What 234 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Taurus

I JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TRAVELING 5 MPH MAKING A SHARP TURN, SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND DRIVER ASSIST FAILURE REQUIRES MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICING. NOW IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED AS THE VEHICLE DEFAULTED TO MANUAL STEERING. LUCKY I WASN'T AT HIGH SPEED. 61000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT

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POWER ASSIST IS DEFTLY, LOSING POWER WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, VERY TOUGH TO TURN HALF THE TIME. THE HAVE A RECALL FOR IT BUT FOR THE YEARS 2011-13 WHEN 2014 SHOULD BE INCLUDED THERE'S A LOT OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

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THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. GOT A WARNING ABOUT THE ISSUE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WARNING SAID TO PULL OVER SAFELY. ONCE I STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING.

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CAME TO A GAS STATION TO PUT IN GAS. THEN TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING DIED AND GOT A WARNING ADVANCETRAC ISSUE. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD IT TOWED.

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AFTER FUELING UP, STARTED CAR(2014 TAURUS) TO LEAVE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STATED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND SERVICE WAS REQUIRED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM PUMPS WITH NO STEERING TO PARK OUT OF THE WAY. AFTER 20 MINUTES AND RESTARTING THE CAR WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FAILURE MESSAGE BY CLICKING ON THE "OK" ACKNOWLEDGING THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING CAME BACK. NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE CLICKING ON THE "OK" THAT RELEASED THE STEERING OR NOT. DROVE THE CAR HOME AT GREAT RISK AND HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON WED 3/42020. FROM INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND THE PROBLEM, THEY DID FOR THE 2011, 2012 AND 2013 MODEL THEY NEED TO INCLUDE THE 2014. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THIS BUT IT APPEARS TO CLEARLY BE A FORD DESIGN/ENGINEERING PROBLEM FORD SHOULD PAY FOR.

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1) WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A HARD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. 2). THE CLIMATE CONTROL TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. UNSAFE ON COLD DAYS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES. VICE VERSA IN THE SUMMER WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 90 DEGREES.

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1. WHEN TAKING A SHARP TURN, THE FRONT BUCKS AND MAKES A HARD KNOCKING NOISE. 2. THE CLIMATE CONTROL TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IS TERRIBLE IN REALLY COLD WEATHER. NO HEAT FOR AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. VISE VERSA IN THE HOT SUMMER.

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MY 2014 TAURUS LIMITED STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING, I HAD THE CV JOINT, TIE RODS, AND STRUTS REPLACED. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN OVER 50 MILES SINCE REPAIRS WERE DONE.. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. I BACKED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY THEN THE STEERING IS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND LOOSES CONTROL DURING MID TURN. THIS IS AFTER I HAVE REPLACE THE CV JOINTS, TIE RODS AND THE STRUTS. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. A COST $1700 AT 139,000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A WELL KNOW ISSUES WITH FORD. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BE ANNOUNCED. THIS HAS MADE A LOYAL FORD OWNER DECIDE THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD.

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ON 31 OCTOBER 2019, I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO MY GARAGE AND THE CAR STEERING LOCKED UP AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE CAR. A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, AND I CALLED THE DEALER TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM (I.E. GAVE CAR WARNING AND COULD BARELY TURN WHEEL OF CAR). DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED. BECAUSE DEALER WAS CLOSE TO MY JOB, BUT FAR FROM MY HOME, I HAD CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD A FEW 2013 CARS HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON ANY OTHER 2014 FORDS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS FOR THE ISSUE OR ANY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN. THE CAR HAD 97,653 MILES WHEN ISSUE OCCURRED. I PAID TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED SINCE NO RECALLS ARE CURRENTLY LISTED/ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN AND THIS MECHANICAL STEERING ISSUE. I PAID A TOTAL OF 2,208.13 FOR THE REPAIRS RELATED TO THE ISSUE (REPLACEMENT OF PART, LABOR & RECALIBRATION OF THE PART).

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AROUND JULY 09, 2019 MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED FORD AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER 2014 FORD TAURUS SEL. FORD STATED THAT WHILE THE RECALL APPLIES TO OTHER 2014 TAURUS SEL, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MINE. I HAD TO PAY $2300 AT ROY OBRIEN FORD TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. FORD HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THIS RECALL. I AM REQUESTING HELP FROM THE NSHP AND THE DOT TO HELP ME PLEASE. ON OCTOBER 17, 2019 MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN. THIS VERY DANGEROUS. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND I WAS ADVISED THAT MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. AGAIN, THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR 2013-2017 FORD TAURUS SEL BUT AGAIN ..MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTTER IMMEDIATELY.

