2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

2001 FORD TAURUS - LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS - BROKEN. REPAIRED OCTOBER 2007. COST INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR STRUTS $965.87. *TR

WHEN ROTATING THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH CLOCKWISE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DASH) LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO COME ON. *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING SMALL CHUNKS OF THE REAR COIL SPRING. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THEM YET. THAT IS MY SPRING PROJECT. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING LAST YEAR WHEN I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS. I WAITED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WEB ADDRESS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH. *TR

BROKEN REAR SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS COST OVER 500 TO REPLACE. FRONT SPRINGS DEFECTIVE ALSO AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. SPRINGS IN FRONT REPLACED AT FORD COST. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR TIRE. *TR

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS LEAKING IN MY VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY FLOOR HAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON IT AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO DRY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FAN MOTOR BLOWER 4 TIMES AND I USE A TOWEL TO WIPE THE HUMIDITY OF THE WINDOW SINCE THE HEATER DOESN'T WORK WELL DUE TO ALL THE MOISTURE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. LEFT PART OF REAR COIL SPRING ON GARAGE FLOOR-NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SPRING WAS REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. TWICE NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRUE, I HAVE JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT; BUT THAT'S STILL TWO TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE TRANNY I HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. PIECE OF JUNK! *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT ACTUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR MAKING THE CARPET SMELL AND COLLECT MOLD. THIS IS TURN, THE WATER IS ALSO COLLECTING IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING AND FILLING UP CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR TO STOP WORKING. I USED TO BE ABLE TO BANG ON THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING TO HELP THE WATER LEAK OUT OF IT AND ONCE THE WATER DID LEAK OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD WORK, HOWEVER IT IS NOW WINTER TIME AND GETTING BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT, I WENT TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL, LEAVING US WITH NO HEAT IN THE VEHICLE AND ACTUALLY CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD AS THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND FREEZE INSTANTLY, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR...THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON THESE CARS. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS AND THIS IS HAPPENING FOR YEARS WITH SEVERAL MAKES AND MODELS BUT MOSTLY ON THE FORD TAURUS'. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND FIND THE LEAK...BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS. IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO FISHTAIL, DUE TO PUNCTURE OF TIRE BY BROKEN END OF COIL IN WINTERTIME. LUCKILY FOR US THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD OR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENSUED, THOUGH MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING A MIGRAINE FROM THE WHIPLASH. I HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING AWARE OF COIL PRODUCT PROBLEMS, HAVING RECALLED THE FRONT SPRINGS IN 2005. I HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT PUBLICLY ASSERTING THE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION AS COMPLAINTS AROSE AND SPECIFICALLY TELLING CONSUMERS THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING/COIL WAS NOT AND/OR WOULD NOT BE RECALLED. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE, AND BELIEVE THAT THE PIECE SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND EVERY CONSUMER REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL BY FORD MOTOR CO. IT'S FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT SO MANY AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE TURNING TO FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,630.