2014 FORD TAURUS Complaints

INCREASING DIFFICULTY STEERING CAR/LOSS OF POWER STEERING. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER WHEN TURNING. MAJOR REPAIR COST. KNOW PROBLEM WITH 2011-2013 CARS BEING RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2014 TAURUS WHICH ALSO HAS RECORDED COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOSS OF POWER STEERING THE MODEL. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE JANUARY/FEBRUARY.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT SEEMS TO BE RECCURING PROBLEM, AS SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. ITS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. MOTOR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. I KNEW IT WAS A FUEL ISSUE, SO I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM. I CAME ACROSS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON 2013-2015 TAURUS, FLEX, AND INTECEPTORS. MOSTLY RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES AND CIVILIAN SUPER CHARGED ENGINES THAT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS FUEL PUMP RELAY MODULAR. MY TAURUS IS ONLY A SEL, AND I SAW WHERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR EVERYDAY 2013-2015 FORD VEHICLE. THESE PEOPLE REPLACED THEIR OWN FUEL PUMP RELAY MODULE AND FIXED THEIR PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO TRY IT MYSELF. SURE ENOUGH; I, A SINGLE MOM ON A VERY FIXED INCOME, GETS A RIDE TO MY LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, BUYS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY MODULE FOR $75.00, INSTALL THE PART MYSELF, AND IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS'S SO PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND THE OTHER FEW I CAME ACROSS ONLINE CAN GET OUR MONEY BACK, AND PREVENT OTHERS FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PANIC OF HAVING ONLY ONE VEHICLE (THAT SHOULD BE VERY DEPENDABLE) THAT WON'T START. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE ANY RECALL, THE RECALL HAD TO COME FROM NHTSA. I AM TRULY HOPING THAT SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP.

THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS PARKED. BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN MA . THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "NEEDS EPAS GEAR REPLACED". TOTAL COST WAS $1,822.00. MUST ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH MALFUNCTIONING EPAS GEAR. THE 3 PRIOR YEARS' MODELS HAD A RECALL. WHY NOT THIS YEAR'S MODEL? DONT WAIT FOR INJURY OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA FORD OF QUAKERTOWN (LOCATED AT 321 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (215) 536-8600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A NIGHT OF OUT WITH FRIENDS, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE GOING UP A SNOWY HILL IN TOWN. HE SLID FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. AFTER MAKING IT UP THE HILL, HE STOPPED AND PREPPED TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH NO STEERING. WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE IN A SMALLER AREA WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE STREET WE TAKE HOME AND I AM THANKFUL HE DECIDED TO COME WITH ME THAT NIGHT AS I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A TREE.

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH HARD TURNING WHEN STARTING AND LEAVING PARKING SPOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. MECHANIC CHECKED AND SAID IT MIGHT BE STEERING SHAFT, A $600 REPAIR. RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEAR (2011-2013) POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT NOT 2014 DESPITE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS IN THAT YEAR AS WELL. WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO ME GIVEN POWER STEERING PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UNIVERSITY FORD NORTH (5331 N ROXBORO ST, DURHAM, NC 27712) WHERE THEY RESET THE SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WENT BAD. UNFORTUNATELY WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SPUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LES HERR FORD (5025 KEMP RD, HAMBURG, NY) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.