2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AT MAYBE 1 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE ON MY 2000 TAURUS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL (ALTHOUGH POORLY WORDED) FOR THAT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING APPARENTLY BROKE BEFORE SINCE THERE IS RUST AT THE FRACTURE. I HAD A SHOP TAKE CARE OF THE WORK AND IT LOOKS LIKE FORD MAY NOT BE WILLING TO PAY FOR ANY OF IT. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT SHEEHY FORD IN GAITHERSBURG SAID THEY CERTAINLY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REAR SPRINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, YET IT APPEARS THAT THE REAR SPRINGS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (EXCEPT THE REAR SPRING FRACTURE DID NOT PUNCTURE MY TIRE). I DO HAVE BOTH BROKEN SPRINGS AND PHOTOS IF YOU NEED THEM FOR THE INVESTIGATION. DID YOUR REVIEW AND DENIAL OF REAR SPRING FAILURES CONSIDER THAT A FRACTURED REAR SPRING MAY HAMPER A SUDDEN EMERGENCY MANEUVER CAUSING DAMAGE OR LOSS OF CONTROL? THE WAY THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE IS WORDED DOES NOT MAKE IT SOUND SIGNIFICANT, ONLY IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT CORROSION, AND I WOULD NEVER THINK JUST SURFACE CORROSION WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PITTING WOULD CAUSE A FAILURE. IF YOU LOOK AT MY COIL SPRINGS, THEY ONLY HAVE SURFACE CORROSION AND I WOULD NOT THINK THAT CORROSION SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A FRACTURE. THE SERVICE MAN AT SHEEHY EVEN ADMITTED THAT THE PARTS SUPPLIER USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. HE THEN SAID IF THEY SAW A CRACK DURING RECALL SERVICING THEY'D REPLACE THE COIL, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION, THEY'D NEVER SEE A CRACK BECAUSE IT WOULD THEN FAIL IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH LINES LIKE THAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A NORMAL DAY TO WORK AS I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS, AND AFTER PULLING OVER AND REMOVING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE. CLOSE TO A 6 INCH PIECE OF THE SPRING WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE STRUT HOUSING THAT THE SPRING SITS IN. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE AT 55 MPH. AS THIS PIECE OF SHARP STEAL WAS RAPPED AROUND MY STRUT I COULD NOT REMOVE IT WITH MY HAND, I HAD TO CUT THE BROKEN SECTION OF SPRING IN HALF WITH A CUTTING WHEEL, TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. WENT TO GET ESTIMATES, PRICES RANGED FROM 450$ TO 750$, FOR ONE STRUT ASSEMBLY. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART. THUS BROKEN SPRING REMAINED ON CAR. THEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. SO NOW I HAVE 2 BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THIS IS NOT A RANDOM EVENT, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS A LITTLE AND IT SEEMS FORD SAYS THAT IT IS DUE TO RUST THAT WEAKENS THE SPRING. B***S***! I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OLD CARS ON THE ROAD WITH RUST THAT ATE THROUGH THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE CAR, WITH RUST COVERED SPRINGS, YET THEIR SPRINGS DO NOT BREAK. I HAD A 79 FORD F150 THAT WAS A RUST BUCKET, AND ITS SPRINGS NEVER BROKE AFTER TONS OF ABUSE. I BELIEVE THESE BROKEN SPRINGS ARE DUE TO WEAK STEAL AND POOR DESIGN OF THE SPRING. AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF OTHERS ON THE WEB FEEL THE SAME, AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE TIRE. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V-332; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $760 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

FIRST HAD FLUID ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR,COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM THEN BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING. HAS BEEN OUT FOR OVER A WEEK. WINDOW FORMS IDC AND CAN NOT EVEN SEE OUT OF IT! *TR

I VISITED FORD DEALERSHIP IN TORONTO IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONLY RECALL THAT APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE IS THE FOLLOWING ONE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000; COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; MFR'S REPORT DATE: JUL 06, 2004.BROWSING THE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM I HAVE REALIZED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS FOR THE 2000 TAURUS. ONE OF THE RECALLS THAT I FOUND AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED WEBSITE IS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V242000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE "VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT" AND "DESIGNATED SEATING CAPACITY" INFORMATION WAS NOT PRINTED ON THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABELS AFFIXED TO THESE VEHICLES AFTER I EXAMINED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL ON MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME INFORMATION MISSING. I CONTACTED FORD AND AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THEIR FINAL ANSWER WAS THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER RECALLS THAN THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL THAT APPLIES TO MU VEHICLE, AND IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT IF SOME OF THE INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE LABEL ARE NOT VISIBLE ENOUGH. TODAY, I HAVE BEEN AT THE YORKDALE FORD LOCATED IN TORONTO, CANADA. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE WHOLE SITUATION NO ONE INSPECTED MY VEHICLE'S STICKER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT STICKER (THEY DID INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS) AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE FORD. MY CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO ABOVE ARE: 1. SINCE MY VEHICLE'S SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION AND AS PER FORD RECORDS MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE SAME LABEL, I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF OTHER NOT RECOGNIZED BUT EXISTING RECALLS THAT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE 2. WHO WOULD TAKE LIABILITY IN CASE THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURES AND THAT RESULTS IN A CRUSH OR ANY OTHER INCONVENIENCE? 3. BROWSING THE WEBSITE WWW.ALLDATADIY.COM I FOUND THE FOLLOWING TAURUS 2000 RECALL: 02M01S6 AUG 04 TUBE MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR .IS THIS CORRECT? *TR

THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAVE BROKEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER NOT THE REAR SPRINGS WHEN THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CAUSING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE FRONT WHEN THEY BREAK. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE MET OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INJURE HER FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THAT COMPONENT WAS NOT REFERENCED IN THE REMEDY OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN: REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND GOUGED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON FRONT COIL SPRING. *TR