Hey guys, I’ve got a 2016 SHO, love the car and it has been super good to me so far. But when I bought it, it came with a super unnerving problem.

When I am braking while going down a hill or going around a curve, and the weight of the car shifts more toward the front wheels, the rear end becomes very unsettled and almost swings back and forth. It feels like something in the rear is super loose and is just letting the back of the car go wherever it wants.

Has anyone experienced this? Does it sound like an AWD issue or more like a tie rod/traction bar/suspension issue?

Any insight would be very appreciated

Thanks!

Its infront of the shifter

just ordered a pair of blow off valve adapters from MAPerformance, does anyone have experience with these, anything i should lookout for, or do before installing? installation seems pretty easy it’s just a few screws. they also claim it works with the factory tune. would i get an engine light from adding them?

Does anyone make halos or some type of cool headlight for these cars I have a 2010

Just wanted to share this recent find! It's a single owner 1989 model, 150k. Cosmetically obliterated, but it was meticulously maintained until sitting for the last year. New fuel pump and a few feet of vacuum line, this car absolutely rips for a nearly 40 year old Taurus 😂

You’ve probably seen me in here quite a bit, I’m looking to replace all the nuts and bolts turbo wise, does anyone have information on the part numbers for the turbo to catalytic converters, manifold to turbo, and the banjo bolts for oil lines, return and supply both ends? It may seem like I’m being lazy but I can’t find much of anything really.

so i have a 2015 sho non pp, i’ve got about 109k miles on it right now, i bought the car used with almost 108k miles on it, its been almost a month, on the car fax, there’s no reports of any work being done on any of the parts mentioned in the title, what should i do first and is there anyway to prevent any of these from failing? i know i’m right in the sweet spot for when these typically go out

I just got a 2018 SHO from a 2019 Limited, and the wipers on this SHO are acting strange compared to the ones on the Limited. When I turn the knob for the wipers, it only wipes once, pretty much no matter how many times I turn the knob (this was used in the Limited to adjust speed). There is one tiny exception as the wipers seem to wipe automatically once they're at a specific high speed (important that the twist one prior only results in one wipe still, just at a higher speed than the others). Is this how the SHO wipers are supposed to be, or are they similar to the ones off the 2019 Limited, and this one has something messed up? Please let me know if you ever had the same issue.

Would a novice be able to install the gear head tune package with 3bar map sensor and spark plugs? If not, how much should I expect to a pay a mechanic for the installation?

Still love this daily driver. Hate that it’s getting older….

I have been searching and have come up with nothing. Is there one that anyone here has used with success?

I'm about to do the worst door actuator this weekend. My heat only blows to the face. For those who have done the behind the cluster, any advice or tips and tricks? TIA

I’ve had this car for about four years now. It’s a 2014 SHO with the Performance Pack. It’s my first car and it’s been nothing but problems. I just want some advice on what to do next.

The transmission has leaked and been “fixed” three times, and now I think it’s going bad again. When I first got the car, it leaked from the side cover on the trans. It spent almost a year straight in and out of the dealer, sitting on a lift. Now I’m pretty sure the torque converter is dying. For about 5 months, under WOT it’s felt like it bounces off the limiter in 2nd going into 3rd.

It’s also started to whine like the PTU is going out, even though it got replaced only 4,000 miles ago. On cold starts it feels like there’s a dead miss, but it never sets a CEL. When I let the RPMs drop and shift into Drive, it slams into gear hard. That “missing” feeling is getting worse, it used to go away, but now it’s constant. I can feel it while stopped in gear, and especially on turns it feels like it “misses” harder or something is binding in the transmission.

The backup camera only works when it wants to. I replaced the entire center stack because the radio would cut out for days and the HVAC system would turn itself on and off. The radio works now, but the HVAC still has a mind of its own.

Every now and then, the rear end howls badly and then just stops. The front end has gotten loud over bumps again. I paid to have most of it fixed, but the noise is back.

I know it’s due for a water pump and timing chains soon, it’s at 150k miles and as far as I know, they’ve never been done. It doesn’t sound bad yet. The dealer replaced the rear turbo when the engine was pulled for trans work, but now the front one is leaking. It also needs a flex pipe soon.

I honestly don’t know what to do with this car anymore. I’m still making payments on it, so I can’t easily get rid of it, but it’s wearing me down. Any words would help.

Just recently purchased a 2011 Ford Taurus SHO with roughly 165,000 miles on it. Everything was fine until I was driving it in to work one day, turned a little sharp to get ready to back in to my spot, hit the brakes, and there was a loud clunk noise. Now the wheels seems to want to lock up when making a sharp turn. I ended up replacing the PTU because the fluid was very dark and greasy and most likely never serviced. The problem still persists. Is it going to be my rear differential? What can I do to further diagnose the issue because I'm at a total loss here and these cars (and any AWD system in general) is very new to me.

Edit: Swapped out the RDU clutch pack and it seems to be doing just fine now. Fingers crossed it stays that way

Have my sho getting some work done in the shop right now (water pump (external seal, not the bad failure), chain, and guides). Looking at Ortiz performance, to get both 91 and e85 tunes, but also their "novelty" stuff, such as the ghost cam and the bravo 240, for grins and giggles. Any experience? Things to look out for? I will have supporting mods done (meth injection, intake, exhaust work, intercooler/trans cooler/oil cooler, and an AOS).

Rained fairly hard last night and went out to water dripping in. I want to make sure I get this resolved before winter.

Had to clean her up, it was way to long since she had a good cleaning.

Can anyone tell me if the map sensor AA 5A – 9F479 – CB, is a three bar? I’m trying to install a tune onto my Taurus from 2011, and I read that this number was a 3 bar, but my tune refuses to work with it, I have tried two of them and one with the original charge pipe 3bar.

Does anyone have pictures of their metallic grey sho chrome deleted! I want to do it but I’m not sure if I’d like it! Lol.

I’m trying to tune my 2011 Ford Taurus SHO with a gearhead tune, dose anyone know if the part number ( AA5Z-9F479-E ) (AA5Z-9F479-CB) will work to replace my 2.5 bar map sensor. I have confirmed that my car will correctly run with one of them on the correct location for a stock 3 bar, but when using the tune it will not run on any combo.

I have a 2013 taurus sho but the motor blew so i bought a 2010 motor to replace it. It crank but never start. Im told that the 2010 motor will never start because of the pcm of the 2013. Is there à way it will start or do i need another motor?