I was driving at night in expressway traffic when the vehicle quit running. There was total loss of control : engine not running and all electrical components and lighting went off. Only manual steering was available to maneuver the vehicle to the expressway shoulder .the alert actions of the drivers behind me did prevent a serious accident. Instrument panel message stated "shift into park"' while the vehicle was moving. This action would have resulted in immediate transmission damage. Vehicle started normally in park. There were no problems during the rest of the trip. The vehicle has a push button start. Brake pedal pressure is required to start the vehicle in neutral or park. Restarting this moving vehicle in neutral would have slowed the momentum required to safely bring the vehicle to a stop. The ford dealership found no computer codes. Advice from the service advisor was " drive or trade the vehicle". The manufacturer instructed the dealer to replace the "electronic throttle body assembly".
2010 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently stall while driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 7,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the side of the road, the engine was turned off and then it restarted immediately. The dealer informed the contact to bring the vehicle in for an inspection within the next couple of days. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 6,700. Updated 04/15/11*lj updated 1/13/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus sho. The contact stated that intermittently, the vehicle would lose power abnormally. The vehicle would not stall but loose power for a few moments before independently regaining power. The dealer inspected the vehicle several times but was unable to locate or duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 24 and the current mileage is 4, 819. Updated 02/07/11 *bf updated 03/17/11
The 2010 ford taurus loses power and the vehicle shuts off at speeds within and excess of 65 MPH. When the defect occurs, the engine turns off, the throttle is deactivated, the center stack console is deactivated and the message center in the vehicle's cluster tells the driver to put the vehicle in park. The driver must then place the vehicle in park in order to start the vehicle once again. This issue has occurred twice within 45 days. For the first occurrence, the vehicle was provided to the ford dealership where it was purchased to perform a root cause analysis. No issue was found and the vehicle was returned to the owner. The defect occurred once again on july 29, 2010 and the ford dealership has been contacted to pick up the vehicle once a loaner vehicle can be obtained. No physical change or improvement has been made to address this issue at this time and ford field service engineering has not been involved or notified.
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 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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