2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-28 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD A LOOSE METAL SOUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. SHE DROVE TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE AS WELL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,943. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACING THE BELT DID NOT FIX. THIS COST A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE BROKE SEVERAL TOOLS (AND 4 TENSIONER PULLEY'S) AS DID 3 MECHANICS TRYING TO GET THE PULLEYS BACK ON. FORD WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 300 OR MORE DOLLARS TO ATTEMPT THE JOB, THEIR QUOTE WAS SOMETHING LIKE "THOSE THINGS ARE A PAIN IN THE A@# AND WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH LABOR WHEN WE GET ONE IN!" AFTER NEARLY 2 WEEKS WE COMPLETED THE WORK AND MANY DOLLARS LATER ONLY TO LATER DISCOVER THAT WHEN WE DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN THE BELT COMES OFF! AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS NOT EXACTLY FUN WHEN ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CHILD AT 55 MPH AND YOU SUDDENLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. AS WAS THE CASE WITH ME THE FIRST TIME BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY 2 MILES LATER I HAD SOMETHING PLASTIC SMOKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND SEVERE OVERHEATING ISSUES!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE, ONCE LEAVING ME STRANDED AT WAL-MART,ONCE IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND MOST RECENTLY AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN I DECIDED TO TAKE MY KIDS TO THE END OF THE RAOD TO THE BUS STOP(THIS IS ONLY RE: 80 FEET OR SO AWAY) AND I HADN'T BEEN ANYWHERE AND HIT NO PUDDLES OUT OF FEAR, AND YET STILL LOST THE BELT COMING BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. MY CHILD HAD A SEIZURE AT SCHOOL A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, 20 MILES FROM ME AND I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAINS FROM TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE AND GET A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE WITH MY CHILD. I AM HAVING TO SAY NO TO WORK(SUBSTITUTE TEACHING) WHEN IT'S RAINING AGAIN IN FEAR OF WRECKING AND OR BEING STUCK SOMEWHERE AND CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE IT HAS THESE PROBLEMS. WE ALSO HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN'S BURNING OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WEARING DOWN. *TR

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY CAR BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY ROUGHLY 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE SPRINGS THAT FORD FEARED WOULD BREAK. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL AND HAD A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACE THE SPRINGS AS PER THE RECALL. THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS ON MY CAR WERE BROKEN. WHEN I QUESTIONED FORD ABOUT THE FACT THAT APPARENTLY THAT DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, NEARLY EVERY FORD TAURUS THAT COMES TO THEIR FACILITY HAS BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS PUNCTURED A TIRE WHICH QUICKLY DEFLATED WHEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT A FAST SPEED. I HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE NO MECHANICS AROUND HERE CAN JUST REPLACE THE SPRING. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND LOST CONTROL THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP AND INTO A DITCH. *NJ THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE OFFICER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0231-89)*JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TIE RODS A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. ONE OF THE THREE TIMES WAS WHEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE (WHICH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BY NOT THE REAR). (I DO HAVE THE PARTS FROM THE SPRING REPAIR). LUCKILY I WAS JUST BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE SPRING GAVE WAY VERSUS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS IS QUITE A SHORT TIME SPAN TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION. *TR

REAR SPRINGS BOTH BROKE. CAR HAS RECALL FOR FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT REARS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE BROKEN SPRINGS. *TR

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. THAT'S A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. THAT'S A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR