2001 FORD TAURUS Problems & Recalls
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Bosch Brake Components LLC (Bosch) is recalling certain aftermarket replacement front brake pads, models Bosch QuietCast BC598 and BP765, Bosch Blue BE598 and BE598H, Prostop PD598 and PD765M, Duralas...
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that there was a slight hesitation upon shifting the transmission into drive. The contact stated that the gear selector seized, and the vehicle was no longer able to shift out of park. Additionally, the brake lights were no longer operable. No ...
Mileage: 55,000
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SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OFF MEANING ... TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT HAS TO SAY 1 ST. ON THE DASH REVERSE IS WHERE DRIVE IS OR D. ... YESTERDAY I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A HUGE THUNK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR HAD FROZE THEN AFTER MESSING WITH THE SHIFT A...
Mileage: 130,000
SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OFF MEANING ... TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT HAS TO SAY 1 ST. ON THE DASH REVERSE IS WHERE DRIVE IS OR D. ... YESTERDAY I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A HUGE THUNK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR HAD FROZE THEN AFTER MESSING WITH THE SHIFT A...
Mileage: 130,000
SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OFF MEANING ... TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT HAS TO SAY 1 ST. ON THE DASH REVERSE IS WHERE DRIVE IS OR D. ... YESTERDAY I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A HUGE THUNK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR HAD FROZE THEN AFTER MESSING WITH THE SHIFT A...
Mileage: 130,000
THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES STAY AT HIGH RPMS EVEN WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN 2018 WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AND HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2020. IN THE FIRST EPISODE, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IN ...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER MOTHER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE GEARS TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO COME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED ...
Mileage: 143,553
MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON. WHEN I PUSH THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON THEY TURN ON BUT THE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS OFF AND WHEN SWITCH MY HIGH BEAMS ON MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS KINDA WORKING, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.
MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON. WHEN I PUSH THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON THEY TURN ON BUT THE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS OFF AND WHEN SWITCH MY HIGH BEAMS ON MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS KINDA WORKING, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.
MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON. WHEN I PUSH THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON THEY TURN ON BUT THE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS OFF AND WHEN SWITCH MY HIGH BEAMS ON MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS KINDA WORKING, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.
THE BREAK LIGHT ARE STAYING ON DRAINING THE BATTERY, IVE REPLACED THE PAART WITH A PART FROM ADVANCE AUTO , BUT LIGHTS STAY ON , FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. JOHN BLEAKLEY FORD INC (870 THORTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V1060...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE...
Mileage: 30,000
DRIVERS DOOR NOT LATCHING. HAVE HAD TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY TO PURCHASE WD40 TO TRY AND GET MY DOOR SHUT. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY LIGHTS FLASHING. AND WHO PLUGS A PHONE INTO A CAR CHARGER FOR 2 HOURS AND IT DOESN'T CHARGE. IT NEVER USED TO DO THAT. DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT WHILE SITTING IN DR...
Mileage: 144,500
DRIVERS DOOR NOT LATCHING. HAVE HAD TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY TO PURCHASE WD40 TO TRY AND GET MY DOOR SHUT. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY LIGHTS FLASHING. AND WHO PLUGS A PHONE INTO A CAR CHARGER FOR 2 HOURS AND IT DOESN'T CHARGE. IT NEVER USED TO DO THAT. DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT WHILE SITTING IN DR...
Mileage: 144,500
WAS INFORMED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THEN WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTATED COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK SO INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE SWITCH WHICH WORKED FOR LESS THEN AN HOUR. THINKING IT COULD BE A FUSE CHECKED THE MANUAL LIST OF FUSES AND COULD NOT FIND A LISTING FOR TH...
Mileage: 152,000
THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING DOES NOT STAY IN IT'S SEAT WHERE IT IS MOUNTED BY THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING OVER ACCELERATION WHEN USING MODERATE ACCELERATION, VERY HARD BRAKING IS NECSESARY TO STOP AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CAUSES MAJOR OVER REVING OF THE ENGINE.
Mileage: 206,600
THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING DOES NOT STAY IN IT'S SEAT WHERE IT IS MOUNTED BY THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING OVER ACCELERATION WHEN USING MODERATE ACCELERATION, VERY HARD BRAKING IS NECSESARY TO STOP AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CAUSES MAJOR OVER REVING OF THE ENGINE.
Mileage: 206,600
TODAY, JUNE 24, 2017 AT ABOUT 1:00 PM, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, TO TURN LEFT ONTO THE STATE HIGHWAY. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SO I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A POPPING NOISE AND A FOUL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED REGARDLESS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
Mileage: 250,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE REPAIR, THE REAR AND FRONT COILS SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE EXPOSED AND FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...
Mileage: 118,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DAMAGES. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTER APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.
Mileage: 171,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ...
Mileage: 146,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT, THEREFORE, I CANNOT USE IT AT ALL. NOT ONLY IS THIS UNSAFE, BUT WITH MANDATORY SEAT BELT LAWS IN SOME STATES, I MUST GET THIS REPAIRED.
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH WATER BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A RAIN HAT EXTENSION KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Mileage: 150,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR DOORS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ON, AFTER THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY SHIFTING THE GEAR...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY SHIFTING THE GEAR...
Mileage: 132,000
I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO REACH 60MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, AND HAD TO USE MY BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS UNTIL I COULD GET IT SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND FORCING THE STOP WI...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 149,341
ON 5 15 2015, 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 32K MILES WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. MECHANIC OBSERVED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND HAD DAMAGED THE TIRE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL FOR THE ...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE F...
Mileage: 226,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE F...
Mileage: 226,000
MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT A STOPLIGHT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR LET OFF THE THROTTLE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. PUSHED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND GET OFF THE ROAD PUT IN PARK THROTTLE STILL HIGH, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND CRUI...
Mileage: 91,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FORCEFULLY. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS DRIVING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PUT IT ON COMPUTER IT SAID FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 215,047
WRECK INTO A TREE, FROM SLIDING ON ICE - NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE EMITTED FROM BOTH AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE O...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ABLE TO BE SECURED BUT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THE FRONT PASSE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V3320...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V3320...
Mileage: 40,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE IGNITION ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *JB
I HAVE A RECALL ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. IT IS STILL ON MY VIN NUMBER FROM 2004. I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2013. I HAVE BEEN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING FOR AWHILE. THE FORD DEALER SAYS THAT I DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I NEED IT FIXED ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITI...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CON...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 20,330
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS WRAPPED ARO...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING HIS BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V1...
Mileage: 108,800
WHILE DRIVING AT A 50MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON BRONX RIVER PARKWAY NEW YORK THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD CUTTING OFF ALL THE ELECTRICITY AND SHUTTING OFF THE CAR FORCING ME TO GO ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SINCE THEN THIS SITUAT...
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE THEN SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN CAU...
Mileage: 124,000
AS I WAS TRAVELING THE REAR SPRING SNAPPED AND STARTED TO GOUGE INTO THE TIRE AND CUT THE TIRE ON THE TOP CORNER SIDEWALL WHERE THE STEEL BELTS ARE NOW SHOWING ALSO HEATED UP SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE OFF THE LUG NUTS OF THE TIRE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO...
Mileage: 78,300
AS I WAS TRAVELING THE REAR SPRING SNAPPED AND STARTED TO GOUGE INTO THE TIRE AND CUT THE TIRE ON THE TOP CORNER SIDEWALL WHERE THE STEEL BELTS ARE NOW SHOWING ALSO HEATED UP SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE OFF THE LUG NUTS OF THE TIRE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO...
Mileage: 78,300
I WAS DRIVING CAR AT THE SPEED OF 40 AND SUDDENLY SOME SOUND CAME FROM LEFT WHEEL. I SAW AROUND AND FOUND SPRING COIL BROKEN AND THAT COIL IS RUBBING THE TYRE. *TR
Mileage: 129,123
CAR ACCIDENT -- DEER HIT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE -- DAMAGE TO HOOD, LIGHT, SMALL BAR INSIDE HOOD. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY ON ALL ACCIDENTS. CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE ON VEHICLE, BUT IT RAN WELL. HAD ALL OF THE FRONT END LOOKED AT TO BE S...
Mileage: 157,000
EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE MAY IMPACT ITS STRUCTURE AND FAILURE CAN IMPACT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE MAY IMPACT ITS STRUCTURE AND FAILURE CAN IMPACT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE MAY IMPACT ITS STRUCTURE AND FAILURE CAN IMPACT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE MAY IMPACT ITS STRUCTURE AND FAILURE CAN IMPACT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I BOUGHT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I'VE NOTICED THAT AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO RAIN OR A GOOD WASH THERE'S A [XXX] POOL OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER FLOOR INSIDE THE CABIN. THE WATER SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH THE CABIN FILTER COMPARTMENT OR AROUND THERE AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE A/...
CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I SEE THAT THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING AND GETTING HUNG UP IN THE OPEN POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I SEE THAT THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING AND GETTING HUNG UP IN THE OPEN POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING RUBBER ODOR AND MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDE...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT T...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS SOAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SEALANT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
Mileage: 200,000
LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE FIREWALL. *TR
Mileage: 175,000
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT UNTO THE STREET, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD AND DIDN'T BLOW HER HORN OR SLOW DOWN WHEN SHE SAW ME, AND COLLIDED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PUSHED MY CAR OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF HE STREET. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I HAD PASSENGER...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE INDEPENDENT ...
Mileage: 126,000
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TWICE TODAY AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE IN A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO DID NOT IDENTIFY THE C...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURN AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD WAS WET. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 47,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SES TODAY AT CITY SPEEDS (30 MPH) I HEARD A VERY LOUD METALLIC CLANKING SOUND. I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND WE PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT TO INSPECT. WE FOUND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE RUST/CORROSION. WE LIVE IN ILLINOIS & CALLED FORD ...
Mileage: 91,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SES TODAY AT CITY SPEEDS (30 MPH) I HEARD A VERY LOUD METALLIC CLANKING SOUND. I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND WE PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT TO INSPECT. WE FOUND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE RUST/CORROSION. WE LIVE IN ILLINOIS & CALLED FORD ...
Mileage: 91,000
DURING MULTIPOINT INSPECTION DEALER FOUND REAR SPRINGS BROKEN TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $572.58 . YOUR DATA BASE SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE AND NO RECALL. LOCAL DEALER NOT AWARE OF REAR SPRING ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 162,830
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE THROTTLE CABLE (OR SPEED CONTROL CABLE) GOT STUCK AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES I WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO HOME AND MADE IT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I FOUND WHERE THE CABLE WAS GETTING HUNG UP. I SPRAYED...
Mileage: 194,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AT FULL THROTTLE. IN THE ELEVEN YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE FOURTH INSTANCE OF THE VEHICLE SURGING. TO RECOVER FROM THIS CONDITION IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PA...
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FRIED AND ALL THE FLUIDS CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
2001 FORD TAURUS DOOR LOCK NOT LATCHING DURING WINTER WEATHER. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SAFETY ISSUE, VERY MUCH SO WHEN THEIR IS ICE AND SNOW ON THE ROADS. ATTENDING WORK AND APPOINTMENTS IS MANDATORY. HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. AFTER MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND T...
Mileage: 185,000
2001 FORD TAURUS DOOR LOCK NOT LATCHING DURING WINTER WEATHER. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SAFETY ISSUE, VERY MUCH SO WHEN THEIR IS ICE AND SNOW ON THE ROADS. ATTENDING WORK AND APPOINTMENTS IS MANDATORY. HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. AFTER MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND T...
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT A STEADY SPEED, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP RAPIDLY, REACHING NEAR 55 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE ENGINE STAYED AROUND 4,000 RPM AND USING THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT STOP IT. TO AVOID A CRASH, THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO N...
Mileage: 184,500
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT A STEADY SPEED, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP RAPIDLY, REACHING NEAR 55 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE ENGINE STAYED AROUND 4,000 RPM AND USING THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT STOP IT. TO AVOID A CRASH, THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO N...
Mileage: 184,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER AND A BRUISED KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VE...
Mileage: 90,000
I PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION. CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THEN NOTICED THE CAR WAS INCREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. CAME UP TO ANOTHER STOP LIGHT AND COULD BARELY GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 159,541
TRAVELING AT 45MPH SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE, RPM'S JUMPED YET NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I CAN SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR
Mileage: 120,205
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT A MOUNTING PI...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH HE HAD REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE...
Mileage: 39,000
2ND REQUEST ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS, REQUESTING NHTSA NOT ONLY RECALL THE 2001 FORD TAURUS BUT REOPEN A 2007 INVESTIGATION RE THIS MATTER, ES HAVE NO REC OF PREVIOUS LTR FM SEN. MCCONNELL BUT RE ES11-005500/S/ C.LIEU *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER BROTHER AND HIS FRIEND DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND...
THE FRONT, LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE LEAVING A JAGGED EDGE THAT SHREDDED THE TIRES SIDEWALL WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, BUT I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PRIOR TO PARKING THE VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISAST...
Mileage: 170,000
AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, BUT SCARED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK HIS VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...
Mileage: 300
I LOST BRAKING WHEN A CAME TO A HARD STOP. NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OUT BY DRIVER'S DOOR. I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES THAT GO TO THE REAR OF THE CAR RUPTURED. MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE VISIBLE AND ARE IN GOOD SHAPE UNDER THE VEHICLE. PART OF THE BRAKE LINES RISE UNDER A RECESS IN THE ...
Mileage: 177,000
I LOST BRAKING WHEN A CAME TO A HARD STOP. NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OUT BY DRIVER'S DOOR. I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES THAT GO TO THE REAR OF THE CAR RUPTURED. MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE VISIBLE AND ARE IN GOOD SHAPE UNDER THE VEHICLE. PART OF THE BRAKE LINES RISE UNDER A RECESS IN THE ...
Mileage: 177,000
VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WELL IS REPORTED THROUGHOUT MANY MODEL YEARS FOR FORD TAURUS. IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WELL IS REPORTED THROUGHOUT MANY MODEL YEARS FOR FORD TAURUS. IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO A FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP. I WAS NOT USING CRUIS...
Mileage: 136,484
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO A FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP. I WAS NOT USING CRUIS...
Mileage: 136,484
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO A FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP. I WAS NOT USING CRUIS...
Mileage: 136,484
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND KNEE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 37,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTIN...
Mileage: 113,000
MY FORD TAURUS 1ST BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ON MY WAY TAKING MY KIDS TO CHUCK E. CHEESE. IT RAN HOT OUT OF THE BLUE. AFTER THAT I GOT IT TOWED, I DID REPLACE THE MOTOR, HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON, REPLACE MANY SENSORS, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, THE SENSOR OF ...
Mileage: 101,000
MY FORD TAURUS 1ST BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ON MY WAY TAKING MY KIDS TO CHUCK E. CHEESE. IT RAN HOT OUT OF THE BLUE. AFTER THAT I GOT IT TOWED, I DID REPLACE THE MOTOR, HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON, REPLACE MANY SENSORS, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, THE SENSOR OF ...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSATINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT FOOT, SHOULDER AND THE FACE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE ...
Mileage: 78,000
RIM (WHEEL) RIPPED APART WITH THE LUG NUTS AND CENTER OF RIM STILL ATTACHED TO CAR / ROTOR: MY SON WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. BEFORE HE COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE THE TIRE AND MOST OF THE RIM WAS DETACHED FROM THE CAR CAUSING E...
Mileage: 148,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 105,000
I HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS HIT MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, AND THEREFORE I WAS INJURED. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
I HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS HIT MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, AND THEREFORE I WAS INJURED. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE SPEED INCREASED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EME...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WATER RAN DOWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COLLECTED UNDER THE FAN BLOWER, WHICH CAUSED THE CORROSION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLOORBOAR...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAD JUST PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES A FEW SECONDS LATER, BUT THE CAR WASN'T REALLY SLOWING. LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE RPMS WERE AT 4000 SO I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING MORE. THE CAR KEPT REVVING AT 4K RPMS THOUGH SO I TURNED OFF THE E...
Mileage: 164,100
I HAD JUST PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES A FEW SECONDS LATER, BUT THE CAR WASN'T REALLY SLOWING. LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE RPMS WERE AT 4000 SO I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING MORE. THE CAR KEPT REVVING AT 4K RPMS THOUGH SO I TURNED OFF THE E...
Mileage: 164,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVAT...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT COMMAND. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGN...
Mileage: 92,965
FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS COVERED BY RECALL 04M04. THE FIX WAS TO INSTALL A CHEAP PLATE TO PREVENT THE COIL SPRING FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRE WHEN IT CRACKS. THE RECALL INCLUDED A PREVISION TO REPLACE A BROKEN SPRING IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE LESS THAN 10 ...
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS 65 MPH. I LET UP OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR SET. EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CONTUSIONS AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MAN...
Mileage: 80,000
WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD "KLUNK". FROM THAT POINT ON WE ALWAYS HEARD DURING LEFT TURNS. THE NEXT DAY, I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE REAR SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. HE SAID THAT IT WAS GOOD TO GET IT IN. $600.00 BILL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! PEOPLE HAVE DIED....
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND COULD NOT BE DISLODGED FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE WHILE REVERSING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 500,000
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECENT NEW ARTICLE (LINK BELOW) OF A STICKY THROTTLE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW AN INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER CAN HAVE THESE SERIOUS ISSUES REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE NOW ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE COULD N...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A COFFEE SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMI...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...
Mileage: 200,000
I HAVE READ THE NEWS THIS WEEK ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INTO 2005-06 TAURUS SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS AND IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR WITH MY 2001 TAURUS. A FORD DEALER REPLACED A CABLE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL ON THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I STI...
Mileage: 116,563
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE LR TIRE. THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES WHICH CAUSED PART OF THE SPRING TO GOUGE THE INSIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL/SHOCK ASSEMBLY IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 65,101
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGAT...
Mileage: 93,327
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT BEGAN IN LATE 2007, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE RECORD OF ITS HISTORY INVOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. NO MECHANIC HAS EVER FOUND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, AND I ...
Mileage: 140,794
I READ AN ARTICLE TODAY CONCERNING THE US IS INVESTIGATING FORD TAURUSES FOR STUCK THROTTLES, MODEL YEARS 2005-2006. PLEASE CONSIDER EXPANDING THE INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE THE 2001 MODEL YEAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A FORD DEALER IN 2004 (APPROX) AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE...
Mileage: 65,000
MY PARENTS WERE GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. MY DAD WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL OF HIS STRENGTH BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE THEY WERE HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES. MY FATHER HAD MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DIED...
MY PARENTS WERE GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. MY DAD WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL OF HIS STRENGTH BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE THEY WERE HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES. MY FATHER HAD MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DIED...
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND USE EMERGENCY BRKAE. DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD POPPED OUT. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WE CUT THE CABLE....
Mileage: 135,000
THE GAS PEDDLE ON MY 2001 TAURUS HAS BEEN STICKING FOR ABOUT THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND ALWAYS ASK FOR IT TO BE LOOKED AT WHEN OTHER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE STICKING. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STAY IN A STUCK POSITION ...
HEARD CLUNK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ENTERING A PARKING LOT. INSPECTION LATER THAT EVENING REVEALED REAR SPRING BREAK. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
CAR BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. FOUND A WORK AROUND ON THE INTERNET THAT WORKED. ALSO FOUND A RECALL (04S12) FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT SELL THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH (WHICH...
Mileage: 86,000
ONCE AGAIN MY DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT. I REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THIS VEHICLE AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR
Mileage: 152,000
ONCE AGAIN MY DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT. I REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THIS VEHICLE AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE BRAKE SWI...
Mileage: 105,000
EXCESSIVE CORROSION HAS RESULTED IN THE SUB-FRAME BREAKING NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME FASTENER. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SAY I AM 19 YEARS OLD AND A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO DOESN'T HAVE $2000 LAYING AROUND FOR A CRAPPY TRANSMISSION AND I'M VERY UPSET THAT I MADE SUCH A NAIVE PURCHASE. HERE'S THE STORY.. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER WHOM TOLD ME SINCE HE HAD THE CAR HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION T...
Mileage: 87,000
MY FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTEN!!! THE A ARM ISN'T EVEN ATTRACTED TO THE FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
MY FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTEN!!! THE A ARM ISN'T EVEN ATTRACTED TO THE FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
2001 FORD TAURUS HAS PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION. TRANSMISSION LEAK TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND SHOCK OF NEARLY DEPLETED LIP ON THE FRAME HOLDING MOTOR IN PLACE. ONE GOOD BUMP AND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE LIP WOULD HAVE GIVEN WAY DROPPING THE MOTOR AND I WOULD HAVE LOST MY 21 YEAR OLD SON, POSSIBLY ...
Mileage: 104,222
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO ...
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED FOR THE COIL SPRINGS SNAPPING IN HALF- NOW MY FRAME HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED SWAYING- I HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY BUT THE CAR WANDERED ON IT'S ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 117,569
HELLO, I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS AND EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS SUMMER, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS CONSTANTLY DAMP. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DAMPNESS IS COMING FROM WHEN IT RAINS OUTSIDE OR IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE A/C DRAINAGE HOSE BEING CLOGGED. EITHER WAY, I F...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE ...
Mileage: 120,164
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH INTO THE OFF POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 20
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CONTINUED TO SURGE WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE SURGING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATE...
Mileage: 99,000
I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED DRIVE FOR 37 YEARS. AFTER MERGING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. IT WASN'T. I GLANCED AT THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IS SOMETHING WA...
Mileage: 96,653
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER REQUEST A RECALL ON REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES *TGW THE CONSUMERS SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE DRIVER, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, B...
APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO, I WAS HAVING MECHANIC PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE EGR VALVE AND EGR SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AGAIN. A...
Mileage: 96,000
REAR SPRING BROKE AND KILLED REAR TIRE, ALMOST PEOPLE IN THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
2001 FORD TAURUS SES LEFT FRONT SPRING SNAPPED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AT ~95,000 MILES AND 10 WEEKS AFTER THE FORD EXTENDED RECALL PROGRAM EXPIRED. THE END OF THE SPRING WAS SITTING IN THE SMALL WELL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING AND THE BROKEN END WAS VERY RUSTY. ABOUT 3" SNAPPED OFF THE TOP END OF T...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO LIGHTS POLES AND A TREE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOY...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT B...
Mileage: 175,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WHEN HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRI...
Mileage: 146,750
DROVE THE CAR NORMALLY, AND IT DOES HAVE SOME MILEAGE ON IT, BUT UPON READING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. FAILURE: REAR STRUT SPRINGS CRACKING OR BREAKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. I CAN SEE WHERE PARTS WHERE OUT, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BREAK. REAR SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED TI...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES, AND TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES, AND TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES, AND TH...
FRONT SUSPENSION SHOCK BROKE, COIL SPRING RUPTURED TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND BLINKING. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND TOTALLY NOT FIXABLE. I WAS TOLD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. I DID THIS, AND EACH TIME THE CAR STALLED. I FINALLY WENT O...
VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. DOORS WILL EVENTUALLY CLOSE SHUT AFTER VEHICLE INTERIOR HAS BEEN WARMING UP FOR IN EXCESS OF 20 MINUTES. FORCED TO EITHER LET CAR IDLE AND WARM INTERIOR TO MAKE DOORS CLOSE OR DRIVE WHILE HOLDING DOORS FLUSH WITH FRAME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WO...
Mileage: 90,000
2001 FORD TAURUS IAC VALVE FAILURE AT 54,200 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 52,196
TODAY FOUND OUT THAT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS (ABOUT 76K) REAR RIGHT BREAKING COIL SPRINGS BROKEN DURING A SERVICE. THE BROKEN SPRING ALMOST TOUCH THE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT BROKE THE TIRE. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $1000 DOLLARS. IT IS A SAFE ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FOUR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE ...
Mileage: 124,512
THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WARNING TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE UNTIL ONE DAY IT DEVELOPED A CLUNK IN THE FRONT THAT WAS WORSE THAN THE SEVERAL THAT WERE ALREADY THERE. ABOUT THIS SAME TIME THE STEERING BEGAN TO FEEL SLOPPY AS WELL. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED ...
Mileage: 109,000
THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WARNING TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE UNTIL ONE DAY IT DEVELOPED A CLUNK IN THE FRONT THAT WAS WORSE THAN THE SEVERAL THAT WERE ALREADY THERE. ABOUT THIS SAME TIME THE STEERING BEGAN TO FEEL SLOPPY AS WELL. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED ...
Mileage: 109,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY STUCK WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE AND WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD DISCONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACC...
Mileage: 66,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 15 SOUTH FROM TEMECULA, CA. I EXITED MISSION/FALLBROOK AND PROCEEDED TO GO UP THE LITTLE INCLINE AND MY ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD TO TAKE ON A CURVY ROAD FOR ABOUT 4 MILES, UNTIL I COULD FIND A SPOT TO PULL OVER. I ENDED UP RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AFTER RUNNING THE LIGHT I P...
