Ford Taurus grinding brakes problems

Filed Jan 16, 2025 · Acceleration, Brakes · CO

Driving down CR 230 in Wyoming, the situation started if I have to estimate, 7 miles west of Woods Landing, I heard a metal on metal grinding noise from the engine bay, and a loss of power on the throttle. I look at my RPM gauge and notice it is a zero. No check engine light, all electronics working as normal along with the brakes, and I slow the vehicle down to 30 MPH. Shortly after noticing, I get a "Check Brake System" flash on my instrument panel cluster, also the light which illuminates for my parking brake turns on, and I lose power brakes, the brake pedal turned extremely stiff. I immediately look for a pull off zone, but because I had lost brakes I did not want to risk keeping the vehicle moving. I get the vehicle stopped on the side of the road, and instantly put it in park along with the parking brake and shut the vehicle off. The vehicle would not start or crank, just a flash across all of the electronics, the lights go dark, then illuminate again as if normal. This is an extremely dangerous situation, the vehicle had not notified me that the motor had stopped turning; not a check engine light or ring at all, and shortly after that the power brakes stop working. This is very dangerous for motorists because of the lack of notification from the vehicle, and the incredibly weak breaking ability. If the vehicle had been moving at highway speeds, any sort of traffic, I could've ended up injured or dead, and even worse, killed another driver. The vehicle was towed to the nearest town where it would be inspected by a dealership; they reported to have found coolant in the oil and that the vehicle needed a new motor. No other details have been confirmed, and the problem has not been reproduced by the dealership. It is unknown if the dealership inspected the braking system.

Filed Dec 5, 2022 · Steering · 104,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, there was play in the steering wheel. Additionally, the steering wheel emitted abnormal grinding sounds and became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The contact was able to continue driving at slower speeds. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the repair could not be covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Feb 10, 2021 · Transmission · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal grinding came from the vehicle without warning. The contact then received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v692000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact had taken the vehicle to kunes country ford of antioch (104 il-173, antioch, il 60002) where an inspection was performed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was safe to be driven however, the noise persisted. The contact made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer however, each attempt was unsuccessful. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Aug 14, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 153,000 miles · MT · crash

We were returning to our farm from a trip to town. The cruise control was set at the 70mph speed limit. A recent construction project gave us a newly paved road. It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind and temps in the low 80's. We were enjoying the ride and noted what an improvement the newly paved road was. Without warning the tires began squealing and the control characteristics of our taurus changed dramatically. The steering became labored (I believe from the automated anti lock and traction control systems engageding). My attempt to compensate for the violent change in vehicle operation and regain control were quickly futile. We succumbed to the laws of motion spinning hopelessly out of control across the oncoming lane into the opposite ditch at a high rate of speed. Miraculously we there was no oncoming traffic and we didn't plunge into the myriad of steep terrain conditions common on this stretch of highway. We did not roll but came violently to rest on the far upslope of the opposite roadside ditch. My later research for the cause of our sudden loss of control produced the federal safety agency recall no. :20v‑072 which identified the rear toe link on certain ford models as subject to failure. I later confirmed the driver side rear toe link had snapped on our taurus and was the cause of our accident.

Filed Apr 1, 2020 · Steering · 114,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. The contact stated that when turning, the steering wheel emitted a grinding sound. The grinding sound was also emitted when reversing the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics for inspection. The contact was informed that the rock and pinion and power steering gearbox failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed Nov 15, 2019 · 60,000 miles · PA

Radio would not play in 12/2018 but then it was ok until this year when it started causing the following issues in 11/2019. The my ford touch sync is causing an extremely loud squealing noise when the car is started, or when the radio is on while driving which is so loud it could cause you to wreck. Radio will not play at all when the radio is on. Most of the time the noise will go away if the radio or car is turned off. Ford had a recall but I never was notified by ford. I disconnected wire to fuse box and the radio reset and all was fine, the radio played all the stations including sirius xm but when my wife started the car the next day the loud noise started again and she had to get out of the car because it was so loud. She reached back into the car and shut the car off and the noise stopped. He got back in the car and started it again and hurried up and shut the radio off and the noise was gone. I got in the car and turned the radio on and the noise was gone but the radio would not play and the radio would not allow me to select am and fm but could select sirius xm, USB, and cd but would not play. The loud noise also has started when the bluetooth is on. This loud noise can cause an accident be because it is so loud. Went to the ford dealer and they told me that the recall ran out in 2017 but I was never notified of the recall by ford. This noise is very dangerous and can cause accidents because you never know when it will occur. I called ford and they gave me a case # ces24887147 and they will look into it but the ford dealer told me that the case # is about as far as it will go. There are many cases on line and the cost for this repair is about $1500.00 but it should be ford's cost not mine because I was never notified of this very dangerous condition while driving down the highway. I installed latest update it worked that day but issue was back next day.

Filed Sep 28, 2019 · Acceleration · 180,000 miles · OH · crash

As I was driving to work on the highway the car began to accelerate by itself the brakes were not able to slow the car down the brakes were grinding it against the accelerator the accelerator or the grpm was over 3000 I managed to get the car off of the highway was able to pull into a parking lot but the car would not stop and so I wound up having to hit a pole to stop the car

Filed Jun 30, 2019 · 5 miles · MI

This is about my transmission. It is doing the same grinding sounds as the recalled ford f150's however it is not on the recall list. My car is the 2014 ford taurus.

Filed Dec 29, 2018 · Suspension · 143,060 miles · KS

A strange grinding noise was coming from the passenger front tire area which was very noticable trying to back out of driveway, so pulled back in and looked to see what might be wrong. I noticed a burning rubber smell and that the wheel clearance was significantly less on passenger verse driver front tire. Drove up onto ramps to look from beneath and could clearly see the end of the coil poking into the inside edge of the tire with a worn mark all the way around where it was pushing into the rubber. After carefully backing off ramps, it was jacked up and placed on jack stands, at which time it was clearly visible the coil spring was snapped in two. It is a miracle this was found before my sister drove 70mph on the highway she was about to. This would've certainly caused a blowout and potentially a fire, and at those speeds could've certainly been deadly.

Filed Jul 2, 2018 · Engine · 93,000 miles · IL

The high AC line drips on the serpentine belt as a result of condensation during AC use. This causes a light squeal that leads to a loud squeal. During the summer, the only work around is having the belt cleaned regularly during the summer months. Eventually, while operating the vehicle on the expressway, the moisture caused the compressor to seize. When the compressor seized, it caused the belt to snap which caused the vehicle to have a loss of power during operation which made me almost lose control of my vehicle potentially leading to an accident. The manufacturer has acknowledged a manufacturer defect but will not get back to me to resolve the matter. The manufacturer suggested that I go to the dealership and pay for the repair with hopes that it will be recalled in the future and I be reimbursed. However, the dealerships aren't able to perform a repair because there is no way to repair it without a recall.