2010 Ford Taurus Engine cooling Problems

“Acceleration stalls from 0-5 MPH then is followed by a harsh bump on take-off this car is very dangerous it will stall upon down shifting while merging into traffic for as long as 6 seconds. This causes traffic behind me to take avoidance maneuvers. When passing it will do the same thing taking 3 to 6 seconds to start accelerating. When I pull out to pass it falls back a full car length before it makes up its mind to accelerate. Very dangerous, it will do this at 30 MPH through 70 MPH.”

“Soon after I got my new 2010 Ford Taurus in march of 2010, it came to a complete stop as I was driving with my sister (mileage under 1,000 miles). I called the Ford dealership and they said to try it again - the car ran well, so I forgot about the incident. In april 2012, I again lost power suddenly and completely while driving. I put on the emergency lights, left the car in the middle of my road where it had stopped, and called aaa to tow it back to the dealership. Service replaced the throttle body, and said they found nothing that could cause the car to stall. …”

“I was driving at night in expressway traffic when the vehicle quit running. There was total loss of control : engine not running and all electrical components and lighting went off. Only manual steering was available to maneuver the vehicle to the expressway shoulder .the alert actions of the drivers behind me did prevent a serious accident. Instrument panel message stated shift into park ' while the vehicle was moving. This action would have resulted in immediate transmission damage. Vehicle started normally in park. There were no problems during the rest of the trip. …”

“On two occasions the vehicle has stalled or lost power while in the process of driving. The first time this occurred the vehicle was traveling 20mph approximately 10 minutes into the drive. The second time this occurred the vehicle was traveling 55 MPH while set on cruise control five hours into a drive. In both occurrences the display indicated to put shifter into park while the vehicle was stalled and still moving. While the vehicle was stalled the power steering and braking was disabled. …”

“On several occasions, while driving at varying speeds between 15 MPH and 65 MPH, the engine will lose power, followed by the dashboard indicator d light going out, and the electrical accessories, associated with the engine or reverse functions, such as the cruise control and the rear window shade will shut down. Basically, at the time of this power loss, the vehicle default safety functions engage. Shortly thereafter, within 30 seconds, the engine regains thrust and the d light comes back on. …”