Mileage: 144,000
MY MOST RECENT CONTACT WITH FORD WAS HIGHLY UNPLEASANT AND DISCOURAGING. I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 80,000 MILES THAT HAD 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND 1 REAR COIL SPRING BREAK. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS; I GAVE MY VIN #...
Mileage: 80,000
MY MOST RECENT CONTACT WITH FORD WAS HIGHLY UNPLEASANT AND DISCOURAGING. I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 80,000 MILES THAT HAD 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND 1 REAR COIL SPRING BREAK. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS; I GAVE MY VIN #...
Mileage: 80,000
I FIRST NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR OF MY 2001 TAURUS WAS NOT UNLOCKING WITH THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE, ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THOUGHT THAT MAYBE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEN, ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. MY GRANDCHILDREN DO NOT TRAVEL...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY STRUT SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. I HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES, HAD ANY EXTREME WEIGHT IN THE BACK, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM A FAIRLY GOOD DRIVER WITH A GREAT DRIVING RECORD. UPON REPLACING MY BACK BRAKES I WA...
Mileage: 109,273
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPMS REMAINED AT 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 121,000
FORD HAS RECALLED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS 80000 MILES. BUT MY REAR SPRING FRACTURED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I FEEL IF THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE FAULTY THEN THE BACKS ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS!! *TR
Mileage: 79,895
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER TIRES, LINE DEAN ALPHA, DOT 3DX8DK30707, SIZE P215-60-R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY VIBRATING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE...
Mileage: 48,000
FRONT COIL BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 85,935
CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, ENGINE RPM RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD THIS SAME CAR PROBLEM REPAIRED. DATED JUNE 18, 2010, LITHIA FORD DEALER # 23. HAD TO REPLACE MAF SENOR, AFLS 154 REMAN SENSOR ASY, RE...
Mileage: 120,931
CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, ENGINE RPM RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD THIS SAME CAR PROBLEM REPAIRED. DATED JUNE 18, 2010, LITHIA FORD DEALER # 23. HAD TO REPLACE MAF SENOR, AFLS 154 REMAN SENSOR ASY, RE...
Mileage: 120,931
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS, IN DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CONSEQUENTLY, HE HIT A BARRIER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION CASING FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SPILLAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE CAUSED ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND BELIEV...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION CASING FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SPILLAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE CAUSED ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND BELIEV...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDA...
Mileage: 120,000
I TOOK MY 2001 FORD TAURUS TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE A MANDATORY STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WAS CRACKED AND HE SAID BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BROKEN SPR...
Mileage: 88,630
REAR SPRINGS BROKE WHILE MOVING IN DRIVEWAY. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY? SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 72,000 MILES. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAD PLANNED TO KEEP IT A LONG TIME. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE ...
Mileage: 88,000
1.RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE GOING THROUGH THE TIRE. 3.REAR SPRING AND TIRE WILL BE REPLACED, OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT FAILED LETTING THE SHOCK STICK THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF CAR BESIDE REAR SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 150,258
BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. WHILE ROTATING TIRES, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE SNAPPED. TWO NEW STRUTS WITH SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED AT A COST OF OVER $700. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, I PERSONALLY SAW THE LEFT REAR SPRING IN THE CAR BEFOR...
Mileage: 88,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INS...
Mileage: 121,000
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ENGINE STOPS WORKING AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTS ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW HOURS. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE REAR DRUMS REPLACED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED HE FELT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RIDING LOWER THAN USUAL BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT COIL SPRI...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORT P195/60/R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION JUST AFTER 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE SAME TIRE FOR A 2001 FORD TAURUS AND A 2001 FORD FOCUS. BOTH THE VEHICLE DEALER AND TIRE STORE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TREAD SEPARATION BU...
Mileage: 43,000
VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH A REAR COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ISSUE. WITH NOT JUST A SINGLE BROKEN SPRING. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN RESULTING IN A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY ISSUE. BOTH COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN THE SAME PART OF THE COIL. VERY COSTLY SUSPENSION REPAIRS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING FLUIDS AND SLIPPING TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH A REAR COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ISSUE. WITH NOT JUST A SINGLE BROKEN SPRING. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN RESULTING IN A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE MANAGED TO CATCH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE HAVING THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES. I AM A CERTI...
Mileage: 130,000
THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BOTH COILS BROKEN. THERE IS A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000. MY VEHICLE HAS 170,000 MILES. IF THIS WAS A "SAFETY" RECALL THEN THERE WOULD BE NO LIMIT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE COILS CAN EA...
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING THE STRUTS TO BREAK ALSO. THIS IS THE 3RD TAURUS I HAVE OWNED THAT DID THIS. FORD DID RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE BACK SPRING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE IF FORD TAURUS 2001 BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 151,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS AND HEAD GASKET I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THE HEAD GASKET FROM THE CHOICES. *TR
Mileage: 74,328
REAR COIL SPRINGS AND HEAD GASKET I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THE HEAD GASKET FROM THE CHOICES. *TR
Mileage: 74,328
FRONT SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON HAVE BROKEN, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COMMON, BUT WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SENT OUT IN 2004. I DID NOT RECEIVE THAT RECALL, EVEN...
Mileage: 135,000
I DRIVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS. I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE IS NOW OLD ENOUGH AND WEIGHS ENOUGH TO NO LONGER NEED THE BACK OF HER BOOSTER SEAT. THE BACK IS NOW BECOMING CONSTRICTIVE AS SHE IS GROWING. HOWEVER, IN A 2001 TAURUS, THERE ARE NO REAR HEAD RESTS. HER HEAD (AT THE AGE OF 7) IS ABOVE THE ...
Mileage: 99,000
CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, CAR ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP, IT WOULD STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE CAR BRAKES HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO AVOID HITTING T...
Mileage: 118,702
CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, CAR ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP, IT WOULD STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO, STOP GO WHILE I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE CAR BRAKES HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO AVOID HITTING T...
Mileage: 118,702
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE. ALL FOUR OF THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE BROKEN SPRINGS HAD AN END WHICH PROTRUED AND HAD RUBBED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE (INSIDE REAR) PORTION DAMAGING THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE RENDERING THE TIRE USELESS.
Mileage: 122,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE. ALL FOUR OF THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE BROKEN SPRINGS HAD AN END WHICH PROTRUED AND HAD RUBBED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE (INSIDE REAR) PORTION DAMAGING THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE RENDERING THE TIRE USELESS.
Mileage: 122,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE. ALL FOUR OF THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE BROKEN SPRINGS HAD AN END WHICH PROTRUED AND HAD RUBBED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE (INSIDE REAR) PORTION DAMAGING THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE RENDERING THE TIRE USELESS.
Mileage: 122,000
COIL SPRINGS ON THE FORD TAURUS ARE BREAKING. A RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON THE FRONT, BUT NOT ON THE BACK SPRINGS. THE SPRINGS ARE MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL -- HAIRLINE CRACKS CAN BE SEEN ON THE SPRING. THE PORTION OF THE SPRING THAT SEPARATES SHOWS THAT THE CRACK IN THE SPRING HAS OXIDIZED AT POIN...
Mileage: 139,000
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CONCERN WITH MY VEHICLE IS THAT I DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS THREE BROKEN SPRINGS, ONE OF WHICH CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TIRE, I DISCOVERED THIS AFTER I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INVEST...
Mileage: 122,500
AT A STOP LIGHT, NO CRASH, BUT ALMOST. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. THE ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD, BUT MY HARD BRAKING KEPT IT FROM GOING FORWARD. I HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PRESSING HARD. THE...
Mileage: 118,657
AT A STOP LIGHT, NO CRASH, BUT ALMOST. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. THE ENGINE KEPT TRYING TO GO FORWARD, BUT MY HARD BRAKING KEPT IT FROM GOING FORWARD. I HAD TO CHANGE CAR LANES TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PRESSING HARD. THE...
Mileage: 118,657
FRONT SPRINGS BREAK AND CUT THE TIRE CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
ROUTINE DRIVING IS SUBURBS - BACK COIL SPRING BROKE IN 2001 TAURUS - THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE AND FORD IS NOT HELPING OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON HE FRONT SPRINGS, SO THEY WERE REPLACED FOR FREE, BUT THE BACK ONES COST MY 83 YEAR OLD MOTHER $1000. PLEASE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MY BROTHER HAD A...
Mileage: 71,000
WITHOUT NOTICE FORD TAURUS 2001 SES JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND GOING AROUND 70MPH. AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED GOING. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD TRY TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS IN HITTING SOMEONE OR A CAR. LUCKY I HAD MY FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WOULD BRAKE HARD AGAIN, THEN AGAIN SOMETIMES. I STARTED CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD AND I FOUND THAT MY BRAKE FLUID ...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING REPLACED. A YEARS LATER WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 90,000
2001 FORD TAURUS - 74,000 MILES - BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE SEES A LOT OF THESE BROKEN SPRINGS IN THE TAURUS LINE. HE SAID QUITE OFTEN THEY WILL TEAR INTO THE TIRE AND CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. I FOUND A LARGE PIECE OF METAL LYING ON MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS STRUTS. TOTAL BILL WAS 970.00 WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE NOTICED THE PIECE OF METAL O...
Mileage: 106,000
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING FAILURE . THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING BROKE AND RUINED THE TIRE . IT ALMOST WORE THROUGH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE . I THINK THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM . I CALLED FORD AND TO REPORT THE PROBLEM . AT THIS TIME THEIR ARE NO RECALLS FOR REAR SPRINGS . *CN
Mileage: 97,000
LAST NOVEMBER, THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SES UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT WORKING. THE PEDAL WOULD PUSH DOWN NORMALLY, BUT IT WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND I WAS ALMOST HOME SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE IT HOME. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, THEY QUIT AGAIN, ONL...
Mileage: 70,000
2001 FORD TAURUS MODEL SEL . REAR COIL SPRINGS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2004 WITH 35,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. GARAGE KEPT, WIFE DRIVES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CAUSING ME TO HAVE PROTECTIVE SHIELDS PLACED AROUND FRONT COILS DUE TO POSSIBLE BLOWOUT IF COIL BROKE, OBVIOUSLY SOME HAD...
Mileage: 71,000
WE OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM HANDICAP AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT WE USE TO GET ME TO APPOINTMENTS, ETC. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE WE WERE ALREADY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR...
Mileage: 28,000
WE OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM HANDICAP AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT WE USE TO GET ME TO APPOINTMENTS, ETC. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE WE WERE ALREADY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR...
Mileage: 28,000
WE OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM HANDICAP AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT WE USE TO GET ME TO APPOINTMENTS, ETC. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE WE WERE ALREADY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR...
Mileage: 28,000
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING COILS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE REAR SPRING COILS, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SPRING COILS? THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH THE REAR SPRING COILS THAT HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT SPRING COILS. TIRES ARE EXPLODING! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!!!! FORD NEEDS ...
Mileage: 28,000
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING COILS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE REAR SPRING COILS, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SPRING COILS? THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH THE REAR SPRING COILS THAT HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT SPRING COILS. TIRES ARE EXPLODING! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!!!! FORD NEEDS ...
Mileage: 28,000
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING COILS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE REAR SPRING COILS, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SPRING COILS? THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH THE REAR SPRING COILS THAT HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT SPRING COILS. TIRES ARE EXPLODING! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!!!! FORD NEEDS ...
Mileage: 28,000
FRONT AND REAR SPRING COILS ARE DAMAGED. MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AN AS HE DID, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SPRING COIL PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WE WERE THEN INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NOT J...
Mileage: 28,000
FRONT AND REAR SPRING COILS ARE DAMAGED. MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AN AS HE DID, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SPRING COIL PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WE WERE THEN INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NOT J...
Mileage: 28,000
FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED SIDE OF TIRE. HAD THIS HAPPEN TO BACK WHEEL AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO SCHOOL OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A CRITICAL ACCIDENT! *TR
FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED SIDE OF TIRE. HAD THIS HAPPEN TO BACK WHEEL AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO SCHOOL OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A CRITICAL ACCIDENT! *TR
2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 52,000 MILES. REAR COIL SPRING HAS SNAPPED. JUST NOTICED ON THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T PUNCTURE THE TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE COVERED BY A RECALL. THE REAR COIL ...
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE AND THEN DEACTIVATE WITHOUT INTENTION. ALSO HE HAS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER BEEN NO...
Mileage: 136,000
2001 FORD TAURUS LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, END OF BROKEN SPRING CUT AND SHREDDED TIRE. REPLACEMENT COST FOR NEW TIRE AND TWO NEW QUICK STRUTS IS COSTING ME $1080.00. FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS AND WOULD REPLACE UP TO 200,000 MILES OR TEN YEARS. THEY KNOW THEY HA...
Mileage: 75,023
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND STATIONARY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000,...
Mileage: 99,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE HEATING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,600.
Mileage: 74,000
2001 FORD TAURUS, LOST BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING (PEDAL TO FLOOR). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUNNING TO THE REAR OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AT A VERY FAST / HIGH RATE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CORROSION WA...
Mileage: 153,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE "DRIVE" POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED...
Mileage: 117,000
RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND DAMAGED MY TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 106,297
THREE OF THE FOUR SPRINGS ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS ARE BROKEN AT UNDER 100 THOUSAND MILES. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. THE BROKEN SPRING CAN PUNCTURE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 68,000 MILES WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THIS ITEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED RESULTING IN AN INJURY ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEDAN. I REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS AS PART OF A RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE SPRING ON THE FRONT STRUT BROKE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, I NOTICED A NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, I NOTICE...
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IT HAS LESS THAN 70, 000 MILES AND THE REAR SPRINGS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE SERVICE STATION ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE THE SPRING COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRE. IT COST $850 TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS. FO...
Mileage: 70,000
THE THROTTLE 'STUCK' ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHILE IN MOTION ~45MPH AND IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. EXPERIENCED DRIVER USED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT CRASHING AND THEN TURNED IGNITION OFF TO CONTROL ENGINE. THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS NOT IN USE. FOUND PLASTIC 'TAB' HOLDING SPE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH SEVERAL DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED WHEN IT ROLLED OVER AND IT WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ...
Mileage: 138,000
CAR LOST BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ,SMOKE FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 I HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE FRONT END - THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. LUCKILY THE PROTECTIVE GUARDS INSTALLED LAST YEAR PREVENTED THE TIRE FROM BLOWING UP. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 I HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE FRONT END - THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. LUCKILY THE PROTECTIVE GUARDS INSTALLED LAST YEAR PREVENTED THE TIRE FROM BLOWING UP. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN HOT (AMBIENT TEMPERATURE), CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM "PARK" UPON STARTING ENGINE. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE - SAME AS NHTSA RECALL 04V106000. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN "REAR-ENDED" TWICE DURING LAST MONTH. FORD ADVISES THAT MY VIN NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL, BUT SAFETY PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
WHEN HOT (AMBIENT TEMPERATURE), CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM "PARK" UPON STARTING ENGINE. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE - SAME AS NHTSA RECALL 04V106000. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN "REAR-ENDED" TWICE DURING LAST MONTH. FORD ADVISES THAT MY VIN NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL, BUT SAFETY PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NOT FATAL AND THERE WASN'T A CRASH. I WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO HEAR A RUBBING NOISE IN THE BACK TIRE OF MY CAR. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND WAS RUBBING A GROOVE INTO MY TIRE. I THEN HAD TO REPLACE BOT...
Mileage: 65,000
THE WIPER SWITCH/MOTOR ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS FAILED. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT IT HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR 2001 TAURUSES, HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY REFUSED REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD COMPANY, THEY SAY ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME IT'S NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE MAIN ARGUMENT: IT H...
Mileage: 91,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS NO SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT THE TEMPERATURE DIAL DROPPED QUICKLY. WITHIN MINUTES, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO CO...
Mileage: 80,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. MARCH 09, 68,000 MILES DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS AND CUTS TIRE DOWN. JULY 09, 78,000 MILES MECHANIC FINDS BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS SIMILARLY BROKEN. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 SPRINGS, STRUTS AND 1 TIRE. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN SPRINGS BROKE ON FRONT END...
Mileage: 68,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. MARCH 09, 68,000 MILES DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS AND CUTS TIRE DOWN. JULY 09, 78,000 MILES MECHANIC FINDS BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS SIMILARLY BROKEN. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 SPRINGS, STRUTS AND 1 TIRE. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN SPRINGS BROKE ON FRONT END...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MELTED INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE M...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON OR OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REP...
FORD TAURUS 2001 CRUISE CONTROL POORLY DESIGNED CRUISE CABLE CAUSED THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING UP. I TURNED ENGINE OFF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF SOME ONE ELSE WAS DRIVING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND CAN EASIL...
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 97,000 MILES ON IT HAS ONE FRONT AND TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR ONES ARE NOT COVERED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DRIVEN....AND FORD WON'T COVER IT? WERE THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER? MADE FROM DIFFERENT ST...
Mileage: 97,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF MY CAR WAS SITTING VERY LOW AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. APPARENTLY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN DUE, PRESUMABLY, TO CORROSION FROM SALT IN NORTHERN CLIMATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WIT...
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 156K MILES. I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I NEARLY SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCELERATION OVER POWERED THE BRAKES. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL ...
Mileage: 156,000
I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD ...
I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD ...
I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD ...
IN MARCH OF 2009 I HAD A FRONT SPRING BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. AT THAT TIME FORD REPLACED THEM UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHICH A SET OF NEW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE TOWING BILL. NOW THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND DESTROYED AN...
Mileage: 74,000
IN MARCH OF 2009 I HAD A FRONT SPRING BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. AT THAT TIME FORD REPLACED THEM UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHICH A SET OF NEW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE TOWING BILL. NOW THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND DESTROYED AN...
Mileage: 74,000
WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN REAR OF THE CAR. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE SPRING IS RIGHT BESIDE THE TIRE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS DANGER WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT ALLOWED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SET SO FAR DOWN THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN PLACE 1 FINGER BE...
Mileage: 81,000
REAR COIL SPRING BREAKS AND HITS TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
REAR COIL SPRING BREAKS AND HITS TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
MY LOW MILEAGE 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD THE REAR COIL SPRING BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING OTHER CAR DAMAGE INCLUDING RIPPING OPEN A NEW TIRE. ALL TOLD $600 OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
I PURCHASED A 2001 TAURUS BRAND NEW IN 2001. WHEN I GOT MY CAR INSPECTED IN 2008 THE INSPECTOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 4 BROKEN SPRINGS ON MY CAR! ONE ON EACH WHEEL! IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS $...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND MY REAR SPRINGS BROKE AND THE JAGGED METAL SHREDDED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER SOMETHING LIKE A RECALL, BUT NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL. WE DROP C...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ...
Mileage: 62,000
2001 TAURUS SE, WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION, NOTICED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, SHARP END WAS ONLY 1/4" FROM TIRE. LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE LAST YEAR DAMAGING A NEW TIRE, SPRING WAS REPLACED IN RECALL BUT NOT THE TIRE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS WITH DEFECTI...
Mileage: 140,000
MY BOTH FRONT AND BOTH BACK SPRING COILS BROKE IN MY CAR. NO-ONE EVER NOTIFIED ME ABOUT RECALL FOR MY CAR MODELS. I AM LUCKY THAT DIDN'T GOT INTO ANY ACCIDENTS. MY TIRES ARE LESS THAN 2 YEAR OLD AND ARE JUNK BECAUSE OF THE SPRINGS DAMAGING THEM. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRES, AND IT WILL...
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE PULLED IN TO MY DRIVEWAY WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING BROKE WHICH ALSO BROKE THE STRUT AND SHREDDED THE BOOT. ITS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOW MY CONCERN IS THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY IS THERE NO ...
Mileage: 52,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE PULLED IN TO MY DRIVEWAY WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING BROKE WHICH ALSO BROKE THE STRUT AND SHREDDED THE BOOT. ITS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOW MY CONCERN IS THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY IS THERE NO ...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR QUICK STRUTS SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INV...
Mileage: 115,318
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 100,125
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 88,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY TIRE WAS SHREDDED. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WAS ALSO IN POOR CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH LONGER. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT WA...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY TIRE WAS SHREDDED. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WAS ALSO IN POOR CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH LONGER. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT WA...
Mileage: 88,000
HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED UNDER FORD RECALL BUT ALSO HAD LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. REAR COILS REPLACED AND INSTALLED FOR $415.13. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL... *TR
Mileage: 56,754
HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED UNDER FORD RECALL BUT ALSO HAD LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. REAR COILS REPLACED AND INSTALLED FOR $415.13. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL... *TR
Mileage: 56,754
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING LEFT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 151,356. UPDATED 12/08/0...
Mileage: 151,356
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED. I WAS TOLD THAT HAD HE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED HE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE C...
Mileage: 92,873
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED. I WAS TOLD THAT HAD HE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED HE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE C...
Mileage: 92,873
A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LEAD ME TO LOOK AND FIND MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONTS, BUT NOT THE REARS, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, I'M PRETTY LUCKY. MINE BROKE NEAR THE BASE, AND CAUSED NO FURTHER DAMA...
Mileage: 64,000
WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF A RECALL NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED ON MY 2001 TAURUS FOR BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS. WHILE THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF MY FRONT SPRINGS THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE REAR SPRINGS ON THE CAR. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CRACKED AND N...
Mileage: 100,000
PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND RUPTURED TIRE. *TR
MY '01 TAURUS SES WITH 62K WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR. TOOK IT FOR AN INSPECTION AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. IT SCRATCHED THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE BUT DID NOT PUNCTURE IT. AS A CONSEQUENCE AND $400 LATER I HAD THE SPRINGS REPLACED. THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE FRONT SPRIN...
Mileage: 62,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD SOMETHING DROP FROM MY CAR (AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH). I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND WALKED DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND, WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PART FROM MY VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, IT WAS MY FRON...
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD SOMETHING DROP FROM MY CAR (AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH). I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND WALKED DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND, WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PART FROM MY VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, IT WAS MY FRON...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT THE COST OF $1,200. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FOR...
Mileage: 32,000
I AM SENDING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER WHO DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. HE OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY MOTHER AND ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS GARAGE HE FOUND A PIECE OF METAL ON FLOOR WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM THE CAR. AF...
Mileage: 26,000
FORD HAS A WARANTY REPLACEMENT ON THIER FRONT SPRINGS FOR A FORD TAURUS BUT NOT ON THIER BACK SPRINGS, I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 83,000 MILES AND THE BOTH BACK SPRINGS ARE BROKE AND IT WAS CLOSE TO PUNTURING THE REAR TIRE, IF THE FRONT SPRINGS BREAK AND ARE COVERD BUT NOT THE BACKS ONE IS'NT ...
Mileage: 83
2001 FORD TAURUS HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED RECALL DUE TO A CORROSION/HIGH FAILURE RATE ISSUE. WHY AREN'T THE REAR COIL SPRINGS COVERED BY THIS RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 125,000
REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 129,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WITH SUSPENSION NOISE WHILE DRIVING. FORD MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON 2/2/2009. PARTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 162,211
MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. LUCKILY I FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND RECEIVED A QUOTE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AT A COST OF $900. *TR
Mileage: 80,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED IMPROPER SUSPENSION ISSUES IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND R...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED IMPROPER SUSPENSION ISSUES IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND R...
Mileage: 75,000
2001 FORD TAURUS, 112,000 MILES. DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE, HEARD LOUD BANG AND CAR PULLED LEFT AND I GAINED CONTROL AND STOPPED. FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING LEFT TIRE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. FORD WILL COVER COST OF FRONT SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. DEALERSH...
Mileage: 112,135
RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. IF I HADN'T NOTICED A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. WE JUST HAD NEW TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT A MONTH BEFORE THE SPRING BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. IF I HADN'T NOTICED A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. WE JUST HAD NEW TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT A MONTH BEFORE THE SPRING BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRINGS AND STRUTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. IF DRIVEN, THE STRUTS COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES. SHE DID NOT REALIZE THE FAILURE UNTIL JANUARY 14, 2009 AFTER NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE FRONT E...
Mileage: 65,000
2001 FORD TAURUS - BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
BROKEN COIL SPRINGS IN FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
BROKEN COIL SPRINGS IN FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
THE FAILURE IS A BROKEN LEFT REAR SPRING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR SPRINGS. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THE BROKEN SPRING IN MY PARTICULAR CASE CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER AS THE SPRING WAS STILL IN THE SPRING SEAT, HOWEVER IT IS CAUSE TO FAIL A PA STATE SAFETY IN...
Mileage: 99,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB
Mileage: 69,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 69,000 MILES HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COILS WHICH FORD WILL FIX NO CHARGE UNDER 04M04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS. IN THE EVENT OF THE BACK SPRING WORKING IT'S WAY TO THE TIRE THERE HAS BEEN REAR...
