2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

BACK SPRINGS BROKE AND ALMOST PUNCTURED A TIRE. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED ON THE REAR. IF EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS WHY WEREN'T THE BACK SPRINGS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL? I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. MY TAURUS HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M WONDERING WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS. BACK (REAR) SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE. ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE BROKEN SPRINGS CAN PUNCTURE THE TIRE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE PHYSICAL AND/OR PROPERTY HARM. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD A RECALL ON THEM RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, NOT THE REAR SPRINGS. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

STARTING ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK; WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OCCURS DAILY. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, START, THEN PUT INTO GEAR, BUT BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DON'T USUALLY WORK. TRIED TO HAVE FORD DEALER REPAIR UNDER RECALL (04V10600 OR 04S12, RELATED TO 1S08?), BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER & FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. PAID DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND WIRING. CONCERNED AS BOTH FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR & BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED & AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND PROBABLY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. REPAIR COST 158.61. *TR

REAR SPRING BROKE, ONLY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 TAURUS. MECHANIC CLAIMED YOU NEED TO REPLACE BOTH - COST IS $1033!! *TR

PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO MOVE WHEN SPRING ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION COILS SNAPPED IN HALF REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACE OF REAR SUSPENSION. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A SOUND FROM MY CAR'S REAR END. AFTER I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED HOME I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND NOTICED PIECES OF RUBBER INSIDE THE WHEEL. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND SAW THAT THE STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AWAY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD THAT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL PRODUCE AN UNCONTROLLABLE CAR. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ALSO CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS HAZARD OR WILL THEY HELP IN THE REPAIR. THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE UNDER A RECALL BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL ONE OF THESE FAILED. FORD REPLACED THE FRONT SPRINGS AFTER THIS HAPPENED. FROM LOOKING AT THIS SITE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. *TR

I WAS GETTING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE REPAIR MAN SAID THAT BOTH OF MY REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON MY '01 FORD TAURUS. HE MENTIONED THAT A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING CAN PUNCTURE TIRES AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $1400 TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCKS AND ALL THE FITTINGS ETC.. I HAD NEVER HEARD THIS SEVERE OF A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100K. I FURTHER DID RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THE BEST THAT FORD WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS, "IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS." I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE A COMPANY OWNS UP TO THE PROBLEM AND TAKES CARE OF IT. I WILL SURELY NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE COILS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,830 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,956. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/08 *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT, THE CAR REACHED A SPEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND HELD THAT SPEED. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH I RARELY USE. I WAS NOT USING IT AT THE TIME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR HELD STEADY AT THE SAME SPEED. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, DAMAGING THE BRAKES IN THE PROCESS, UNTIL I FOUND AN AREA WHERE I COULD SAFELY DRIVE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT RISK TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR SLOWED TO THE POINT AT WHICH I COULD ANGLE INTO A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND STOP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BRAKES BUT KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND STILL HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY SAID THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED IT. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM HE'D ENCOUNTERED BEFORE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE CAR IDLED AT AN UNACCEPTABLY HIGH RATE AND HAD SOME DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THAT PROBLEM. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS. THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION IN THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPEED FOR NEARLY A HALF MILE OR SO, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WILL STOP IT. THE FACT THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE SO PERPLEXED BY THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO FULLY ELIMINATE IT LEADS ME TO WONDER IF IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RESULT OF SOME KIND OF FACTORY DEFECT, ALTHOUGH I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND HAS NEARLY 114,000 MILES ON IT. *TR