2000 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls

Vehicle Has A Heavy Power Steering Fluid Leak!!! Will Be Taking It To The Shop To Diagnose The Concern!!! I Was Checking To See If There Were Any Campaigns Or Recalls Reported!!!

Someone pulled out in front of me as I was slowing down to make a left turn. I T-boned their vehicle while going 35mph, resulting in a total loss for my 2000 Ford Taurus. (This was in 2018 so it was not a new car). My driver steering wheel airbag DID NOT deploy. I was wearing my seat belt. I still ...

WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES & MY ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE UNTIL I RECOVER FROM THE TURN.

Mileage: 210,000

IT PRESENTED A SERIES OF MISSED FIRED AND OVER HEATING ON THE ROAD , AFTER DRIVING AROUND 150 MILES , THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND IT LOSS POWER MAKE IT ON SAFE TO DRIVE . THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ICED UP LIKE A FRIDGE AND LESS COOLING IN AN OVER WHOLE LOOK THE CAR NEED SAFETY CONTROL AND AL...

Mileage: 120,000

IT PRESENTED A SERIES OF MISSED FIRED AND OVER HEATING ON THE ROAD , AFTER DRIVING AROUND 150 MILES , THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND IT LOSS POWER MAKE IT ON SAFE TO DRIVE . THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ICED UP LIKE A FRIDGE AND LESS COOLING IN AN OVER WHOLE LOOK THE CAR NEED SAFETY CONTROL AND AL...

Mileage: 120,000

IT PRESENTED A SERIES OF MISSED FIRED AND OVER HEATING ON THE ROAD , AFTER DRIVING AROUND 150 MILES , THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND IT LOSS POWER MAKE IT ON SAFE TO DRIVE . THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ICED UP LIKE A FRIDGE AND LESS COOLING IN AN OVER WHOLE LOOK THE CAR NEED SAFETY CONTROL AND AL...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF, WHICH REQUIRED THE BATTERY CABLE TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE EVENT THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS, HIGH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF, WHICH REQUIRED THE BATTERY CABLE TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE EVENT THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS, HIGH...

Mileage: 100,000

JUNE 2018 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET BY MY GRANDDAUGHTER, NO THERE NO SIGNS OF A COLLISION. IT WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC.

Mileage: 91,000

PART OF THE ENGINE, TOP PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET NEAR MY RESIDENCE IN LANCASTER, CA. I NOTICED THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 87,270

PART OF THE ENGINE, TOP PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET NEAR MY RESIDENCE IN LANCASTER, CA. I NOTICED THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 87,270

PART OF THE ENGINE, TOP PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET NEAR MY RESIDENCE IN LANCASTER, CA. I NOTICED THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 87,270

TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE UNSAFE AIRBAGS AND THEY SEEMED TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY AIRBAGS.

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A BAD NOIZ IN THE MOTOR AND MY SUSPENSION IS BAD

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A BAD NOIZ IN THE MOTOR AND MY SUSPENSION IS BAD

RETURNING FROM LAKE GEORGE WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING ,SHAKING NOISE. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER TO A SAFE SPOT AND WERE TOWED TO SUPERIOR AUTO ON 19TH ST. IN BROOKLYN. AWAITING PART SEARCH!?!

Mileage: 127,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS WERE BENT WITH EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE SPRING COILS AND STRUTS. T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE 2012. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN....

Mileage: 198,023

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS -- HITTING ACCELERATOR -- ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY "CATCH" AND LURCH FORWARD. SEEMS TO BE A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT FORD DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS. EVEN THOUGH CAR FALLS IN RECALL RA...

Mileage: 202,000

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS -- HITTING ACCELERATOR -- ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY "CATCH" AND LURCH FORWARD. SEEMS TO BE A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT FORD DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS. EVEN THOUGH CAR FALLS IN RECALL RA...

Mileage: 202,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH AND I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS GAINING SPEED. I THEN SHIFTED IN TO NEUTRAL AND THE MOTOR BEGAN TO REV TO 4K RPMS. MY THROTTLE HAD GOT STUCK. I TAPPED THE PEDAL AND GOT IT TO STOP. TURNED AROUND AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TI...

I CONTACTED FORD IN 2011 BECAUSE MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND EXPLODED. THEY WROTE ME A LETTER ASKING FOR RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD BOUGHT IT USED FROM REYNOLDS FORD IT HAD 1 OWNER. I DID HAVE IT FIXED BY PEOPLE NOT AT FORD AND OIL CHANGES NOT AT FORD . I ...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE SUBFRAME THAT HELD THE TWO REAR TIRES WAS ALSO RUSTED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR TIRES MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VE...

Mileage: 300,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE SUBFRAME THAT HELD THE TWO REAR TIRES WAS ALSO RUSTED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR TIRES MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VE...

Mileage: 300,000

BROKEN SPEED CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS PICTURED IN MANY ONLINE PHOTOS AS BEING RECALLED YET THE FORD DEALER SAYS THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED. SAME THING HAPPENED WITH A 1997 FORD EXPLORER WITH BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK. DOES ANYONE RESEARCH THE RECALLS, THEY ARE NOT COMPLETE. THE NHTSA IS NO...

Mileage: 76,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE RADIO IS PLAYING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING.AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR THE RADIO SUDDENLY TURNS OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK.THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WO...

Mileage: 185,748

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE RADIO IS PLAYING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING.AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR THE RADIO SUDDENLY TURNS OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK.THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WO...

Mileage: 185,748

TRANSMISSION COME AND GOES WHEN IT WANT TO ANY EQUIPMENT RECALLS ON 2000 FORD TAURUS

Mileage: 80,000

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING ABOUT TO HAPPEN TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIPPING OR ACTING UP PRIOR TO THIS. JUST GLAD THERE WAS NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SCENARIO. AF...

Mileage: 161,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND SMALL CHILD, ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE AND NEARLY PULLED OUR CAR INTO A GUARD RAIL AND OFF A BRIDGE. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME IN 2004 AND I CAN STILL REMEMBER THE EXACT LOCATION ON HWY 59. ...

Mileage: 62,197

THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND OUT OF NO WHERE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND OUT OF NO WHERE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND OUT OF NO WHERE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 136,000

FRONT END UNACCEPTABLE! THEN DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK IN WINTER AND I HAD TO USE MY SHIRT SLEEVE TO KEEP RUBBING THE WINDSHIELD. I TOLD AC COLLINS FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COIL SPRINGS AND BRAKES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE AC WAS LEAKING IN CAR. I TOLD THEM...

Mileage: 140,023

FRONT END UNACCEPTABLE! THEN DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK IN WINTER AND I HAD TO USE MY SHIRT SLEEVE TO KEEP RUBBING THE WINDSHIELD. I TOLD AC COLLINS FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COIL SPRINGS AND BRAKES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE AC WAS LEAKING IN CAR. I TOLD THEM...

Mileage: 140,023

FRONT END UNACCEPTABLE! THEN DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK IN WINTER AND I HAD TO USE MY SHIRT SLEEVE TO KEEP RUBBING THE WINDSHIELD. I TOLD AC COLLINS FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COIL SPRINGS AND BRAKES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE AC WAS LEAKING IN CAR. I TOLD THEM...

Mileage: 140,023

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED THE TIRE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN CALIFORNIA AND MOVED TO NEW ENGLAND 10 YEARS AGO, SO IT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO ROAD SALT. I CALLED FORD. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I READ THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE ...

Mileage: 137,237

2 MONTHS AGO ADVISED BY WALMART THAT TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. 3 WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TIRE WAS SEPARATING AND THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO AGE AND DRY ROT. WENT BACK TO SAM'S CLUB BECAUSE I STILL HAD ABOUT 40% LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. THEY ONLY WOULD COVER THE O...

Mileage: 78,500

STARTED TO SMELL BURNED WIRES IN CAR. LOOK UNDER DASH AND SMOKE AND WIRES WHERE BURNED. BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK. READING ONLINE AND OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND PEOPLE WHERE HAVING SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY ARE NO MORE RECALLS ON THAT. BUT I T...

Mileage: 235,000

STARTED TO SMELL BURNED WIRES IN CAR. LOOK UNDER DASH AND SMOKE AND WIRES WHERE BURNED. BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK. READING ONLINE AND OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND PEOPLE WHERE HAVING SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY ARE NO MORE RECALLS ON THAT. BUT I T...

Mileage: 235,000

STARTED TO SMELL BURNED WIRES IN CAR. LOOK UNDER DASH AND SMOKE AND WIRES WHERE BURNED. BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK. READING ONLINE AND OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND PEOPLE WHERE HAVING SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY ARE NO MORE RECALLS ON THAT. BUT I T...

Mileage: 235,000

THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 2000 TAURUS: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JAN 28, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 COMPONENT(S): STRUCTURE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 194,889 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE 5 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS EXPAND MANUFACTURER:...

Mileage: 70,000

THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 2000 TAURUS: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JAN 28, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 COMPONENT(S): STRUCTURE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 194,889 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE 5 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS EXPAND MANUFACTURER:...

Mileage: 70,000

2000 FORD TAURUS ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW SWITCH *CN THE CONSUMER'S SON INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE WINDOW CLOSED AROUND HIS HEAD AND NECK PREVENTING HIM FROM CALLING TO HIS MOTHER. THE CONSUMER ...

AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT I HEARD A BRIEF FAINT WINE AND MY VEHICLE FROZE. I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND SHIFT IT INTO GEAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AWAITED A TOW TRUCK. WE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT NO LU...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STARTER AND SOLENOID FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. TH...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE COIL SPRING AND TIRE. THE CONTACT AL...

Mileage: 100,000

CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A MONTH OR TWO. AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY IN EARLY MARCH, OWNER HEARD SPRING ON THE FRONT, LEFT STRUT POP AND BREAK. THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION NOR HAD IT BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THE SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE. THE SET OF F...

Mileage: 110,526

COIL SPRINGS FOR THIS YEAR ARE DEFECTIVE! MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING EXPLODED AND SHOT THROUGH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY! I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE THE DAY BEFORE; THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN! ...

Mileage: 97,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BECAME FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 146,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 102,000

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AROUND 45, AND WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *JS

Mileage: 148,000

AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY, I HAD A LOT OF WORK DONE INCLUDING SOME BRAKE WORK. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE MY SON IN LAW WAS SLOWING TO EXIT AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. MY SON IN LAW DROVE THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD, INTO A CITY PARK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO SEV...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION IN THE INTERMEDIATE SETTING. THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN HIGH MODE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION IN THE INTERMEDIATE SETTING. THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN HIGH MODE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH...

ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TREMENDOUSLY AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKES (THE ENGINE REVVED PAST 4 RPM!) I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE...

Mileage: 109,000

AFTER BEING PARKED IN GARAGE ALL NITE I NOTICED THE FLOOR WAS WET AS I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTICED THE POWERING FLUID WAS LOW AND REPLACED THE FLUID THAT HAD LEAKED OUT. A FEW DAYS LATER MORE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT SO I HAD ...

Mileage: 101,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT AND THE CONTACT NOTICE THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ...

Mileage: 162,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND APPARENTLY LOTS OF FORD TAURUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PATCH OF SAND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT TRAVELED AND CRASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE V...

Mileage: 241,074

FRIDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND DROVE TO CHICK FILET TO BUY A TAKEOUT LUNCH. I DROVE HOME TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING UP THE CAR INTO HER DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED BEHIND ME TO CHECK FOR ANYONE WALKING AND THEN HEARD MY MOM SCREAM FIRE!, FI...

Mileage: 46,000

FRIDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND DROVE TO CHICK FILET TO BUY A TAKEOUT LUNCH. I DROVE HOME TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING UP THE CAR INTO HER DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED BEHIND ME TO CHECK FOR ANYONE WALKING AND THEN HEARD MY MOM SCREAM FIRE!, FI...

Mileage: 46,000

FRIDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND DROVE TO CHICK FILET TO BUY A TAKEOUT LUNCH. I DROVE HOME TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING UP THE CAR INTO HER DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED BEHIND ME TO CHECK FOR ANYONE WALKING AND THEN HEARD MY MOM SCREAM FIRE!, FI...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED...

Mileage: 143,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN STREET ABOUT 25MPH, I WENT TO STOP A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I CHECKED FLUID LEVEL AND WAS FULL. THEN TOOK TO SHOP WHERE THEY HAD NO ANSWERS FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. SINCE THEN I DROVE HOME AND NOW THERE'S NO BRAKES AT ALL. WE CHECKED FOR BROKE LINES AND REPLACED C...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 93,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER SOME TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER, REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ALSO WOULD NOT RETRACT. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR LOCKS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER SOME TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER, REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ALSO WOULD NOT RETRACT. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR LOCKS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR D...

Mileage: 177,769

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 172,455

FROM A SPEED OF 20 MPH, I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD...

Mileage: 100,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN U-TURN HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SPRING NEAR THE STRUT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END O...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THEIR VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) AND WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE RELEAS...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. T...

Mileage: 88,000

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, TREAD SEPARATION, POOR HANDLING, VIBRATION. *JS

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO ASSIST WITH STOPPING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 94,000

SINCE 2004, I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REBUILT IN 2009 THE COST WAS 1,700, DUE TO FAILURE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM"PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE COOLANT SYSTEM ERODED', AND STILL HAVE COOLANT ISSUES, THE REPAIRS ON THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST 700. AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GRAND PRAIRI...

Mileage: 136,000

SINCE 2004, I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REBUILT IN 2009 THE COST WAS 1,700, DUE TO FAILURE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM"PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE COOLANT SYSTEM ERODED', AND STILL HAVE COOLANT ISSUES, THE REPAIRS ON THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST 700. AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GRAND PRAIRI...

Mileage: 136,000

SINCE 2004, I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REBUILT IN 2009 THE COST WAS 1,700, DUE TO FAILURE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM"PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE COOLANT SYSTEM ERODED', AND STILL HAVE COOLANT ISSUES, THE REPAIRS ON THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST 700. AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GRAND PRAIRI...

Mileage: 136,000

RAN TWO ERRANDS. GOT BACK IN CAR, STARTED UP, PUT IN GEAR AND NOTHING. MADE WHIRRING NOISE, BUT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. COULD NOT BACK UP, GO FORWARD, NOTHING. *TR

RAN TWO ERRANDS. GOT BACK IN CAR, STARTED UP, PUT IN GEAR AND NOTHING. MADE WHIRRING NOISE, BUT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. COULD NOT BACK UP, GO FORWARD, NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWNHILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND DRIVE OVER THE SIDEWALK,...

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW YEARS LATER AND THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 30,000

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL COST FOR TOWING AND REPAIR WAS $3086. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DUE TO OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS FULL OF TORQUE ...

Mileage: 38,007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANI...

Mileage: 169,000

I WAS CRUISING ON THE FREEWAY, AS I APPROACHED MY EXIT I BEGAN HITTING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. I CONTINUED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN TO THE OFF RAMP SPEED LIMIT UNTIL I REALIZED IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTIO...

Mileage: 100,000

MY COIL SPRING BROKE, COULD HAVE WENT INTO MY TIRE. ONLY HAVE 95000, MILES SAY THERE'S NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS OVER THE YEARS, IT SHOULD BE MILES NOT YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE LIGHT THE TRAINS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE FORD DOES THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE GEARS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERED ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED CORROSION ON THE FRAME NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REP...

Mileage: 145,000

THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES 30 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE FIRE WAS SEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND UP INTO THE DASH WAS BURNED AND MEL...

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES 30 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE FIRE WAS SEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND UP INTO THE DASH WAS BURNED AND MEL...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE RPM'S GOES TO 6000 WITH NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I TURN THE CRUISE OFF AND THE RPM'S DROP. I NOW START TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S JUST GO UP AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD. I JUST GET THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY BEFORE I AM REARENDED THANK GOD. ON...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 138,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 138,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOREL SAFETY 1ST, ALPHA OMEGA ELITE CHILD SEAT. MANUFACTURED ON 3/2/2011. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOCK, WHICH FASTENS TO THE LATCH UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN DUE TO THE WEBBING TEARING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

AFTER GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THE BODY SHOP BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE TEMP GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM NORMAL TO PAST HOT. ONCE COOLED, I ADDED COOLANT AND NOTICED THE COOLANT JUG HAD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD/HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING FROM LOSS OF C...

Mileage: 80,000

I AM HAVING ISSUES EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V106000. I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WHERE THE THE STOMP LAMP MALFUNCTIONS WHEN USING THE BRAKES. WHEN I CALLED FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE, CA IN THE AUTOMALL THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN # AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS RECALL IS NOT IN THEIR L...

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HE HEARD A LOUD CLANGING NOISE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTAC...

Mileage: 113,000

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SPRING DURING A TURN ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR COLLISION. EJECTION OF BROKEN PORTION OF SPRING CAUSED NO INJURIES NOR DAMAGE TO TIRE OF VEHICLE IN QUESTION; HOWEVER, OTHER VEHICLES PASSED OVER RESULTING DEBRIS AND DR...

Mileage: 92,933

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V266000 (S...

Mileage: 35,000

FRONT SPRING BROKE WHILE 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR. *TT

Mileage: 159,153

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). IN...

Mileage: 124,245

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 86000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS OFFERED FOR THIS REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A LARGE CLUNK IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JUST ME HITTING A BRANCH. THE SOUND CONTINUED, BUT I WASN'T THAT FAR FROM WORK SO I KEPT DRIVING. MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V075000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIG...

VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): FORD / TAURUS 1999-2001 MERCURY / SABLE 1999-2001 MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY MFR'S REPORT DATE: JUL 06, 2004 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE04044 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS POTENT...

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON THAT MY SPRING SNAPPED AND SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS SAYING IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE 2005. I FEEL IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY FORD AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND MY INCOME IS LIMITED. PAYING BETWEEN $600 A...

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON THAT MY SPRING SNAPPED AND SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS SAYING IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE 2005. I FEEL IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY FORD AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND MY INCOME IS LIMITED. PAYING BETWEEN $600 A...

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON THAT MY SPRING SNAPPED AND SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS SAYING IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE 2005. I FEEL IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY FORD AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND MY INCOME IS LIMITED. PAYING BETWEEN $600 A...

Mileage: 127,000

REAR COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE WITH 1/2 TURN OF COIL SPRING LAYING ON GARAGE FLOOR NEAR TIRE. PREVIOUS RECALL ON FRONT SPRINGS. *LN

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 13 YEAR OLD SISTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, ON THE STREETS,ON CHRISTMAS EVE, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING AS IF PLASTIC WAS BURNING, I TURNED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER NEARBY, BUT WITH IT BEING CHRISTMAS EVE, IT WAS SO MANY CARS INSIDE THE SMALL STRUCTURED ...

BACK SPRINGS BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 119,161

MY CAR DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS LATCH IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOLDING THE CAR DOOR CLOSED WITH ONE HAND BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LATCH. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE CAR HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LATCH. I HAVE TRIED LUBRICATING THE DOOR LAT...

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS LATCH IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOLDING THE CAR DOOR CLOSED WITH ONE HAND BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LATCH. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE CAR HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LATCH. I HAVE TRIED LUBRICATING THE DOOR LAT...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS THE RECALLED COIL SPRINGS ON IT. THE FRONT SPRINGS WHERE REPLACED FOR FREE OF COURSE AND NOW THE BACK ONES ARE SHOT AND MY TIRE BLEW AS A RESULT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTOMOBILES THE COIL SPRINGS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE FRONT O...

Mileage: 117,231

CAR SPEED TOOK OFF BY ITSELF BURNED UP BRAKES TRYING TO GET HOME. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOTOR RACED, HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. FOUND CRUISE CABLE OFF AT THROTTLE PUT CABLE BACK ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW CAR WILL NOT IDLE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUELLINE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE...

Mileage: 104,000

DEC 2009 I HAD TO FIGHT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO STAND BEHIND A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. NOW THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I AM TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN TOWN AND NOT THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE BROKEN SPRINGS PUNCTURE THE TIRES A...

Mileage: 97,417

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE ON 2000 FORD TAURUS WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH. SMALL DIP IN ROAD CAUSED SPRING TO BREAK AND STRUT TO BE DAMAGED. LUCKILY THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW DUE TO THE LOW SPEED AND ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP.. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS REPLACED. CAR IS DRIVEN IN IOW...

Mileage: 100,262

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN THE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK INITIALLY BUT WOULD THEN INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCH AFTER SHE BEGAN DRIVING. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WA...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. MY SON WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. CONVERSING WITH OTHERS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISN'T AN...

ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING HAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE, BUT MY MECHANIC SAID IT COULD HAVE AND THAT HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER TAURUSES WHERE THAT PRECISE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. A SIMILAR ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS AN...

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES THE BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CARE INTO 2 MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT MY BRAKES LOOK FINE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V3320...

Mileage: 127,000

ON MAY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 A.M. MY 2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CORPUS CHRISTI. I WAS ATTENDING MORNING MASS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. IF NOT FOR THE SWIFT ACTION OF THE SECRETARY WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPA...

Mileage: 90,491

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE IN REVERSE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLAC...

Mileage: 70,000

REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS REPLACED ON 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS ONLY 36809 MILES ON IT - FRONT SPRINGS HAD A RECALL ON THEM, BUT NO RECALL ON DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 36,809

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BECOME FLAT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN IN THAT LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,500.

Mileage: 55,500

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING BROKE YESTERDAY. THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND DESTROYED THE TIRE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE SPRINGS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. NOT ONLY WAS I ABOUT TO TAKE THIS ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR CR...

Mileage: 82,400

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2000 FORD TAURUS....I WAS WONDERING WHY MY TIRES WERE SCREECHING EVERY TIME I DROVE, MY TIRES BALD BADLY WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO...TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL LINE WAS BENT AND THAT'S WHY I REALLY CANT DRIVE ANYWHERE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY ...

Mileage: 65

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2000 FORD TAURUS....I WAS WONDERING WHY MY TIRES WERE SCREECHING EVERY TIME I DROVE, MY TIRES BALD BADLY WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO...TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL LINE WAS BENT AND THAT'S WHY I REALLY CANT DRIVE ANYWHERE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY ...

Mileage: 65

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE T-RATED TIRES, SIZE 215/60/R16, THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS HAD 2 RIGHT FRONT COILS SPRINGS BREAK WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTED IN A TORN SIDE WALL ON THE TIRE.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS HAD 2 RIGHT FRONT COILS SPRINGS BREAK WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTED IN A TORN SIDE WALL ON THE TIRE.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE REAR SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BROKE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM TO FIX THE CAR. I UNDER STAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHY IS...

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE REAR SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BROKE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM TO FIX THE CAR. I UNDER STAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHY IS...

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN IT RAINS I GET PUDDLES OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING, THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS RUSTED OUT. WATER APPEARS TO BE COMING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE CABIN FILTER AREA AND THEN DRIPPING THROUGH UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AREA. *TR

Mileage: 85,860

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED THE CONSUMER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE ON FIRE DUE TO THEM OVERHEATING. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE CONSU...

FRONT TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART P215 60 16 DOUGLAS XTRATRAC. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN CURVES AND TO A STOP, VIBRATES VERY BAD AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD WALMART LOOK AT THEM FOR A BROKEN BELT. THEY BALANCED THEM AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR HOME...

Mileage: 166,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000, SUSPENSION FRONT SPRINGS COIL...

Mileage: 143,660

2000 FORD TAURUS SES V6 CAR STALLS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NEAR COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $1500 AND THE DEALER SAID "THAT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT'S A START". *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (BELOW 20 DEGREES). ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN IT, SHE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD IT WITH HER LEFT HAND AND DRIVE WITH HER RIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE SUCH A LONG TIME TO CLOSE COMPLETEL...

Mileage: 99,000

THE 2000 FORD TAURUS JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START AT ALL AND LEAVES US STRANDED WHERE WE ARE SITTING, FOR EXAMPLE: AT THE GROCERY STORE, THE CHURCH AND SOMETIMES AT HOME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURS VERY OFTEN AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE PLACE WH...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. HE STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. HE HAD TO UTILIZE PLIERS IN ORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH RECALL NUMBER 01V075000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIG...

Mileage: 75,000

REAR, DRIVER SIDE, COIL SPRING FRACTURED. REPLACEMENT OF SPRING AND TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED AT A REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT BOTH REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS ARE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE. I CALLED FORD TO ASK ABOUT A RECALL OR TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT AGREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V075000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT SINCE THERE IS NO WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATE 12...

Mileage: 62,000

2000 FORD TAURUS SE. I HAVE HAD A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR A YEAR NOW ANY TIME IT RAINS. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT BOTH PASSENGER FLOOR AND FLOOR BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT IS SOAKED AFTER A GOOD RAIN. IT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE BLOWER. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS ARE RUSTED AND BROKEN. I WOULDN'T TYPICALLY HAVE A PROBLEM JUST GETTING THIS REPAIRED, HOWEVER MY MECHANIC SAYS HE SEES FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALL THE TIME (AROUND 3 A WEEK). THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, AND I READ SO...