Mileage: 68,860
I NOTICED THAT AFTER INSTALLING FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DRAMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS JUST DONE AS WELL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SAT EXTREMELY LOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING ON T...
Mileage: 91,792
REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAK! I REMEMBER THE RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. BUT WHY FORD DOESN'T RECALL REAR AS THEY BREAK AS OFTEN AS THE FRONT ONES?? *TR
FRONT & REAR SPRINGS FAILED ON 2001 FORD TAURUS & WERE REPLACED. FRONT SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED STRUTS & WERE COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED SHOCKS BUT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS "COMMON" ON THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR
Mileage: 86,649
AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION: REAR DRIVERS COIL SPRING FAILURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR TIRE. ESTIMATED @ $397 FOR THE COIL AND LABOR, PLUS $125 FOR NEW TIRE. MECHANIC SAID REAR PASSENGER SPRING IS NOT FAR BEHIND. *TR
Mileage: 40,720
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE REAR TIRES WERE ESPECIALLY WORN. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. IN OCTOBER OF 2008, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 100,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NONE ON THE REAR. MY RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER. I HAD FIVE KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FRONT COIL BROKE OFF AND RIPPED THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX ...
Mileage: 66,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NONE ON THE REAR. MY RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER. I HAD FIVE KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FRONT COIL BROKE OFF AND RIPPED THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX ...
Mileage: 66,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NONE ON THE REAR. MY RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER. I HAD FIVE KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FRONT COIL BROKE OFF AND RIPPED THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX ...
Mileage: 66,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE WEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) UNTIL THEY H...
Mileage: 80,000
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND NEARLY CUT THE TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED TODAY AND FOUND OUT BOTH REAR SPRINGS ON THE STRUTS WERE BROKEN. WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I'VE FOUND OUT THIS IS COMMON IN 2001 TAURUS SEDANS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A RECALL COULD BE MADE FOR THE FRONT STRUTS BUT NOT THE BACK. A REAR TIR...
Mileage: 160,000
INSPECTION OF SUSPENSION ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BY TIRE SHOP ON 11 OCT 08 REVEALED BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. INTERNET SITES LIST NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF TIRES BEING PUNCTURED BY BROKEN SPRINGS. I GUESS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN ORDER TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION? Y...
Mileage: 129,022
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS CAR ALTHOUGH FORD WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BUT REFUSE TO DO THE SAME FOR THE REAR. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES SDN. I LOOKED ON FORDS WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WHERE NONE FOR REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS, THIS IS THE 4TH COIL SPRING THAT HAS BROKEN ON THIS CAR AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. I JUST DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK WITH THIS MANY BREAKS THERE H...
Mileage: 96,475
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. U...
Mileage: 61,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE WAS EXPERIENCING SEAT BELT FAILURE AND STATED THAT WHEN HE BUCKLES THE BELT, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN HE UNB...
Mileage: 137,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND IT WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AND A GRILL WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE ...
Mileage: 165,000
DROVE HOME FROM WORK. WAS INSIDE MY HOME ABOUT 10 MINUTES. HEARD A LOUD NOISE WENT OUT SIDE AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FIRE MEN PUT IT OUT AND SAID IT PROBABLY STARTED UP IN THE DASH AREA. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. ONE OF THE REAR CORNERS OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING EXTREMELY LOW. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED VARIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. THE SPRING ALSO BECAME DISLODGED ...
Mileage: 129,600
REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE ON FORD TAURUS 01. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO (~90 K MILES) MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. YESTERDAY (~103 K MILES), I FOUND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING ALSO CRACKED OPEN AND HANGING VERY NEAR TO THE TIRE. THIS CAR DRIVES 98% ON I-94 AT A SPEED O...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO (~90 K MILES) MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. YESTERDAY (~103 K MILES), I FOUND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING ALSO CRACKED OPEN AND HANGING VERY NEAR TO THE TIRE. THIS CAR DRIVES 98% ON I-94 AT A SPEED O...
Mileage: 90,000
RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NEVER NOTICED ANY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE...
Mileage: 110,700
2001 FORD TAURUS HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHEN THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *NJ
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS THEN FELL DOWN PAST THE SPRING SEAT AND THE JAGGED, BROKEN EDGE OF THE SPRINGS CUT THE INNER SIDE WALL OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF THIS WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING 3...
Mileage: 62,125
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEER...
Mileage: 43,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEER...
Mileage: 43,700
APPROX. MID-MAY 2008 NOTICED COOLANT SMELL IN CAR AND WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR INSIDE 2001 FORD TAURUS WAGON. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AC BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. TOOK TO SHERWOOD FORD IN SALISBURY, MD END OF MAY 2008 FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED RESISTORS TO BLOWER MOTOR AND STATED ...
APPROX. MID-MAY 2008 NOTICED COOLANT SMELL IN CAR AND WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR INSIDE 2001 FORD TAURUS WAGON. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AC BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. TOOK TO SHERWOOD FORD IN SALISBURY, MD END OF MAY 2008 FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED RESISTORS TO BLOWER MOTOR AND STATED ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO A STOP AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DURING THE FIRST FEW FAILURES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE...
Mileage: 96,000
I HAD 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS ON MY CAR AT ONE TIME. I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT NOT ON THE BACK. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT ON THE COIL SPRINGS WAS SALT ON THE ROAD, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED MY FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS TO BREAK. I BELIEVE THERE S...
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING SOUND AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST OF 2008. THE COIL SPRINGS CURRENTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED A...
Mileage: 43,000
VEHICLE (2001 FORD TAURUS SE) FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE ON VACATION, DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER SIDE REAR STRUT TO BREAK. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS. CAR CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
I WAS PARKING MY CAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE CAR. LATER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY I HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP...
Mileage: 41,000
CAR APPEARED TO LOWER IN THE BACK END THAN IT SHOULD BE. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED WITH BROKEN SPRING WHICH WAS RUBBING REAR TIRES NEEDING 2 NEW TIRES. CAR HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES. COST OVER $1000. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS AND THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS FLOODED WITH WATER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT GET NO SOLUTION. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO FRACTURED FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT INCLUDED....
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO FRACTURED FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT INCLUDED....
Mileage: 69,000
REAR SPRINGS SNAPPED DESTROYING BOTH TIRES. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND BOTH REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 58,206
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, HE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SP...
Mileage: 103,000
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND HEARD FUNNY RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I CHECKED OUT THE FRONT END AND FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. WHILE GETTING THAT FIXED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN ALSO! *TR
Mileage: 120,800
BACK SPRINGS BROKE AND ALMOST PUNCTURED A TIRE. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED ON THE REAR. IF EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS WHY WEREN'T THE BACK SPRINGS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL? I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO BECAUSE THI...
REAR SPRING BROKE, ONLY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 TAURUS. MECHANIC CLAIMED YOU NEED TO REPLACE BOTH - COST IS $1033!! *TR
Mileage: 57,800
STARTING ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK; WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OCCURS DAILY. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, START, THEN PUT INTO GEAR, BUT BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DON'T USUALLY WORK. TRIED TO HAVE FORD DEALER REPAIR UNDER RECALL (04V10600 OR 04S12, RELATED TO 1S08?), BUT WAS TO...
Mileage: 64,200
STARTING ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK; WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OCCURS DAILY. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, START, THEN PUT INTO GEAR, BUT BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DON'T USUALLY WORK. TRIED TO HAVE FORD DEALER REPAIR UNDER RECALL (04V10600 OR 04S12, RELATED TO 1S08?), BUT WAS TO...
Mileage: 64,200
2001 FORD TAURUS. BACK (REAR) SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE. ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE BROKEN SPRINGS CAN PUNCTURE THE TIRE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE PHYSICAL AND/OR PROPERTY HARM. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD A RECALL ON THEM RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, NOT THE REAR S...
Mileage: 92,000
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO MOVE WHEN SPRING ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
BOTH REAR COILS SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A SOUND FROM MY CAR'S REAR END. AFTER I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED HOME I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND NOTICED PIECES OF RUBBER INSIDE THE WHEEL. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND SAW THAT THE STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AW...
Mileage: 88,000
REAR SUSPENSION COILS SNAPPED IN HALF REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACE OF REAR SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 88,700
I WAS GETTING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE REPAIR MAN SAID THAT BOTH OF MY REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON MY '01 FORD TAURUS. HE MENTIONED THAT A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING CAN PUNCTURE TIRES AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $1400 TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS AND...
Mileage: 90,000
THE REAR OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS DROPPED. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE ON MY MOTHERS 2001 FORD TAURUS. *TR
Mileage: 81,029
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT, THE CAR REACHED A SPEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND HELD THAT SPEED. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH I RARELY USE. I WAS NOT USING IT AT THE TIME. I APPLIED THE BRAKE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE COILS AND ...
Mileage: 63,830
WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB I FOUND A LINK TO THIS SITE. IT JUST STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS SITE SAID TO MENTION RECALL NUMBER 03V087000. AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS APPEARS TO BE I FEEL THAT F...
Mileage: 135,000
WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB I FOUND A LINK TO THIS SITE. IT JUST STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS SITE SAID TO MENTION RECALL NUMBER 03V087000. AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS APPEARS TO BE I FEEL THAT F...
Mileage: 135,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
I HAD TO REPLACE THE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE LEFT FRONT HAD BROKEN. THE CAR DID HAVE THE SHIELDS INSTALLED AS PER THE RECALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST. THE CAR HAS 72,000 MILES . *TR
Mileage: 72,000
REAR COIL SPRING OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BROKEN AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS DAMAGED ALL AROUND IT,AND THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN I CHECKED IT MYSELF I FOUND OUT THAT ITS THE SPRING THAT IS BROKEN,KNOW I HAVE TO FIX IT AND BUY A NEW TIRE,BECAUSE THE TIRE IS BADLY DAMAGED ,IF I...
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON RIGHT REAR 2001 TAURUS DAMAGING TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 40,923
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR WOULD ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IN HIGH AMOUNTS. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE KNOB FAILED AGAIN AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING IN THE VEHICLE THROUG...
Mileage: 147,579
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED TIRE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Mileage: 63,000
NOISE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. SOUNDED LIKE BRAKE PAD STICKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN INVESTIGATING TIRE FAILURE IT WAS FOUND THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TODAY THEREFORE THERE HAS BEEN NO R...
Mileage: 104,799
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 4/7/08 THAT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS BEING RECALLED TO HAVE FRONT ANTI-CORROSION SHIELDS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. ON 4/8/08 THE LT FRONT SPRING RUSTED THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BE...
Mileage: 153,900
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 4/7/08 THAT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS BEING RECALLED TO HAVE FRONT ANTI-CORROSION SHIELDS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. ON 4/8/08 THE LT FRONT SPRING RUSTED THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BE...
Mileage: 153,900
OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 4 MONTHS. MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND HEARD THE NOISE ALSO. I REMOVED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE. NOTHING PHY...
Mileage: 67,523
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED FROM DAN BUCKEY FORD IN CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY (NOW DIAMOND FORD). A FEW YEARS AGO (2005 I THINK) WE RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND HAD SHIELDS INSTALLED THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT FROM TIRE BLOWOUTS. THEY...
Mileage: 114,000
HEARD RUBBING SOUND THEN FELT REAR TIRE "POP" AND DEFLATE. ON REMOVAL OF REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FOUND SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AM HAVING REAR SPRINGS AND SHOCKS REPLACED AS WELL AS DESTROYED REAR TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE, DUG INTO THE REAR SIDE OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND DOWN TO THE BELT. I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT WHEN WASHING MY WIFE'S CAR, COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL DISASTER BECAUSE SHE DROVE ON THE FREEWAY EARLIER THAT DAY. REPLACING BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRE AT A COST OF APPROX $500....
Mileage: 45,000
THE ENGINE CRADLE, OR SUBFRAME ON MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE, SHOWING NO OBVIOUS INDICATIONS ON THE EXTERNAL, VISIBLE PART OF THE FRAME, THIS INCIDENT CAME WITHOUT WARNING, UNTIL THE FRONT CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVIN...
Mileage: 138,245
THE ENGINE CRADLE, OR SUBFRAME ON MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE, SHOWING NO OBVIOUS INDICATIONS ON THE EXTERNAL, VISIBLE PART OF THE FRAME, THIS INCIDENT CAME WITHOUT WARNING, UNTIL THE FRONT CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVIN...
Mileage: 138,245
REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED RESULTING IN BLOWN TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 80,800
MY MOTHER OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE, COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, SUCH AS A FLAT TIRE FROM THE SPRING PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAS INFOR...
REAR COIL SPRING IS BROKEN. WE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN SPRING WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A HARD RUBBING NOISE AGAINST THE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS BY THE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRACTURED END THAT IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. WE TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN OFTEN AS OUR DAUGHTERS ARE BOTH IN COLL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. IN 2002, FORD PLACED A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE COIL SPRING. THE COVER WAS REMOVED WHEN THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED IN ...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED. THE REAR SPRINGS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRINGS COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES AND CAUSE GREAT HARM. THE REPAI...
Mileage: 100,000
I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TA...
Mileage: 147,000
I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TA...
Mileage: 147,000
I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TA...
Mileage: 147,000
I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TA...
Mileage: 147,000
I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TA...
Mileage: 147,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER PLACED A SHIELD ON THE VEHICLE AS THE REMEDY. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INF...
Mileage: 48,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $350. TH...
Mileage: 88,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $350. TH...
Mileage: 88,000
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. IT MISSED THE TIRE BY LESS THAN ONE INCH AND RUBBED AGAINST THE RIM. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE WE HAD AN IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS OVER THE SUMMER, THEY WERE A RECALLED ITEM AND WERE REPLACED FREE OF C...
Mileage: 76,000
2001 FORD TAURUS - LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS - BROKEN. REPAIRED OCTOBER 2007. COST INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR STRUTS $965.87. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
2001 FORD TAURUS - LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS - BROKEN. REPAIRED OCTOBER 2007. COST INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR STRUTS $965.87. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
LEFT REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED DESTROYING TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 55,181
WHEN ROTATING THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH CLOCKWISE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DASH) LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO COME ON. *TR
WHEN ROTATING THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH CLOCKWISE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DASH) LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO COME ON. *TR
THE MOTOR THAT RUNS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 80,560
BROKEN REAR SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS COST OVER 500 TO REPLACE. FRONT SPRINGS DEFECTIVE ALSO AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. SPRINGS IN FRONT REPLACED AT FORD COST. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 62,000
BROKEN REAR SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS COST OVER 500 TO REPLACE. FRONT SPRINGS DEFECTIVE ALSO AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. SPRINGS IN FRONT REPLACED AT FORD COST. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 62,000
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING SMALL CHUNKS OF THE REAR COIL SPRING. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THEM YET. THAT IS MY SPRING PROJECT. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING LAST YEAR WHEN I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS. I WAITED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WEB ADDRESS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH. *T...
Mileage: 90,000
FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS LEAKING IN MY VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY FLOOR HAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON IT AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO DRY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FAN MOTOR BLOWER 4 ...
FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS LEAKING IN MY VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY FLOOR HAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON IT AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO DRY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FAN MOTOR BLOWER 4 ...
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. LEFT PART OF REAR COIL SPRING ON GARAGE FLOOR-NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SPRING WAS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 47,975
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE IN PARKING LOT. *TR
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. TWICE NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRUE, I HAVE JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT; BUT THAT'S STILL TWO TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE TRANNY I HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. PIECE OF JUNK! *TR
Mileage: 95,500
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT ACTUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR MAKING THE CARPET SMELL AND COLLECT MOLD. THIS IS TURN, THE WATER IS ALSO COLLECTING IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING AND FILLING UP CAUSING...
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT ACTUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR MAKING THE CARPET SMELL AND COLLECT MOLD. THIS IS TURN, THE WATER IS ALSO COLLECTING IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING AND FILLING UP CAUSING...
REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS. IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO FISHTAIL, DUE TO PUNCTURE OF TIRE BY BROKEN END OF COIL IN WINTERTIME. LUCKILY FOR US THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD OR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENSUED, THOUGH MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING A MIGRAINE FROM THE WHIPLASH. I ...
Mileage: 97,990
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,630.
Mileage: 140,630
HEARD A BANG HEADING OFF AN OFF RAMP AND CAR SHOT INTO GUARD RAIL WITH DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR BREAKING HEADLIGHT, BUMPER, BENDING HOOD, FENDER AND DOOR AND VARIOUS SCRATCHES ALONG SIDE OF CAR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED UPON INVESTIGATION BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND FRONT ...
Mileage: 101,575
THE PAINT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRUNK DOOR UNDER THE LICENSE PLATE IS PEELING. THE COSMETIC BLEMISH IS ABOUT 18INCHES IN LENGTH AND 3-4INCHES HIGH. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIVISION AT 800-392-3673 ABOUT THIS ISSUE; I SPOKE WITH A FRONT LINE REPRESENTATIVE NAMED KEVIN...
MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND I WENT TO CHECK HER CAR THIS MORNING AND FOUND A FLAT TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR. PUMPED IT UP AND HEARD AIR LEAKING OUT, REMOVED IT AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING STICKING OUT HAD CUT THE TIRE DOWN AND PUNCTURED IT. I REPLACED THE COIL AND STRUT AS A UNIT FROM ADVANCE WIT...
Mileage: 42,211
MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND I WENT TO CHECK HER CAR THIS MORNING AND FOUND A FLAT TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR. PUMPED IT UP AND HEARD AIR LEAKING OUT, REMOVED IT AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING STICKING OUT HAD CUT THE TIRE DOWN AND PUNCTURED IT. I REPLACED THE COIL AND STRUT AS A UNIT FROM ADVANCE WIT...
Mileage: 42,211
DEALER FOUND ALL FOUR SPRINGS BROKEN AFTER CAR WAS GRINDING ON REAR TIRE. DEALER IS REPLACING FRONT ONES PER RECALL BUT I FEEL REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO PRONE TO FAILURE AND FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. CAR SUFFERED TIRE DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
DEALER FOUND ALL FOUR SPRINGS BROKEN AFTER CAR WAS GRINDING ON REAR TIRE. DEALER IS REPLACING FRONT ONES PER RECALL BUT I FEEL REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO PRONE TO FAILURE AND FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. CAR SUFFERED TIRE DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
BACK COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE.*CN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFILLED THE WASHER WINDOW FLUID AND PRESSED THE BUTTON FOR THE FLUID A SECOND TIME WHEN HE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. BY THE TIME HE AND HIS DAUGHTER EXITED THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TH...
Mileage: 124,004
FAILURE/FRACTURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS AND RELATED TIRE DAMAGE. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AS FAR AS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS CONCERNED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY FOR SPRINGS. MY CONCERN IS FUTURE SPRING FAILURE ON REAR SUSPENSION WHICH IS KNOWN TO HAVE SIMILAR FAILURES WITH NO SAFETY RECALL IN EFFECT ...
Mileage: 88,000
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT AND BEING OCCUPIED BY 4 ADULTS. BROKEN SPRING DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH TIRE, BUT WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. FORD GARAGE ON VACATION DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND CUT AWAY ENOUGH OF THE SPRING END TO SAFELY CLEAR TIRE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 320...
MY WIFE OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BECAUSE ONE OF THEM BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. AFTER CONTACTING THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER...
Mileage: 87,435
I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AND HEARD A SCRAPING SOUNDS. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK BACK INTO MY PARKING LOT AND THE SOUND WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME. I JACKED THE REAR OF THE CAR UP AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS ACTUALLY SCRAPING THE REAR TIRE. HAD IT TOW TO A SHOP AND REPLACED...
Mileage: 83,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN. WOULD HAVE PUNCTURED A TIRE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GRIND OFF BROKEN PART OF SPRING. HAVE NOT REPAIRED SPRING YET, ONLY HAVE GROUND OFF POINT OF SPRING. *TR
BROUGHT IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS FOR A FRONT END SHAKE AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN! *TR
BROUGHT IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS FOR A FRONT END SHAKE AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOOSTER AND DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID ...
Mileage: 150,000
2001 FORD TAURUS BACK SPRINGS BROKE. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HER FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE UNDER RECALL AND THE REAR ONES WERE MADE BY A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *KB
Mileage: 46,575
REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS BROKEN ON 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. BLOWOUT OF TIRE DUE TO BROKEN COIL PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 90,983
BROKEN REAR SPRING ON A 2001 TARAUS SE. *TR
BLOWER OR RESISTOR FAILURE DUE TO LEAKS. *TR
Mileage: 147,000
BLOWER MOTOR ON MY FORD TAURUS AND BLOWER RESISTOR HAS SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF A WATER LEAK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WILLIAM FORD WHO FILED A COMPLAINT NUMBER 10184014 IS ONE PERSON TO MANY OTHERS TO MENTION. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
ON 10/16/07 , MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CHANGED MY OIL AND ROTATED MY TIRES AND IDENTIFIED A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE IS SEEING A TREND BETWEEN 2001-2003 MODELS, HE INFORMED ME CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT REPAIR WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN A BLOWN TIRE, PERHAPS B...
Mileage: 53,963
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT JERKED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PLACES THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATES TOO QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES OF THAT YEAR,...
Mileage: 107,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE CHECK-UP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND WAS STRIKING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.
Mileage: 51,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRUNKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE...
Mileage: 58,300
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKE. THE TIRES HAD A GROOVE WORE IN THEM.
Mileage: 63,000
AIR CONDITIONING / HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WET WHEN IT RAINS. WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED SOON WITH COLD WEATHER APPROACHING. EXPECTING $500+ REPAIR BILL. NHTSA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
AIR CONDITIONING / HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WET WHEN IT RAINS. WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED SOON WITH COLD WEATHER APPROACHING. EXPECTING $500+ REPAIR BILL. NHTSA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE ENTIRE DAY WHEN HE FOUND IT ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE SMOKE AROSE FROM THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE. THE DASHBOARD BURNED DUE TO THE HEAT. A F...
Mileage: 108,000
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY WITH 2001 TAURUS MODELS. REAR TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT THERE COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE BEEN. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED TO BE A SAFE FAMILY CAR TO TRANSPORT AN ...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HE TESTED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND THEY WERE FINE. HE JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM OF A PART TH...
Mileage: 91,097
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. ...
Mileage: 79,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. ...
Mileage: 79,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. ...
Mileage: 79,900
2001 FORD TAURUS, PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. CAUSED STABILIZER LINK DAMAGE, TIRE DAMAGE. ONE YEAR AGO A FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL BY FORD. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM/DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS AS IT DID THE FRONT SPRING DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 169,000
FORD DEALER MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT RIGHT REAR SPRING IS BROKEN ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE ADVISED US THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 TAURUS BROKE IN JUNE 2006. TODAY AUGUST 28, 2007 THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS NOTED THAT IT WAS BROKEN BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY BUT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND BY ...
THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 TAURUS BROKE IN JUNE 2006. TODAY AUGUST 28, 2007 THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS NOTED THAT IT WAS BROKEN BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY BUT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND BY ...
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN TN. THE SPEED ZONE IS 70MPH. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE WEATHER WAS 90 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL HOURS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 98,000
I BROUGHT MY 2001 TAURUS TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE COMPANY THAT MY FRONT SPRINGS WERE BAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A RECALL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALLED SPRINGS FIXED, I WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH OF MY REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL AS MY REAR STRUTS. WHY ARE...
I BROUGHT MY 2001 TAURUS TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE COMPANY THAT MY FRONT SPRINGS WERE BAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A RECALL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALLED SPRINGS FIXED, I WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH OF MY REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL AS MY REAR STRUTS. WHY ARE...
I NOTICED A NOISE AFTER TIRES WERE ROTATED. I ASKED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT DURING 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED AS RESULT OF BROKEN COIL. HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COILS REPLACED, AND BUY TWO NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 91,076
I NOTICED A NOISE AFTER TIRES WERE ROTATED. I ASKED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT DURING 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED AS RESULT OF BROKEN COIL. HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COILS REPLACED, AND BUY TWO NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 91,076
SEARS AND THEIR DEFECTIVE CHINESE TIRES. ON JULY 26, 2007, WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW SUMITOMO HTR H4 P215/60HH16 TIRES FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD SONS 2001 TAURUS FROM SEARS IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. ON AUGUST 12, 2007 HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE TO GO TO A PARK WITH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS. SH...
WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. HAD THE FRONT SPRING SHIELDS INSTALLED UPON RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. FRONT SPRINGS ARE OK SO FAR, BUT I NOTICED THE REAR OF THE CAR SAT A LITTLE LOW IN THE GARAGE. I HAD HEARD OF SOME SPRING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS, AND MY SON JUST HAD THE REAR SPR...