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2014 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION FOR VEHICLE MODEL. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JS

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POSSIBLE FLAW IN MODEL'S STEERING ASSEMBLY DUE TO RECURRENCE OF SAME MALFUNCTION: STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION, DROVE AT NEAR-IDLE SPEEDS, AND WITHIN A MINUTE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH A WARNING LIGHT (POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE). BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED GEAR AND OTHER PARTS OF ASSEMBLY. COST FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT WAS ~$1800 BUT WAS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED IN THIS SAME CAR A FEW YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD (ABOUT 15 MPH); AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING ASSEMBLY AND WAS COVERED BY FULL WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MORE STRENGTH THAN NORMAL TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW POWER ASSIST UNIT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED ASTORG FORD (2028 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26101, (304) 485-8585), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

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"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON I-95 NORTHBOUND AT THAT TRIED TO SWITCH LANES AND MY STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED!!!!! I HAVE NEVER BEEN SCARED [XXX] AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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INCREASING DIFFICULTY STEERING CAR/LOSS OF POWER STEERING. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER WHEN TURNING. MAJOR REPAIR COST. KNOW PROBLEM WITH 2011-2013 CARS BEING RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2014 TAURUS WHICH ALSO HAS RECORDED COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOSS OF POWER STEERING THE MODEL. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE JANUARY/FEBRUARY.

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THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT SEEMS TO BE RECCURING PROBLEM, AS SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. ITS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS

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THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS PARKED. BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN MA . THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "NEEDS EPAS GEAR REPLACED". TOTAL COST WAS $1,822.00. MUST ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH MALFUNCTIONING EPAS GEAR. THE 3 PRIOR YEARS' MODELS HAD A RECALL. WHY NOT THIS YEAR'S MODEL? DONT WAIT FOR INJURY OR DEATH.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA FORD OF QUAKERTOWN (LOCATED AT 321 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (215) 536-8600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A NIGHT OF OUT WITH FRIENDS, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE GOING UP A SNOWY HILL IN TOWN. HE SLID FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. AFTER MAKING IT UP THE HILL, HE STOPPED AND PREPPED TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH NO STEERING. WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE IN A SMALLER AREA WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE STREET WE TAKE HOME AND I AM THANKFUL HE DECIDED TO COME WITH ME THAT NIGHT AS I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A TREE.

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POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH HARD TURNING WHEN STARTING AND LEAVING PARKING SPOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. MECHANIC CHECKED AND SAID IT MIGHT BE STEERING SHAFT, A $600 REPAIR. RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEAR (2011-2013) POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT NOT 2014 DESPITE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS IN THAT YEAR AS WELL. WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO ME GIVEN POWER STEERING PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH THIS CAR.

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DRIVING 40 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING CRASH OFF ROADWAY. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL, MOVED TO SHOULDER. TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED ON CAR, THEN WAS OK. THEN HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN LEAVING WORK - SENSORS ON AND NO RESET THIS TIME. HAD TO CAREFULLY LIMP IT HOME. TRIED REPLACING FUSE FOR STEERING - BUT DIDN'T WORK - WILL NEED TO GO TO DEALER. JUST WENT OUT TO GET PICTURE OF CODES - BUT IT'S WORKING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG ELECTRICALLY!

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ON THE WAY HOME AFTER BEING ON DUTY, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT READ "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK LOW". I RESET THE MESSAGE AND IT APPEARED AGAIN. I DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND IT APPEARED TO BE FINE, PRIOR TO THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY UNRESPONSIVE AND APPEARED TO BE SLUGGISH. THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON I GO TO GET IN CAR AND MESSAGE CAME ION DASH STATING "STEERING FAILURE" AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR IS BEING TOWED ON MONDAY OCTOBER 29 TO CLOSEST FORD DEALER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH SAME MODEL AND YEAR, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES THE SAME AS OUR POLICE CAR. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A POLICE CAR, WE ARE A SMALL TOWN AND THERE IS LITTLE TO NO AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND "TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ANDERSON FORD, 2585 AZ-95, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED OTHER FORD TAURUS VEHICLES AND OTHER FORD PRODUCTS, CONSUMER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. UPDATED 1/30/19*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, STABILITRAC, AND POWER ASSIST FAILURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SELF DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS DEFECTIVE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

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MY CAR'S POWER STEERING SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A FAULT, SHOWING MESSAGE ON DASH "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALONG WITH A SIMULTANEOUS MESSAGE ABOUT SERVICING ADVANCETRAC. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. STEERING STILL WORKED, BUT CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN (I AM NOT A SMALL MAN, AND IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT). I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (I WAS ON A LARGE CITY STREET TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH) AND STOP WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY.

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