2010 Ford Taurus

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE- THIS COULD LEAD TO A WRECK CAUSING DEATH. VERY UNSAFE WITH HOW QUICKLY THIS APPEARS. GOING 60- 70 MPH DOWN A CURVY HIGHWAY AND THIS KICKS ON LOSING THE ABILITY TO STEER YOUR VEHICLE! ALL IT DOES IS DING AND A MESSAGE APPEARS TELLING YOU THAT THERE WAS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE!!! ONLY HAVE ESTIMATES TO FIX THIS SO FAR AND LOOKING AT $3000. HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME FROM ANOTHER TOWN WHICH WAS $100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RESET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. MTN VIEW FORD (301 E 20TH ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37408, (423) 756-1331) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE BLIND DOOR ACTUATOR DOOR MOTORS. THESE WERE HEATER MOTORS THAT WOULD BLOW AIR SO HOT THAT IT WOULD MELT THE CONSOLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE WHERE THE VENTS WERE LOCATED.THE CONTACT WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A MOTOR. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND MOTOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. A DEALER RON NORRIS FORD (3000 CHENEY HWY, TITUSVILLE, FL 32780 (321) 267-2112) ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE TURNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERTOWN FORD (1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904) AND DIAGNOSED AND TEST DRIVEN HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND SMOKE WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE INTERIOR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE WHERE IN A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS MADE. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE WAS CONTACTED, CAME OUT AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS ACTIVATED, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS INOPERABLE WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS ALSO HEARD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. MIKE BURKART FORD LOCATED AT (3110 COUNTY HWY PP, PLYMOUTH, WI 53073, (920)893-6961), WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

FOLLOWING A WARM START, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHEN LEAVING A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AT RELAXED SPEED. "POWER STEERING FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES INCREDIBLE EFFORT TO MANEUVER AT THIS POINT. TURNING THE VEHICLE IS EXHAUSTING WORK AND IT IS FORTUNATE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL FUSES ARE INTACT--THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR.

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT A SLOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THERE WAS A FAULT INDICATION ON THE DASH BOARD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET DRIVING AT LESS THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WITH THE THE POWER STEERING FAULT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE FAULT CLEARED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. THIS 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO HAS ONLY 105000 MILES ON IT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I SEE THAT THE 2011-2014 FORD TAURUS' HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE.