2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

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

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED THE CONSUMER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE ON FIRE DUE TO THEM OVERHEATING. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, ICE FORMS IN THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. *JB

FRONT TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART P215 60 16 DOUGLAS XTRATRAC. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN CURVES AND TO A STOP, VIBRATES VERY BAD AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD WALMART LOOK AT THEM FOR A BROKEN BELT. THEY BALANCED THEM AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR HOME ,THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE. I GAVE A TWO WEEK TRIAL THEY JUST GOT WORSE. I WENT BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION I HAD TO PURCHASE TWO NEW TIRES,(NOT DOUGLAS) I NOW HAVE UNIROYALS, THE PROBLEM IS GONE. I HAVE THE OLD TIRES, I WANT TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT BY SOMEONE BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE THEM. IF OF GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OVER THIS TYPE OF THING WHY DON'T WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO FOR HELP. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT A BUILDING WITH PEOPLE IN IT. SO I CAN SHOW THEM THESE TIRES. OR ARE THESE PEOPLE PRODUCING THESE PRODUCTS PROTECTED BY THE RONALD REAGAN ACT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000, SUSPENSION FRONT SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS SERVICED ON HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 09/07/10*JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (BELOW 20 DEGREES). ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN IT, SHE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD IT WITH HER LEFT HAND AND DRIVE WITH HER RIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE SUCH A LONG TIME TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. MOST RECENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,408. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HELD THE DOOR WITH HER RIGHT HAND, AND DROVE WITH HER LEFT HAND. UPDATED 02/16/10

THE 2000 FORD TAURUS JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START AT ALL AND LEAVES US STRANDED WHERE WE ARE SITTING, FOR EXAMPLE: AT THE GROCERY STORE, THE CHURCH AND SOMETIMES AT HOME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURS VERY OFTEN AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND TO OTHER GARAGES BECAUSE OF THE UNCONCERNED PEOPLE FROM WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP US BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. APPARENTLY THERE IS OR WE WOULDN'T HAVE TOWING BILLS AND HAVE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR US. THE OWNER OF THE PLACE WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE DID MAKE THE COMMENT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND WE WHERE JUST COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WASN'T THERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE BILLS FROM THE GARAGE, AS WELL AS BILLS FROM WHERE IS WAS PURCHASED SHOWING THE PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY CANNOT BE FOUND EVEN FROM THE PEOPLE THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE. THIS 2000 FORD TAURUS APPARENTLY HAS A PROBLEM AND SOLD ANYWAY. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AS IT DOES STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD AND AGAIN LEAVES US STRANDED AND WE ARE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND JUST WANTED TO PURCHASE AN AFFORDABLE CAR THAT WE COULD TRUST WITH SAFETY AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION THAT HAS GIVING US NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. ALSO, THE PLACE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH US AT ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM VEHICLE WE BOUGHT FROM THEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. HE STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. HE HAD TO UTILIZE PLIERS IN ORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH RECALL NUMBER 01V075000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS SWITCH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 75,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V075000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE.