Electronic Stability Control Problems of Ford Taurus - part 1

Had to shell out $528. 06 to replace both the 'input & output shift senors' in the vehicle. Repair involved removing the valve body on the transmission for access. Majority of the cost involve the labor to reach this area on trans. A month earlier trans locked up in low gear, dash lights were flashing? shut off engine & restarted. Ran ok then. Safety issue! recall is in order!.

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Driving down the road, all of a sudden my power steering locks up with a default message. This happened driving straight down the city road going 40mph.

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My car had a hard start and rough idle. 02 sensors were ordered because if the code it was giving off. Days later my car threw a wench sign, only once after the car turned off it didn't show up again. The car started jerking, the rpms were jumping and the car actually shut off on me while driving. After looking up these codes this was an issue many others were having with this car and other Ford models. It has since turned on, ran for seconds, and turn off shortly after. Each time a code is ran it shows something different than it did previously.

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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.

Car cranks but will not start. Replace fuel control 5 times but when replaced this last time it will not start. It would die in traffic and I would have to try and get to the shoulder of the road to get it started again. Power steering assist failed indicator light comes on and I have no power steering. I'm very unhappy with this car. Bought it brand new and have talked with Ford motor company but they say mine is not included in recall. 111,000 miles. Help me please! fuel control module went out first time in 2017 and this month which is October makes 5 times replacing it.

Started losing steering control at highway speeds. Traction control light came on so I slowed down to control vehicle. Had it towed into dealership. Dealer said the electronic controls to steering were locked up and had to be replaced along with the pinion and rack. Dealer and Ford claim there is no recall. The below recall information from the NHTSA describes exactly what was wrong, was fixed by dealership but I was charged $2,412 to replace parts rather than download new codes to fix the issue. Summary Ford motor company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford fusion vehicles without a 3. 5l engine and Lincoln mkz hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford flex, Lincoln mks, and Lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with a 3. 5l gtdi engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford flex, Lincoln mks, and Lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault. Consequence if the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the power steering control module (pscm) for diagnostic trouble codes (dtc). If dealers find any loss of steering assist dtcs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. If, no codes are found during the pscm inspection, the pscm software will be updated, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s18. . Read more...

Power steering.

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.

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The power steering went on the car. It is hard to turn at slow speed but a little better at higher speeds. Called Ford after reading about the recall and issues others with similar Ford cards had. For some reason, my car doesn't fall into the similar recall which doesn't make sense.

Sometime in March 2019 my car didnt want to start. It had been parked over night at my house. I tried to start it and it just kept turning over but no start. I called the dealership and they had it towed to the dealer. I was advised that it was the battery. I was charged about $185 to buy another battery. The car was working fine until may 2, 2019 it was parked at my place of employment and had to leave it there over night and have it towed the next morning to the dealership. The wanted to charge me $400 to get it replaced. My arguement is I could of saved $185 on a battery that didnt need replacing and 2 months later they wanted me to ditch out more money. I had to arguement with them for several hours. Till the manager said that they will take care of the cost. But it shouldnt had lead to that. I know several Ford Taurus have been recalled but not my VIN number. I dont understand why when they are all Fords Taurus 2014 and they are having the same problem. I wouldnt of spend $185 on money I dont have to spend.

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Driving my Ford 2015 Taurus sel trim package out of the driveway onto the road and it dies will not start the engine I have is a 3. 5 liter v6 flex fuel, had a bad fuel pump control module check with Ford motor company and they have a recall on Taurus but not my model but the same part issue, the recall number is 16s31, the engine will stop at any time does not matter if you are in stationary or in motion this is very dangers.

"takata recall" the first occurrence was in March 2018. I am not the first owner. I got the vehicle exactly 2 months and it won't accelerate. It was towles to a garage and I paid $975. 00 9fuel pump and electrical. On 2/4/2019, the vehicle stopped accelerating while I was in traffic again.

Car suddenly stops running while driving while turning into intersection.

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Driving 40 mph power steering went out almost causing crash off roadway. After regaining control, moved to shoulder. Turned off car, turned on car, then was ok. Then happened again when leaving work - sensors on and no reset this time. Had to carefully limp it home. Tried replacing fuse for steering - but didn't work - will need to go to dealer. Just went out to get picture of codes - but it's working again. Something is terribly wrong electrically!.

