20 Most Recent 2008 Ford Taurus SEL Questions & Answers

Yes,the newer cars need a strong battery or funny things happen. You'll need to replace your brake pedal switch or bleed the system properly. don-ohio (:^)

Victoria, Fold down rear seat back, to access trunk space. Your vehicle is equipped with a release handle that provides a means of escape for children and adults if they become locked inside the trunk/luggage compartment.The handle is located inside the trunk/luggage compartment either on the luggage compartment door (lid) or near the tail lamps. It is composed of a material that will glow for hours in darkness following brief exposure to ambient light. Pull the handle and push up on the luggage compartment door (lid) to open from within the luggage compartment. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck "I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. Check out some of my other posts if you need more tips and info." Ford Taurus Owners Manual Interior luggage compartment release Locks Ford TAURUS Owner Manual Trunk Release Ford Taurus Now with an anti kidnapping trunk release funny

Carefully... (sorry, I don't know, I just wanted to say that...) Well, there might be a hidden screw somewhere that is super hard to access. Good luck.

sounds like a wiring loom connector may have come apart as affecting all rear lighting trace loom back from light cluster to see if all are connected properly

problem could be in instrument panel circuit. a wire might be broke or melted on the circuit board. may have intermitting touch of broken wire causing gauges and lights to flash on an off.

Output speed sensors are externally mounted, but can be located in a difficult spot to access. No gaskets are needed, the new sensor should come with a new o-ring seal. Just make sure everything is very clean, and put a little vaseline on the o-ring and sensor port opening

Dale you check the connector those sensor fail but not that often probably bad contact

That is a huge job. It's inside the timing chain cover. If it's like the triton v-8. Seriously, done it. Big job for the average person. If youre a mechanic you can handle it. Plan on 8 hrs anyway.

The code should be your owner's manual. It is also on the CPU itself. Call a ford dealership shop to find out where the cpu (computer) is located.

its the blend door making the selection of which to use the ac or the heat

Go and find a mechanic to do that for you safely. You can end up without brakes at all doing some of it incorrectly. Find a reputable vehicle mechanic that can do this and keep you safely braking after the repair.

I would say that you probably have a bulb out in the right rear turn signal.

if this is happening then it could be overfilled or the transmission is getting hot and the fluid is being pushed out the filler tube.

call ford and give vin sometime on the trunk there is a sticker with it on it.

Shoot lots of penatrateing oil on rails Like liqued wrench or blaster let soak over night apply more in morning than work on moveing seat. if they are electric check fuse , check for power at motor if power exists replace motor if seat is manuel and you still cant move it unbolt seat and replace from local junk (recycleing)yard.

from personal experience alternators can test good when you take them off your vehicle and carry into a parts store. if when the car is running and you take the negative cable off the battery and it dies, than you know the alternator is bad. never remove the positive when running or before the ground post. had an 05 kia serento doing the same thing. replaced alternator and fixed the problem

That would be the compressor turning on or off, nothing to worry about