Mileage: 90,000

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WILL NOT RELEASE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO CRAWL UNDER THE BELT TO GET OUT. I KNOW WEARING A SEAT BELT IS GOOD TO DO, BUT IT IS GETTING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WHEN ONE HAS TO TRY TO CRAWL OUT WHEN IT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN PRESSING THE R...

Mileage: 105,500

MY DAUGHTER IS A GRAD STUDENT WHO COMMUTES FROM MICHIGAN CITY, IN TO CHICAGO, IL 3 TIMES A WEEK IN THE EVENINGS. ON OCTOBER 7TH 2009 SHE LEFT SCHOOL AND TURNED ON WIPERS THE WORKED FOR A SECOND THEN STOPPED. WE NOTICED THAT A FUSE WAS BLOWN REPLACED IT AND THEY WORKED FOR A SECOND WE REPLACED THE ...

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE AND MY WIPER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I WENT ON THE WEB AND NOTICE THAT FORD HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE THAT CAME FROM THE CHICAGO PLANT AND WAS BUILT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD BUT THEY SAY MY VIN # ISN'T IN THE RECALL SO I ASKED FOR THE PART NUMBER THAT WAS UNDE...

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WOULD NOT MOVE. IT HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN THE PAST. IT HAS HAD 2 ENGINES AND AN AC COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ANY ADVICE. I HAVE HEARD THIS I...

Mileage: 133,000

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS CRACKED. DISCOVERED AT ROUTINE INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOWER IN THE WHEEL BASE THAN THE FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST MECHA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOWER IN THE WHEEL BASE THAN THE FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST MECHA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THREE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS WHICH DELAYED THE REPAIR AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THREE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS WHICH DELAYED THE REPAIR AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,659. UPDATED 08/03/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09/*JB

Mileage: 101,659

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR IOWA. APPROXIMATELY 97,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED REAR STRUTS AND MOUNTS, AND LEFT REAR TIRE. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

2000 FORD TAURUS - REAR SPRING COILS BROKEN - IT HASN'T TAKEN LONG TO SEE THAT 1999-2002 FORD TAURUS MODELS HAVE HIGH RATES OF FAILURE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION DUE TO CORROSION OF THE REAR SPRING COILS. I JUST LEARNED THAT THE SPRING COILS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAVE BROKEN, DAMAGING THE STRUTS AND T...

Mileage: 131,098

REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO PLACES. ONE JAGGED END WAS PUSHING ITS WAY INTO THE TIRE CAUSING A 3/16TH INCH GROOVE IN THE SIDE WALL. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO PUNCTURE THE TIRE. CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS RARELY BEEN DRIVEN IN SALTY ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND WATER ACCUMULATES ON THE FLOOR IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS LX. SEE COMPLAINT #: 03V087000. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND WATER ACCUMULATES ON THE FLOOR IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS LX. SEE COMPLAINT #: 03V087000. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

CRACKED FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY VEHICLE VEERED INTO A LARGE MOUND OF HARD SNOW WHICH BENT THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF MY CAR. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED THEN I BEGAN TO LOSE AIR IN MY TIRES AND I WOULD REPLACE THE AIR AT THE GAS STATION. ONE MOR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF TH...

Mileage: 89,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES. I WAS DRIVING IT OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN A HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND NOISES FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BECAME LOUD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. LUCKILY, I HAD PUT THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD ON MY CAR, SO SPRING BR...

Mileage: 102,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES. I WAS DRIVING IT OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN A HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND NOISES FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BECAME LOUD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. LUCKILY, I HAD PUT THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD ON MY CAR, SO SPRING BR...

Mileage: 102,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES. I WAS DRIVING IT OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN A HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND NOISES FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BECAME LOUD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. LUCKILY, I HAD PUT THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD ON MY CAR, SO SPRING BR...

Mileage: 102,000

BRAKES WHEN I PURCHASED CAR THEY WERE GOOD FIRST INSPECTION PERIOD CHAMPION FORD HAD TO CHANGE ALL EVEN MASTER CYLINDER THEY HAVE NOT WORKED RIGHT SINCE YOU FEEL AS IF YOU CANNOT STOP ON TIME. I COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO CHAMPION FORD I EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT AWHILE BACK WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND PERFORMED ABNORMALLY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 23,500

MY MOTHER HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND A ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. AS SHE WAS PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE, WHEN LEAVING RESTAURANT THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SPED UP ON ITS OWN AND EVEN WHILE SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR WOULD NOT STOP, THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 142,000

MY MOTHER HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND A ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. AS SHE WAS PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE, WHEN LEAVING RESTAURANT THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SPED UP ON ITS OWN AND EVEN WHILE SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR WOULD NOT STOP, THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 142,000

MY MOTHER HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND A ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. AS SHE WAS PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE, WHEN LEAVING RESTAURANT THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SPED UP ON ITS OWN AND EVEN WHILE SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR WOULD NOT STOP, THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 142,000

COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 72,300

BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AT MAYBE 1 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE ON MY 2000 TAURUS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL (ALTHOUGH POORLY WORDED) FOR THAT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING APPARENTLY BROKE BEFORE SINCE THERE IS ...

Mileage: 100,275

BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AT MAYBE 1 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE ON MY 2000 TAURUS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL (ALTHOUGH POORLY WORDED) FOR THAT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING APPARENTLY BROKE BEFORE SINCE THERE IS ...

Mileage: 100,275

I WAS DRIVING A NORMAL DAY TO WORK AS I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS, AND AFTER PULLING OVER AND REMOVING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE. CLOSE TO A 6 INCH PIECE OF THE SPRING WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE STRUT HOUSING T...

Mileage: 79,000

FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE TIRE. A TEC...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS I HAD A RIGHT REAR SPRING BROK E ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

FIRST HAD FLUID ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR,COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM THEN BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING. HAS BEEN OUT FOR OVER A WEEK. WINDOW FORMS IDC AND CAN NOT EVEN SEE OUT OF IT! *TR

Mileage: 190,000

PASSENGER FOOT WELL FILLS WITH WATER DURING HARD RAINS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I VISITED FORD DEALERSHIP IN TORONTO IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONLY RECALL THAT APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE IS THE FOLLOWING ONE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000; COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; MFR'S REPORT DATE: JUL 06, 2004.BROWSING THE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA...

THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAVE BROKEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER NOT THE REAR SPRINGS WHEN THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CAUSING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE FRONT WHEN THEY BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE MET OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INJURE HER FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO N...

Mileage: 94,000

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN: REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND GOUGED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON FRONT COIL SPRING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-28 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD A LOOSE METAL SOUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. SHE DROVE TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESP...

Mileage: 111,943

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND. THE C...

Mileage: 133,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACIN...

Mileage: 74,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACIN...

Mileage: 74,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACIN...

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY CAR BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY ROUGHLY 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE SPRINGS THAT FORD FEARED WOULD BREAK. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL AND HAD A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACE THE SPRINGS AS PER THE RECALL. THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK MY CAR T...

Mileage: 117,000

BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 168,879

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS PUNCTURED A TIRE WHICH QUICKLY DEFLATED WHEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT A FAST SPEED. I HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE NO MECHANICS AROUND HERE CAN JUST REPLACE THE SPRING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2000 FORD TAURUS SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND LOST CONTROL THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP AND INTO A DITCH. *NJ THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE OFFICER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE ...

REAR SPRINGS BOTH BROKE. CAR HAS RECALL FOR FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT REARS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE BROKEN SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

REAR SPRINGS BOTH BROKE. CAR HAS RECALL FOR FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT REARS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE BROKEN SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TIE RODS A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. ONE OF THE THREE TIMES WAS WHEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE (WHICH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BY NOT THE REAR). (I DO HAVE THE PARTS FROM THE SPRING REPAIR). LUCKILY I WAS JUST ...

Mileage: 78,200

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY....

Mileage: 48,784

REAR SPRING BROKE ON 2000 FORD TAURUS, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS. FORD RECALLED FRONT BUT WHY NOT REAR? *TR

Mileage: 159,000

LOUD "CLUNKING EXPLOSION" SOUND FROM REAR AND CAR HANDLING WAS AFFECTED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FOUND I HAD 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS-- 2 OF WHICH HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. ONE ON THE FRONT, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL AND BOTH BACK SPRINGS. FRONT SPRING WAS COVERED IN RECALL, BUT FROM WHAT ...

Mileage: 96,000

LOUD "CLUNKING EXPLOSION" SOUND FROM REAR AND CAR HANDLING WAS AFFECTED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FOUND I HAD 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS-- 2 OF WHICH HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. ONE ON THE FRONT, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL AND BOTH BACK SPRINGS. FRONT SPRING WAS COVERED IN RECALL, BUT FROM WHAT ...

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND OF COURSE BOTH OF MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THANK HEAVEN NO ACCIDENTS. HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON 07/15/2008 WAS INFORMED AS WELL THAT ONE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. NOT COVERED UNDER 04M04B THEY ARE THE SAME SPRINGS AS THE FRONT!!!!! NOW I HAVE ...

Mileage: 92,845

DURING A VERY COLD SNAP, MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND HEAR A BANG. I FOUND THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND IMPALED THE TIRE. IT WAS AN ALMOST CLEAN BREAK, WITH A BROKEN WHISKER OF STEEL AT THE PERIMETER OF THE COIL. FORD HAD OFFERED TO SUPPLY A SHROUD TO PROTECT TIRES OF CARS IN "RUST-PRONE " S...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WALKED TO THE BACK OF HIS HOME WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND STAT...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS, APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE, THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE WAY NOT THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. I ASSUMED THEY REPLACED ALL SPRINGS AS IF THERE IS A STRESS RELIEF PROBLEM IT WOULD BE IN ALL SPRINGS. I CALL...

Mileage: 175,000

BROUGHT 2000 FORD TAURUS IN TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. REC'D PHONE CALL THAT BOTH REAR STRUT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THEY WOULD NOT PUT TIRES ON BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SPRINGS POKING INTO TIRES & CAUSING ACCIDENT. SO STRUTS NEED TO BE FIXED FIRST TO THE TUNE OF $1000, WHICH I DON...

BROUGHT 2000 FORD TAURUS IN TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. REC'D PHONE CALL THAT BOTH REAR STRUT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THEY WOULD NOT PUT TIRES ON BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SPRINGS POKING INTO TIRES & CAUSING ACCIDENT. SO STRUTS NEED TO BE FIXED FIRST TO THE TUNE OF $1000, WHICH I DON...

DRIVER STARTED ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN BUT HAD NOT YET PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHILE THESE TIRES HAD ONLY BEEN ...

Mileage: 56,000

REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON VEHICLE. SAT DOWN IN VEHICLE AND REAR SPRING BUSTED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN NEED $1447.72 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 23RD, 2008. I PROCEEDED TO GET INTO MY AUTOMOBILE, I STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT MY THINGS AWAY WHILE MY ENGINE WARMED UP AND APPROXIMATELY WHILE BACKING UP 1 FT TO LEAVE; MY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO PIECES AND BLEW MY TIRE OUT. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON A H...

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL FAILED. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 99,000

THE DAY OF THE REPAIR THE CAR SEEMED A BIT TILTED AND MADE A FUNNY NOISE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD BOTH REAR COILS WERE BROKEN. BOTH FRONT COILS HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND ALSO RESULTED IN A RUPTURED TIRE. CURRENT COSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 600 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY T...

Mileage: 103,000

THE DAY OF THE REPAIR THE CAR SEEMED A BIT TILTED AND MADE A FUNNY NOISE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD BOTH REAR COILS WERE BROKEN. BOTH FRONT COILS HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND ALSO RESULTED IN A RUPTURED TIRE. CURRENT COSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 600 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY T...

Mileage: 103,000

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND PUT DEEP CUTS INTO BOTH REAR TIRES NEW SPRINGS ARE BEING INSTALLED AND NEW TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED I STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2000 FORD TAURUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED. *KB ***NAR***

2000 FORD TAURUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED. *KB ***NAR***

2000 FORD TAURUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED. *KB ***NAR***

TODAY OUR FORD SERVICE SHOP INFORMED US WE HAVE A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THE COIL MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STRUT. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN A PORTION OF THE BROKEN SPRING COMING LOOSE AND PUNCTURING THE REAR TIRE. OBVIOUSLY, A TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAD THE...

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SP...

Mileage: 86,221

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) 2000 FORD TAURUS, PLACED IN REVERSE AFTER REPAIR FOR FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS (WARRANTED) WERE REPLACED ,THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING NOW FORD DEALER HANDING ME A BILL FOR OVER $2,000.00 , VEHICLE RAN AND DROVE GREAT BEFORE THIS REPAIR (OF COURSE THEY SAID IT W...

Mileage: 49,000

RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE DRIVEWAY, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. WHEN THE REAR BROKE IS UNKNOWN. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS UNDER RECALL, BUT CHARGED ME FOR NEW TIRE AND REAR SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 129,703

I WAS DRIVING 30MPH ON A FRIDAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I MADE A SERVICE CALL TO COME AND CHANGE MY TIRE TO THE SPARE. ONCE I WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET A NEW TIRE, THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. THE REAR SPRING COIL HAD BUSTED WHILE I WAS DRI...

Mileage: 103,500

INSPECTION OF VEHICLE AFTER SUFFERING A FRONT FLAT TIRE REVEALED THE LEFT REAR SPRING BROKEN. BROKEN SPRING ALMOST CONTACTS THE TIRE. VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED THIS WEEKEND TO REPLACE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLE...

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLE...

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLE...

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLE...

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLE...

AROUND 2005, MY FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE WHILE PUTTING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS INTO DRIVE AND NEARLY POPPED MY TIRE. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, I RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT SPRING SHIELDS, AND HAD THAT DONE. NOW, AS OF THE CURRENT DATE IN 2008, I RECEIVED WORD FROM MY MECHANIC THAT MY REPLACED FRON...

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE CORRODED AND OVERLAPPING ONE ANOTHER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE CORRODED AND OVERLAPPING ONE ANOTHER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (...

Mileage: 58,000

WITHOUT WARNING, ONE REAR SPRING FAILED UPON ENTERING VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. ALTHOUGH SOUND WAS HEARD, RESPONSIBLE FAILED ITEM WAS UNKNOWN AT TIME. METALLIC NOISE CONSTANTLY EMITTED UPON LEAVING DRIVEWAY. IMMEDIATELY DROVE 10 MILES TO DEALER WITHOUT INCIDENT. SPRING FAILURE RESULTED IN GROOVE IN RE...

Mileage: 64,846

WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR THREE TIMES, ONCE FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW COWL AND RAIN HAT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR THREE TIMES, ONCE FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW COWL AND RAIN HAT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 117,800

REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILURE 2000 FORD TAURUS. FORD ONLY ADMITS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2000 TAURUS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE FRONT SPRINGS. MINE WERE REPLACED ON 3/26/08 FROM FORD. BUT HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

2000 FORD TAURUS MAKING RUBBING SOUNDS. FOUND BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD HAD THEY PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR WAS NOT ABUSED AND OR EVEN DRIVEN HARD. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OR WHEN RETRACTED THE BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 58, 500 MILES. VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE, ENGINE OFF. UPON SLIDING INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK. NOTHING EXTERNAL EVIDENT ON INSPECTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND ONE REAR SPRING WERE BROKEN. D...

Mileage: 58,500

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 58, 500 MILES. VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE, ENGINE OFF. UPON SLIDING INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK. NOTHING EXTERNAL EVIDENT ON INSPECTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND ONE REAR SPRING WERE BROKEN. D...

Mileage: 58,500

REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. APPEARS TO BE FROM CORROSION. FRONT SPRINGS HAVE HAD RECALL DONE TO KEEP BROKEN SPRING FROM GETTING INTO TIRE. SINCE THE FRONT SPRINGS, HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE REAR SPRINGS SHOULD BE COVERED TO. *TR

Mileage: 68,222

FORD TAURUS WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CABIN. OVER AN INCH OF WATER ON FLOOR. APPEARED AFTER CABIN FILTER WAS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED RT. SIDE COWL AND WEATHER STRIPPING. STILL HAD LEAK. APPARENTLY THEY CRACKED OR DID NOT PROPERLY REINSTALL THE CABIN FILTER COVER. HAD SOME WORK DONE SINCE ...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T OPERATING NORMALLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED THE DEALER ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

ALL OF MY COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 59,500

PASSENGER FLOORBOARD IS FILLING UP WITH WATER ONLY WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE, HEATER CORE CAUSING AND WEATHER STRIP REPLACED BY MIDAS AND RAINHAT AND WEATHER STRIPING REPLACED BY FORD BUT IT STILL LEAKS. *TR BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF WATER.

Mileage: 95,000

PASSENGER FLOORBOARD IS FILLING UP WITH WATER ONLY WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE, HEATER CORE CAUSING AND WEATHER STRIP REPLACED BY MIDAS AND RAINHAT AND WEATHER STRIPING REPLACED BY FORD BUT IT STILL LEAKS. *TR BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF WATER.

Mileage: 95,000

2000 FORD TAURUS FRACTURED REAR SPRING. LOUD CLUNK UPON TAKE OFF FROM STOP. VEHICLE OCCUPIED BY 3 ADULT PASSENGERS AND ADULT DRIVER, NO WEIGHT IN TRUNK. VEHICLE MILEAGE: 86,733 MI. CORRECTLY DRIVEN AND MAINTAINED. BROKEN SPRINGS REPLACED BY REPAIR SHOP 02/23/2008. *TR

Mileage: 86,725

2000 FORD TAURUS BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE REAR COIL SPRING. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE COIL SPRING HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE DURING MANUFACTURING FROM INADEQUATE HEAT TREATING PROCESSING. *JB

WE HAVE TWO FORD TAURUS' AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME DOOR LATCH PROBLEM. BOTH ARE YEAR MODEL 2000. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE LOW 20 DEGREE AREA AND BELOW, THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH. WE FOUND THIS OUT THE FIRST TIME BY HAVING THE DOOR FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I'VE DONE SOME INT...

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING AND WAS NOT USABLE FOR THE PASSENGER (WHO HAPPENED TO BE MY TEENAGER) I HAD TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT I HAD TO PAY 152 DOLLARS THIS TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SINCE THE CAR IS NOW NOT UNDER WA...

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING AND WAS NOT USABLE FOR THE PASSENGER (WHO HAPPENED TO BE MY TEENAGER) I HAD TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT I HAD TO PAY 152 DOLLARS THIS TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SINCE THE CAR IS NOW NOT UNDER WA...

RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPRING FRACTURED, DRIVER SIDE IS CRACKED AND READY TO FRACTURE. NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF LIVING IN A REGION WHERE SALTY ROADS ARE NORMAL EVERYDAY LIFE AND THERE IS ONLY A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS SO I GUESS I AM OUT THE 500.00 IT GOI...

Mileage: 107,760

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. WHEN BROKE, IT WORE A HOLE INTO THE TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROLLER IN THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. WHEN PASSENGERS WERE SEATED IN THE SEAT, THEY WERE UNABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEA...

Mileage: 9,000

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE PARKING LOT OF OUR CORNER CONVENIENCE STORE, MY SON TURN ON THE A/C ONLY TO HAVE SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOOT OUT FROM THE VENTS. IN AN INSTANT PANIC HE LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO FLAG HIM THAT FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE CAR. HE IMMEDIATELY CROSSED THE ...

Mileage: 112,865

WATER LEAK FROM THE FIREWALL NEAR THE HEATER MOTOR RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER POOLING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS WILL CREEP WHILE STOPPED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DO THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE. *KB

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,567 MILES ON IT, AND ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES AS CHECKED BY CAR FACTS. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. IF I DIDN'T TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND L...

Mileage: 45,557

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WILL NOT KEEP DOOR SHUT IN VERY COLD WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE DROVE ABNORMALLY AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WA...

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT I PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEN DAY I WAS DRIVING IT I STARTED TO HEAR A CLATTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY DASH BOARD. I OPENED UP THE GLOVE BOX BEHIND IS THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, ABOVE THIS TOWARD THE BACK IS A CONNECTION THAT ...

BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 123,450

PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS FILLING UP WITH WATER WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING. *TR

Mileage: 47,300

WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS AS WELL!!!! I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN INVESTIGATION DONE BUT NO RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS (WHICH I HAVE A...

ON NOV. 5,2007 AT APPROX. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED AT MONROE. WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT SIDE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. IS THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? AND IF SO HOW DO I GET RE- IMBURSE ?THANK YOU DELLA DONATO *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS SE FFV WAGON. STRONG SHUDDER WHEN IN STOPPING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "SOMETHING" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. QUOTED $3000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT VERY PREMATURE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE GENERIC O/P LT RS, SIZE 16/165/184 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HAMMERING NOISE FROM THE TIRE TREAD STRIKING THE VEHICLE. HE PU...

Mileage: 84,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH A BROKEN LEFT FRONT SPRING. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER HIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: I HAVE HAD MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FOR ONLY 3 YEARS AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD! THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER READS 48,143 MILES. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ON 10/7/07 WHILE ON OUR TRIP TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND THE CAR BR...

Mileage: 48,100

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS CRUNCH SOUND. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING LOPSIDED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING CRUNCHING SOUNDS. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT ALONG W/THE HEATER. IT NO LONGER BLO...

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS CRUNCH SOUND. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING LOPSIDED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING CRUNCHING SOUNDS. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT ALONG W/THE HEATER. IT NO LONGER BLO...

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS CRUNCH SOUND. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING LOPSIDED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING CRUNCHING SOUNDS. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT ALONG W/THE HEATER. IT NO LONGER BLO...

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS CRUNCH SOUND. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING LOPSIDED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING CRUNCHING SOUNDS. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT ALONG W/THE HEATER. IT NO LONGER BLO...

LEAKING HEATER CORE LEADING TO ENGINE OVER-HEATING REFER TO RECALL #03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014 *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I TOOK MY 200 FORD TAURUS IN TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *JB

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN A REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 78,500

2000 FORD TAURUS BLT. 12/2000 101,190 MILES - HAD TIRES ROTATED - TECH'S FOUND RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKEN AND CUTTING INTO THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE APPROX. 3/16 OF AN INCH. NO NOTICEABLE SAGGING OF VEHICLE. TECH'S GROUND DOWN THE SPRINGS CUTTING EDGE AND MOUNTED SPARE. LABOR DAY WEEKEND UNABLE T...

Mileage: 101,190

I HIT A CAR HEAD ON GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MINOR INJURIES INCLUDE BRUISING, SCRATCHES, AND MINOR NECK PAIN/WHIPLASH. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED YET. *JB

THE LEFT REAR SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS IS BROKEN. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR SPRING FAILURE ON THESE CARS. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE IT HAPPENED, I KNOW THE CAR HAS HAD A RATTLING NOISE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND I NEVER COULD FIND IT...

RIGHT REAR SPRING IN 2000 FORD TAURUS IS BROKEN. THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

I WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS TIME TO ROTATE MY TIRES. I ASKED THEM TO ROTATE AND THEY NOTIFIED ME I HAD A BROKEN REAR LEFT COIL SPRING AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND CHANGE BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS FOR A COST OF $830 CDN PARTS, LABOR. I WAS SURPRISED HAVING OWNED A HANDFUL OF VEHICLES ...

Mileage: 68,434

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOSE POWER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE AND POLICE...

Mileage: 189,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE HE SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND. HE NOTICED THE DRIVER FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, HOWEVER THE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE HE SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND. HE NOTICED THE DRIVER FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, HOWEVER THE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED. THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,29...

Mileage: 101,196

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING BELOW 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. SHE STATED THAT THE 1999 FORD TAURUS HAS SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CON...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING BELOW 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. SHE STATED THAT THE 1999 FORD TAURUS HAS SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CON...

Mileage: 100,000

2000 TAURUS RECALL - FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELDS FOR VEHICLES IN CORROSION STATES CUSTOMER IS REQUESTING TO BE TAKEN OFF MAILING LIST**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SHIELDS WERE NOT NECESSARY, BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT LIVE IN A STATE WHERE THE RECALL APPLIES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AGO AND DAMAGED HIS GARAGE WALL. ON JULY 8, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 4,000 RPMS,...