Mileage: 75,000
WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. HAD THE FRONT SPRING SHIELDS INSTALLED UPON RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. FRONT SPRINGS ARE OK SO FAR, BUT I NOTICED THE REAR OF THE CAR SAT A LITTLE LOW IN THE GARAGE. I HAD HEARD OF SOME SPRING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS, AND MY SON JUST HAD THE REAR SPR...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBER WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V332000). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE...
Mileage: 48,325
DRIVING ALONG A SMOOTH ROAD,CAR WAS JOLTED WITH A LOUD BANG. I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED,LEAVING PART OF ITS BASE IN THE STRUT MOUNT. SECOND COIL SPRING TO FAIL ON THIS CAR. PASSENGER REAR ALSO FAILED, ONE YEAR AGO. *JB
Mileage: 74,995
DRIVING ALONG A SMOOTH ROAD,CAR WAS JOLTED WITH A LOUD BANG. I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED,LEAVING PART OF ITS BASE IN THE STRUT MOUNT. SECOND COIL SPRING TO FAIL ON THIS CAR. PASSENGER REAR ALSO FAILED, ONE YEAR AGO. *JB
Mileage: 74,995
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE SHOP REPLACED THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE LATTER PART OF 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE SOUNDED AS IF A STONE HAD STRUCK THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND F...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE SHOP REPLACED THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE LATTER PART OF 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE SOUNDED AS IF A STONE HAD STRUCK THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND F...
Mileage: 100,000
1)THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WORKED FINE, UNTIL 2) THE BUCKLE STARTED STICKING AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO UNBUCKLE, CAUSING 3) POSSIBLE DEATH IF THE SEATBELT BUCKLE IS NOT REPLACED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V144000, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT BUILT UNTIL DECEMBER 2000. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND A PIECE OF STEEL FRACTURED OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CARE IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD AND BOTH REAR SPRINGS MUST BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE REAR FENDER REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. *...
Mileage: 70,000
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND A PIECE OF STEEL FRACTURED OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CARE IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD AND BOTH REAR SPRINGS MUST BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE REAR FENDER REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. *...
Mileage: 70,000
WATER LEAK CAUSED BLOWER MOTOR & RESISTOR TO SHORT. $475 + TAX TO REPRIT. INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES. SILENT RECALL BY FORD THAT IS REPAIRED AT NO COST WHILE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIR...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTIN...
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTIN...
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTIN...
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE FLATTENED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS A FAILED SPRING. THE DEALER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPRING HAD FAILED....
Mileage: 106,000
REAR COIL SPRING MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. *AK
Mileage: 61,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED, IN ADDITION TO THE REAR RI...
Mileage: 48,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME PUNCTURING THE REAR TIRE. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
APR 2007 I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX] PURCHASED USED FROM PUNDMANN FORD FEB. 2003. A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF COIL SPRING UNDER THE CAR. THINKING THAT THE SPRING WAS FROM THE FRONT AND RELATED TO THE SHIELDS THAT WERE INSTALLED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER ON ONE SIDE IN THE REAR. HE JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER R...
Mileage: 116,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CREATED A HOLE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Mileage: 80,000
ON 7 JUNE 07, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE BROKE AND CONTACTED THE TIRE, RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
FAULTY SUSPENSION; BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. *TR
Mileage: 70,670
LARGE BANG NOISE ON MODERATE (NORMAL) BRAKING TO STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. FOUND 2 FRACTURED REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS TWO TIRE SEVERELY GROOVED ON INTERIOR OF SIDEWALL. REPLACED TWO SPRINGS, AS WELL AS TWO REAR TIRES. PREVIOUS TIRES WERE ABOUT A MONTH ...
Mileage: 104,000
LARGE BANG NOISE ON MODERATE (NORMAL) BRAKING TO STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. FOUND 2 FRACTURED REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS TWO TIRE SEVERELY GROOVED ON INTERIOR OF SIDEWALL. REPLACED TWO SPRINGS, AS WELL AS TWO REAR TIRES. PREVIOUS TIRES WERE ABOUT A MONTH ...
Mileage: 104,000
REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL AND BLOWER FAN DUE TO LEAK IN RH COWLING. HAD TO INSTALL BRAIN HAT. *TR
Mileage: 79,377
ONE FRONT SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER FORD RECALL PROCEDURE. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR SPRINGS.*AK
Mileage: 136,000
REPLACED REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 TAURUS SEDAN. ALSO, NEEDED NEW STRUTS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE.*AK
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL SERVICE 04S17 FROM FORD, FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELDS. THE TECHNICIAN CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE A CRACK. THIS SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IN TANDEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRING DEFECT. HE TOL...
2001 TAURUS: THE SPRING ON THE EAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TIRE. FORD KNEW THAT THE SPRINGS INSTALLED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WERE PRONE TO BREAKING, AND EVEN HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE FRONT WHEELS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TH...
Mileage: 109,000
I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT MY EXPENSE. LATER , I FOUND OUT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 04V332000 , AND PRESENTED THE BILL TO THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PRICE OF THE PARTS. THE DISTRICT FORD RECA...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DE...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A DE...
Mileage: 72,500
2001 FORD TAURUS. BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERF...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERF...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERF...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERF...
Mileage: 120,000
HELLO, I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED USED FROM PUNDMANN FORD FEB. 2003. A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF COIL SPRING UNDER THE CAR. THINKING THAT THE SPRING WAS FROM THE FRONT AND RELATED TO THE SHIELDS THAT WERE INSTALLED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR NEW REAR DRUMS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS AND BRAKES, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THROUGH RESEARCH THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR NEW REAR DRUMS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS AND BRAKES, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THROUGH RESEARCH THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 72,000
DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, AND HEARD A LOAD "POP" FROM THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. I WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN. UNDER CAR INSPECTION SHOWED THE REAR COIL HAD BROKE AND CUT THROUGH THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. TECHNICIAN SAID ANOTHER 500 FEET WOULD HAVE CA...
Mileage: 130,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON IN OCTOBER 2005 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF EGR SENSOR; LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN I ADDED MORE COOLANT TO THE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS EMPTY BUT NOT GENERATING A HEATING MESSAGE. LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER NEXT GAS FILL. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON IN OCTOBER 2005 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF EGR SENSOR; LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN I ADDED MORE COOLANT TO THE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS EMPTY BUT NOT GENERATING A HEATING MESSAGE. LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER NEXT GAS FILL. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
REAR SPRINGS BROKEN, RECALL ON FRONT BUT NOT REAR. I READ THAT SOME SPRINGS BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRES. IF ONE SET OF SPRINGS IS BAD WOULDN'T IT BE OBVIOUS TO REPLACE ALL? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THE REAR SPRINGS? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. WHY SHOULD CONSUMER HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT?...
Mileage: 81,000
BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS. I WAS TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, DURING A STATE INSPECTION ,WAS INFORMED THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST.*AK
Mileage: 85,400
BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS. I WAS TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, DURING A STATE INSPECTION ,WAS INFORMED THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST.*AK
Mileage: 85,400
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH\ THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL# 04V332000. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 76,570
DETECTED A NOISE IN WHEEL PORTION OF AUTOMOBILE. DROVE TO LOCAL MASTER MECHANIC WHO ADVISED IT WAS A BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING CREATING A SHARP BROKEN AREA THAT HAD SCORED THE TIRE, AND CUT. *JB
Mileage: 64,825
2001 FORD TAURUS -- REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, THEN PUNCTURED LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER NEEDED TO DO APPROXIMATELY $700 IN REPAIRS.*AK
Mileage: 99,840
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE HEATER BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. PER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-15-3, THISWAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL RUIN THE CARPET, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND MAY N...
Mileage: 43,000
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AT THE SAME TIME, CAR HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR, AND NOW THEY HAVE BROKEN, SEEMED VERY STRANGE, AND FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, REPAIR COST OVER $500. *AK
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW SPEED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KIT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT FORD CUSTOMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE REPAIR ...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED LIT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL#04V106000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE ...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED LIT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL#04V106000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE ...
Mileage: 66,000
I JUST GOT THROUGH HAVING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE DEALER UNDER FORDS "CAMPAIGN" TO FIX THE SPRINGS ONLY IF THEY ARE BROKE ON MY 2001 TAURUS..NOW ,NOT EVEN THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE PO...
Mileage: 93,150
TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR FASTER AND GOT WORSE THE VEHICLE REACHED 60 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND...
Mileage: 94,600
WHILE PARKED, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE FRACTURED AND PARTS OF THE COIL HAVE FALLEN TO THE GROUND. FORD MOTOR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BY ISSUING A RECALL BUT YET DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL ...
2001 FORD TAURUS. REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE. FLATTEN TIRE AND PLACE LARGE GROOVE AROUND TOTAL TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE. THIS SHOULD BE COVER JUST LIKE THE FRONT WAS. *NM
Mileage: 86,000
RIGHT REAR SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AND PART OF THE SPRING SCORED THE TIRE AND IT WENT FLAT. NEED NEW REAR SPRING AND TIRE. *NM
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2001 TAURUS WAS TAKEN IN TO GET BRAKES CHECKED. THEY FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD, WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO MY LAST CAR - MERCURY- THAT THIS HAD BEEN FIXED. SINCE I DRIVE FOR A LIVING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG PROBLEM. FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS AND HASN'T ...
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 119288 MILES. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS O FAILED; THIS WAS NOTICED BY A ROUTINE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS RECALL 04V332000 REGAEDING SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT TO...
Mileage: 119,288
REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE. *NM
Mileage: 77,670
2001 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRING BREAK FOR 2ND. TIME. LOST CONTROL OF CAR ON FREEWAY! GET OFF YOUR REARENDS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB
Mileage: 70,000
2001 FORD TAURUS 86000/KM PERFORMING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION / NOTICED BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER SIDE / NO RECALLS / REPLACED COIL SPRING / FINISHED REPLACEMENT / ROAD TEST / DROVE APPROX. 8 FT. TO EXIT DRIVEWAY / BANG/SNAP / BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE / TEMPERATURE AT THAT TIM...
Mileage: 53,802
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PART OF THE REAR COIL SPRING LYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE DRIVER HAD ALREADY LEFT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING ...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS ( HE PROCEEDED TO FASTEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT, BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT ENOUGH TO FASTEN. THE WEBBING WAS OUT, FAR ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT SAFELY. THE CONTACT WILL PAY TO REPAIR THE SE...
Mileage: 49,150
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAS STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. WHILE GETTING THE TIRES CHANGED THE MECHANIC NOTICE DTHAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ...
Mileage: 85,592
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED RIGHT REAR SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND CUT INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT, WENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS CUTTING THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ON THAT TIRE,RESULTING IN REPAIRS OF $775 DEALER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT FORD ...
Mileage: 67,000
ONE WINTER MORNING I PULLED MY 2001 FORD TAURUS OUT OF MY GARAGE TO DO SOME ERRANDS. BECAUSE I HAD SOME SNOW BUILD-UP ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL, I FIGURED THE LIGHT GRINDING NOISE WAS FROM THE BUILDUP. WHEN I PULLED UNTO THE STREET AND REACHED HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOUT 45), THE NOISE STOPP...
TL* - THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2001 FORD TAURUS TO DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 01/05/07. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY COULD POSSIBLY PUNCTURE A TIRE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTIFIED FORD, BUT THEY STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS AT 50 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING SOUND AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT USED THE SPARE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 130,000
TOOK 2001 FORD TAURUS IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK AND OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC FOUND THE TWO REAR SPRING COILS WERE BROKEN AND COULD POSE A DANGER IF THEY PUNCTURE THE REAR TIRE(S). WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRING COILS AS I REFUSE TO DRIVE WITH THE BROKEN COILS WITH ...
Mileage: 139,800
UNEVENTFUL FAILURE OF BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. THE BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS VERY CLOSE TO INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS OBSERVED ON JUNE 9, 2006 DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO STOP THE FAILED SPRING FROM MOVING CLOSER TO THE TIRE. I AM N...
Mileage: 82,500
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JANUARY 5, 2007 THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED ON JANUARY 4, 2007 HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE GARAGE, HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND NOTHING. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 75,000
PURCHASED A USED 2001 FORD TAURUS. AFTER PURCHASING, NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BROKEN OFF AND WAS JUST RESTING IN ORIGINAL PLACE. CONTINUED TO OPERATE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNTIL PLASTIC PIECE THAT FIT INTO PART BROKE OFF. CAN STILL TURN HEADLIGHTS ON & OFF, BUT ONLY WITH A LOT OF EFFORT. PL...
DRIVING 25 MPH, STRAIGHT & SMOOTH WHEN REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE & HIT GARAGE BEFORE STOPPING. PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT A DEALER. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. REAL SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT HAPPENED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FORD SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON...
Mileage: 31,000
TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH DUE TO THE STRUT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE FAILURE ACCURRED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AND THEN HIT A TREE. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. AND MECHANICTOLD HER THAT THE C...
Mileage: 140,000
AT 50,000 MILES, THE DRIVERS' SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED REAR TIRE. I REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS WORN STRUTS AND BOUGHT TWO NEW TIRES. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD PARTS. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THE BACK COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF ON RECALL LIKE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND THEY ARE NOT. I HAD TO PAY TO GET REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRE. *JB
2001 FORD TAURUS (48302 ODOMETER) REAR COIL SPRING BROKE REPLACED SPRINGS WITH REAR STRUTS. *NM
Mileage: 48,302
ON 12-14-06 I WAS SITTING IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WHEN BOTH SPRINGS BROKE I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS STRUTS AND MOUNTS. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAID THESE WERE NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS. *JB
Mileage: 103,328
THE REAR SPRINGS OF MY FORD TAURUS HAVE FRACTURED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS UPWARDS OF $300. IN ADDITION TO THAT THE REAR TIRES HAVE UNDERGONE EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO BROKEN SPRINGS. CURRENTLY THE RECALL IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO FRONT SPRINGS, BUT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THA...
Mileage: 94,000
REAR COIL FRACTURE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. *NM
Mileage: 44,120
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PRESENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE. THE...
Mileage: 98,000
2001 FORD TAURUS 55,000 MILES EXCESSIVE REPAIR COST - VEHICLE TAKEN IF FOR FRONT END SHAKE WHEN SPEED AT 60 MPH. FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. UNDERSTANDABLE AND I AM FINE WITH THIS. AT THE SAME TIME THE DEALER DISCOVERED RR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRI...
Mileage: 55,000
ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS DURING AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION (NOV. 14, 06), THE MECHANIC FOUND A FRACTURED REAR SUSPENSION SPRING THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO CUTTING THE REAR TIRE. BOTH STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 35,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED, PUNCTURING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 10 MPH. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE DEALER ...
WATER LEAKING INTO CABIN FROM SOMEWHERE AROUND FRONT WINDSHIELD. FOLLOWING HARD RAIN, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR CAN BE COMPLETELY SOAKED. TOOK TWICE TO DEALER, PAID $140, NO HELP. DON'T KNOW LONG-TERM EFFECT THIS MAY HAVE ON OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS--BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC. *NM
BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL STRUT SPRING, ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. JUST MISSED HITTING TIRE. YOU COULD SEE CORROSION THROUGH COIL SPRING. WAS NOTICED WHILE REPAIRING REAR SWAY BAR END LINK WHICH WAS ALSO BROKE FROM CORROSION. *NM
Mileage: 148,648
SEAT BELT WON'T EXTRACT OR RETRACT PROPERLY IN REAR SEAT CAUSING IT TO BE LOOSE AND NOT FITTING. ALSO CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP IN OPERATION LEAVING YOU TO HAVE TO FEED IT FORCIBLY BACK IN TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. AS THE REAR SPRINGS...
Mileage: 65,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DROVE LOW IN THE BACK AND A TIRE RUBBING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO UPON EXAMINATION, DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 104,838
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS 45 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT ACCIDENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING THE SEATBELT BUT STILL SUFFERED MAJOR AND PERMANENT INJURIES. THE FUEL LINE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE FRONTAL D...
Mileage: 62,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT ACCIDENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING THE SEATBELT BUT STILL SUFFERED MAJOR AND PERMANENT INJURIES. THE FUEL LINE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE FRONTAL D...
Mileage: 62,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED TO PASS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RECALL #04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS DID NOT INCLUDE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS.
Mileage: 10,900
REF: NHTSA ACTION # EA06002. I'M CONTACTING YOU ON BEHALF OF MY AUNT & UNCLE WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. ON 10/13/06 THEY TOOK THEIR 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 29,306 MILES TO A REPUTABLE FORD DEALER IN CHICAGO FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER FOUND THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND BOTH REA...
Mileage: 29,306
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PREPARING TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CHILD UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR ALARM DID NOT SOUND. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT AND TO THE LEFT AT 5 MPH, THE 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS THROWN OUT THE REAR ...
Mileage: 70,550
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PREPARING TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CHILD UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR ALARM DID NOT SOUND. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT AND TO THE LEFT AT 5 MPH, THE 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS THROWN OUT THE REAR ...
Mileage: 70,550
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND EXPRESSED THA...
Mileage: 43,829
THE REAR SPRING ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS ARE BREAKING . THIS IS THE SECOND CAR WE FOUND THIS MONTH WITH BROKEN SPRINGS. WHEN THE SPRING BREAKS THE EDGE COME CLOSE TO THE TIRE WHICH I THINK IS A MAJOR SAFETY DANGER. I AM A MECHANIC WITH THE COM ED COMPANY. *JB
Mileage: 78,702
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED...
Mileage: 73,957
REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED, FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL IN 2004 WHICH FORD MOTOR COMPANY PAID FOR BUT NOW WILL NOT PAY FOR DEFECTIVE REAR COIL SPRINGS TO BE REPLACED, DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING WHEN SPRINGS BREAK. *JB
Mileage: 30,889
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS REGARDING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS TO INDICATE A FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE REAR STRUT...
Mileage: 64,000
CAR TAKEN IN TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION COILS WERE BROKEN AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A TIRE PUNCTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MATTER AND SUGGESTED WE INVESTIGATE THIS HAZARD FURTHER. *JB
2001 FORD TAURUS SES WAGON. PURCHASED 4/2001 WITH 32 MILES ON IT. FOUND OUT RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE THAT ROTORS HAD BEEN GROUND DOWN. DEALER BLAMED ORIGINAL PARTS. UPON BRAKING, STEERING WHILE HEAVILY ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. OBVIOUS TO ANYONE SITTING IN THE CAR. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST...
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF MY TAURUS. MY MECHANIC HAS ALSO FOUND THAT BOTH MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE IMPROPERLY. ALSO I WAS ADVISED NOT TO HAUL ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK UNTIL THEY ARE FIXED. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAVE BROKEN AND THAT THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. LUCKILY, NO TIRES WERE LOST. *NM
Mileage: 77,330
2001 FORD TAURUS' LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. *KB THE DRIVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRIKING A GUARDRAIL. THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED. THE TIRE WERE PURCHASED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGH...
VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION - TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKEN. BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE REPLACED AT FULL COST OF AROUND $600. THIS IS CLEARLY A MATERIALS DEFECT IMPACTING VEHICLE SAFETY, HAVING FAILED IN ONLY 5 YEARS. VEHICLE DRIVEN IN NORTHEA...
Mileage: 56,396
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A REPAIR SHOP. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V106000, REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS THE FRONT SPRING WERE DEFECTIVE AND RECALL NOW THE REAR SPRING ARE DEFECTIVE AND FORD ISN'T HAVING A RECALL --WILL ANYTHING BE DONE TO RECALL THE REAR SPRING? *NM
Mileage: 35,000
I WENT TO PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED MY LEFT REAR COIL SPRING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE SEAT AND CARVED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE OF ABOUT ONE EIGHT OF AN INCH. HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE MAY HAVE RUPTURED AT LIGHT SPEEDS, WHICH COULD HAVE RES...
Mileage: 58,588
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE REAR BRAKES, IT WAS NOTICED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.
Mileage: 61,000
DT*: THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED PUNCTURING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. AFTER PLACING A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN INFORMED. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. ...
Mileage: 64,000
DT*: THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED PUNCTURING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. AFTER PLACING A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN INFORMED. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. ...
Mileage: 64,000
DT*: WHILE DRIVING THROUGH NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT 30 MPH A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, THE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COILS FRACTURED BLOWING OUT THE REAR TIRE, FRACTURING BOTH ...
Mileage: 60,300
MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND BOTH REAR STRUTS FAILED. ALSO THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHY ARE THE FRONT SPRINGS BE ON RECALL AND THE REAR SPRINGS ARE NOT? HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRING & STRUTS. $521.00, AND TIRE $124.) I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY IF THIS HAPPEN ON THE H...
Mileage: 26,900
MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND BOTH REAR STRUTS FAILED. ALSO THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHY ARE THE FRONT SPRINGS BE ON RECALL AND THE REAR SPRINGS ARE NOT? HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRING & STRUTS. $521.00, AND TIRE $124.) I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY IF THIS HAPPEN ON THE H...
Mileage: 26,900
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. A NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAI...
Mileage: 76,000
I HAD MY 2001 FORD TAURUS IN FOR A FLAT TIRE REPAIR DUE TO A NAIL PUNCTURE WHEN THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE SHEARED OFF AND STICKING OUT LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM THE REAR TIRES. THEY HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME WHICH WAS APPARENT DUE TO THE RUSTED ENDS OF THE SPRING. THIS AL...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE TONGUE WOULD NOT EJECT FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT ARRIVED TO A DESTINATION, PARKED, AND ATTEMPTED TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT WHICH WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TONGUE WAS WIGGLED WHILE THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SEAT BELT ...
Mileage: 123,000
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE. FRONT COIL SPRINGS FIXED FOR SAME SAFETY CONCERN BUT THE REAR NOT. *NM
Mileage: 49,000
CAR WAS NOT HANDLING WELL AND THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE REAR. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING, SEATS & BRACKETS, AND A BENT REAR SWAY BAR LINK (APPROXIMATELY $230 CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR). ABOUT 2 WEEKS LA...
Mileage: 79,565
LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. HEARD QUICK HISSING NOISE THEN TIRE BURST. ALL OF THIS WITHIN A MATTER OF A MINUTE. DISCOVERED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND RUBBED/ PUNCTURED THE INSIDE TIRE WALL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTEND...
Mileage: 65,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. FAILURE OF LEFT REAR COIL SPRING. THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS CUT BY THE BROKEN END OF THE SPRING CAUSING A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES. FORD HAS ISSUED SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHY DO THEY NOT COVER THE REAR?? *JB
Mileage: 77,962
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH ON 04/07/06. THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS ...
Mileage: 72,000
REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN IN TWO. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING, WHY IS THERE NOT ONE FOR THE REAR?
BOTH 2 REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE FRACTURED AND JUST FOUND YESTERDAY (07/10/2006). THEY MUST HAVE BROKEN LONG TIME AGO BECAUSE THE NOISE WAS FIRST HEARD AROUND LAST FALL. SINCE THEN THE CAR WAS SWITCHED FOR LOCAL DRIVING ONLY. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE MAKING NOISE. REAR TIRES WERE REMOVED...
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR NYS INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT 2 OF MY COILS WERE BROKEN, ONE REAR AND ONE FRONT COIL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 27,300 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH SO FEW MILES ON MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ONLY ON...
Mileage: 27,300
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR NYS INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT 2 OF MY COILS WERE BROKEN, ONE REAR AND ONE FRONT COIL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 27,300 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH SO FEW MILES ON MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ONLY ON...
Mileage: 27,300
I HAD BEEN HEARING A NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY CAR BUT THE DEALER KEPT SAYING THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT. WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH MY PARK BRAKE ON AND THAT VOIDED MY WARRANTY. I HAD NEVER USED THE PARK...
Mileage: 31,487
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS (63,000 MILES) BROKE AND CUT THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. THE FORD DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND THE REPAIR COST TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CO...
Mileage: 63,000
2001 FORD TAURUS WIFE GOT INTO TO LEAVE AND I HEARD THE CAR MAKE A NOISE AND DROP A COUPLE OF INCHES IN THE REAR. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THE SAID THE REAR SPRINGS HAD BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. I HAD THE REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. *NM
Mileage: 85,500
BOTH REAR SPRINGS CRACKED. *NM
Mileage: 52,000
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTRACT CORRECTLY....PASSENGER CANNOT USE SEAT BELT. *NM
Mileage: 115,000
REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING AT 65 MPH. HEARD A LOUD BANG IN REAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 1 MILE TO MY HOUSE. SMELLED BURNING RUBBER COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE. PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND THE INNER...
Mileage: 87,172
SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS ONE FRONT SPRING WAS BROKEN ON DRIVE WAY PARTS HAS BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF $669. BROKEN PART HAS BEEN KEPT. *JB
Mileage: 43,010
BROUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE) AND MENTIONED THAT THE CAR FELT 'SKITTISH' UNDER BRAKING AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE FINE BUT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE RUS...
