2000 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

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

Mileage: 210,000

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. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. WONDERING WHY FORD HAS NOT DOWN SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A VERY SAFE CAR FOR A YOUNG DRIVER.

Mileage: 161,000

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

Mileage: 148,000

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 126,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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 PRAIRIE FORD, BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. GRAND PRAIRIE FORD PRESENTED ME A REPAIR LIST STATING AT THAT POINT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ANOTHER 3,000 TO REPAIR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO EAGLE TRANSMISSION IN IRVING, TEXAS. THE MANAGER TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IN FACT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ERROR AND THAT THE BRAIN WOULD HAVE TO BE RECALIBRATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD TO HAVE THE BRAIN RECALIBRATED. THE CAR AT THAT POINT DROVE OFF THEIR LOT JUST FINE. GRAND PRAIRIE FORD WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER ON WHY THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED PARTS WHEN IN FACT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. THEY DID STATE THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS DUE TO THE RECALL. MY DRIVER SEAT BELT DISENGAGES STILL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR DUE TO SUSPENSION ISSUES'BALL JOINTS,TIRE RODS,STRUTS,SHOCKS', EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUING ISSUE NOW COSTING SEVERAL THOUSANDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS CAR INSPECTED IN 2 YEARS DUE TO EMISSION CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT PASS. ALSO THIS CAR WAS A SPLIT YEAR MODEL AND HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WHEN REPLACING ANY PARTS. I DO HAVE EVERY RECEIPT FOR ALL REPAIRS AND PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THIS CAR AND THE FALSIFIED STATEMENT FROM GRAND PRAIRIE FORD AND A LETTER FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION TO PROVE THIS STATEMENT THAT I HAVE MADE TODAY IS TRUE. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL AND FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT HONOR THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

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

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 CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL. I HAVE FOUND 113 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RELATED COMPLAINTS IN THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) DATABASE FROM 1994 THROUGH 2005. FOR A COMPLETE DISCUSSION SEE HTTP://WWW.TAURUSCLUB.COM/FORUM/82-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/168651-2000-TAURUS-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-ANY-GEAR.HTML . THESE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES AND THEIR RELATED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT FAILURES CREATE EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAURUS OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND THUS PRESENT A HIDDEN DANGER TO ALL PERSONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DAACO TRANSMISSION PARTS CATELOG (DAACOINC.COM), FORD TORQUE CONVERTERS FROM THE 4F50N, AXOD, AXODE, AND AX4S TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BE OF SIMILAR DESIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 HAS ALREADY FORCED A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER USED IN THE 4F50N TRANSMISSION. SEE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=12V006000&SUMMARY=TRUE&PROD_ID=203181&PRINTVERSION=YES WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

Mileage: 38,007

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 RIGHT THING AND RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED AND A RECALL WOULD BE NOTHING COMPARED TO A DEATH AND A LAWSUIT. *TR

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 WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

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. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY I TRY ALL GEARS WITH NOTHING BUT HIGH RPM'S. I SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY FOR 1 HOUR WITH 18 WHEELERS GOING BY JUST INCHES FROM ME UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVES. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY LET ME REPEAT MANY FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

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 ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT'S BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. THIS SITUATION IS PLACING CUSTOMERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND MY FAMILY WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

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 IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

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 WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE) PLEASE HELP I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS OF INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

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 PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB

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 LIFT THE FRONT HOOD ON MY VEHICLE, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT, INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATING THAT THEIR FORD TAURUS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WHY HAS THE MANUFACTURER NOT RECALLED THIS CAR? THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHEN FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDER THE CAR HOOD. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND GET OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,557

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. *TR

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 BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY - JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD. HIS LIFE WAS IN DANGER BECAUSE ANOTHER PASSENGER'S CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CAR NOTE WILL NOT BE PAID OFF UNTIL DECEMBER '2008. I FEEL THAT THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR FORD MODEL CAR. I FEEL THAT I WILL NEED TO MAKE A TELEVISION APPEARANCE ON CONSUMER REPORT AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 48,100

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 CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINES. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE SAFETY RECALLS TO INCLUDE THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42000 MILES

