There are 11 owner-reported electrical system complaints for the 2010 Ford Taurusin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE BLIND DOOR ACTUATOR DOOR MOTORS. THESE WERE HEATER MOTORS THAT WOULD BLOW AIR SO HOT THAT IT WOULD MELT THE CONSOLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE WHERE THE VENTS WERE LOCATED.THE CONTACT WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A MOTOR. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND MOTOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. A DEALER RON NORRIS FORD (3000 CHENEY HWY, TITUSVILLE, FL 32780 (321) 267-2112) ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS COLD OR HOT. THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN OR HOW LONG IT HAS SAT PARKED. FOR EXAMPLE: YESTERDAY, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. I WENT TO START IT AND NOTHING. AFTER 15 MIN, IT STARTED. I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER STORE THAT WAS MAYBE FIVE MIN AWAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED NO LONGER THAN 10 MIN . WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT START. IT STARTED 60 MIN LATER. THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE WAITED FOR IT TO START IS 10 MIN THE LONGEST IS ONE HOUR. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START IT THERE IS USUALLY NO SOUND. ONCE WHEN I TURNED IT OVER, I HEARD A CLICK, BUT NOTHING. I CANNOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE BRAKES ARE FROZEN. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT JUST LEAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP INDEFINITELY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING ANOTHER CAR AT MY DISPOSAL. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM HESITANT ABOUT GOING ANYPLACE FOR FEAR OF IT NOT STARTING AND HOW LONG I WILL BE SITTING SOMEPLACE WAITING FOR IT TO START. IT ISN'T SAFE. I AM LEAVING FOR THREE WEEKS AND WILL LEAVE IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEN, BUT IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I 'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE. I HAVE BEEN ON-LINE AND NO ONE ELSE HAS MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. *TR
THE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT COVER WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. SHE VEERED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (I-75) AND EXITED THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD IT TO A FORD DEALER AND DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE AND HAD THE SEAT COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIRING SYSTEM. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. WE ARE STILL PAYING ON THE LOAN! THROUGH RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT THE NHTSA IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THESE HEATED SEAT WARMERS WITH SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE SAFETY ISSUE HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AT ALL?
2010 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD LIGHTING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ, DURING THE DAYTIME.*JB
OPENED MY SUNROOF AND IT BROKE. IT GOT STUCK OPEN AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT APART TO GET IT CLOSED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT WAS PLASTIC PIECES THAT BROKE. HAD A STORM COME THROUGH AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR WAS FLOODED. I HAVE RECORD OF EVERYTHING. SEEMS THAT IF WATER GETS ON THE ELECTRICAL PARTS IT WILL START SHORTING EVERYTHING OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT IN DRIVERS SEAT SHORTED OR BROKE AND BECAME VERY HOT, HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURNING FEELING ON THE DRIVERS BACK AND ACTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT BACK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT RE-ASSURE ME THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
2010 TAURUS SHO. BRAKES ROARING &/OR GRINDING WHEN APPLIED MEDIUM TO HEAVY. BRAKES FEEL WEAK & SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. LITE GREASE OR OIL BURNING SMELL COMING INTO CAR. ENGINE LOST POWER, CAR FILLED WITH HEAVY FUEL SMELL, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, & STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN IN TRAFFIC NEAR FORD DEALER & COASTED INTO THE SERVICE LANE. FORD SAID WRONG SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED AT FACTORY WHICH CAUSED PLUGS TO FOUL, THEN 2 INJECTORS TO LOCK WIDE OPEN, COIL PACKS RUINED, PCM BURNT UP, & SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEM. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE & WARNING SYSTEM FLASHES ON THE WINDSHIELD & SYSTEM SAYS SENSOR IS BLOCKED & THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED & RESTARTED . TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INCORRECTLY AT TIMES OR HESITATES TO RESPOND WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. FORD SYNC SYSTEM CUT ON & OFF OR DISCONNECTS FROM PHONE WHICH IS LINKED TO 911 FOR SAFETY. BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM GIVES FALSE WARNINGS CONSTANTLY WHEN NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE NEAR & ON VARIOUS ROADS TYPES. AUTOMATIC WIPERS COME ON WHEN ITS NOT RAIN. ADAPTIVE CRUISE WILL NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER GAPS BETWEEN VEHICLES AHEAD OF IT & DRIVER MUST TAKE CONTROL. DURING FUELING THE FUEL POURS OUT FROM THE OVERFLOW VALVE WHEN THE TANK TOPS OFF AT ANY GAS STATION. DARK QUARTER SIZE SPOT COMING UP IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WHICH OBSCURES VISION OF OTHER VEHICLES. DUST & DIRT ENTERING THE VEHICLE AROUND THE REAR DOORS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST SLOWLY RISES UP OVER A FEW DAYS & TOUCHES DRIVER'S HEAD & CANNOT BE SAFELY PUSHED DOWN UNTIL STOPPED. MICHELIN MXV4 TIRES 20" STARTED SEPARATING WHERE THE SIDE WALLS MEET THE TREAD. MICHELIN IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE 4 TIRES WITHOUT QUESTION. A TOTAL OF 34 PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING THE PAINT FADING OUT. CURRENTLY HAS 39,400 MILES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE RADIO BY PRESSING THE MEDIA BUTTON, WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PASSENGER ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE TWO BUTTONS BEING LOCATED SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
THE CD PLAYER WENT OUT IN MY TAURUS LIMITED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENTIRE CENTER STACK (NAV/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEMS) HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
TAURUS SHO. ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. FORD SERVICE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALL OR FIND ANYTHING TO INDICATE IT HAD OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO AREA TO PULL OFF ROAD AND HAD TO COMPLETE ACTION IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL. FORD UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING TO CORRECT. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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