2004 FORD TAURUS Complaints

FORD TAURUS 2004. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF A HEAVY RAIN I FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER INFRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT - UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. LIFTED THE RUG - JUST TO FIND THE UNDER-PADDING IS GREENOSH-BLACK AND THERE IS A TRAIL OF LEAK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME - BUT OBVIOUSLY -IT SHOWED NOW AFTER A VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOUND SEVERAL DISCUSSION GROUPS ON THE INTERNET WHERE _MANY_ FORD OWNERS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME THING. BASED ON THE WORK THEY HAD DONE AT SERVICE CENTERS - IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING ERROR. HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THE PROBLEM GOES FROM 150U$ TO 400U$- DEPENDING ON SEVERITY, DAMAGE, CAR MODEL AND AGE. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE BUSINESS APPROACH ON THE FORD;S PART (AND ALL OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS WHO ARE OR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM - BUT ARE STILL QUIETLY SELLING LEMONS). *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2006. ANOTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD TO ME ON A GREEN LIGHT AND WE COLLIDED. THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BRUISE MY INTERNAL ORGANS YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I ASKED THE FORD COLLISION CENTER WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND 2 STAFF TOLD ME, " YOU DID NOT HIT IT RIGHT." ONE OF THE REASONS I LEASED A FORD TAURUS WAS ITS SAFETY FEATURES AND ITS HIGH SAFETY RATING. I DID NOT KEEP THIS CAR AND WHEN IT WAS DUE TO BE RETURNED, I DID NOT CHOOSE ANOTHER FORD. I WENT TO 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND TOLD THEM WHAT FORD HAD SAID ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A COMMENT. I STILL HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM MY INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE PUBLIC NOT TO RELY ON THE SAFETY OF AIRBAGS IN THIS CAR IF "YOU HAVE TO HIT THE OTHER CAR IN A CERTAIN WAY." THIS IS A FALSE SECURITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BELIEVE IN AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE. *JB

MY FAMILY AND I WERE GIVEN A DEFECTIVE CHILD CAR SEAT WHEN WE RENTED WITH BUDGET RENT A CAR. THEY HAVE STICKERS ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD THAT MENTIONS THAT ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE MUST BE SEATED IN CAR SEATS. THE CAR SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WE WERE NOT OFFERED ANOTHER ONE, THUS PUTTING OUR ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SENT THREE CERTIFIED LETTERS TO BUDGET, BUT NO RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB UPDATED 12/27/07 *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

BRAKES WERE "WORN OUT" AFTER 24,000 MILES. IN FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED EVEN AFTER 100,000 MILES OF DRIVING BECAUSE I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALER ADMITTED TO ME THAT FORD HAD CHANGED THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PADS AND THEY HAD A LOT OF REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH, WHICH LED TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE, MINOR INSTRUMENT PANEL DAMAGE, AND A DENT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE GLASS ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

WATER ON FLOOR OF FRONT PASSENGER. BLOWER NOT WORKING. MOLD AND ODOR ON CARPET, MOTOR BLOWER CORROSION. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND AA CONTROL, SEALED COWL AND INSTALLED RAINHAT EXTENDER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE WAS PINCHED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE BLOCKAGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,109.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BAD AND THE CONNECTOR FAILED. THE REPAIR PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,219.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16038. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, NECK INJURIES, AND BRUISES ON HER LEFT SIDE. AT 16,038 MILES WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A VEHICLE AT 45 MPH THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED OUT AND SUFFERED ANOTHER HEAD CONCUSSION AND FACIAL BRUISES AROUND EYES BECAUSE HER FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK. PRNDL INDICATES PARK, BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVES. WIFE PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, THEN REALIZED A KIDS BIKE WAS BEHIND HER, PULLED FORWARD, PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , GOT OUT , AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. SHE WAS DRAGGED, AND ALMOST BADLY INJURED WHEN THE OPEN DOOR CAUGHT ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER I PARKED VEHICLE , PLACED IT IN PARK AT SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AGAIN. *AK