Mileage: 42,000

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 AND HAS A BURNING ODOR. IT HAS 103K MILES AND THE AUTO TRANS WAS SERVICED (FILTER/FLUID CHANGED) EVERY 35K MILES. WE WILL GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER I SUSPECT A BILL FROM $1500-2200 IS IN ORDER. ALL THE NEWS I HEARD ABOUT FORD AUTOMATICS IS NOW SUBSTANTIATED....THIS IS THE LAST FORD FOR US PERIOD. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

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 $1100. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAYS HE GETS IN 2 TAURUS' A MONTH WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT. HE REPLACED IT WITH A HIGHER QUALITY TORQUE CONVERTER. WE CONTACTED FORD, AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR ONLY HAD 56, 000 MILES ON IT AND THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 56,000 MILES WHEN IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. FORD REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY AT ALL. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THAT WE WERE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AFTER DARK, WITH NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEY DID NOT CARE THAT OUR SAFETY HAD BEEN COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT FORD MADE. *NM

Mileage: 56,700

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

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

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 FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 11/30/05. *JB

Mileage: 53,844

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 VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE 1300.00 WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLIED. *AK

Mileage: 59,334

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 THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 52,688 MILES.

Mileage: 52,688

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

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

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

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 WITH 395,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE MAJOR ORIIGINAL COMPONENTS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I JUST REALIZED WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS. THE 1992 SABLE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE ALL STEEL, NOT A COMBINATION OF STEEL/RUBBER AS IN MY 2000. THE QUALITY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO SAVE MONEY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR MY REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DIE FROM THE LOSS OF FLUID AND THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE FLUID ON THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST. A LITTLE EARLIER AND THE CAR COULD HAVE DIED ON ME IN FAST MOVING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON ON I-684. THE ROTTEN LINES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED AT A COST APPROACHING $400 FOR PARTS/LABOR. IT TOOK 6-QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO REPLACE WHAT WAS BLOWN OUT! *AK

Mileage: 76,500

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 REPAIRS. *SC

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

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 THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. I FELT FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT DAY. I HAD THE TAURUS TOWED TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAD THEM REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH INCLUDED A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER, NEW BANDS, SPRAG CLUTCH/LOW CLUTCH, REAR SUN GEAR & DRUM, BOOST VALVE, PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, ASSEMBLY SET, FILTER AND FLUIDS. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 61,841 AND THE BILL CAME TO $2,162.90 LESS $100 BECAUSE I HAD A COUPON. MY CAR HAS THE AXOD TYPE TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED HOWEVER I THINK THIS WAS MUCH TO SOON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 61,841

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 DEALER @ 50,XXX MILES. PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY OWNER @ 50,XXX MILES WITH SOME POPPING NOISE STILL POSSIBLY COMING FROM CV JOINT IN PASSENGERS SIDE WHEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS WITH THE WHEELS TURNED.

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 DEALER @ 50,XXX MILES. PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY OWNER @ 50,XXX MILES WITH SOME POPPING NOISE STILL POSSIBLY COMING FROM CV JOINT IN PASSENGERS SIDE WHEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS WITH THE WHEELS TURNED.

Mileage: 42,000

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 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

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53K MILES. *PH *SC *JB

Mileage: 53,000

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

Mileage: 35,000

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 OCCASION, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT LOCKED AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND WAS ABLE TO START, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN PARK. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKE LIGHT AND SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILURE HAD BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND 'FIXED' IN 2002; SWITCH FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACED AGAIN. *LA

Mileage: 49,500

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? THE FOREIGN VEHICLES ARE WARRANTED 5-10 YEARS, WE MUST KNOW OURS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 3 YEARS AND ONLY WARRANTY THEM FOR 3 YEARS. I HAD HOPED TO GET AT LEAST 1/2 OF MY $2,000 BILL REIMBURSED. NO CHANCE OF THAT. BETWEEN WHAT I OWE AND JUST PUT INTO THE CAR, I'M IN A NO WIN SITUATION. IN ONE YEAR THIS NEW TRANSMISSION WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY. DO I DARE KEEP THE JUNKER FORD? *LA

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? THE FOREIGN VEHICLES ARE WARRANTED 5-10 YEARS, WE MUST KNOW OURS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 3 YEARS AND ONLY WARRANTY THEM FOR 3 YEARS. I HAD HOPED TO GET AT LEAST 1/2 OF MY $2,000 BILL REIMBURSED. NO CHANCE OF THAT. BETWEEN WHAT I OWE AND JUST PUT INTO THE CAR, I'M IN A NO WIN SITUATION. IN ONE YEAR THIS NEW TRANSMISSION WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY. DO I DARE KEEP THE JUNKER FORD? *LA

