2010 Ford Taurus: engine failure

Filed Oct 30, 2020 · Steering · 150,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving 68 MPH, the service power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized in the middle of traffic. The contact stated that the electric power assist steering (epas) system failed. The contact coasted over to the side of the roadway. The contact turned off the vehicle and unplugged the battery for the computer system to reset however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Mtn view ford (301 e 20th st, chattanooga, tn 37408, (423) 756-1331) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and informed the contact that the steering column, and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Oct 6, 2020 · Engine, Steering · 82,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving, the steering wheel seized while turning causing the vehicle to become difficult to steer. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the check engine warning light then illuminated and the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The contact waited for several minutes, restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to rivertown ford (1680 whittlesey rd, columbus, ga 31904) and diagnosed and test driven however, the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · Steering · 105,000 miles · MO

The vehicle steering seized up and the vehicle becomes unsafe

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 Nov 2, 2017 · Engine · 121,000 miles · MA

The water pump damaged the engine on my 2010 taurus brought it to a ford dealer now dealer told me I need a new engine with a cost of $5000.00 plus labor ,water pump is inside the engine .when water pump goes it starts leaking into engine. Needing to engine to be replace I think this stupid [xxx] design by ford .I was driving when this happen in the middle of the road. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 26, 2017 · Driver assistance, Steering · 102,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized. In addition, the traction warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS and the ad sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Feb 8, 2017 · Steering · 73,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · Engine · 150,000 miles · CA

While driving the engine overheating display came on and the engine lost most of its power. Upon ispection the radiator coolant tank was empty. Filled the tank with water and drove to the nearest ford dealer. The dealer said the water pump had failed and leaked the coolant into the crankcase. No leaks were visable outside the engine. The dealer said that the engine got to hot and there is exhaust gases in the coolant and suggests a new engine because of the 150k mileage on the engine. The important part of this is that this is a very poor design by the engine manufacturer. I am a mechanic/supervisor for a company that has been using the ford taurus as it's vehicle of choice for the past 25 years. This failure has happened to taurus' in our fleet four other times in the last four months with catastrophic failure being the outcome. The vehicles were 2010-2012 with 100k -150k miles.because there is no outside leak and the leak is slow so that the coolant degrades the oil and internally damages the engine before a loss of coolant causes the engine to overheat. This has been the case with all but one of our vehicle failures. A water pump replacement before 100k miles should be recommended by ford and financial assistance by ford should be offered is a catastrophic engine failure occurs because of this major design flaw.

Filed Apr 26, 2016 · Engine · 100,000 miles · SC

I own a 2010 ford taurus se. I purchased the car 2 years ago, I begin having problems with the engine approximately 4 months ago. The car begin to run hot while driving so I pulled over to the side of the road and shut the engine off. I cranked the car up again and the gauge read normal. About a week later the same action occurred so I took the car to my local ford dealership and was informed that I needed a new engine because oil and water was mixing within. I was very unhappy but had to replace the engine out-of-pocket because the warranty had already expired. I then made a promise that I will never ever purchase another ford in my life because I have always driven gm vehicles and have never replaced anything major on the gm vehicles. I think that ford should recall these engines because this was a very unpleasant, and inconvenient experience. This action would make at least a few hundred thousand customers whole again. #lessonlearned #gm4life

Filed Mar 6, 2016 · Engine · 103,700 miles · NY

My son was driving this car when it started to make noise and smoke about 10 minutes from our house. He was driving on streets, not highway. He pulled over. We called our mechanic and he advised us not to drive it and get it towed. Upon his inspection, he saw 2 holes in the engine that looked like something shot out of it. The engine had to be replaced. The mechanic said he never saw anything like this and that it must be a manufacturing defect. We took pictures of it. When I contacted ford, they said there was nothing they could do about it because the warranty had expired a few months earlier. We had to pay for a new engine.

Filed Dec 9, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 82,000 miles · SC

My vehicle suddenly ran hot while driving on the interstate at approximately 65 MPH. I immediately pulled off as my exit was approaching and within 1/2 found a safe place to park. The engine had steam coming from the radiator. After calling aaa for a tow, it was towed to the local aaa and then to the classic ford dealership. As the car arrived on a friday, ford did not check it until the following tuesday. I received a quote from ford that it needed an entirely new engine,timing belt and water pump for $7, 400.00! Calls to the corporate ford did no good as they said there was nothing that ford could do but to keep my receipts in case a recall was ever announced. I called another mechanic that I had used in the past and he was able to fix the engine for $1800.00. The mechanic said that the engine design was faulty and that if it ever ran hot again, it would do the same damage because of the design.

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!!!