2012 Ford Taurus Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2012 Ford Taurus covers the four-door sedan with two 3.5L DOHC V6 gasoline engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, across four trims: Limited, SE, SEL and SHO. Every procedure, specification, torque value, wiring diagram and diagnostic routine is tied to one of the two engines, so a technician working on the turbocharged V6 is not handed figures meant for the naturally aspirated one, and the sedan is covered once for all four trims.
Engines covered
- 3.5L V6 (213 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.5L V6 (213 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Limited
- SE
- SEL
- SHO
Known issues on the 2012 Taurus. Five recalls are on federal record for the year. The fuel tank may have a marginally sealed seam in its side and may not hold up as expected in a crash, risking a leak and fire; the power steering assist can drop out and leave heavy steering at low speeds; and the interior door handle return spring can unseat so the door may unlatch in a side impact. Owners have brought 78 complaints to NHTSA, spread over steering, structure and the electrical system. Fuel tank procedures, steering diagnostics and the wiring diagrams for the electrical system are in the manual.
Ford is recalling certain model year 2012 Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and model year 2013 Explorer vehicles manufactured July 19, 2011, through March 15, 2012. In the affected vehicles,
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MK
Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the access
While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions. While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln veh
All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicles owner during ini
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Some 2009-2020 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with turbochargers may exhibit an oil leak from the turbocharger oil supply or return tubes, O-rings or 6.7L pedestal gasket. Although oil may collect on the turbocharger, it is very rare fo
The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate
Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatb
SOME 2010-2016 EPAS EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT STEERING RELATED NOISES. THE WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN SECTION 211-02. WHEN DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING EPAS STEERING NOISES USE THE UPDATED PROCEDURES.
Showing the 8 most recent of 35 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
I AM UNABLE TO TURN BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE'S A RECALL 1 5V 340000. SET FORD WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY AGREED SET THE RECALL IS ON EDMUNDS
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD. IT HAPPENED SO FAST I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT WAS FUEL RELATED.
Showing the 2 most serious of 78 complaints filed with NHTSA.