Mileage: 53,363

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK, ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

Mileage: 107,000

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

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 THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE O-RING SEAL WHEN INSPECTED; IN ADDITION, THE DEALER FOUND DAMAGE ON REAR PISTON, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND FOUR OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND/OR REPAIRS OF THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 42,375

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING APPLIED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

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 TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION NOW WORKS ONLY IN THE REVERSE GEAR. *NLM *CB *NLM

Mileage: 41,000

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 DRIVE (G2). THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, WHICH WAS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THERE WAS NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED ERRATIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

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 BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE DEFECT THE CONSUMER HAS LOST HER CAR INSURANCE AND IS UNABLE TO PURCHASE ANYMORE BECAUSE NO OTHER COMPANY WANT TO RISK ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES FORD SHOULD EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CAR BEFORE SOME IS HURT. *CB THE CONSUMERS NEPHEW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

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

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

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *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 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 EQUIPPED WITH ABS. ON THE MORNING OF JAN 17TH, 2003, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE OF I-95; THE CAR IN FRONT OF OUR CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. HE IMMEDIATELY BRAKED. HE WAS STILL FAR AWAY, AND THE SPEED WAS ONLY 45-50 MPH, THE ROAD WAS WET AND OUR CARS BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IT HIT THE FRONT CAR. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR CAR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON/OFF HAS BEEN ADJUSTED, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BOTH FRONT AXLE SEAL HAVE LEAKED TWICE; STEELING FLUID HAS LEAKED ONCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT, GAS CAP ASSEMBLY AND SOLENOID CANISTER HAVE BEEN REPLACE, AND THE WIPER MOTOR PARK SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP US TO SOLVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*JB NOTE: DID NOT COUNT AS CRASH FOR RQ03008 SINCE CRASH WAS NOT DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE.

Mileage: 32,151

THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES CONTINUOUSLY. PH

Mileage: 42,000

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 AUTO REPAIR SHOPS IN TOWN. I CHOOSE A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS $1000 LESS THAN FORD SERVICE. THE NEW MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN USING ALUMINUM PARTS THAT CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT. FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME CLAIMING THE DENIAL IS DUE TO MY HAVING THE REPAIR DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANS. SHOP AND NOT AT FORD SERVICE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $1000 MORE. I'M DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I MITIGATED THE DAMAGES. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO FAIRNESS AND COMMON SENSE?

Mileage: 70,128

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 A FORD SHOP. THE FORD QUOTE WAS $1,000 HIGHER THAN A NON-FORD SHOP. SINCE WHEN SHOULD A CUSTOMER BE PUNISHED FOR MITIGATING DAMAGES? I DID HAVE A FORD SHOP ANALYZE THE PROBLEM INITIALLY, BUT AT THAT TIME HAD NO ASSURANCE THAT FORD WOULD REIMBURSE ME, SO WHY SHOULD I SIGN UP TO PAY FORD'S HIGH REPAIR COSTS? THE ALUMINUM PARTS BEING USED IN THE TRANS. CAN'T STAND HEAT AND THEREFORE FAIL. FORD NEEDS TO ADMIT POOR QUALITY AND RECALL THEM. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770821***

Mileage: 70,000

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 OVER 60,000 MILES.

Mileage: 60,000

NAR 01/16/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON 4 OCCASIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY LEFT HIM STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

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 10/10/2001 (23876) MILES, CHARGED ME FOR ALIGNMENT, CAR STOPPED PULLING. TRANSMISSION: AT APPROXIMATELY 40800 MILES CAR HAD A NOTICEABLE SHUDDER WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A CRACKED CASING AS NOTED IN TSB 15559 NHTSA NUMBER (630095) CAUSED BY MISS MANUFACTURE OF A PART. WAS INFORMED DEALER OR FORD MOTOR CO. WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR COST TO EXCEED $1495. BRAKES: REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEM ON 5/25/2001 AND 10/10/2001 WHEN IT WAS SERVER, SHAKING AND CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING. DEALER CUT FRONT ROTORS WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC.- PROBLEM IS BACK. FUEL: HAVE SMELLED GAS IN MY CAR MANY TIMES. BOUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION AND OF COURSE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. CAR IS TO HAVE 18 GAL. TANK BUT RUNS OUT OF GAS BEFORE THAT. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AT 12 GAL. AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BUILT TO BE THAT WAY. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOU ALSO DESCRIBE MY PROBLEMS. ODI NUMBERS 760669, 896396, 897642 AND 862471 ARE SOME. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769760

