Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Dangerous design of relation of brake pedal and accelerator (gas) pedal. the gas pedal is located within approximately/4 of an inch of the brake pedal. and the gas pedal is on a 15deg.angle from the top to the bottom leaning towards the brake pedal. when brake is applied there is insufficient space to avoid the gas pedal causing acceleration and braking at the same time. stopping is dangerous!!!! i called the factory and told them about it and asked if it could provide more space between gas pedal and brake pedal and was told no because is was a design feature and must remain so or loose the warranty on the vehicle. no crash or injury yet but close shaves have occurred. i feel on edge when ever stopping at a red light behind another car afraid my car jumping into the one in front of me. entering a busy intersection afraid the car will not stop because the gas is applied when the brake is also applied. the car is a 2008 model and costly for my pocket-book and cannot sustain damage due to a faulty design that could be correct very simply by the manufacturer by providing more space between pedals. i invested much of my savings and not to have to an automobile that is dangerous to drive and endanger other people. i was a victim of another incident but i am speaking up now to get a dangerous situation corrected. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 05/23/2009 | 9000 | 3 | |
| On three different occasions when either pulling out from gravel or wet pavement the esc will apply the anti-lock brakes. the car is in no way skidding or otherwise out of control in any way. it presents a big safety concern. as we pulled out onto the main road the cars anti-lock brakes were being applied while we were trying to drive down the road. we had to try to get the car to the side of the road in order to get out of the way of traffic coming up behind us. the esc light flashes during these episodes. i made an appointment with the local ford dealer twice and they found nothing wrong with the car. i want to make it clear that the brakes come on after the turn has been made and the car is now straight and steady. each time this has happened it was at low speeds. *tr | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 24000 | ||
| Rear brakes wear out to soon | |||
| 07/13/2009 | 6922 | 2 | |
| Failure of vehicle to stop. two incidents - 10/25/08 & 7/13/09. traffic light turns red, and i tried to brake and car does not stop, engine remains at traffic speed and roars. shift to neutral and still no response and then turn car off and on. back to normal and proceed to safely get off road and call ford service. first time cruise control was on an they replaced cancel switch on brake. 2nd time no cruise control and had just left one light and another turns red. ford cannot determine what is wrong with the vehicle. they drove and could not duplicate and returned with black box to record incident. 2 weeks later i receive a call that on a hunch they ordered a new throttle body and replaced it 8/8. no one feels safe driving this vehicle. i am afraid it will happen again and this time i will not be the first car to approach a traffic light or someone will pull in front of me and i will not be able to stop. the service department at my local ford said there have been no similar incidents. i have contacted ford customer service on line and they have only replied that someone will forward it to the proper department and that i should contact my local dealership, who retains repair records. the local dealership does not have any answers and would not drive the car unless they had to. which since i purchased the vehicle leaves me no option. i was wondering if there have been any similar incidents. the vehicle in question is a 2008 ford taurus x. *tr | |||
| 09/08/2008 | 100 | 1 | |
| Encounter in normal driving while applying the brake moving your foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal your foot seems to catch both making the car difficult to stop(engine runs faster while braking till you realize your foot is in contact with both pedals, happens several times a week with multiple drivers. *tr | |||