Mileage: 68,000

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE BLOW OUT. THIS IS THE FIFTH VEHICLE IN OUR FLEET TO HAVE THIS FAILURE IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 36,447

CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED; PROMPTLY TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC ,WHO DETERMINE D BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. ONE FRONT COIL SPRING PREVIOUSLY BROKE, PUNCTURING TIRE, AND BOTH FRONT REPLACED 2003. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING HAS BRORKEN ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS AND IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE VARIOUS CONSUMER WEBSITES. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR INITIATE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 68,990

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED WHEN HE NOTICED THE REAR SPRING WAS FAULTY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

Mileage: 31,000

REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE ON 4 2000 FORD TAURUS' FROM 6/2006 THROUGH 6/2007. *AK

Mileage: 72,555

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I HEARD OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SPRINGS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THE...

Mileage: 62,000

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I HEARD OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SPRINGS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THE...

Mileage: 62,000

2000 FORD TAURUS. TIE ROD. *MC *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, AND SLID DOWN TO NEXT COIL, LEAVING VERY SHARP POINT OF BROKEN COIL VERY CLOSE TO TIRE SIDEWALL. COULD HAVE SLICED TIRE AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY INJURIOUS TO ME.

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO REAR BROKEN SPRINGS, STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE BROKEN SPRING. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE BEFORE THE ALIGNMENT. ...

Mileage: 76,469

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO REAR BROKEN SPRINGS, STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE BROKEN SPRING. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE BEFORE THE ALIGNMENT. ...

Mileage: 76,469

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING HAS FAILED. FORD STATED THAT IT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND TRANSFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED TWO YEARS AGO UNDER A RECALL IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FRONT SPRINGS A...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING HAS FAILED. FORD STATED THAT IT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND TRANSFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED TWO YEARS AGO UNDER A RECALL IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FRONT SPRINGS A...

Mileage: 90,000

2000 FORD TAURUS SE FLOORBOARD FILLS WITH WATER, UNKNOWN SOURCE. *TR

Mileage: 125,400

IN JULY 2006, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED EVEN AFTER I FOLLOWED A RECALL NOTICE AND HAD THE SHIELDS PLACED ON MY CAR. THIS FAILURE WAS FIXED. NOW IN MAY 2007, THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FAIL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE ? T...

IN JULY 2006, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED EVEN AFTER I FOLLOWED A RECALL NOTICE AND HAD THE SHIELDS PLACED ON MY CAR. THIS FAILURE WAS FIXED. NOW IN MAY 2007, THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FAIL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE ? T...

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE LEFT REAT COIL SPRING BROKE DISCOVERED BOTH 5/23/07

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE LEFT REAT COIL SPRING BROKE DISCOVERED BOTH 5/23/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUNK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD FLATTENED. AAA PLACED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE AND A MECHANIC STA...

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE APPROXIMATELY AT 80,000 MILES ALONG WITH REAR STABILIZER BAR MOUNTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TIRES, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TIRES COULD BE PUNCTURED BY THE BROKEN SPRINGS. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE RECALLED FOR T...

REAR LEFT COIL SPRING IN 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. FRACTURED END OF SPRING CUT GROOVE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE UNTIL TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

REAR LEFT COIL SPRING IN 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. FRACTURED END OF SPRING CUT GROOVE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE UNTIL TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS (RECALL...

Mileage: 47,000

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE. SPRING RUBBING ON TIRE. POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2,000 RPMS TO 5,000 RPM'S. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO 50 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR D...

Mileage: 62,000

2000 FORD TAURUS RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 69,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TWISTED THE HEADLIGHT KNOB TO THE RIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THEM AND THE KNOB DETACHED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE KNOB THAT SECURED IT TO THE PANEL DETACHED. THERE WAS RECALL # 01V075000 CONCERNING EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SW...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ROAD SIDE SERVICE REPLACED THE FAILURE WITH A SPARE TIRE. DUNN TIRES DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL THE REAR COIL S...

Mileage: 89,000

IN 2005 I HAD RECALL SERVICE DONE ON THE CAR. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. ON MARCH 21, 2007, THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN AT WHICH POINT I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE SERVICE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IS THE DEALER REQUIRED TO RE...

BEGAN HEARING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. REMOVED REAR TIRES AND FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. ONE WAS CUTTING INTO THE TIRE!!! I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON A DRY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WA...

Mileage: 40,000

THE REAR SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAVE FAILED. SUDDEN FAILURE. MY CAR STARTED TO SKID AND I NEARLY RAN INTO A TRAFFIC SIGN. THE SPRING HAS DETACHED FROM THE REAR STRUT AND IS RUBBING AGAINST MY TIRE. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 65 MPH. THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE COVERED BY A RECALL B...

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING UNDER 45 MPH. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CUT INTO THE REAR TIRE ABOUT A 1/3 INCH. THE CONTACT WILL TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER O...

Mileage: 85,000

THE 2000 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I DID NOT HEAR ANY CRUSHING SOUND OR NOISE. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I HEARD NOISE. I WENT OUT, AND THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS BURNING. FRONT SPRING HAD SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO. *AK

Mileage: 131,250

NOTICED BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN.*AK

Mileage: 130,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HAD ABS PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY HE FELT A RUMBLING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND EXTENDED STOPPING ...

Mileage: 87,500

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND HAD THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED BY A FORD RECALL. I NOW HAVE A REAR COIL SPRING THAT IS BROKEN IN THREE PLACES AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE SAME PART, BUT IT WON'T BE REPLACED FOR FREE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TBOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE COIL SPRINGS DETACHED AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WHILE ALSO DAMAGING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT NO...

Mileage: 100,000

ON 4/1/2007 I WAS EXITING PARKING IN FRONT OF MY HOME. HEARD A LOUD BANG. CAR FROZE. UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED, EXPLODED, PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND LOCKED UP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR, ALL IN THE SPACE OF 3 FEET. BEING SUNDAY WITH NO SERVICE AVAILABLE I ...

Mileage: 53,800

ON 4/1/2007 I WAS EXITING PARKING IN FRONT OF MY HOME. HEARD A LOUD BANG. CAR FROZE. UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED, EXPLODED, PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND LOCKED UP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR, ALL IN THE SPACE OF 3 FEET. BEING SUNDAY WITH NO SERVICE AVAILABLE I ...

Mileage: 53,800

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONE REAR COIL SPRING AND FRONT TWO COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THE COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRONT TW...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONE REAR COIL SPRING AND FRONT TWO COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THE COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRONT TW...

Mileage: 63,000

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD TAURUS IN 2001 THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS BUT NOTHING TO OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL 033107 ON THIS DAY MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME ...

Mileage: 143,000

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD TAURUS IN 2001 THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS BUT NOTHING TO OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL 033107 ON THIS DAY MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME ...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 71,282

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 71,282

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 71,282

1. WIPERS DID NOT RETURN TO "PARKED" POSITION AT BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD DUE TO OBSTRUCTION (FREEZING PRECIPITATION). 2. INTERMITTENT WIPER FUNCTION CEASED IMMEDIATELY, 2 WEEKS LATER WIPER PARK FUNCTION FAILED, ON 3/16/07 THE WIPERS FAILED WHILE IN USE ON I40. MY WIFE, 2 DAUGHTERS AND I HAD TO PARK ...

Mileage: 141,000

REAR SEAT BELTS IN CAR LOCKED AND WERE UNUSABLE. THIS HAPPENED WITH BOTH SHOULDER BELTS IN THE REAR, AND WAS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDTRN..

(1) RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR SPRINGS . (2) L REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND CUT INTO THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT .

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CRACKED, CAUSING THE KNOB TO DETACH. THE CONTACT WISHED TO QUALIFY FOR RECALL # 01V075000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 90000. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF AN UNDERGROUND PARKING RAMP, WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP, AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH TYPE OF SOUND. I WENT TO SEE AN AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42000 MILES

Mileage: 42,000

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING IS BROKEN, CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING POSSIBLE TEARING OF TIRE BY BROKEN SPRING. THIS EXACT SITUATION CAUSED A RECALL BY FORD OF FRONT SPRINGS BUT THEY REFUSE TO EXTEND TO REARS. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE COIL SPRING CAUSED A 1 INCH CUT IN THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL#04V332000, FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THERE HAS...

Mileage: 59,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED REAR SPRING, AND THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,958. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. IT FAILED THE NY STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE CRACKED SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT ST...

Mileage: 43,958

2000 TAURUS: ALL 4 SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, THE FRONT 2 WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE BACK ONES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $600.00. *JB

Mileage: 150,000

2000 TAURUS: ALL 4 SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, THE FRONT 2 WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE BACK ONES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $600.00. *JB

Mileage: 150,000

OWN A 2000 TAURUS SES WITH 68,000 MILES. WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, MY WIFE AND I JUST GOT HOME WITH OUR PICK UP, WE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WE HEARD A LOUD SHOT LIKE NOISE. I LOOKED AROUND UNDER THE TAURUS AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. HAVING A FAMILY WE WERE THANKF...

Mileage: 68,408

ALL COIL SPRINGS COULD CRACK AND CAUSE MISHAP. *JB

TL*- CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS, AND WHILE THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING G SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A SHARP JAGGED EDGE OF THE COIL SPRING GOUGED THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND SNAPPED. THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING SN...

Mileage: 87,600

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 FORD TAURUS ON A SECONDARY ROAD THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ASSUMING THAT SHE HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 01/22/07 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOR A TIRE ROTATION. AT THE DEALE...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT LEARNED THIS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT BOTH COILS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 75,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HEARD VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACING THE REAR SPRINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY TAKING...

Mileage: 95,602

2002 FORD TAURUS WITH FRONT SIDE COIL SPRING PROBLEMS**CC THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS OVER IT'S WARRANTY BY 1231, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

Mileage: 76,231

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB IN HER 2000 FORD TAURUS (89000 FAILURE MILEAGE), CAME OFF AND WILL NO LONGER STAY ON. THERE IS A RECALL (01V078000) OUT FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED.

Mileage: 48,000

2000 FORD TAURUS - WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET NEAR MY HOME, THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND PROTRUDED INTO THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED AS SOON AS THE NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT DUE T...

Mileage: 76,477

THE REAR LEFT SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE BOTTOM BY THE SUPPORT. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. BUT OUT OF CONCERN, I WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. ALSO THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A STABILIZER BAR BOLT WAS MISSING. SO I AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, STRUTS AND STABILIZER BARS TO THE TUNE OF 1000$. I...

Mileage: 87,340

DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. BROKEN COIL SPRING HAD A POINTED SHARP EDGE.........COULD HAVE PUNCTURED TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 76,565

RECALL ON 2000 FORD TAURUS SE FOR FAULTY COIL SPRINGS WHICH DIDN'T WORK SO HAD TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE WHICH COST $399 AND CUSTOMER WANTS FORD TO REIMBURSE HIM**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE DEALER DID WAS PUT SHIELDS OVER THE SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE SP...

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS MODEL SES AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRINGS. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT COIL...

Mileage: 73,800

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS MODEL SES AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRINGS. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT COIL...

Mileage: 73,800

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2000 FORD TAURUS SES, HAS PROBLEMS WITH SPRING COILS. HE STATED THAT 2 YEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH HAD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PUT A SPARE ON THE VEHICLE , AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRE. ...

Mileage: 52,000

FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS ...

Mileage: 67,000

FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS ...

Mileage: 67,000

FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS ...

Mileage: 67,000

IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 I TOOK MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE IN TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED. AUTO MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, SPRINGS BROKEN. LAST WEEKEND (1/13/07) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A COUPLE OF NEW TIRES. THIS A...

Mileage: 38,000

2000 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE TIRE ACTUALLY DEFLATED. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

ON 1/12/07 WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, I HEARD A LOUD GRATING AND RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. IT WAS UNLIKE ANY SOUND I HAVE EVER HEARD BEFORE SO I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. AAA CAM...

Mileage: 51,886

I SUBMITTED COMPLAINT NUMBER 10178664 ON 1/14/07 AND AFTERWARDS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD ENTERED AN INCORRECT DATE FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CORRECT DATE IS 1/9/07 SO I AM RESUBMITTING MY COMPLAINT. ON 1/9/07 WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND IN THE REAR OF MY CAR. WHEN I WENT TO D...

Mileage: 51,886

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FRONT SPRING FAILURE WHICH WAS EFFECTED BY A RECALL. DURING THE REPAIR, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL FORD DEALER OF A CRACKED REAR COIL SPRING. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE ON THESE VEHI...

Mileage: 64,000

RE: RECALL OF 2000 FORD TAURUS SE VIN [XXX]. GOVT REQUIRED RECALL FOR FAULTY CAR SPRINGS DID NOT WORK. I WENT TO FORD DEALER IN RI (PAUL BAILEY FORD (NOW FLOOD FORD) FOR YOUR RECALL 04V332000 - DESCRIBED BELOW. THE DEALER PUT SHIELDS OVER FRONT SPRINGS. FORD SHOULD HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE SPRINGS...

Mileage: 500

AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT DURING HIGH IMPACT FRONTAL COLLISION, AND RESULTING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. NM

2000 FORD TAURUS - SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE; DROVE OVER CURB. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED (DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT). DEALER SAID TO CONTACT FORD (OUT OF WARRANTY) - FORD NOT WILLING TO REPAIR. CONCERN DUE TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG AND SAFETY OF DRIVING VEHICLE IN FUTURE. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKING . SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS FIXED IN AUGUST, 2006. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED ON DECEMBER 21, AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 23, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT ALLO...

Mileage: 91,650

NOTICED WITHIN LAST 2000 MILES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JERK WHEN DRIVING UP STEEP GRADES OR SHARP TURNS, WHEN IT WOULD ATTEMPT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND. IT FAILED COMPLETELY LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ONLY 3 MILES FROM OUR HOME. NOW IT WILL ONLY GO 25 MPH ...

Mileage: 100,000

REAR SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED TIRE, CREATING A 1/4 INCH GASH ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT HAVEN'T SEEN ONE FOR THE REAR SPRINGS. *NM

Mileage: 88,000

2000 TAURUS DRIVERS DOOR HANDLES FAILED. *TS SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL COVERED UNDER IT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER' S DOOR OPEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE LOCKS. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE LOCKS. DURING THE WINTER OF...

2000 TAURUS DRIVERS DOOR HANDLES FAILED. *TS SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL COVERED UNDER IT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER' S DOOR OPEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE LOCKS. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE LOCKS. DURING THE WINTER OF...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE'S TIRES ROTATED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE HOW LONG THE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD CONS...

Mileage: 11,750

WHEN STARTING CAR, INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER HOOD AND GAS FUMES FILLED THE AREA. *JB

Mileage: 93,258

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/1/20006 - THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. *NM

Mileage: 94,000

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SIMPLY SHUT DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN US NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS TIME. WE BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $11...

Mileage: 56,700

AT ~92,000 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS A NOISE DEVELOPED, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THAT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A BROKEN COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. THEY WARNED OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE IF A PIECE BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THEY NO...

Mileage: 92,000

AT ~92,000 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS A NOISE DEVELOPED, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THAT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A BROKEN COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. THEY WARNED OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE IF A PIECE BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THEY NO...

Mileage: 92,000

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE FRONT SPRING PREVIOUSLY FAILED. I AM HAVING THE SPRING AND TIRE REPLACED, BUT THIS LOOKS THE SAME AS THE BREAK ON THE FRONT SPRING THAT WAS RECALLED. *JB

Mileage: 124,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS. LEFT FRONT SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE AND DAMAGED ABS SYSTEM. REPAIRS WERE TAKEN CARE OF AT DEALERSHIP (FRONT COILS UNDER RECALL). NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH REAR COILS ( I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEM). ONE DAY I HEARD A "DRAGGING SOUND" COULD NOT VIS...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ACTIVATED. THE SWITCH THEN DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS...

Mileage: 114,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING LOWER ON THE LEFT SIDE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT WAS PUT IN THE TRUNK, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT OF THE VEHICLE ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE MORE WEIGHT THERE WAS IN THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 100,500

2000 TAURUS LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH IN THE MEDIAN.*JB

1. WIRE TO ALTERNATOR BURNING SINCE LAST REPAIR-7-26-08 2. REPLACE HARNESS TO CORRECT CONCERN,EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE DROP 3. REPLACE ENGINE COMPARTMENT-COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS. *NM

Mileage: 31,975

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND TIRES ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL (04V332000). WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, HE WAS...

Mileage: 94,917

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND TIRES ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL (04V332000). WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, HE WAS...

Mileage: 94,917

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING THE OIL CHANGED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL SPRING.

Mileage: 92,235

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED ...

Mileage: 77,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR SPRINGS HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 04V332000. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD COLLAPSED PREVIOUSLY AND THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT IF THE FRONT SPRIN...

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 55 MPH. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE BOTH BEFORE THE INCIDENTS OR DURING IT. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL RESTART WITH VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A PRIVATE CAR REPAIR SHOP. COMPLETE DIAGNOST...

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK TO MY TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I BEGAN TO FEEL BUMPING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD SHOP. I WAS SHOWN WHERE EACH TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND GET WARP...

Mileage: 53,800

CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE FRONT SPRINGS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED ON RECALL # 04V332000 BY THE DEALERS. MOST RECENTLY THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANICS TO BE R...

Mileage: 53,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE FRONT SPRINGS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED ON RECALL # 04V332000 BY THE DEALERS. MOST RECENTLY THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANICS TO BE R...

Mileage: 53,000

HEARD LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUN OVER....AND HIT BOTTOM OF CAR. DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS SPRING UNTIL IT WAS IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN ON JULY 7. *NM

Mileage: 101,700

2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THE FRONT ONES FAILED 2 YEARS AGO. *NM

Mileage: 86,000

2000 FORD TAURUS - REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT DURING OPERATION AT A LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH). CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND SEVERE RUBBING SOUND WAS NOTICED. REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS DAMAGED BY BROKEN SPRING BUT HAD N...

Mileage: 99,112

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 82,000

THE RIGHT REAR SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE SVG BROKE PUNCTURING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. FRONT SPRINGS WERE RECALLED SOME TIME AGO BUT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT THE REAR. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *...

Mileage: 51,650

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED REAR TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V106000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD...

Mileage: 121,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE SITTING LOWER THAN USUAL. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 49,400

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR GOING OVER BUMPS SOUNDED LIKE ITEMS WERE SHIFTING OR CLUNKING IN THE TRUNK. EVERYTHING TAKEN OUT OF THE TRUNK AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS LOOKED AT AND FOUND TO HAVE LOOSE REAR SWAY BAR LINKS. THE SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 41,921

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED RUBBING AND RESISTANCE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO FIND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. W...

Mileage: 57,592

LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON, WHY FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THIS LIGHT. KNOB LISTED IN THE RECALLS 01V075000. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT SINCE 2001. THEY SAY I MUST BUY THE HOLD LIGHT SWITCH WITH THE KNOB AND PAY FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. I ONLY NEED THE KNOB I PATCH IT UP AND...

Mileage: 20,000

CAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINS ON AND DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT SECURE WHEN CAR IS PLACED INTO GEAR AND MOVED. YOU MAY PRESS LOCK MECHANISM ON THE DOOR, BUT LOCKS WILL UNLOCK AGAIN ALMOST INSTANTLY. I BELIEVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH. IT MAY BE ONE OR...

Mileage: 74,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2005 AND HAVE $6000 AS A CURRENT BALANCE. ON 05/03/2006 I WAS CRANKING UP MY CAR WHEN IT IGNITED AND CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET THERE. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATION DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAINED THE SITUA...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON SATURDAY 5/6/06 FOR A RECALL TO PUT A GUARD ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. ON TUESDAY, 5/2/06, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, RUPTURING THE TIRE AND CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO HIT THE ROAD. FORD REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, PUT ON THE GUARDS AND REPLACE...

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS ALONG A SMOOTH ROAD AT 35 MPH. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, WHICH ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT, WENT FLAT WITH A LOUD BANG AND HISSING SOUND. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY RESIDENCE I JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE HAD A 1...

Mileage: 51,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED.

Mileage: 66,000

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 42500 MILES BREAKAGE OF DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING THAT WEDGED AGAINST TIRE AND WAS CUTTING A SECTION OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THAT TIRE HAD APPROX 32,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A HUGE LAYERS OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE INB UNDER 10 MILES. WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOW OUT ...

Mileage: 42,500

(A) NORMAL CITY DRIVING. (B) BOTH REAR SPRINGS SNAPPED. (C) BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED AT LOCAL FORD DEALER. BOTH REAR STRUTS REPLACED AT MONRO FRANCHISE. THESE ARE THE 2ND AND 3RD SPRINGS TO SNAP ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST (LEFT FRONT) SNAPPED WHEN COMING OFF A TURNPIKE IN J...

Mileage: 84,549

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE REMAINING SPRING TO COME OUT OF THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET/SUPPORT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WHILE MY TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED IT HAS A GOUGE IN THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND WHERE THE SPRING RUBBED AGAINST IT AS I WAS STOPPING. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

2000 TAURUS REAR SPRING BROKE. *TS ***NAR***

Mileage: 16,984

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING AND TIRE ARE BEING REPLACED.

Mileage: 56,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED FOLLOWED BY A POPPING NOISE. AFTER AN INITIAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE TIR...

Mileage: 72,000

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY RECENTLY AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK COME FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING, SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE REAR SUSPENSION. I HAD HEARD OF THE FRONT SPRINGS CRACKING, BUT NOT THE REARS, BUT I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE REAR SPR...

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND MECHANIC FOUND THAT ONE OF THE REAR SPRING WERE BROKE AND THE OTHER WAS IN BAD SHAPE. BOTH COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STRUTS. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

HAD RIGHT REAR SPRING BREAK AND CUT INTO MY TIRE. CAR HAS LESS THEN 52,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH REAR SPRINGS, SHOCKS AND DAMAGED TIRE WERE REPLACED AND CAR WAS ALIGNED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY PICKED UP HALF OF REPLACEMENT COST EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

HAVING TROUBLE WITH SHIFTER CABLE ON THIS CAR, AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO I THOUGHT WAS PARK, THE CAR DRIFTED AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED. THE BOLT FELL OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ASAP AND THEN RECALL SAID ITEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. *JB

Mileage: 59,012

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, HOWEVER, AT AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL AS THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND SWAY BAR. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V332000 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION WAS PERFORM...

Mileage: 91,238

THIS TAURUS HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES,DRIVEN LOCALLY,GARAGED AND ADULT DRIVEN. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY HEAD-FIRST AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE TAURUS SUDDENLY BOTTOMED OUT ON THE "SKIRT" OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE" BOTTOM-REAR "OF THE TAURUS SCRAPED HEAVILY ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE. I PULLED OVER...

Mileage: 41,966

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, ~66,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE SPRING DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE UPON FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING COIL BROKE, PUNCTURING MY TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED MARCH 10, 2006. TODAY IS MARCH 13TH 2006. THE SPRING COIL MALFUNCTIONED MARCH 12TH 2006. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $475.00. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ...

Mileage: 35,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING, LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS, AND LEFT REAR TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 80,450

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

Mileage: 103,000

HAD VEHICLE IN LOCAL SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND NEW BATTERY, ASKED THEM TO RESEARCH CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL/TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY STATED BROKEN SPRING COIL, THEN NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKEN AND EDGE WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE TO THE POINT WHERE ...

HAD VEHICLE IN LOCAL SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND NEW BATTERY, ASKED THEM TO RESEARCH CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL/TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY STATED BROKEN SPRING COIL, THEN NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKEN AND EDGE WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE TO THE POINT WHERE ...

2000 FORD TAURUS. VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM JANUARY 9TH UNTIL TODAY 02/26/06, CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN 4 TIMES. WON'T START. ALMOST $1,000 LATER AND 4 AAA TOWS, THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. *NM

REAR SPRING (DRIVER'S SIDE) FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR TIRE. THE FRONT SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE PART OF AN NHTSA RECALL (#04V332000) WHICH ALLOWED FORD TO ADDRESS DEFECTS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS FRACTURING BY PLACING SHIELDS ON THEM, RATHER THAN REPLACING THEM. OBVIOUSLY...

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP IN A PARTIALLY EXTENDED POSITION. IT WILL NEITHER EXTEND FURTHER OR RETRACT, RENDERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR USE. *JB

LOUD NOISE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS FROM THE REAR. DEALER SAID DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND RUBBED TIRE TO THE POINT IT WAS UNSAFE. REPLACED BOTH REAR COILS AND TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.*JB

Mileage: 105,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING. THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKING AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 102,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS THE CRUISE CONTROL ALWAYS FAILS TO DISENGAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, BUT NO INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN IN ONE YEAR. UPDATED 03/2...

Mileage: 75,100

ON 12/2/04 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR A REPAIR. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT DISENGAGING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL APROX 12/14/05. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL N...

ON 12/2/04 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR A REPAIR. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT DISENGAGING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL APROX 12/14/05. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL N...

