2007 Ford Taurus electrical problems

Filed Jan 3, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · CA

I bought a 2007 ford Taurus SEL from a dealership Oct ,2020 3 months after having we pulling up to a stop light and it was like the car wanted to take off by it's self and then when the light turned green we started to drive and it just shut off in the middle of traffic we had to get out and push it to the side almost got hit by the car behind us and the on coming cars I've had it serviced for tune and oil changes fuil system flush everything and they can never find anything wrong with it but a miscellaneous leak that they can not find where it's coming from and now we'll first in Sept we came home one day ate dinner then we were going to go to movies we got in the car and the car would not start the alarm sound then everything went dim and auto theft blinked and car shut off we tried starting it it would not start finally got a jump it started and a little bit and then in on November 3rd we went to leave again and it would not start it was making a ticking sound then we had to get a jump and it start and we got in the car left got around the corner then all the lights on dash board like flashed and everything went dark and car shut off had to get it jumped it started but lights never came back on and so we took it to shop next day told them what happened they could not find nothing wrong and then December 15 same thing and then long story short we had it hooked up to machine and they said something about ptu at the shop I don't know what's going on I did some research of my own and there seems to be alot of simulator issues with other people's Taurus as well

Filed Aug 5, 2021 · Electrical · GA

Basically I was driving and stopped and my house and while in ideal the wiring under the hood and under the fender into the dash all started to melt together shorting the systems so I tried to repair and replace the parts due to being a used vehicle and didn't know how to report this until now. So I cut the melted chunk of wiring harnesses out and trashed it. But I stopped due to the inability to find any replacement harnesses from Ford or mercury so now my car has been sitting for several months. I have only been able to find melted harnesses on junk yard cars. Ford used poor quality 16 gauge wiring that the outer coating became brittle and easily frayed. Every wiring harness I've seen has bad spots from wires melting or breaking and corroding. I'm my case the wiring melted causing the cooling system to stop working properly and almost damaged or may have damaged my engine. I don't have full coverage so I am forced to park it and do what I can myself which has made me lose my job and ruined my life. Please do look into this I'm sure more people have the same issue just check a junk yard and you'll see what I mean. Thank you for your time I will try to provide any further information or help if needed anyway I can to make sure someone doesn't get hurt.

Filed Jan 8, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 21,316 miles · CA

Car suddenly stops running while driving while turning into intersection

Filed Apr 18, 2018 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · CA

Electronic message center (odometer, tripometer etc.) became dimly lit and impossible to read during daylight

Filed Mar 18, 2018 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · MN

Takata recall , moonroof stopped closing one day. It has to manually be shut if opened so we don't use it. It makes loud clicking noise. The fuse for gem 5a started having issue. Fuse is never blown. But to open or close windows, the fuse would need to be pulled out and put back in with door open. The windshield washer fluid sprayer works randomly. Mechanic checked motor, tubes, etc and can't find anything that needs to be fixed or that would make it work when it wants too. This has all been an ongoing issue and sometimes boot an issue for about 2 years now. First occurrence, two years ago in 2016 and last occurrence was 2 weeks ago in 2018

Filed Mar 18, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · 150,000 miles · MN

Takata recall I was driving 60mph and tried to set cruise control and took for off gas ABS the car kept accelerating fast. About 80mph I tapped the brake, cruise control light turned off and car kept accelerating and rpms were in the red. I pushed as hard as I could on the brakes and car kept accelerating past 85mph and I was now coming into 30mph zone and rpms were high and I tried to put it in neutral cause I didn't know what to do. The engine revved completely up with rpms and I finally just threw it in park in road and turned car off and called insurance for tow truck. My son said I had burnt my brakes.. Unsure other than there was smoke from someplace under car. I got down and visually and looked for gas pedal to be stuck or anything and it was normal. Tried starting car and immediately turned it back off due to rpms in red. Happened 3 seperate times but mechanic never found anything wrong or what it was so my dad disconnected the cruise control wires or something with cruise control. Car idles now high and rpms run higher than normal. Nobody knows what to fix so I don't know what to fix.

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · IL

This car died twice as my wife was driving home yesterday. No warning. It was running well since buying it a month ago, and is well maintained with 105k miles on it. It first died 500 yards from home, and died again as she parked in the driveway. This shuts down power steering and becomes very difficult to steer. It restarted when shifted to neutral or park. We have researched and found other people with the same problem. Some dying at 70 MPH on highways with no warning. Sporadic dying up to 5 times daily or months between incidents. Cars have been taken to mechanics and dealers, none of whom have correctly diagnosed/fixed the problem. This is extremely dangerous and should be investigated with all due haste! Thank you.

Filed Jan 21, 2017 · Electrical · 126,000 miles · IL

I was driving and started to break coming up to a red light. The car did slow down but I could feel from my foot on the break pedal, a vibration and the car engine started making a rumbling sound, like it was "revving" in high gear. I took my foot slightly off the break and the car accelerated forward on its own. I pulled into a parking lot and was able to park and take out the keys. It was towed to a ford dealership. They said the speed control cable is broken.

Filed Nov 19, 2016 · Electrical · 5 miles · IL

I have a water leak on my passanger side floor which shorted out my heater blower I had noticed the leak it happened tonight while I was driving then when I turned on my heat the blower stopped working.

Filed Jul 19, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 142,652 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford taurus. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the ABS and brake lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 142,652.