*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Electrical system
I bought a 2007 ford Taurus SEL from a dealership Oct ,2020 3 months after having we pulling up to a stop light and it was like the car wanted to take off by it's self and then when the light turned green we started to drive and it just shut off in the middle of traffic we had to get out and push it to the side almost got hit by the car behind us and the on coming cars I've had it serviced for tune and oil changes fuil system flush everything and they can never find anything wrong with it but a miscellaneous leak that they can not find where it's coming from and now we'll first in Sept we came home one day ate dinner then we were going to go to movies we got in the car and the car would not…
Jan 5, 2021Service brakes
Severely rusted brake line to the driver side real brake ruptured and caused loss of brake function and emptying of the single brake fluid reservoir. I cannot currently find the ruptured line segment, but a portion of the other rear brake line was similarly rusted prompting preventative repair. Fortunately, my wife was driving at low speed and was able to maneuver the car into a parking spot. An employee at the O'Reilly store where I bought replacement parts thought the state of the ruptured line meant that it came from a 1980s model vehicle rather than a 2007 model. No one in an official capacity has inspected the brake line. My wife did not report nor have I observed any brake warning…
May 3, 2022Suspension
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was receiving routine service, she was notified that the camber toe adjustment kit, suspension, and steering needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000.
Apr 15, 2021 · 163,000 milesElectrical system
Basically I was driving and stopped and my house and while in ideal the wiring under the hood and under the fender into the dash all started to melt together shorting the systems so I tried to repair and replace the parts due to being a used vehicle and didn't know how to report this until now. So I cut the melted chunk of wiring harnesses out and trashed it. But I stopped due to the inability to find any replacement harnesses from Ford or mercury so now my car has been sitting for several months. I have only been able to find melted harnesses on junk yard cars. Ford used poor quality 16 gauge wiring that the outer coating became brittle and easily frayed. Every wiring harness I've seen has…
Apr 22, 2021Unknown or otherCrash1 injury
AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY 2007 FORD TAURUS HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. ON JULY 9 THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT HITTING A TREE. WHEN I START MY CAR IT WILL REV UP TO 2 RPM AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO BRING IT BACK DOWN. MY MECHANIC HAS CHANGED THE O2 SENSOR AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS FAIRLY COMMON BUT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE TO RIDE MY BREAKS TO EVEN STAY STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF THIRTY SECONDS. I GOT LUCKY THAT MY CHILDREN WEREN'T WITH ME AT THE TIME I CRASHED I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT I HAVEN'T READ ENDED ANYONE. NOW I AM SITTING WITH A VERY UNSAFE CARE AND…
Jul 9, 2020 · 170,000 milesUnknown or other
IT'S VERY COLD OUTSIDE I'M LOOKING AT FORMS AND IT SEEM TO BE A ISSUE WITH THE TAURUS FAMILY IN THE COLD THE DOOR DOESN'T LACK NONE OF MY DOOR WILL LOCK UNTIL IT'S WARM OUTSIDE ??? HELLO IT'S AT HOME IN A PARKING SPOT LATE FOR WORK :(
Feb 6, 2020Vehicle speed control
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE STREET 35MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO EXCEL (PICKS UP SPEED) AND IN ORDER FOR ME TO STOP IT FROM PICKING UP SPEED I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT IT ON PARK THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ONE QUICK TIME AND THEN I CAN START TO DRIVE AGAIN. I CAN'T DO NOTHING ELSE BUT PULLOVER
Jul 9, 2017 · 35 milesVehicle speed control
AS I AM DRIVING WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES THE CAR TRUMBLES, SHAKES AND IT DOESN'T BRAKE ALL THE WAY, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS MISSING
Mar 20, 2018 · 174,000 miles
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