NHTSA Complaint #10759760 — 2010 FORD TAURUS

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10759760
Vehicle 2010 FORD TAURUS
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 56,700 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WI

Consumer Description

ON OR AROUND 10/14/2014 MY FORD TAURUS SHO 2010 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GRIFFIN. THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR. ON OR AROUND 4/27/2015 HEADING HOME FROM WORK I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO HWY 164 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND MISSFIRE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT FROM THE CARS BEHIND ME, LUCKILY THEY SWERVED ON TO SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN FORD. AGAIN IT WAS A BAD INJECTOR, CYLINDER #6 THE FIRST TIME NOW #4. THEN ON OR AROUND 8/15/2015 COMING HOME FROM THE STORE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, STARTED SHAKING AND MISSFIRE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRIFFIN AGAIN. IT WAS ANOTHER BAD INJECTOR #2 CYLINDER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY FOUND THE CAUSE. THEY LOOKED IN THE GAS TANK FOR CONTAMINANTS AND FOUND NOTHING. THEN TESTED FOR ALCOHOL LEVELS IN GAS FOUND NOTHING RAN SOME OTHER TEST FOUND NOTHING. FINALLY JUST FIXED IT. SO WHATS GOING ON? I'M SOMEWHAT AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR FOR FEAR OF CAUSING A ACCIDENT. IT'S MY ONLY CAR SO I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE.

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