2000 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED PIERCING TIRE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AT THE TIME. THIS CAR RECENTLY HAD A FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

2000 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED PIERCING TIRE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AT THE TIME. THIS CAR RECENTLY HAD A FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED BOTH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED CAUSI...

Mileage: 90,000

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, REAR COIL SPRING CORROSION/ FRACTURE, PIERCING SIDEWALL OF TIRE. FRONTS WERE REPLACED AFTER FRACTURE IN JULY, UNDER FACTORY RECALL. SAME CONCERN WITH REARS, NO HELP FROM FORD.*AK

Mileage: 61,995

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND 3 DAYS LATER BRAND NEW TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION THE REAR LEFT SIDE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE MA...

Mileage: 51,500

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05054 I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A "GRINDING" NOISE. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED HAVING NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. I WAS FORTUNATELY LESS THAN A MILE FROM A BP PROCARE WHERE A FRIEND WORKS. I IMMEDIA...

Mileage: 52,000

PE05054 ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE NUMBER OF THOSE THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME OF THE BROKEN SPRING. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB

(1) HEARD LOUD "SPRONG" SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT A FEW MINUTES LATER. IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND DARK SO I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER ISSUES. TODAY, 1/6/2006, THE SEARS TIRE ...

Mileage: 66,140

AFTER PLACING LUGGAGE IN TRUNK OF CAR AFTER A TRIP. I LEFT THE PARKING AREA, I HEARD A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED FOR THE NOISE, BUT COULD SEE NOTHING, AND CONTINUED HOME. TRIP WAS APPROXIMATLY 30 MILES. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS INF...

Mileage: 76,468

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V106000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT INTERMITTENTLY DARKENED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALE...

Mileage: 75,652

AS I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE I STARTED THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, MY REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED AND SLICED AND DESTROYED THE REAR TIRE, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALER,THERE HAVE BEEN 100'S OF THE S...

Mileage: 118,000

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEL ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD ON 12/20/2005 USING CRUISE CONTROL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (8-11 DEGREES). I DROVE SEVERAL MILES, AND THEN EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THE...

Mileage: 106,000

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEL ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD ON 12/20/2005 USING CRUISE CONTROL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (8-11 DEGREES). I DROVE SEVERAL MILES, AND THEN EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THE...

Mileage: 106,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR FISH TAILED AS IF HE WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION, HE DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE MADE WITH A POOR QUALITY METAL AND HAD EXTENSIVE WEAR. HE PUR...

Mileage: 86,000

GRADUAL LOSS OF HEATER, DEFROST CAPABILITY. THEN TOTAL NON FUNCTION OF EITHER. BAD VISIBILITY FROM FOGGY WINDOWS, NO DEFROST AT ALL. REPEATED FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEMS WILL HELP FOR A WHILE. THE HEATER CORE WILL EVENTUAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

GRADUAL LOSS OF HEATER, DEFROST CAPABILITY. THEN TOTAL NON FUNCTION OF EITHER. BAD VISIBILITY FROM FOGGY WINDOWS, NO DEFROST AT ALL. REPEATED FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEMS WILL HELP FOR A WHILE. THE HEATER CORE WILL EVENTUAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER COIL SPRING ALSO BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED...

Mileage: 78,800

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 4 RECALLS AND A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 70 MILES I CANT AFFORD TO GET IT OUT THE SHOP AT 2100 DOLLARS. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. I HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE I DID NOT USE A FORD DEALER. THEY ADMITTED THEY DID NOT SEND A RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAV...

Mileage: 116,846

MY CAR IS A 2000 FORD TAURUS (VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]). I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V075000. THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB IS FRACTURED AND DOES NOT CORRECTLY ATTACH TO THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MACON, GA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SPECIFIC RECALL DOES N...

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS--CAUSING THE REAR END TO SAG WAY BELOW NORMAL--HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AT MY COST. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

FRACTURE REAR COIL SPRING, DRIVER'S SIDE, FOUND BY MECHANIC WHEN INSTALLING WINTER TIRES ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. WILL CONTACT DEALER. *JB

Mileage: 112,000

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SHE WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE MADE A HORRID NOISE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STEER TO THE RIGHT. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HER HUSBAND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A M...

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON 11-22-05 WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED MY REAR TIRE CAUSE IT TO LOSE AIR. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE COIL AND TIRE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT AS OF YET. I CALLED FORD ON 11-24-05 AFTER HEARING ABOUT A RECALL TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED YET AND IT'S NOT. FORD CUSTOMER ...

Mileage: 82,000

I HEARD A RATHER LOUD SNAP IN THE RIGHT REAR OF MY 2004 TAURUS. THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING TO LODGE AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING IT TO CUT THE TIRE BADLY ENOUGH THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRE...

Mileage: 59,289

WHILE INSPECTING THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 TAURUS, OUR MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. IT IS TROUBLING BECAUSE HE HAS OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE. THEY ARE BEING REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CUTTING INTO TIRE. *TS (11/16/05) THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR SINCE THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *SC

CONSUMER RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CUTTING INTO TIRE. *TS (11/16/05) THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR SINCE THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *SC

ON MARCH 16, 04, A PART TO CORRECT THE STEERING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 05, THE SAME PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CHATTERING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, THEY SAID THERE WAS A TORN LIP SEAL ON REVERSE ACCUMULATOR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CUT ON TRANSMISSION CHANNEL PLATE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER A...

Mileage: 53,844

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO ATTACHED A BL...

Mileage: 31,700

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRES. WHEN PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY THE NOISE GOT WORSE. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SMELL HOT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP ( AS WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE C...

Mileage: 49,461

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE BELT WILL ALSO NOT EXTEND OVER A PERSON COMPLETELY. THE BELT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER AND CAN BE REPAIRED. THE WHOLE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DE...

Mileage: 111,746

2002 FORD TAURUS IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE IN THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING. *TS WHEN THE COIL SPRING FAILED, IT DAMAGED THE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 55,885

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V258000 - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR...I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. I REMEMBERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT (AND I USE THAT TERM VERY LOOSELY), I WAS TOLD THAT A FORD DEALERSH...

Mileage: 61,443

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. CONSUMER STATED THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHILE IT BROKE, BUT COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPAIRE...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE BANG AND TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT CALLED MAHONE TIRES , THEY CAME, AND TOOK THE TIRE . THEN THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRING...

Mileage: 67,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING BROKE. AFTER THE COIL SPRING BROKE IT TORE THE FRONT TIRE INTO SHREDS. THE VEHICLE MADE IT BACK HOME, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A PREVIOUS...

Mileage: 86,905

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE WHEELS ALIGNED, MECHANIC NOTED DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRINGS BROKEN AND PASSENGER SIDE SPRING CRACKED. WHEN CONSULTED BY PHONE, FORD OFFERED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF OVER $600 DOLLARS. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE REAR SPRING COIL WENT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRA...

Mileage: 40,644

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE REAR SPRING COIL WENT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRA...

Mileage: 40,644

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS ON WHICH THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE BROKEN SPRING CUT A GOUGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND PUNCTURED IT. THIS RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK SPRINGS AND TWO TIRES. TH...

Mileage: 104,578

IN JUNE 2005 WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION WE HEARD A LOUD THUNK AND RUBBING IN THE REAR OF OUR CAR. WE GOT THE CAR HOME AT WHICH POINT MY HUSBAND JACKED UP THE CAR AND TOOK OFF THE TIRES. HE FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL SERV...

Mileage: 128,000

I BOUGHT MY FORD TAURUS IN 2001 AND IT WAS A DAILY DRIVER. SUMMER OF 2005 I HAD MY REAR SPRING SNAP ON BOTH SIDES AND POP ON TIRE, I HAD TO REPLACE MY STRUTS/SPRINGS AND TIRES FOR A TOTAL OF $1,300. BOTH STRUTS WHERE LEAKING, BOTH SPRINGS BROKEN, AND ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS POPS BECAUSE OF THE BR...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS VIN [XXX] HAS ALREADY HAD THE FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH THE LAST TWO FALLING IN UNDER THE MANDATORY RECALL. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE OF A CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR RIGHT SPRING HAS ...

Mileage: 68,472

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY A BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY A LOW SPEED. HAD REPAIRED AT A TIRE DEALER. BROKEN PARTS NOT SAVED. *NM

WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. I HAD THE COIL SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. ALSO AS A RESULT, AFTER GETTING NEW TIRES (UNRELATED TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS), THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE BROKEN IN THE BACK END WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A TIRE ALIGNMENT. THIS HAS NO...

Mileage: 33,000

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS AND PUNCTURED PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH SINCE THE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP, OTHERWISE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO DRIVE TO NEAREST OPEN TIRE DEALER FOR NEW TIRE AND NEW SPRINGS. FORD WOUL...

Mileage: 28,000

I SHOULD HAVE FILED THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR. MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAD A RECALL IN 8-2004 (BUT THE SHIELD TO COVER THE COIL SPRINGS WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS - WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ULTIMATE PROBLEM). THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WH...

Mileage: 92,000

VERY POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY ON HUMID DAYS. I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DEFROSTER AND STILL CAN'T SEE. THE CAR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW. I'VE NOTICED IT MORE SINCE I STARTED WORKING DAYS, IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING CAR ON MORNING COMMUTE.*JB

Mileage: 10

VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED RESULTING IN NEAR FIRE WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE EMISSION VALVE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND TRY IS WHEN THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IT SHATTERED INTO LARGE FRAGMENTS AND SC...

VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED RESULTING IN NEAR FIRE WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE EMISSION VALVE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND TRY IS WHEN THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IT SHATTERED INTO LARGE FRAGMENTS AND SC...

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 09/25/2005. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THERE WAS A 1996 FORD F-150 IN FRONT ON ME. I WAS DRIVING A 2000 FORD TAURUS. FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH CAME A 1996 FORD TAURUS THAT SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. MY CAR WAS FORCED INTO THE F-150. MY CAR WAS TO...

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN AND THEN PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE REVVED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, HAD VEHI...

Mileage: 59,334

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR WILL STALL, IT WILL CHOKE, AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE, AND SHE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT TH...

2000 FORD TAURUS. ADDITIONAL INCIDENT RE: ODI # 10135016 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AFTER DRIVING 45 MINUTES. DROVE TO DEALER, LIGHTS BEGAN WORKING. WHILE WAITING LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AND DEALER WITNESSED FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH SCORCHED CONNECTOR-TAB AND WIRING HARNESS...

Mileage: 67,545

SEPTEMBER 5, 2005 MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND WHEN THE HOOD WAS LIFTED THERE WAS A FIRE. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULY 4,2005. WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR AND HIT A LAMP POST HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REP...

Mileage: 36,800

WHILE TAURUS WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING AND LINK,THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHEAST, THE SAME CAUSE GIVEN FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS. THE FRONT SP...

2000 FORD TAURUS HEADLIGHTS FAILED.*MR THE HEADLIGHT SEALS FAILED WHICH ALLOWED MOISTURE TO FORM ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE LENS. THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT GIVEN OFF BY 10-25%. *NM

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON MY 2000 TAURUS HAS FAILED MAKING THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT USUABLE ONLY WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ITSELF RETRACTED ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE MECHANISM BUT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT I'VE EXPERIENCED. ...

Mileage: 69,200

THE "LOW COOLANT" SENSOR ON MY 2000 TAURUS HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE "LOW COOLANT" INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT LEVEL IS CORRECT (WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RANGE). PREVIOUSLY, THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES...

Mileage: 67,000

2000 FORD TAURUS. DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING-PARK LIGHTS FAILED. PARKED CAR AND IDLED WHILE TRYING DIFFERENT HEADLIGHT SWITCH POSITIONS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, LIGHTING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER (OF COURSE) COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS NOR CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. FACTORY CUSTO...

Mileage: 67,361

2000 FORD TAURUS. DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING-PARK LIGHTS FAILED. PARKED CAR AND IDLED WHILE TRYING DIFFERENT HEADLIGHT SWITCH POSITIONS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, LIGHTING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER (OF COURSE) COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS NOR CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. FACTORY CUSTO...

Mileage: 67,361

WE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON/STAYING ON/FLASHING. ON ONE OCCASION THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AFTER THAT IT WAS CLEANED, DUE TO CORROSION AT THE CONNECTION. MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/16/05 WHERE THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE F...

Mileage: 69,275

VEHICLE "CHOKES" OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AS WELL AS DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAVE HAD TO REPAIR FACILITY WHO CAN FIND NOTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG. NO READING OFF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFY A MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A RE...

Mileage: 68,000

DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V332000. THE REAR SPRING COILS FAILED DUE TO A METAL FATIGUE FRACTURE AND WAS REPLACED. *SC

SALT CORROSION LEAD TO FAILURE OF REAR COILS. REAR COILS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 40,495

I WAS DRIVING A COUNTRY ROAD, GOING AROUND A CURVE AND A BRIDGE, HEARD A LOUD BANG (CLUNK) SOUND, THEN THE REAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL NEXT TO MY TIRE BROKE IN HALF AND DUG INTO THE TIRE, CAUSING A BIG TEAR ALL THE WAY AROUND THE...

Mileage: 89,830

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CLOUDY AND GOT MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC ITSELF. IT SWEATS FROM THE INSIDE. CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND ASKED FOR ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY SAID NO. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE HE...

Mileage: 24,500

THE HEADLIGHT SWITH KNOB (WHICH IS PLASTIC) FRACTURED. THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH IS FINE BUT THE PLASTIC KNOB IS BROKEN SO THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OR ON UNLESS YOU USE A PLIERS.

Mileage: 90,800

I TOOK MY 2000 TAURUS SE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR AND A SCRAPING, MOTION INDUCED, NOISE (I HAD HEARD A SIMILAR BANG BEFORE WHICH IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY, BUT NO SCRAPING). A REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN (AND WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE TIRE), BUT BOTH S...

Mileage: 51,000

2000 FORD TAURUS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR PULLS TO LEFT. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS...

2000 FORD TAURUS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR PULLS TO LEFT. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS...

2000 FORD TAURUS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR PULLS TO LEFT. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS...

OVER A YEAR AGO I HEARD A METAL HITTING METAL SOUND ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. MY AUTO REPAIR GUY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO LIFE WENT ON DRIVING OVER 50 MILES A DAY TO WORK. ONE DAY I CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND SAW MY TIRE FLAT, THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. I TOOK MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK TO WORK. WHE...

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 FORD TAURUS. FUEL PUMP DIED IN MID MARCH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD FOR TWO WEEKS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BEFORE BURNING ETHANOL, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FUEL FLEXIBLE SHE COULD BURN ETHANOL. BURNING ETHANOL WAS THE REASON THE CONSUM...

Mileage: 60,884

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 FORD TAURUS. FUEL PUMP DIED IN MID MARCH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD FOR TWO WEEKS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BEFORE BURNING ETHANOL, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FUEL FLEXIBLE SHE COULD BURN ETHANOL. BURNING ETHANOL WAS THE REASON THE CONSUM...

Mileage: 60,884

MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE ON 6/26/05 DUE TO A PASSENGERS REAR SPRING BREAK AND TIRE PUNCTURE. WHEN BOTH TIRES WERE REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH SRPINGS WERE BROKEN AND DRIVERS REAR TIRE HAD SOME WEAR ON THE INSIDE. THE COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE TIRES WAS $600.00 AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR 5 D...

Mileage: 55,800

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. FORTUNATELY, I FOUND THE BROKEN SPRING AND HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE IT CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. THE SPRING WAS CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS.

Mileage: 68,000

DT: THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THEM TO UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THEM TO OPEN BY PUSHING THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT COME UNLOCKED. *AK *TT *NM

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE GOING 47 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NIETHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

I WAS DRIVING TO A NEARBY GAS STATION FOR GAS AND HEARD THE FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE. SINCE ONLY A BLOCK FROM TEH STATION WHICH HAD AIR I DROVE THERE IN HOPES OF PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE TO GET TO SOMEWHERE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TIRE. THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER 2 1/2 HOURS OF WAITING FO...

DT: THE REAR COIL SPRINGS CAN POSSIBLY BREAK AND CUT REAR TIRES, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH COIL SPRINGS IN THE REAR, BOTH TIRES WERE CUT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. THE ...

Mileage: 49,200

DT: WHILE CONSUMER WAS LEANING UP AGAINST THE CAR THE FONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND BUSTED THE FRONT TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY FIXED THE FONT COIL SPRING, AND REPLACED THE TIRE DUE TO A RECALL. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID THAT THE BACK COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: TOOK 2000 FORD TAURUS TO THE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAID NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE NEEDED. FORD DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER PART ON THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, WHEN IT GETS UP TO 40-50 MPH IT LURCHES 2 0R 3 TIMES.*AK

DT: TOOK 2000 FORD TAURUS TO THE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAID NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE NEEDED. FORD DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER PART ON THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, WHEN IT GETS UP TO 40-50 MPH IT LURCHES 2 0R 3 TIMES.*AK

MY HUSBAND GOT A FLAT TIRE WHICH BY ITSELF IS NOTHING. HOWEVER, THE DAY FOLLOWING THE TIRE INCIDENT, AFTER HAVING PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT FOR THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. HE, OFCOURSE, WENT RIGHT BACK TO SEARS AND ASKED THEM WHAT IS UP WITH THE ALIGNMENT O...

Mileage: 104,910

DT: CALLER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP CALLER WITH THIS PROBLEM. CALLER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.*AK *SB

Mileage: 112,000

DT: CALLER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP CALLER WITH THIS PROBLEM. CALLER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.*AK *SB

Mileage: 112,000

RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOORS (ACTUATORS) FAILED

Mileage: 44,000

DT: 2000, FORD TAURUS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. *AK

Mileage: 50,950

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS INFORMED TH...

Mileage: 52,688

THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB *NM

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. SUSPICION OF REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. ONCE REACHING BACK HOME CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE RUBBING THE TIRES. *AK THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILED ...

DT: THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THEY DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACTING, AND CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN OVER FOR 6 SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THREW THE CONSUMER BACKW...

Mileage: 91,000

PAINT SPLINTERED OFF OF REAR BUMPER WHEN A STRAY SHOPPING CART REPORTEDLY BUMPED VEHICLE. BLACK RUBBER BUMPER EXPOSED. SUCH A SLIGHT BUMP THAT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE; PAINT JUST SHATTERED OFF OF BUMPER.

DT: AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. HAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THEN IT STAYED ON.*AK

Mileage: 92,589

DT: THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THERE WAS NO SOUND. IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL NOT START BACK UP AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THERE WAS NO SOUND. IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL NOT START BACK UP AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

DT: LAST WEEK THE CAR WAS SERVICED, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND A ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. MAY 9 2005, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR END AND HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER, THE REAR BRAKES FROZE UP. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN T...

Mileage: 67,172

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER 'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER, WHO WAS IN THE HOUSE, HEARD THE NOISE, HAD COME OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE BACK TIRE ON THE ...

Mileage: 39,100

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, STRUTS, SWAY BAR AND ALIGNMENT AT 29965 MILES. ALSO REPLACED TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE. *BF *NM

Mileage: 29,965

I NOTICED A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ONE MORNING WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE COMPANY TO GET SOME NEW TIRES PUT ON, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND CHEWED UP MY TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND OBTAIN A NEW TIRE. THE...

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME. CONSUMER CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN.*AK *BF *NM

Mileage: 93,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR THAT WE PAID FOR IN CASH, GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND SPUN OUT AND HIT AN ELECTRIC POLE, DRIVERS SIDE HIT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER WE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE CAR, THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT CONTACTING FORD. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSURANCE ON IT Y...

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, MY LEFT REAR TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT, AND AFTER INVESTIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE TIRE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I AM HAVING MY COIL FIXED AND HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE...

Mileage: 83,000

(1) BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. 2) DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING FAILURE 2000 FORD TAURAS, SPRING FRACTURED PUNCTURING THE TIRES SIDEWALL. (3) RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE IN AUGUST OF 2004 AND HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SUCH...

Mileage: 59,770

PASSENGER FRONT SPRING BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

ABOUT 100' FROM MY HOUSE, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD EXPLOSION. I GOT OUT AND SAW THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ONTO CAR. COULD NOT FIND ANY PUNCTURES IN THE TIRE. TOOK TO TIRE STORE. PERSON IN STORE TOLD US THE DRIVER'S REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT SLICED THE TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 39,000

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE NOISE GOT WORSE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND ARRANGED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CRACKED AND CUT INTO TH...

Mileage: 29,273

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL IN AUG 2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE YET BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 10 MPH THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE....

Mileage: 54,500

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WHILE ALL OF SUDDEN THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAG WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK WHILE TRAVELING 25MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND A FOUL ODOR. CONSUMER FOUN...

Mileage: 49,949

WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSES DEFECTIVE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS THIN PLATIC HOSES CRACKS AND BRITTLE TO TOUCH CAUSING WASHER TO LEAK AND OBSTUCTING DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY IN WINTER ROAD SALTED CONDITIONS. I HAVE TWO TAURUS AND BOTH HOSES HAVE FAILED AFTER 4 YEARS. ALSO OIL PAN GASKET HAVE SLIPPED ON BO...

Mileage: 50,000

IN COLD WEATHER THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WINTERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMETIMES IN COOL WEATHER THE GLASS LIFTGATE STAYS UP, IN OTHER INSTANCES WITHOUT WARNING IT SUDDENLY DROPS CAUSING PAINFUL BLOWS TO THE ...

Mileage: 40

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. *NM THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 20 MINUTES LATER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT RAN RUFF. *TC

VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER HEARD A POP. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT IT CAME FROM THE STEERING BECAUSE SHE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER.*AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT DID NOT FIX THE COILS SPRING PROBLEM BY ADDING GUARDS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE COOLING FAN FAILS TO WORK. THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL STRONG FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

2000 TAURUS SE GAS GAGE STOPPED WORKING IN 2003. [XXX]. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TO HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT SEEMED SO UNUSUAL THAT I HOPED IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI...

Mileage: 40,000

NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE SITTING QUITE LOW - MADE AN APPT. WITH LOCAL DEALER. TECHNICIAN FOUND A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS CUT BUT NOT PUNCTURED BY PIECE(S) OF BROKEN SPRING. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND DAMAGED TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 41,500

FORD RE SAFETY RECALL 04S17 TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS ON CONSUMER 2000 FORD TAURUS. *BF THE CONSUMER IS WAITING ON PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. *SC *JB

THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V33200 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK THE CONSUMER WALKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED HER TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRING..*JB

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND GOUGED THE TIRE. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE NATURE AND RISKS OF THIS FAILURE SEEM IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS FOR FORD TAURUS. *JB

Mileage: 46,515

VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT WHEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE ON FIRE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SIDE TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. DRIVER STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL THE TIRE UP WITH AIR, ANDS NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING EXPLODED. DRIVER WA ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THEN, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO...

THE CRANK CASE HOSE COLLAPSED, AFFECTING THE EMISSION SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SHIELD PLACED IN HIS VEHICLE SINCE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT DELIVERED THE PART TO THE DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 FOR THE COIL SPRING SHIELD. AFTER TRYING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED SINCE NORTH CAROLINA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER STATED RECALL LETTER DID NOT MENTION ANY STATE. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; SUS...

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 106,478

THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE NEEDLE ALWAYS INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FAST. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE NEEDLE ALWAYS INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FAST. *JB

04V332000/FRONT COIL SPRINGS. OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN AUGUST, 2004 IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL. OWNER WAS INFORMED, AT THAT TIME, THAT PARTS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER, 2004. IT IS JANUARY 2005 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER...

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELD. NO CONTACT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NHTSA COIL SPRING SHIELD RECALL 04V332000. *JB

Mileage: 57,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE VEHICLE'S COIL SPRINGS WERE RECALLED (04S12) BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER NEEDED NEW COIL SPRINGS. RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000. *SC *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CYLINDER 5 AND THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED ON THE CYLINDER. *BF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A BURNT EXHAUST VALVE ON CYLINDER 5. *SC

Mileage: 91,552

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. 2000 ,FORD, TAURUS SEL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. IT HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE REGARDING THE ISSUE. TODAY AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT I USE A DIFFERENT IGNITION KEY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNIN SPRING SHIELD, AND TO DATE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE LETTER STATED. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLOWN APART. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE REPAIR RES...

Mileage: 25,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD IN MY FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL EXPLODED.VEHICLE: FAFP56S2YG125733. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME YESTERDAY WITH MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE. IT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME SERVICE LAST WEEK (30TH DEC) AND THEN HAD THIS HAPPEN YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED THE CA...

Mileage: 25,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE COIL SPRING WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW CAN NHTSA DO SOMETHING TO MOVE THINGS ALONG TO GET REPAIRS DONE. *BF *JB

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING ON MY 2000 TAURUS BROKE WHICH DESTROYED THE CV VOINT AND STABILIZER LINKS. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRING ON THESE TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID RECALLED PART COVERED BUT SUBSIDAIRY DAMAGE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50. VEH...