In the last month and a half my car died 3 times as I was driving. All three times I was slowing down to turn and a warning sign came on saying the transmission isn't in park. After that the car completely died on me. The lights ,steering,brakes it just completely dead. I was so afraid the cars behind me would hit my car. It is in the garage now for the third time. The first time after 4 days they sent the car home and said no codes came up and they couldn't find anything wrong. A month later it happened again and they replaced the throttle body and gasket hoping it was fixed. January 4 2019 ,a Friday night it happened again and the cars behave ind me almost hit me in the back. The car starts up wright away after this happens. I am so afraid to drive this car. The first time I coasted off the busy street because I had no lights , steering or brakes. Can you imagine no lights and if I wouldn't of coasted off into a driveway I would have been hit. The garage keeps saying that my car doesn't have a recall, but there should be one on this car. My husband went with me to the garage today and he told them that he doesn't want this car back until they can guarantee it will be fixed so I am not in a terrible accident!!.

The engine just stalls without any warning while driving and will not restart for awhile. I called Ford, but the lady told me they are not technicians at the call center so they can't assist; even after I told them that I took the car to a Ford dealership and their scanning didn't reveal anything. The issues happens 5 times over two months.

Takata recalls. While driving sometimes the steering stiffen up making the car hard to control while driving and parking then vehicle ,then the rack and pinon went out, making loud noises . Making the vehicle impossible to drive. There is also an issue with transfer case to the awd the seals are easily breaking making the transmission fluid leaking everywhere.

1. After being in stop and go traffic the transmission will start to slip. I try to press the gas and go nowhere, like I am stuck in 1st gear, I coast to a safe place and put the car in park start back up and it will act completely normal after that until another 3 months down the line. 2. Once in about 5/6 month I turn out into the street and the �anti slip� feature turns itself on and it stops me dead in my tracks. It sounds horrible, and after I release the gas it will stop. Right now the vehicle is at the shop and I really hope they can find the cause of this.

Mavis discount center worked on the car several times because the engine continues to have a slow idle and stalls out on the road. Several parts were replaced on the car including the battery, the ignition coil and idle control valve. The problem appears to be the pcm (the cars computer). The pcm is causing the car to blow several fuses breaking the electrical connection. The engine light comes on and the car shuts off.

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I was driving on the freeway when the power steering assit message popped up and the steering got a little difficult. I pulled over and turned off the car. When I turned the car back on the steering was like normal again. A little while later on the freeway the power steering assit message popped up again and the steering went out completely making steering very difficult.

Tamara recall - call will not turn over. There is no system light of any kind showing there is a problem with the car, so unable to get a code to start searching to fix the problem.

On 1/23/2018, my 2008 Ford Taurus experienced, for the first (and so far, only) time, the same powertrain symptoms described at Ford TSB numbers 07-21-11 and 08-26-13 (found at. . Read more...

The steering wheel started getting loose starting about 3 months ago. Then the air bag light started coming on and not going off. I saw the recall on other Ford models for the steering wheel and thought this might be the same scenario. I tried to contact Ford twice and both times was interrupted by the automated request to take a survey. I don't know if the steering wheel has ever been removed, but I do know that the drivers airbag was replaced at some time.

I I purchased this 2013 Ford Taurus sho awd twin turbo about 3 yrs ago used from the first owner so I'm the second owner. The car was in perfect condition. No accidents super clean totally loaded except no nav and screen controls for all the other cell phone apps and I even went for upgrade from sync 2 my touch w/no nav to the newest sync 3 3. 5 from a 2018 vehicle changed everything it works great. I can tell the car was taken care of by him he put very nice tsw wheels and very expensive continental contitrack tires that are abut 300. 00 a piece weathertech rain guards mats front and rear as well as the trunk. It was such a beatiful car. I bought it in the summer,when winter came all the problems started front suspension creaking struts no more back up camera working but fuzzy and upside down. And to replace it 300. 00 now and this is the kick in the ass my wife was driving with my 2 newborn twin grand daughters my 6 yr old niece as well as my 88 yr old mother just exiting off a jug handle thats how you make a left turn in the state of NJ,and it's a circle well she straight into the divider blowing out both front tires and cracking the left front rim and bending the right one. Lower front bumper valance as well as damage to the under carriage . I thank god that my family wasn't killed. I'm furious and I may be taking legal action holding Ford personally liable the recall with the steering needs t be taken care of by Ford always on its not drivable and unsafe.

