2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THIS TAURUS HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES,DRIVEN LOCALLY,GARAGED AND ADULT DRIVEN. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY HEAD-FIRST AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE TAURUS SUDDENLY BOTTOMED OUT ON THE "SKIRT" OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE" BOTTOM-REAR "OF THE TAURUS SCRAPED HEAVILY ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE REAR OF THE TAURUS SITTING MUCH TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT, I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. ONE PIECE OF THE SPRING WAS NOW RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE AND BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER HALF OF THE SPRING IS STILL MOUNTED, BUT A BROKEN JAGGED EDGE JUST MISSED PUNCTURING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BY A HALF OF AN INCH. IF I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR ANY FURTHER, ONE SPRING WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY CUT THE BRAKE LINE AND THE OTHER PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE ON THE FIRST RIGHT TURN MADE. FORD HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THIS REAR SPRING DEFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR THREE DAYS UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE $550-$600 REPAIR. THE SOLE REASON I BOUGHT THE FORD TAURUS WAS FOR ITS OVERALL SAFETY AND CRASH TEST RATINGS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WOULD BE THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT(RECALLED ALREADY) AND/OR REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE CAR ITSELF. AND NOW FORD CHOOSES TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY. *JB

DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING COIL BROKE, PUNCTURING MY TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED MARCH 10, 2006. TODAY IS MARCH 13TH 2006. THE SPRING COIL MALFUNCTIONED MARCH 12TH 2006. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $475.00. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, ~66,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE SPRING DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE UPON FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING, LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS, AND LEFT REAR TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

HAD VEHICLE IN LOCAL SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND NEW BATTERY, ASKED THEM TO RESEARCH CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL/TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY STATED BROKEN SPRING COIL, THEN NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKEN AND EDGE WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS CREATED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY AND DECISION WAS MADE TO CUT 1-2 INCH PIECE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE FROM TIRE UNTIL VEHICLE CAN BE BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP. UNTIL THIS POINT I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE THAT ANYTHING THIS SEVERE WAS WRONG. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY INDICATED EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON FRONT SPRING BUT NOT REAR. SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY IMMEDIATELY TOOK A "DEFENSIVE" ATTITUDE, BY ASKING HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT OR WHAT DID I HIT. NEITHER HAS OCCURRED, OTHERWISE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS. VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM JANUARY 9TH UNTIL TODAY 02/26/06, CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN 4 TIMES. WON'T START. ALMOST $1,000 LATER AND 4 AAA TOWS, THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. *NM

REAR SPRING (DRIVER'S SIDE) FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR TIRE. THE FRONT SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE PART OF AN NHTSA RECALL (#04V332000) WHICH ALLOWED FORD TO ADDRESS DEFECTS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS FRACTURING BY PLACING SHIELDS ON THEM, RATHER THAN REPLACING THEM. OBVIOUSLY THE DEFECT COULD HAPPEN ON ALL SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM, NOT JUST PUT A SHIELD ON THEM. LUCKILY THIS WAS A LOW-SPEED INCIDENT. I SHUTTER TO THINK THAT I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP IN A PARTIALLY EXTENDED POSITION. IT WILL NEITHER EXTEND FURTHER OR RETRACT, RENDERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR USE. *JB

LOUD NOISE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS FROM THE REAR. DEALER SAID DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND RUBBED TIRE TO THE POINT IT WAS UNSAFE. REPLACED BOTH REAR COILS AND TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.*JB