2015 Ford Taurus: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 18, 2022 · Steering · 110,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel temporarily lost power steering assist. There was a message displayed to take the vehicle to the dealer. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred temporarily on two other occasions. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle in when the warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The consumer stated replaced front re-blower relay coil electrical assist steering module.

Filed Mar 25, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 129,000 miles · MI

Twice the power went off on my car while driving on the highway. I was lucky to be able to pull off the road. Waited a few minutes and got power back. The car makes noise when going down the road, and I have always been told that the ford taurus does this. They said nothing was wrong. The noise is where you wonder if you are safe, and probably would never find a buyer for the vehicle. The car sounds like an electrical problem sometimes from the radio, and when I use the phone. Weird. The blue lights on the dash board can be blinding. Had my eyes checked by a specialist and not my eyes. One time I had left my car running in park in the driveway and when walking around to the other side of the car, the car rolled out of my driveway and damaged the door on the garage door. Obviously the car losing power twice on a highway is a serious issue. This happened two years ago, and two months ago was the second time.

Filed Jul 14, 2020 · Steering · 61,900 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford taurus. The contact stated that after refueling and attempting to drive off, the vehicle loss power steering assist. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact waited for fifteen minutes, restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. The contact contacted olathe ford lincoln (1845 e santa fe st, olathe, ks 66062, (913) 782-0881) to have the vehicle diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering gear and power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and a case was filed. The contact was informed that the repair was no longer covered under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 61,900.*dt

Filed Oct 16, 2019 · Fuel system · 62,000 miles · NC

While driving at 55 MPH on busy road, vehicle lost power. Almost rear-ended before being able to coast into empty parking lot. Went into limp mode. Could not accelerate. Vehicle maintenance indicator with wrench came on. Turned car off. Waited one minute. Car restarted. No indicator light. This is the second time this has happened with this vehicle. The first time this happened on 6/18/19, I researched and found a recall 16s31 for models built in chicago. My vehicle VIN was not included in recall. I took the car to dealership, they could not find an error code or recreate failure. I still had them replace the part under the recall at a cost to myself. Part was new fuel pump control module. I filed complaint 11220834 with the federal safety agency. My fear is this is going to happen again and if I am on the expressway, the results could be catastrophic.

Filed Sep 4, 2019 · Steering · 94,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford taurus. The vehicle experienced loss of power steering while driving steering the vehicle required added effort the contact believes failure was power steering however, the mechanic was unable to verify due to no codes present at diagnostic the contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, without warning the power steering became inoperable. The vehicle then stalled. The contact stated that extra effort was needed in maneuvering the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle performed as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The failure recurred once. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · 68,000 miles · NC

While driving at 65 MPH on busy road, vehicle lost power. Was able to coast to side of road. Vehicle would not accelerate. Very dangerous situation. No iwarning/indicators of any problems before loss of acceleration. Only indicator that came on after was maintenance indicator which disappeared after restart.. Placed the vehicle in park and restarted. Vehicle fine after restarting. Noticed this vehicle and year had a safety recall 16s31 for models built in chicago. I checked my VIN. Not included in recall, however I have a ford taurus 3.5 liter built at the chicago plant. Not sure why I wasn't included in safety recall if vehicle is experiencing this issue. Very dangerous situation to loose power especially on busy freeways.

Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · NC

Driving on highway sudden surge of RPM then loss of all power. Car went into limp mode. Displayed wrench warning light and see owners manual which indicates power train/loss of power. Dealer said code was reading throttle body. Believe they need to investigate further

Filed Jun 23, 2018 · Steering · 62,000 miles · PA

On a number of occasions in the past 30 days my 2015 taurus has has a loss of power to the steering system which makes it difficult to drive it happens at low and high speeds it happened at my sons graduation in a parking lot full of students and parents and could not steer the car it also happened on a main road traveling in my lane around a hard turn in road and the steering failed I stopped the car on the shoulder by slamming on the brakes thank god no one was behind me and it happened at the grocery store turning into a parking spot on 2 occasions the way to make it work again is if you turn off car and restart it and it's fine till the next time a light comes on on the dash that reads power steering system failure I contacted ford about the problem and I was told that it wasn't covered under warranty and there was no recalls in and that it needed a new steering gear and rack and it would cost me 1500$ to do the job I have looked into any recalls online and they did have a recall on a the power steering asssist on earlier models of the taurus 2012-2013 so makes me think that they know there is a problem and won't issue a recall are they waiting for someone to get hurt or possibly killed as I said previously the power steering fails at all speeds and gives no indication that it is about to happen something should be done thank you

Filed Mar 17, 2017 · Transmission · 9,800 miles · MA

While driving rpms shot up and lost all power. Was able to pull over safely since I was on a city street and restart vehicle. After the restart I was able to drive off but could not get out of second gear. Engine light came on shortly after.

Filed Jun 30, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 40 miles · MI

Driving on the highway at 70 MPH experienced sudden loss of engine power- no limp home mode just loss of acceleration - coasted to the side of the road. After turning car off and back on was able to continue driving. Only error shown was see manual. Failed three more times before I could get off the road - known problem with throttle body - extremely dangerous situation as you can can have difficulty getting off the road crossing several lanes. This should be a major recall. If you are not able to get off the road in time you will most likely experience being rear ended on the highway. As I researched this this has been happening for years and is still not fixed - why is the nhstb not taking this more seriously.