I have experienced problems with my taurus for three years beginning with the bad brake system, leaking moon roof, and now the trottal sensor performance system. The brake started with cable not releasing with the brakes are applied causing a rubbing noise which avis ford still claiming they can't see or hear anything, next, the roof leak and replacing of the noisy air condition system that was replace and still has some knocking when the system is turned on. Third the car was required by the dealer to go through a computer upgrade with has cause the car to have performance issues. My car is at the dealership today for not execellarating. I was driving on saturday with my two grandchildren under 4 years old and my car stop working, leaving me stranded with the children. The RPM lost power and the car would not drive, although the gears were working. I have always been a ford owner, but with the multiple issues I have had with my taurus, my desire is to go with another company and bid ford farewell forever. Each time I take my car back to the dealership they continue to tell me that the issues are normal wear for the 2010 taurus with the mileage of 88000 miles. I have been having issues with my car since before 36000 miles and the issues keep adding. Ford motor company should be responsible for the products they design and put on the road. I have seen other taurus car that have not had half the issues my car has experienced over the past 5 years. Ford needs to buy my car back and replace it with a more reliable vehicle that does not have a million issues. My car has regular scheduled maintenance and still has issue after issue, that avis will not resume the responsibility to just creating a bad vehicle. This is my last ford car, I will by elsewhere moving forward. I am a disappointed ford customer, and I am not happy with ford service.
2010 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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While driving on the expressway near dearborn, mi, my 2010 ford taurus began to increase in speed on its on. The last time I looked at it before I crashed, the odometer was at about 80 miles per hour. I could not stop the car by pressing on the brakes. I was getting close to other cares, so I turned to the right to avoid a collision with another car, so I hit the guard rail and the car rolled over. Thankfully, I was not hurt and no one else was either. My car, of course, was totalled and based on michigan law, I also received a ticket.
I was driving my vehicle on the interstate when it started surgeon. Then the next day when I was driving it in town started driving erratically and I thought it was going to die. I talked to ford about it and they said that the escape and the fusion were both recalled for the same issue. The throttle body it's the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle began to accelerate rapidly. The brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the contact shifted into park in order to stop the vehicle from further accelerating. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 300. The VIN was unavailable.
At approximately 11:30pm, est, on 11/23/2013, at a parking lot at the intersection of route 59 and franklin tpk., in suffern, ny, the vehicle engaged in an unintended acceleration while the brake was being applied to bring the car to a full stop. I,[xxx], the driver, forced down the brake pedal to halt the vehicle, placed the shift lever in neutral, and depressed the ignition button to stop the racing engine. The car was restarted, with no further malfunction. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the brake was engaged and there was an unexpected acceleration. The contact applied the brake pedal repeatedly and the vehicle came to a stop. The failure occurred on a second occasion which resulted into a crash. There were no physical injuries. The contact's vehicle sustained moderate damages. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the unintended acceleration issue. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.
This is the second occasion in two weeks. One surge occurred from a full stop and the ABS brakes didn't stop the vehicle before bumper impact. Second accident was when I was traveling 20-30 MPH and went to stop and the car surge with the ABS foot pedal pressed as hard as possible. The ABS brakes made a noise 3 times before impact to rear bumper / spare tire. In addition I have complained to my dealership the last 3 service visits that the right side of the front brakes make a grinding noise sporadically when braking. I have also experienced loss of power while on a highway (very scary).
Acceleration stalls from 0-5 MPH then is followed by a harsh bump on take-off this car is very dangerous it will stall upon down shifting while merging into traffic for as long as 6 seconds. This causes traffic behind me to take avoidance maneuvers. When passing it will do the same thing taking 3 to 6 seconds to start accelerating. When I pull out to pass it falls back a full car length before it makes up its mind to accelerate. Very dangerous, it will do this at 30 MPH through 70 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while passing another vehicle at 50 MPH, the accelerator pedal got stuck in a depressed position. The contact was not aware of the speed that the vehicle accelerated to after the pedal got stuck. In order to stop the vehicle from continuing to accelerate, the contact had to use their foot to pull the pedal up. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 10,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving approximately 35 MPH the vehicle surged forward until extreme pressure was applied to the brake pedal. The failure recurred six times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer on three occasions; yet, the contact was told that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 900 and the current mileage was 2,880.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that when braking from any speed, a grinding noise could be heard coming from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where all of the rotors and drums were replaced. Approximately three months after repairs, the contact was driving approximately 35 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and it was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was replaced. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 8,300. The VIN was unavailable.
I bought this car 2010 ford taurus sel and have complained about sudden acceleration but the dealership was unable to duplicate but it still continues to do so when I least expect it. Then I noticed red fluid was leaking and the dealership found the seal was not properly sealed by the manufacturer. Then when I turned off the car the gear shift refused to shift and when it did after five minutes, I could not get my key out!....now the cd player is accelerating when I try to play my music, this car is a lemon.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving 15 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a hill. The driver and passenger were injured during the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 3200. Updated 5/3/10 *cn updated 06/10/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus which was purchased on january 15, 2010. While driving at speeds of 55 MPH, the collision warning symbol illuminated on the instrument panel and within one half mile, the vehicle stalled. On a separate occasion, while utilizing the cruise control mechanism at 65 MPH, the "driver intervention" and "collision warning" symbols illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled again. He was able to restart the vehicle within a few minutes. The dealer was contacted and the failures could not be duplicated. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The contact stated that the cruise control mechanism was controlled by a sensor and when the vehicle came to close to a preceding vehicle, the cruise control sensor would slow the vehicle down to avoid a potential crash. The contact stated that the "collision warning" light was to advise the driver when this was occurring. The dealer installed a recording device in the vehicle and advised the contact to utilize it the next time there was a failure in the vehicle so that they could record exactly what may have caused the failures. To date, the vehicle was in possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 2,520.
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