2008 Ford Taurus: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 2, 2022 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled however, she was able to pull over and stop the vehicle. The contact stated that she noticed that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the engine temperature gauge was indicating that the engine was overheating. The contact observed that white smoke was coming out from under the hood. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to her residence. An independent mechanic went to the residence to diagnose the vehicle. The independent mechanic determined that the head gasket had blown and the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Filed Jun 6, 2018 · Engine · 43,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. When reversing the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal noise. While driving 55 MPH, all the warning indicators illuminated and then dimmed. On one occasion, the vehicle stalled in the driveway. The contact called an independent mechanic and was informed that the timing chain could have caused the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.

Filed Sep 18, 2017 · Engine · 75,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning on numerous occasions. Prior to each failure, all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. Future ford in sacramento, california was made aware of the issue and replaced the fuel injector and the fuel injection sensor, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined through diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Filed Jan 27, 2016 · Airbags · 130,000 miles · IL

The air bag light came on in passenger side as not on, my car then started to slow while I was on the highway, and jerked a bit, would not go when I hit the gas petal, had to pull in and about 10 min of turning car on and off, light for airbag went out and car was fine. Although at times light still comes on for airbag on passenger side but car has not stalled

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 178,516 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCM sent excessive energy to the coil pack causing it to melt. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,516.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · KY

2008 ford taurus. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle stalling problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle stalled eight times, since he purchased it new in april of 2009. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the stalling, without a code.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Engine · 30,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.

Filed Feb 21, 2012 · Engine · 46,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. While the contact was driving approximately 5 MPH, the engine stalled without prior warning. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed as normal. The similar failure occurred three different times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Dec 14, 2010 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning. The vehicle was able to restart yet the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that they would need to reset the computer system. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Transmission · 27,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH on the highway. The vehicle began to jerk. There was no warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. Additionally, the vehicle stalled on different occasions. The failure mileage was 27,000. The current mileage was 28,000.

Filed Nov 19, 2009 · Transmission · 35,603 miles · GA

While driving to work, my 2008 ford taurus' transmission slammed, then all the panel lights lit up and the speedometer reset to zero, staying that way until I was able to pull over. Because I was in the center lane of traffic, on interstate 75, in atlanta, I was not able to move to the far left or right. Though it was approximately 4:30 in the morning on a workday, the traffic was heavy and fast. I was afraid that the car would stop right there but was able to continue to work because I did not do any sudden braking or speed shifting. I kept driving until I got to work, which was the only safe stopping point for me at that time of day and on the path that I was driving. I was unable to drive it again and had to have it towed back to the dealership. The mechanic who worked on it stated that the vehicle was not drivable and had to order a replacement oss sensor. I have my car back but am very nervous about driving it. It still does the slamming(on a small scale) but everytime it does this, I worry. When the initial problem starting, I had ~500 miles left to my warranty. Now I am over the warranty and will have to take it back in for the same problem. This is a major problem and could possibly stall a car in heavy traffic, with no ability to move to a safer location.