Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT PANEL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V119000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 02/13/2006 to 02/15/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 19 | 04/28/2006 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/10/2006 | 04/13/2006 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles built for one specific fleet customer were modified for optional hands-free cellular phone operating capability. to provide this functionality, a special overlay wire harness was installed that inadvertently did not include the circuits for passenger air bag deactivation indicator (padi) lamp function. as a result, these vehicles do not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The padi lamp will fail to illuminate and the air bag warning lamp in the cluster will stay illuminated. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The fleet customer was notified and all vehicles have been repaired. the recall began on april 28, 2006. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 06c13.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 0655 | 01/01/2006 | 10019913 | Flex fuel - long crank/hard start. *tt | 05/10/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 ford taurus sel 12v, i was driving when all of the sudden, all of the lights on the dashboard (like abs, brake light,) lighted up like a christmas tree and then i lost all power to the engine. i hit the gas pedal several times with no response but in about 5-8 seconds later, the car started up by itself with an abrupt and violent jerk forward. it was almost as if i turned the key in the ignition to the off position and then quickly back on .. while i was sitting at a red light, i noticed a whole lot of weird stuff going on. the headlights were dimming in and out, the light on the radio (that green light that lights up the controls) was also dimming in and out, and the odometer needle was jumping up and down between 0mph and 5mph, the radio would make a noise like it was shorting out this was due to car about to shut off suddenly, the car shut off with all the dashboard lights lighting up again and then quickly shut off. i replaced the battery, cleaned all batteries terminal and all grounds in car chassis any suggestions, thanks, *tr | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 120000 | ||
| I own a 2006 ford taurus sel 12v, i was driving when all of the sudden, all of the lights on the dashboard (like abs, brake light,) lighted up like a christmas tree and then i lost all power to the engine. i hit the gas pedal several times with no response but in about 5-8 seconds later, the car started up by itself with an abrupt and violent jerk forward. it was almost as if i turned the key in the ignition to the off position and then quickly back on .. while i was sitting at a red light, i noticed a whole lot of weird stuff going on. the headlights were dimming in and out, the light on the radio (that green light that lights up the controls) was also dimming in and out, and the odometer needle was jumping up and down between 0mph and 5mph, the radio would make a noise like it was shorting out this was due to car about to shut off suddenly, the car shut off with all the dashboard lights lighting up again and then quickly shut off. i replaced the battery, cleaned all batteries terminal and all grounds in car chassis any suggestions, thanks, | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 77300 | 1 | |
| Their is a pressure pad in the passenger seat to either allow or not allow the airbag to be active and this is not working the air bag is active all the time the seat can be empty and the airbag light will only briefly light up when starting car but go off right away indicating the airbag is active i had my niece in that seat and it did not deactivate and she is 45 pounds if you do not pay close attention to this you will not know you have a issue when your seat is empty the airbag off light in the radio cluster should light up and when a person heavy enuf to activate the air bag sits down the light should go off. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 64553 | ||
| The check battery light would come on while just traveling down the road. this occures just a randam time and in any kind of weather. i had a local inspection satation look at and found that the battery was bad. they replaced the battery and the problem still occures. after a short while the light will go off. i have not had any problem starting the vehicle. i just continues to happen and wonder if something that needs looked into further. | |||
| 10/27/2011 | 33785 | ||
| Abs control module was identified at the ford dealership shop as bad and needing replacement. $1,284 cost for replacement with 33,785 original miles. without the abs control module abs brakes are not available in an emergency situation. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Started with just abs and check brake system light coming on. escalated to shutting the car totally off while driving freeway speeds. part of the driving was at night and the lights turned off also making it difficult to pull over and thankfully no one was behind me when it happened. took it to ford dealer in yakima and they said they could not get it to do that, even though it did it 3 times enroute and also when i left. tell me what this is so i can get it fixed! makes the car basically undrivableand dangerous to passengers and other cars on the road. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 66125 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford taurus and within the past couple of months it will die while sitting at a redlight. i have to turn of the ignition and restart the car and that usually solves the problem. this has happened about 6 times in the past 2 months. today, however, it stalled at a redlight and i restarted but as i continued driving, the rpm would drop rapidly when i hit the breaks and it acted like it would die. i continued driving and was going about 45 miles an hour and all of the sudden all the odometers dropped to zero and everything on the dashboard went out. i pushed the gas pedal and then everything came back on. very strange and now i'm worried the car might die when i'm actually driving and not sitting at a redlight. