2011 Ford Taurus: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 27, 2020 · Steering · 103,000 miles · PA

This car has a steering recall on it. The recall was fixed and closed out three years ago. The same issue is coming up and it is saying faulty steering on the screen and I lose power steering. I spoke to the dealership and she said in the seven years she has been there she has not seen an issue like this happen again on a vehicle but when I googled about it I saw tons of complaints about people getting the steering recall 'fixed' in their ford and then the same issue popping up again and the customer forced to pay the money for it. If my steering goes out I could be in a serious accident esp since I do a lot of highway driving and children in my car.

Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Engine · 102,000 miles · ME

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. While operating the vehicle, a knocking noise was present coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to ray haskell ford (801 kennedy memorial dr, oakland, me) where it was diagnosed that the water pump failed and damaged the engine. The dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 102,000. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. The vehicle lost power steering and brakes with no warning.

Filed Aug 10, 2018 · Engine · 129,000 miles · NC

I have a 2011 ford taurus sel that has less than 130,000 miles on it that has experienced a total engine failure. It started with a coolant leak which caused the car to overheat. I noticed the smell of coolant. After a week or so, the vehicle began making some noises. At that time, I was driving the vehicle and the vehicle started making a very loud noise, the temperature gauge came on and the vehical was overheating and the oil light also came on, keeping in mind that I had just changed the oil. Also, when the oil was changed, it was noticed that there was some other fluid in the oil (now after seeing all the other issues, realizing it was the coolant that had leaked in the engine causing the engine failure) all of a sudden, I experienced total engine failure while driving. The car shut off, I lost power steering and the car began smoking very heavily. I believed the car was on fire. It seems as though this issue has not only happened to my car but also many other taurus's as well. This is a very dangerous situation, as my car stalled out in the middle of traffic with a loss of all maneuverability.

Filed Jun 3, 2018 · Electrical · 83,400 miles · NC

I was driving on a city street the week of may 20, 2018 when the engine suddenly went dead. (loss of powering steering and breaks). I drifted to a stop along the roadside. After turning the car off I checked the breaks and steering and then was able to restart the car. The second occurrence was june 3, 2018 while driving down a neighborhood street. Again the engine quit running, I drifted to the side of the road, turned it off and was able to restart after a few minutes and was able to continue my drive. On both occasions the only warning was a silhouette of the car on the dashboard as the engine went dead.

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Engine · 103,100 miles · WA

I was driving home from work, traveling uphill when my 2011 taurus sho sputtered and quickly lost power for more than 5 sec. While I was accelerating. This is not the first time something like this has happened to me. I am glad there wasn't anyone driving behind me because I'm sure they would have rear-ended me. Once I regained control of my vehicle, I noticed my check engine light came on. The car was shaking and sputtering as it was trying to make it up the rest of the hill. The check engine light started to blink. By the time I made it to the top of the hill the vehicle seemed better but I knew from experience it was in limp mode. I made it home safely driving as carefully as I could. I did notice the car shook much more when I slowed down to stop for stop-signs, almost like it was going to stall. I even ran a couple signs because I wanted to make it home, safely. I called the dealership gus johnson ford immediately to schedule an appointment. I took it in, my service advisor called me days later and said he advised I put a whole new engine in my car. Cylinder #4 misfiring, found leak that is causing low compression. He said they could tear apart the motor and inspect further but doing a complete engine assembly could cost upwards around $10,000. I was paralyzed! I found other stories and complaints just like mine when I came here to the federal safety agency. If ford was, or still is aware of any defects to the engine through manufacturing or bad design that may cause loss of power, shaking, shuddering, sputtering, stalling, loss-of-power during acceleration, they should be held responsible before someone is seriously injured.

Filed Jul 13, 2016 · Electrical · 500 miles · VA

Our car was purchased new on 4/29/2011 from sheehy ford in ashland virginia. Within the first week of ownership we experienced a serious safety issue. While driving, the car suddenly just lost all electrical power and cut off. We contacted sheehy ford and they could not identify the cause of the problem. This happened several more times and after several trips to sheehy, they attached a device to capture the problem when it happened. We had the device in the car for several months and it occurred only one time. The device provided no help in identifying the problem. They removed the device and said that it appeared the problem had resolved itself. We did not have the problem again until september of 2015. The odometer was near 25,000 miles. We were traveling on a very curvy 55 MPH road with no shoulders when we lost power and it cut off. It was then when we realized how serious a safety issue this was as a car rounding the curve behind us could have rear-ended us as we had no break lights to warn them. As a result my wife refuses to even ride in the car. Once again we took the car to sheehy ford and they could not find the problem. They contacted the regional customer service manager for sheehy ford and he opened case cas-7525445. He made arrangements with sheehy ford to engage 'ford engineering' to resolve the issue. As it turned out sheehy ford had our car for nearly 2 weeks but merely drove it to attempt to repeat the problem. The car did not cut-off during their nearly 900 miles of driving it. In november of 2015 we contacted ford motor company product claims department and they refused to resolve the issue. We had the same problem again on june 16, 2016 at approximately 29,500 miles wile driving on I-295 at 70 miles per hour.

Filed Jun 14, 2013 · Engine · 20,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, a complete loss of engine power occurred for a few seconds. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2012 · Acceleration · 13,756 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began to lose power abnormally. The contact depressed the accelerator while attempting a turn and the vehicle accelerated abnormally slow. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure, who advised that they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified who informed the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer for further inspection. The failure mileage was 13,756. Updated 05/31/12