Two problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2008 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2008 Taurus.
Car shut off 3 minutes after starting it. I restart it then it shut off again after 5 minutes. Drove the about hour and half no problem. 2 hours later drove car a few blocks shut off again luckily I was pulling back up to my house. Now I'm scared to drive the vehicle. Please help.
I was taking my son to physical therapy for a stroke he had. The car just shut off. I had to find a place pull over and coast to a stop. After sitting for a few minutes, I started the car and we went on without further incident. However, over the past year and a half, it has shut off on me in the middle of traffic several times. No one could find the answer until recently. We replaced a censor in the transmission and hope that fixes it. I could have been seriously hurt or killed on the occasions that the car shut off in traffic. We recently learned that Ford knew about the problem. Our transmission date is September 2007, which is in the time frame Ford says they knew the problem existed. I think Ford should be made to pay for the parts and labor it caused us.