Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
060712/06/200610022203Extended warranty coverage for vehicles with hard start when operating on e85 fuel, powertrain control module (pcm) calibration. warranty extended for 10 years or 100,000 miles which ever comes first. sample consumer letter attached. *kb07/23/2007

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN
07/03/20121200001
 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
05/09/2012100000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the transmission failed and he had 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 a mechanic for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000.
05/09/2012100000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the transmission failed and he had 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 a mechanic for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. kmj
05/09/2012100000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the transmission failed. the contact stated that the vehicle just stopped working and he had to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. the vehicle was towed to his house. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. ap
11/14/2011740001
 I was driving and out of no where the gas pedal got stuck and i had to put it in neutral and pump the gas to get it to stop revving. when i put it in neutral the rpm's go to 4,000-5,000. this has happened on many occasions and seems to be worse when it is wet outside. *tr
05/24/201288000
 After stopping for a traffic light i tried to proceed and, after reaching roughly 25 miles per hour, forward progress stopped and the engine revved freely. the transmission had completely failed with no ability to move the car. luckily i was at a low speed and could safely get out of the way of unsuspecting traffic. this is a very common problem with this car. if this happened at highway speed, or any other number of dangerous driving instances, the occupants of the vehicle would most definitely be placed in a situation where injury or even death were possible. ford needs to acknowledge to problem and offer to reimburse (fully or partially) their customers. there is a definite element of safety to this failure.
03/16/2012106000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle begin to abnormally accelerate to 65 mph. the contact shifted into neutral and the rpms increased to 4000. he then depressed the brake pedal and as the vehicle decelerated, the contact was able to shift back into drive. the failure recurred seven times within one mile. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis but had not received a response back as to the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 106,000. kmj
05/11/2012130000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the mechanic advised the contact that the torque converter would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000. kmj
05/24/201288000
 After stopping for a traffic light i tried to proceed and, after reaching roughly 25 miles per hour, forward progress stopped and the engine revved freely. the transmission had completely failed with no ability to move the car. luckily i was at a low speed and could safely get out of the way of unsuspecting traffic. this is a very common problem with this car. if this happened at highway speed, or any other number of dangerous driving instances, the occupants of the vehicle would most definitely be placed in a situation where injury or even death were possible. ford needs to acknowledge to problem and offer to reimburse (fully or partially) their customers. there is a definite element of safety to this failure.
03/16/2012106000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle begin to abnormally accelerate to 65 mph. the contact shifted into neutral and the rpms increased to 4000. he then depressed the brake pedal and as the vehicle decelerated, the contact was able to shift back into drive. the failure recurred seven times within one mile. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis but had not received a response back as to the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 106,000. kmj
05/11/2012130000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the mechanic advised the contact that the torque converter would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000. kmj
05/24/201288000
 After stopping for a traffic light i tried to proceed and, after reaching roughly 25 miles per hour, forward progress stopped and the engine revved freely. the transmission had completely failed with no ability to move the car. luckily i was at a low speed and could safely get out of the way of unsuspecting traffic. this is a very common problem with this car. if this happened at highway speed, or any other number of dangerous driving instances, the occupants of the vehicle would most definitely be placed in a situation where injury or even death were possible. ford needs to acknowledge to problem and offer to reimburse (fully or partially) their customers. there is a definite element of safety to this failure.
03/16/2012106000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated while going 40 mph, the vehicle begin to accelerate on its own to 65 mph. the contact shifted into neutral and the rpms went up to 4000. he pressed the brake pedal and when the vehicle slowed down, he was able to shift back into drive. for a mile from this failure happening, it recurred 7 different times. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis but had not received a response back as to what cause the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 106000. ap
05/11/2012130000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at approximately 20 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated the torque converter would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000. da
08/31/201078485
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically stall without warning. when the vehicle stalled, the speedometer would fluctuate back and forth. at times, the vehicle would not restart. the dealer made ten attempts to duplicate the failure but to no avail. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 98,900 and the approximate failure mileage was 78,485. kmj
08/31/201078485
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning and lose all power. when the vehicle stalled, he noticed that the speedometer fluctuated back and forth and at times he was unable to restart the vehicle. the dealer made ten attempts to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 98,900. the approximate failure mileage was 78,485. bw
09/01/200814000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at any speed, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning. the dealer inspected the vehicle and advised the contact to have the computer upgraded. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. the manufacturer had not been notified. no additional repairs were performed. the failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 38,000. sm.