Driving about 35 mph on a city street when warning came up that said power steering assist failure, and advance trac needs service, also turn signals will not stay on unless holding lever. Power steering went out very hard to control car. Took to mechanic had to have complete rack and pinion replaced only 55,200 miles on car same problem from other year models that are recalled but not for this model year.

2/15/17- while coasting up-hill with foot not on the gas, car accelerated to over 4,000 rpm all by itself, braking was extremely difficult. I parked, turned car off, turned it back on and even while parked it revved back up to over 4,000 rpm. Took it to firestone on 2/16/17- they replaced the iac (idle air control) valve. 3/3/17- while idling at red light with foot not on the gas, car accelerated/ revved up to over 4,000 rpm all by itself. Had to press on brake very hard and turn car off. Turned it back on and it was no longer accelerating. 3/4/14 took it to a different firestone. They adjusted cruise control cable. 9/3/17- while idling on a bridge with foot not on the gas, car accelerated/ revved up to over 3,000 rpm all by itself. Braking was extremely difficult and had to turn car off in the middle of traffic. Turned it back on and it was no longer accelerating by itself. 9/4/17 took it to firestone. They ordered a new iac valve and replaced it on 9/7/17. 10/14/17- while idling in traffic with foot very light on brake, car accelerated/ revved up to over 4,000 rpm all by itself. Had to quickly turn car off in the middle of traffic to stop it. Turned car back on and it was no longer accelerating on its own.

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On June 9, 2015 I had a power steering assist fault which shut my steering down on I-81. This was replaced as faulty at expense of over $2,000. 00. On sept. 16, 2017 after 21,335 miles the power steering assist fault happened again, while driving on local city roads. I have been told that there is no recall for my model year and VIN yet there are recalls for other Fords using the same electronic power steering assist later and newer models. Also on this episode of 9/16/17 the stability control system fault came on as a failure message.

Takata recall "steering default " no power , wheels locking, September had to pull of road carefully to avoid accident.

I was driving on highway 242 east bound on the fast lane doing 65 mph and on a cure my vehicles power steering gave out I was forced into two lanes before I had time to react luckily there were no other drivers next to me . The traction control light came on and the steering was really had to turn. It's bine that way ever since.

I am driving and all of a sudden the car goes into a safety mode. The is was appears to be a wrench that reads "see owners manual" the engine sounds like it sputter and there is no acceleration when the gas is pressed. I have to pull over safely and restart my vehicle and the problem goes away for about 10 miles.

I have a 2010 Taurus sho that has the eco engine that I bought 7 months ago and everything was fine until I was driving on the freeway and I look at the dashafter something pops up on the display under the mph gauge and it says that I have to service powersteering so I pull over to the side of the road and turn off the vehicle to see if it reset and to my surprise when I start the vehicle it says service powersteering now sonow my steering wheel is completely un assisted by the the electric power steering so the steering wheel is almost locked I struggled to make it home around turn almost crashing into rails and I had to drive slower than the 18 wheelers on the freeway the worst part was that I was with my family we were all terrified as I was struggling to steer with all my strength to make it home safe . After we barely made it home I just took it to get the code turned off at a mechanic shop wich was very simple , but guess what it came back everytime I got on the freeway wich is not safe . This vehicle is just sitting in my garage as it cannot be driven with such problem . This is a really serious problem and should be addressed ASAP before anyone gets hurt .

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.

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While driving 75 mph on an interstate, I lost the power steering and was able to get the vehicle to the side of the road, a red warning message to service power steering now came on, at the same time turn signal would not work and traction control warning light came. Since it was the weekend and I was driving home for christmas I still drove the car home. I now have the car at dealership, and being told no recall on this car. But there is a recall on others for same issue. I don't have the cost yet but tried to call Ford customer service and they are close for the holiday. Wait to see whats next. Miliage on the car was 60,070.

The timing in the engine is flawed, yhe car stahas periodically.

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Power steering failed and caused vehicle to be very difficult to continue properly around a bend in the road. Simultaneous with this failure, the traction control system sent up an alarm and the turn signals stop working and the lever has to be held in place to make the indicators work.