2011 Ford Taurus

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road. The contact was able to have the vehicle taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the water pump was faulty and that the timing chain was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Mechanics stated that the water pump fails often with these Taurus's. Some have to be replaced if found in time. Others like the consumer's give little to no warning and break. The interference engine causes a lot of valve and possible piston damage with the engine.

Attempted to start vehicle in driveway. Without warning, experienced a catastrophic failure of the water pump/engine cooling system. The failure caused the engine crankcase to fill with coolant and caused the vehicle crankshaft bearings to disintegrate into the oil leaving a silvery sludge. Upon taking vehicle to repair center, recommendation was to replace the entire engine since apparently the failure caused unrepairable internal damage to the engine. I have see other complaints about this where the failure happened while the vehicle was being driven and could have caused a very severe dangerous accident to occur as a result of the engine failure. Ford should be ashamed of the quality and workmanship in this motor since it appears to be a common an recurring problem.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RAY HASKELL FORD (801 KENNEDY MEMORIAL DR, OAKLAND, ME) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WITH NO WARNING. *JS

VEHICLE IN MOTION, TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGINS RISING RAPIDLY, IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AT TOP OF SCALE....PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, RESTARTED TO MOVE OVER FURTHER.....ALL LIGHTS LIT UP AND STEAM COMING FROM INSIDE ENGINE. WATER PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND DUMPED COOLANT IN ENGINE WHICH DESTROYED BEARINGS. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING

I HAVE A 2011 FORD TAURUS SEL THAT HAS LESS THAN 130,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT STARTED WITH A COOLANT LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF COOLANT. AFTER A WEEK OR SO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING SOME NOISES. AT THAT TIME, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CAME ON AND THE VEHICAL WAS OVERHEATING AND THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, KEEPING IN MIND THAT I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL. ALSO, WHEN THE OIL WAS CHANGED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME OTHER FLUID IN THE OIL (NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER ISSUES, REALIZING IT WAS THE COOLANT THAT HAD LEAKED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE) ALL OF A SUDDEN, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHUT OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING VERY HEAVILY. I BELIEVED THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT ALSO MANY OTHER TAURUS'S AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH A LOSS OF ALL MANEUVERABILITY.

MY TAURUS JUST DIED ON ME, IT OVERHEATED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY HOME SO I LET THE CAR COOL AS THE MANUAL SAYS TO DO AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. GOT TO MY HOUSE SHUT IT OFF AND THEN FIND OUT THAT FROM DRIVING THE CAR IT CAUSED THE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL AND NOW I HAVE A BAD ENGINE. THIS ALL BECAUSE THEY PUT A WATER PUMP IN AN ENGINE. KNOWING THIS THEY TELL YOU IN THE MANUAL YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT'S COOLED AND PUT WATER IN IT IF NEEDED. THIS WILL RUIN YOUR ENGINE!

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WE LOST HEAT AND THE CAR OVERHEATED. WE STOPPED THE CAR TO ENSURE IT WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED AND LET IT COOL OFF. WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME TO BRING THE CAR THERE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SHOWED ME THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL. I ASKED HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? IS THERE ARE CRACK IN THE BLOCK OR THE HEADS? HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS MODEL OF ENGINE HAS WATER PUMP FAILURES THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE OIL. BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THAT THIS CAUSES IT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW MOTOR. I HAVE ASKED THAT THE MECHANIC TAKE PICTURES OF THIS FOR EVIDENCE OF THIS ISSUE WHICH I WILL RECEIVE WHEN THE CAR IS FINISHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STUART POWELL FORD LINCOLN MAZDA, 225 S DANVILLE BYPASS, DANVILLE, KY 40422) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TAKE OFF ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,476.