Mileage: 52,225

2000 FORD TAURUS SEL 24V V-6 CONTINUALLY DIES WHILE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED PER FORD RECOMMENDATIONS. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE CAR TWICE PRIOR TO CURRENT FAILURE FOR SAME CONDITIONS. RECENT RECOMMENDATION FROM FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS TO 'USE A DIFFERENT IGNI...

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION TWICE (IN 2003 AND 2004). I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD TAURUS NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. I AM CURIOUS IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON THE RACK AND PINION FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 114,000

HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF WHEN ON AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES THEY COME RIGHT BACK ON AND OTHER TIMES THEY STAY OFF. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON DARK HIGHWAY. *AK

Mileage: 107,000

THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT SPRING RECALL 04V332000 BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND DAMAGED THE TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR ONES. *AK *NM

Mileage: 57,300

RECALL O4V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER THAT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. AS OF TODAY, THESE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. LATER CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE STILL U...

Mileage: 88,000

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS.*AK

Mileage: 55,500

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN RELEASE. IT SOME HOW, GET TANGLED AND TWISTED WHEN THE BELT GOES BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR.CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE SEAT BELT SERVICED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK.....

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE LUG NUTS HAD SHEAR OFF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLANKING SOUND WHEN RUNNING OVER A BUMP. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE FRONT SHOCKS, BUT NOT ON THE REAR SHOCKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE REAR SPRING AND STRUTS WERE REPLAC...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE COIL SPRING SHIELD, AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERS IN THE AREA WERE CONTACTED AND HAD NO PARTS. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

NHTSA 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE TIRE SHEARED OFF WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY NO COMPRESSION IN 2 CYLINDERS. VEHICLE IS A 2000 TARAUS WITH 71,000 MILE 3.0 LITER ENGINE. DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE. FORD DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE REPAIR. A CAR SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 71,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SPRING BROKE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAW THE SPRING CUTTING INTO THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL THREE MONTHS LATER. *TC

Mileage: 35,284

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

SLIGHT NOISE AND VIBRATION BUT COULD NOT LOCATE WHERE FROM IN THE CAR. RONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. ALL STUDS WERE BROKE.*AK

Mileage: 47,140

FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK......ACCORDING TO ORIGINAL RECALL ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF VIN WERE INCLUDED.*AK

Mileage: 58,000

BACKFIRE AND EXPLOSION. RECALL WAS ISSUED AFTER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WEAK GASKETS. AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE HAD BEGUN RUNNING ROUGH UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH MISSING. *SC

Mileage: 29,000

THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. IN JUNE OF 2004 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FORTUNATELY THE SEAT BELTS DID WORK, QUITE POSSIBLY PREVENTING SERIOUS INJURIES. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I NOTIFIED FORD CONSUMER SERVICE ...

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK

THE HEADLAMP SWITCH BROKE OFF. OTHER TAURUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT FORD SAYS MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED. THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THESE OTHER CARS HAPPENED TO MINE. *JB

NOTIFICATION RECALL 04S17 SAFETY EXISTS IN 2000 TAURUS, FRONT SPRING RUSTED THRU AND SNAPPED OFF PIERCING THE TIRE RECALL# 04V332000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *SC

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 2000 FORD CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILING AND RUBBING FRONT TIRE. *BF RECALL#04V332000. *SC

CONCERN REGARDING FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRING OF FORD TAURUS. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V332000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF COIL SPRING FAILURE. *TC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPA...

THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN ON. AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A GUARDRAIL. SINCE THIS FAILURE THE NEW MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED AGAIN. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING, SRS AIR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER APPLIED THE HORN AND IT FAILED TO WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DELIVERY STATUS NOTIFICATION (FAILURE) CONCERNING COMPLAINT AGAINST ROME FORD MERCURY LINCOLN CAR DEALERSHIP. *BF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET SINCE JULY 30, 2004. THE CONSUMER WAS CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IRREPARA...

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR TWO-THREE HOURS. VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. DEALER CAN FIND ANY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 43,126

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TWO FRONT COIL SPRING BREAK, REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF TIRES THAT WERE PUNCTURED *BF BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $571.71 BUT ONLY REIMBURSED $474.83. *NM

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THEM OFF IS BY TURNING THE CAR OFF. ALSO THE INTERMEDIETE PART OF THE WIPERS DOESN'T WORK SINCE ALL THIS STARTED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED BELOW. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THEM OFF IS BY TURNING THE CAR OFF. ALSO THE INTERMEDIETE PART OF THE WIPERS DOESN'T WORK SINCE ALL THIS STARTED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED BELOW. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

CONCERNS FOR POSSIBILITY OF TIRE BEING RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHICH STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT TIRE COULD RUPTURE THAT IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC 2004. *JB

HEADLAMP SWITCH BROKEN...AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED 3 TIMES. TWICE WITHIN 12 MONTHS AND REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN FOR A 3RD TIME AND FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT SINCE IT WAS REPLACED AND OUTSIDE OF THE 12 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPLACEMENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 4,900

THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 26,943

WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AT STOP SIGN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK TRANSMISSION (GEAR) *TC

Mileage: 42,000

BRITAX MODEL # E90644, DOM 03/28/2003. CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALLS 04C002000 FOR THE HARNESS STRAP. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

ONGOING/CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING AT LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LOWER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK AFTER BEING SERVICED THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TC

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANMISSION CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK.*AK

Mileage: 67,895

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ALWAYS READ PROPERLY. ERRATIC READINGS.*AK

Mileage: 67,812

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, DAMAGING THE SHOCKS AND TEARING INTO THE TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER'S WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COUL...

Mileage: 33,000

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, DAMAGING THE SHOCKS AND TEARING INTO THE TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER'S WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COUL...

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER DROVE HOME IN THE RAIN, AND SIXDAYS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BACK WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED TOGETHER. CONSUMER HAD THE REAR BRAKES/SHOES REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS TURNED. CONSUMER NEVER HEARD OF REAR BRA...

Mileage: 52,558

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED REFERENCING THE POTENTIAL OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING TO FRACTURE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PARTS FOR REPAIR ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM *TC

THIS VEHICLE HAD BROKEN A SPRING IN THE FRONT. FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YEAR/MAKE, AND MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER $183.00 OF THE$ 762.98 THAT WAS SPENT BY CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH WERE NEEDED DUE TO DEFECTIVE COIL SP...

Mileage: 63,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING COIL SPRINGS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER PAT MILLIKEN. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL NUMBER 04V332000. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. FORD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIOIN. *JB

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL NUMBER 04V332000. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. FORD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIOIN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, DAMAGING THE STRUT AND PUNCTURING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE COIL SPRING WAS LOGGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE PUNCTURED TIRE OR TOW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ...

Mileage: 23,416

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK THE VEHICLE WOBBLES IN THE FRONT END. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 TAURUS STATION WAGON.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *NM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIBCAGE. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED ANTI FREEZE IN DRIVEWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. WHEN THE PART WAS ORDERED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE PART.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER SIDE FRONT STRUT BROKE, AND FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED, CAUSING A 6 INCH SLASH IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRUT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, BUT DIDN'T PUNCTURE THE FRONT PASSE...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER SIDE FRONT STRUT BROKE, AND FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED, CAUSING A 6 INCH SLASH IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRUT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, BUT DIDN'T PUNCTURE THE FRONT PASSE...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, ON INVESTIGATION BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. ALSO, THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE. IF THE CAR HAD MOVED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK, AND POSSIBLY IN R...

Mileage: 41,256

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, ON INVESTIGATION BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. ALSO, THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE. IF THE CAR HAD MOVED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK, AND POSSIBLY IN R...

Mileage: 41,256

CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT COILS SPRINGS. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN A COLD PART OF THE COUNTRY. *AK *MR

Mileage: 65,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN AFTER HE PUMPED THE BRAKES HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE STATED HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHI...

FRONT COILS SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, FRONT END WAS SITTING VERY LOW .CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WILL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

LEFT REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AT ALL. RIGHT REAR SEATBELT WAS APPARENTLY OK. TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AT 57,945 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT BOTH SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS STATED, RIGHT SIDE ONE WAS FINE UNTIL THEY "TESTED" IT, NOW THEY CLAIM IT WILL NOT RETRACT EITHER. CAR ...

Mileage: 55,500

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BROKEN COILS SPRING ALSO PUNCTURED A NEW TIRE. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CUTTING REAR TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 59,337

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRING. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND CUT A COMPLETE CIRCLE IN THE TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 59,345

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING, CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER 2004. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2003 ONE SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE STRUT AND THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ,AND DEALERSHI REFUSED TO DO SO. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO REFU...

Mileage: 48,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2003 ONE SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE STRUT AND THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ,AND DEALERSHI REFUSED TO DO SO. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO REFU...

Mileage: 48,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2003 ONE SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE STRUT AND THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ,AND DEALERSHI REFUSED TO DO SO. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO REFU...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDALS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDALS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT LANDED IN A DITCH. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 32,800

WHILE PARKING IN REVERSE FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 62,628

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 32,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKEN AND A PUNCTURED STRUT, RUPTURED TIRE, AND A BROKEN LINK.*MR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SPRING CRACKED PRIOR TO THIS AND WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA SITE WHICH DESCRIBED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REI...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY LOW TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMA...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDS TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

Mileage: 101,437

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE RUPTURED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE WEEKS LATER A RECALL FOR THE COILS SPRING WAS ISSUED. *AK

Mileage: 62,000

THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FAILURE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *JB

Mileage: 96,000

FIRST OUR CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING OUT THE CAR, THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE RANGE AND PERFORMANCE AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CKT FAULT. THE CAR ALSO SHOWED TH...

Mileage: 94,165

COMBINATION METAL/RUBBER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ROTTED OUT SPRAYING HOT TRANSMISIION FLUID THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. THIS FAILURE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON WITH 77,000 MILES WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AS MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A 1992 FORD SABLE WAGON THAT I SOLD W...

Mileage: 76,500

THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE SURGED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE EITHER PULLING OR REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR MORE. PLEASE. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. SUDDENLY HE LOST THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT REGAINED CONTROL . THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE PARKED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PUNCTURED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED YET. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS EXPERICING A GRINDING NOISE UPON BRAKING DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS. HAD FORD DEALER CHECK BRAKE COMPONANTS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ABS SENSING RINGS WERE CRACKED. WHEN ASKED WHY THESES RING WERE CRACKED I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RAY PRICE FORD IN MT POCONO PA. THAT T...

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO A FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 106,000

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 31/2 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

CONSUMER'S STATED THAT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED REAR PASSENGER TIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING TODAY.*AK

Mileage: 69,000

FAILURE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 2001 FORD TAURUS. *MR THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL. *SC WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAD A BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIE...

FAILURE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 2001 FORD TAURUS. *MR THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL. *SC WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAD A BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIE...

FAILURE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 2001 FORD TAURUS. *MR THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL. *SC WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAD A BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIE...

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RUBBING NOISE IN THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND ALMOST PUNCTURED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE GROOVE IN IT. BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED TO MAKE THEM EVEN. ...

Mileage: 100,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. DEALERSHIPS DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CONDUCT RECALLREPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT THREE DEALERS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER. *AK

IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE OR INFORMATION THAT MIGHT HELP TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION BELOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONTACT ME. I STARTED MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 56,000 MILES TO GO TO WORK ON JULY 29TH, AND AS SOON AS I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY, A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD OCCURRED. IT WA...

Mileage: 56,000

MALFUNCTIONING OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *MR THIS PROBLEM EVENTUALLY SHORTED OUT THE GEM MODULE. THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHORTED OUT ANOTHER COMPUTER PROCESSOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO START/NO CRANK. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJEC...

DEFECTIVE ABS SPEED INDICATOR RING. IT IS CRACKED,SLIDES OFF THE AXLE AND CONTACTS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION AND NOISE. THERE ARE NO ABS ERROR MESSAGES OR INDICATORS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN A PANIC STOP THE THIS WILL CAUSE INCORRECT INFORMATION TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND CA...

Mileage: 46,000

DEFECTIVE ABS SPEED INDICATOR RING. IT IS CRACKED,SLIDES OFF THE AXLE AND CONTACTS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION AND NOISE. THERE ARE NO ABS ERROR MESSAGES OR INDICATORS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN A PANIC STOP THE THIS WILL CAUSE INCORRECT INFORMATION TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND CA...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT, UPON CHANGING THE TIRE THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 82,114

THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL AND CURRENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED. DEALER STATED IT WILL TAKE TWO WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. *AK *NM

Mileage: 34,916

SECOND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS INVOLVING 2000 TAURUS. *MR THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT A HIGH EFFORT INTO TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REP...

SECOND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS INVOLVING 2000 TAURUS. *MR THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT A HIGH EFFORT INTO TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REP...

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE GAS METER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS GAS IN THE TANK. HOWEVER, THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SHOWED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UND...

Mileage: 94,165

2000 FORD TAURUS. VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW BEING REPAIRED. NOT SURE. *AK WHAT FAILED. 48,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING HAVING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED.*MR THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEREFORE ONLY HAD TO PAY A $50 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURS...

Mileage: 44,830

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS ON VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING WHICH HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM PER MECHANIC. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

TWICE, STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED, REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE 75,000, REPAIRED AGAIN WHEN LOCKING CLIP FELL OUT. NOW, CLIP IS OUT AGAIN AND VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT BRAKING. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED NEXT WEEK(7/28/04). *LA

Mileage: 127,450

THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL 04V106000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SINCE R...

Mileage: 33,000

THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL 04V106000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SINCE R...

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP MECHANIC THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND POSSIBLY ROLLED. DEALER ...

COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS RT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 455,429

ONE MORNING CAR WAS STARTED AND AN EXPLOSION CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE EXPLOSION RESULTED IN DESTRUCTION OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EGR REGULATOR. CAUSE OF EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS CORRODED AND SNAPPED. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS PARKED, BUT THE SHARP BROKEN END OF THE COIL PUNCTURED THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW SPRING PUT IN AND HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND BLEW TIRE IN JANUARY. YESTERDAY THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. FORD SAY'S THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. THIS IS OBSURD. I PAID ALMOST $300 IN JANUARY FOR REPAIR AND TOW. I AM NOT PAYING THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP! MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE...

Mileage: 58,746

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSED TIRE TO BLOW OUT. REPAIR WAS MADE BY FORD DEALER, NEW SPRING INSTALLED. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH I TRAVEL ON EVERY DAY.*AK

Mileage: 74,186

WHILE PARKING FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING WAS CUTTING INTO THE TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 61,200

THE VEHICLE'S FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.*MR THE SPRING PUNCTURED THEN SPLIT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE 360 DEGREES AROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 92,340

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED HIM THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM MY DRIVEWAY THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SEVERED THE TIRE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TOOK ONE WEEK TO REPAIR. IF I WERE DRIVNING AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE SPRING BROKE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP CRASHING THE CAR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED A...

Mileage: 11,759

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 83,000

WIFE HIT SMALL POTHOLE IN A PARKING LOT. HEARD LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO. 2000 TAURUS HAD ONLY 37000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND HAD TO ALIGNFRONT ALSO ALL AT MY EXPENSE OF $543.61. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY SERVICE MAN SAID THAT HE SEES A LOT OF THESE TAURUS'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATING ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. ...

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *LA THIS OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *SC *JB

FORD TAURUS 2000; 81,025 MILES; VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN GARAGE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUPENSION SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT DUE TO VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF PART FAILURE. DATE OCCURRED 6/14/2004; REPAIR COMPLETED VIA LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE ...

Mileage: 81,025

THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) REAR SEAT BELT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS RECENTLY FAILED AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THIS SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NEITHER UNWIND OR RETRACT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE INTERNAL ROTOR THAT REGULATES THE SEAT BELT'S LENGTH HAS GOTTEN STUCK. THE BEL...

Mileage: 50,800

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SPARK PLUG SNAPPED OFF FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 77,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. IT CAME ON BEFORE AND THERE WAS SOME HESITATION WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED SOME PART DEALING WITH THE GAS FILTER. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IS THIS A RECURRING PROB...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. IT CAME ON BEFORE AND THERE WAS SOME HESITATION WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED SOME PART DEALING WITH THE GAS FILTER. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IS THIS A RECURRING PROB...

WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 MPH TO 60 MPH ENGINE STALLS OUT AS IF TOO MUCH AIR OR NOT ENOUGH GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN CITY TRAFFIC AND ON MAJOR INTERSTATES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT TAKES FROM 10 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR TO START CAR UP, THEN RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR A ...

Mileage: 75,000

I DO NOT BELIEVE MY AIR BAGS IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS DEPLOYED PROPERLY DURING A CAR ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED AN INITIAL FRONTAL IMPACT, FOLLOWED BY A LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FRONTAL IMPACT - THEY DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND FISH TAILED AND STRUCK A CEMENT BARRIER NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE POLICE DID ARRIVE. P21560R16942. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION AT AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP, AND...

Mileage: 52,750

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. AS A RESULT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER STRUT WAS DAMAGED. *AK

Mileage: 67,000

MY 2000 RORD TAURUS SES HAS ONLY 33000 MILES AND HAS EXTREME VIBRATIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE USED WHEN THEY ARE HOT FROM A LONG TRIP OR IN COMMUTING TRAFFIC. THEY OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE COOL . I HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TO DATE. HOWVER, I INTEND TO C...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO INFLATE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO INFLATE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING...

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKE. *LA

Mileage: 141,994

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER FOUND THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE PLASTIC LINKAGE CONNECTING THE ANTI-SWAY BAR WAS ALSO BROKEN. *JB

2000 TAURUS SES WITH 58,708 MILES ON IT. I DROVE TO WORK, PUT IN A FULL DAY AND WENT TO GO HOME. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE- FOUND LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT. WENT TO ADD AIR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CHECKED TIRE AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. SINCE I AM A LONG TIME FORD DEAL...

Mileage: 58,708

WHILE BRAKING, THE REAR BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *NM

Mileage: 78,734

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. HE HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CABLE GEAR WAS BROKEN. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS- WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

CAR DOORS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE AND CAR BEGINS TO MOVE. INDICATOR IN DASH SAYS DOOR OPEN (AND NONE ARE). THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK MANUALLY WHEN DRIVING, THEY WILL UNLOCK IF YOU TRY TO LOCK.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO COME ON. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO COME ON. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO COME ON. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO COME ON. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOISE AND THE SOUND OF GRINDING METAL AND MY CAR WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO STEER. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AND AAA. WITHIN 45 MINUTES WE HAD HEARD FROM THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT THIS PROBLEM (FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKAGE) IS NOTORIUS WITH FO...

Mileage: 53,126

LETTER FROM A COMPANY WANTING TO EXTEND AUTO WARRANTY WHICH MY DEALER FORD SAYS IS A SCAM SINCE THEY DO NOT HONOR THEM NOR FORD.COMPANY CALLED NATIONAL PROGRAMS HEADQUARTERS AT 11039 MANCHESTER RD ST.LOUIS,MO. 314-965-9008. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IONS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER HEARED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE GARAGE. LEFT FRONT STRUT BROKE AND CUT THE FRONT TIRE, VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE HOME. AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBIA AND MERIDIAN ROADS SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO I PULLED OUT FROM COLUMBIA AND TURNED NORTH ONTO A BUSY MERIDIAN ROAD. I HEARD A CLUNK AND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD POPPED OUT OF GEAR. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND T...

Mileage: 61,841

REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BIG THUNK, FRONT LEFT CAR FELL DOWN. FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED, A BIT FELL OFF OTHER PART OF COIL SPRING PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE.*AK

Mileage: 37,779

WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED ON AN EVEN ROAD, MY RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING MY FRONT TIRE AND CAAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 22,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. *PH *JB

STRONG VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. REPLACED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY @ 42,XXX MILES BY FORD DEALER (SEPT. 2003) AND DEALER HEARD LIGHT NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME. NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNS AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY AND HALF SHAFT REPLACED BY FORD DEALE...

Mileage: 42,000

STRONG VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. REPLACED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY @ 42,XXX MILES BY FORD DEALER (SEPT. 2003) AND DEALER HEARD LIGHT NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME. NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNS AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY AND HALF SHAFT REPLACED BY FORD DEALE...

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL STUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, CUTTING THE TIRE IN HALF. IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COIL SPRING BROKE, CUTTING TIRE IN HALF. *AK

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. AS A RESULT, WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER WAS PRODUCED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY FRONT STRUTS SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE AND STRUT. *LA

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND WEAR. CONSUMER STILL HAS THE DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *NM

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED UPPER BODY INJURIES AS A RESULT. *NM *LA

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR THE CONSUMER HIT A CURB RUINING TWO NEW TIRES AND WHEELS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A RECALL (02V266000) ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF HER BRAKE FAILURE. *P...

POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WITHIN TWO MONTHS REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING OVER THE SAME SPEED BUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WITHIN TWO MONTHS REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING OVER THE SAME SPEED BUMP. *AK

THE FRONT STRUT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE FRONT SPRING BROKE CUTTING THE TIRE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE TIRE LOOKED AS IF I WERE CUT ON THE INSIDE WITH A KNIFE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CUT THE TIR...

Mileage: 92,340

ROTORS ON FRONT WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE; HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME AND AM HAVING TROUBLE AGAIN; VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SPRING/STRUTS/AXLE SNAPPED AND FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SPRING/STRUTS/AXLE SNAPPED AND FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SPRING/STRUTS/AXLE SNAPPED AND FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD, EXCEPT WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE PARKING FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED SOMEONE MISTAKENLY PUT OIL INTO THE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE FUEL PUMP THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER HAS...

WHILE DRIVING FRONT SUSPENSION ROD BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

SUDDEN FAILURE OF CYLINDER/VALVE IN 2000 TAURUS S/W WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 28,040

BAD SHIMMY AND WOBBLE IN FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ALSO MAKES STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE BAD. *JB

BAD SHIMMY AND WOBBLE IN FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ALSO MAKES STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE BAD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) FRONT DROPPED DANGEROUSLY LOW. CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK ...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) FRONT DROPPED DANGEROUSLY LOW. CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK ...

Mileage: 67,000

HAD A 2000 TAURUS WHICH WENT OUT OF CONTROL. GOING APPROX. 57 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY MY CAR SUDDENTLY DECIDED TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. I SUDDENLY WAS GOING IN THE UPPER 70'S. I PUT THE BRAKE CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND GOT THE CAR DOWN TO 65 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF AND THE CAR SPED UP AGAIN. I SLAMMED DO...

Mileage: 140,000

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED, WILL NOT UNLOCK OR ADJUST.*AK

Mileage: 38,752

COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION; DESTROYED DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, STABAR, AND PUNCTURED STRUT; CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST

Mileage: 46,000

AN EAST-BOUND TRUCK CARRYING A MODULAR LOST A TRUSS THAT WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK OUR WEST-BOUND CAR. THE WOOD WENT THROUGH THE GRILL, DESTROYING THE RADIATOR, CONDENSER, BATTERY, TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. IT ALLSO BROKE THE HINGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUMPER, WITHOUT DEPLOYING THE AIR ...

DUPLICATE REPORT. SEE ODI REFERENCE NUMBER 10061264 FOR CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION. *MJJ LTR FM ROBERT BABCOCK, SR. (NY) ENCLOSED IS A COPY OF HIS ARTICLE URGING A RECALL OF THE 2000 FORD TAURUS AFTER HIS WIFE'S 2000 TAURUS COLLAPSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT SPRING COILS, REPLY TO THE CANADAIGUA OFF...

LTR FM ROBERT BABCOCK, SR. (NY) ENCL A COPY OF HIS ARTICLE URGING A RECALL OF THE 2000 FORD TAURUS AFTER HIS WIFE'S 2000 TAURUS COLLAPSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT SPRING COILS, REPLY TO THE CANADAIGUA OFC, DOT/I# 2004-5061. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN, DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. *AK THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT FORD NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM ORIGINAL. *SC

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST HIT BY PASSING 18 WHEELER. *NM THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER A 32000 MILE WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 44,420

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST HIT BY PASSING 18 WHEELER. *NM THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER A 32000 MILE WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 44,420

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COILS SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED! HAD IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING, COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 87,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *NLM THE CONSUMER HIT THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END WHEN THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER'S HEAD BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED HIS BACK. *SC

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR

Mileage: 7,800

THE CAR WAS JUST FILLED WITH GAS AND CAR WASHED THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR PLANNED TRIP. YES A HIGHWAY TRIP WAS PLANNED! WE GOT INTO THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND WENT TO BACK UP AND WE HEARD A NOISE AFTER ONLY MOVING AROUND A FOOT. THE CAR FELT FUNNING IN THE STEERING. SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND THAT...

