2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AIR CONDITIONING / HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WET WHEN IT RAINS. WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED SOON WITH COLD WEATHER APPROACHING. EXPECTING $500+ REPAIR BILL. NHTSA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY WITH 2001 TAURUS MODELS. REAR TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT THERE COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE BEEN. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED TO BE A SAFE FAMILY CAR TO TRANSPORT AN INFANT-THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SEVERE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE ENTIRE DAY WHEN HE FOUND IT ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE SMOKE AROSE FROM THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE. THE DASHBOARD BURNED DUE TO THE HEAT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HE TESTED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND THEY WERE FINE. HE JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM OF A PART THAT HE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO PICK UP THE PART FROM THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS A RECALLED PART. AT THAT POINT, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,097.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE COST TO REPAIR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS IS $185.64 PLUS THE $59.99 ALIGNMENT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,900. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL CONSUMERS FOR REAR COILS SPRINGS AND ALIGNMENT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS, PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. CAUSED STABILIZER LINK DAMAGE, TIRE DAMAGE. ONE YEAR AGO A FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL BY FORD. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM/DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS AS IT DID THE FRONT SPRING DEFECT. *TR

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 TAURUS BROKE IN JUNE 2006. TODAY AUGUST 28, 2007 THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS NOTED THAT IT WAS BROKEN BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY BUT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND BY THE LOOKS OF THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

FORD DEALER MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT RIGHT REAR SPRING IS BROKEN ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE ADVISED US THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN TN. THE SPEED ZONE IS 70MPH. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION. IT WAS REPLACED AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING STARTED. NOW I AM TOLD IT IS A GEM MODULE, OR, PCM MODULE, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. THIS TO ME IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR QUITS RUNNING, AND YOU LOSE ALL POWER,AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, FROM BRAKES TO STEERING. EVEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DOWN. IT TOOK 2 HOURS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 20 TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT WILL ONE DAY KILL PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE WEATHER WAS 90 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL HOURS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.