Two problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2006 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2006 Taurus.
Vehicle accelerates by itself while driving and hard to brake, need to tap the gas pedal, neutral in order to stop the vehicle. . Also vehicle shuts down by itself while driving around 40 mph hard to control vehicle. . . Scare to drive vehicle specially with my kids. . . .
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving, the lights on the instrument panel flashed and all power in the vehicle shut off suddenly. The vehicle completely shut off at least four times. Sometimes the vehicle would restart and other times it had to be towed to an authorized dealer where a fuel pump was replaced. The failure continued; the dealers were unable to find the cause of the problem or to provide a remedy; the vehicle was also taken to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the problem was unable to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was approximately 70,000. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.