Mileage: 45,000

SUSPENSION CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG, AND HORN GAVE WAY RESULTING IN MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. THAT THEN DESTROYED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT 'WE WERE LUCKY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE WIRES TO THAT WERE ...

Mileage: 74,000

SUSPENSION CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG, AND HORN GAVE WAY RESULTING IN MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. THAT THEN DESTROYED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT 'WE WERE LUCKY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE WIRES TO THAT WERE ...

Mileage: 74,000

SUSPENSION CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG, AND HORN GAVE WAY RESULTING IN MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. THAT THEN DESTROYED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT 'WE WERE LUCKY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE WIRES TO THAT WERE ...

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER BLACK ICE 20-30 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS.N MONDAY, 2/9/04, MY WIFE, CAROL, WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND THE FRONT WHEELS SPUN ON THE ICE A LITTLE. SHE HEARD A POP AND GOT OUT TO LOOK. THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. AAA CAME TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE THE TOW LIFT ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOCKED UP AND THE BEARING PLATE BLEW OUT WHICH BROKE THE STABILIZER LINK. *AK *NM

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COMSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING FAILED AND CUT THE TIRE IN HALF. THE SWAY BAR LINK AND THE SPEED SENSOR BROKE. DEALER INDICATED, NOTHING THEY COULD DO, ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB

Mileage: 53,581

MAKE : FORD MODEL : TAURUS YEAR : 2000 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V078000 RECALL DATE : MAR 02, 2001 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. IF THE GREASE FROM THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS T...

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53K MILES. *PH *SC *JB

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ON THE ICE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND STOMACH INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED....

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK INOPERABLE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF BREAK PEDAL SWITCH. WIRING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY ALSO REPLACED DUE TO MELTING OF WIRES WHEN SWITCH FAILED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED PROMPTLY. DEALER NOT SURPRISED, STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TA...

Mileage: 28,973

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TAURUS WITH 83,000 KILOMETERS ON JAN 6TH WHEN I SAT IN MY VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE FRONT END DROPPED ONTO TO THE TIRE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUT A SLASH IN THE ...

DEFECTIVE COIL SPRING. *PH WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S TIRE TO RUB AND PRODUCT SMOKE. BOTH STRUTS, CV AXLE, AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL REPAIR FOR A VEHIC...

Mileage: 55,800

RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BEING TO CLOSE TOGETHER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. *PH AFTER HAVING A SERVICE RECALL DONE NO ADJUSTMENT WERE MADE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE GAS PEDAL BE POSITIONED FURTHER FORWARD. AND THE CONSUME...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS DUE TO CORROSION.*AK *JB *NM

EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE BRAKES GET REALLY HOT AND THEY FAIL AND THE ABS KEEPS PULSING AND THEN IT GETS HARD TO STOP

Mileage: 50,000

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

Mileage: 35,000

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

Mileage: 35,000

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON WITH 62,000 MILES. I HAD A BLOW OUT ON MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND RUBED AGAINST THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED 5 MIN BEFORE I WAS GOING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THA...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBROAD INTERMITTENTLY. *AK DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIX DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CASE WAS REPORTED TO THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. *CB

Mileage: 40,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE'S GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED A JUMPER/RESISTOR ASSEMBLY ON 4/6/2001, FOR A RECALL ON THE STOP LAMPS. SINCE THAT REPAIR, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *PH THE WAS JUMPER/RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED IN APRIL, 2003. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE , AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SUBSTANDARD EQUIPMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, THANK GOODNESS. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I AM CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. FORD TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR A...

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I GOT INTO MY 2000 FORD TAURAS ON DECEMBER 27, 2003. WE WERE GOING TO MY DAUGHTERS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE CAR BARELY MOVED, IT SEEMED STUCK. THEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT END AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWERED. I GOT OUT ...

Mileage: 46,253

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN 53,000 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2001, I PAID TO REPLACE IT IN 2002 AND 2003 AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE REAPAIR CAN ONLY BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ONE TIME. WHEN IT FAILS, THE LIGHTS EITHER STAY ON AND DRAI...

Mileage: 53,000

DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH LAST APRIL. ON DECEMBER 21, 2003 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE SWITCH. *AK

Mileage: 32,062

DUE TO THE BRAKES ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT I JUST PURCHASED I WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP.AS AN OWNER I WAS NOT INSTRUCTED TO THE PROPER WAY TO SET THE POSITION OF THE PEDALS.AK

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT END SUSPENSION COIL SPRING SNAPPED ONE NIGHT WHILE PARKED ON A PAVED DRIVEWAY. *LA THE FAILURE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END COMPONENTS AND RUINED A TIRE. **NM

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. *AK THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER WIGGLING THE BRAKE SWITCH, IT STARTED TO WORK (FOR 6 MONTHS), THEN ON ANOTHER OC...

Mileage: 40,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. *AK THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER WIGGLING THE BRAKE SWITCH, IT STARTED TO WORK (FOR 6 MONTHS), THEN ON ANOTHER OC...

Mileage: 40,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ...

Mileage: 10,950

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ...

Mileage: 10,950

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE IN HALF AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN A BLOWOUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 55800 MILES ON VEHICLE. FAILURE CAUSED DESTRUCTION OF TWO STRUTS, CV AXLE, A TIRE, AND POSSIBLY AN ABS SENSOR. DRIVER HEARD A LOUND CLUNKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. ...

Mileage: 55,800

2003 FORD TAURUS THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE MY HOME. IF THIS HAD BEEN THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER! NO CAR 4 YEARS OLD SHOULD DO THIS. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED! I SEE A NUMBER OF THESE C...

Mileage: 122,000

BRAKE LIGHT AND SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILURE HAD BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND 'FIXED' IN 2002; SWITCH FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACED AGAIN. *LA

Mileage: 49,500

BRAKE LIGHT AND SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILURE HAD BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND 'FIXED' IN 2002; SWITCH FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACED AGAIN. *LA

Mileage: 49,500

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WIRING PROBLEM. WIRING BROKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO OPERATE POORLY. *AK

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON MY 2000 TAURUS ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THE CAR MODEL IS SEVERELY UNDER BRAKED. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP. I HAVE HAD ONE ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR WERE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IF THE BRAKES OPERATED PROPERLY. *LA

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (53,000 MILES) WHEN THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WROTE TO WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR. OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IN A NICE WAY "TOO BAD SO SAD" IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY ITS SO DIFFICULT TO STAY LOYAL TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS...

Mileage: 53,363

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (53,000 MILES) WHEN THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WROTE TO WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR. OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IN A NICE WAY "TOO BAD SO SAD" IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY ITS SO DIFFICULT TO STAY LOYAL TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS...

Mileage: 53,363

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED STOPPING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *LA

Mileage: 49,783

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SAYS THE TANK IS EMPTY AT TIMES, WHEN IN FACT IT IS FULL. IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM? *LA

Mileage: 30,500

CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED SINCE THE SUMMER. CAR WAS IN THE SHOP A MONTH AGO AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RELAY SWITCH TO THE STARTER. CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY BECAUSE ON 11/07/03 CAR SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES AND A FEW MORE...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A RELAY SWITCH. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK, ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

Mileage: 107,000

PROBLEMS WITH BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN GOING THROUGH ANY INTERSECTION DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT THAT BLOCKS THE VISION FOR A FEW SECONDS. (STRUCTURE ISSUE PER CONSUMER) *SCC *JB

I WORK IN THE COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A FLEET OF FORD TAURUS VEHICLES AND I HAVE ONE OF MY OWN. THE DEPARTMENT HAS 3 AND I HAVE ONE 2000 TAURUS PLUS WE HAVE SEVERAL 2002 AND 2003 TAURUS'. WE HAVE TO REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT END OF TWO OF THE OFFICE OWNED CARS AND MY...

Mileage: 23,000

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. AS A RESULT VEHICLE LOCKED ITSELF IN PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND AS A RESULT THE SHIFT LEVER COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS FEATURE WAS NOT REFERENCED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL NOR WAS THERE ANY...

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN MANUFACTURED. *AK *TS *NLM

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF . MR WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE DECELERATION RAMP TO A PLAZA THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. THE WHEEL WENT INTO THE PARKING AREA, STRUCK A VEHICLE THEN BOUNCED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE WHEEL CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPOR...

AUTO TOTALED, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT AND HE LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHILCE. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF BUT IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE PUMP SHOULD NOT HAD FAILED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *AK *NLM *JB

Mileage: 67,000

UPON STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NOT BEING CALIBRATED ENOUGH AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

UPON STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NOT BEING CALIBRATED ENOUGH AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

PURCHASED A 2000 FORD TAURUS IN 2001 WITH 22,479 MILES, NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES. ON SEPT. 27TH, WHEN WIFE OF THE I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STOPPED BACKING UP. IT TOOK ABOUT THREE ATTEMPTS FOR THE CAR TO REVERSE SUCCESSFULLY. I TOOK ...

Mileage: 42,375

THE REMEDY FOR THE FOOT PEDAL GREASE/STOP LAMP RECALL 01 V 078 000 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT OCCURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE SHIFT INTER-LOCK WAS DISABLED. *SCC *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE REAR AND MADE THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN FACIAL DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE REAR AND MADE THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN FACIAL DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH...

I OWN A 2000 TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY I PUT THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE, I ACCELERATED GENTLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I REACHED DOWN TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT IT WAS ALREADY RELEASED. I ACCELERATED HAR...

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DEFLATED PREMATURELY WHEN VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED PUMP. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 16,000

MY 200 TAURUS OVERHEATED AGAIN, FOR THE 2NDS TIME IN 3 MONTHS I WAS STRANDED ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. I HAD JUST GOT MY CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AFTER PAYING 868.00 TO GET IT OUT FOR CRACKED HEADS AT SOUTHERN TIRE IN ERWIN,TN 1205 JACKSON LOCE HIGHWAY. ON 9/4/03 MY CAR JERKED AND THEN LOST POWER SLOWING DOWN ...

Mileage: 99,000

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTORS RUSTING. DELAER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STOPPED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND FLUID DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AND REPLACED IT. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IF IT DID NOT HAVE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THERE WAS A FUEL RECALL AND A FUEL MODULE WAS INSTALLED. THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND IF IT DID START, IT RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN AT...

THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IF IT DID NOT HAVE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THERE WAS A FUEL RECALL AND A FUEL MODULE WAS INSTALLED. THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND IF IT DID START, IT RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN AT...

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON DECLARATION AND STALLED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE HAD TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO IDLE AND TURN THE KEY TO START. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 9,165

THE LEFT REAR SPRING ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. THE SHARP, JAGGED END OF THE BROKEN SPRING GOUGED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. WE DONT KNOW WHEN THE SPRING FAILED OR WHEN THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THESE FAILURES, SO WE USED THE ...

Mileage: 34,582

I HAVE HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE IN THIS CAR. THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK AND SPEED FASTLY EXCEEDED. THIS TIME WHICH I MAY ADD IS THE LAST TIME BECAUSE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT , I ALMOST WENT UNDERNEATH AN 18 WHEELER IN STEADY TRAFFIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME ON THIS OCCASION...

Mileage: 67,000

IN READING TH IS PARTICULAR COMPLAINT WAS ONE THAT I ALSO EXPERIENCE DAILY AND AGREE WITH ORIGINAL COMPLAINANT IN A BLANKET APPEAL TO THE FORD MOTOR CORP TO FIX ON A RECALL LIST SENT SOON.THIS IS A 6-PASSENGER RATED SEDAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER SAYS N...

Mileage: 20,000

MY WIFE REAR ENDED A CAR AND THE AIRBAG LET OUT A PUFF OF GREYISH SMOKE BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE AIRBAG/SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. KRIEGER FORD DEALERSHIP HAD PUT IT ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND SAID THE AIRBAG WAS FINE, BUT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THIS ...

Mileage: 63,000

MY WIFE REAR ENDED A CAR AND THE AIRBAG LET OUT A PUFF OF GREYISH SMOKE BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE AIRBAG/SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. KRIEGER FORD DEALERSHIP HAD PUT IT ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND SAID THE AIRBAG WAS FINE, BUT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THIS ...

Mileage: 63,000

BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE BACK SEAT (MIDDLE SEAT OF WAGON) ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. $400 FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. THE SEAT BELTS STICK AND NEED TO BE SHOVED BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR SLOWLY TO GET ANY GIVE TO THEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR M...

WITH ONLY 24,533 MILES ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON, THE FIRESTONE STORE, HURST, TX, REPLACED FOUR TIRES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL FORD TIRE: DOT#VN8XT3B2503 AFFINITY TOURING T3 P215/60R16 TLBL PS . *AK

Mileage: 24,533

VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND VEHICLE STILL WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.*AK

VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND VEHICLE STILL WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.*AK

VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND VEHICLE STILL WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.*AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, WHEN SPRING BROKE.

Mileage: 69,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CENTER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNAL, ANKLE AND METATARSOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *PH *NLM

Mileage: 38,124

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE "HIGH SPEED LANE" AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT, IT STARTED AND HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

POOR DESIGN ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE WIRES THAT CONNECT TO THE BRAKE INDICATOR SWITCH ARE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT END OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY ARE POSITIONED 3-4 INCHES ABOVE FOOT LEVEL, A LOCATION WHERE THE WIRES ARE VULNERABLE TO BEING SHEARED OFF WITH AN ERRANT FOOT. ADDITIONALLY...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE A FAILURE, THEY CONTINUOUSLY WARP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CONTINUES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB

Mileage: 18,629

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE A FAILURE, THEY CONTINUOUSLY WARP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CONTINUES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB

Mileage: 18,629

TAIL LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME JUST LIKE SOME ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TAIL LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME JUST LIKE SOME ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER STATED CALL NHTSA.*AK

CONSUMSER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL MODULE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

2000 FORD TAURUS DIES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT DID START, IT DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDER, UNDER DASH GAUGE MODULE, ...

Mileage: 32,995

2000 FORD TAURUS DIES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT DID START, IT DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDER, UNDER DASH GAUGE MODULE, ...

Mileage: 32,995

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING APPLIED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WILL EAT OFF TIRE, CAUSING TREAD WEAR AND TEAR. *AK THE FRONT TIRE(S) HAD WORE OUT. THE DEALER SENT THE CONSUMER TO THE TIRE COMPANY AND THEY SENT THE CONSUMER BACK TO THE DEALER STATING IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND SOON AFTER THE WIRES WERE SEE...

THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WILL EAT OFF TIRE, CAUSING TREAD WEAR AND TEAR. *AK THE FRONT TIRE(S) HAD WORE OUT. THE DEALER SENT THE CONSUMER TO THE TIRE COMPANY AND THEY SENT THE CONSUMER BACK TO THE DEALER STATING IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND SOON AFTER THE WIRES WERE SEE...

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT, AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO SPLIT. CONTINENTAL MODEL CONTACT SA,SIZE#P21560R16,DOT#ACX844P1900. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *AK *CB *JB

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE TWICE, AND STATED THERE WERE NO OTHER REMEDIES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED U...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

Mileage: 51,300

THE TRANSMISSION MADE A WHINNING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED.*AK PH *JB

THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND SLICED THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS FLAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN OFF, THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE IN HALF AND ACTED AS A KNI...

Mileage: 66,000

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *PH WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 46,000

THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION NOW WORKS ONLY IN THE REVERSE GEAR. *NLM *CB *NLM

Mileage: 41,000

BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED A SECOND TIME DUE TO OIL LEAKING ONTO THE SWITCH.*TS *JB

Mileage: 52,000

INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Mileage: 67,000

MY SON, ROB, WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG IN OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A FENCEPOST. THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT SEE THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CLAIMED THAT THE REASON WAS WHERE THE POST STRUCK THE CAR. RECENTLY, WE HEARD ABOUT...

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE CAR WAS SERVICED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V078000. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE CAUSING THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION DISABLING THE CRUISE CONT...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE CAR WAS SERVICED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V078000. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE CAUSING THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION DISABLING THE CRUISE CONT...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE CAR WAS SERVICED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V078000. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE CAUSING THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION DISABLING THE CRUISE CONT...

Mileage: 34,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

MOISTURE IN THE DPFE SENSOR IS CAUSING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON TO RUN ROUGHLY AT APPROX. 1500 RPMS AND OCCASIONALLY THE MIL WILL LIGHT. IF I DRY IT OUT IT RUNS OK AND THE MIL GOES OUT AFTER A FEW STARTS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLOSIONS I HAVE READ ABOUT AS WELL.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL FIX IT, BUT THEY ARE TOO LOOSE.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, AT LEAST ONE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE (THE DRIVER SIDE).*AK

Mileage: 40,000

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO...

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO...

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO...

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO...

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FISH TAILS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID REAR STRUTS HAVE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 39,622

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE GASKETS WERE RUSTED WHICH CAUSED OIL AND COOLANT TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DOBBS FORD TWO TIMES AND BOTH PARTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED THE BRAK...

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DOBBS FORD TWO TIMES AND BOTH PARTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED THE BRAK...

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DOBBS FORD TWO TIMES AND BOTH PARTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED THE BRAK...

GAS GAUGE READS IMPROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 21,000

2000 FORD TAURUS, BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ALWAYS STAYS ON. NHTSA SHOWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON MY CAR AND REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH, DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE 157,000 CARS EFFECTED. SO I HAD TO PAY $213.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACE TH...

Mileage: 43,515

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

NHTSA#01-V-078-000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. IF THE GREASE FROM THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, IT CAN CONTAMINATE THE CONTACTS LEADING TO CARBON BUILD UP, AND POTENTIALLY, A SHORT CIRCUIT.CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PL...

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FRONT END SHIMMIES. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS WARPING.*AK

Mileage: 18,000

VEHICLE TYPE: FORD TAURUS 2000 PROBLEM: BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. PREVIOUS HISTORY: THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED LAST YEAR UNDER A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V078000), BUT HAS REOCCURED NOW.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AS STATED IN A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. *JB

THE PANELING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS HAS PEELED COMPLETELY OFF. *NLM

Mileage: 48,000

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR UNDER A "SAFETY RECALL" BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY STATED THAT THE SWITCH MAY FAIL, AND COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY LIT, OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. THIS WAS DONE AT AROUND 15,000 MILES. AT 39,000 MILES THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LAM...

Mileage: 39,630

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK AND UPON SETTING IN THE CAR HEAR A LOAD NOISE, ON INVESTIGATION BY A AAA MECHANIC THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE PLASTIC LINKAGE CONNECTING THE ANTI-SWAY BAR WAS ALSO BROKEN. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING IT WOULD HAVE WRECKE...

Mileage: 66,250

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT PASSENGER SEATBELT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO NOT PULL OUT FROM BUCKEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE OVER DRIVE. *JB

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED, AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 55,800

I HAVE A FORD TARUS 2000, WITH 41,000 MILES, MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BEFORE SHE STARTED THE CAR -THE CAR WAS STATIONARY- THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND IN THE FRONT DUE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWING OUT. I RAISED THE CAR WITH A JACK AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN APART AND WAS EMBEDDE...

Mileage: 41,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *JB

THE PASSENGERS FRONT SAFETY BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND CAN NOT BE PULLED FROM IT'S HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE BELTS HAVE A 50K MILES/5 YR WARRANTY. *NLM PH

Mileage: 85,000

THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR, AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. RECALL# 02V266000 MR SCC

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, 3.0 24 VALVE ENGINE. THIS MONTH WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH ONLY 45,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN HOUSE GARAGE. AFTER DRIVING A FEW DAYS ON RAIN SLICK ROADS AND AFTER BEING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT THE REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED SHUT...

Mileage: 45,500

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BACK FIRE NOISE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODING. *NLM

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON SE WITH OEM TOURING CONTACT AS - P215/60R16 - 94T TIRES. THE FORD'S B-COLUMN STICKER LISTS THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION AS 30 PSI, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTOR 2003 TIRE GUIDE, PUBLISHED BY BENNETT GARFIELD LISTS THE CORRECT PRESSURE FOR THIS MAKE ...

THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH MECHANISM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CORRECT GEAR.*JB

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CORRECT GEAR.*JB

THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL AT 15,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

ON LEFT REAR WHEEL, THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE SPINDLE SPUN OFF OF THE AXLE/SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE WHEEL/DRUM ASSEMBLY PARTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OFF DOWN THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING. *NLM MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE PARTS WHICH ARE MACH...

Mileage: 26,001

WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND RATTLING SOUND COULD BE HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE CAUSING SEVERE WHEEL SHAKING AND HARD BRAKING. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ROTORS WERE TURNED BY FORD THEN THEY WARPED AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP. ROTORS WERE TO THIN TO TURN AGAIN CAUSING EXPENSIVE ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENT. NOW LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF REPLACEMENT ...

Mileage: 25,000

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQU...

Mileage: 32,151

FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELATED INCIDENCES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OIL GASKET PROBLEMS, VARIOUS OTHER IDIOSYNCRASIES.*JB

FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELATED INCIDENCES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OIL GASKET PROBLEMS, VARIOUS OTHER IDIOSYNCRASIES.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01V258000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RCALL.*JB

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED.*JB

MY CHILDRENS SAFETY. WE PURCHASED A NEW 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. WE WANTED THIS TO BE OUR FAMILY VEHICLE FOR ATLEAST 5 YEARS UNTIL PAID OFF! WE RELIED ON THE SAFETY & QUALITY OF FORD. WE HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN 11,9 & 4 YEARS. ALL PETITE GIRLS. WELL NOW WE HAVE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS...O...

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLOCK.*JB

THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES CONTINUOUSLY. PH

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND JERKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL FORD SERVICE. THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS "LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN" (EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN JUST FINE!). THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. I GOT THEIR ESTIMATE ALONG WITH ESTIMATES FROM 2 OTHER...

Mileage: 70,128

EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR DUE TO DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN UPPER STRUT PLATE INSTALLATION, RESULTING IN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/CHAMBER THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED THROUGH REALIGNMENT. THIS CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, WITH OBVIOUS CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. TS

EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR DUE TO DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN UPPER STRUT PLATE INSTALLATION, RESULTING IN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/CHAMBER THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED THROUGH REALIGNMENT. THIS CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, WITH OBVIOUS CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. TS

PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS STUCK. IT WON'T MOVE. IT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECALL FOR THE 1999 TAURUS. NO ONE CAN USE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WON'T MOVE.

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. THE HARDER CONSUMER PRESSED THE FASTER THE ENGINE RACED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO CONSUMER. (02V266) ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 01V078 WAS SENT TO CONSUMER ABOUT A STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD A PREV...

Mileage: 11,071

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. THE HARDER CONSUMER PRESSED THE FASTER THE ENGINE RACED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO CONSUMER. (02V266) ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 01V078 WAS SENT TO CONSUMER ABOUT A STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD A PREV...

Mileage: 11,071

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. THE HARDER CONSUMER PRESSED THE FASTER THE ENGINE RACED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO CONSUMER. (02V266) ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 01V078 WAS SENT TO CONSUMER ABOUT A STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD A PREV...

Mileage: 11,071

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. THE HARDER CONSUMER PRESSED THE FASTER THE ENGINE RACED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO CONSUMER. (02V266) ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 01V078 WAS SENT TO CONSUMER ABOUT A STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD A PREV...

Mileage: 11,071

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ALSO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK POSITION DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKE SW...

MY 2000 TAURUS REQUIRED A MAJOR REPAIR BEFORE IT WAS 2 YRS. OLD. THE TRANS. HAD TO BE OVERHAULED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER COULD NOT STAND THE HEAT PER THE REPAIR PERSON. FORD CO. WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR $1,985. THEIR REASON WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT CHOOSE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AT ...

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE, WITH 31,900 MILES ON IT, HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SIX (6) INCH LONG SPLIT IN THE SHEET METAL SKIN INSIDE THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR JAM ON THE DOOR PILLER. THE SPLIT IN THE SHEET METAL IS WIDE ENOUGH TO SEE THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR PILLER. THIS DEFECT WILL BE REPORTED TO MY FORD ...

Mileage: 31,900

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOR 32 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE HADE THE THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, NEW REAR STRUTS, REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT FORD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSAXEL INSTALLED. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN $5,000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR WHICH HAS JUST O...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOR 32 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE HADE THE THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, NEW REAR STRUTS, REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT FORD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSAXEL INSTALLED. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN $5,000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR WHICH HAS JUST O...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOR 32 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE HADE THE THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, NEW REAR STRUTS, REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT FORD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSAXEL INSTALLED. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN $5,000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR WHICH HAS JUST O...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN WEATHER IS 32 DEGREES OR LOWER THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AND WILL STICK AT TOP. IF VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 2 TIMES U...

