOES NOT OVERCOME THE TC SLIP UNDER THAT CONDITION. RECOMMENDED NO REPAIR ATTEMPTS BE MADE" I HAVE DOCS ON THIS. ANOTHER DEALER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT A 3RD FORD DEALER WAS MORE CONCERNED WHY IT STALLED. I WAS TOLD SO IT DID NOT HURT THE TRANSMISSION, (VERBALLY TOLD THIS). *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27-09 AND AS OF THIS DATE (12-10-09) THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. THE CAR HAS BEEN "OUT OF SERVICE " FOR 17 DAYS. *TR

NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL A FEW WEEKS OLD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINED STREET, WHEN TRAFFIC STARTS AND YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE YOUR FOOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FREELY ROLLS BACKWARDS TOWARD THE CAR BEHIND YOU BEFORE YOU CAN REASONABLY APPLY POWER WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP THE ROLLING. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AT A CURB WHERE THE STREET IS NOT LEVEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT WALK BEHIND THE CAR AT THE WRONG TIME. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED ON AN UNLEVEL AREA AND PUT IN PARK, IT ROLLS FORWARD OR BACKWARD FOR ABOUT A FOOT OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE TORQUE ENGAGES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS AGAIN PRESENTS A DANGER TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. BO BOECKMAN FORD IS THE DEALER WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED BY THEM AND THEY AGREE THAT THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED EXISTS, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS ARE INHERENT IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN, AND THEY HAVE JUST HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR