2012 Ford Taurus engine complaints

Filed May 4, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 78,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. The contact stated that after refueling and driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle jerked and then stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the sensor in the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Dec 28, 2012 · Engine · 3,700 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and then towed to an authorized dealer. A diagnostic test was performed which detected no trouble codes. The failure recurred on two separate occasion and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The technician was unable to neither duplicate the failure nor locate the problem. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 3,700.

Filed Aug 28, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 1,450 miles · MD

03/24/2012. 1st failure mileage approx.1,450: driving on I-95s at approx. 70 MPH, raining condition, wipers in use, headlights on. Suddenly the instrument panel lights went dark, wipers stopped in the middle of windshield, engine cut off. Was able to steer car from middle lane to road side and braked. Put car in park, lights still out, engine would not start. In less a minute, on the middle instrument gauge a green lighted message displayed: "power accessories..." for a very short time. Then car restarted. Ford services could not find any problem or error code. 08/04/2012. 2nd failure mileage approx. 5,360: nice hot day of summer. After stopping at a travel center parking lot, drove about 25 yards in the parking lot at approx. 10 MPH, the instrument panel lights went out and the engine cut off. Car would not start in "neutral" but started in "park" position right away. Ford services could not find any problem or error code. In both incidents, the passenger was accessing the "multi-media console" for radio station or GPS.