2006 Ford Taurus Engine cooling Problems

“Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 Ford Taurus has started again...I first reported this to NHTSA about a month ago..this time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving...this problem began when my cruise control stopped working. …”

“I have had numerous instances where the car does not roll over or start. The latest problem occurred on 11/10/06. I was making a left hand turn at a busy intersection going approximately 30 miles per hour when the car just died in the middle of the intersection. Luckily, no accident occurred but this was a very dangerous situation and could have resulted in injury or even worse.”

“After taking a right turn, the vehicle began accelerating on its own. I had to fully apply the brake to maintain control. It was terrifying. My whole body shook. I thought I would hit something because I did not think that I could stop the car. Even while pushing the brake pedal all the way down and shifting into d I could not keep the car under 40 MPH. The engine kept revving and the car kept gaining speed. Luckily, the only light I had was green. I pulled into a parking lot and slowed the vehicle down to a stop by applying all my force to the brake. …”

“Ford motor company 2006 Ford Taurus se 3.0 litre engine. The location of the oil filter is directly above the starter and starter solenoid assembly. This very poor design can lead to the failure and possible fire in this vehicle. I asked Ford's own authorized servicers in the denver market and they agreed to this as a fact. Yet, as an owner of said model-they have done nothing to inform the public or recall or remedy this. Please check into this as I believe it is a very common design failure and potentially very problematic.”

“I have a 2006 Ford Taurus and within the past couple of months it will die while sitting at a redlight. I have to turn off the ignition and restart the car and that usually solves the problem. This has happened about 6 times in the past 2 months. Today, however, it stalled at a redlight and I restarted but as I continued driving, the RPM would drop rapidly when I hit the breaks and it acted like it would die. I continued driving and was going about 45 miles an hour and all of the sudden all the odometers dropped to zero and everything on the dashboard went out. …”