general problems of the 2011 Ford Taurus

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, the vehicle had independently surge forward without warning. In all three incidents, the contact either hit another vehicle or an object due to the failure. The contact also stated that the vehicle would accelerate upon depression of brake pedal. The contact stated that all three accidents were minor; the air bags did not deploy and there were no injuries. A police report was filed when the contact hit another vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be serviced or diagnosed. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

Propane smell while driving, sluggish acceleration. �puking� from the vent port. Car has had these issues since about 57k miles when I first noticed it. The �lifetime� fluid inside of the ptu has turned into a black sludge and is unable to be siphoned out of the vehicle using a transfer pump. Noticeable when accelerating if you gradually apply the pedal as opposed to mashing it down.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. While driving various speeds and stopping, there was an abnormal odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power train control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Computer controls glitched out at 132,000 miles ac went from 60 degrees to 90 degrees . Cant use the defogger in front windshield or the rear. Cant turn heat off it is a 90 degrees to . I am a heart and kidney and chemo patient! radio controls will not work collectors cd will not eject . Computer controls will not reset tele phone car system never worked.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that after turning off and exiting the vehicle, it rolled away and came to a stop on its own. The contact noticed that the vehicle had erroneously shifted into reverse. The dealer stated that the vehicle performed as designed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while idling at a stop sign or stop light, the vehicle was shaking abnormally and slightly hesitated while attempting to accelerate. There was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occasionally occurred after driving approximately 500 miles. The failure became more progressive over time. The contact stated that the gear shifter was able to be removed from the socket, causing the contact to have to apply pressure downward while changing gears to keep the shifter in the proper position. While driving at various speeds, the transmission felt like it was going to unexpectedly downshift or change gear. The contact had to hold the gear shifter to prevent the shifter from unintendedly changing gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure or determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I purchased a new 2011 Taurus sel a couple of years ago. One day while driving into a parking lot, the car accelerated full speed on its own head on into a wall and was severely damaged ($11,000+ in damages - the driver airbag deployed but I was not injured). The insurance company did not total the car and it was repaired. The cause for the unintended acceleration was never determined. This past weekend my brother was driving the car and almost got involved in a similar incident. He was stopped at a red light in the Taurus. He felt a strange rumbling that felt like it was coming from underneath him. He wasn't even sure it was the car so he took his foot off the brake slightly to see if the rumbling would stop. As soon as he took his foot off the brake, the rpm gauge shot up to 7,000 and the car took off. He slammed his foot back down on the brake and the car stopped but the rpm gauge was still at 7,000 and the engine was racing. While the engine was racing (with normal pressure applied to the brake the car did not move even though the engine was racing) he took a glance down at the gas pedal and nothing was pressing down on the gas pedal. . . No feet, no trapped floor mats. He shifted to park, the engine calmed down and it was like nothing ever happened. It drove normally again. The car is going back to a Ford dealer for inspection but there is clearly a potentially fatal manufacturer defect in this vehicle.

Try to stop vehicle at a stop sign, but it continues to go with motor revving. Have to put car in neutral to keep it from going through the stop sign. Ford refuses to believe me, because it doesn't show up on their code reader. This happens randomly, and a mechanic must witness it for them to acknowledge that it happens. I do not have my foot on the brake and gas at the same time, and a floor mat is not on the accelerator.

The transmission will jump into the next gear with a shudder at about 35mph.