2013 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. *TR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP (PLACE MOTORS IN WEBSTER MA) AWAITING REPAIR. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK/MOTOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH THE VERY SIMILAR RECALL (NHTSA#15V340000). CODES FOUND IN THE COMPUTER WERE U3000-96, U3000-49. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED ON AN OFF RAMP AND HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SOMEONE NOT AS STRONG OR WITH AN ELDERLY PERSON, THIS WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO TURN. ADDRESS IS INCORRECT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL GAVE UP. IT WENT LEFT AND OUT TO EXIT UP CURVE. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST LIGHT WENT ON AND ALSO TRACTION LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE AT HOME, THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO LAMARQUE FORD (LOCATED AT 3101 WILLIAMS BLVD, SUITE F, KENNER, LA 70065, (504) 443-2500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,352. *JB

TAKATA RECALLI AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 FORD TAURUS THAT I BOUGHT IN 2016. IT WAS A 1 OWNER NO ACCIDENTS AND 36000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP. YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT WAS FIXED SO I CANNOT SEE WHAT RECALL OUT OF THE EIGHT IT HAS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING DOING MAYBE 15MPH AROUND A RIGHT HAND TURN, WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ALMOST FELL OFF FROM BEING DISCONNECTED AT THE HALF SHAFT AND LINK SHAFT. MY TRACTION STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST CALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP HITTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD MINIMAL COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BUT DUE TO ALL OF THE POWERTRAIN WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE FROM THIS THE BILL WAS OVER 5000$. I HAD TO CLAIM IT ON INSURANCE AND NOW I'VE BEEN PAYING 5000$ A YEAR OR INSURANCE ON A CAR WORTH MAYBE 8000. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE RECALLS UNTIL RECENTLY AND I AM UPSET I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BECAUSE IF I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT 55. I WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS A HIDE SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE. I STILL HAVE THE REPAIR BILLS AND FOR HITTING A STOPLIGHT AT ROUGHLY 5MPH COULD NOT HAVE CAUSE THAT MUCH DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ME AND MY SISTER BOTH OWN 2013 TAURUSES, MINE A INTERCEPTER, HERS A SELF, BY 100000 BOTH TOE LINKS WERE CRACKED AND JOINTS BROKE, REPLACED LINKS ON BOTH CARS. PLUS MY FUEL MODULE WAS UNDER RECALL AND NOT HERS, BUT HERS FAILED AND MINE DID NOT. SHE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR HER MODULE, AND MINE WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL.

FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. NO WARNING. WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

REAR BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK AT RANDOM TIMES WILL GET A NOTICE TO CONTACT DEALER SHIP ERROR ON SCREEN. SOMETIMES IT IS UPSIDE DOWN OR NO CAMERA AT ALL. BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS GOING TO FORD DEALER SHIP TO CONFIRM ISSUE ON JULY 16 2019. BACK UP SENSORS WILL STILL WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT AND HIS SPOUSE HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TOGETHER TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VALUE FORD AND CHRYSLER (205 SOUTH, STATE HWY 9, MORRIS, MN 56267, (800) 568-5431) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANICS WERE AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACE A WEEK LATER. *TR