2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I BROUGHT MY 2001 TAURUS TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE COMPANY THAT MY FRONT SPRINGS WERE BAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A RECALL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALLED SPRINGS FIXED, I WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH OF MY REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL AS MY REAR STRUTS. WHY ARE THE REAR SPRINGS NOT BEING RECALLED WHEN THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE? WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO AUTHORIZE THE DEARLERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE IMMENSE COST, I HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER ABSOLVING THE DEALERSHIP OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. WHY IS FORD NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE? *TR

SEARS AND THEIR DEFECTIVE CHINESE TIRES. ON JULY 26, 2007, WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW SUMITOMO HTR H4 P215/60HH16 TIRES FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD SONS 2001 TAURUS FROM SEARS IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. ON AUGUST 12, 2007 HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE TO GO TO A PARK WITH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS. SHORTLY AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARK, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FLAT TIRE, REPLACING IT WITH THE DONUT IN HIS TRUNK. I HAD NEVER SEEN A NEW TIRE WITH LESS THEN 300 MILES ON IT IN THIS CONDITION. THE FLAT TIRE HAD SPLIT OPEN ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OTHER THEN THIS SPLIT. IT WASN'T SCUFFED LIKE HE HAD HIT A CURB AND THERE WERE NO NAILS OR PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE TIRES. TO ME, IT JUST LOOKED TO BE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE CHINESE TIRE. I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME WITH THE EMPLOYEES AT SEARS. THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY UNCOOPERATIVE AND WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF WORKING TOWARDS A RESOLUTION, THEY DID FINALLY AGREE THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND PLACED A NEW TIRE ON THE RIM. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO PLACE THE WHEEL BACK ON THE CAR AND TOLD MY SON HE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT HIMSELF. I EXPECT WE WILL END UP IN COURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *JB

I NOTICED A NOISE AFTER TIRES WERE ROTATED. I ASKED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT DURING 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED AS RESULT OF BROKEN COIL. HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COILS REPLACED, AND BUY TWO NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBER WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V332000). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,325.

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. HAD THE FRONT SPRING SHIELDS INSTALLED UPON RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. FRONT SPRINGS ARE OK SO FAR, BUT I NOTICED THE REAR OF THE CAR SAT A LITTLE LOW IN THE GARAGE. I HAD HEARD OF SOME SPRING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS, AND MY SON JUST HAD THE REAR SPRINGS ON HIS FOCUS REPLACED RECENTLY AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. (HE BOUGHT THE FOCUS NEW ALSO) I SCHEDULED SERVICE AT OUR FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. THEY DID NOT HAVE THEM IN STOCK, SO RESCHEDULED ME FOR THE NEXT DAY. THE STRUTS DID NOT COME IN, SO NOW I'M RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD DRIVE IT OR NOT, AS I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF TIRES ARE BEING PUNCTURED, AND I HAD RECENTLY PUT NEW TIRES ON. FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS... *TR

DRIVING ALONG A SMOOTH ROAD,CAR WAS JOLTED WITH A LOUD BANG. I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED,LEAVING PART OF ITS BASE IN THE STRUT MOUNT. SECOND COIL SPRING TO FAIL ON THIS CAR. PASSENGER REAR ALSO FAILED, ONE YEAR AGO. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE SHOP REPLACED THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE LATTER PART OF 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE SOUNDED AS IF A STONE HAD STRUCK THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD TIME. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS IN THE FRONT DIDN'T JUST BREAK IN ONE PLACE, BUT IN TWO PLACES . THE FRONT STRUT MOUNT WAS ALSO PUNCTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/16/07.*JB

1)THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WORKED FINE, UNTIL 2) THE BUCKLE STARTED STICKING AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO UNBUCKLE, CAUSING 3) POSSIBLE DEATH IF THE SEATBELT BUCKLE IS NOT REPLACED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V144000, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT BUILT UNTIL DECEMBER 2000. *JB

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND A PIECE OF STEEL FRACTURED OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CARE IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD AND BOTH REAR SPRINGS MUST BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE REAR FENDER REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH THE $1,300 REPAIR COST, BUT WAS DENIED ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED 2 TIRES WERE NEEDED 4 WERE BOUGHT, BOTH SETS OF SPRINGS, STRUTS, MOUNTS. THE DEALER STATED THE LEFT REAR BRAKES SEEM TO BE HANGING. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR