2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

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

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

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 SWITCH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

EXCESSIVE CORROSION HAS RESULTED IN THE SUB-FRAME BREAKING NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME FASTENER. *TR

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

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 MY HANDICAPPED 23 YEAR OLD SON, THEIR FRIENDS OR GIRLFRIENDS THAT OFTEN TRAVEL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE KEPT THE PARTS. WE ARE STILL IN THE REPAIR MODE AS THE REAR STABILIZERS ARE ALSO IN CORROSION AND NEED REPLACED. CAR WILL ALSO NEED REALIGNMENT AFTERWARDS. I TOO HAVE BEEN TOLD OF THE FAILURE ON THE MINIVANS FOR SAME THINGS. I UNDERSTAND OTHER FORD PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN FOR THE SAME PARTS FAILING. I HAVE A YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAT I BELIEVED WOULD BE MORE SAFE IN YOUR PRODUCT. MY CHILDREN ARE MY LIFE!!!! I SEE SO MANY OF THESE CARS BEING DRIVEN AND PEOPLE UNAWARE OF THE DANGER THAT LURKS BENEATH. BY THE GRACE OF GOD THE CAR LEAKED AND GOT MY SON OFF THE ROAD IN BARELY THE KNICK OF TIME. IT MAKES ME SICK TO LOOK AT THE PIECE SO CLOSE TO DEVASTATION. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW OF THIS DANGER AND NOW BEFORE WE LOSE OUR PRECIOUS MOST VALUABLE THING IN OUR LIVES, OUR CHILDREN!!!!! WHAT ELSE IS LURKING UNDER THERE THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF? IT IS BAD ENOUGH WORRYING ABOUT THE IDIOT DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOW I'M WORRYING ABOUT SERIOUS CAR FAILURE TOO. SIGNED: MOTHER OF OWNER OF FAULTY PRODUCT. *KB

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 WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,448.

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 MENTIONED THAT SHE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES, BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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 AT HOME , IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT FRAME FAILED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A NYS FACILITY I WAS TOLD THAT EXCESSIVE RUST WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS ON THE TAURUS REGULARLY AND HAVE FAILED VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD , THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY DO NOT SELL REPLACEMENT FRAMES AND SUGGESTED I PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET FRAME AND HAVE REPAIRS DONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 37 YEARS AND WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE, YOUNG NEW DRIVERS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA LOOK IN TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE TAURUS DUE TO LOW GRADE MATERIAL USE. THE FORD COMPANY WAS REQUIRED TO RECALL MINIVANS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE- YET THE TAURUS WHICH FORD SAYS IS ONE OF ITS BEST SELLING VEHICLES HAS BEEN COMPLETELY IGNORED WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. IF THIS VEHICLE WERE MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. SHAME ON THE POWERS THAT BE THAT ALLOW THIS SITUATION TO CONTINUE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS NEW OE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USED PARTS ARE NOT AN OPTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ALSO WILL BE ROTTED BEYOND USE. I HAD A 1940S DODGE PARKED IN A FARM FIELD BY A PREVIOUS OWNER THAT HAD LESS RUST THAN THIS VEHICLE HAD WHEN IT WAS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT QUALITY? *KB

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 FIND THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN AS MAJOR CORDS ARE UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING AND I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THAT WATER IS COLLECTING UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING, MAKING THOSE CORDS WET, WHICH COULD SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I REALLY WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO BEGIN. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET IT FIXED, IF ONLY I KNEW WHERE TO BEGIN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *KB