Two problems related to lose power steering have been reported for the 2010 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2010 Taurus.
Power steering assist fault came on and I lost power steering. The recall for this was for models 2011 and up. The same problem exists with the 2010.
02/09/2016. I was stationary at a stop light. I lost all electrical power. I lost all power steering functions. The dashboard message said to put the transmission in park. These instructions would have immediately damaged the transmission. You can restart the push button start in neutral only by using the brake pedal first. Had I been in any type of traffic, a rear end collision could have occurred. The car was inspected at a Ford dealer today ( 02/11/2016). The remedy was to change a rfa module related to the key fobs. The theory is this : no key recognition means the computer is telling the car to shut down. The Ford dealer can't explain while the problem is intermittent : ( I drive with the same key fobs at all times). This is probably not the solution. This is the second report filed on the same vehicle. The date of last report was 07/31/2011. Nhtsa id number 10416408. The solution last time was replacement of the throttle body assembly. It is pretty obvious the solutions do not match. So basically, Ford has no answer.