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9.4

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

25,703 miles

Total Complaints:

7 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (7 reports)
Ford Taurus engine problems

engine problem

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problem #7

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 41,786 miles

Work order states:

C/S SES LIGHT IS ON. CHECK AND ADVISE...
LIGHT ON... P1120/P1120/PASS
BASIC#15K607---MTIME TO REPLACE SWITCH
WDS TEST. PIN POINT TEST. PID MONITOR TEST & REPLACED TP
CONNECTOR & RETEST...

Location: Red McCombs, San Antonio, TX
Advisor: Victor Lacourse

Notes: I won my lemon law case with FORD. After the rep said I would no longer have problems here I am with more problems. On top of that I have a $100 deductible for every problem that I have wrong. Even though it's the same freaking light it can be a different code. I took my car in almost consecutive days and was charged a $100 for each day. WTF!!! The manager stated that there are over 40 codes for the transmission light. I asked if I had different code for every day of the week, would you charge me a $100? And his response was YES.

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #6

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,462 miles

Work States:

CUST STATES CK ENGINE LIGHT ON TRANS LIGHT ON
E29
INTERNAL HERNESS DIAGRAM WAS CHRDEH
CUST CONSRON TO REMOVE COER MAIN CONTROL AND VALVE BODY
TO REMOVE INTERNAL HARNESS AND RETEST INTERNAL HARNESS

Location: Northside Ford, San Antonio, TX

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #5

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 24,927 miles

Work order will do the talking:

E29 C/S Check engine lite is on. Leaking injectors.

Retried codes P1132 Bank 1 rich and P1152 Bank 2. Monitored PID Data 02 21 and OS 11. Both rich. performed injector leakdown test #3 and 6 not holding pressure. R/I upper intake and R/R 3 and 6 injector. retest leakdown and clear codes.

Location: Northside Ford, San Antonio, TX
Service Advisor: William Andrews

More clearing codes and giving it right back to me.

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #4

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,455 miles

Work order will do the talking:

Cust states ch eng light is on. Transaxle light on
Hears something grinding while driving. See Oasis History
NGS Test no problem found clear codes & Road Test

Location: Northside Ford, San Antonio, TX

Notes: More clearing codes and giving it right back to me.

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #3

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 3,532 miles

I'll let my work order do the talking:

Check engine light is on
Has very little power on accel. do
wds test, pinpoint test. ov to evap and trans sensors.
replaced fuse, open, wiggle test looms, ok at this time
retest, 12v to sensor, road test. no short found at this time.

Location: North Park Lincoln Mercury, San Antonio, TX

Note: Noticed what they did - cleared codes and gave the car back to me. This will eventually become a lemon law case. Continue reading my adventure with FORD.

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #2

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 33,304 miles

Work Order States:

E29 C/S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON
MIL ON KOEO. R P1124 KOEC P1120
DATALOGGER TP -69V TOO LOW AND FLOATS TO .75 AT TIMES.
PINPOINT TEST TP CKT WIRES AND CONNECTIONS - OK REPLACED TP SENSOR & RETEST - OK FINAL TEST PASSED

Location: Northside Ford, San Antonio, TX
Consultant: Gray Hyde

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #1

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Taurus 4D Sedan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 39,452 miles

Work Order States:

C/S SES LIGHT IS ON. CHECK AND ADVISE
ESP WTY 100.00 DD
TP SENSOR
WDS TEST. PIN POINT TEST PID MONITOR TEST & REPLACED TP SENSOR & RETEST

C/S HAS A RATTLE UNDER HOOD AT IDLE. CHECK AND ADVISE
ESP WTY
32-12A362 SYNCHRONIZER NOISY
INSPECT ISOLATE NOISE TO CAM. SECRO. REPLACE SECRO AND SENSOR. AND REINSPECT

C/S DRIVER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT GO DOWN WITH REMOTE.
CHECK AND ADVISE ESP WTY
CC-32
R&R DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR/218A43

Location: Red McCombs, San Antonio, TX
Advisor: Victor Lacourse

Notes: I won my lemon law case with FORD. After the rep said I would no longer have problems here I am with more problems. On top of that I have a $100 deductible for every problem that I have wrong. Even though it's the same freaking light it can be a different code. I took my car in almost consecutive days and was charged a $100 for each day. WTF!!! The manager stated that there are over 40 codes for the transmission light. I asked if I had different code for every day of the week, would you charge me a $100? And his response was YES.

Jesse M.

San Antonio, TX, USA

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