2009 Ford Taurus engine problems

Filed Apr 17, 2017 · Engine · 164,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford taurus. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic several times for diagnostic testing and the tc valve was replaced. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 164,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2016 · Engine · 55,200 miles · IN

I have had this car for a few years. It had 32,000 mile when I got it. Since then every 6 month or so I am driving down the road at highway speed and for no reason the engine just dies and I have to coast of the highway to restart. It start fine and can't get it fail again. Next a few months happens again. This has happen about five or six time in the past 20,000 mile. This happens on open highway and city streets while going straight .the dealer says no information is ever in the engine computer about any failure. 2009 ford taurus [xxx]. Please advise any information. [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 18, 2015 · Engine · 108,000 miles · MI

My daughter-in-law, [xxx], was driving a ford 2007 taurus (108, 000 miles) from ypsilanti, mi to dayton, oh. She had on board her infant (4 months) and toddler (4 years). Everything went smoothly until they entered the subdivision of her parents. For no apparent reason, the car turned off while driving. The lights on the dashboard all came on. She lost power steering and was able to pull over and stop the vehicle. She was able to restart the car and proceeded to her parents? Home. Her and her father did subsequent test drives to try and determine the root cause ? They were unsuccessful. She drove home the next day with no problems. She expressed concern to me about her safety and the safety of her children had this random shut down of the vehicle occurred in a situation where she could not pull over to safety. She specifically expressed concern about the one-lane traffic diversions that occurred during road construction along the freeway. She was concerned that stopping and starting the vehicle in this high traffic density locations could present a dangerous situation for her and her kids. Vin unavailable 'information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Filed Apr 2, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 106,000 miles · MI

My wife and grandson were entering the toll way via the ramp, as she merged into 75 MPH traffic she increased her speed to match. As she did she let up off the accelerator but the car kept increasing speed. She realized that the throttle was stuck and started to pump the petal in hopes to free it. It did not free and was still increasing speed. She then in her panic could only stomp on the brake as hard as she could. Thankfully this slowed her enough to allow her to get the car over to the shoulder as semi trucks went by her at 70 MPH. With the brakes on the car smoking like crazy she got the car slowed enough to throw the car into park. When she did the engine revved to almost redline and she shut the car off. She was very shaken as well as my grandson. She called me and it just so happened that I was nearby and met her along side of the busy toll way. She told me what happened so I went to the car and started it. It immediately revved to almost re line and I shut it off. The gas pedal seemed to work fine to me but would only increase the RPM's but not go below 4500. I called a tow truck and towed the car to sturgis michigan ford dealer. 269‑651‑7728. The service department is suppose to look the car over and let me know what was wrong with it.

Filed Dec 13, 2012 · Engine · 37,000 miles · VA

Ford taurus 2009 engine stalled while going about 55 MPH. Driver restarted car by shifting into neutral and restarting car. This happened a second time a few months later. The third time the car started idling very roughly while stopped at a traffic light. This time, a computer message came up on the message board. The car was taken to a place where the error code could be read. The error was a problem with the camshaft sensor position. Replacing the camshaft sensor appears to have resolved the problem.

Filed Oct 27, 2012 · Engine · 31,375 miles · OK

While driving with cruise control set at 55mph my engine stalled. Smelled electrical wire burning. Smell went away, so I restarted the engine, and drove on. Took vehicle to dealer, where a tail light harness was discovered to be burned through. Dealer replaced wire harness, and replaced tail light assembly that had also been damaged (melted) by the incident. Vehicle engine has since stalled while in cruise control at highway speeds on two other occasions. Mentioned engine stalling to dealer. Warranty has since expired.

Filed May 31, 2011 · Engine · 4,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving in cruise control at 40 MPH and applying the brakes, the vehicle would suddenly stall. In order to restart the vehicle, he would have to shift into neutral and restart. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that it may be the throttle body and the motor assembly. The vehicle was repaired for the throttle body and the motor assembly. A few weeks later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer a second time and they advised him that they would recalibrate the PCM but could not guarantee that the repair would fully repair the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. Updated 07/20/11

Filed Jan 5, 2011 · Engine · 1,273 miles · OH

Engine stops running and has to be restarted. It has happened at least 6 times over 22 months and had it to the dealer 4 times. They have tried several things to solve the problem but to no avail. One time I was going to make a left turn and the only way I noticed the problem was that the car would not turn because the power steering did not work due to the engine failure.

Filed Sep 23, 2010 · Engine · 32,000 miles · CA

While driving car on 2 occasions engine shuts off around 40 MPH. Pull car over to side of road and restarts; taken to dealership and both times no codes are recorded.

Filed Sep 15, 2010 · Engine · 30 miles · NJ

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 ford taurus. The contact stated that when he was at a stop and attempted to accelerate, the vehicle would lose all power. The engine would rev but not move forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer told the contact that was how the vehicle was designed.the dealer also stated that it took time to send the signal to the computer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not notified the manufacturer of the problem. The current mileage was approximately 19,700. The failure mileage was approximately 30.