Mileage: 5,000

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE BRAKE LAMP TO REMAIN ON PERMANENTLY, CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER IT DOES PERTAIN TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL.*JB

2000 FORD TAURUS (24 VALVE DURATECH ENGINE) COMPLAINT #1 - WARPED ROTORS AT 21,757 MILES. PAID TO HAVE MACHINED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COMPLAINT #2 - EXCESSIVE FUEL ODOR INSIDE CAR. BAD FUEL LINE GASKET $476 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS AN ONGOING P...

Mileage: 39,658

2000 FORD TAURUS (24 VALVE DURATECH ENGINE) COMPLAINT #1 - WARPED ROTORS AT 21,757 MILES. PAID TO HAVE MACHINED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COMPLAINT #2 - EXCESSIVE FUEL ODOR INSIDE CAR. BAD FUEL LINE GASKET $476 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS AN ONGOING P...

Mileage: 39,658

WHILE TURNING A CORNER WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JG *NLM

NAR 01/16/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON 4 OCCASIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY LEFT HIM STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE BROKE AND THE WHEEL ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ROCK SIDE TO SIDE VIBRATING HEAVILY AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE FRONT VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN CAR WOULD BE SHUT OFF THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FROM A EARLIER RECALL. THE CAR NOW HAS ITS 3RD SWITCH. DEALER SAID IT'S NOT UN EXPECTED FOR THE SWITCH TO FAIL AND IT IS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT SINCE THEY DID THE RECALL ONE THE COST WAS ...

THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS, 215/60R/16-94T. TIRES THE FIRST WENT OUT OF ROUND AT 2400 OR SO MILES THIS THE FRONT 2 PER THE DEALER ARE OUT OF ROUND ALSO AND PER THE SERVICE REP BRIAN BRANSON AFTER 20000 MILES IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED, AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED WITH THE TIRE MA...

TIRES: REPORTED VIBRATION , SHIMMY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER 6/24/2000 (1829) MILES, BALANCED TIRES. ON 11/14/2000 (9061)MILES, 04/23/2001 (12871) BALANCED TIRES. FINALLY, 5/25/2001 (14518) REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. VIBRATION AND SHIMMY STOPPED BUT KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ON 10/10/2...

Mileage: 23,876

TIRES: REPORTED VIBRATION , SHIMMY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER 6/24/2000 (1829) MILES, BALANCED TIRES. ON 11/14/2000 (9061)MILES, 04/23/2001 (12871) BALANCED TIRES. FINALLY, 5/25/2001 (14518) REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. VIBRATION AND SHIMMY STOPPED BUT KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ON 10/10/2...

Mileage: 23,876

TIRES: REPORTED VIBRATION , SHIMMY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER 6/24/2000 (1829) MILES, BALANCED TIRES. ON 11/14/2000 (9061)MILES, 04/23/2001 (12871) BALANCED TIRES. FINALLY, 5/25/2001 (14518) REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. VIBRATION AND SHIMMY STOPPED BUT KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ON 10/10/2...

Mileage: 23,876

TIRES: REPORTED VIBRATION , SHIMMY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER 6/24/2000 (1829) MILES, BALANCED TIRES. ON 11/14/2000 (9061)MILES, 04/23/2001 (12871) BALANCED TIRES. FINALLY, 5/25/2001 (14518) REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. VIBRATION AND SHIMMY STOPPED BUT KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ON 10/10/2...

Mileage: 23,876

TIRES: REPORTED VIBRATION , SHIMMY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER 6/24/2000 (1829) MILES, BALANCED TIRES. ON 11/14/2000 (9061)MILES, 04/23/2001 (12871) BALANCED TIRES. FINALLY, 5/25/2001 (14518) REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES. VIBRATION AND SHIMMY STOPPED BUT KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ON 10/10/2...

Mileage: 23,876

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT HOWEVER MY CAR ISN'T COVERED. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT SINCE I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND NOT JUST THE KNOB. DT *TS

WHILE APPLYING HER BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACELLERATED AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A FENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TS

YEAR: 2000 MAKE:FORD:TAURUS RECALL DATE:03/21/2001. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****769302

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESS WAY CONSUMER PRESS ACCELERATER TO SPEED UP AND IT FELT LIKE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO DIE, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE SERVICE ATTTENDANT INFLATED THE TIRES IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED PRESSURE OF 45 PSI. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT STATED HE INFLATED THE TIRES AT THE PRESSURE ACCORDING TO THE LABEL PRINTED ON THE TIRES. CONSUMER REQUESTS A REFUND OF MONIES PAID. *JG

THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR HAS STARTED FALLING OFF. THE DOORS ON DRIVERS SIDE ARE VERY HARD TO SHUT. THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVE. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR HAS BEEN WRECKED BEFORE. DT

THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR HAS STARTED FALLING OFF. THE DOORS ON DRIVERS SIDE ARE VERY HARD TO SHUT. THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVE. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR HAS BEEN WRECKED BEFORE. DT

WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BY A CAR WHICH RAN RED LIGHT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EQUIPMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SCARED TO DRIVE CAUSE THEY HAD TWO ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. MR

02 V 266 000/BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDAL DISTANCE: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SIMUTANEOUSLY APPLIED, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

I WAS ATTEMPTING A LANE CHANGE AT 75 MPH THE REAR END OF THE CAR CAME AROUND. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIDES VERY EASILY, I FEEL THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW. I WAS IN A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE LOST MY CAR IN A PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS. I FEEL ...

Mileage: 43,198

I WAS ATTEMPTING A LANE CHANGE AT 75 MPH THE REAR END OF THE CAR CAME AROUND. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIDES VERY EASILY, I FEEL THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW. I WAS IN A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE LOST MY CAR IN A PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS. I FEEL ...

Mileage: 43,198

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON RIP OCCURRED ALONG THE OUT SIDE OF THE TIRE THE WERE CHECKED A FEW DAY' S BEFORE AND HAD THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED AND I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY FOREGIN OBJECTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , THE POLICE CHIEF OF TH...

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON RIP OCCURRED ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE THE WERE CHECKED A FEW DAY' S BEFORE AND HAD THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED AND I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY FOREGIN OBJECTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , THE POLICE CHIEF OF THE...

SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. OWNER WOULD NEED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO START. APPARENTLY, THIS ALSO AFFECTS OPERATION OF REAR TAILLIGHTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. OWNER WOULD NEED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO START. APPARENTLY, THIS ALSO AFFECTS OPERATION OF REAR TAILLIGHTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE BRAKING THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A BUZZING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THIS PROBLEM OCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK *NLM

ENGINE HAS STALLED APPROX. 10 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE 2 YEARS AGO--1ST TIME AT 2281 MILES, TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM

OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING REOCCURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT CONSUMER HAD THE FORD MECHANIC CHECK ON A PERSISTENT TRANSMISSION LEAK, WHICH WAS CORRECTED. AFTERWARD THE TRANSMISSION HAD IT'S FIRST FAILURE AND QUIT PULLING....

KEY WILL GET STUCK IN IGNITION WHICH IS NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES ARE LEAKING OIL, AND WILL NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT AS THE CONSUMER WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS HALF FLAT....

WHEN I PURCHASESD THIS CAR FROM PEYTON CRAMER FORD LAST SUMMER I COMPLAINED ABOUT A GROANING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK & PINION, WHICH I THOUGHT SOUNDED FAIRLY SERIOUS. WHEN THE PARTS WERE REPLACED THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE AND A NEW DIAGNOSIS WAS...

TAURUS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AND BEEN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS NON-RESPONSIVE WITH ASSISTANCE.*AK

THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RECALLED (01V258) DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR GEAR CASE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW A RECALL ALTHOUGH HE HAD A LETTER FROM A DEALER STATING SAID RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. TWO DEALERS DECLINED TO INSPECT AND R...

VEHICLE HAS THREE SETS OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED WITHIN A YEAR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DPFE SENSOR IN ENGINE SHORTED OUT. OWNER IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TOO DEALERSHIP BEFORE ANY SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A RESULT OF FUEL PUMP FAILING. HAD PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES,BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED HE BECAME STUCK IN TRAFFIC, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SEE IF PERHAPS LETTING THE ENGINE COOL OFF WOULD HELP, AFTER ABOUT ONE HALF HOUR, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT ANY GEAR, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED WHAT SEEMED TO BE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUN...

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A SEMI-TRUCK TRAVELLING APPROX 55MPH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT ON THEM. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRE AS HE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER TO TAKE A LOOK AND S...

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 5 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. DEALER CANNOT FINDCAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

BRAKES WILL GRIND WHEN APPLIED MOST OF THE TIME, PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

BRAKES WILL GRIND WHEN APPLIED MOST OF THE TIME, PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

WHEN AT A STOP, BRAKE APPLIED, AND VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

THIS IS A 6-PASSENGER RATED SEDAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK I PUT THE CAR UP ON A HOIST AND MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION MYSELF AND FOUND DEFECTS THAT I BELIEVE WARRANT A RECALL. I TOOK ABOUT 35 PHOTOS AND CAN MAKE THEM AVAILA...

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS HIGH, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE PEDAL GOEDS TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ROTOR REPLACEMENT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE PEDAL GOEDS TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ROTOR REPLACEMENT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE DIED AT FREEWAY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING HOT WEATHER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS GOING TO THE FLOOR, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT APPEARS AS IF BRAKES ARE GONE. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED AT 65 MPH AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WIRE ASSEMBLY TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SNAGGED ON TO AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN SEVERAL TIMES. THIS RESULTED IN A "NOOSE EFFECT" ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT PREVENTED HARD RIGHT TURNS OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. ...

CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE. HE WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OIL WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE OIL PAN. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE SEALS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE BADLY, AND ACT LIKE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF STEEL RADIO BELT INSIDE THE TIRE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

RECALL 01V048000 REPAIRS ON STOP LAMPS WERE DONE 1 YEAR AGO. AT THIS TIME BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER RECALL. *SLC

I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FRONT HALF SHAFTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE PAID FOR MANY FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS WHICH WON'T HOLD. I'VE PAID FOR NEW BRAKES AND MANY TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCNING WHICH ALSO HAVEN'T HELPED. CARL GREGORY FORD DOESN'T ...

I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FRONT HALF SHAFTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE PAID FOR MANY FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS WHICH WON'T HOLD. I'VE PAID FOR NEW BRAKES AND MANY TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCNING WHICH ALSO HAVEN'T HELPED. CARL GREGORY FORD DOESN'T ...

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60000 MILES MAINTENANCE THEN EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDNT COVER CLAIM WRITTEN BY MIDDLEKAUFF FORD. MIDDLEKAUFF FORD DIDNT WANT TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. EASYCARE DIDNT WANT TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. ENNIS FORD... WHERE I TOOK THE CAR IN ...

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE SIDE POST ONCE IT IS UNBUCKLED. I STARTED NOTICING IT 2-3 MONTHS AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL NOW. I'M CONERNED THAT IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD TOLD ME THE SEATBELTS HAD WARRANTY UP TO 50,00...

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR POWER WINDOW WAS SQUEAKING, ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUBBING AND WAS SCRATCHED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO THE FIRST ONE BEING THE WRONG SIZE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE CRANK IN THE MORNINGS, DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE STARTED EVERY 2 DAYS, IF NOT VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE A SLOW START.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR STOP WAS COMING OFF, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ON 3 OCCASIONS THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKE WIRE, THE SECOND TIME THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WHICH WAS A RECALL PART, WHICH HAD SHO...

CONSUMER STATES THE CARGO COVER WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSIN REPAIR.*JB

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, THEN THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT AN ELECTRICAL SHOP.*AK.*JB

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMTED TO FIX 5 TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH AND MAKING A TURN, ENGINE KICKED INTO REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER HAD NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND IS OUT AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND IS OUT AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING UP HILL. SOUNDS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILLNOT OPERATE AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILLNOT OPERATE AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILLNOT OPERATE AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED ON FREEWAY @ 70 MPH. INNER LINER REMAINED INFLATED, CAME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL, MISSED CENTER DIVIDER BY 12" BEFORE COMING TO REST. NO INJURIES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BODY AND WHEEL WELL ASSEMBLY. MECHANICAL DAMGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

THOUGHT CAR WAS ACCELERATING ITSELF. DEALER CHECKED, "NOTHING WRONG". STILL HAPPENS, EVEN THOUGH I AM MORE CAREFUL. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON REGARDING THIS MATTER. I REALLY THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PEDALS, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. AT LEAST AN ...

VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, EXCEEDING 30 TO 40 MILES WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. RPMS AT APPROXIMATELY 1400. THERE IS ALSO GAS FUMES WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *TT

VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, EXCEEDING 30 TO 40 MILES WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. RPMS AT APPROXIMATELY 1400. THERE IS ALSO GAS FUMES WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL DAY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY IN PARK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF.*AK

IT APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES BECAME FROZEN. ON SATURDAY, 5/18, 2002 I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS ON MONDAY 5/20, 2002. ALL REAR BRAKE PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS A METAL TO METAL SITUATION. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I HAD THE REPAIR...

IT APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES BECAME FROZEN. ON SATURDAY, 5/18, 2002 I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS ON MONDAY 5/20, 2002. ALL REAR BRAKE PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS A METAL TO METAL SITUATION. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I HAD THE REPAIR...

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V078000 REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. *AK HOWEVER, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WOULD GET STUCK IN PARK. DEALER REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH AGAIN. *TT

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V078000 REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. *AK HOWEVER, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WOULD GET STUCK IN PARK. DEALER REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH AGAIN. *TT

ADJUSTABLE PEDAL. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AT 25MPH, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEAD LAMP SWITCH BROKE OFF UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. SAME AS RECALL 01-V-075-000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN .*JB

DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL ON THE THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. THE CAR PULLED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND THE CAR FLIPPING OVER.*AK

AFTER GETTING RECALL 01V075000 REPAIRS DONE FOR PEDAL EXTENDERS CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO THIS RECALL.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AFTER GETTING RECALL 01V075000 REPAIRS DONE FOR PEDAL EXTENDERS CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO THIS RECALL.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING HOME IN OUR 2000 TAURUS W/ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT RAN THROUGH A HEDGE AND STRUCK A TREE AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR SUSTAINED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE AND, DESPITE THE FACT I (SALLY) WAS W...

PE 02 035:BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE DRIVER'S FOOT WOULD MISTAKENLY HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN CANADA REGARDING PEDAL POSITION ISSUES. *AK

BRAKE AND THROTTLE PEDALS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER SOMETIMES ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. POOR DESIGN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAW COUPLE OF SPARKS SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND OCCURRED A FIRE. NLM *JG

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAW COUPLE OF SPARKS SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND OCCURRED A FIRE. NLM *JG

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD TO REPLACE WIRING AND MODULE AND AIRBAG CONTROL.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ALONG WITH THE BRAKE, WHEN PRESSED IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *JG

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ALONG WITH THE BRAKE, WHEN PRESSED IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *JG

THIS IS THE THRID AND LAST FORD CAR I WELL BUY, ON-LESS IT WAS MADE BEFORE 1970! WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THERE'S A SQEAKING SONUD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE PULLING TO THE LEFT CAUSED THE INSIDE OF TIRE'S TO WEAR. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT ...

AFTER USING SEAT BELTS THEY FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY. CURRENTLY, SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LATCHING AT ALL. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BUCKLE MECHANISM HAD BROKEN.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY/AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED ADJUSTABLE PEDAL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD GOTTEN CONTAMINATED. HAD REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. IN THE MORNINGS VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO START. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

BOTH REAR DISC ROTORS (4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES) WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 24000 THOUSAND MILES. THE REPAIRING DEALER FOUND THAT THE CABLE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TO REAR BRAKES WAS TO TIGHT CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKES TO BE SLIGHTLY ON ALL THE TIME WHICH CAUSED BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND R...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION CHECKED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION CHECKED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM *TT

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION(01V078000)AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS CONSUMER NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS GIVING HIM TROUBLE COMING OUT OF PARK, CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON, BUT WHEN THEY D...

BRAKE LAMP SWITCH REPLACED ON RECALL APRIL 2001. ON 3/8/2002 WENT INTO GARAGE AND FOUND BRAKE LIGHTS STUCK ON, CAR HAD DEAD BATTERY. HAD CAR TOWED TO AV FORD HAD TO PAY FOR NEW BATTERY, DIAGNOSTIC, AND NEW SWITCH. CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING FAILURE. CONTAC...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE LITERALLY FELL APART, WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED. LUCKILY MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED! AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND FIXED, WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT A GEAR BROKE, AS A RESULT OF POOR CRAF...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT, APPLIED GAS PEDAL AND PEDAL BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL SNAPPED AND BROKE OFF. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. *JG

VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. SECONDLY, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF.*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. SECONDLY, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF.*AK

WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF DUE TO CORROSION. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED REAR RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY...

WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF DUE TO CORROSION. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED REAR RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY...

WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF DUE TO CORROSION. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED REAR RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY...

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FEATURE THAT ADJUSTS BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DRIVER CAN MISTAKENLY PRESS ACCELERATOR DUE TO DESIGN. *AK EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO BRAKE, THE MOTOR ROARS AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. *JG

DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISINTEGRATING, FLUID WAS BLACK AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JG

DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISINTEGRATING, FLUID WAS BLACK AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JG

CAR BLEW UP WHEN CRANKED. HOOD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

CAR BLEW UP WHEN CRANKED. HOOD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

ABS LIGHT ON DASH WAS INTERMITTENT FOR MONTHS. TONE RING FINALLY FOUND LOOSE & CRACKED, READY TO DAMAGE ABS SENSOR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH AND HITTING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VERY BADLY. BRAKING IS VERY DANGEROUS. RESURFACING DISCS IS NOT THE ANSWER. THE ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, NOT THE CONSUMER, SHOULD PAY FOR THIS AS THIS IS A VEHICLE DEFECT. I FEEL ...

THERE IS A METAL SMELL COMING FROM HEATING VENT, MAKING CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS HAVE SORE THROATS, NAUSEA, AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS. *AK DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHEN STARTING, VEHICLE EXPLODED RESULTING IN A SMALL FIRE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF EXHAUST SYSTEM SENSOR MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *TT

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY STAY ON, ALSO, HAS AFFECTED CRUISE CONTROL CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY STAY ON, ALSO, HAS AFFECTED CRUISE CONTROL CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN ABS SYSTEM. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS NO STOPPING POINT, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO SKID A COUPLE OF FEET FURTHER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS. AT ONE POINT SHE WAS TOLD THAT WIRES WERE BURNED OUT THAT LEAD TO BRAKE SWITCH. ALSO, HAVING PROBLEMS REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS. AT ONE POINT SHE WAS TOLD THAT WIRES WERE BURNED OUT THAT LEAD TO BRAKE SWITCH. ALSO, HAVING PROBLEMS REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE.*AK

CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERI, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, TAURUS, P215/60R16 SIZE, DOT# A3X844P1300. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SLITS ON SIDEWALL.*AK *SLC

DEFECTIVE PART (BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH) REPLACED ONCE UNDR RECALL. 2ND REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LASTED ONLY ABOUT NINE MONTHS, SAME AS FIRST ONE, AND FORD WON'T PAY FOR REPLACEMENT, EVEN THOUGH 1ST DEFECTIVE PART WAS OBVIOUSLY REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND REPLAC...

DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION, DRIVER AND PASSENAGER DOOR SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT FRONT AIR BAG THERE WERE MANY INJURIES, CONCUSION, HEAD, NECK, BACK SPRAINS AND STRAINS.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.*AK *JB

THE FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE JAN 19,2001. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE LIGHT WAS OUT BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD NO MEMORY AND NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE IF THE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE FOURTH TIME THE LIGHT CAME O...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND HIT A POT HOLE. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR APPOINTMENT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND HIT A POT HOLE. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR APPOINTMENT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40-60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, THEFT LIGHT FLASHES ON MOMENTARILY AND VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON THE FIRST RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED NOTHING SHOWED UP ON DIAGNOSTIC C...

AFTER ABOUT 3.5 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING FROM DENVER TO LAS VEGAS, THE TIRE BLEW OUT OUTSIDE OF GRAND JUNCTION, CO. IN 60+F TEMPS. THE TIRE STARTED TO CHUNCK OUT BEFORE IT BLEW-OUT. I THOUGHT MY WIFE WAS HITTING DEBRIS IN THE ROAD BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW-OUT. THE TIRE BLEW-OUT AT THE SIDEWALL WHERE ...

AT STARTUP THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPOLDED RESULTING IN TOTAL DISTRUCTION. SHRAPNEL WAS IMBEDED IN INSULATION COVER ON THE HOOD AND FOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MODULE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS BLOWN OFF AND FOUND APROX 5' FROM THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE...

ON JANUARY 31, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FRIGHTENING ME SERIOUSLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FROM MY CELLULAR TELEPHONE. I WAS ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED S...

MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION OF MY VEHICLE IS THAT THE BODY FRAME SUSPENDS DOWN OVER THE REAR TIRES CAUSING RUBBING WITH FRAME AND REAR TIRES. ALSO CAUSES EXHAUST SYSTEM TO VIBRATE AGAINST FLOORING OF VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY DIM. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SPARK KNOCK ON ACCELERATION; MORE NOTICEABLE DURING WARMER WEATHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY DIM, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT CANNOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (10MPH) ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AND ENGINE MADE VERY STRONG NOISE. AFTER STOPPING AND MOVING TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE MADE EVEN A LOUDER SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR ALL WENT B...

THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (10MPH) ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AND ENGINE MADE VERY STRONG NOISE. AFTER STOPPING AND MOVING TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE MADE EVEN A LOUDER SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR ALL WENT B...

I BELIEVE THAT THIS TIRE FAILURE IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TIRE THAT CLEARLY SHOWS "TIRE SEPARATION." WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH FORD, THEY TOLD ME THAT FIRESTONE WAS RESPONSIBLE. WHEN I CONTACTED FIRESTONE, THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CLAIM BECAUSE THE T...

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED OUT INTO INTERSECTION LIKE SOMEONE PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATER. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM....

DASH INDICATOR WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL DASH FAILS TO ILLUMINATE AT ALL.*AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON SOON AFTER LOSS OF STEERING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON SOON AFTER LOSS OF STEERING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON SOON AFTER LOSS OF STEERING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BECOME EXTREMELY DIM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUS EOF PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

A DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR MIRROR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, UNABLE TO STAY UP RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH IN TRAFFIC BRAKES WENT OUT AND CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

#1 WIRE TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LOCATED ON THE BRAKE PREDAL BROKE AT THE WIRE TO SWITCH CONNECTOR. THE WIRE LOOM WAS MOUNTED TO0 SHORT AND DID NOT ALLOW FOR BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS FOR INTERMITTEN BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AT WHICH TIME I TROUBLE SHOO...

THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR THE HOOD WAS UP AND SALESMAN SAID THEY CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND EVERYTHING WAS OK AND SHUT IT. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY INSURANCE ADGENT TO UPDATE MY POLICY AND IT WAS UP AGAIN. I CALLED DEALER AND HE SAID TO BRING CAR IN. HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I WAS DRIVING ON INT...

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED THE SAME DAY AFTER BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED A DEFECTIVE REAR LOOP SEAL ON TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND VEHICLE GEARED DOWN AND THEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. HAD TURNED INTO HIGHWAY, AND HIT THE MEDIAN. HAD CONTACTED A TOW COMPANY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED. TOW DRIVER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS ON GROUND AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT DEALER SHOULD REPLAC...

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED CERTAIN PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED CERTAIN PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER , HE THOUGHT FUEL TANK CAP MIGHT NOT BEEN ON RIGHT, BUT LIGHT KEEPS COMING , AND THAT WAS THE REASON ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER , HE THOUGHT FUEL TANK CAP MIGHT NOT BEEN ON RIGHT, BUT LIGHT KEEPS COMING , AND THAT WAS THE REASON ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER , AND AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL TRAVEL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CAR WILL NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL 30-40 MPH WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PRESSED, THE DEALER HAS MADE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT AT IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHEN MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE GLIDES WHEN MAKING A STOP, THIS OCCURS WHEN A CONSUMER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A CURVE, ALSO WHEN COMING TO S STOP BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND DRUMS ...

BOTH TRANSAXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING.*JB

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IDLE WILL GO TO 800 TO 100 RPMS AT TIMES WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHEN MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE GLIDES WHEN MAKING A STOP, THIS OCCURS WHEN A CONSUMER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A CURVE, ALSO WHEN COMING TO S STOP BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND DRUMS ...

