2010 Ford Taurus: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed May 31, 2018 · Acceleration · 112,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving approximately 60 MPH with the cruise control activated, a deer jumped in front of the vehicle. The contact swerved to avoid the deer. The contact continued to drive the vehicle and the stability traction control warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the cruise control did not disengage when attempting to turn it off. The dealer (sakelaris ford lincoln of rolla, 625 w 7th st, rolla, mo 65401, (573) 364-1211) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Engine · 443 miles · MO

Engine surge from the beginning when the car is in cruise control all of a sudden it will surge then cruise control turns off. This has happened on short trips and on long trips. I took the car to the dealership the first few times it happened and they could not find anything. However, when it does happen (and it still does on occasion) and there is a car behind me, it happens so quickly that it's almost as if I'm applying my brakes and the car behind me usually has to swerve out-of-the-way if they're too close. Thus, I try not to use on small trips which isn't fair to me. Another thing it does, is when I first take off from a stop it will surge to the point that if a car is going slower at the beginning there is a possibility I could run into the back of it. That is why I give the cars ahead of me a little leeway. The car did this during my demo drive in the salesman said it was just a "hot car ". Not!

Filed Aug 16, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 28,000 miles · MS

2010 taurus sho. Brakes roaring &/or grinding when applied medium to heavy. Brakes feel weak & slow to respond when applied. Lite grease or oil burning smell coming into car. Engine lost power, car filled with heavy fuel smell, multiple warning lights flashing, & steering was very hard to turn in traffic near ford dealer & coasted into the service lane. Ford said wrong spark plugs installed at factory which caused plugs to foul, then 2 injectors to lock wide open, coil packs ruined, PCM burnt up, & several other problem. Adaptive cruise control shuts down on the interstate & warning system flashes on the windshield & system says sensor is blocked & the collision warning system is not working. To correct the problem the vehicle has to be stopped & restarted . Transmission downshifts incorrectly at times or hesitates to respond while trying to merge into interstate traffic. Ford sync system cut on & off or disconnects from phone which is linked to 911 for safety. Blind spot warning system gives false warnings constantly when no other vehicles are near & on various roads types. Automatic wipers come on when its not rain. Adaptive cruise will not maintain the proper gaps between vehicles ahead of it & driver must take control. During fueling the fuel pours out from the overflow valve when the tank tops off at any gas station. Dark quarter size spot coming up in the driver's side mirror which obscures vision of other vehicles. Dust & dirt entering the vehicle around the rear doors while driving. Driver's side head rest slowly rises up over a few days & touches driver's head & cannot be safely pushed down until stopped. Michelin mxv4 tires 20" started separating where the side walls meet the tread. Michelin immediately replaced the 4 tires without question. A total of 34 problems with this vehicle including the paint fading out. Currently has 39,400 miles.

Filed Nov 5, 2011 · Engine · 120,000 miles · DC

On several occasions, while driving at varying speeds between 15 MPH and 65 MPH, the engine will lose power, followed by the dashboard indicator "d" light going out, and the electrical accessories, associated with the engine or reverse functions, such as the cruise control and the rear window shade will shut down. Basically, at the time of this power loss, the vehicle default safety functions engage. Shortly thereafter, within 30 seconds, the engine regains thrust and the "d" light comes back on. Friend following in the car behind me reported seeing my "reverse lights" turn on and stay on while I reported the "d" light was out. Took to two separate dealerships over the course of 5 visits. Engine periodically continues to do this. Issue seems to be resolved when additional gas is applied and power is engaged. A complete restart of the car seems to also cause the plaguing problem go away. Concerns include total loss of power and possible rear end collisions and failure in an intersection due to this sudden loss of power. I've experienced this on the interstate as well while making a left turn from a four lane main road in washington, dc.

Filed Jul 1, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 47,500 miles · CA

On two occasions the vehicle has stalled or lost power while in the process of driving. The first time this occurred the vehicle was traveling 20mph approximately 10 minutes into the drive. The second time this occurred the vehicle was traveling 55 MPH while set on cruise control five hours into a drive. In both occurrences the display indicated to put shifter into park while the vehicle was stalled and still moving. While the vehicle was stalled the power steering and braking was disabled. After pulling over to the side of the road, placing the vehicle in park and restarting the vehicle operated normal. The ford dealership has tried to diagnose the problem twice without success. The dealership has contacted ford and they state they aren't aware of any problems of this nature. This is a very hazardous condition to occur while traveling 55mph on a curvy canyon road. I'm very concerned with continuing to drive the vehicle.

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Acceleration, Engine · 1,000 miles · MO

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.