2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT SINCE THERE IS NO WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09.*JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SE. I HAVE HAD A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR A YEAR NOW ANY TIME IT RAINS. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT BOTH PASSENGER FLOOR AND FLOOR BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT IS SOAKED AFTER A GOOD RAIN. IT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE BLOWER. *TR

THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS ARE RUSTED AND BROKEN. I WOULDN'T TYPICALLY HAVE A PROBLEM JUST GETTING THIS REPAIRED, HOWEVER MY MECHANIC SAYS HE SEES FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALL THE TIME (AROUND 3 A WEEK). THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, AND I READ SOME PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE ON THE REAR ONES, HOWEVER FORD STILL HAS NOT RECALLED THEM. IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, AND FORD IS ALREADY AWARE OF PROBLEMATIC FRONT COIL SPRINGS, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND TESTED FURTHER AS WELL. *TR

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WILL NOT RELEASE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO CRAWL UNDER THE BELT TO GET OUT. I KNOW WEARING A SEAT BELT IS GOOD TO DO, BUT IT IS GETTING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WHEN ONE HAS TO TRY TO CRAWL OUT WHEN IT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE A PAIR OF SCISSORS JUST IN CASE IT GETS TO THE POINT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT WEAR THE BELT WHILE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED OF BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

MY DAUGHTER IS A GRAD STUDENT WHO COMMUTES FROM MICHIGAN CITY, IN TO CHICAGO, IL 3 TIMES A WEEK IN THE EVENINGS. ON OCTOBER 7TH 2009 SHE LEFT SCHOOL AND TURNED ON WIPERS THE WORKED FOR A SECOND THEN STOPPED. WE NOTICED THAT A FUSE WAS BLOWN REPLACED IT AND THEY WORKED FOR A SECOND WE REPLACED THE BLOWN FUSE ONE MORE TIME AND THE WIPERS WORKED AS BEFORE UNTIL THE FUSE WAS BLOWN AGAIN. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2000 FORD TAURUS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE AND MY WIPER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I WENT ON THE WEB AND NOTICE THAT FORD HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE THAT CAME FROM THE CHICAGO PLANT AND WAS BUILT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD BUT THEY SAY MY VIN # ISN'T IN THE RECALL SO I ASKED FOR THE PART NUMBER THAT WAS UNDER QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN STONE THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE WITH MY VIN # OR IT WOULDN'T BE A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME. AND WHAT IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF REPAIRS MADE TO ANY OF THESE VEHICLE SINCE THE WASN'T PUBLICIZE AND HOW MANY OF US FORD OWNER WAS TOLD OUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T RECOGNIZE TO SAVE THEIR COST. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WOULD NOT MOVE. IT HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN THE PAST. IT HAS HAD 2 ENGINES AND AN AC COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ANY ADVICE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOWER IN THE WHEEL BASE THAN THE FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FAILED AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. HE WAS THEN EXPLAINED OF A RECALL THAT WAS ALREADY ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS (MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY MFR'S REPORT DATE: JUL 06, 2004 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 PE04044 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE04044 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS ) HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL BUT ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NOT THE FRONT. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. HE STATES THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE FRONT IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE REAR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THREE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS WHICH DELAYED THE REPAIR AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND THE HOTLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,659. UPDATED 08/03/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09/*JB