BOTH TRANSAXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING.*JB

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IDLE WILL GO TO 800 TO 100 RPMS AT TIMES WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT AT IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. NLM

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS,HORN,SIGNALS,RADIO,A/C,WINDSHIELD WIPERS,ETC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *AK

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS,HORN,SIGNALS,RADIO,A/C,WINDSHIELD WIPERS,ETC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *AK

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS,HORN,SIGNALS,RADIO,A/C,WINDSHIELD WIPERS,ETC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *AK

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS,HORN,SIGNALS,RADIO,A/C,WINDSHIELD WIPERS,ETC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND HITTING THE BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES VERY BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK

A TIRE SHOP EXAMINED 2000, FORD, TAURUS, AND DETERMINED THAT LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR FIRESTONE, AFFINITY TIRES, SIZE: P215/60R16, DOT: W2X8IRT389 SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

THE MIRRORS CAUSE A BLIND SPOT, IT IS HARD TO SEE PEDESTRIANS WHO MAY WALK IN FRONT OF THE CAR.

THE THIRD TAIL LIGHT LOCATION CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY.

THE HEADREST DESIGN CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN THE DRIVER TURNS HER HEAD TO CHECK TRAFFIC AT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

THE DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE REFLECTION ON THE SLANTED FRONT WINDSHIELD.

THE DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE REFLECTION ON THE SLANTED FRONT WINDSHIELD.

AS CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO WHAT SEEMED TO ABOUT 60 MPH IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A CURB, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO ...

CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAGS HAVE SENSORS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

AS CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO WHAT SEEMED TO ABOUT 60 MPH IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A CURB, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO ...

CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAGS HAVE SENSORS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP THE CAR STILL ROLLED FOWARD AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SOUND AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES. COTACTED DEALER AND THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN PROBLEM SERIOUS.*AK

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CLAIM 43-R744-779. *SLC

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CLAIM 43-R744-779. *SLC

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD TWICE. ONCE WHILE IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. NO ACCIDENT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ONCE, FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A RAINY DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. ALSO, RECEIVED RECALL 01V258000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S24 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. DEALER STATED NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN A RAIN STORM AT 25 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER START-UP. CAR SPUTTERED DURING WARM-UP BUT DROVE FINE UNTIL ABOUT 1 HOUR OF INTERSTATE DRIVING. ONCE PULLED OVER, CAR WOULD NOT START. RECALL FOR FUEL RELAY MODULE I NEVER KNEW ABOUT. LOCAL DEALER FIXED PROBLEM BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TODAY (08/26/01)...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER START-UP. CAR SPUTTERED DURING WARM-UP BUT DROVE FINE UNTIL ABOUT 1 HOUR OF INTERSTATE DRIVING. ONCE PULLED OVER, CAR WOULD NOT START. RECALL FOR FUEL RELAY MODULE I NEVER KNEW ABOUT. LOCAL DEALER FIXED PROBLEM BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TODAY (08/26/01)...

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK AND MECHANIC SPOTTED AN OIL LEAK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OIL PAN . BUT VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE OIL WHEN STOPPING, AND OIL SMELL CAME FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT NEW PARTS WILL BE AVALBALE LATER THIS YEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01S08 AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER RECALLED PART HAS FAILED, CAUSING NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP IN PARK. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01S08 AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER RECALLED PART HAS FAILED, CAUSING NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP IN PARK. *SLC

HAD TROUBLE WITH CAR STALLING AT 1200 MILES. ALSO VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE CONSTANTLY WHEN HITTING THE GAS, WANTS TO CUT OFF. HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, AT ONE TIME VEHICLE JUST LURGE FORWARD. ON 7/21/00, WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE JUST STALLED.

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD TURN TWICE. CONSUMER LET OFF KEY, AND ENGINE EXPLODED FLOWING BY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN HOOD WAS OPENED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN TO PIECES. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD TURN TWICE. CONSUMER LET OFF KEY, AND ENGINE EXPLODED FLOWING BY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN HOOD WAS OPENED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN TO PIECES. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, HIS FOOT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ARE DANGEROUS. *YH

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, HIS FOOT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ARE DANGEROUS. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SITTING FOR ONE HOUR, VEHICLE RESTARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY. BUT VEHICLE WOULD RESTART EVERY TIME. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

ON JULY 29,2001, WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THE CAR DIED. THE DASH LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND THE JUST QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO INDICATION CAME FROM THE CAR OTHER THAN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT DIDN'T HESITATE,BULK, OR ANYTHING, JUST DIED. IF THIS WAS ON AN INNERSTATE FR...

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. AFTER TWO TRIES VEHICLE RESTATED . DEALER WAS CONTACTED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TOOK CAR BECAUSE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING DURING USE, ROTORS WERE WARPED, VEHICLE WAS SOLD LIKE THIS, ALSO HAD PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE. TOOK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR, WHEN DROVE CAR NEXT DAY, BRAKES WERE WORSE, WHEN STOPPING AT 35-40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VIBRATED ALOT. *AK

TOOK CAR BECAUSE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING DURING USE, ROTORS WERE WARPED, VEHICLE WAS SOLD LIKE THIS, ALSO HAD PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE. TOOK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR, WHEN DROVE CAR NEXT DAY, BRAKES WERE WORSE, WHEN STOPPING AT 35-40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VIBRATED ALOT. *AK

TOOK CAR BECAUSE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING DURING USE, ROTORS WERE WARPED, VEHICLE WAS SOLD LIKE THIS, ALSO HAD PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE. TOOK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR, WHEN DROVE CAR NEXT DAY, BRAKES WERE WORSE, WHEN STOPPING AT 35-40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VIBRATED ALOT. *AK

TOOK CAR BECAUSE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING DURING USE, ROTORS WERE WARPED, VEHICLE WAS SOLD LIKE THIS, ALSO HAD PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE. TOOK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR, WHEN DROVE CAR NEXT DAY, BRAKES WERE WORSE, WHEN STOPPING AT 35-40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VIBRATED ALOT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES IT JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST ALL POWER. WAITED ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 7 TIMES AT ANY SPEED/ ANY TIME, TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY SITUATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL , HEARD ENGINE REV. SHUT KEY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT RAN NORMAL FOR ANOTHER MILE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE...

CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL , HEARD ENGINE REV. SHUT KEY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT RAN NORMAL FOR ANOTHER MILE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE...

DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AWAITING REIMBURSEMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT REPALCEMENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60R/16)

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND - THE PERSON THAT HIT ME WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND THE FUEL CUT OFF SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

STEEL BELT SEPARATION CAUSING THUMPING, AND EXTENSIVE TIRE WEAR TO THE INNER RUBBER LAYER. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60R16)

OUR TAURUS AND FIVE OTHERS I HAVE DRIVEN CONTINUE TO SUPPLY EXCESS FUEL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC AND TO DECELERATE AT CURVES AND HILLS (THERE IS NO "HILL HOLDING" EFFECT ). TO CHECK THIS, SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND YOU...

MY GAS TANK DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE TANK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A REOCURRING PRODUCT FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE IN GEAR PROPERLY. HAVE TAKE TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES. HAD IT TEST DRIVEN, AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME. MECHANIC GAVE NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON WHEN STARTING CAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. P21560R16. *AK TIRE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER WALL AND LOWER BUMPER PANEL, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES. *SLC

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER HAS TO REPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOW TRIM HAS COME APART LEAVING THE WINDOWS SCRATCHED, ENGINE LIGHT CO...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE ACCELERATING, AND JUMP OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, BUT CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT, BUT ANTIFREEZE DID LEAK OUT OF HEATER BLOCK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER... HEATER BLOCK THREADED INCORRECTLY TO ENGINE. NOW TOLD I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE! I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR FOR A MONTH!

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, BUT CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT, BUT ANTIFREEZE DID LEAK OUT OF HEATER BLOCK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER... HEATER BLOCK THREADED INCORRECTLY TO ENGINE. NOW TOLD I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE! I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR FOR A MONTH!

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES OR COLLISION OCCURRED. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON MAY 24, 2001. DRIVER CALLED FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND TO BRING IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE GARAGE. ON MAY 26 DRIVER'S SON NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO HILLARD...

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45MPH AT NIGHT TME ON DRY ROADS CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, GOING TO FAST AROUND A CURVE. CONSUMER HIT A TREE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

USUALLY IF CAR HOT INSIDE, ABS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. BRAKES SEEM TO WORK, BUT ABS STATUS LIGHT WILL STAY ON. IF TURN OFF AND BACK ON, MAY TURN OFF.

THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SPLICE SEPARATION (GENERAL CONTINENTAL TIRE P215/60R16 94T DOTE4029069). NLM

THE DRIVER HAS DIFFICULTY SEEING OVER THE HEAD REST ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE CONSUMER IS 5'2" AND USES A CAR SEAT WHICH RAISES HER 2 INCHES, SHE BELIEVES THE CONFIGURATIN OF THE VEHICLE INTERFERS WITH VIEWS AT DIFFERENT SEEING LEVELS. NLM

THE VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS OBSTRUCTED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. NLM

TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRES HAD BEEN SERVICEED TWO DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. TIRES HAD BEEN BALENCED, ROTATED, AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, AND WHEELS ALIGNED BY TIRE SERVICE CENTER. INCIDENT ACCURED AFTER DRIVING AOR APPROX 2-3 HOUS AT 65-70 MPH ON FRY HIGHWAY. TIRE FAILED AT SIDEWALL. TREAD REMAINED INTACT. DEAL...

HEADREST IN REAR OF VEHICLE ARE TOO TALL. IT'S BLOCKING VISIBILITY ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE.*AK

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE WINDOW BETWEEN TWO REAR SEATS BLOCKS VISION. *AK THE HEAD RESTS WERE TOO HIGH FOR SAFE VISIBLILITY. *YH

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE WINDOW BETWEEN TWO REAR SEATS BLOCKS VISION. *AK THE HEAD RESTS WERE TOO HIGH FOR SAFE VISIBLILITY. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. NO PRIOR NOTICE.TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHEN PUSHING CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN IT WILL POP OUT RIGHT ONTO SEAT, AND IT HAS BURNED THE SEAT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT FROM GARAGE WITH TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, AND COULDN'T PUT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DEALER CONSULTED OWNER'S MANUAL TO FIND SPECIFICATIONS ON HOW AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

I HAVE HAD CAR BACK FOUR TIME. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OUT. THE DEALER THE LAST TIME PUT A NEW MODUEL ON SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM . THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AGAIN I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HOW SAFE IS IT??? I WANT A NEW CAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING OR TAPPING BRAKES, AND THEN REAPPLYING ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUMBLE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, AND THEN SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER SOMETIMES ...

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING OR TAPPING BRAKES, AND THEN REAPPLYING ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUMBLE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, AND THEN SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER SOMETIMES ...

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING OR TAPPING BRAKES, AND THEN REAPPLYING ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUMBLE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, AND THEN SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER SOMETIMES ...

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING OR TAPPING BRAKES, AND THEN REAPPLYING ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUMBLE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, AND THEN SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER SOMETIMES ...

FUEL VENT HOSE CAME OFF WHILE FUELING VEHICLE, FUEL RAN ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

MAJOR SHORTAGE IN BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY WORK WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE TOO. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING I CANNOT GET. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS, CAR MAKES A CLINGING NOISE & WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER. IT SOUNDS AS IF ENGINE MAY BLOW UP IF YOU TRY TO PRESS GAS PEDAL HARDER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED. IT SEEMED OKAY BUT NEXT DAY PROBLEM STILL. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS FOR ONE DEFECT OR ANOTHER. ESPECIALLY ELETRICAL DEFECTS. AS OF TODAY, 05/21/2001 THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND CAR IS GOING BACK TO THE SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFF. LEVELS WITH NO REAL HELP. I AM PAYING TOO MUCH MONEY ...

THIS VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS FOR ONE DEFECT OR ANOTHER. ESPECIALLY ELETRICAL DEFECTS. AS OF TODAY, 05/21/2001 THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND CAR IS GOING BACK TO THE SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFF. LEVELS WITH NO REAL HELP. I AM PAYING TOO MUCH MONEY ...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAD DETERMINED THAT AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDA,L BUT VEHICLE WILL KEEP GOING FORWARD. *AK

STEERING WHEEL IS STARTING TO CRACK IN CENTER, OVER AIRBAGS. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THREE STEERING WHEELS REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER INFORMED HIM NOT TO USE THE HORN. *SLC

HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER TRAVELING 40-50MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. WAS TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM AND RELEASED. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER, STOPPING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER, STOPPING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD...

LUMP ON ONE OF THE TIRES ON THE FRONT, ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT AT MY COST.

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, BUT VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND CABLE SNAPPED ON TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BLEWUP. DEALER STATED IT BLEW EXHAUST RIGHT OFF MANIFOLD DUE TO TOO MUCH FUEL IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE, DIPS, AND APPEARS TO LOCK UP AT STOP SIGNS AT THE END OF A DOWN HILL INCLINE, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SHIFT CABLE, STABILIZER END LINKS, BRAKE PEDAL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH, AND DEALER HAS CLEANED VALVE BODY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST...

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 01V78000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S08. PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE MARCH. DEALER KEPT TELLING CONSUMER TO CALL BACK, AND THAT PARTS WERE BEING SHIPPED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST WAS TOO BIG. IN ORDER TO LOOK AROUND TO MAKE SURE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR IN VIEW OF LOOKING INTO MIRRIOR SHE HAD TO TURN HER WHOLE BODY AROUND. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER COUILD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE FROM DRIVE WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNAL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER COUILD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE FROM DRIVE WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNAL. *YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATES MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH, ENGINE REVVS. CONSUMER HAS TO BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO BACKS UP WHILE IN DRIVE AND WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT. *YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATES MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH, ENGINE REVVS. CONSUMER HAS TO BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO BACKS UP WHILE IN DRIVE AND WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT. *YH

BRAKE SWITCH HAD A LOOSE WIRE PER GATEWAY LINCOLN/MERCURY MECHANIC AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE ROAD OR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION FROM ...

BRAKE SWITCH HAD A LOOSE WIRE PER GATEWAY LINCOLN/MERCURY MECHANIC AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE ROAD OR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION FROM ...

BRAKE SWITCH HAD A LOOSE WIRE PER GATEWAY LINCOLN/MERCURY MECHANIC AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE ROAD OR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION FROM ...

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT WORK. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. CONTACTED DEALER.

WHEEL LUG NUTS CAME LOOSE. TWO HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF. MISSING NUTS REPLACED. ALL NUTS TIGHTENED BUT KEPT COMING LOOSE THROUGHOUT TRIP.*AK

FRONT CRASH AT 45-50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GEAR GETS STUCK ON PARK. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

FUEL LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST SHOCK TOWER WHICH CAN CAUSE FUEL LEAK. HOSE IS NOW SHOWING MARKING, BUT EVENTUALLY WILL WEAR. ALSO, POWER STEERING HOSE IS RUBBING AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER. *AK

FUEL LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST SHOCK TOWER WHICH CAN CAUSE FUEL LEAK. HOSE IS NOW SHOWING MARKING, BUT EVENTUALLY WILL WEAR. ALSO, POWER STEERING HOSE IS RUBBING AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER. *AK

DOME LIGHT /TRUNK LIGHT OR INTERIOR LIGHT/ NO DASHBOARD LIGHT. SHE STATED THAT LIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

DOME LIGHT /TRUNK LIGHT OR INTERIOR LIGHT/ NO DASHBOARD LIGHT. SHE STATED THAT LIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK, DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, A FEW WEEKS LATER , THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS, NO WINDOW POWER, OR RADIO AN...

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK, DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, A FEW WEEKS LATER , THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS, NO WINDOW POWER, OR RADIO AN...

THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLES ENGINE TO RACE OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. NLM

BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON SOFT SIDE. WOULD ONLY GO 3/4 BEFORE BRAKES CATCH. VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS COASTING WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE. NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK

INITIALLY NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AT THE BEGINNING OF NOV. 2000. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IN FEBRUARY, I MENTIONED MY SLEEPINESS AND HEADACHES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR LONG LENGTHS OF TIME TO MY EMPLOYER AND THEY THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A CO PROBLEM. WE PLACED A CO TUBE IN CAR AND IT WAS DIRTY WITHI...

INITIALLY NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AT THE BEGINNING OF NOV. 2000. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IN FEBRUARY, I MENTIONED MY SLEEPINESS AND HEADACHES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR LONG LENGTHS OF TIME TO MY EMPLOYER AND THEY THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A CO PROBLEM. WE PLACED A CO TUBE IN CAR AND IT WAS DIRTY WITHI...

WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVMENT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A BUMP, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8XX8IRT120 TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO AVOID A TRUCK AND WENT INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC VALVE) TWICE. ON FEBRUARY 17 A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, PROCESSOR COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHIC...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO AVOID A TRUCK AND WENT INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC VALVE) TWICE. ON FEBRUARY 17 A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, PROCESSOR COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHIC...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO AVOID A TRUCK AND WENT INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC VALVE) TWICE. ON FEBRUARY 17 A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, PROCESSOR COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHIC...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO AVOID A TRUCK AND WENT INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC VALVE) TWICE. ON FEBRUARY 17 A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, PROCESSOR COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHIC...

BRAKING FOR A STOP AT BOTTOM OF A SLOPE, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ... STOOD UP ON BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP AT ALL.

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY CUT OUT,THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON ALL THE WAY HOME.DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM.IT HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY EVER SINCE.DEALER PERFORMED TEST P1237 & SSM 14041 & COULD...

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY CUT OUT,THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON ALL THE WAY HOME.DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM.IT HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY EVER SINCE.DEALER PERFORMED TEST P1237 & SSM 14041 & COULD...

CONSUMER STATES THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR SHOULD BE PLACED HIGHER UP ON THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE DURING AND AFTER THE BLOWER HAS BEEN RUN. PROBLEM OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THE HEAT IS RUN. ODOR IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE BLOWER IS RUNNING AND THE CAR IS IDLING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH NONE OF SAFETY FEATURES WORKED, INCLUDING AIR BAGS/SEAT BELTS, AND BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH NONE OF SAFETY FEATURES WORKED, INCLUDING AIR BAGS/SEAT BELTS, AND BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH NONE OF SAFETY FEATURES WORKED, INCLUDING AIR BAGS/SEAT BELTS, AND BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

HORN FAILED THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING VEHICLE, FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND STATES THE DEFECT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

CONSUMER REMOVED HEAD RESTS, SINCE CONSUMER IS ONLY 5 FEET TALL, SHE COULD NOT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW DUE TO THE HEAD RESTS BEING TOO HIGH, DEALER STATED THERE ARE NO SMALLER HEAD RESTRAINTS THAT CAN FIT INTO HOLES THAT HOLD THE HEAD RESTS. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES , WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 25 MPH PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. ALSO, ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE ON SNOWY ROAD, AND TWICE ON DRY ROAD. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DET...

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN EVER VEHICLE REACHES 25 MP. BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WHEN COLD VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND ROLLS FORWARD WITH DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL . *AK THE VEHICLE HAD SURGING PROBLEM AT START UP SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW IT ROLLS FORWARD AT STARTR UP IN COLD WEATHER. *YH

VEHICLE PARKED INSIDE OF GARAGE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT, AND NOTICED THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. SO THAT MECHANIC COULD SET THE CODES. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR AIR BAG PROBLEM. TWICE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE REPLCACED. TH...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE SCRATCHED THIS VEHICLE ON T SIDE, AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH LITTLE VISUAL DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ALL ELECTRICAL DASH INSTRUMENTS WERE INOPERATIVE - WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED AND WERE NOT OPERATING FOR A PERIOD OF 20 MIN., THEN SUDDENLY POWER WAS RESTORED FOR NO APPARENT REASON - PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK

ALL ELECTRICAL DASH INSTRUMENTS WERE INOPERATIVE - WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED AND WERE NOT OPERATING FOR A PERIOD OF 20 MIN., THEN SUDDENLY POWER WAS RESTORED FOR NO APPARENT REASON - PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK

AIRBAG INITIALLY DISPLAYED A FAILURE CODE AT 460 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE MONITOR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRBAG HAS NOW AGAIN REPORTED A FAILURE CODE (45). THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL COMPUTER SHOWED 2 FAILURES WITH CODES U2017 AND U2018. THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE PR...

BRAKES ARE ACTING ERRACTICALLY ,BRAKES WILL GO TO FLOOR, AND SOMETIMES HARDEN UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY FATHER TOOK HIS TAURUS TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKES. WHILE THERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. WHEN THEY DID THIS THEY PUT THE WRONG CODE IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. WHEN HE CALLED THEM TO FIND OUT WHY THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF FIRE AND EXPLOSI...

WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEARS WOULD LOCK UP. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC GAVE NO INDICATION OF HOW PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED. INFORMED OWNER'S MANUAL WOULD GIVE A SUGGESTION ON HOW TO CORRECT LOCKING UP OF GEARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S /PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK THE AUTOBODY REPAIR SPECIALIST INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY WAS CONNECTED TO FAULTY SEAT BELTS....

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE VEERING TO THE LEFT. *YH

WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP CONSUMER FELT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE RATHER THAN SLOW TO A STOP, CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE FOR A HALF HOUR AND AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING 45-50 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED/STOPPED FOR NO APPEARENT REASON. ALL POWER WAS LOST.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES. *AK

REPORTING A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING VEHICLE LEFT RUNNING WITH KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND DOORS LOCKED. UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR WITH REMOTE OPENER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

WHILE ON INTERSTATE AND COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND HIT A GUARDRAIR, AND A TREE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

STABILIZER BAR IN THE REAR WHEELS BROKE AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE READY TO COME OFF OUR CAR. IF WE HAD NOT PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY EXACTLY WHEN WE DID, EVERYONE IN OUR AUTOMOBILE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STARTED COMING OFF APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS AFTER WE EXITED THE F...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A NEW VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD IS SLANTED TOO MUCH, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WASH WINDOW, AND IN SUNNY WEATHER, REFLECTION IS BAD. BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S SLANTED CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SEE. WHEN ANYTHING IS ON DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD TURNS INTO A MIRROR, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN IT R...

ENGINE HAD A BACKFIRE EXPLOSION WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. NOTIFIED DEALER & HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC CHECKED ENGINE & INDICATED A BACKFIRE HAD OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS SPLIT/CRACKED FROM THE EXPLOSION. WAS IN THE SHOP 4 DAYS ...

ENGINE HAD A BACKFIRE EXPLOSION WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. NOTIFIED DEALER & HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC CHECKED ENGINE & INDICATED A BACKFIRE HAD OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS SPLIT/CRACKED FROM THE EXPLOSION. WAS IN THE SHOP 4 DAYS ...

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHEN IT REACHES 35MPH AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. *SLC

ENGINE MAKES RATTLING NOISES AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING WITH NO WARNING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS APPLYING BRAKES & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & FOUND CARBON BUILD UP AS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILURE UPON DRIVING OFF DEALER'S LOT. DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND REPLACED MODULE SENSOR. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE PARKING AND DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE THE SAME HEIGHT, AND ARE SET CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING MISAPPLICATION OF PEDAL BECAUSE OF POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I RECEIVED FMVSS NO 110- DOES THIS RESULT IN THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMEDIATE ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT,LASTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES, FIVE OCCURANCES TO DATE, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM CAUSE, CAR SITS IN YARD NOW, WIFE BECAME PHYSICALLY SICK LAST TIME, IS AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG NEPHEWS INSIDE, PROBLEM OCCURS AT...

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON ROUTE 301 FROM CROFTON, MD AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. A DRIVER BEHIND ME STOPPED AND TOLD ME HE SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT. T...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. SUDDENLY VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, HOT PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WAS FALLING ON THE LEG OF THE DRIVER, ALSO, DRIVER'S SHOE AND SOCK CAUGHT ON FIRE; VEHICLE LEFT ROAD INTO A FIELD AND STRUCK A TR...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. SUDDENLY VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, HOT PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WAS FALLING ON THE LEG OF THE DRIVER, ALSO, DRIVER'S SHOE AND SOCK CAUGHT ON FIRE; VEHICLE LEFT ROAD INTO A FIELD AND STRUCK A TR...

STEERING WHEEL WILL SHIMMY AND VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ON FLAT SURFACE. IT IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC , DEFECT CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE DEALER REPLACED HALF SHAFT SEVERAL TIMES TOO. *YH

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FORDS OWNERS MANUAL SAID THE BAG WOULD MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY DEPLOY. TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ASAP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS POSSION SINCE 10/19/00 AND I AM TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. HOW CAN THIS BE ACCEPTABLE? I...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *CJ

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *CJ

A NOISE OCCURRED WITHIN REAR BRAKES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND WHEN THE VEHCILE WAS IN REVERSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK