Ford Taurus misfire problems

Filed May 10, 2026 · Engine, Fuel system · IL

Cylinder two misfire. Replaced coil pack, wires and all spark plugs. Problem reoccurring.

Filed Mar 12, 2024 · Engine · 105,213 miles · CO

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his grandson was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered. The check engine warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a faulty water pump causing coolant intrusion into the engine. The dealer replaced the engine; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer twice, and the engine was replaced for the second and third time. The failure persisted. The vehicle was then towed to Colorado Auto Finders (12351 E Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112), where the ignition coils and spark plugs were replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to two separate independent mechanics, who diagnosed the vehicle with DTC Codes: P0300, P0302 (Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected), and P0306 (Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was 105,213.

Filed Jan 24, 2021 · Steering · 98,000 miles · OH

Power steering would go in and out as I hit bumps in the road at first. Now it's out completely and sometimes locks in position without ability to correct for 1 -2 seconds. Recals for this make, model, and year have been issued. My VIN is not supported despite the similar characteristics of the problem as well as the scenario leading up to total failure. I have a green 2013 ford taurus sho police interceptor. It was a state highway patrol car from rhode island I believe. I purchased the car from chicago motors. It was delivered to me in ohio. I didn't even test drive the vehicle. I trusted in ford. But after the safety issued that's only addressed selectively, I am ashamed to own anything with the name, including my f450. I don't know what kind of discussing greed drives a company to wait for someone to be injured or worse to act on a product that they have already addressed in select vehicles. I will be be fixing this problem as I diagnose the issue and hopefully, im am able to assist others I'm making non costly repairs that are above oem qualifications. If anyone is thinking of buying a ford product, I suggest they take a look at they're track record for customer can and product reliability. A company that doesn't stand behind their product says the same of them as is does of the vehicle purchased. I will be selling both of my ford vehicles as I cannot trust either one to be safe or reliable. (3.5 ecoboost motors- known for carbon buildup above valves leading to rough idle and poor performance. Chunks can dislodge and make way in engine and turbos causing catostrophic failures.) (6.0 powerstroke- weak head bolts stretch due to egr clog causing head gasket to give under pressure. Repair typically requires cab removal.) the cost of those two repairs would pay 1/3 of a new car. #homework

Filed Mar 16, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 93,000 miles · AP

My car had a hard start and rough idle. 02 sensors were ordered because if the code it was giving off. Days later my car threw a wench sign, only once after the car turned off it didn't show up again. The car started jerking, the rpms were jumping and the car actually shut off on me while driving. After looking up these codes this was an issue many others were having with this car and other ford models. It has since turned on, ran for seconds, and turn off shortly after. Each time a code is ran it shows something different than it did previously.

Filed May 10, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 174,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus. While driving approximately 60 MPH, one of the engine cylinders misfired and the speed drastically reduced to 35 MPH. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed the ignition coil was melted under the hood. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer stated that if there was no misfire on the coil, it would need to be replaced. The contact replaced the coil but, moments later, the new coil overheated and melted the PCM. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they did not think it was a safety concern. The approximate failure mileage was 174,000.

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 Mar 18, 2016 · Acceleration · 136,856 miles · NC

Put vehicle in shop vehicle had rough idle, misfiring on #2 cylinder. Shop removed and replaced spark plug, air filter, fuel filter, and ignition coil. Got vehicle from shop. Vehicle idle too high-speeds up on its own. Took back to shop shop removed and replaced idle air control valve got vehicle out of shop. Vehicle still idle too high and still speeds up on its own. When stopped at stop light, when the breaks are released, car jumps forward. When backing up out of garage, car back-up too fast; must hold breaks at all times.

Filed Aug 21, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 52,750 miles · FL

Go`s to a very rough idle. This has happen four times the last being 8/19/2015. I have a engine analyzer that has code p2111 which is throttle body trouble. I have it at a ford dealer now and they are telling me they can not do anything as there analyzer is not giving them a code. This is a very dangerous condition as it will just go to a ideal at any speed. As trying to make a left turn or crossing a busy road. I took them my print out from my analyzer. But all I get is song and dance that they can`t do anything till they get a code. It has a extended warranty and they don`t want to do it. There first answer was drive it till it happen again. My answer was next time could get you killed in the right place. I told them to keep it and when they fix it let me know. They first told me the computer just needed up dating and I told them that was bs which it is. It is a soft code that will reset it`s self. The car is located at ( mullinax ford ) in new smyrna beach.fl 32168 phone386-428-9094 ext 2336 service rep ( brittany finch ) my cell phone is 386‑690‑1065

Filed Aug 7, 2015 · Engine · 48,000 miles · AZ

I was driving on the highway at about 65 MPH and my car jerked, malfunction indicator light came on and my car began to decelerate, the gas pedal did not work, and the car began to rough idle. I coasted to the freeway shoulder, turned my car off and restarted. The condition appeared to correct itself. I attempted to resume driving only to have the same scenario mentioned above happen again while driving on the freeway. This occurred a total of 3 times on my way to work. Took my car to ford dealer: they were able to reproduce issue, read diagnostic code p2111, and attempted to fix the issue by performing maintenance to the connector. I was advised that if this did not correct the issue that the throttle body might need to be replaced. I drove the car for 1/2 day and it repeated the same issue as above only this time at 40 MPH on the street, but this time I had to stop and start the car two times in a row to get past the rough idle. I have a 2011 ford fusion where the identical scenario occurred and the same ford dealer covered the repair under extended warranty under the federal safety agency action number : pe13003. I filed a claim with corporate ford and they would not cover my car. I would like to request the scope of this issue researched to see if vehicles with my year, make and model should be included in this action... Updated 09/30/15

Filed Dec 17, 2012 · Engine · 68,000 miles · TN

I was driving down the interstate when the car started running real choppy and misfiring. I got the car to a safe destination. After restarting the vehicle, there was a tremendous amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust. I was able to get it to our nearest ford dealership. Prior to this incident there were no check engine lights, no problems passing emissions, just no signs that anything was wrong. This is a 2 year old vehicle purchased brand new from the dealership. Ford has bragged about this engine being a premier engine, top notch eco boost turbo charged and for us to have to replace it after two years of driving is insane. We have vehicles older than this 2010 taurus sho, one with 100,000(chevy 2006), another with 150, 000(honda 2004), and another with 60,000(mitsubishi 2003) that have given us no problems. Ford has not lived up to their claims on this car. The dealership said that one of the cylinders had a compression of 0 and that we needed an engine replacement. They never took the engine apart, they just did a diagnostic. I called the customer service line at ford and complained immediately after finding out that we were going to need an engine. They quoted a price of $6800 to replace the engine.after providing our service records, ford offered to help us with some of the cost but we were still out of pocket almost $5000. Warning to consumers, this car, even though I loved driving it, I would not recommend it to anyone! We paid close to $50,000 for this car. If you dare to risk buying this car you better get the extended warranty because you just may need it. A big disappointment. Supposedly ford sent our engine to be examined closely. I hope they find out what the real problem is because I would not want anyone to have to go through what we did.we will not be buying any ford vehicles ever again!!!