NHTSA Complaint #11119017 — 2011 FORD TAURUS
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11119017 |
| Vehicle | 2011 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 129,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2011 FORD TAURUS SEL THAT HAS LESS THAN 130,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT STARTED WITH A COOLANT LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF COOLANT. AFTER A WEEK OR SO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING SOME NOISES. AT THAT TIME, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CAME ON AND THE VEHICAL WAS OVERHEATING AND THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, KEEPING IN MIND THAT I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL. ALSO, WHEN THE OIL WAS CHANGED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME OTHER FLUID IN THE OIL (NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER ISSUES, REALIZING IT WAS THE COOLANT THAT HAD LEAKED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE) ALL OF A SUDDEN, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHUT OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING VERY HEAVILY. I BELIEVED THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT ALSO MANY OTHER TAURUS'S AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH A LOSS OF ALL MANEUVERABILITY.
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