Mileage: 23,876

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

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

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. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH AN ADJUSTMENT IN COST BUT WAS DECLINED. THE VEHICLE STILL LOSES POWER AND STOPS PULLING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTS THAT FORD REIMBURSE FOR MONIES PAID. *JG

TAURUS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AND BEEN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS NON-RESPONSIVE WITH ASSISTANCE.*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 GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

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

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 KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND REFUSE TO DO ANY OTHER REPAIRS UNTIL THE ENGINEER DRIVES IT. I'VE HAD ONE APPOINTMENT WITH THE ENGINEER FOR WHICH HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS JULY 29 WHO KNOWS WHAT RUN AROUND I WILL GET THEN. I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FOR OVER 7 MONTHS AND 10000 MILES. THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT, THE FRONT END POPS,GRINDS, AND CRACKS, AND DRIVES VERY LOOSE. IT DOES NOT HANDLE THE ROAD WELL AT ALL. IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY FOR MY CHILDREN NOT TO MENTION ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ANYWHERE NEAR ME. THE DPFE SENSOR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, WHAT IS THAT? PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THANKS.*AK

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 FOR THE 60K MAINT.DENIES DOING ANYTHING..THIS COST ME $1400.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSIN REPAIR.*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

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 CRAFTSMANSHIP. AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. FORD HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THE FORD TAURUS. FOR SOME REASON THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A TRANSMISSION WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT JUST FALL APART!*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. SECONDLY, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF.*AK

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

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 REPLACE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS DUPLICATED. *AK *TT

BOTH TRANSAXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING.*JB

BOTH TRANSAXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING.*JB

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

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 COMES ON, THE ENGINES EMISSION CONTROL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK IS INOPERATIVE, THE STEERING CLOUMN WAS REPLACED, FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR, REAR BRAKES LIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT FROM GARAGE WITH TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, AND COULDN'T PUT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, BUT VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND CABLE SNAPPED ON TRANSMISSION. *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

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 FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WHILE SLOWING OR STOPPING.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GEAR GETS STUCK ON PARK. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

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

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A NEW VEHICLE. *AK

SINCE MAY OF 2000 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER SYSTEM JAMMING. CONSEQUENCES OF DOWN SYSTEMS...SUCH AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, TURN SIGNALS,A/C AND BLOWER. ONE INCIDENT LED TO COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF CAR...DEAD WOULD NOT START. DEALER REPLACED TWO STARTERS AND THEN ONE "STARTER SWITCH'. THAT FAILED AS WELL AND DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR ON 9/25/2000 AND CONFESSED THEY COULD NOT AND THAT THEY HAD CONFERRED WITH FORD BEFORE LAST TWO REPAIRS AND THEY SAID FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T EXPECT A FIX TILL 4TH QTR.. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND I QUESTION THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WHENT INTO COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL SYSTEMS AND DEALER COULDN'T EVEN START IT.

SINCE MAY OF 2000 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER SYSTEM JAMMING. CONSEQUENCES OF DOWN SYSTEMS...SUCH AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, TURN SIGNALS,A/C AND BLOWER. ONE INCIDENT LED TO COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF CAR...DEAD WOULD NOT START. DEALER REPLACED TWO STARTERS AND THEN ONE "STARTER SWITCH'. THAT FAILED AS WELL AND DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR ON 9/25/2000 AND CONFESSED THEY COULD NOT AND THAT THEY HAD CONFERRED WITH FORD BEFORE LAST TWO REPAIRS AND THEY SAID FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T EXPECT A FIX TILL 4TH QTR.. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND I QUESTION THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WHENT INTO COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL SYSTEMS AND DEALER COULDN'T EVEN START IT.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT MODERATE SPEEDS (40-45 MPH). THE ACCELLERATION OCCURS WHILE COASTING (NO BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL ENGAGED). THE ACCELERATION IS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I HAVE TO BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.

THE VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO PARK PROPERLY. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK