2014 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION FORD ORANGE PARK FLORIDA, 7700 BLANDING BLVD., JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, (904) 270-9943) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE AND POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

THIS MORNING, WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND AN ERROR MESSAGE SHOWED UP THAT 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED'. AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND VERY HARD TO TURN. I DID SOME SEARCH ONLINE AND IT TURNED OUT IT IS THE COMMON ISSUE FOR FORD AND 2010-2013 TAURUS WAS ON THE RECALL LIST. JUST WONDER WHY 2014 WAS NOT WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTS THE SAME.

PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, STEERING WARNING FLASHED, UNABLE TO DRIVE. FORTUNATE I WASN'T HALF IN HALF OUT. OR WORSE, NEARING THE TURN. PART IS THE STEERING GEAR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. PART IS $1400 PLUS LABOR MAKING IT WAY ABOVE $2K TO REPAIR AND UNIT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THERE IS NO WARNING, NO WAY TO DRIVE AND A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. COST IS PROHIBITIVE. MORE SO, THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES ON IT AND THE ELECTRONICS ARE GOING OUT FAST. NO BLUETOOTH, NO DASH CONNECTIONS, NOW NO STEERING. CORPORATE FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? IS THERE A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL OR IS IT ALL IN ELECTRONICS. BUYER BEWARE, ELECTRONICS ARE DEADLY. I WON'T EVEN GET IN THIS VEHICLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OUT OF NO WHERE MY STEERING STARTING STICKING AND EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT NEEDS A STEERING RACK! THE CAR IS 4 YRS OLD WITH 70K MILES IT SHOULD NOT NEED A STEERING RACK! MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED!

A FAULT DEVELOPED IN THE WIRING LEADING FROM THE DASH BUTTON FOR THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THE DEFROSTER ITSELF. THE FORD REPAIR SHOP TRACED THE FAULT TO A FOUR FOOT AREA BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. REWIRING OF THE SHORTED OUT WIRE WAS REQUIRED. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION TO WHAT CAUSED THE SHORT OTHER THAN POTENTIAL FACTORY FAULT.

WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO TAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY STEERING WENT OUT AND INTO A MANUAL MODE. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2010-2013. FOR SOME REASON 2014 WAS LEFT OUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LIBERTY FORD (4215 LIBERTY AVE, VERMIILION, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP DELIVERY MODULATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/45ZR19104W (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO RIVERS FORD (76 BELINDA PKWY, MT JULIET, TN 37122, (800) 900-1000) WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE WITH THE TIRES COULD BE DETECTED. AIR WAS ADDED TO THE TIRES AS A PRECAUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR WOULD PERIODICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS. AT TIMES IT WILL NOT RUN AT ALL. I LEARNED THAT CERTAIN 2014 FORD TAURUS MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2017, AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,641.