My vehicle suddenly ran hot while driving on the interstate at approximately 65 mph. i immediately pulled off as my exit was approaching and within 1/2 found a safe place to park. the engine had steam coming from the radiator. after calling aaa for a tow, it was towed to the local aaa and then to the classic ford dealership. as the car arrived on a friday, ford did not check it until the following tuesday. i received a quote from ford that it needed an entirely new engine,timing belt and water pump for $7, 400.00! calls to the corporate ford did no good as they said there was nothing that ford could do but to keep my receipts in case a recall was ever announced. i called another mechanic that i had used in the past and he was able to fix the engine for $1800.00. the mechanic said that the engine design was faulty and that if it ever ran hot again, it would do the same damage because of the design. *tr
I had to replace throttle body assembly on my 2010 taurus limited. it only had 28000 miles at time of occurrence. i can't believe there is no recall on this, as ford has had several problems with throttle body assembly. *tr
This is the twin turbo v6 ecoboost engine. this vehicle has had several transmission issues dating back to august 2011. first issue: car stumbled upon accelerating from a dead stop. particularly unsafe when turning into traffic. one potentially serious event was a right turn i made from a stop light and the car came to a crawl. after having the car for more than a week, ford "fixed" the problem but it recurred a month later. next incident(s): transmission lunges and came out of gear and revved up. again, ford had the car for about 10 days. that was september 2011. october 18, 2011: car lost power on freeway and ran very rough. car towed into ford. the had to replace coils, plugs, and pcm. 9/14/2012: sunroof failed and would not close. problem fixed under warranty. 8/16/2013: delivered the car to ford because the transmission acting up once again. this time when i press the accelerator the car stalls very briefly but then catches and accelerates forward quickly. this is a liability concern. on the freeway, when i press the gas to accelerate to pass a car, the car coasts before catching. ford still has the vehicle and is telling me that they don't see an issue with their drive tests but have a call into ford to see how to proceed. i'm very concerned. *tr
The car has the cap les fuel filler system, when i fill the car, it leaks gas on the ground behind the rear tire, each time the pump shuts off. it does this at every station i fill up at. if i try to top off the tank it makes a very large puddle. the dealer i purchased the car from has not fixed this complaint and will not document my complaint. *tr