Mileage: 14,900
MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. AT THE SAME TIME MY REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN - HAD TO REPLACE THEM ON MY OWN. COST ME $500.00. A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ALL ITS SPRINGS BROKEN. T THE SAME TIME - PRETTY DANGEROUS. *JB
Mileage: 85,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS IN 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKEN. HAD FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED BY DEALER. THEY WERE REPAIRED AND UNDER A RECALL. THEY INFORMED ME LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I ASK WHY ARE FRONTS DEFECTIVE AND REAR NOT?*JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
Mileage: 59,737
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. ON APRIL 27TH THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTERWARDS A VIBRATION WAS FELT, THERE WAS AN INTENSE RATTLE AND A NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INSISTED THE VEHI...
Mileage: 64,900
HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE STRUT'S COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. A JAGGED PART OF THE SPRING WAS WITH IN A QUARTER OF AN INCH FROM THE TIRE. ALSO THE OTHER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *NM
Mileage: 114,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON 1 JUNE 2006. RESULTING IN RUINED REAR TIRE. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. *NM
Mileage: 73,000
2001 TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *TS THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THE COST. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB
2001 TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *TS THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THE COST. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES/HOUR, I HEAR A RUBBING SOUND, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A LOUD HISSING SOUND, THEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON AND DRIVEN FEW MILES TO LOCAL GARAGE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED RIGHT ...
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. IT STARTED RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE AND NEARLY PUNCTURED IT. I READ ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION ON YOUR WEB SITE INTO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS EA06002. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY CAR TO THIS INVESTIGATION. *JB
Mileage: 52,000
STRANGE SOUND FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE IN TERMS OF LOUD SQUEAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROLLING ROAD. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN TIE ROD AT THE FRONT RIGHT END. HOWEVER THEY ALSO FOUND THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE BROKEN SPRING HAD CUT A DEEP GROOVE INTO THE INN...
Mileage: 74,188
STRANGE SOUND FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE IN TERMS OF LOUD SQUEAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROLLING ROAD. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN TIE ROD AT THE FRONT RIGHT END. HOWEVER THEY ALSO FOUND THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE BROKEN SPRING HAD CUT A DEEP GROOVE INTO THE INN...
Mileage: 74,188
THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAVE BOTH SNAPPED CAUSING ONE TO CUT INTO AND DESTROY MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. I AM NOW FACED WITH A $400.00 + REPAIR BILL FOR NEW COIL SPRINGS. THIS APPEARS TO PREMATURE FAILURE OR FAULTY SPRING COILS. THIS HAPPENED ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ...
Mileage: 96,000
AUTO WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LEFT REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND WEDGED AGAINST TIRE. I JACKED UP CAR, REMOVED TIRE AND INSTALLED SMALL SPARE TIRE SO SPRING WOULD NOT RUB TIRE. DROVE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDED. DID NOT HEAR ABOUT FAULTY COIL S...
Mileage: 88,772
DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD A LOAD RUBBING SOUND IN THE RIGHT REAR SPRING/TIRE. WHAT ALERTED ME TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF WAS THE BURNING SMELL OF RUBBER AND THE LOUD RUBBING NOISE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BROUGHT IT IN AN...
Mileage: 73,521
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE RIGHT TIRE. THEREFORE, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
Mileage: 77,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE RIGHT TIRE. THEREFORE, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 6/16/200...
Mileage: 77,500
BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING AND SUPPORT. 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Mileage: 51,000
MY CAR, 2001 FORD TAURUS, REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. *NM
Mileage: 170,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED ON 05/30/2006. *AK *TS
Mileage: 38,100
PURCHASED A 2001 TAURUS IN 2004 WITH 26000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. DEALER REFLASHED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY OF USED CAR DEALER. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, AND IS ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I ALREADY HAD A CODE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER COME UP, BUT IT D...
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE; REAR LEFT TIRE ALMOST PUNCTURED DUE TO RUBBING OF BROKEN SPRING ON TIRE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I AM AN ENGINEER AND THE FEMA FAILURE EFFECTS MODE ANALYSIS SHOULD FORCE THIS COMPANY TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS UN...
Mileage: 60,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AT 5 MPH, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD FRACTURED. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 77,000
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE UPON REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO THEN ADVISED ME NOT TO EVEN TRY TO DRIVE IT TO HIS SHOP FOR FEAR OF PUNCTURING A TIRE. I THEN CALLED A FLATBED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS. THE COST FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WAS $513.5...
Mileage: 71,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SE THAT RECENTLY FRACTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WHICH PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHERS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAS OR WHAT IS BEING DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ALSO,...
Mileage: 101,000
THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS JUST OVER 55,000. THE FRACTURED SPRING ALSO CAUSED SERVER DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE ON THE TIRE, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *NM
Mileage: 55,000
BAKING OUT OF GARAGE. LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, POKING INTO REAR TIRE. FORD WOULDN'T COVER, ORDERED NEW PART OLD PARTS ARE BEING SAVED. *NM
Mileage: 71,000
BOTH REAR SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. BOTH SPRINGS CRACKED AND ONE OF THE CRACKED SPRINGS PUNCTURED A TIRE. *NM
Mileage: 91,500
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE A REAR STRUT SPRING AND IT CUT A GROOVE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. THIS CAUSED A BLOW-OUT AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WE HAVE A GRANDSON WHO RIDES IN A PERMANENT CAR SEAT IN THE REAR AND FORTUNATELY HE WAS NOT WITH HER AT THE TIME....
Mileage: 47,169
(1) NORMAL DRIVING (2) NOTICED ON 4/13/06 THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING LOWER ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IN COMPARISON TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR - UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR (DRIVER SIDE) COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AWAY FROM THE TIRE (3) CA...
Mileage: 63,939
REAR LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, PIERCING BRAND NEW TIRE. HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE VISITING FAMILY OUT OF TOWN. CAR WAS OK THE NIGHT BEFORE, NOT THE NEXT MORNING. FOUND A GARAGE ON SATURDAY THAT WOULD MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS SO WE COULD LEAVE FOR HOME ON SUNDAY. REPAIRS INCLUDED NEW COIL SPRING, NEW STRUT, ...
Mileage: 66,500
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE 2001 FORD TAURUS *ALSO BROKE ON CO-WORKERS CAR SAME YEAR SAME MODEL. (LOCAL GARAGE SAID THIS IS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM). *NM
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2001 FORD TAURUS AT 41,000 MILE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND BEGAN FAILING AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. CAR BEGAN VIBRATING AROUND 45 MPH UNTIL 60 MPH, FORD DEALERSHIP TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND I SHOULD GET NEW TIRES. NOW AT 97,000 MILES THE TRA...
Mileage: 77,000
2001 FORD TAURUS SE SEDAN, LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FAILED, PUNCTURED LEFT REAR TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE, SPRING STRUT AND SWAY BAR LINK. $360.00. *JB
Mileage: 51,345
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY - LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALMOST CAUSED A VERY SEVERE ACCIDENT. BROKEN COIL SPRING CAME WITHIN INCHES OF SLICING THE TIRE. WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER ONLY THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE QUALIFIED FOR RECALL REPLACEMENT (ONLY AFTER THEY FAIL). THIS MAKES NO SE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 10MPH, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 65,176
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKE AND RUBBED ON THE TIRE. ALSO, THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE INNER AXLE BOOT WAS LEAKING ON TH...
Mileage: 46,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKE AND RUBBED ON THE TIRE. ALSO, THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE INNER AXLE BOOT WAS LEAKING ON TH...
Mileage: 46,000
WIFE HEARD RUBBING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, I PULLED OF TIRE TO LOOK AT BRAKES WHEN I FOUND RUBBER DEBRIS FROM TIRE. AFTER LOOKING FURTHER I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING ON STRUT BROKEN AND END OF BROKEN SPRING PROTRUDING OUT, HITTING TIRE. I THEN REMOVED LEFT REAR TIRE TO INSPECT SPRING...
Mileage: 69,740
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE.
Mileage: 63,000
2001 TAURUS LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE PIERCING TIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING AN WONDERS WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN INITIATED FOR THE REAR COIL SPRING. *NM
1) NO EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE 2) THE LEFT SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURED THE TIRE - ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE CAR DROVE FINE. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE "WHINNYING/SINGING" NOISE FROM THE BACK. THE NOISE WAS FROM THE SPRING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. 3) REPAIRED. *JB
Mileage: 67,000
2001 FORD TAURUS 65,000 MI VEHICLE INSPECTED OBSERVED FRAME RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES IS SEVERELY CORRODED TO POINT WHERE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PREMATURE CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS OPERATED IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE....
Mileage: 65,000
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS PASSENGER CAR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT ASSEMBLY AND TIRE. IN ADDITION, THE AAA REPAIR SHOP HAD A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE OLD BROKEN COIL SPRING AND STRUT ASSEMBLY PART AT MY HOME. *J...
Mileage: 55,940
MY CAR WAS RIDING LOW IN THE REAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE ONE NIGHT, JUST AFTER I STARTED ENGINE AND HAD DRIVEN ONLY A FEW YARDS. LEFT CAR THAT NIGHT AT BILL MARSH FORD-NEWTOWN, PA. THE NEXT MORNING I FOUND A PIECE OF MY RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING IN MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. BOTH RE...
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HIGH ENGINE REV. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING ISSUE AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. PREVIOUSLY, ON 9/10/03, THIS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 36,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET 20 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO THE NOISE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. *NM
Mileage: 23,000
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE STARTER. *NM
Mileage: 17,000
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE FAILURE FROM PUNCTURING INSIDE OF TIRE. *NM
Mileage: 55,101
DRIVING ON SIDE ROAD, PULLED ONTO MAIN ROAD AND REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED, PUNCTURING MY BRAND NEW TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS, OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *JB
Mileage: 58,025
MY CAR RODE LOW TO THE GROUND. I NOTICED I WAS LOWER THAN OTHER CARS. FINALLY, WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE REAR PART OF MY CAR MADE ODD SOUNDS. I DETERMINED MY REAR SPRING BROKE. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND THE SPRINGS REPLACED. *JB
LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO FIX IT AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. IT ALMOST BLEW OUT MY TIRE ,WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I HEAR THAT FORD MAY BE HAVING A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS ON THE 2000 AND 2001 TAURUS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE PAID,...
Mileage: 101,000
CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER TO REPAIR RECALL ON FRONT SPRINGS, REPAIR WAS MADE AND MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME OF REAR SPRING THAT WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE, REQUIRING A NEW SPRING AND TIRE AT A COST OF $517.46. *NM
Mileage: 20,179
FRACTURE FAILURE OF BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. *JB
Mileage: 38,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND GOUGED THE SIDE WALL ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Mileage: 41,106
I HAD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAIL AND AS I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THE FRACTURE DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, COMMON SENSE WOULD STATE THAT ...
Mileage: 49,481
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE SPARE WAS PUT ON. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE REAR COIL SPRING AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. *NM
Mileage: 50,873
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 1MPH, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB
Mileage: 71,500
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES IN TRAFFIC AND HIT NOTHING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON. *JB
Mileage: 90,900
THE REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS CAME LOSE FROM ITS BASE. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH THE COIL AND THE TIRE. THIS WORK WILL BE SCHEDULED BY A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *NM
Mileage: 62,531
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. *NM
REAR COIL SPRING FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND EXTREMELY CLOSE TO REAR TIRE DURING ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR SPRINGS. *NM
Mileage: 71,500
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH APPROX. 70,000 MILES. THIS SUMMER WHILE MAKING A TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT A HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER MY CAR. NOW WHEN EVER I ENTER MY DRIVEWAY, MAKE A TURN AFTER STOPPING OR HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP, IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS HITTING THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. I ALSO N...
Mileage: 70,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS CRACKED ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THEY BOTH CRACKED WHILE PARKED AT THE CURB AND NOT WHILE BEING DRIVEN BY MY WIFE WITH SON IN THE CAR. *JB
ON 2001 FORD TAURUS, RIGHT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED TIRE TO PUNCTURE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND REPAIRED. NO WARRANTY, BECAUSE OVER 36 MONTH WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES AND BOTH REAR SPRINGS, AT OUR COST, PARTS AND LABOR. HAVE PICTURES OF BROKEN SPRING AND PUNCTURED...
Mileage: 28,311
MY CAR WAS SHAKING HEAVILY WHEN I WENT OVER 50 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN, AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY BACK RIGHT TIRE BUSTED. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD IT...
Mileage: 97,236
MY CAR WAS SHAKING HEAVILY WHEN I WENT OVER 50 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN, AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY BACK RIGHT TIRE BUSTED. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD IT...
Mileage: 97,236
REAR SPRING ON 2001 TAURUS SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRE THAT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO SPRING FAILURE. SPRING CUT TIRE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 59,000
I ENTERED MY CAR ONE MORNING AND STARTED BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND I HEARD A METAL GRINDING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RIDING LOWER ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. A WEEK OR SO LATER I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE RIGHT RE...
Mileage: 84,500
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SPRING FRACTURED DAMAGING THE TIRE. *AK
Mileage: 39,900
REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. BOTH, OF REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AND ONE THE SHARP BROKEN SPRING WAS LESS THAN 1/4" FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT DID NOT RIP A HUGE HOLE IN THE TIRE. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD SOME UNRELATED WORK DONE ON THE REAR OF...
Mileage: 128,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE SEATBELT STRAPS WILL NOT RETRACT. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALERSHIP, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Mileage: 32,000
FORD TAURUS ,COMMON FAILURE OF THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING. FORD SERVICE SAYS WATER GETS INTO THE BLOWER AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WITH THE RESISTOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. *NM
Mileage: 41,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX]. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING FRACTURED WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FRACTURE. THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA (PE05054) FOR THE REAR SPRINGS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE SPRING REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE FORD...
Mileage: 64,500
I STARTED HEARING A SOUND FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN. AT HOME I CHECKED CAREFULLY AND FOUND THE REAR SPRING BROKEN WITH A SHARP POINT DRAGGING ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS GOUGED THROUGH THE FIRST LAYER OF CORD. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRING AT MY EXPENSE. IT WAS VERY FORTU...
Mileage: 56,000
CAR PARKED IN GARAGE, STARTED UP HEARD A BANG, TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT- TRIED TO REVERSE OUT OF GARAGE -REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP - CALLED AUTO CLUB THEY PUT SMALL DOUGHNUT SPARE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE (BLOWN OUT SIDE) -TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GARAGE- UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC SAID REAR SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED AND ...
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HANDLING AS THOUGH THERE WERE WINDY CONDITIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. ALSO, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONTACT HEARD SOMETHING FALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO THE GARAGE, AND THE CONTACT DETERMINED BOTH R...
Mileage: 59,050
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. *NM
Mileage: 108,000
THE REAR COIL SPRING AND MOUNTING BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE BROKEN SPRING TO CONTACT THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT PUNCTURE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT A FORD DEALER. *NM
Mileage: 76,060
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE. BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
RE: 2001 FORD TAURUS...MY REAR COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE POPPED THROUGH MY TIRE CAUSING A FLAT. I HAD TO GET A NEW SPRING, STRUT, STRUT MOUNT AND TIRE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME SUCH AN EVENT HAPPENED. THE FIRST ONE WAS IN MAY 05 ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHICH DID CAUSE ME TO HIT A MEDIAN ...
Mileage: 54,664
BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I WAS SEARCHING TO MAKE SURE PRICING WAS CORRECT ON THE REPAIR WHEN I FOUND A NEWS STORY THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT. I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT HAPPENE...
Mileage: 60,000
1- LEFT REAR (DRIVER SIDE) COIL SPRING BROKE. VEHICLE WAS UNDER NO LOAD EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER IN THE CAR, TRUNK AND REAR SEAT WERE EMPTY. 2- THE REAR COIL SPRING JUST BROKE AND DAMAGED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE CORRESPONDING TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. 3- BOTH REAR COILS WERE REPLACED ($ 457...
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE LEFT REAR SPRING IN SNAPPED OFF PUNCTURING THE SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE TIRE DEFLATED SUDDENLY AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE ...
Mileage: 38,000
ON DECEMBER 15TH, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE REAR TIRES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE STILL INFLATED. I PULLED OUT TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS I DROVE AWAY. I DROVE BACK INTO MY...
Mileage: 105,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. NOW, THE CONTACT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE REAR COILS SPRINGS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE....
Mileage: 34,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. NOW, THE CONTACT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE REAR COILS SPRINGS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE....
Mileage: 34,000
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. IN APRIL, 2005 THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS CAR. TODAY, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AT ABOUT 30 MPH, CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND PUNCTURED IT. FORD DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THERE IS NO RECALL ...
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE CRACKED AND SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SPRINGS. *JB
Mileage: 120,000
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE. *JB
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH IT HIT A DEER. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS ON NEITHER SIDE DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WARNING LIGHT CHECKED. THEY CHECKED IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTA...
Mileage: 92,475
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN#94V036000 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION/FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE THE PART, THAT WAS I...
Mileage: 82,000
ON NOVEMBER 6,2005 MY 93 YEAR OLD AUNT (THERESA FISHER) WAS INJURED IN A CAR CRASH INVOLVING UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON HER BEHALF SINCE I HOLD DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY, AND SHE IS UNABLE TO FILE THIS HERSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2001 FORD TAURUS OWNED AND OPERATED...
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED ON MY WIFE'S 2001 FORD TAURUS. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME. THE COILS CUT THROUGH THE INNER SIDE WALLS OF BOTH BRAND NEW TIRES WHICH WERE JUST INSTALLED ON THE CAR (JANUARY 04 2005). MY WIFE WAS HEADING INTO WORK VIA THE FREEWAY AND IF IT WAS N...
Mileage: 62,000
CONSUMER 2000 FORD TAURUS HAS A DEFECTIVE REAR COIL SPRING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE COILS SPRING BROKE. LESS THAN THREE WEEKS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MA...
Mileage: 52,600
DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND LEFT A MESSAGE IN WHICH THEY HADN'T RETURNED THE CALL. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MCCRACKIN FORD. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. TH...
BOTH REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON CONSUMERS 2001 FORD TAURUS. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS THE STARTER ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY. *NM
Mileage: 32,745
LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES AND ASKED THE MECH. WHAT COULD CAUSE THE GROVE ON INSIDE TIRE WALL. HE SAID TO CHECK FOR PIECE OF METAL STUCK. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, ALL I COULD FIND WAS A SEMI LOOSE MUD FLAP. THEN I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THE SPRING WAS NOT SITTING ON THE METAL ...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON OCTOBER 7, 2005 A COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S REAR SUSPENSION BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE, IT RUINED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER. THEY WOULD REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED...
Mileage: 79,000
DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS . UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE ALSO BROKEN. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. FORD STATED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THE REAR SPRING PROBLEM AN...
Mileage: 25,853
DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE SPRING AND TIRE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL . THIS HAPPENED ON ...
Mileage: 87,370
DT: THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER DAY AND THE CONSUMER HAD DISREGARDED THE ODOR AT THE TIME. AFTER THE SMELL LINGERED THE CONSUMER INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS, BUT DID NOTICE A SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK...
Mileage: 70,000
FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE CAME OUT TO THE CAR AFTER WORK TO FIND OUT SHE HAD A DEAD BATTERY. I JUMP STARTED THE CAR AND SHE DROVE IT HOME. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY, THINKING IT WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD AND IT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHE THEN DROVE IT HOME. FIVE DAYS LATER SHE NOTICED THAT THE BLOWE...
Mileage: 55,266
DT: WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, VEHICLE WA ST BONED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THE AIR BAG CAME OUT OF THE SIDE PANEL OF THE DOOR AND DID NOT COMPLETELY BLOW UP. THERE WAS ONLY ONE INJURY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED WHIPLASH FROM THE CRAS...
Mileage: 128,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THEY JERKED AND SQUEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ONCE THE DEALER DROVE VEHICLE IT JERKED. MANUFACTURER TOOK THE CONTACT'S C...
Mileage: 16,000
BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING, 2001 FORD TAURUS MAKE ME 132, I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT! JUST LAST MONTH. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
CAR WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BUT FORD DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/CORRECT IT. WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED, MECHANIC NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM STRUT AND INVESTIGATED; FOUND REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. ...
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS. ONE OF THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE BROKEN SPRING. THE BROKEN SPRING PROTRUDED INTO THE REAR TIRE, WEARING A GROOVE. THANKFULLY THE BROKEN SPRING WAS FOUND BEFORE A TIRE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND REAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ...
DT: THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE ON MAY 10, 2005. THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT HAPPENED. HE FIGURED THAT IT HAPPENED SOMETIME BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MAY. THERE IS AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION FO...
Mileage: 41,000
IN MAY OF 2005 THE REAR COIL SPRINGS OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BOTH BROKE AND THE LEFT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED MY TIRE CAUSING A RAPID LOSS OF AIR. THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BROKE IN JUNE OF 2004 (AND NOW HAVE PROTECTIVE SHIELDS DUE TO THE RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2004). ALL FOUR COIL SPRI...
Mileage: 105,000
2001 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM FOR US. THREE WEEKS LATER THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE AND FORD DID REPLACE AND REPAIR THE FRONT SPRINGS. REAR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET COSTS WAS $647.64. *NM
Mileage: 52,600
IN JUNE 2004 I HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN AND TORN A HOLE IN ONE OF MY REAR TIRES. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I HAD BOTH REAR SPRINGS REPLACED, A NEW TIRE INSTALLED, AND THE VEHICLE STILL MA...
Mileage: 58,000
DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. THE CALLER SAID THE REAR SPRING FAILED, AND IT PUT A GROOVE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE CALLER FOUND IT BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CALLER REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE W...
Mileage: 60,000
DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. THE CALLER SAID THE REAR SPRING FAILED, AND IT PUT A GROOVE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE CALLER FOUND IT BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CALLER REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE W...
Mileage: 60,000
I SEE FROM AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE DATED TODAY THAT THE FORD TAURUS IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA DUE TO REAR COIL SPRING FAILURES. I OWN A 2001 TAURUS ON WHICH I RECENTLY PAID SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR COIL SPRING REPLACED, DUE TO FAILURE (OR IMMINENT FAILURE...
DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING SPUN OFF ITS PERCH AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. TH...
Mileage: 83,000
DT: ON AUGUST 25, 2005, THE REAR STRUTS AND COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN REALIZING THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND REPLACED THE SPRINGS, BOOTS, AND THE UPPER MOUNTS. THERE ...
BROKEN RR COIL SPRING WAS DISCOVERED BY BELLE TIRE TECHNICIAN WHILE REPAIRING A TIRE LEAK ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2001 TAURUS. VEHICLE WAS DEADLINED AND DELIVERED TO BLACKWELL FORD TO HAVE THE FIRST SPRING RECALL PERFORMED AND THE REAR SPRINGS INSPECTED/REPAIRED USING AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE PARTS. RR SPRI...
Mileage: 64,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED HE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OTHER THAN THIS LIGHT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNINGS INDICATIONS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT ST...
Mileage: 5,600
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED HE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OTHER THAN THIS LIGHT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNINGS INDICATIONS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT ST...
Mileage: 5,600
WHILE SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS THE CONSUMERS SON WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON THE STRUT BROKE CAUSING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TO DEFLATE FROM THE SPRING PENETRATING THE TIRE SIDEWALL!*JB
Mileage: 40,000
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING VERY LONG BRAKING DISTANCES. DEALER REPLACED BOOSTER. *JB
Mileage: 26,850
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM HE WAS HURT BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON 8-22-05 WHEN H THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. HE WAS THROWN AROUND IN THE CAR A LOT. FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE AIR ...
Mileage: 74,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 110,000 MILES. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SPRING COIL FAILED, CAME DISLODGED FROM THE SEAT AND WAS RUBBING ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE. THIS COULD HAVE ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN PUNCTURE AND RAPID AIR LOSS IN THE TIRE POTENTIALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE....
Mileage: 110
DT: THE CALLER SAID THE REAR COIL SPRING PROTECTIVE SHIELD CORRODED AND BROKE. IT ALSO BROKE THE STRUT AND PUNCTURED THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE. DRIVER WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CALLER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRON...
Mileage: 163,000
DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2001 FORD TAURUS. ON 7-10-05 WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE REAR SPRING HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT OF DECAY, CAUSING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE TO COME DOWN ON TOP OF THE TIRE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRING. WHEN HE CONTACTED ...
Mileage: 49,500
WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR THE DAY, CAR STARTING MAKING NOISES. NOISES SEEM TO BE INTERMEDIATE, WE CUT OUR TRIP SHORT AND DROVE HOME. IT IS IN THE AREA OF 100 MILES HOME. WHEN WE GOT HOME I PARKED IT TILL NEXT DAY AND HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID A BOLT EITHER FELL OUT OR BROKE AND MY HUB ASSEMP...
Mileage: 77,200
DT: THE REAR SPRING CRACKED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON JULY 24,2005. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THE REAR SPRINGS. *JB CONSUMER ADDED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO CAUSING THE BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING...
Mileage: 23,000
CONTINENTAL TIRE-P215/60R16 94T, TOURING CONTACT AS. I LOOKED FOR A DOT # BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT SAID DOT. DID FIND DK67838 34255 ON THE INNER EDGE. THIS TIRE HAS LARGE KNOTS AND IS SPLITTING AND SEPARATING IN ONLY ONE PART OF THE TIME. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIP. ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS....
DT: WHEN PLACING KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER ONCE. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FAULTY STA...
Mileage: 31,000
DT: CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR AND COULD NOT BE USED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE TWISTED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL COME OUT, BUT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD, BUT THEY HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. T...
WHILE OPERATING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SES, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITH NO WARNING (LOW COOLANT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE). I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY UNDER NO POWER. UPON INSPECTING THE ENGINE, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW (PLASTIC) RESERVOIR...
Mileage: 51,980
CONSTANT WATER LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, ANYTIME IT RAINS OR IS WASHED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. COOLANT LEAK, AIR BAG SENSOR COMES ON OCCASIONALY.
CONSTANT WATER LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, ANYTIME IT RAINS OR IS WASHED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. COOLANT LEAK, AIR BAG SENSOR COMES ON OCCASIONALY.
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN SLOWLY WHEN A POP WAS HEARD IN THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE CAR AS IT WAS BEING PARKED. WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD GARAGE AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING RUBBING ON THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'...
Mileage: 61,000
I WAS DRIVING MY FORD TAURUS AND ALL AT ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I LOST ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATLEY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND I SAFETLY STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TURNED OFF AND ON THE IGNITION AND THE CAR STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAP...
Mileage: 58,219
DT: THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS UNLESS IT FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. RECALL# #04V332000.
2001 TAURUS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD NOISE IN LEFT REAR AND SMELLED ODOR OF BURNT RUBBER. PULLED BACK IN DRIVEWAY AND FOUND LEFT REAR SPRING FRACTURED AND DEEPLY SCORED INSIDE OF TIRE. PUT ON DOUGHNUT CALLED FORD WHICH HAD RECALLED CAR IN 3/05 FOR SPRING SHIELDS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COVERED ...
Mileage: 56,000
1. NO INITIAL PROBLEM NOTED. TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND RECALL TO INSTALL SHEILDS AROUND FRONT COIL SPRINGS. 2. DEALER CALLED AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE FACT THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. 3. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE SPRINGS FOR $100 DEDUCTIBLE CHARGE, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A K...
Mileage: 39,000
MY SON ADVISED ME TO SEND THIS TO YOU. OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS IN OUR GARAGE WHEN OUR GARAGE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED IN FEBRUARY. THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY REASON FOR THE GARAGE TO BURN. I WAS ADVISED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CASE WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE GARAGE STARTED TO BURN. WE HAVE PICT...
Mileage: 40,000
DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING, ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING . THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP, BUT THE CONSUMER HAS TO SHAKE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND C...
Mileage: 18,000
WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON! I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW & IT WAS NEVER IN A FLOOD. DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED AT 21,000 MI HAD TO REPLACE RESISTORS STOPPED AT 54,000 REPLACED RESISTORS AGAIN.STOPPED AT 77,000 REPLACED RESISTORS ! DID NOT FIX PROBLEM ! TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER THEY C...
Mileage: 21,000
WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON! I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW & IT WAS NEVER IN A FLOOD. DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED AT 21,000 MI HAD TO REPLACE RESISTORS STOPPED AT 54,000 REPLACED RESISTORS AGAIN.STOPPED AT 77,000 REPLACED RESISTORS ! DID NOT FIX PROBLEM ! TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER THEY C...
Mileage: 21,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. SHE STATES THAT WHEN GETTING READY TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TO HIT THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, AND SHE WAS AFRAID THAT THIS WAS GOING TO CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE HIT SOME BARRIERS BUT THERE WAS NO CRAS...
DT: ONE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TIRE AND SLASHED IT ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT HAPPENED WHILE GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. NOTICED IT WHEN REPLACING THE TIRE. HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BLOW OUT. LOOKED AT THE AXLE AREA, AND PART OF THE COIL SPRING WAS STICKING OUT....
Mileage: 51,209
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS APPROX 55 MPH, MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I PULLED OVER AND PUT ON MY SPARE TIRE (DONUT). LATER THAT DAY I REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW TIRE. WITHIN 20 MILES THE SAME TIRE BLEW OUT AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH I DISCOVERED THE COIL OVER THE S...
Mileage: 70,000
TOOK MY WIFES 2001 TAURUS TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. NO APPEARENT REASON FOR FAILURE. CAR HAS 56K ON ODOMETER.LOCAL GARAGE STATES THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM OFTEN ON TAURUS/SABLE MODELS. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT FOR FRONT SPRING...
Mileage: 56
TOOK MY WIFES 2001 TAURUS TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. NO APPEARENT REASON FOR FAILURE. CAR HAS 56K ON ODOMETER.LOCAL GARAGE STATES THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM OFTEN ON TAURUS/SABLE MODELS. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT FOR FRONT SPRING...
Mileage: 56
DT: FORD RECALLED FRONT SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THE REAR SPRINGS HAVE PENETRATED THE TIRE TREAD AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE, BUT ONLY ONE PENETRATED THE TIRE. SPOKE WITH DEALER AND FORD AS WELL AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE AND WANTED A RECAL...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: FORD RECALLED FRONT SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THE REAR SPRINGS HAVE PENETRATED THE TIRE TREAD AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE, BUT ONLY ONE PENETRATED THE TIRE. SPOKE WITH DEALER AND FORD AS WELL AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE AND WANTED A RECAL...
Mileage: 50,000
THERE WAS NO MEANINGFUL EVENT OR EVIDENCE (NOISE, ETC.)PRECEEDING THE DISCOVERY OF THE FAILURE OF BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. I VISUALLY SAW THEM AFTER BEING REMOVED AND THEY HAD CORRODED AND SNAPPED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THEY WERE FOUND AFTER REQUESTING AN INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE...
Mileage: 71,496
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ON GOING OIL FILTER LEAK. WE HAVE DEALER PAPERWORK TO PROVE IT. I FOUND ON-LINE A TSB 01-20-4 SHOWING THE PROBLEM. WE WENT TO DREW FORD TODAY 6-14-05. THE PROBLEM IS THE MACHINED LINES ON THE OIL FILTER MOUNTING SURFACE. OUR SERVICE WRITER TOLD US WE...
I FIRST NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. LOOKING UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR I NOTICED A GOUGE AROUND THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AFTER REMOVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE I FOUND THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS GOUGING THE TIRE.I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMEN...
Mileage: 16,227
DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. WHILE DRIVING CALLER LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGES BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. *AK
Mileage: 33,000
ON JUNE 4TH, I WAS TRAVELLING ON I-95 SOUTH BOUND (NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS LOST POWER, AND STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET MAY BE THE CAUSE. AFTER TAKING IT TO T...
Mileage: 33,000
DT: FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED, CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH. *TT
Mileage: 29,900
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL REPAIRS. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V332000. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT BECAUSE IT WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY AROUND DUE TO A REAR CRACKED COIL SPRING. *SC THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE 3 SERPENTINE BELTS. *JB
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL REPAIRS. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V332000. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT BECAUSE IT WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY AROUND DUE TO A REAR CRACKED COIL SPRING. *SC THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE 3 SERPENTINE BELTS. *JB
DRIVING TO WORK AND A GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM RIGHT REAR OF CAR. METAL GRINDING AGAINST MEYTAL NOISE. MOMENTS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. SOMETHING HAD MADE A GOUGE IN THE INNER PART OF THE TIRE. AFTER THE CAR WAS PLACED ON THE TOW TRUCK, I C...
Mileage: 45,000
I WAS A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. A REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, THE SHARP END EXTENDED OUT AND RIPPED A HOLE IN MY REAR TIRE. THE FORD DEALER ADVISED ME THAT "FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER A REAR TIRE BLOWOUT A SAFETY HAZARD" FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND AT LOW SPEEDS BUT THE INCIDE...
Mileage: 142,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING RECALL NOTICE FOR 2001 FORD TAURUS AND LACK OF NOTIFICATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED AND INFO REGARDING THE RECALL REPAIR. *SC
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND NOT HOLDING AIR.. TW...
Mileage: 27,355
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND NOT HOLDING AIR.. TW...
Mileage: 27,355
ON APRIL 10, 2005 I WAS PLACING MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT (LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT) WHEN I HEARD A NOISE IN THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE OF MY CAR. UPON LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE I REALIZED THE BACK SPRING BROKE. KNOWING THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL I ASSUMED THERE WAS...
Mileage: 66,488
DT: 2 WEEK AGO SHE HEARD A NOISE, AND 2 DAYS AGO HEARD SAME NOISE, BUT MORE INTENSE WHILE PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. PULLED OFF THE TIRE, AND A PIECE OF THE SPRING FELL OFF. IT WAS VERY CORRODED. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALER. THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE IN A RECALL, AND THEY WERE FIXED. CALLED MANUFAC...
Mileage: 78,000
DT: WHEN SHE GOT IN TO CAR SHE HEARD A LOUD POP.WENT TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE . DEALER SAID SHE WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT TO DEALER. HAD SHEILDS PUT ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE OF RECALL LETTER SHE GOT IN SEPTEMBER. REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE N...
Mileage: 68,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A REAR COIL SPRING PROBLEM. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING THE SPRING TO PUNCTURE THE LEFT REAR TIRE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT REPAIR FOR THE REAR SPRING WILL BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THEY REPAIRED SPRIN...
Mileage: 42,000
THE VEHICLE WAS COMING OUT THE PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE REAR LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PENETRATED TO THE TIRE. *AK THE COIL SPRING HAD RUSTED, BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE LEFT COIL SPRING W...
Mileage: 55,000
1.NORMAL DRIVING , WINDOW STARTING TO FOG UP. TURN ON DEFROSTER. 2. INSTANTLY TOTAL LOSS OF VISABILITY BECAUSE OF WINDSHIELD BEING COVERED WITH HEAVEY FOG 3.NOTHING DONE, I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HAD SOMETHING SET WRONG IN THE HEATER/ DEFROSTER BUTTONS. I PULLED OVER TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT SETTINGS ...
Mileage: 19,000
2001 FORD TAURUS SAFETY RECALL REGARDING FRONT COIL SPRINGS.*** NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON HIS VEHICLE FAILED AND HE WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL. *JB
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSMENT FOR BRAKE LIGHT REPAIRS PERFORMED AND PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET.*MR RECALL#04V106000 *JB
2001 FORD TAURUS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *BF *NM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. REMEDY FAILED. *AK THE BALL JOINTS HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *BF
EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. I WAS GOING UP A HILL IN DC TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON AND TURN THE CAR OFF. HROTTLE POSITOIN SENSOR WENT OUT. I SENT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENTED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THAT B/C THEY SAID IT WAS A FUEL SY...
Mileage: 93,000
THE AIR BAG CASING ON THE STEERING WHEEL CRACKED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ONLY WEAR AND TEAR, AND IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR COIL SPRING PROBLEM.. WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HEARD A RUBBING NOISE UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE . WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE FRACTURE WAS COVERED WITH RUST WHICH WAS ...
Mileage: 49,850
(1) ONLY 38,000 MILES - 2001 TAURUS SEL.(2) CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT STABAR LINK DUE TO WEAR OF PLASTIC SOCKET ON BALL STUD. ULTIMATE FAILURE & CONSEQUENCES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (3) NO ACTION TAKEN AS OF YET. BOTH LINKS ON FRONT STABAR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON. *AK
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEADS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE , AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER CUT THE COIL SPRING, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFICS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. ...
Mileage: 11,448
DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND THE RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND, AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRING AND TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND THE RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND, AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRING AND TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL STAY ON FULL AND NOT GO TO EMPTY. THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK
'RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. *BF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE PROTECTIVE SHIELDS. THE CONSUMER HAS A LETTER WHICH STATED THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD INSTALLATION DID NOT APPLY TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, HOWEVER THE CONSUME...
WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND CUT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR AND GO FLAT. *AK
Mileage: 54,700
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
MY DAUGHTER GOT TO WORK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT THE CAR STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO INVER GROVE FORD AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. W...
Mileage: 38,000
RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04 V 332 000/FRONT COIL SPRING: CONSUMER RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE SINCE AUGUST 10,2004 AND STILL UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE "NO PART AVAILABLE". *NM THE CONSUMER WAS MADE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR RECALL SERVICE. *TC
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. HOWEVER, THE BUTTON BECAME INOPERABLE, AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED AT THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION....
CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER A SHORT 5 MILE DRIVE. SMOKE REPORTED FROM UNDER HOOD. ONCE HOOD OPENED, FOUND SMALL FIRE WHICH WAS EASILY EXTINGUISHED BY OWNER. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. MECHANIC CLAIMED 3 LEAKES FROM RUPTURED POWER STEERING LINES CAUSED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPILL ONTO ENGI...
Mileage: 44,000
CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER A SHORT 5 MILE DRIVE. SMOKE REPORTED FROM UNDER HOOD. ONCE HOOD OPENED, FOUND SMALL FIRE WHICH WAS EASILY EXTINGUISHED BY OWNER. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. MECHANIC CLAIMED 3 LEAKES FROM RUPTURED POWER STEERING LINES CAUSED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPILL ONTO ENGI...
Mileage: 44,000
CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER A SHORT 5 MILE DRIVE. SMOKE REPORTED FROM UNDER HOOD. ONCE HOOD OPENED, FOUND SMALL FIRE WHICH WAS EASILY EXTINGUISHED BY OWNER. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. MECHANIC CLAIMED 3 LEAKES FROM RUPTURED POWER STEERING LINES CAUSED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPILL ONTO ENGI...
Mileage: 44,000
A LOUD POP CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT OVER A BUMP. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE SPRING COIL STRUT BROKE WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 64,000
A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A PART OF THE BRAKE BROKE OFF INTO THE BRAKE DRUM, AND THAT THE DRUM/PADS, AND BRAKE CYLINDER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK BEFORE...
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK
MY 2001 TAURUS SES HAS HAD A HESITATION WHEN I ENGAGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AFTER A SECOND OR TWO IT FINALLY ENGAGES INTO DRIVE. EVERY DEALERSHIP I SPOKE TO STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2001 AND I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FEEL AS IF FORD HID SOMETHING IN THIS MANUFA...
SUSPENSION FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER PROBLEMS. *AK
Mileage: 53,000
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH REAR COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE REAR TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES CHANGED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON WITH A LITTLE OVER 56,000 MILES ON IT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT A LONG STOP LIGHT & WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE REMAINING MILE TO WORK WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I NOTICED THE SERPENTIN...
Mileage: 56,860
WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 TAURUS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD FIX SEVERAL WRONGS, ONE INCLUDED THE HEATER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DO WHAT THEY PROMISED WE HAVE OUR 2 MONTH OLD $9000.00 PURCHASE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER. WE WERE FIRST TOLD THE SWITCH WAS BAD,...
Mileage: 51,000
WE'VE HAD MANY PROBLEM IN THE PAST YEAR. FIRST IN THE PEAK OF WINTER THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACE. FOLLOWING A MONTH LATER WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A HORRIBLE RATTLING, WHEN THE CAR IN IN IDLE IT WOULD STOP ALL TOGETHER, THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A FORD DEALER...WHICH ESTIMATES THE COST TO BE $...
Mileage: 81,000
MY WIFE AMY L DYKMAN HAS OWNED A 2001 TAURUS FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS OF MANUFACTURER RECALLS. I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND THERE ARE NINE RECALLS THAT COULD AFFECT OUR CAR, SOME HAVING TO DO WITH THE CHILD SEAT, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. WE ARE BOTH YOUNG PRO...
AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AND NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FROM FORD. CAR HAS 53000 MILES . DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL.COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE WITH NO WARNING NOT A SAFE THING TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT FACT. I AM A DEVO...
Mileage: 53,000
ON THE DATE BELOW ABOUT 8.00 AM, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY COLD THAT MORNING THE SKIES WERE CLEAR AND THEIR WAS NO PRECIPITATION AT ALL. ROADWAYS WERE CLEAR FOR THE MOST PART. I WAS COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD TRAVELING TO WORK WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A...
Mileage: 56,000
REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND RUBBED ON REAR TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND 1 TIRE. WHEN REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED IT CAUSED THE REAR STRUT TO BREAK THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SAGGING IN THE BACK. I ALSO HAD THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER A EXISTING SAFE...
Mileage: 38,975
THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED GOING INTO THE REAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THE REAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB......CONSUMER STATED RIGH...
Mileage: 40,400
RECALL CAMPAIGN: NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE CONSUMER SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. NHTSA RECALL FRONT COIL SPRING 04V332000. *NM
Mileage: 48,000
NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SIDE AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE SENSOR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65, MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS COMING TO AN EXIT, AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN. IT ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE COIL SPRING SHIELD. MADE AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE SHIELD PLACED ONTO THE VEHICLE FOR NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Mileage: 14,800
CONSUMER HEARD A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR SPRING RUSTED AND SNAPPED, SCORING THE LEFT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT FOR THE REAR. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT WAS PARKED DUE TO A SHORT WITH THE BRAKE WIRING HARNESS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK
THERE WERE TIRE CRACKS 3-5 INCHES LONG AND THEY LEAKED AIR. *SC THEY MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONSUMER 88.00 WHICH ONLY COVERED THE COST OF ONE TIRE. (THE CONSUMERS SON IN LAW WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER LAWRENCE MARINELLI) *JB
CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DECEMBER DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING SHIELD NHTSA RECALL 04V332000. *AK
Mileage: 45,000
2001 FORD TAURUS DEVELOPED A LOUD CHIRPING SOUND THAT WAS HEARD WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING. THIS CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 80000 MILES ON IT. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO BE LOOKED OUT. THEY CLAIMED THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORK CONVERTER. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, WE NOW ...
Mileage: 73,000
BOTH REAR DOOR AND FRONT PASS. DOOR LATCH SPRINGS WILL NOT RETRACT HANDLE/LATCHES. PASSENGER THINKS THEY HAVE CLOSED DOOR, BUT HANDLE IS UP/OUT AND DOOR IS NOT LATCHED. DOOR FLIES OPEN ON A TURN IN ROAD. *NM
Mileage: 66,000
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04S17 FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS ISSUED IN AUGUST 2004, AND DEALER STATED THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
Mileage: 181,000
2001 FORD TAURUS, I WAS TURNING INTO MY HOME DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE FRONT LEFT STRUT SPRING BROKE (DRIVE IS TYPICAL SUBURBAN DRIVE,NO REMARKABLE BUMPS OR TURNS). THE ACTION CAUSED THE BROKEN PIECE TO SHEER THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL IN ONE REVOLUTION OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE PEELED OUT FROM UNDER THE WHEEL...
Mileage: 50,600
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING, AND CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENED BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN.*AK
RECALL NUMBER 04V332000: CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING TO BE CONTACTED SINCE OCTOBER FOR THE RECALL PART. HOWEVER, THE PARTS STILL HAVE NOT ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER FOR SOMETIME NOW, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESULTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE PERFORMING FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING COIL SPRINGS IN AUGUST OF 2004.WHEN CONTACTING DEALE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER UPON ARRIVAL OF PARTS. FOUR MONTHS HAS PAST AND DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS.*AK......CONSUMER CALLED DEALER ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 INQUIRING WHEN THE PART...
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDEWALLS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. CONTINENTAL, P215/60R16. *AK
CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNT ODOR COMING IN FROM THE VENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE CENTER CONTROL PANEL. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE EGR SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB....DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
Mileage: 42,500
THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE EGR SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB....DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
Mileage: 42,500
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04-V33-2000) REGARDING THE COIL SPRING, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB *SC
Mileage: 95,000
THE CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *JB THE RIGHT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS AND THE LEFT SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP AND WOU...
Mileage: 55,000
BRAKE FAILURE IN THE FORD TAURUS 2001 131,000 MILES [XXX] MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED (MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE) LIFE OR DEATH SAFETY ISSUE W/ THE FORD TAURUS 2001 REGARDING THE "BRAKES". YESTERDAY I HAD A COMPLETE "BRAKE FAILURE" WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS T...
Mileage: 131,000
I STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, PARTICULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR IDLING. THIS STARTED ON WED., 11/10 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 11/17. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD FALLEN APART, THAT THE BELTS WERE BARELY HOLDING IT ON, AND SINCE I AM 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT ...
Mileage: 32,500
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER WALTER. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE, FR440, P215/60R16. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK
ENGINE ACCELERATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT A PARKING LOT. *AK
Mileage: 29,248
NOTIFICATION RECALL 04S17 SAFETY EXISTS IN 2001 TAURUS, FRONT SPRING RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED OFF PIERCING THE TIRE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER SAW A RECALL NOTICE ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A REFUND. CA...
Mileage: 40,000
NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 04S17 SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 1999 THROUGH 2001 MODEL TAURUS AND SABLE VEHICLES. *BF RECALL# 04V332000. *SC
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER 'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE DEALER HAD NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK
FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURES TIRE. *BF CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD POPPED.
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V106000. DEALER STATED THAT IF THEY PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS IT WOULD MESS UP THE ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND DID NOT GET THE REPAIRS DONE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT IF THEY DID THE R...
Mileage: 94,944
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN THERE WAS NO PEDAL PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *JB
Mileage: 30,000
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL 2001 FORD TAURUS ON VENTURA FREEWAY ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT SOME POINT,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SHE EXITED THE FREEWAY AT OFF RAMP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,MY WIFE'S SHOULDER HARNESS GAVE WAY, RESULTING IN MASSIVE I...
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL 2001 FORD TAURUS ON VENTURA FREEWAY ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT SOME POINT,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SHE EXITED THE FREEWAY AT OFF RAMP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,MY WIFE'S SHOULDER HARNESS GAVE WAY, RESULTING IN MASSIVE I...
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL 2001 FORD TAURUS ON VENTURA FREEWAY ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT SOME POINT,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SHE EXITED THE FREEWAY AT OFF RAMP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,MY WIFE'S SHOULDER HARNESS GAVE WAY, RESULTING IN MASSIVE I...
THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 1/2 MONTHS. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 40,000
THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OR MORE, UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *JB
Mileage: 390,228
DURING A 25 MPH VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE FRONT SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC
Mileage: 66,316
DURING A 25 MPH VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE FRONT SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC
Mileage: 66,316
FRONT COIL SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK *TC
Mileage: 19,000
WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THERE WAS NO DEFECTS NOTICEABLE BY THE CONSUMER. IT WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT CONCERNING HEAD GASKET. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH RIGHT SIDE REAR BODY SUDDENLY FLOPPED DOWN. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT REAR SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SC
Mileage: 35,600
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INS...
Mileage: 86,300
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM
ABS OPERATED POORLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE STOPPING AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NO WORK WAS DONE. THEY CHARGED THE CONSUMER, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD...
Mileage: 67,000
ABS OPERATED POORLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE STOPPING AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NO WORK WAS DONE. THEY CHARGED THE CONSUMER, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD...
Mileage: 67,000
ABS OPERATED POORLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE STOPPING AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NO WORK WAS DONE. THEY CHARGED THE CONSUMER, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD...
Mileage: 67,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK THE FIRE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE FIRE INVOLVED WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD HOUSING. *NM
Mileage: 65,000
THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT IT IS TAKING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAVING RECALL 04S17 REPAIRED. THE RECALL IS FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. * NM *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CAUSED ONE OF THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. *NM *JB
THE REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. UPON ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER FELT THE BROKEN COIL SPRING RUBBING HEAVILY AGAINST THE REAR RIGHT TIRE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL...
Mileage: 44,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR, THE LEFT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOUSE. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
AIR CONDITION/HEATER FAN STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN WATER LEAKAGE CAUSING MOTOR BLOWER FAILURE ALONG WITH RESISITOR FAILURE. THEY SITED TSB 04-15-3 IDENTIFYING TAURUSES BUILT BETWEEN 5-1-01 TO 12-15-03 OF HAVING THIS PROBLEM ...
WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE RACK AND PINION.*AK IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION CRACKED. *NM
Mileage: 42,000
FORD RECALLED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRONT COIL SPRING CORROSION, AND TEARING UP THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION. *AK THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRINGS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS ...
