2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104000.

DEC 2009 I HAD TO FIGHT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO STAND BEHIND A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. NOW THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I AM TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN TOWN AND NOT THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE BROKEN SPRINGS PUNCTURE THE TIRES AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER ON THE INTERNET TO SEE THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE ON 2000 FORD TAURUS WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH. SMALL DIP IN ROAD CAUSED SPRING TO BREAK AND STRUT TO BE DAMAGED. LUCKILY THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW DUE TO THE LOW SPEED AND ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP.. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS REPLACED. CAR IS DRIVEN IN IOWA. CAR HAD 100,500 MILES AT TIME OF BREAKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK INITIALLY BUT WOULD THEN INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCH AFTER SHE BEGAN DRIVING. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. MY SON WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. CONVERSING WITH OTHERS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT'S BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. THIS SITUATION IS PLACING CUSTOMERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND MY FAMILY WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING HAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE, BUT MY MECHANIC SAID IT COULD HAVE AND THAT HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER TAURUSES WHERE THAT PRECISE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. A SIMILAR ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED TO ADD PROTECTIVE CAPS TO PREVENT A DANGEROUS CONDITION. IN ADDITION, FORD REPLACED BROKEN SPRINGS, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THIS WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE CHOICE BY FORD, RATHER THAN A CONDITION OF THE RECALL. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO FORD, BUT THOUGHT NHTSA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS WELL. WE LIVE IN THE GREATER CHICAGO AREA. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS) BUT COULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

ON MAY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 A.M. MY 2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CORPUS CHRISTI. I WAS ATTENDING MORNING MASS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. IF NOT FOR THE SWIFT ACTION OF THE SECRETARY WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD FROM THE HOOD TO THE GAS TANK AND IT WOULD HAVE EXPLODED. MY CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. I HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS WHO ARE WITH ME ALL THE TIME AND SOME TIMES THEY STAY IN THE CAR WHILE I RUN IN TO GET THEM SOMETHING FROM THE STORE. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT. MY ALLSTATE INSURANCE DID PAY ME FOR THE VALUE OF THE CAR, HOWEVER, I NOW HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND I HAVE ACQUIRED A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $300 FOR FIVE YEARS, WHEN I HAD NO CAR PAYMENT ON MY FORD. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY THIS FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE REPORT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR WIRE. BUT, THEY USE THAT AS A DEFAULT REASON ON CAR FIRES. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS?? I NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER BEFORE AND I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. *TR