2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I FIRST NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR OF MY 2001 TAURUS WAS NOT UNLOCKING WITH THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE, ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THOUGHT THAT MAYBE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEN, ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. MY GRANDCHILDREN DO NOT TRAVEL IN THE FRONT COMPARTMENT OF MY CAR. NOR DO I HAVE VERY MANY PASSENGERS. ALSO, MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE NOT BEEN IN MY CAR MUCH IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS, AS THEY HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTY. I THEN HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT ORDER THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE DOOR LOCKING ACTUATOR. THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK, BECAUSE A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS WERE HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I'M SORRY THAT I DID NOT CONTACT YOU EARLIER. MY MOTHER HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK, AND I HAD LOTS OF CATCHING UP TO DO. ANYWAY, MY MECHANIC DID NOT RECOMMEND INSTALLING A USED PART, AS THE SAME THING WOULD VERY LIKELY HAPPEN. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, I EXPLAINED THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, LADY ... BUT, YOU'RE ON OUR OWN". IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR BY WAY OF AUTOMATIC FEATURE, EITHER ON THE DOOR HANDLE OR THE HAND-HELD REMOTE. CHILDREN ARE NOT ALWAYS SWIFT IN BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK A CAR DOOR AND THEN OPENING THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. EVERYONE THAT I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO HAS SAID, WITHOUT ME MENTIONING THE SAFETY ISSUE FIRST, THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS MATTER. *TR

I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY STRUT SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. I HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES, HAD ANY EXTREME WEIGHT IN THE BACK, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM A FAIRLY GOOD DRIVER WITH A GREAT DRIVING RECORD. UPON REPLACING MY BACK BRAKES I WAS TOLD ABOUT MY STRUT SPRINGS BEING BROKE AND THEY NEEDED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THE SPRINGS HAD NOT BE BROKEN FOR VERY LONG BEFORE HAVING THEM REPLACED. THE PARTS ALONE WERE $300 (NOT INCLUDING LABOR, THE SPRINGS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED) AND DUE TO THE BROKEN SPRINGS I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK TIRES AT $100 A PIECE. AN ALIGNMENT MAY NEED TO BE DONE NOW ALSO. THE OLD PARTS/SPRINGS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPMS REMAINED AT 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION CABLE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

FORD HAS RECALLED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS 80000 MILES. BUT MY REAR SPRING FRACTURED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I FEEL IF THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE FAULTY THEN THE BACKS ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER TIRES, LINE DEAN ALPHA, DOT 3DX8DK30707, SIZE P215-60-R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY VIBRATING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE REAR TIRES. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS, IN DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CONSEQUENTLY, HE HIT A BARRIER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR SPRINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, ENGINE RPM RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD THIS SAME CAR PROBLEM REPAIRED. DATED JUNE 18, 2010, LITHIA FORD DEALER # 23. HAD TO REPLACE MAF SENOR, AFLS 154 REMAN SENSOR ASY, REPROGAM PCM 5926 CF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION CASING FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SPILLAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE CAUSED ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 11/19/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINES. UPDATED 12/01/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MANUALLY; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY. WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. UPDATED 09/20/10