2009 Ford Taurus owner complaints

Ford taurus 2009 engine stalled while going about 55 MPH. Driver restarted car by shifting into neutral and restarting car. This happened a second time a few months later. The third time the car started idling very roughly while stopped at a traffic light. This time, a computer message came up on the message board. The car was taken to a place where the error code could be read. The error was a problem with the camshaft sensor position. Replacing the camshaft sensor appears to have resolved the problem. *tr

While driving with cruise control set at 55mph my engine stalled. Smelled electrical wire burning. Smell went away, so I restarted the engine, and drove on. Took vehicle to dealer, where a tail light harness was discovered to be burned through. Dealer replaced wire harness, and replaced tail light assembly that had also been damaged (melted) by the incident. Vehicle engine has since stalled while in cruise control at highway speeds on two other occasions. Mentioned engine stalling to dealer. Warranty has since expired. *tr

I purchased a 2009 Ford taurus demo. With a 1000 miles on odometer on july 30, 2009. On sept. 26, 2009 I was driving in heavy rain on rt. 220, near state college, pa, at 55 MPH. Suddenly the motor turned off and I had to drift off the road to stop. The lights, wipers and my radio were still working. I tried to restart the engine but there was no response. (not even trying to turn over the starter.) I tried off and on for 10 minutes to restart the engine when it finally did start. I took my car to the blaize alexander Ford, inc. And they claimed that they could not find anything wrong with the software, or the electronic key chips. They are located in lewisburg, pa on rt. 45 , 2265 old turnpike rd. 17837. Tel. 1570-524-7267. I called kenny ross Ford dealer when I returned to pit

While driving car on 2 occasions engine shuts off around 40 MPH. Pull car over to side of road and restarts; taken to dealership and both times no codes are recorded. *tr

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Ford taurus. The contact stated that when he was at a stop and attempted to accelerate, the vehicle would lose all power. The engine would rev but not move forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer told the contact that was how the vehicle was designed.the dealer also stated that it took time to send the signal to the computer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not notified the manufacturer of the problem. The current mileage was approximately 19,700. The failure mileage was approximately 30.

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

Traction control locks up my front passenger side tire. This happened on 12/27/16 and two other times in the past. Brakes were not applied at the time. The traction control system locked the brake. There a many complaint of this happening on the web in other Ford models as well. This could be dangerous. I was pulled left and went off the road. Ford will not respond as they can't reproduce the issue. Someone will get hurt!!! I was doing 20mph when it happened all 3 times.

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

While driving my daughter's vehicle it will randomly stall out or shut off. Dash lights come on, and steering locks up. Both times she was able to get to the side of the road. She restarted the car and it ran and drove normal again. She took it to a mechanic and they can't find the problem. This has happened to her twice in the last two months. She has only owned the car for a little over two months. Both times she was driving approximately 45 miles per hour.

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 sel(na). While driving 1-2 MPH making a left turn, the vehicle stalled suddenly. The cruise control had just been deactivated before the failure. The contact allowed the vehicle to coast and restarted it. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the failure. The failure occurred again after the cruise control had been deactivated. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 21,550 and the current mileage was approximately 24,000.

2009 Ford taurus. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer experienced sudden acceleration on three separate occasions. He immediately tried to shift the transmission into neutral or park position and there was a loud clunk sound. Within a second or so, he turned the ignition to the off position. He then re-started the car and it resumed its normal operation. The consumer stated each time, he was stopped at a light, with his foot on the brake. The engine increased slightly during the first two incidents;perhaps several hundred RPM.

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 Ford taurus x. While driving approximately 5 MPH he engaged the brakes and the vehicle continued to accelerate. He shifted into neutral gear and the rpms continued to increase. He also shifted the vehicle back into drive and the rpms began to decrease. He called the dealer and they advised him to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer since the contact does not feel safe driving the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 6,371.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield right-of-way and crashed into the front passenger's side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The contact sustained several fractured bones in the chest. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.

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

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

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 engage

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 Ford taurus. The contact was traveling 30 MPH when the brakes were applied in order to make a right turn; however, the vehicle spun around. The contact was able to drive the vehicle, but the rear driver side wheel was dragging. When the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic, he stated that the calipers were frozen and failed to release. The mechanic had to replace the calipers and rotors on the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 46000. Updated 01/20/11 *bf updated 04/04/11

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!