2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR SPRINGS HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 04V332000. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD COLLAPSED PREVIOUSLY AND THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT IF THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD PROBLEMS THAT LED TO A RECALL, THE DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 55 MPH. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE BOTH BEFORE THE INCIDENTS OR DURING IT. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL RESTART WITH VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A PRIVATE CAR REPAIR SHOP. COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AS WHEN THEY EXAMINE THE CAR IT STARTS UP FOR THEM AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *JB

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK TO MY TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I BEGAN TO FEEL BUMPING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD SHOP. I WAS SHOWN WHERE EACH TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND GET WARPED. I COULD FEEL THE UP-AND-DOWN BUMPINESS IN THE TIRES WITH MY OWN HAND WHEN THEY SHOWED IT TO ME. THIS WAS ON ALL THE TIRES. ONE WAS SO BAD IT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE. THESE TIRES ONLY HAD 53,800 MILES ON THEM; ON A NEW CAR I GOT THROUGH MILITARY OVERSEAS CAR SALES IN APRIL 2000. I HAVE HAD ALL THE REGULAR SERVICING/ROTATION/CHECKS AND MY HUSBAND ROUTINELY CHECKED THE PRESSURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE ALL HAD THE SAME LOT NUMBER - WE CHECKED THEM TO BE SURE. THE A3X844P0400 NUMBER WAS ON ALL OF THEM. THE REPORT READS "ALL 4 TIRES ARE WORN OUT - BELT SEPARATED." THE FORD SHOP PERSONNEL SAID THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE AND THEY FELT IT WAS WORTH REPORTING. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THESE TIRES AND AND ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM THIS SEPARATION, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD. THEREFORE, I AM REPORTING MY EVENT SO THAT IF THERE ARE OTHERS, YOU MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT INJURIES/DAMAGES. I WILL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THIS NOTE TO DOT AND MIL OVERSEAS SALES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES @ A COST OF $717.91 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. LINDA SHIRAISHI 1760 150TH AVE SAN LEANDRO CA 94578. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE FRONT SPRINGS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED ON RECALL # 04V332000 BY THE DEALERS. MOST RECENTLY THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANICS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CONFIRMATION FROM THE DEALERS OR MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE BACK SPRINGS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT OR RECALL. UPDATED 08/22/06. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

HEARD LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUN OVER....AND HIT BOTTOM OF CAR. DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS SPRING UNTIL IT WAS IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN ON JULY 7. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS - REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT DURING OPERATION AT A LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH). CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND SEVERE RUBBING SOUND WAS NOTICED. REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS DAMAGED BY BROKEN SPRING BUT HAD NOT RUPTURED BEFORE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. UPON RESEARCH WE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING FOR ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

THE RIGHT REAR SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE SVG BROKE PUNCTURING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. FRONT SPRINGS WERE RECALLED SOME TIME AGO BUT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT THE REAR. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *JB