general problems of the 2010 Ford Taurus

11 problems related to service brakes 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.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2025

Unknown. Car was going 100 mph. Driver, my son , was killed in this car accident. This year make and model is known for throttle acceleration issues with brake afail override non existent until later models. Case number [xxx] sterling heights police department information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/19/2021

With the car on when stopping the brakes are fading. When depressing the brakes they go all the way down to the bottom slowly.

3 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 04/17/2018

2010 Ford Taurus. Consumer writes in regards to unintended vehicle acceleration. Consumer also states that the brakes and steering wheel would not work. The consumer stated the vehicle accelerated and flew through 5 lanes of traffic,hit a high curb and crashed into a parked car.

4 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2018

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the break pad is bad. The contact stated that when applying pressure to the break the smallest press. The pedal will engage but shortly goes to the floor. No warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic and the mechanic stated that their was a broken within the break. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. They were in contact with grogan's town Chrysler Jeep (419) 476-076 16100 telegraph rd, toledo, OH 43612 and they were of no assistance at all. The manufacturer was not informed. The failure mileage was 69,712 this failure is not related to a recall. Jw.

5 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/10/2016

I have problems with brake and transmission passes the changes and gives a hit. The brake is going to the bottom and makes noise, on occasion gets hard the pedal and no brakes,I was talking to a person who has a Ford edge 2010 and it passed the same, the person called to Ford and had a recall and Ford fixed it, I called for my Taurus no recall of that, but it is curious that suffers from the same problem and Ford not give me a recall . Sometimes when I accelerated the car does not respond as suppose to.

6 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/22/2015

When braking, the brake pedal almost goes to the floor before the brakes engage. Braking performance is greatly diminished, potentially leading to a crash. A local repair shop diagnosed the problem to a failure on the hydraulic side of the anti-lock braking (abs) module. The abs module is on backorder at the dealership and parts supplier, possibly indicating an emergent issue that the manufacturer has not responded to adequately.

7 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/08/2015

Abs and traction control lights on. Poor control on snowy roads.

8 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 08/06/2014

While driving on the expressway near dearborn, mi, my 2010 Ford Taurus began to increase in speed on its on. The last time I looked at it before I crashed, the odometer was at about 80 miles per hour. I could not stop the car by pressing on the brakes. I was getting close to other cares, so I turned to the right to avoid a collision with another car, so I hit the guard rail and the car rolled over. Thankfully, I was not hurt and no one else was either. My car, of course, was totalled and based on michigan law, I also received a ticket.

9 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2011

Vehicle was fine untill 20k miles. No noise, no pulling or stopping issues. Without warning the grinding came on and the rotors were already completely shot.

10 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2011

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, she noticed a hissing sound while braking. The brake pedal would also abnormally travel to the floorboard intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however, the technician was unable to diagnosis the failure. The failure was recurring and on a separate occasion while approaching a traffic stop, the brakes were unresponsive when applied and caused the driver to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The driver sustained injuries to the left arm. The vehicle was towed a salvage yard. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000. Updated 11/19/lj.

11 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 12/31/2010

There is grunting grinding and squeeling from the front and rear brakes the car has 10000 miles on it and now it pulls suddenly from one side to the other on hard braking. My dealer has refused to doccument my problems and wants to keep the car for 2 to 8 weeks to evaluate and fix the problems, to date they can not duplicate the problem and will not fix it.



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