2013 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHEN DRIVING DOWN MY CITY ROAD AROUND 20 MPH,I WAS BRAKING TO TURN IN A STORE PARKING LOT THEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING WHEN OUT WITH A FAULT CODE ON MY DASH TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS IN MANUAL STEERING MODE. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WHICH ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I COULD NOT TURN IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AUTOMATICALLY ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE CRANKED, BUT WAS NOT TURNING OVER. THE CONTACT USED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS JUST CRANKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED PAUL CERAME FORD (11400 NEW HALLS FERRY ROAD, FLORISSANT, MO 63033, (314) 838-2400) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THIS CAR BY THE VIN. BUT IT'S THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE RECALL. I TALKED TO FORD AND BASICALLY TOLD ME SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO ABOUT THIS CAUSE I DON'T HAVE 2500$ TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 61000 MILES ON IT I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER STEERING FOR FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE EXITING THE GARAGE, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE "POWER STEERING SYSTEM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT CALLED SIOUX FALLS FORD AT 605-361-9601 (LOCATED AT 4901 W. 26TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND UPDATED THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V812000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

I STOPPED FOR LUNCH AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND TURNED ON THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND IT WAS REALLY HOT OUTSIDE SO I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE VERY CAREFULLY TO THE NEAREST WALMART SUPERCENTER WHERE I COULD TAKE THE CHILDREN INSIDE AND TAKE CARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR GOT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME 2200 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000. THIS WAS EXTREMELY UPSETTING BECAUSE THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY SAYS WHAT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE AFFECTED BUT IS VIN SPECIFIC. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

THE POWER STEERING WENT ON THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEED BUT A LITTLE BETTER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. CALLED FORD AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL AND ISSUES OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FORD CARDS HAD. FOR SOME REASON, MY CAR DOESN'T FALL INTO THE SIMILAR RECALL WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND IT TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HAMDEN FORD OF CONNECTICUT (2215 DIXWELL AVENUE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, 203-281-7501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO AGREED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED. GAVE WARNING MESSAGE (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT) ON DASH AND WOULDN'T STEER. FOUND OUT 13 TAURUS'S BUILT FEBRUARY AND BEFORE HAD RECALL ON THIS (15S18), BUT THIS CAR WAS MADE IN SEPTEMBER. IT STILL HAS THE ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL.