2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE PARKING LOT OF OUR CORNER CONVENIENCE STORE, MY SON TURN ON THE A/C ONLY TO HAVE SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOOT OUT FROM THE VENTS. IN AN INSTANT PANIC HE LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO FLAG HIM THAT FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE CAR. HE IMMEDIATELY CROSSED THE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY. THE FLAMES BURNED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE HOOD AND THANKFULLY THE FIRE DEPT WAS QUICK AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED AND EVEN THE FRONT TIRES WOULDN'T BUDGE WHEN TRYING TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE WAY AFTERWARDS. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR HOME AND STILL ARE IN POSSESSION OF IT. THOUGH NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON IT AND IN OUR OPINION NOTHING LEFT TO WORK ON, WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS TO HAVE BEEN SOMETHING FAULTY. SEVERAL MECHANIC FRIENDS ALL SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT LOOKING INTO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING RECALLS, HOWEVER, OUR MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. STILL WE KNOW IT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN WITHOUT A CAUSE WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT OUR SON WAS NOT INJURED AND THOUGH HE WAS DEFINITELY TRAUMATIZED, WE REALIZE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AS WE HEAR THE STORIES. WE NOW HAVE NO CAR AND STILL OWE A BALANCE SINCE IT TURNS OUT WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE PAYING FOR IN LIABILITY W/ COMP AND COLLISION TURNED OUT TO BE ONLY LIABILITY. THE FORD COMPANY SAYS IT CAN'T HELP US AND SO WE WERE GIVEN TO THIS SITE FOR SOME KIND OF DIRECTION. *TR

WATER LEAK FROM THE FIREWALL NEAR THE HEATER MOTOR RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER POOLING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS WILL CREEP WHILE STOPPED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DO THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE. *KB

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,567 MILES ON IT, AND ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES AS CHECKED BY CAR FACTS. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. IF I DIDN'T TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LIFT THE FRONT HOOD ON MY VEHICLE, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT, INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATING THAT THEIR FORD TAURUS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WHY HAS THE MANUFACTURER NOT RECALLED THIS CAR? THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHEN FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDER THE CAR HOOD. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND GET OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE DROVE ABNORMALLY AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE COIL SPRING FAILED AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE REPAIR, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT I PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEN DAY I WAS DRIVING IT I STARTED TO HEAR A CLATTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY DASH BOARD. I OPENED UP THE GLOVE BOX BEHIND IS THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, ABOVE THIS TOWARD THE BACK IS A CONNECTION THAT LOOKS LIKE A THIN ROD THAT HAS A PLASTIC CONNECTOR. I FELT THE ROD SO I COULD FIND OUT WERE IT WENT TO, IT SEEMS TO GO INTO THE FIRE WALL. THE PLASTIC FITTING IS REAL LOOSE SO I DO NOT KNOW TWO THING`S. 1) WILL IT BEING LIKE THIS WILL IT DEPLOY FOR KNOW REASON? 2) IS THIS PART OF THE AIR BAG AND IF IT IS WOULD IT MAKE THIS KIND OF NOISE LIKE A CLATTER SINCE IT IS LOOSE? I HAVE KIDS AND A WIFE AND I DO NOT WANT THEM TO GET HURT BUY THE BAG DEPLOYING OR ANYBODY ELSE GETTING HURT. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PLEASE TELL ME THAT THE NHTSA WILL FIX. *TR

WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS AS WELL!!!! I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN INVESTIGATION DONE BUT NO RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS (WHICH I HAVE ALREADY HAD A PROBLEM WITH!) AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE SEEN MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR SPRING THAN THE FRONT. I'M JUST GLAD I NOTICED IT BEFORE IT HAD A CHANCE TO CAUSE A BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE. I DRIVE 65MPH TO WORK AND THE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT UNNERVES ME. I'M VERY AGGRAVATED THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. UNTIL NOW I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH FORD VEHICLES BUT AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE THAT I WOULD EVER BUY ANOTHER. *TR

ON NOV. 5,2007 AT APPROX. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED AT MONROE. WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT SIDE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. IS THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? AND IF SO HOW DO I GET RE- IMBURSE ?THANK YOU DELLA DONATO *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS SE FFV WAGON. STRONG SHUDDER WHEN IN STOPPING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "SOMETHING" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. QUOTED $3000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT VERY PREMATURE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE GENERIC O/P LT RS, SIZE 16/165/184 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HAMMERING NOISE FROM THE TIRE TREAD STRIKING THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE SHOP AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COMPLAINED TO THE SHOP REGARDING THE NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE FROM THE TIRES BEFORE THEY FAILED. HE HAS ALL OF THE PAPERWORK, PICTURES, AND THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.