09/01/200814000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. while driving at any speed, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning. the dealer inspected the vehicle and advised the contact to have the computer upgraded and performed the repairs; however, the vehicle continued to stall. the manufacturer had not been notified. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 38,000. the approximate failure mileage was 14,000. bw
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12/26/20121
 2006 ford taurus. consumer requests reimbursement for transmission failure in vehicle. *smd the consumer stated the torque converter was replace. *jb
02/23/2011106728
 My husband was driving down the road in our 2006 ford taurus and it suddenly without warning came to a complete stop on the highway and had to be manually pushed off the highway. this was very dangerous. we had the vehicle towed to a garage nearby and the owner said the transmission is completely shot. we had the vehicle towed again to precision transmission in whiteville, nc. they notified us that the torgue converter in this taurus is defective. the shop owner also told me that there were 3 other tauruses on the lot to be repaired at the same time. the shop owner knew exactly what was wrong with our car before they even looked at it because she said that the metal used in the torque converters in several years of taurus making was defective. we own 2 ford tauruses, the other one is a 2007. we do not want our other car to just stop in the middle of the road because it is very very dangerous. the shop owner informed me that the 2007 tauruses will probably have the same fate as the 2006. ford motor company should be responsible because this is deadly. it cost us $825 for the torque converter and towing.
10/20/2010117000
 I own a 2006 ford taurus and without any kind of warning or signs, my car stopped on me completely during rush hour in the middle of the day. as i took my feet off the brakes to proceed through the intersection as the light turned green, my car began to roll backwards as though it were in neutral. this could have resulted in a more serious accident if i would have rolled back into the car behind me. or if they would have been eager and had accelerated behind me or standing behind the car.
01/26/2010630001
 I just purchased (1/23/2010) a used 2006 ford taurus se, 3.0l vehicle with 62,800 miles. at the time of purchase the cruise control did not work (would not engage) and i was told by the dealer (phillipsburg/stateline hyundai) they would have me return to repair it as soon as the parts arrived. at approximately 6:00 pm on 1/26/2010), i was driving the vehicle at 35 mph on airport road/south when i noticed the light ahead turned yellow. i released the accelerator and the car continued to maintain speed. (i had not turned on the cruise control and there were no indications it was on). i then stepped on the brake and to my amazement the car attempted to accelerate. i depressed the brakes further, but the engine revved higher to maintain speed and i went thru the red light! attempting to stop the car, as another traffic light with stopped cars was immediately ahead, i had to swerve to the right turn lane and went thru another red light barely avoiding crossing traffic. not thinking to turn off the ignition, i depressed the parking brake, continued to hit the main brakes and the car began to slow (speed) although the engine revved uncontrollably. i finally pulled to the side and shut off the engine. i attempted to restart the car and during 4 successive tries it immediately revved to over 4,000 rpm. on the 5th try the start was normal and i was able to drive home. i am taking the car to the dealer tomorrow morning to have the problem diagnosed and corrected immediately! this could have been a disaster for both myself, my car and those innocent pedestrians/fellow drivers on the road at the time. *tr
01/14/2009688921
 In the last 30 days, i have had this happen to me at least once a day. i am driving on the interstate, traveling approx. 60 mph, and all of sudden my rpms shoot up to over 4000 and my car accelerates by itself. then, when my car is running in idle, the rpms are over 5000 and it sounds as if someone has the acceleration pushed to the floor. then there are times when i am driving, increasing my speed gradually, and my rpms will be stuck at 2000 and my car will not go faster than 30-40 miles per hour, which is extremely dangerous on the interstate with heavy traffic. i have read several other complaints about this problem, and i think it is more than a coincidence, ford has a serious problem. *tr
05/29/2008860001
 While driving to faa class in the morning about 7:30. my car(2006 years ford taurus, 86,000miles) stopped on the road(104th westboud 100yards from s.penn avenue). and policeman pushed my car with his car off the road . i called geico who then towed it to the service center. the diagnosis was transmission failure and the cost was $3,400 to repair the vehicle. but i had it towed to a different shop. they are fixing my car and requested 1800$(1year warranty) and they said this a very strange case. i'm spending money for 6month faa training fee/housing/daughters school and camp fee/family's food/etc about more than 35,000$. this country is taking all of my money. i really want to solve this to my satisfaction. if you can please contact ford on my behalf to rectify the problem . i need your help. *tr thank you.
04/03/200612674101/19/2006
 I own a 2006 ford taurus. when starting the vehicle, it lunges forward approximately 6 inches. this occurs most frequently when the weather is cold (<40 degrees). this is a potentially dangerous situation. i took my car to the local ford dealership and asked for the problem to be repaired. i was told that most taurus' have this problem, and there was nothing they could/would do to correct it. *jb
01/09/200647000210/11/2004
 I have owned my 2005 ford taurus for 15 months. recently, during cold weather, the car has lunged forward ~6 when starting it for the first time in the morning. this has only happened a couple times thus far. this occurs while in park. the wheels do not move, rather, the car 'bucks' forward. if someone were walking in front of the vehicle when this happened, they could be injured. this could also lead to personal property damage if the vehicle was parked near another object [other car, garage door, etc.]. i've heard this has happened to other, older model taurus' as well [probably never resolved]. my dealer was made aware of this and reports no recalls per my vin#. *jb
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER
12/26/20121
 2006 ford taurus. consumer requests reimbursement for transmission failure in vehicle. *smd the consumer stated the torque converter was replace. *jb
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT
09/25/200614323109/20/2006
 After complaint to dealer prior to their inspection, and after, tie rod bolt and rod broke causing loss of steering control. no formal date of service was made except inspection the day of purchase. three times driven and this then happened. *nm