2005 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASSIVE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPARIED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,019.

THE FIRST INCIDENT MY BROTHER WAS ALONE AND DRIVING THE CAR. HE ACCELERATED AFTER STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WITHIN ABOUT 50 YARDS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 4000 RPM. HE PULLED OFF TO A TURNING LANE AND HAD TO HOLD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FINALLY HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL HE PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. SINCE THEN THE ACCELERATOR HAS TAKEN CONTROL THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 4/18/2012, MILEAGE 36140. WE WERE RIDING HOME FROM CHURCH. MY BROTHER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO ABOUT 45 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AGAIN. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DRIVABLE. *JS

HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES- DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH. WAS ABLE TO USE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THEN PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO STOP THE REVVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE (TOOK TO SHOP, THEY REPORTED THE CABLE IS UNATTACHED). *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE THROTTLE "STUCK". I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL IN ANY OF THESE CASES. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN - REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKE PRESSURE - WHEN I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RPM WENT WELL ABOVE 3000 RPM. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. IN EACH CASE WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, ALL SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE. HE SAID HE SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THAT A REPAIRS COULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. OR HE COULD SIMPLY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. I CHOSE THE LATER. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I ALSO PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. *TR

THE THROTTLE ON MY FORD TAURUS 2005 HAS BEEN STICKING OFF AND ON FOR THE PASS YEAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY WITH MY BABY DAUGHTER AND SHE HAD TO CUT THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CAR. *JS

I OWN A 2005 FORD 500 LIMITED SEDAN. WITHIN THE PAST 6-MONTHS OR SO, I'VE EXPERIENCED SURGING OF MY ENGINE DURING IDLE; WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE; AND IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. I WASN'T SURE HOW TO PROCEED OTHER THAN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WASN'T A POSSIBILITY AT THE TIME DUE TO COST. THIS SITUATION SOUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT I READ IN THE NEWS ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE MODELS. THE SURGING WAS ENOUGH TO GET MY ATTENTION AS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. *JS

THE ISSUE STARTED AS A THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED. THIS REQUIRED A HARDER THAN NORMAL PUSH TO GET THE THROTTLE TO OPEN AND INCREASE ENGINE SPEED. THIS EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN AND NOT RETURNING TO IDLE. THE ON THE ROAD FIX WAS TO PUSH QUICKLY ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE THROTTLE TO RELEASE TO IDLE. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED RIDING THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CARS SPEED UNDER CONTROL. OVER TIME THE ISSUE BECAME WORSE, WITH THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN MORE OFTEN. WHAT I FOUND WHEN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FITTING AT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE FITTING WOULD SNAP BACK ONTO THE PROPER PLACE BUT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD POP BACK OFF EASILY WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ACTUATED. I USED A PLASTIC TIE-WRAP TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN PLACE. ANOTHER ITEM THAT I FOUND WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO 4000 AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN THE FOOT WAS REMOVED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE BUT CONTINUED AS IF YOUR FOOT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AND GET OFF THE ROAD. EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP IF GOING VERY FAST. KILL THE ENGINE, RAISE THE HOOD AND BARELY TOUCH THROTTLE CONTROL WHERE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS ATTACHED AND IT WOULD SNAP BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

2005 FORD TAURUS - THROTTLE STICKS, VEHICLE WILL SPEED UP WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, QUITE SCARY REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE GAS PEDDLE MUST BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

MY CAR ACCELERATED STARTING AT 30 MPH AND KEPT CLIMBING. I GOT IT STOPPED WITH MUCH EFFORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS CHECKED BY MY BOYFRIEND (A AUTO SERVICE MANAGER FOR 20 YEARS) AND FOUND THE CRUISE CABLE WAS LOOSE BUT HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR. HE DISCONNECTED THE CABLE TO THE SIDE AND DROVE IT OK. THEN THE CABLE SLIDE BACK INTO PLACE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT YOU CHECK THE CHAT ROOMS YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!. THE COST OF REPAIR HAS KEPT ME FROM GETTING IT REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO EVEN GOODWILL REPAIR IT, KNOWING THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. *TR

