2013 Ford Taurus Powertrain & Transmission Problems

I have a check engine light on my dash. I have several codes. I have problems with the car like the fuel pump, catalytic converter not functioning efficiently, steering, etc. I know Ford has problems with its cars.

On 7/31/2022, and also about a month ago, my 2013 Ford Taurus Limited stalled out while driving and the wrench light came on. The car limped along until I could pull it over, but this could have been serious as I was on the highway doing 65mph just 2 minutes prior to it. It stalled coming up the upramp here in Phoenix. I got it into the parking lot, and gave it gas and nothing at all, the engine just sputtered as the wrench light was on. I turned it off for 2 minutes, and restarted and able to get home 4 minutes away. This is the 2nd time this has now happened, and this is a huge safety concern. Ford Taurus had recalls on the Powertrain Control Module for other years of the Taurus, but I do not want to pay for this fix as this is a Ford safety issue for my model year 2013. I could have caused an accident on the highway if this stalled like this. Who do I contact to get this looked at. I can almost guarantee it is the powertrain control module as I see it online recalled and exact same issues. This car onl has 70k miles on it and in great condition, serviced all the time. Please let me know whom I may contact to resolve this safety issue? Should I call my local Ford dealership, but I think they charge $200 for scan of the car. Thank yo for your time. Brian Maltese 480-577-1456

2 different PTU's have burned up, waterpump blew up

While traveling down the highway and without warning, we lost the ability to accelerate. We had to coast over to the shoulder of the road and there was no response when pressing the gas pedal. The vehicle then began to sputter and the check engine light came on. We restarted the vehicle and the check engine light was off, and the car responded when the gas was pressed. Later on I was turning through an intersection and again the engine stopped responding. I coasted very slowly through the intersection, turned on the hazard lights and sat slightly off the road. I restarted the car several times and this time the check engine light stayed on. I checked the code and it showed "Throttle Actuator Control (TAC) system, actuator stuck open". I looked on the internet and saw that many of the 2009-13 Ford Escape owners had experienced these symptoms as well. This seems more like just a Ford problem and should be fixed by the manufacturer. Our car is a 2013 V6 Ford Taurus SEL, that has 60,000 miles on it. This so-called Limp-Mode that Ford has in place is dangerous. The engine should not completely stop responding to the pedal!

VEHICLE SHOT THE WRENCH SIGN AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER... THROTTLE BODY IS BAD IN MOTION GOING STRAIGHT , 77 MILES PER HOUR , MAJOR HIGHWAY.

Car keeps throwing wrench light on and looses all power while driving. Car has been back to dealership and they can not find any issues. Researching it seems to be a big on going issue with the 13 ford vehicles. I’m going to be in a major accident with this car and I’m still paying on it.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 2 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,951.

ON NIGHT OF OCTOBER 8,2019 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (2013 TAURUS) AND IT JUST LOST ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE LIMITED TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT. ONCE ON ROADSIDE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TOOK VEHICLE TO NEARBY SERVICE CENTER. THEY CHECKED FOR CODES BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY APPEARED DIRTY AND SUBSTANTIALLY HAD THEM CLEAN IT. ON OCTOBER 10 THIS TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGH AT APPROXIMATELY 55/60MPH THE VEHICLE JUST DIED AGAIN/ LOSING ALL POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. HOW AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR IS BEYOND ME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ALTHOUGH A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF CODES THIS TIME REVEALED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING ISSUE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH VARIED IDEAS (POWERTRAIN SENSOR / THROTTLE BODY) AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. BUT WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES ACCELERATION AND GOES IN TO CREEP MODE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE

VEHICLE LOSES POWER SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.

WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND SHOW A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES (TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK) ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED. I CAN START THE CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT HAS MANY COMPLAINTS. I'M LUCKY NO ONE HAS CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ME. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, STALLED, AND THE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707, (800) 658-7794), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE TRUNK TO LOOK THROUGH HER BELONGINGS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET HALFWAY INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS DRAGGED AS THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). JACK SCHMITT FORD (1820 VANDALIA ST, COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234, (618) 477-8126) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT THEIR LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUDDERS. SLOWS DRAMATICALLY. WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TURN VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WILL START AND THE LIGHT IS OFF. BOTH TIMES SPEED WAS 50-60 MPH. WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS 52,000 MILES.

VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A PAVED 45 MPH ROAD, WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH AND ENGINE RAN ROUGH. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THE WRENCH SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND IT STARTED AND RAN NORMAL FOR HIM. THERE WERE NO ACTIVE, PENDING,OR MEMORY CODES IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IT WAS DRIVEN 50 MILES WITH NO OTHER PROBLEM OCCURRING DURING THE TEST DRIVES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

80,200 MILES - DURING A 2 HOUR DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 80MPH, MY TRANSMISSION LOST THE LOW GEARS. AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN IN CONSTRUCTION, MY CAR EXPERENCED LOUD HARD JOLTING SHIFTS WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT, BOUNCING MY MOTHER'S HEAD OFF THE DASH. IT WAS SUPER SLUGGISH LIKE FOLLOWING AND HARD TO BRING IT TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPED AND SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS YOU COULD HEAR IT SLAM INTO GEAR A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. RESULTED IN A COSTLY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE GOING INTO LIMP MODE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CALLED GWINNETT FORD AT (404) 418-6877 (3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE "WRENCH" SYMBOLS DISPLAYS AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR JERKS AND LOSES ALL MOMENTUM. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN AND IT ALLOWS ME TO COAST TO AN AREA TO PARK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I CAN START THE CAR AND DRIVE OFF. THIS ISSUE OCCURS RANDOMLY. MECHANICS READ THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND CANNOT FIND AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE POWER TRAIN FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION FORD FORT LAUDERDALE LOCATED AT 1333 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304 WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,963.

I AM DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR GOES INTO A SAFETY MODE. THE IS WAS APPEARS TO BE A WRENCH THAT READS "SEE OWNERS MANUAL" THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT SPUTTER AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. I HAVE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND RESTART MY VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES.