2007 Ford Taurus Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER LAST WINTER, THE CAR DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE. THE LATCHES WOULDN'T CATCH. DRIVING WAS DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MANY HAVE”

“DRIVERS FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR DOOR DO NOT STAY SHUT IN COLD WEATHER, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON LATER MODELS OF FORD TAURUS BUT NOT MY 2007. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN IT'S VERY COLD AND THE DOOR WON,T SHUT AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT”

“DOOR LATCHES GET STUCK OPEN AND DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE, OR WILL UNLATCH AND SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I CURRENTLY OWN TWO 2007 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY WITH THOSE TWO, PLUS MY PREVIOUS TAURUS'- A 2003, 2005 AND TWO 2006 TAURUS'”

“Severely rusted brake line to the driver side real brake ruptured and caused loss of brake function and emptying of the single brake fluid reservoir. I cannot currently find the ruptured line segment, but a portion of the other rear brake line was similarly rusted prompting”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED”

“FACTORY STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. THE BRAKE LINES WERE PARTIALLY PLASTIC COATED. THE PART OF THE LINE THAT RUSTED THROUGH WASN'T COATED AND RAN DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR NEAR ONE OF THE HANGERS”

“THE VEHICLE I OWN HAS HAD A STUCK THROTTLE ISSUE IN THE PAST. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MAIN STREET IN MY HOMETOWN. I HAD ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT ISSUE EXCEPT THAT WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE”

“TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SLOWER VEHICLE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. I BRAKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AS THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES ALMOST COULD NOT”

“CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING - CHECKED CABLE AT THROTTLE AND IT HAD COME UNATTACHED-REATTACHED CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE FOR A DAY. THEN CAR STARTED TO HOLD SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. WHEN BRAKING, FELT LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED”

“WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AT THE MANIFOLD CONNECTION DROPPING THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE EXHAUST, INCLUDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE GROUND. AT A HIGHER SPEED OR WITH UNEVEN GROUND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY”

“THE CONNECTION FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS FAILED TWICE, ONCE AT 32K MILES AND NOW AT 81K MILES. BOTH TIMES THIS CAUSED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING FORWARD”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS ON THE GROUND”

“THIS CAR DIED TWICE AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY. NO WARNING. IT WAS RUNNING WELL SINCE BUYING IT A MONTH AGO, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 105K MILES ON IT. IT FIRST DIED 500 YARDS FROM HOME, AND DIED AGAIN AS SHE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS SHUTS DOWN POWER STEERING”

“WE HAVE AN 07 FORD TAURUS THAT WE PURCHASED IN 09. LAST MONTH THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THE RADIO AND A/C WOULD CUT OUT AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WOULD COME BACK ON. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, IT RESTARTS”

“AC COMPRESSOR FAILS, BLOWS ECM FUSE, CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CHRONIC TO THE 2007 FORD TAURUS - WE OWN RENTAL FLEET - HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 OTHER VEHICLES - SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL”

“ROUNDED A CURVE AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKE AND THERE WAS NO DRIVE POWER. FORD MECHANIC DESCRIBED AS 'CATASTROPHIC' TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DID NOT SLIP OR SHOW ANY SIGNS OF DETERIORATION PRIOR TO FAILURE”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS”

“IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE 2006 AND THE 2007 FORD TAURUSES. I REPORTED MY HUSBAND'S 2006 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO YOU IN 2011”

“I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN ALLMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECH”

“I HIT A DEER AT 55 MILES PER HOUR THE AIRBAG AREA MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMELLED LIKE GUN POWDER AND DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON THE DASH”

“THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH OR COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED”