2010 Ford Taurus

OPERATING CAR IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE. CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT 60 MPH. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. AT DEALERSHIP LEARNED FUEL INJECTOR WAS STUCK OPEN DUMPING RAW GAS INTO THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS. APPEARS TO ME TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS OPERATING CONDITION.

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PASSES THE CHANGES AND GIVES A HIT. THE BRAKE IS GOING TO THE BOTTOM AND MAKES NOISE, ON OCCASION GETS HARD THE PEDAL AND NO BRAKES,I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON WHO HAS A FORD EDGE 2010 AND IT PASSED THE SAME, THE PERSON CALLED TO FORD AND HAD A RECALL AND FORD FIXED IT, I CALLED FOR MY TAURUS NO RECALL OF THAT, BUT IT IS CURIOUS THAT SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD NOT GIVE ME A RECALL . SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AS SUPPOSE TO.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE OVERHEATING DISPLAY CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. UPON ISPECTION THE RADIATOR COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY. FILLED THE TANK WITH WATER AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED THE COOLANT INTO THE CRANKCASE. NO LEAKS WERE VISABLE OUTSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENGINE GOT TO HOT AND THERE IS EXHAUST GASES IN THE COOLANT AND SUGGESTS A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE 150K MILEAGE ON THE ENGINE. THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IS THAT THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. I AM A MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN USING THE FORD TAURUS AS IT'S VEHICLE OF CHOICE FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO TAURUS' IN OUR FLEET FOUR OTHER TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS WITH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BEING THE OUTCOME. THE VEHICLES WERE 2010-2012 WITH 100K -150K MILES.BECAUSE THERE IS NO OUTSIDE LEAK AND THE LEAK IS SLOW SO THAT THE COOLANT DEGRADES THE OIL AND INTERNALLY DAMAGES THE ENGINE BEFORE A LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH ALL BUT ONE OF OUR VEHICLE FAILURES. A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT BEFORE 100K MILES SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED BY FORD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY FORD SHOULD BE OFFERED IS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AND CHECK STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT OFF ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE FORCE DOWNSHIFTED AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,200.

I OWN A 2010 FORD TAURUS SE. I PURCHASED THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO, I BEGIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN HOT WHILE DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I CRANKED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND THE GAUGE READ NORMAL. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME ACTION OCCURRED SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OIL AND WATER WAS MIXING WITHIN. I WAS VERY UNHAPPY BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OUT-OF-POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. I THEN MADE A PROMISE THAT I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN GM VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED ANYTHING MAJOR ON THE GM VEHICLES. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE ENGINES BECAUSE THIS WAS A VERY UNPLEASANT, AND INCONVENIENT EXPERIENCE. THIS ACTION WOULD MAKE AT LEAST A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WHOLE AGAIN. #LESSONLEARNED #GM4LIFE

WAS INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2010 TAURUS SHO. THE LH TURBO (FRONT TURBO) SEEMS TO BE COVERED IN OIL. TALKING WITH MY MECHANIC THIS CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD. THE FLASH POINT OF 5W-30 IS 435^C. DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION EXHAUST TEMPERATURE CAN GET TO AND EXCEED 700^C. THE EXHAUST IS ONLY A FEW INCHES FROM WHERE THE OIL RETURN LINE GOES BACK INTO THE RESERVOIR. THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUES BUT SOME OWNERS SAY THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOW CAN OWNERS BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSTALLING AN UPDATED DESIGN WHEN ITS NOT THEIR FAULT? ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SOMTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE? I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE GASKET ON THE OIL RETURN LINE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF FIRES WITH THESE CARS THAT WERE MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK. THERE ARE NO RECALLS CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THE TURBOS ON THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF FIRE. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD FOR DEFECTS WITH THE ECO BOOST MOTORS BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT BACK IN 2013. I HAVE UPLOADED REFERENCES: HTTP://WWW.AUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-NEWS/2013/05/FORD-SUED-OVER-ALLEGEDLY-DEFECTIVE-ECOBOOST-ENGINES.HTML HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JYZBB8CMXA8 HTTP://WWW.ECOBOOSTPERFORMANCEFORUM.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=3760.0 HTTP://WWW.ECOBOOSTOWNERFORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?/TOPIC/1202-FRONT-TURBO-LEAKING-AGAIN/ HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-TAURUS-SHO/TD3J00Q9Q5OF94RCI HTTP://WWW.FORDTAURUS.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=14855 HTTP://WWW.ENGINEERINGTOOLBOX.COM/FLASH-POINT-FUELS-D_937.HTML

MY SON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AND SMOKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM OUR HOUSE. HE WAS DRIVING ON STREETS, NOT HIGHWAY. HE PULLED OVER. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE IT AND GET IT TOWED. UPON HIS INSPECTION, HE SAW 2 HOLES IN THE ENGINE THAT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING SHOT OUT OF IT. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND THAT IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE TOOK PICTURES OF IT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE.