2001 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

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 warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

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 ARM IT WENT THUNK AGAIN AND I GOT IT HOME BUT CANT DRIVE ANY FARTHER ..I ALSO HAVE HAD ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT ONE DASH LIGHTS INSIDE WONT WORK NEXT DAY BLINKER NEXT DAY RADIO NEXT DAY HEAD LIGHTS .... AND THE FRONT END THUNKS WHEN DRIVING AND IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ROAD ...IT FEELS *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

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 WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART, AND RAPIDLY STARTED INTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION. DESPITE MY VAIN ATTEMPTS TO STOP MY VEHICLE, BY PUSHING AS HARD IS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, IT DIDN'T DECREASE THE ACCELERATION AT ALL. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, I WASN'T ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I COLLIDED WITH A VAN WHICH WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON THE GREEN LIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES (WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE OR BOTH VEHICLES BEING TOTALED), VERY FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES TO THE WOMAN OR HER FOUR YOUNG CRYING CHILDREN IN THE OTHER VEHICLE, NOR TO ME. AFTER MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, I WAS SHOCKED AND UPSET BY THIS, AND ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE TRAUMATIZED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE OFFICER DIDN'T GIVE ME A CITATION, ATTRIBUTING THE ACCIDENT TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN, COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED BY THIS AWFUL EXPERIENCE. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, AND I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T BE BADLY INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIVES IN THE FUTURE. AN ADDITIONAL ITEM I SHOULD MENTION IS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THIS VEHICLE MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

Mileage: 130,000

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 NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

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

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

Mileage: 226,000

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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

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 CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

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 THE AIR CONDITION. I HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERYTHING ON THAT CAR FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT IN 07 UNTIL 2010. AND ITS STILL NOT RUNNING. ITS PARKED THEY ARE SAYING ITS SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY IN THAT PIECE OF JUNK FORD. I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION THIS TIME AND GIVE ME SOME OF MONEY BACK FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. AND FOR THE RECORD MY DATES ARE ESTIMATED BECAUSE I JUST PARKED AND IT AND STOP KEEPING UP WITH IT. JUST PLAIN OLE GOT TIRED. THAT CAR TOOK ME BROKE. I FINALLY HAD TO BOW DOWN AND GO GET ANOTHER 1 WITH PAYMENTS AS LAST RESORT. FOR ME AND MY 2 LITTLE GIRLS 1 OF THEM WHOM IS DISABLED. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

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 IS MOST LIKELY THE PART I NEED) BY ITSELF ANYMORE. YOU MUST BUY A MORE EXPENSIVE KIT THAT INCLUDES THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT SO WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR. SEEMS IF FORD WON'T SELL JUST THE SWITCH THEN THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO THE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD TWICE BUT THEY BASICALLY SAY "SORRY YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL." AND REGARDING WHETHER THERE WERE A CRASH, IF MY DAUGHTER HAD KEPT DRIVING IT THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE, AS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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 TWICE . SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD RUNNING CAR WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DOING 65-70 MPH THE MOMENTUM PUSHED THE CAR OF THE I10 TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT MOVED A COUPLE OF YARDS TO AN NEARBY GAS STATION WHERE IT SAT FOR HOURS. I TOOK IT TO COTTMANS TRANSMISSION AND A OLDER GUY WHO HAVE BEEN FIXING CARS FOR THE LONGEST TOLD ME"LOOK I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON CARS FOR A LONG TIME AND THESE TAURUS HAVE COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" IM NOT PUTTING ANOTHER DIME INTO THIS CAR. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR GETTING PEOPLE FIRED FROM WORK AND MESSING UP PEOPLE LIVES. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING A VACATION IN MY CAR BUT I GUESS MY TRANSMISSION HIT THE ROAD BEFORE I DID. I'VE READ MANY MANY REPORTS ON BLOG SITE WHERE EVERY TAURUS OWNER TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON THEM. AND IT SEEMS THESE CARS GO OUT AT THE WRONG TIME. IT'S A [XXX] SHAME THAT SOME OF THE REPORTS I'VE READ SOME OF THE PEOPLE WAS IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT'S GONNA TAKE SOMEBODY TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE AS A RESULT OF THESE POORLY BUILT PIECE OF [XXX] FOR FORD TO GET UP OFF THEIR [XXX]. I SHOULD JUST WENT GOT THAT NEW MAXIMA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 87,000

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 BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 11/19/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINES. UPDATED 12/01/10

Mileage: 50,000

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 TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

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 THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

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 TOLD BY DEALER & FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. PAID DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND WIRING. CONCERNED AS BOTH FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR & BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED & AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND PROBABLY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. REPAIR COST 158.61. *TR

Mileage: 64,200

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

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, MAKE, AND MODEL START IN THAT MANNER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 11/06/07 *TR

Mileage: 107,000

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 PERFORMED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER PER RECALL# 04V332000. THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

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 DOESN'T SHOW ANY MORE. *NM

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 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING, SLIPS ON THE UPSHIFT, CLUNKS ON THE DOWNSHIFT. WHEN DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF VIBRATION CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT HAS FAILED COMPLETELY THERE IS NO LONGER A WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

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. WE TALKED WITH FORD AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HELPED MY DAUGHTER BUY THIS CAR SO SHE WOULD HAVE A RELIABLE CAR TO DRIVE MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN AND GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SHE WAS NOT DRIVING IT LET ALONE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. INVER GROVE FORD STATED THAT A MAJOR COMPONENT HAD GONE OUT AND IT WOULD BE $3400 TO FIX THE COMPONENT OR FOR $3500 WE COULD GET A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN IT. GIVE ME A BREAK. A $100 DIFFERENCE. I MOST DEFINETELY WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT STRESSING THE FACT TO ME THAT BY BUYING THIS CAR I REALLY NEEDED TO BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW THE CAR WILL BE SITTING UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TAKES THE MONEY BUT REALLY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT LOYAL CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BRING THE CAR BACK FOR OIL CHANGES AND SUCH AND GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. WE WERE FAULTED BECAUSE WE COULD CHANGE THE OIL OURSELVES. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

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 MANUFACTURED PRODUCT AND NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT NO ONE CAN FIND. *AK

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 DEVOTED FORD PERSON BUT AT THIS POINT ALSO VERY UPSET AND WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER BRAND .*AK

Mileage: 53,000

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 HAVE TO PAY $2300.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED, THE SOUND IS STILL THERE. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TORK CONVERTER IS WHAT IS MAKING THE SOUND AND IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OF DRIVING BEFORE THE SOUND DISAPPEARS. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT OUR CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FORD TAURUS.*AK

Mileage: 73,000

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 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. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I GAVE THE CAR BACK (JULY 2004) DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS AND MANY OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP, SILSBEE FORD, SEEMED TO ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY,RESULTING IN ME RETURNING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT WAS OVERLOOKED AND I ASSUMED TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND AND PROPERLY FIXED. BY MAR 2003 APPR. 21,000 MILES ONE CV SHAFT AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED, ROD ASY REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES, AND BY JAN 2004 THE OTHER CV AXLE WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES BEFORE 60,000 MILES, NEW ROTORS AT APPR. 38,000 MILES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE REPLACING. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE INFORMED OF MAKESHIFT REPAIRS DONE AT DEALERSHIPS. I TURNED IN MY CAR TO THE COMPANY BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND OBVIOUSLY THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T COMPETENT ENOUGH TO FIND THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION AND THE FORD COMPANY KEEPS STATING THE WARRANTY IS OUT. I KNOW THIS BUT THE PROBLEM IS, MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME OR AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE MY FAMILY WAS ENDANGERED BECAUSE OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF THIS COMPANY. *JB

Mileage: 11,138

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 STUCK. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WIT THE WINDOWS. THEY MADE A WEIRD NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST REALIGNED THE WINDOWS. *AK

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 THIS ISSUE AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG, YET THEY WANT ME TO BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 29,500

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

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

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

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 WARRANTY I PURCHASED). THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS YET TO BE RECTIFIED YET REMAINS A PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TURNING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, CAR WILL ACCELERATE PROPERLY AT FIRST BUT THEN RPM'S WILL BUILD AND TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JERK AFTER THE INCREASE IN RPM'S. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING HIGH-SPEED (55-75) DRIVING CONDITIONS. OF COURSE, THE DEALERS (YES, I'VE HAD IT AT TWO DEALERS) HAVE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR PERSON CHANGE THE FLUID AND FILTER AND INFORM ME THAT THERE WAS A FILM IN THE FLUID INDICATING A WEARING PROBLEM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

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

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 DENIED THE REQUEST DUE TO EXPIRATION OF HIS WARRANTY. *PH *JB

Mileage: 38,350

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 ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND PITTED. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *TT

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 FURTHER INFORMATION.

Mileage: 93,000

THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN APPLY PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

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. *SCC

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CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. MR

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 WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE.*JB

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

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

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 DAYS AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE CUT OFF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER LOSS ALL POWER WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SQEAKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT AND DRIVERS SEAT WHEN DRIVING. NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TT

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 AND FORD WANTED IT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *JG

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 THE SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED. ON A ONE YEAR OLD VEHICLE W/13K MILES THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED A MONTH PRIOR, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM O/D INTO D OR 1. THE DEALERSHIPS SOLUTION WAS TO FORCEFULLY RAISE AND LOWER THE SHIFTER THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS. SHIFTER IS COLUMN MOUNTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AKY

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 SPIN TOO FREELY FOR SECONDS BEFORE TRACTION REGAINED.*AK

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 MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TT

VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TT

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 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION "IN THE HOPES" THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT. WHEN I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS, THEY CLAIMED THAT THE "JUMPING BACK" PROBLEM WAS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE SINCE THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND TRIED TO CORRECT IT BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM #2: THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS BY ITSELF AROUND THE LAP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS RESULTING IN A RESTRICTION OF NORMAL MOVEMENT INSIDE THE CAR. THE SEATBELT HAS, ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS "LOCKED-UP" WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, PREVENTING ME FROM TURNING TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER FOR ON-COMING TRAFFIC TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX THIS BY REPLACING THE SEATBELT. WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT THE TIGHTENING PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, THEY SAID THAT THE SEATBELT TENSION WAS NORMAL. THIS AGAIN DOES NOT MATCH WHAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID AND ACTED ON BY REPLACING THE SEATBELT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS POSE, IN MY OPINION, A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY CLAIMING ARE BOTH BEYOND THEIR CAPABILITY TO RECTIFY.*AK

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 SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK