1995 Ford Taurus: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 15, 2008 · Engine · 69,750 miles · VA

While driving in heavy traffic on a hot day engine stalled. Would not start. After about 10 minutes on the side of the road, it started and would only rough idle. After a couple of hours came back and car started and ran fine. Did this once a couple years ago with wife driving.

Filed Feb 23, 2004 · Transmission · AZ

Vehicle having numerous transmission problems including, not shifting from 1st to 2nd, harsh upshift 1-2 , buzzing noise, stalling at stop, slipping out of any gear, transsmision currently failing.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · 123,000 miles · MA

Stalls randomly while driving at speeds from m30 to 70 MPH. Ford dealer says he can't find anythig wrong...

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine · CA · fire

Car stalled on freeway then when finally got it started and exited freeway at the very next exit, car stalled again. This time when the car started it also caught on fire underneath the hood. Pulled into very first parking lot (approx 100ft) car stalled again but by now was completely engulfed in flames under the hood. I exited vehicle immediately and called fire dept. Car was a complete loss. Several weeks to a month after loss of car, I received a recall notice for the car. Apparently there was a defective engine cooling fan that could cause a fire underneath the hood. My car is gone. What do I do? Ford is responsible. How do I get reimbursed for my car. I am not looking for a handout. I just want what my car was worth, not to mention my time and trouble.

Filed Oct 14, 2003 · Engine · 43,000 miles · NJ

While driving vehicle stalled. Driver lost power steering. Driver managed to move to side of road and stopped vehicle. Had vehicle towed to dealership for the mechanic to check out problem.

Filed Jun 3, 2003 · Engine · NY

While driving and with no warning vehicle will stall ,and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle.

Filed May 12, 2003 · Engine · ID

While driving, the engine over heated and stalled.

Filed Apr 10, 2003 · Engine · GA

The vehicle stalled in heavy traffic which resulted in white smoke blowing out. *mr the mechanic stated that the head gasket had blown, which was a result of the fan bearing problem which was later addressed by a recall. The consumer requested reimbursement. After the vehicle was worked on for the recall, the vehicle began to overheat. The dealer completely flushed and all the liquids to try and remedy the cooling system problem. (recall 397v019000) *scc

Filed Apr 4, 2003 · Fuel system · OH

The vehicle stalled. The fuel tank and pump was replaced. *ts

Filed Jan 23, 2003 · Engine · 18,242 miles · FL

The consumer experienced three incidents where the vehicle stalled. (the fist incident the consumer was entering highway traffic, the second was after a light changed/stalled in the middle of the street, and the third incident the consumer was traveling on the highway and the motor started to miss, and a couple of seconds later quit) scc

Filed Dec 27, 2002 · Fuel system · OH

Consumer called complaining about having problem with the vehicle stalling. Also stated that the vehicle has stall while consumer was driving on the highway. Dealer was contacted and stated that the fuel pump was defective and because the vehicle had no warranty they won't replace it unless he pays for it. Consumer has taken the vehicle that he took the vehicle to a private mechanic and had the fuel pump replace. Also stated that he is aware that there is a technical service bulletin. Ts

Filed Sep 4, 2002 · Electrical, Engine · MA

The car has had problems starting from the day it was delivered. The problems began with flaking paint, misaligned hood, door and bumper due to poor quality control. These problems were fixed by dealer w/o charge, as was the head gasket failure. Repairs for muffler failure, sway bar linkage failure, air conditioner failure and starter motor failure were not covered by the manufacturer under any sort of recall. The most recent problem with the air conditioner and starter motor cost over $1200 to fix. The problem with the ignition system was intermittent. Some times the car would start and other times the starter would not engage at all. One time the engine simply died while driving down the road. Starter motor would not engage until engine cooled down and had been sitting for an hour or two. Then starter motor would work. Mechanic at dealership said the starter motor probably had "dead" areas in starter motor that may be causing intermittent failure. Air conditioner failure attributed to failure of "motor mounts" that caused rupture of multiple hoses in air conditioning unit. I've never had a vehicle with so many equipment failures with this type of mileage.