Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 2009 Ford Taurus.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
Traction control locks up my front passenger side tire. This happened on 12/27/16 and two other times in the past. Brakes were not applied at the time. The traction control system locked the brake. There a many complaint of this happening on the web in other Ford models as well. This could be dangerous. I was pulled left and went off the road. Ford will not respond as they can't reproduce the issue. Someone will get hurt!!! I was doing 20mph when it happened all 3 times.
Taurus starts from a full stop accelerating and at 40-45 mph the car jerks hard to the right, there is a grinding noise from drivers side wheel, and the traction control light comes on and can not be turned off. 101 k miles. Just replaced struts, tie rod ends, cv half shafts, and lower control arm/ball joint.
The incident date, vehicle mileage and vehicle speed are all guesses as I am not sure of that information. When I am driving the car, it will just stop working and slows down to a snails pace and the lights on the dashboard come on the way they would if you didn't turn your car on all the way. The short term solution each time has been to turn off the car and restart it but it is very scary as I am in the middle of the street where I shouldn't be stopped. This happens every month or so (examples include: after I stopped at a stop sign and I found myself in the middle of a street with a car that wouldn't drive; while I was about to turn left to go down a hill; when was driving out of a parking lot. ) I have brought it to the dealership multiple times and they have tried several different things to fix the problem but I continue to have it. I have complained to Ford but Ford's position is that I can keep driving it.