Mileage: 31,353
AS WITH MY 1992 TAURUS MY 2001 TAURUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH OR MOTOR.PRESENTLY NOT FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO MY TRANS. SLIPS AND UP AND DOWN SHIFTS HARD IN AND OUT OF SECOND GEAR. ONCE AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT .*AK
Mileage: 35,000
AS WITH MY 1992 TAURUS MY 2001 TAURUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH OR MOTOR.PRESENTLY NOT FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO MY TRANS. SLIPS AND UP AND DOWN SHIFTS HARD IN AND OUT OF SECOND GEAR. ONCE AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT .*AK
Mileage: 35,000
AS WITH MY 1992 TAURUS MY 2001 TAURUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH OR MOTOR.PRESENTLY NOT FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO MY TRANS. SLIPS AND UP AND DOWN SHIFTS HARD IN AND OUT OF SECOND GEAR. ONCE AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT .*AK
Mileage: 35,000
I PUSHED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN TO GET HOT AND IT SHOT OUT. IT FELL ON THE FLOOR MAT AND I BURNED MY HAND PICKING IT UP BEFORE IF CAUGHT THE CAR ON FIRE. I NO LONGER USE MY LIGHTER FOR FEAR IT WILL START A FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 93,000
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BREAK. CONSUMER CALLED FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTENCE. THEN CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND SMOKE. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED/STARTED UP REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
REVERSING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING, 8/19/2004, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR. EXAMINED AND DETERMINED REAR OF CAR WAS VERY LOW AND RIGHT REAR TIRE APPEARED DAMAGED. TAKEN TO GARAGE 2 BLKS AWAY AND FOUND BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, APPEARED TO HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND RIGHT REAR TI...
Mileage: 55,200
AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER, THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL DECEMBER. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMISSION SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED, NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 REGARDING COIL SPRING. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP TELEPHONED OPERATOR, INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT MANAGEMENT GAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALER TO TELL CONSUMER THAT IF THE COIL SPRIN...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED. *LA *SC *JB
Mileage: 70,100
I BOUGHT A NEW FORD TAURUS IN 2001. THREE MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, A VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD REPAIRS. TO MY DISMAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN IN JANUARY 2002. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. APRIL 2002 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, SO MORE REPAIRS. TH...
Mileage: 11,138
I BOUGHT A NEW FORD TAURUS IN 2001. THREE MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, A VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD REPAIRS. TO MY DISMAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN IN JANUARY 2002. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. APRIL 2002 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, SO MORE REPAIRS. TH...
Mileage: 11,138
I BOUGHT A NEW FORD TAURUS IN 2001. THREE MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, A VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD REPAIRS. TO MY DISMAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN IN JANUARY 2002. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. APRIL 2002 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, SO MORE REPAIRS. TH...
Mileage: 11,138
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRING AND THE TIRE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE STRAPPED A CHILD IN A SEAT BELT IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. LATER ON THE CHILD BECAME TANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT, AND EACH TIME AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT GOT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. THE SEAT BELT WAS SO TIGHT ON THE CHILD'S STOMACH T...
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, WHERE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHOOK SINCE FEBRUARY, 2004. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM, AND KEPT VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PISTON BECAUSE IT WAS...
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHOOK SINCE FEBRUARY, 2004. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM, AND KEPT VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PISTON BECAUSE IT WAS...
CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT COILS SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER. *AK
Mileage: 43,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED REAR COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING COIL SPRING FAILURE. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL SPRING. WILL NOT BE REPLACED, BUT ONLY INSPECTED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 041V332000 REPAIRS PERRFORMED. HOWEVER, PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. *AK
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVNG ACROSS A PARKING LOT, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.*AK
Mileage: 30,145
INTERMITTENT TRANSMITION DISENGAGING. THE OTHER DAY I DROVE TO MY DRIVEWAY, SLOWED DOWN, PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, GAVE IT SOME GAS AND THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT I COULD NOT GET UP MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY 2001 FORD TAURAS WITH 31000 IN TWO OTHER TIMES TO THE FORD DEALER FOR ...
Mileage: 29,500
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 7/13/04, THE RECALL CAME OUT FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON 7/16/04. THE MILEAGE IS 77,135. I HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND TOOK THE REAR TIRES OFF AS IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT WAS WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS GRINDING ...
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2001 FORD TAURUS.*MR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND DID SLOW DOWN BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID HITTING TWO VEHICLES WAITI...
Mileage: 32,662
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD FAILE...
VEHICLE : 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO RUPTURE. *LA
Mileage: 32,230
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO BE RECALLED? 23,000 MILES SAME VEHICLE HAS 23,000 MILES THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IS THIS GOING TO BE RECALLED? *LA
I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO BE RECALLED? 23,000 MILES SAME VEHICLE HAS 23,000 MILES THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IS THIS GOING TO BE RECALLED? *LA
THE FRONT LEFT SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AS I WAS BACKING OUT MY GARAGE IN JANUARY OF 2004. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HAVE THE TWO FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED AND PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. *LA
Mileage: 46,522
WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT,THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
WHILE REVERSING, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A CRASHING NOISE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE LEFT SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE VEHICLE CAN'T BE DRIVEN. THE SERVICE MAN INDICATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS COR...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE...
Mileage: 41,451
AIRBAG LIGHTS FLASHES ON AND OFF. SOME TIME IS STAY ON FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINITES. NO ACCIDENT.. IT COMES ON BY ITSELF. WANTED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER BUT WAS ADVISED TO CHECK TO SEE IFI THERE WAS A RECALL. I GOT THIS INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSE BY STATE INSPECTION STATION OF A FAILED CONTROL AUXILIARY EMISSION UNIT, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICER INDICATED THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Mileage: 52,000
THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T PERFORM RECALL REPAIR ON VEHICLE. *LA SAFETY RECALL# 04V106000. *SC *JB
WHILE AT A STOP FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 58,500
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $189.00 BY THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH INSTALLED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL 04V106000 REPAIRS PERFORMED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING AT A UNKNOWN SPEED,THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL COIL SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
WHILE DRIVING COIL SPRING DISENGAGED, CAUSING A FLAT IN FRONT TIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK AND NECK INJURIES.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE THEN STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PISTO...
AIR BAGS IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HITTING A HONDA ACCORD IN THE REAR .THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT WAS ~2500 DAMAGE TO THE FORD TAURUS AND ~ 4500 TO THE HONDA ACCORD IT STRUCK IN THE REAR WHILE STATIONARY. *AK
Mileage: 61,000
I WAS PARALLEL PARKING MY 2001 TAURUS AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE(TO PULL FORWARD IN THE PARKING SPACE) THE CAR SPED UP TO HI RPM'S AND I HAD TO JAM THE BRAKES ON TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. *AK
Mileage: 26,010
TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEPT BLOWING OUT DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE LENS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Mileage: 48,400
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRUNK WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 17,000
CAR EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS A RATTLE IN THE "FRONT END". DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT END "LINK PINS" TO BE WORN. THESE PINS ATTACH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND IN TURN, HOLD THE FRONT TIRES IN POSITION. THESE PINS HAVE BEEN R...
THE VEHICLE HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 89,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE SPINDLE SNAPPED, CUTTING THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLL OVER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE SPINDLE SNAPPED, CUTTING THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLL OVER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
REAR DOORS WON'T STAY CLOSED. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO TIE THE TWO DOOR HANDLES TOGETHER TO KEEP THEM CLOSED. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
THE DEFROSTER/AIR ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS LX DOES NOT DEFOG MY WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD GETS FOGGED UP.*AK
THE ANTI-SWAY BARS ON MY FORD TAURUS SES HAVE COME LOOSE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE BARS CAME LOOSE AT 10,000 MILES, 16,000 MILES, AND MOST RECENTLY AT 50,000 MILES. SINCE THE LATEST REPAIR (AT 50,000 MILES) IS NOW ALLEGEDLY OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER WANT $140 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN. AND...
Mileage: 10,000
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN NEAR FRONTAL CRASH.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
PULSATIONS WHILE BRAKING. WHEN I HAD ABOUT 12000 MILES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE WHEN I APPLIED THEM. THE SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND THE DISC NEEDED RESURFACING. NOW WITH ~29000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURING. I EXPECT LONGER LIFE OUT OF MY BRAKES.
Mileage: 12,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS HAVE FOGGED UP. THIS WOULD CAUSE IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT HOURS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Mileage: 31,800
WITHOUT WARNING FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH. *AK THE FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BE TORN FROM THE DOOR POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING HIT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG...
Mileage: 1,800
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT, CONSUMER FOUND THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT SPRING COIL CUT THE TIRE 180 DEGREES. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY $950.00 TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING, TIRE, AND LABOR COST. ...
Mileage: 66,000
SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER CAR (2001 FORD TAURUS) HIT POTHOLE. NO SIDE IMPACT TOOK PLACE. NO DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR. ONLY DAMAGE WAS SCRAPE ON RIM OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL AFTER IT WENT INTO THE POTHOLE GOING FORWARD. ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY....
Mileage: 43,000
AIR BAG LIGHT ON, DISPLAYED SERIES OF CODE, THEN REMAINED ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THEY RECORDED CODE B1342. REPLACED AIR BAG MONITOR PART NUMBER YF1Z-14B321EA. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PART REPLACED IN SEP-2003 LESS THAN 3000 MILES BETWEEN THE TWO FAILURES.
Mileage: 13,630
I HAVE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EACH TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY INSTALLING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SENSOR (WHICH HAPPENS TO NEVER BE COVERED UNDER THE SO-CALLED EXTENDED WAR...
THE SPRINGS THAT SURROUND THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 36,900
I HAVEN'T GOT REPAIR DONE YET. TRANSMISSON HAS ALWAY HAD A SLIGHT SLIP. IT TOTALLY SLIPPED OUT IN LOW GEAR THE OTHER DAY.
Mileage: 48,000
WE NOTICED THE LOWER HALF OF THE CAR IS COVERED WITH SMALL RUST SPOTS 44000 MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. AT 39000 MILES WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RATTLE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR, HOWEVER THE RATT...
Mileage: 44,000
WE NOTICED THE LOWER HALF OF THE CAR IS COVERED WITH SMALL RUST SPOTS 44000 MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. AT 39000 MILES WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RATTLE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR, HOWEVER THE RATT...
Mileage: 44,000
WE NOTICED THE LOWER HALF OF THE CAR IS COVERED WITH SMALL RUST SPOTS 44000 MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. AT 39000 MILES WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RATTLE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR, HOWEVER THE RATT...
Mileage: 44,000
BOUGHT USED 2001 TAURUS IN AUG. OF 2002. ON THE TEST DRIVE I NOTICED THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER AT NO COST TO ME DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCE. I DROVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIB...
Mileage: 39,415
BOUGHT USED 2001 TAURUS IN AUG. OF 2002. ON THE TEST DRIVE I NOTICED THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER AT NO COST TO ME DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCE. I DROVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIB...
Mileage: 39,415
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY.*AK THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *NM
Mileage: 16,666
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY.*AK THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *NM
Mileage: 16,666
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON 12/26/03. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED PUMP. THIS PUMP FAILED ON 1/2/04. CAR SERVICED ON 1/6/04. TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE BEFORE WE PICKED UP THE CAR THAT EVENING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT ON 1/7/04. I...
Mileage: 11,500
WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 49,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Mileage: 13,000
HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL...
Mileage: 3,500
HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL...
Mileage: 3,500
HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL...
Mileage: 3,500
HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL...
Mileage: 3,500
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEARD CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SOON DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA *JB
I HAD A SEVERE T-BONE TYPE CRASH WITH A VEHICLE-NOT MY FAULT AS THE OTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN FRONT OF ME-TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH. ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. OUR AIRBAGS, NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS, DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SHOULDER HARNESSES KEEP US FROM BEING THROWN F...
Mileage: 36,500
I HAD A SEVERE T-BONE TYPE CRASH WITH A VEHICLE-NOT MY FAULT AS THE OTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN FRONT OF ME-TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH. ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. OUR AIRBAGS, NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS, DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SHOULDER HARNESSES KEEP US FROM BEING THROWN F...
Mileage: 36,500
WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GLASS REPAIR SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT. *PH
THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES THERE CAN BE NO MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.*AK
Mileage: 1,000
THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES THERE CAN BE NO MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.*AK
Mileage: 1,000
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM PROPERLY. *AK
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON NY THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. PARTS DAMAGED INCLUDED REPLACING THE COIL SPRING, THE STRUT, AXEL, TIRE, AND AXEL BEARING. *LA
Mileage: 49,860
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON NY THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. PARTS DAMAGED INCLUDED REPLACING THE COIL SPRING, THE STRUT, AXEL, TIRE, AND AXEL BEARING. *LA
Mileage: 49,860
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON NY THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. PARTS DAMAGED INCLUDED REPLACING THE COIL SPRING, THE STRUT, AXEL, TIRE, AND AXEL BEARING. *LA
Mileage: 49,860
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON NY THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. PARTS DAMAGED INCLUDED REPLACING THE COIL SPRING, THE STRUT, AXEL, TIRE, AND AXEL BEARING. *LA
Mileage: 49,860
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, INFINITY, SIZE #P215/60R16, DOT#UNKNOWN. *AK
PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SERVICE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL (FRONT WHEEL WAS CHOPPED), AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *SCC VARIOUS COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ...
PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SERVICE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL (FRONT WHEEL WAS CHOPPED), AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *SCC VARIOUS COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ...
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. A SATURN TURNED DIRECTLY INTO MY VEHICLE'S PATH. I WAS TRAVELING AT APROXIMATELY 40MILES PER HOUR AND HIT THE SATURN ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR THEN LEFT THE ROADWAY AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMA...
NHTSA RECALL 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 HAD THE SAME PR...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WILL RESTARTED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS RISE AND THEN FALL. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SURGES BACKWARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2000 VERSION OF THE FORD TAURUS. THEN, THE DEALER PUT HIM INTO A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND THAT VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. WHEN HE COMPLAINED, THE DEA...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS FUEL TANK AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 144 000, BUTTHIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE WAYNE PLANT, AND IN THE SAME MONTH AS STATED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT IN ONE OF THE STATES LISTED. *AK
Mileage: 125,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL/STOP LAMP OCCURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY.*AK
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL/STOP LAMP OCCURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY.*AK
Mileage: 48,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO POWER. *PH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD ...
Mileage: 38,350
INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER THEY WERE ABLE TO TEST VIA NGS HOOKUP, WHICH SHOWED CODE U2017. REPLACED PART YF1Z-14B321-EA CONTR ASY-OCC., PER SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #14579. THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE OF INTREST GIVEN THERE IS A INQUIRY INVOLVING THE 2001 TAURUS AIR B...
Mileage: 10,800
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE IT ROLLED INTO A DITCH, THEN STRUCK A CONCRETE "CULVERT" HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 25,000
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 FORD TAURUS.*MR NEARLY A FATEL ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILED BRAKES ONLY 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *CB
Mileage: 10,000
THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN A SNOW STORM AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND LANDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR THE AIR BA...
Mileage: 19,000
TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE, THE DEALER REPLACED ONE IN FRONT AND WE HAD TO SPEND OUR FUNDS TO REPLACE THE OTHER. TIRE IS P215-60-R16 94T M+S. INFINITY TOURING T3. ONE IN BACK WILL NEED REPLACE SINCE THE TREAD IS SEPERATING. THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE THE MILAGE ON OUR TAURAS IN 31,000 THE VEHICLE IS ...
Mileage: 31,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND CAUSED LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK ON A LEVEL ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER, THE PEDAL RETURNED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE SOU...
PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE R...
Mileage: 15,500
PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE R...
Mileage: 15,500
PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE R...
Mileage: 15,500
PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE R...
Mileage: 15,500
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR ON 2001 FORD TAURUS -- HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE AND TIRES ONCE SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003 W/ ONLY 30K MILES ON IT. NOW HAVE 49K MILES AND THE STEERING WHEEL PRACTICALLY JUMPS OUT OF MY HANDS WHILE BRAKING DUE TO THE ROT...
Mileage: 32,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAUSE UNIKNOWN. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
IGNITION KEY SWITCH LOCKS EVERY TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. (SERVICE BULLETINS#012113-627-1SB6274). *AK WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED THE START POSITION IT DID NOT TURN BACK TO THE RUN POSITION. AFTER THE CONSUMER REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO TRAFFIC, THE KEY RELEASED ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING ,AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE STILL WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY AND JERK THE BRAKES WASN'T RIGHT. THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER SHIP TWICE AFTER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR THE BRAKES ARE BETTER NOW. *AK *CB
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/30/2003 BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING. BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER BOOTS WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE. REAR CLIPS LOOSE AND MOVING AROUND. *AK *CB
Mileage: 32,399
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AT NORMAL SPEEDS TRIED "TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, CONSUMER SLAMMED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAIL BOX. VEHICLE WAS AIR BORNE, LANDING IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPL...
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AT NORMAL SPEEDS TRIED "TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, CONSUMER SLAMMED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAIL BOX. VEHICLE WAS AIR BORNE, LANDING IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPL...
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE NOT TRIED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. *AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *TT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE AT THE SAME SPOT, BUT DIFFERENT DAYS, THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD, AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AT THE RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE BEF...
2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSE...
2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSE...
2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSE...
2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSE...
2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSE...
VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Mileage: 84,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH. DOOR DOES NOT FULLY LATCH UNLESS ABNORMAL FORCE IS USED TO SHUT THE DOOR.*AK
Mileage: 38,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS. ALSO, STATED THAT SOMEBODY WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLISION AND THE SEAT BELT BROKE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTION LIGHTS. EVERY TIME DIRECTION LIGHTS KEEP ON BURNING . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, AND DEALER WILL ONLY FIX IT, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THEY GO OUT AGAIN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS SIDE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TIRE SIZE P215/60R16. *AK
WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Mileage: 36,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, AND HALF OF THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. *TT
Mileage: 43,500
VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS UPON BRAKE PEDAL. *MR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *TT
LEFT FRONT TIRE, ON FIRESTONE AFFINITY 206016, BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE. *JB
Mileage: 33,200
MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN BLAMED ON EVERYTHING. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND BALANCED, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (FOR THE 2ND TIME IN THIS CARS YOUNG LIFE), AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO STOP SHAKING. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE PLAYING E...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NLM
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH COULD MEAN THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONSUMERS SEAT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE SEAT BEING REMOVED TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *NLM
THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 10
THERE WAS A PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB
Mileage: 10
PRESSURE EGR VALVE FAILURE. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR 2 YEARS, 24K, BUT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE VIEWED FOR POSSIBLE MANDATORY RECALL. *NLM
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER VIEWED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH THEN FROM THE HOOD AREA. SCC
Mileage: 17,000
THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL DISENGAGE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDERS PUSH ROD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *NLM THE DEALER DID NOT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION OF OTHER MODELS THAT HAS FACTORY RECALLS FOR THE RETAINER CLIP. REFER TO RECALL# 02V266000 SCC
Mileage: 42,000
2001 FORD TAURUS. BRAKES RESURFACED AT 23,000 MILES. (MAY 2002) STILL NOT RIGHT, ASKED TO RECHECK. THE DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WRONG. ROTORS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. SO FAR, FORD REFUSING TO PAY. NOT TO MENTION, FOUR NEW TIRES ABOUT THE SAME TIME. *NLM
Mileage: 23,000
DRAIN LINES UNDER THE HOOD CLOG RESULTING IN FLOODING OF DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. SOAKING THE CARPET AND FLOOR MATS. HAS BEEN "FIXED" 3 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. LAST TIME, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, TOOK OFF THE DASH BOARD TO GET AT LINES AND IT HAS FLOODED AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT...
DURING A SNOW STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. MR SCC *NLM
FAST IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY GOES TO RACE TRACK MODE WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED FROM A COLD START. WHEN BACKING, ONE MUST TAKE FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT A FAST IDLE OR LOSE CONTROL. MR SCC
THE TRUNK LID BRACKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPRING TO COME OUT. *JB
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE AND THE SUB FRAME WAS BENT. *JB
Mileage: 31,100
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE.*JB
Mileage: 13,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO GET FOOT OUT AND COME TO A SAFE STOP. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*JB
I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT AND MOSTLY SIDE COLLISION WHERE MY CAR WAS TOTALED. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR (2001 FORD TAURUS SES) TO COWLES FORD IN WOODBRIDGE VA. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPL...
Mileage: 21,200
THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB
I RECIENTLY HAD THE RECALL FOR THE WIPER MOTOR COVER REPAIRED. SINCE THE REPAIR MY WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING. ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP THEY WILL WORK FINE (PROVIDED THE TEMP IS ABOVE 30 DEGREES). I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, EACH...
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
ONE OF MY OEM TIRES (FIRESTONE AFFINITY) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE SUCH AS NAILS OR SCREWS INVOLVED. THE TIRE'S OUTSIDE SIDEWALL FAILED RESULTING IN A SPLIT LARGE ENOUGH THAT A CREDIT CARD COULD SLIDE THROUGH IT. THE OEM TIRES HAD LESS THAN 18,000 MILES AT ...
Mileage: 17,500
ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR FRONT/DRIVER DOOR, AND THE CORNER/SHARP EDGE HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE EYE. SCC
WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION SHOCK FROM THE PEDAL AND THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS
Mileage: 26,000
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK 2 VEHICLES. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIM HAD SPLIT WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE WERE AFFECTED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE FRONT RIM SPLIT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH 2 VEHICLES.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL REAR SEAT BELTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BELTS WILL CURL UP AND GET STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. ALSO, WHEN UNBUCKLING AFTER USE BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA# 15190 01-F-071-000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOOSE THIRD GEAR OPERATION. CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH BROKE ON AUGUST 8, 2002. DEALER CHARGED OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS, FOUR MONTHS LATER VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE...
Mileage: 93,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT AN ANIMAL JUMP OUT INTO THE ROAD. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED. CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS 02V-266
CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 2" HIGHER THAT THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. *TS *TT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH CA...
Mileage: 18,000
THE BRAKE AND SPEED PEDAL ARE TWO AND HALF INCHES APART. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO APPLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATES AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL. FUEL GAUGE INDICATION LIGHT FLASH ON IN RESULT OF VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER NOTICE WHEN WEATHER TEMPERATURE DROPS WINDSHIELD WASHER FREEZE CAUSE CONSUMER UNABLE TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER EXPERINCING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. DOOR OUT OF ALIGNMENT 3 TIMES, GA GAUGE NOT WORKING AND REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES.
CONSUMER EXPERINCING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. DOOR OUT OF ALIGNMENT 3 TIMES, GA GAUGE NOT WORKING AND REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES.
THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN APPLY PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS
WHILE PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER STATES' THERE WAS A POOL OF POWER STEERING FLUID DOWN ON FRAME OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE POWER ASSIST PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. FIVE MONTHS LATER CONSUMER NOTICED SAME TYPE OF LEAK AGAIN. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PRO...
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER STATES APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND HIT A COUPLE OF CARS CONSUMER HAD TO LOCATE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PEDALS, 02 V 266 000. *TS *JB
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *JG *JB
Mileage: 12,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 3 MPH, CONSUMER STATES' PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, HITTING A COUPLE OF CARS BEFORE CONSUMER COULD SAFELY LOCATE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATER PEDAL. 02 V 266 ...
WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER STATES FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. TOOK TO FORD AND THERE IS A RECALL 02S40 FOR BRAKES. SAME PROBLEM CONSUMER HAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE. (CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES) *JG
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LACK OF BREAKING, A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAD LOCKED, THE SWITCH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BECOME INOP/REMAIN IN POWER, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE START POSITION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *S...
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LACK OF BREAKING, A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAD LOCKED, THE SWITCH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BECOME INOP/REMAIN IN POWER, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE START POSITION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *S...
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LACK OF BREAKING, A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAD LOCKED, THE SWITCH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BECOME INOP/REMAIN IN POWER, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE START POSITION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *S...
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LACK OF BREAKING, A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAD LOCKED, THE SWITCH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BECOME INOP/REMAIN IN POWER, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE START POSITION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *S...
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AND FAILED TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. AS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILURE, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *YH
BRAKES CONTINUE TO SHIMMY/ ROTORS/PADS REPLACED/DRUMS CUT. DT
I WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK HIS RIGHT SIDE WITH MY FRONT. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END CANNOT BE AJUSTED, WHICH CAUSES THE TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE INSIDE. DEALER CONTACTED,THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN CENTER LANE THE VEHICLE STALLED W/O WARNING. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD ONLY TRAVEL APPROX. 2MPH. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AGAIN AND RPMS REVVED EXCESSIVELY. TS
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CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. MR
CONSUMER STATES FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER CAN NOT PULL FROM HOUSING. BELT REPAIRED BY DLR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURING. MR
CONSUMER STATES CAN NOT USE 2 OR MORE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES AT THE SAME TIME. IF USES WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN WILL NOT OPERATE OR VICE-VERSA. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR WIRES BECOME VERY HOT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENLY WHILE DRIVING. MR
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V266000 BRAKE PEDAL; THIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE AND THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL EXHIBITS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY IN BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CONSUMER HAS STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CONSUMER HAS STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EMEGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHTIS ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HAD A ACCIDENT THE CAR SPUN AROUND 3 TIMES AND HIT A TREE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES. NLM
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TIRES WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE TIRE BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES AT 1600 MILES. P215/60R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 4000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 2001, FORD, TAURUS. *AK THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYS AND SHAKES, ...
