2011 Ford Taurus

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JUNGE FORD NORTH LIBERTY (525 MADISON AVE, NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317, 319-626-9500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,400. *TT *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE WEEK OF MAY 20, 2018 WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. (LOSS OF POWERING STEERING AND BREAKS). I DRIFTED TO A STOP ALONG THE ROADSIDE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF I CHECKED THE BREAKS AND STEERING AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS JUNE 3, 2018 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. AGAIN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE ONLY WARNING WAS A SILHOUETTE OF THE CAR ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE ENGINE WENT DEAD.

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.