2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB I FOUND A LINK TO THIS SITE. IT JUST STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS SITE SAID TO MENTION RECALL NUMBER 03V087000. AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS APPEARS TO BE I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE DESIGN MISTAKE. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE LEFT FRONT HAD BROKEN. THE CAR DID HAVE THE SHIELDS INSTALLED AS PER THE RECALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST. THE CAR HAS 72,000 MILES . *TR

REAR COIL SPRING OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BROKEN AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS DAMAGED ALL AROUND IT,AND THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN I CHECKED IT MYSELF I FOUND OUT THAT ITS THE SPRING THAT IS BROKEN,KNOW I HAVE TO FIX IT AND BUY A NEW TIRE,BECAUSE THE TIRE IS BADLY DAMAGED ,IF I DID NOT CHECK IT ,IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBABLE ACCIDENT DUE THE TIRE PUNCTURE. I THINK FORD HAS TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR WOULD ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IN HIGH AMOUNTS. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE KNOB FAILED AGAIN AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ENGINE, WHICH LED TO THE BLOWER RESISTOR FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CAN HEAR WATER ENTERING HER VEHICLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD). SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,579.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED TIRE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

NOISE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. SOUNDED LIKE BRAKE PAD STICKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN INVESTIGATING TIRE FAILURE IT WAS FOUND THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TODAY THEREFORE THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 4 MONTHS. MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND HEARD THE NOISE ALSO. I REMOVED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE. NOTHING PHYSICAL WAS DONE TO CAUSE THIS FRACTURE; THE FRACTURE APPEARS TO BE FRESH, BUT THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE SPRING APPEARS TO BE CORRODED. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 4/7/08 THAT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS BEING RECALLED TO HAVE FRONT ANTI-CORROSION SHIELDS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. ON 4/8/08 THE LT FRONT SPRING RUSTED THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD SORRY THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3900 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT 4/7/08 WAS THE FIRST NOTICE I RECEIVED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD BEEN TRYING TO RECALL THE CAR SINCE 2004 BUT HAD BEEN SENDING THE NOTICES TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. IT DID NOT MATTER THAT WAS THE FIRST NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE ILLINOIS WAS SLOW TO UPDATE THEIR DATABASE FOR FORD. I AM NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR A 900.00 REPAIR BILL. HAD THEY CONTACTED ME IN A TIMELY MANNER, THE SHIELDS WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 2006. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ANY PRUDENT CONSUMER LOOKS FOR ANY RECALLS ON THAT VEHICLE ON THE CORPORATE WEB SITE BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY HAD A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED FROM DAN BUCKEY FORD IN CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY (NOW DIAMOND FORD). A FEW YEARS AGO (2005 I THINK) WE RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND HAD SHIELDS INSTALLED THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT FROM TIRE BLOWOUTS. THEY ALSO SAID THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALER, THEY TOLD US THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL OR THE WARRANTY. WE HAD TO PAY $600 TO GET IT REPAIRED. YESTERDAY, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. AGAIN, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD RARELY BREAK ON CARS. IF THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEN IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE TOO. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

HEARD RUBBING SOUND THEN FELT REAR TIRE "POP" AND DEFLATE. ON REMOVAL OF REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FOUND SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AM HAVING REAR SPRINGS AND SHOCKS REPLACED AS WELL AS DESTROYED REAR TIRE. *TR