2010 Ford Taurus: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 21, 2020 · Engine · 142,000 miles · OH · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, he noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The contact veered to the shoulder of the road. The interior filled up with smoke, the contact managed to get out the vehicle where in a few moments the vehicle went up in flames. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. A police and fire department report was made. Progressive insurance was contacted, came out and deemed the vehicle a total loss. No dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

Filed Feb 14, 2018 · Engine · 163,350 miles · SC

On sunday, 2/11/2018, I was driving east I-26 in columbia, sc heading to worship services and without warning, my car suddenly shutdown causing me to lose my steering ability. I managed to guide the car out of the 60 MPH traffic and came to a stop. After I stopped, I saw a puff of what appeared to be steam or smoke coming from the right front passenger side. As I opened the hood, I could not see any leaks or other evidence of a broken hose or anything that produced the smoke. I checked my fluid levels and discovered that my radiator resevoir was low on fluid. I then pulled the engine oil dipstick and discovered a chocolate milky substance on the dipstick. I suspected that the oil and coolant had mixed causing my engine to fail. I called a wrecker service and had the car towed to classic ford of columbia. On monday, 2/12/2018, I received a call from dean ray, service professional from classic ford. Mr. Ray told me that he thought that the internal water pump failed causing the coolant and oil to mix and possible ruined the engine and I needed to replace the engine. After receiving this information, I conducted research and discovered that ford was aware of the design flaw with the failure of the internal water pump. When failure of the water pump occurs, there is no warning given to the driver the engine shuts down suddenly. This internal water pump was placed in the 3.5 duratec engines in the taurus, edge, flex, fusion, and possibly other ford cars. This failure almost caused me to have a major accident on a major interstate highway. I think ford should recall these engines. Many auto experts have discovered this issue with the engine. Loss of life is possibly with this dangerous engine malfunction and an estimated $7,300.00 engine replacement bill. Please take action asap to avoid death and injury to ford owners. A recall could save lives.

Filed Apr 4, 2017 · Seats · 75,391 miles · MN · fire

As I was driving with my seat heater on, I smelled something burning and felt a hot spot on my butt. When I looked at my seat later, I noticed a hole burned through my seat. Took it into the shop. They did a pinpoint test, v12 no. The drivers seat cushion heater mat needs replacing. Ford offers no assistance in paying for the repairs. Unable to use with out it burning the seat and driver.

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 Dec 17, 2012 · Engine · 68,000 miles · TN

I was driving down the interstate when the car started running real choppy and misfiring. I got the car to a safe destination. After restarting the vehicle, there was a tremendous amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust. I was able to get it to our nearest ford dealership. Prior to this incident there were no check engine lights, no problems passing emissions, just no signs that anything was wrong. This is a 2 year old vehicle purchased brand new from the dealership. Ford has bragged about this engine being a premier engine, top notch eco boost turbo charged and for us to have to replace it after two years of driving is insane. We have vehicles older than this 2010 taurus sho, one with 100,000(chevy 2006), another with 150, 000(honda 2004), and another with 60,000(mitsubishi 2003) that have given us no problems. Ford has not lived up to their claims on this car. The dealership said that one of the cylinders had a compression of 0 and that we needed an engine replacement. They never took the engine apart, they just did a diagnostic. I called the customer service line at ford and complained immediately after finding out that we were going to need an engine. They quoted a price of $6800 to replace the engine.after providing our service records, ford offered to help us with some of the cost but we were still out of pocket almost $5000. Warning to consumers, this car, even though I loved driving it, I would not recommend it to anyone! We paid close to $50,000 for this car. If you dare to risk buying this car you better get the extended warranty because you just may need it. A big disappointment. Supposedly ford sent our engine to be examined closely. I hope they find out what the real problem is because I would not want anyone to have to go through what we did.we will not be buying any ford vehicles ever again!!!