2010 Ford Taurus: engine stalls while driving

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 Jan 13, 2017 · Transmission · MN

Ptu- power train unit transmission "catches" while driving at speed causing the car to hesitate. Feels as though the vehicle will stall and cause a rear end type of accident. Not only could this cause a bad accident , yet jepordize many lives. It's unsafe and cause serious health risks. Burning oil fumes seep into the vehicle. Action needs to be taken / put recall on this problem. Action is need . This issue also allows the car to malfunction in so many ways . All 4 wheels can lock up at same time, stalling, even cause car to take off while sitting still, the vehicle jumps out of gears. While driving. I will not allow my son to put his newborn baby in that car!!! Please take action. Asap thank you milaca, mn

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Electrical · 92,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Nov 26, 2014 · Engine · 92,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2014 · Engine · 40,000 miles · MI

My 2010 taurus sel v-6 3.5 shut off while driving at 30 MPH. About 6 weeks later the engine turned itself off again while parked. *tr .

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Engine · 30,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, however they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Aug 12, 2014 · Engine · 28,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. After making a left turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Engine · 60,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated that the service engine sensor illuminated intermittently. The contact heard a noise upon turning on the temperature controls for A/C or heating and heard a clicking noise upon starting the vehicle. The contact stated while driving, the A/C control was turned on and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to wait a moment and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed May 14, 2014 · Engine · 39,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH the vehicle stalled without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000. The current mileage was 52,000. R

Filed Sep 14, 2013 · Engine · 46,000 miles · NY

My wife was driving the car on the highway when it stalled without warning and lost all power (including power steering). The doors also locked automatically. She was able to get the car to the side of the road safely. The car started normally a few minutes later and she drove it directly to a ford dealership in hacketstown nj. They made some (in retrospect questionable) repairs, replacing the battery and the fuel pump. When the car was picked up it stalled again leaving the dealership. We took it to another mechanic who said the fuel pump was improperly installed and fixed it. The car ran fine for another few months, but stalled again, in the exact same manner, going about 50 miles per hour. Once again, after safely navigating to the shoulder the car engine started without issue. This time we took the car to manhattan ford and contacted ford customer care. Ford customer care did not concede any issues with the model, and used the somewhat circular reasoning that if there were a problem the model then there would have been a recall, and because there was no recall, there was no problem. Therefore, they concluded, the issue rested solely with my individual car. On the other hand, ford customer care was less enthusiastic about reporting the problem to the federal safety agency. When I first reached out to them on 9/9/13 they said I did not need to report anything since ford would do it on my behalf. Later, when I spoke to the ford customer care regional supervisor [xxx] on 9/11/13, she dismissed the efficacy of the federal safety agency, discouraging me from making a report by stating that it would not make a difference. For their part, the manhattan ford dealership seemed to have a good grasp of the situation and replaced the throttle body assembly. The dealership even discounted the repair after ford refused to cover it under the engine/powertrain warranty. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 21, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 12,862 miles · CA

This is the twin turbo v6 ecoboost engine. This vehicle has had several transmission issues dating back to august 2011. First issue: car stumbled upon accelerating from a dead stop. Particularly unsafe when turning into traffic. One potentially serious event was a right turn I made from a stop light and the car came to a crawl. After having the car for more than a week, ford "fixed" the problem but it recurred a month later. Next incident(s): transmission lunges and came out of gear and revved up. Again, ford had the car for about 10 days. That was september 2011. October 18, 2011: car lost power on freeway and ran very rough. Car towed into ford. The had to replace coils, plugs, and PCM. 9/14/2012: sunroof failed and would not close. Problem fixed under warranty. 8/16/2013: delivered the car to ford because the transmission acting up once again. This time when I press the accelerator the car stalls very briefly but then catches and accelerates forward quickly. This is a liability concern. On the freeway, when I press the gas to accelerate to pass a car, the car coasts before catching. Ford still has the vehicle and is telling me that they don't see an issue with their drive tests but have a call into ford to see how to proceed. I'm very concerned.

Filed May 16, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 8,000 miles · IL

I've complained to multiple service dealers that my car almost stalls while leaving a dead stop and also hesitates at highway speeds. I'm afraid to drive it out of state for fear of an incident because of the engine/transmission behavior. One dealer service transmission specialist ordered a part and installed it, but, the problems still exist!