2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TOUCHED A METAL PART OF THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE VEHICLE, STATIC ELECTRICITY WOULD DISCHARGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BUILD-UP OF ELECTRICITY CAUSED A STRONG, PAINFUL SPARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT WITHOUT RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. UPDATED 2/17/09 *CN UPDATED 02/19/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND CAUSED THE SPEED TO DECREASE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXITED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT SHE COULD NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $404. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,098 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2008 FROM LASCO FORD IN FENTON MI. I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT RAINED HARD OR I WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS WET IN THE FRONT SEAT AREA. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY UNTIL A BAG I HAD ON THE FLOOR GOT SOAKED. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM THROUGH GOOGLE AND GOT A BLOG OF TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL OF 2002-2003 TAURUSES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE A 2004. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 03V087000 AND ALSO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR MY MODEL YEAR 2004 WITH THE NUMBER 031506 AND NHTSA NUMBER 10011149. THERE IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT FILED UNDER NUMBER 10184414. FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK FORD SHOULD CORRECT IT. THEY REPLACED COWL TOP TRIM AND INSTALLED A WATER SHIELD ON THE FRESH AIR INLET. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK OR NOT. THE SERVICE MANAGER DARREN STATED IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

ON MAY 31, 2008 PURCHASED A 2004 FORD TAURUS. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WAS READING 50 MPH BUT I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON 40 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS NOT A FORD DEALER. THEY TESTED THE CAR AND SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD. ORDERED 1 FROM A FORD DEALER WHICH TOOK A WEEK TO COME IN. WHEN THE SPEED SENSOR CAME IN AND WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STILL WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER CALL THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ONE WAS ORDERED ON JUNE 17, 2008. TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS. I CALL FORD DIRECTLY AND HAD FORD LOOK INTO THIS. FORD SAID THEY WOULD EXPEDITE THE SPEEDOMETER FOR ME. THAT WAS ON JULY 15. FORD SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME ON JULY 22 TO LET ME KNOW WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE SHIPPED. JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM FORD TO SAY THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE SHIPPED AUGUST 6, 2008. THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAS ONLY 29,500 MILES ON IT. FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE SPEEDOMETER. I WANTED FORD TO TELL ME WHY IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER IN. FORD WOULD GIVE ME AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. *TR

PURCHASED CAR AS FOURTH OWNER (ACCORDING TO CARFAX REPORT) ON SATURDAY 31 MAY 2008. THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO CUT OUT AND THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS FLASHED AND SOUNDED. THE LIGHTS AND A/C WERE TYPICALLY SURGING. CAR WAS INSPECTED THAT FRIDAY BY DEALERS MECHANIC OF CHOICE. HE PUT THE COMPUTER TO THE CAR AND IT READ ALL 6 STATOR COILS WERE BAD. HE RESET THE COMPUTER AND DROVE IT TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO ACT UP AGAIN AND IT DID NOT. TODAY, SATURDAY 14 JUN 2008, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALERS MECHANIC WAS CLOSED SO I HAD SOMEONE ELSE CHECK IT AND THEY GOT THE SAME READING WITH THIS MESSAGE: P0606 PCM PROCESSOR FAULT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS THE COMPUTER. MY CAR HAS 80,710 MILES ON IT. IS THIS A NORMAL FAILURE? WERE THERE ANY RECALLS? *TR

WATER COLLECTING IN FLOORBOARD OF MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AFTER HEAVY RAIN/CARWASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. PUDDLE'S OF WATER ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63639. UPDATED 06/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/04/08.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS 2007 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. GOODYEAR ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER LIED BY STATING THAT THE WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER WHEEL SHOPS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE WHEEL, BUT THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ

MY FORD TAURUS SHUT-OFF BLOWING HEAT THROUGH THE FAN AND ESSENTIALLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAT IN THE CAR. I TOOK TO A DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT WATER LEAKED THROUGH COWL PANEL CAUSING FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR AND / OR RESISTOR. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT COWL IS NOT EVEN A PART AND THEREFORE IS NOT COVERED AND SINCE WATER LEAK CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL, THAT PART ALSO IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THE TSB'S THAT FORD PUBLISHED, THAT SAID THAT THIS DEFECT IS COVERED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS TELLS ME THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGERS THAT THEIR IS PROBLEM WITH THE BODY PARTS OF THE CARS, BUT IS NOT AGREEING TO REPAIR WITHOUT COST. THE DEALER QUOTED ME A $763 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TOGETHER TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS HIGH TIME THAT FORD STEPS UP AND TAKES CARE OF CONSUMERS. *TR

WHEN IT HAS SNOW OR SLUSH ON ROADWAY, I LOOSE MY BRAKING ABILITY AND HAVE GONE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS FAULT. I ALSO ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I ALSO ASKED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. NEITHER RESEARCHED THIS AS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THIS COULD HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS IF TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. THIS IS PRIMARILY IN THE WINTER WHEN SNOW/SLUSH IS ON ROADWAYS AND TEMPERATURE WOULD BE AROUND FREEZING. IT HAPPENS WITH LOW MILEAGE 10-12 MILES AT THE MOST. *TR