HELLO MY WIFE'S TAURUS HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN SHE STARTS IT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. ANOTHER THING WE HAVE NOTICED THAT MAY BE RELATED IS THAT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WHILE IN PARK SAY AT A DRIVE THROUGH, WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A LAG TIME IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING INTO DRIVE THEN WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE IT POPS INTO DRIVE AS IF I WERE TO POP THE CLUTCH AND IT LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

OUR COMPANY HAS 2 OF THE 2005 FORD TAURUS. BOTH BOUGHT NEW FROM FORD DEALER. WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER IN YEAR 2009 BOTH EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE AT STOP. DRIVER COULD NOT BRAKE TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE OR PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW DOWN. RPMS REVVED VERY HIGH. DRIVER HAD TO KEEP BOTH FEET ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING WHEN AT STOP. BOTH TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WORK. DIFFERENT THINGS WERE DONE TO PREVENT. I HAVE RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ON INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO RELAY THIS INFORMATION. *TR

THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT TO NO AVAIL. DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AFTER HEARING OTHER CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM IN A LOCAL NEW STORY. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH; HAD TO PRESS DOWN REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER (BANKSTON FORD, FORT WORTH TX) WHO SAID THAT THE 'DIAGNOSIS OF CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AND PURCHASE OF A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE.'. I PAID $190.00' TO THE REPAIR, BUT IT STILL SEEMS TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY. *TR

THROTTLE STICKS OPEN WHEN DRIVING AND REVS TO 3000 AT A STOP WHEN PARKED. CAN'T TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE OTHERWISE CAR SPEEDS UP. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND LET SIT BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, BUT NO CODES FOUND WHEN SCANNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POLLUTION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND WIRING WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP BY ITSELF FROM FAULT OF THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE ASSEMBLY, THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, ACCUMULATOR OR RECEIVER DRIER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT, EVAPORATOR ORIFICE BELT, SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER, IDLER PULLEY, BELT TENSIONER, ON ANOTHER RECENT OCCASION, THE FORD WAS IDLING HIGH AND WHEN DRIVING, WOULD SPEED UP TO AROUND 4000 TO 4500 RPMS, ON ITS OWN REPLACEMENT OF GASKET ALL SPARK PLUGS, VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND ANOTHER KIT 11794 TO COUNTER THE REVVING ENGINE AND THROTTLE. . ALSO THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF IN THE CAR,AND IT COULD NOT MAINTAIN AN ALIGNMENT, AS YOU DROVE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND SHAKE. ODD NOISES EMANATING FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR RESEMBLING A WHEEL BEARING ALSO WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN FURTHER REPAIRS. THE...

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DASH, AND ALL THE INTERIOR, EXTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH. *TR

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS A PLEASANT SUMMER DAY BUT HAD MORE OF A AUTUMN FEELING WHETHER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN EAST TENNESSEE, I HAD JUST MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES. I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC TO ABOUT 40 MPH AS I CREST A HILL. WHEN I STEPPED BACK ONTO THE GAS (GOING DOWN HILL NOW), I FELT THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4 GEAR. I THEN FELT, AND HEARD A POP SIMILAR TO A BLOWOUT, BUT IN REALITY IT WAS THE CAR SLIDING OUT OF GEAR. I HAD ONLY MANAGED TO REACH ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR STOP ACCELERATING, (I PUT ON MY HAZARDS) I WAS TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MADE NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. WITHIN 5 SECONDS,...

