2009 Ford Taurus Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TC VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS. IT HAD 32,000 MILE WHEN I GOT IT. SINCE THEN EVERY 6 MONTH OR SO I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND FOR NO REASON THE ENGINE JUST DIES AND I HAVE TO COAST OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART. IT START FINE AND CAN'T GET IT FAIL AGAIN. NEXT A FEW MONTHS HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIME IN THE PAST 20,000 MILE. THIS HAPPENS ON OPEN HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS WHILE GOING STRAIGHT .THE DEALER SAYS NO INFORMATION IS EVER IN THE ENGINE COMPUTER ABOUT ANY FAILURE. 2009 FORD TAURUS [XXX]. PLEASE ADVISE ANY INFORMATION. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD TAURUS 83,000M THE BREAKS HARD STOP ON ITS OWN, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IF ME AND MY PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED HIS FACE INTO THE DASH AND MY FACE INTO MY STEERING WHEEL, WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET TURNING LEFT AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE BREAKS HARD STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE OTHER TIME THE BREAKS HARD STOPPED WAS WHILE TURNING RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATING AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON A VERY BUSY MAIN STREET. THERE WAS A TIME I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN/OFF ON ITS OWN I WAS DRIVING 40MPH I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL GOING OVER 35MPR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT ON IT IS VERY DANGEROUS PLEASE FIX. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS AT AN ABNORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *AS

THIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. IT WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 TURNED IN TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION LEFT TURN LANE. THE DRIVER DOOR HAD TO BE CUT OPEN TO EXTRACT THE DRIVER. SO THE CAR WAS MOVING AND THE IMPACT KNOCKED THIS CAR IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SPINAL CORD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02/02/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/06/18*JB *TR

Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car. If I had anyone behind me, I would have had several collisions, by now. My mechanic has looked at the brakes, wheels, etc., & cannot find the problem. I am VERY concerned about this defect. PLEASE HELP!

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD TAURUS 83,000M THE BREAKS HARD STOP ON ITS OWN, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IF ME AND MY PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED HIS FACE INTO THE DASH AND MY FACE INTO MY STEERING WHEEL, WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET TURNING LEFT AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE BREAKS HARD STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE OTHER TIME THE BREAKS HARD STOPPED WAS WHILE TURNING RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATING AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON A VERY BUSY MAIN STREET. THERE WAS A TIME I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN/OFF ON ITS OWN I WAS DRIVING 40MPH I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL GOING OVER 35MPR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT ON IT IS VERY DANGEROUS PLEASE FIX. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE KEY BECAME HOT, MELTED, AND DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY. THE FAILURE REPEATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAY WERE LATER REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,350. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/13/10

On 4 separate occassions, my 2009 Ford Taurus limited automatic transmission dropped out of gear while I was accelerating slowly away from a stop The times they have occurred Is from a stop sign into traffic. It dropped out of gear at about 5 mph and made a growling noise. . I put my foot on the brake. When I started it again everything worked fine. . I was leaving a parking lot and I had reached a speed of 5-15 mph when there was no longer any gear, then it slammed into gear for a moment, went a few feet, then dropped out again, then slammed into gear again. I was able to coast to the curb in a residential area and turn the engine off. Fortunately no traffic was coming.Another time I pulled into traffic and slipped out of gear Iwas able to back up only and parked it. Then several hours later I started the engine again and had no further trouble. so far. I was checking out recalls and service bulletins on it today and I found that other owners reported similar problems. If I had been pulling out into traffic and my transmission failed the way it did, there could easily have been an accident. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE !!!!!!!

THE CAR HAS LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR 42K. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ERRATIC, HARD SHIFTING, HOLDING GEARS FOR TOO LONG. A NEW PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING, IN THE MORNING CAR CLUNKS EXTREMELY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION BANGED SO HARD IT STARTLED US AND LOST POWER. THERE'S A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THIS BECAUSE IT LOST ALL POWER AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY AN APPROCHING CAR. AFTER DOING SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF FORD TAURUS MODEL. THE FORD COMPANY IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 23K MILES ON IT. AS OF TODAY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN TRAFFIC.

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27-09 AND AS OF THIS DATE (12-10-09) THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. THE CAR HAS BEEN "OUT OF SERVICE " FOR 17 DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MPH THE HOOD UN-LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,122.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GEAR BOX SUDDENLY FAILED DURING A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. THE WIPER BLADES AND ARMS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL ERROR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

ON THE 2009 FORD TAURUS, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID MISSES THE MIDDLE BOTTOM SECTION, TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE, APPROX ONE FOOT HIGH. THIS CAUSES ONE HUGE BLIND SPOT IN BAD WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. MY 2008 TAURUS DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL OF THE 2009'S ARE THE SAME AND THEY WOULD NOT GET PAID TO FIX IT. FORD TOLD ME TO CALL THE OWNER OF THE CAR -ARI, FLEET LEASE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. *TR

STEP HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL IN PANIC STOP & GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO SPEED UP CAR PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER OR NEED TO BE DIFFERENT HEIGHT SO BOTH DON'T GO DOWN AT ONCE IT HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FIVE TIMES. *TR

MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE ENTERING THE TOLL WAY VIA THE RAMP, AS SHE MERGED INTO 75 MPH TRAFFIC SHE INCREASED HER SPEED TO MATCH. AS SHE DID SHE LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR KEPT INCREASING SPEED. SHE REALIZED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND STARTED TO PUMP THE PETAL IN HOPES TO FREE IT. IT DID NOT FREE AND WAS STILL INCREASING SPEED. SHE THEN IN HER PANIC COULD ONLY STOMP ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD. THANKFULLY THIS SLOWED HER ENOUGH TO ALLOW HER TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS SEMI TRUCKS WENT BY HER AT 70 MPH. WITH THE BRAKES ON THE CAR SMOKING LIKE CRAZY SHE GOT THE CAR SLOWED ENOUGH TO THROW THE CAR INTO PARK. WHEN SHE DID THE ENGINE REVVED TO ALMOST REDLINE AND SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE WAS VERY SHAKEN AS WELL AS MY GRANDSON. SHE CALLED ME AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT I WAS NEARBY AND MET HER ALONG SIDE OF THE BUSY TOLL WAY. SHE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED SO I WENT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. IT IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO ALMOST RE LINE AND I SHUT IT OFF. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO WORK FINE TO ME BUT WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE RPM'S BUT NOT GO BELOW 4500. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED THE CAR TO STURGIS MICHIGAN FORD DEALER. 269-651-7728. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPOSE TO LOOK THE CAR OVER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car. If I had anyone behind me, I would have had several collisions, by now. My mechanic has looked at the brakes, wheels, etc., & cannot find the problem. I am VERY concerned about this defect. PLEASE HELP!

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE DRIVING MAKING A TURN LEFT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHELL ON THE PASSENGER JUST STICKS FOR 10 SECOND COULDN'T TURN JUST HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT COULD TURN. THIS IS SCARY. A CAR WAS COMING AND IT COULD HAVE HIT ME BOTH TIMES. IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET TURNING

2009 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR A DEFECTIVE TIRE *TGW

2009 FORD TAURUS WRONG TIRE. *TR

MY 2009 TAURUS LMTD AWD 6 SPEED 3.5 V6 WOULD ROLL BACK ON A HILL QUITE A BIT AND IF YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. THE LOWER IDLE SPEED ON THE CAR DOES NOT OVERCOME THE TC SLIP UNDER THAT CONDITION. RECOMMENDED NO REPAIR ATTEMPTS BE MADE" I HAVE DOCS ON THIS. ANOTHER DEALER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT A 3RD FORD DEALER WAS MORE CONCERNED WHY IT STALLED. I WAS TOLD SO IT DID NOT HURT THE TRANSMISSION, (VERBALLY TOLD THIS). *TR

NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL A FEW WEEKS OLD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINED STREET, WHEN TRAFFIC STARTS AND YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE YOUR FOOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FREELY ROLLS BACKWARDS TOWARD THE CAR BEHIND YOU BEFORE YOU CAN REASONABLY APPLY POWER WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP THE ROLLING. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AT A CURB WHERE THE STREET IS NOT LEVEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT WALK BEHIND THE CAR AT THE WRONG TIME. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED ON AN UNLEVEL AREA AND PUT IN PARK, IT ROLLS FORWARD OR BACKWARD FOR ABOUT A FOOT OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE TORQUE ENGAGES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS AGAIN PRESENTS A DANGER TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. BO BOECKMAN FORD IS THE DEALER WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED BY THEM AND THEY AGREE THAT THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED EXISTS, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS ARE INHERENT IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN, AND THEY HAVE JUST HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Car shop replaced front suspension struts 1/23/19. I told owner that made the clunking noise ever worse. Kevin said well, your car needs lower control arms, bushings, &engine mount. Had that done by same car shop on 9/16/2019. I told Kevin that did not take care of clunking noise. I took car to an auto shop where I moved to for maintenance. They told me my struts were bad. Called Kevin in Fayetteville & the struts were going out of warranty later that week. I drove up there & the replaced struts on 1/27/2020, under warranty but charged me labor. The clunking continued. Around 6/29/2022, my car steering locked up while I was driving on a busy street. I turned the car off & waited a minute to restart. It drove properly then. I took it to auto shop & the owner said the struts were bad. This would be the 3rd set of struts since 1/23/2019. This car shop owner told me the problem read the strut bearings and they’d never been replaced. Owner said that is the base component of strut replacements. According to my invoices, I don’t see a charge either time for “strut bearing”. I’ve filed a Complaint with the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office in Little Rock. I asked for money reimbursement for all the charges from Kevin so I can have the local car shop (being the same one that told me strut bearings not being done) was do this 3rd set of front struts. The response to AR Attorney General from Kevin is a joke! I have all documents pertaining to this.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE WHEELS WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE WHEELS ALSO FELT UNSTABLE AND LOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TAURUS STARTS FROM A FULL STOP ACCELERATING AND AT 40-45 MPH THE CAR JERKS HARD TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. 101 K MILES. JUST REPLACED STRUTS, TIE ROD ENDS, CV HALF SHAFTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT.

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS ON 9-16-09. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I NOTICED THAT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART WAS ORDERED ON 10-27-09 AND AS OF THIS DATE (12-10-09) THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. THE CAR HAS BEEN "OUT OF SERVICE " FOR 17 DAYS. *TR