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TIRES WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE TIRE BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES AT 1600 MILES. P215/60R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 4000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 2001, FORD, TAURUS. *AK THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYS AND SHAKES, ...
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TIRES WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE TIRE BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES AT 1600 MILES. P215/60R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 4000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 2001, FORD, TAURUS. *AK THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYS AND SHAKES, ...
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TIRES WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE TIRE BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES AT 1600 MILES. P215/60R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 4000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 2001, FORD, TAURUS. *AK THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYS AND SHAKES, ...
CAR STALLED/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. DEALER SERVICE FOUND NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION SUCH AS FREEWAY DRIVING RESULTING IN A MAJOR ACCIDE...
I HAD A ACCIDENT, IN TRAFFIC, I WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK IN THE REAR AT A STAND STILL, THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50+MPH, MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, PUTTING THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT PRESSING MY BODY AGANST THE SAFETY BELT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE BRACKET/AND OR FLOOR BROKE...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRES SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND HAD GONE FLAT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT A CURB, STONE, OR ANY SHARP OBJECTS, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE ITSELF THAT CAUSED THE INTERNAL DAMAGE...
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 25/35MPH IF FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT DECREASE IN SPEED UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED.CONTACTED DEALER.*AKCONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION TO TWO DEALERS WHO BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE. THEY FURTHER...
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN THEM CRYSTALIZING. HAD THEM REPLACED 4 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
BAD VIBRATION IN FRONT END AFTER U REACH 45 GETS WORSE AS U SPEED UP . FIRST 2 TIMES TO SHOP IT WAS REAL BAD WHEN YOU TRIED TO STOP. HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. FIRST TIME BRAKE PADS,2ND TIME BARKE PADS AND ROTERS THIRD TIME FRONT TIRES, 4TH TIME BRAKES AND ROTERSI TH...
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN AT A FULL STOP AT RED LIGHT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO AND LEFT AT FORD DEALERSHIP AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK
UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN I-25 AT LAS VEGAS, NM. A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE HAD LOST CONTROL, PASSED THE MEDIAN ,AND DISABLED AT THE RIGHT LANE WE WERE TRAVELING. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO AVOID IT. I HAD SLAMMED MY BRAKES, SKIDDED AND HIT THE DISABLED VEHICLE...
WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN I-25 AT LAS VEGAS, NM. A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE HAD LOST CONTROL, PASSED THE MEDIAN ,AND DISABLED AT THE RIGHT LANE WE WERE TRAVELING. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO AVOID IT. I HAD SLAMMED MY BRAKES, SKIDDED AND HIT THE DISABLED VEHICLE...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NUMBER 4 POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER BLEW UP, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE WINDOW...
CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS P21560R165. THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF TIRE, AND ON LEFT SIDE REAR. TIRES ARE SLOWLY LOSING AIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.
WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD AND DOES NOT ALLOW GEARS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS ALMOST WAS HIT FROM THE REAR.*AK
WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD AND DOES NOT ALLOW GEARS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS ALMOST WAS HIT FROM THE REAR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE HIT WATER/SLID, AND VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO RIGHT INTO DITCH, AND HIT A CONCRETE CULVERT HEAD ON. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK CONSUEMRS WIFE LOST A PIECE OF HER INDEX FINGER. CONSUMER FEELS THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG...
THE TIRE SPLIT APART ON THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. I IMMEDIATLY COASTED IN TO A PARKING LOT OF A TIRE SHOP. I CALLED MIDDLEKAUF FORD AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. NO TREAD WEAR ETC. MIDDLEKAUF SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PRICE OF THE TIRE IF I HAD IT REPLACED. I D...
CAR TAKES OFF IN REVERSE & DRIVE AS SOON AS BRAKE RELEASED WITHOUT USING GAS PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WOBBLES WHEN OPENING, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK LID WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES REAR OF VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE,...
WHILE DRIVING ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WOBBLES WHEN OPENING, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK LID WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES REAR OF VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE,...
WHILE DRIVING ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WOBBLES WHEN OPENING, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK LID WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES REAR OF VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE,...
WHILE DRIVING ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WOBBLES WHEN OPENING, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK LID WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES REAR OF VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE,...
WHILE DRIVING ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WOBBLES WHEN OPENING, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK LID WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES REAR OF VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE,...
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO HIGH RPMS WITH MILEAGE REACHING UP TO 35 MPH. BRAKES ARE WORN DUE TO CONSTANT APPLICATION OF PEDAL FOR CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO HIGH RPMS WITH MILEAGE REACHING UP TO 35 MPH. BRAKES ARE WORN DUE TO CONSTANT APPLICATION OF PEDAL FOR CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY FLEW UP CAUSING ALMOST ZERO VISABILTY.*JB THE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD FAIL AGAIN AND BE LIFE THREATENING. *YH
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATER PEDAL AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF OVER A CURVE. CONSUMER FEELS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK *JG
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH BRAKES APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE DRAGGED 20-30 SECONDS APPROACHING A STOP DUE TO IT NOT STOPPING ON TIME.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH BRAKES APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE DRAGGED 20-30 SECONDS APPROACHING A STOP DUE TO IT NOT STOPPING ON TIME.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE RACES TO 3500-4500 RPM WITH FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND USUALLY WHILE ON BRAKE, HOT OR COLD, IN OR OUT OF GEAR, WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, OR PARKED. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PEDAL SPACING, HAS OCCURRED OFTEN ENOUGH TO VERIFY THAT FOOT WAS EITHER COMPLETELY OFF ACCELERATOR OR COMPLETELY ON BRAKES....
A SQUEALING SOUND MADE WHEN MAKING A TURN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL SIT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND CLOSE TO THE SAME HEIGHT, WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO INSPECT.*AK
FORD'S PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND STUCK THROTTLES IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. FORD SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY!!!*AK
BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND HAD MY WORK BOOTS ON, PUT MY FOOT ON I GUESS BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR, CAUSING ME TO BUMP THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES, BUT NEVERLESS A JOLT.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A VERY BAD NOISE. CONSUMER STATES THE FAN PULLEY FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATER PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
IGNITION SYSTEM DID NOT RETURN TO RUN POSITION/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS / OTHER SUSTEMS WOULDN'T WORK. *AK
IGNITION SYSTEM DID NOT RETURN TO RUN POSITION/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS / OTHER SUSTEMS WOULDN'T WORK. *AK
WAS PUT INTO AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES MY BRAKE PEDAL BENT IN HALF CAUSING MY FOOT TO COME OFF AND LAND ON THE GAS PEDAL. I SLAMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, HAD THE BRAKES NOT FAILED I COULD OF CAME TO A STOP WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORD WAS CONTA...
WAS PUT INTO AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES MY BRAKE PEDAL BENT IN HALF CAUSING MY FOOT TO COME OFF AND LAND ON THE GAS PEDAL. I SLAMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, HAD THE BRAKES NOT FAILED I COULD OF CAME TO A STOP WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORD WAS CONTA...
PE 02 035: BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: PEDAL ADJUSTABLE, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FROM 70 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON TWO OCCASIONS.*AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGE...
WHILE DRIVING OFF A LOT STEERING WHEEL STATRTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OFF A LOT STEERING WHEEL STATRTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK. ONCE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO PROPER GEAR, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. DRIVER CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND OIL WAS LEAKING. DEALER SAID TRANS AXLE WAS NOT LUBRICATING WHEEL AND DRIVESHAFT CAUSED THE NOISE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK. ONCE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO PROPER GEAR, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. DRIVER CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND OIL WAS LEAKING. DEALER SAID TRANS AXLE WAS NOT LUBRICATING WHEEL AND DRIVESHAFT CAUSED THE NOISE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK. ONCE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO PROPER GEAR, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. DRIVER CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND OIL WAS LEAKING. DEALER SAID TRANS AXLE WAS NOT LUBRICATING WHEEL AND DRIVESHAFT CAUSED THE NOISE. *AK
DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT GAS PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT ABOUT 25MPH, HITTING INTO A POLE AND A PARKED VEHICLE.*AK DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT
PE 02 035:BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, DRIVER'S FOOT MISTAKENLY PRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR...
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS, CONSUMER'S FOOT GETS STUCK. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PEDAL SEPARATION. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT HER HUSBAND HAS A SIZE 14 FOOT WHICH GETS CAUGHT FREQUENTLY IN BETWEEN THE PEDALS. *TT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WAS OFF. WHEN THEY CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE THEIR WAS ALOT OF OIL AND GREASE.THE OIL FROM THE BOOT RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXLE HAD LEAKED OUT. NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF CAUSING A CAR CRASH. NLM CONSUMER ADDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AT TIMES AND GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND WORN PLANETARY GEARS. ELEVEN D...
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF CAUSING A CAR CRASH. NLM CONSUMER ADDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AT TIMES AND GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND WORN PLANETARY GEARS. ELEVEN D...
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF CAUSING A CAR CRASH. NLM CONSUMER ADDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AT TIMES AND GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND WORN PLANETARY GEARS. ELEVEN D...
WHILE VEHICLE WAS STANDING AND FOR NO REASON REAR WINDOW HAD BUSTED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TINY CRACKS, CONSUMER STATED NOW THAT IT IS 1 YEAR LATER THERE IS SMALL DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE EDGES OF THE TIRE WHERE THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED, FORD AND FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIRES, FORD ASSURE...
CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TINY CRACKS, CONSUMER STATED NOW THAT IT IS 1 YEAR LATER THERE IS SMALL DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE EDGES OF THE TIRE WHERE THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED, FORD AND FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIRES, FORD ASSURE...
VEHICLE LURCHES AND REVS AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.*AK *TT
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OR DIRECTION FROM THE DRIVER. ENGINE STOPPED REVVING WHEN THE DRIVER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION.*AK
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NLM THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NLM THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH AND REMAIN ON. NLM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING WHEN THE TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN TO FLASH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A NEW TRANSAXLE UNIT WAS ORDERED BECAUSE THE ORIGNAL TRANSAXLE WAS PUT TOGETHER IMPROPERLY DURING ASSEMBLY...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXMATELY 45-50 MPH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *YD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT, HOWEVER IT WAS DIFFICULT, ULTIMATELY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THEREFORE, I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I LATER LEARNED THAT T...
CONSUMER STATES A RACCOON RAN ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE, AND STRUCK THE FRONT BUMPER, THE BUMPER BEING CONSTRUCTED OF A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC DEFLECTED SO FAR THAT THE POINTED END OF A SCREW, WHICH IS PART OF THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY, STRUCK AND PUNCTURED THE POWER STEERING COOLER ASSEMBLY, WHIC...
WHILE PARKING WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASH/ AND FLAMES FROM UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NO INJURIES. 2 DAYS PRIOR, VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR POWER STEERING REPAIR.*AK
WHILE PARKING WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASH/ AND FLAMES FROM UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NO INJURIES. 2 DAYS PRIOR, VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR POWER STEERING REPAIR.*AK
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE AS IF IT WANTED TO CONTINUE IN DRIVE AND NOT STOP. THE LAST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE SURGED TO THE POINT CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 6,647
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE AS IF IT WANTED TO CONTINUE IN DRIVE AND NOT STOP. THE LAST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE SURGED TO THE POINT CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 6,647
WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS MADE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE EXHAUST MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHEN AT IDLE. WIPER BLADE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. T...
WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS MADE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE EXHAUST MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHEN AT IDLE. WIPER BLADE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. T...
WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS MADE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE EXHAUST MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHEN AT IDLE. WIPER BLADE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. T...
WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS MADE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE EXHAUST MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHEN AT IDLE. WIPER BLADE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. T...
WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS MADE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE EXHAUST MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHEN AT IDLE. WIPER BLADE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. T...
TIRES HYDROPLANED CAUSING CAR TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SPINNING THE CAR HEAD INTO A GUARDRAIL, WHERE THE AIRBAGS (DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS) FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)
TIRES HYDROPLANED CAUSING CAR TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SPINNING THE CAR HEAD INTO A GUARDRAIL, WHERE THE AIRBAGS (DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS) FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)
ON I-24 EAST BOUND, RAINING, ABOUT 65 MPH, PULLED INTO LEFT LANE TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLE, CAR HYDROPLANED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT HEAD ON INTO GUARDRAIL - NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (BATTERY STILL HAD POWER AFTER COLLISION), WENT BACKWARDS DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON...
ON I-24 EAST BOUND, RAINING, ABOUT 65 MPH, PULLED INTO LEFT LANE TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLE, CAR HYDROPLANED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT HEAD ON INTO GUARDRAIL - NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (BATTERY STILL HAD POWER AFTER COLLISION), WENT BACKWARDS DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON...
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, RESULTING IN ALL ELECTRIC ACCESORIES WENT OUT, FOUND A LOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER
VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WHEN OPERATED ABOVE 60MPH OR WHILE COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTEHR DETAILS.*AK
POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
FUEL ODOR COMING IN THRU VENTS INSIDE VEHICLE.ODOR NOTICED ON START UP ,,AND AFTER HOT SOAK.CANT FIND ANY FUEL LEAKS.V-6 24 VALVE ENGINE.*AK
MY NEW 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS HAD AN ANNOYING INTERMITTENT SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AT SPEEDS UNDER 45MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES DURING BRAKING. THE CAR'S WHEELS HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE AND REALIGNED ONCE WITH NO SUCCESS BETWEEN TWO DEALERSHIPS. FORD ANN HARBO...
MY NEW 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS HAD AN ANNOYING INTERMITTENT SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AT SPEEDS UNDER 45MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES DURING BRAKING. THE CAR'S WHEELS HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE AND REALIGNED ONCE WITH NO SUCCESS BETWEEN TWO DEALERSHIPS. FORD ANN HARBO...
PASSENAGER SIDE HEAD REST BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW WHEN PULLING OUT OR PASSING.
DURING A CLOSE PROXIMITY, PANIC STOP ATTEMPT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM CYCLED AND A COLLISION ENSUED. IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NOT CYCLED, THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE TO ME IN 2 DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. IN EACH CASE, I FEEL THAT THE ACCIDENT COUL...
PAVEMENT WAS A LITTLE BIT WET, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION CONTROL TOTALLY AND RAN ALONG THE CURB BEFORE CAN BE STOPPED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BUT DID NOT SEEM TO WORK WELL. ON OTHER (3~4) OCCASIONS IN MAKING TURNS, THE TIRES APPEARED TO ...
PAVEMENT WAS A LITTLE BIT WET, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION CONTROL TOTALLY AND RAN ALONG THE CURB BEFORE CAN BE STOPPED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BUT DID NOT SEEM TO WORK WELL. ON OTHER (3~4) OCCASIONS IN MAKING TURNS, THE TIRES APPEARED TO ...
WHEN PARKED ON INCLINES & SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE TRANSMISSION JERKS & CLANKS VERY BAD!DEALLERSHIP SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR THE FORD TAURUS I FIND THIS HARD TO BELEIVE. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND IS SLUGGISH ON TAKE OFF, THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN PUTTING IN PARK POSITION, DEALER TIGHTENED BOLTS AND MOTOR MOUNT TO ALLEVIATE GRINDING NOISE IN ENGINE. *TT
THE EXTERIOR BODY HOOD IS UNEVEN, EXTERIOR BODY MOLDING BELOW WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE AND CRACKED, RIGHT REAR DOOR HAS POOR FIT AND DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WANTS TO CLOSE. *TT
VEHICLE EXHIBITING A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. *TT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN CORNERING, FRONT END STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE WHEN STEERING OR CORNERING, FRONT END STEERING IS ALSO NOISY WHEN CORNERING. *TT
VEHICLE EXHIBITS GRINDING NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE WHEN TURNING CORNERS, BACK END MOVES WHEN CORNERING, REAR SUSPENSION SEEMS TO BE LOOSE WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING, SHOCKS SEEM TO HAVE A ROUGH RIDE. *TT
BRAKES ARE NOISY DURING STOPS, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS HARD ON BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED. *TT
ENGINE IDLES FAST AND VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF AS SOON AS THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED. *TT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE FLOATS, THEREFORE NOT READING CORRECTLY. *TT
VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THAT EXTERIOR BODY HOOD IS UNEVEN, MOLDING BELOW WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE / CRACKED, RIGHT REAR DOOR HAS POOR FIT. *TT
VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TT
STOPPING DISTANCE HAS CHANGED. THERE ARE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES ONLY ON FRONT, THEY SHOULD BE ON THE REAR ALSO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VIBRATION IN STEERING GETS WORSE THE FASTER THE VEHICLE GOES. DEALER SO FAR HAS NOT FOUND A CAUSE.DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VIBRATION IS WITHIN FORDS SPECIFICATIONS. *JB
WHEN STARTING AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $11000.00. NO INJURIES.*AK *SLC
UNSURE ABOUT ACTUAL MILEAGE OR AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH IN TURN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR; MY INSURANCE CO. FIELD EXPERT ENGINEER OPINES THAT THE CRASH CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO PUT A CRIMP IN THE BRAKE LINE W...
FLEXIBLE ENGINE MOUNTING TWISTED BEYOND LENGTH OF VACUUM HOSE THAT IS CONNECTED TO POWER BRAKES, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
FLEXIBLE ENGINE MOUNTING TWISTED BEYOND LENGTH OF VACUUM HOSE THAT IS CONNECTED TO POWER BRAKES, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THERE WAS SOME LEAKING FROM RADIATOR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED HOSE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED HOSE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AND WATER PUMP, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. ...
THERE WAS SOME LEAKING FROM RADIATOR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED HOSE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED HOSE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AND WATER PUMP, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. ...
THERE WAS SOME LEAKING FROM RADIATOR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED HOSE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED HOSE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AND WATER PUMP, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. ...
WHEN CAR WAS STARTED AIRBAG INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO FLASH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. INDICATOR STOPPED FLASHING AND REMAINED ON. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER. AIRBAG INDICATOR WENT OUT WHEN KEY WAS TURNED OFF. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND RECOMMENDED IT B...
WHEN BACKING UP AT ALMOST 0 MPH, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND DROVE BACKWARDS UP A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. DOWN THE SAME WAY, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DAMAGE WAS $1500. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY WRONG. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED. IT SLOWS DOWN VERY GRADUALLY AND REQUIRES HALF A MILE FOR EACH 5 MPH DECREASING IN SPEED, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED. IT SLOWS DOWN VERY GRADUALLY AND REQUIRES HALF A MILE FOR EACH 5 MPH DECREASING IN SPEED, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.
PROBLEM #1: WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE, THE CAR "JUMPS" BACK APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT, EVEN THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP...
FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WON'T STAY IN PLACE UNDER SOME CONDITIONS. MOST COMMONLY IT WON'T STAY IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS AT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, EG. TRYING TO PUT IT AT 'LEFT' WHILE THE STEERING IS STILL TOWARD 'RIGHT'. IT HAPPENS TO ME OFTEN BECAUSE I NEED TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN RIGHT AFTER I...
THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT HELP ME AND BLAMES ME FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND FORD AGREES WITH THEM I AM GETTING NO HELP AND THE CAR DRIVE HORRIBLE FOR BEING A 2001. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND I BELEIVE I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. NO SA...
REAR SEAT HEAD REST HAVE VERY LITTLE PADDING, WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY THE REAR OCCUPANTS HEADS HIT THE SEAT BACK HURTING THEIR HEAD DUE TO THE LACK OF PADDING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE IDLED TO 1400 RPMS. THIS OCCURRED FOR ABOUT 1-3 MINUTES. WHEN TAKING OFF VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE REASON OF FAILURE. DRIVER EXPERIENCED SEVERE BRUISES, AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREA...
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, TAURUS, P215/60R16 SIZE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH TREAD ON FRONT RIGHT SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FIRESTONE REPLACED THIS TIRE, HOWEVER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHERS. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR/ SAW WHITE SPARKS, THEN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE REAR LEFT WHEEL INCLUDING THE RIM CAME OFF WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE LUGS: NUTS THAT THE RIM IN PLACE WERE STILL INTACT. LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, BUT ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FAULTY MANUFACTURING.*AK
ON MARCH 6, 2001, I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD TAURUS LX, FROM CHINO HILLS FORD, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710. ON APRIL 6, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD WEST, ARTESIA BLVD., BELLFLOWER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE STRANGE PART IS WHEN I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP...
ON MARCH 6, 2001, I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD TAURUS LX, FROM CHINO HILLS FORD, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710. ON APRIL 6, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD WEST, ARTESIA BLVD., BELLFLOWER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE STRANGE PART IS WHEN I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP...
ON MARCH 6, 2001, I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD TAURUS LX, FROM CHINO HILLS FORD, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710. ON APRIL 6, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD WEST, ARTESIA BLVD., BELLFLOWER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE STRANGE PART IS WHEN I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP...
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE USING IDLE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THEN INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT D...
HEATER BLOCK INCORRECTLY THREADED TO ENGINE... NOW NEED NEW ENGINE... HAVE ONLY HAD CAR FOR ONE MONTH!! ACCIDENTLY REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT YESTERDAY AS A 2000 TAURUS... SO YOU CAN DELETE THAT ONE!*AK
WHEN HUSBAND RESTARTED ENGINE AFTER HAVING JUST DRIVEN VEHICLE, BELT TENSIONER IN ENGINE SHATTERED WHICH PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. DEALERSHIP IS REPAIRING PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT DETERMINED A REASON FOR DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
AIR BAG DEPLOYS WITHOUT WARNING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND THEN LIGHT WILL FLASH 4 TIMES, AFTER THE AIR BAG EXPLODES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DELAERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXI...
REAR MIROR TOO LOW ON WINDSHIELD, BLOCKS VIEW TO RIGHT ASKED DEALER TO RAISE MIROR STATES THEY CAN'T. *AK
VISIBILITY OUT OF FRONT WINDSHIELD IS AFFECTED DUE TO DESIGN OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS ON CENTER OF WINDSHIELD, AND ADDS ADDITIONAL VISUAL INFORMATION TO PROCESS DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER AN ARTICLE ON ROAD WHICH PUNCTURED GAS TANK. TANK PUNCTURED SO EASILY THAT IT EMPTIED THE FULL TANK OF GAS IN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. FORD DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK *SLC
THE ROTORS ON MY BRAND NEW FORD TAURUS ARE WARPED, THEY WILL BE BROUHGT IN FOR SERVICE ON 4/23/01 UNDER MY CURRENT WARRANTY. I WILL ASK FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACE DNOT JUST TURNED DOWN. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 00V396000 CONCERNING CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH, AND WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS UP ON A RACK FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT REAR BRAKES LINES WERE RUBBING. THERE WAS NO INSTALLATION BETWEEN BRAKES, PREVENTING RUBBING. THEREFORE, LEAKING WILL OCCUR FROM BRAKES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES METAL TO METAL CONTACT WAS OCCURRING. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS UP ON A RACK FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT REAR BRAKES LINES WERE RUBBING. THERE WAS NO INSTALLATION BETWEEN BRAKES, PREVENTING RUBBING. THEREFORE, LEAKING WILL OCCUR FROM BRAKES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES METAL TO METAL CONTACT WAS OCCURRING. *SLC
CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH SEAT BELTS . THEY RETRACTED SOMETIMES. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT. DEALERS WERE SAYING THEY WERE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT BELTS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. ENTIRE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED, BUT NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING A STRONG FUEL ODOR CONSUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ODOR BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD ABOUT 3-4 INCHES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE ALSO SURGES BACKWARDS IN PARK. *SLC
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITENTLY BLINKS ON AND OFF. THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
MY TAURUS HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMP!! I HAD A 2000 TAURUS THAT DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING! AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX CAR FORD SENT OUT A FACTOY TECH.HE COULD NOT FIX MY 2000 TAURUS.I WENT TO ARBITRATION AND THE ARBITRATORS...
STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ALSO COMES INSIDE CAR THRU VENTS AND HEATER. I HAD 2000 TAURUS SAME TROUBLE SAME ENGINE!!! FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND RECEIVED 2001 TAURUS AFTER ARBITRATION BOARD HEARING... CHECK NHTSA OD ID 871591,735485,872412. OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERARTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. *SLC
ON THREE OCCASIONS, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP, I WAS ALSO ACCELERATING CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. THE HARDER A PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE GREATER THE ACCELLERATION. AS I SAID, I HAD NO IDEA MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD THE CAR...