STOPPED AT LIGHT, CAR STARTED TO REV RPM'S. COULD NOT HOLD ON BRAKES ENOUGH TO STOP MOVING. WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AROUND TWO CARS AS SPEED REACHED ABOUT 70MPH. BOTH FEET ON BRAKES, COULD SMELL THEM BURNING, GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO PARK AND TURNED CAR OFF. WOW, THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. IF THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, NO DOUBT IN MY MIND .HAPPENED ON THRUWAY TWO WEEKS EARLIER, ONLY LASTED A MINUTE, THOUGHT THE MAT WAS STUCK, IT WAS NOT. CALLED FORD AND THEY COULD NOT HELP AS THERE IS NO RECALL. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER, THEY DISCONNECT CRUSIE CABLE. DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS REALLY THE PROBLEM, JUST GOT IT BACK. I AM VERY FEARFUL TO DRIVE IT, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. PLEASE SOMEONE MAKE FORD WAKE UP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR LIKE 2 DAYS. THEN THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS LATER THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO STICK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND PRESSING THE BRAKES WAS VERY HARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THE CAR AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! SOMEONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED!! *KB

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. THERE IS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL YEAR. TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON ALL THE WEBSITES I VISITED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000+ TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WORTH $7,500 - THIS IS NOT A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

THIS HAPPENED IN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE SEDAN WITH THE 3.0L VULCAN V6 FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. CAR WAS JUST HITTING 85,000 WHEN THE PROBLEM APPEARED. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE- WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE BELT BEGINNING TO WEAR HEAVILY. IT WAS CHANGED, AND THE NOISE BECAME EVEN WORSE. NOW AN ADDED CLUNKING SOUND BEGAN TO MANIFEST ITSELF. IT WAS FOUND OUT TO BE THE A/C COMPRESSOR BEGINNING TO BREAK. IN FACT, A NUT OR SOMETHING HAD BECOME LOSE, WHICH WAS THE CLUNKING NOISE I HEARD. THE WHOLE COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FILLED (SO I CAN USE THE A/C.) AND A NEW BELT HAD TO BE BOUGHT AS WELL. IF THIS COMPRESSOR WASN'T REPLACED, IT WOULD HAVE FAILED- CAUSING IT TO SEIZE, THE BELT TO BREAK, AND MY ENGINE TO QUICKLY OVERHEAT AND PROBABLY CRACK. IT TOOK AROUND 2 HOURS TO REPLACE EVERYTHING- INCLUDING LETTING...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2005 FORD TAURUS I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM: I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THEN FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE RPM'S WERE CLIMBING FROM 900 TO OVER 1500. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE BUT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK THE RPM'S SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 4000 AND CLIMBING. THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. AS I COULDN'T PULL OFF DUE TO BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OVER THE BRIDGE, I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY HOME. ONCE HOME WE POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A THROTTLE CABLE HAD COME OFF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTING FORM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIXTH SPARK PLUG WAS STRIPPED AND A PORTION OF THE SPARK PLUG FRACTURED INTO THE CORE OR THE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO THE DRIVE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

I AM WRITING YOU TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2005 FORD TAURUS (VIN # [XXX]). THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TIMING GEAR GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE TECHNICIAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS COMMON FOR FORD ENGINES TO START LEAKING AT THIS SPOT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER WANTS APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO FIX THE LEAK. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE CAR HAPPENED LAST WINTER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. A TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED AT A COST TO ME OF $416.91. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE TUNE UP DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEN...

WHEN IT IS COLD (30 OR BELOW DEGREES) THE ENGINES DIES RIGHT AFTER YOU START IT. I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SINCE DEC. 2009, MY MACHANIC CANNOT SEE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE KEEPS REPLACING PARTS, BUT, APPARTENTLY NOT THE RIGHT ONE.

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEEMS TO HAVE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM THAT TWO DEALERSHIPS AND MY MECHANIC CANNOT RECREATE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK BRAKE SIGNAL FLASHES, AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS...STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACK. IF DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A COLD START ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING DURING THE DAY. I TOOK IT TO ONE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ENGINE INTAKE VALUE. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ONE YEAR TO THE DAY, IT STARTS AGAIN. THE NEXT FORD DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE VALVE, SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW BELT. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 DAYS LATER BUT MUCH WORSE. THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY START AFTER 4-5 ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND SPEED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLS, HE PLACES IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

FORD FFV TAURUS VIN 1FAFP53255A 195410 CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 9-06-05 CAR WON'T START PROPERLY ON E-85 EVEN THOUGH CAR IS ADVERTISED AS E-85 FLEX FUEL CAPABLE. FORD MOTOR HAS SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB