2010 Ford TAURUS - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact stated that the advanced traction warning light was illuminated. the contact pulled over and had the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the eps replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, the vin was not included. the manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was transferred to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000."

"power steering assist failure- this could lead to a wreck causing death. very unsafe with how quickly this appears. going 60- 70 mph down a curvy highway and this kicks on losing the ability to steer your vehicle! all it does is ding and a message appears telling you that there was power steering assist failure!!! only have estimates to fix this so far and looking at $3000. had it towed back home from another town which was $100."

"tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 68 mph, the service power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized in the middle of traffic. the contact stated that the electric power assist steering (epas) system failed. the contact coasted over to the side of the roadway. the contact turned off the vehicle and unplugged the battery for the computer system to reset however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. mtn view ford (301 e 20th st, chattanooga, tn 37408, (423) 756-1331) was contacted and informed of the failure. the contact was informed that the vin was not under recall. the vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and informed the contact that the steering column, and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000."

"the vehicle steering seized up and the vehicle becomes unsafe"

"tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford taurus. the contact stated that the push to start button was activated, the power steering function was inoperable with the power steering warning light illuminated. an audible chime was also heard. the contact turned the vehicle off and back on however, the failure persisted. mike burkart ford located at (3110 county hwy pp, plymouth, wi 53073, (920)893-6961), was contacted and informed of the failure. the contact was informed that the vin was not subjected to a recall. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 153,000."

"following a warm start, power steering assist failed when leaving a parallel parking space at relaxed speed. "power steering fault" was displayed on the dash. the vehicle requires incredible effort to maneuver at this point. turning the vehicle is exhausting work and it is fortunate this did not happen unexpectedly while driving at highway speeds. all fuses are intact--there is no apparent reason for this to occur."

"while driving on a residential street at a slow speed, the power steering quit working. there was a fault indication on the dash board. fortunately i was on a residential street driving at less then 10 miles per hour. the car was almost impossible to steer with the the power steering fault. fortunately i was able to come to a safe stop. i turned off the car and restarted it. the fault cleared and the power steering was functioning again. i took my car into my mechanic for investigation immediately. this 2010 ford taurus sho has only 105000 miles on it. this could have been a very serious issue had it happened at higher speeds or in heavy traffic. i see that the 2011-2014 ford taurus' had a recall for this same power steering issue."

"power steering went out it has the same problem as the other ford's that was recalled can't under stand why mine 2010 wasn't recalled but if i have a wreck i'm suing ford in the nhtsa i promise."

"on a road trip, we stopped at a rest stop. when we went back to the car and restarted it, within seconds the power steering fault alert was presented, and power steering was gone. after attempting to drive around the parking lot the traction control light came on and we realized we could not make the 80 mile drive home. this resulted in a $500 tow that when we dropped the car the power steering was working fine and the alert was gone. a problematic rack has been diagnosed by a trusted mechanic with an expected bill of over $2000 for something that should have been recalled. seems exactly like the recall for the 2011-2013 models and clear negligence on ford's part and nhtsa for not including all models with this problematic part."

"on august 21, 2019 i started my 2010 ford taurus sho and proceeded to pull out into the street and found that i was unable to turn my steering wheel in either direction. i shut the engine off and restarted vehicle to find that an alarm or beeping sounded and on the cluster message board a fault read "power assist steering fault" and was again barely with both hands forcefully able turn steering wheel either way left to right. i was only two blocks luckily from my home and man handled the steering to my garage. after a quick search i see that ford along with the nhtsa failed to include ford models from 2008-2010 in a recall for failing electronic power steering rack and pinion assemblies that was issued for 2011 and up models. these pre 2011 models contain the same exact parts as what is in this recall. the parts cost is nearly $1100 and upwards of $1000 for labor. this negligence by both parties has raised the injury or death factor ten fold for every ecoboost owner along with the entire population as these cars are getting older out on our streets. if this fault would have happened the previous day as i traveled for over 3 hours on the interstate or making my way around a curve or any turn i may not have been able to type this complaint. just google this defect and to no surprise i'm not the only victim of this known problem. many have had accidents related to this sudden part failure or near missed. many victims have tried to address this issue with ford and the nhtsa to receive no assistance regarding this issue. why is that. this problem is not going to disappear but only get worse as the control module mounted on the rack and pinion is subjected to extreme heat from the turbos and catalytic converters that was engineered due to a lack of space inside the engine bay area and were mounted with in 3 inches away from this electronic rack and pinion component. help!!!"