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | 52000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would smoke when it was turned on. the oil, battery, engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would make a loud noise. the dealer was notified, but did not assist the contact with the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure was not remedied. the vehicle was not repaired. rvk | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 66125 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford taurus and within the past couple of months it will die while sitting at a redlight. i have to turn of the ignition and restart the car and that usually solves the problem. this has happened about 6 times in the past 2 months. today, however, it stalled at a redlight and i restarted but as i continued driving, the rpm would drop rapidly when i hit the breaks and it acted like it would die. i continued driving and was going about 45 miles an hour and all of the sudden all the odometers dropped to zero and everything on the dashboard went out. i pushed the gas pedal and then everything came back on. very strange and now i'm worried the car might die when i'm actually driving and not sitting at a redlight. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | 52000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would smoke when the vehicle is on. the oil, battery, engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would make a loud noise. the dealer was notified, but did not assist the contact with the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure was not remedied. the failure and current mileage was 52,000. nw | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 66125 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford taurus and within the past couple of months it will die while sitting at a redlight. i have to turn of the ignition and restart the car and that usually solves the problem. this has happened about 6 times in the past 2 months. today, however, it stalled at a redlight and i restarted but as i continued driving, the rpm would drop rapidly when i hit the breaks and it acted like it would die. i continued driving and was going about 45 miles an hour and all of the sudden all the odometers dropped to zero and everything on the dashboard went out. i pushed the gas pedal and then everything came back on. very strange and now i'm worried the car might die when i'm actually driving and not sitting at a redlight. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | 52000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would smoke when the vehicle is on. the oil, battery, engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would make a loud noise. the dealer was notified, but did not assist the contact with the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure was not remedied. the failure and current mileage was 52,000. nw | |||
| 05/24/2011 | 135000 | ||
| On numerous occations my car has shut off while driving. everything electical shuts off and the car itself turns off. basically the car is electrically dead. i have litterally had to put the car in neutral, so it will continue to coast to lessen the chance of being rear ended, switch the ignition to off and pray that the car turns back on when i switch the ignition back on. in most instances this has been successful but on one occation i was forced to pull off the highway and coast to a complete stop. the intermittent nature of this problem makes it very difficult to diagnos. i have checked the battery connections and the ground wire and all seem to be secure and tight with no play that i can determine. i don't believe it is the battery or the car wouldn't start to begin with. | |||
| 07/11/2010 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the pad lamp had failed. the contact was told nhtsa recall campaign id number: 06v119000(electrical system: instrument panel) was related; however, the vehicle was not included. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000. | |||
| 07/11/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated the air bag light is illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the padi lamp had failed. the contact was told there is a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 06v119000(electrical system: instrument panel), but this vehicle was not included. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000.rl | |||
| 06/04/2010 | 88200 | ||
| At least 15 times my 2006 ford taurus has shut off on me and my wife while driving. when it shuts off all the warning lights come on and we have to put the vehicle in park it starts up again. it happens mostly in the summer when the a/c is on. we have had it checked but nothing is ever found. this has almost caused us to be in a few accidents. | |||
| 02/10/2009 | 53678 | 1 | |
| Cowl leak on 2006 ford taurus which allows water leak in on passenger side to contact electrical parts including hvac blower motor and resistor. blower can stop working and if windows are fogged or need to be defrosted it creates a very hazardous condition impossible to correct. i am told by dealerships this is very common with the taurus'. if it is so common why don't they (ford) publicize this or tell you this before you buy a taurus? this has been repaired twice on my car. once in february 2009 and again the relay failed in july 2009. hhs *tr | |||
| 09/04/2008 | 37000 | 1 | |
| Cowl leak on 2006 ford taurus which allows water leak in on passenger side to contact electrical parts including hvac blower motor and resistor. blower can stop working and if windows are fogged or need to be defrosted it creates a very hazardous condition impossible to correct. i am told by dealerships this is very common with the taurus'. if it is so common why don't they (ford) publicize this or tell you this before you buy a taurus? *tr | |||
| 10/19/2007 | 67800 | 10 | 01/05/2006 |
| Car suddenly will not start. relatively new battery, has not been used to jump other vehicles. when the key is turned on, the lights and radio come on full power, but the needles in the gauge cluster vibrate and buzz and a clicking sound can be heard from the front of the car. left on someone else battery for 20 minutes, nothing happened when trying to start the car, so cables were pulled off other vehicle and clacked together at same time taurus was started. the spark led to ignition for some reason. | |||