2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AFTER PLACING LUGGAGE IN TRUNK OF CAR AFTER A TRIP. I LEFT THE PARKING AREA, I HEARD A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED FOR THE NOISE, BUT COULD SEE NOTHING, AND CONTINUED HOME. TRIP WAS APPROXIMATLY 30 MILES. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN ABOUT 1/4 QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE RUBBING NOISE WAS THE BROKEN END OF THE COILED SPRING COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THHIS WAS CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE RUSTED AND CORRODED CONDITION OF THE COILED SPRING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT. IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR (2005), I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, WHERE THE INSTALLED A SHIELD TO PREVENT THE SPRING FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRES. (THIS WAS FOR VEHICLES IN HIGH SALT CORROSION AREAS). I FEEL THAT THE SAME RECALL OR AN ADDITIONAL RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REAR SPRINGS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT REAR SPRING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT RUST OR CORROSION, ONLY THE LEFT ONE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM

AS I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE I STARTED THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, MY REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED AND SLICED AND DESTROYED THE REAR TIRE, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALER,THERE HAVE BEEN 100'S OF THE SAME INCIDENT AND THIS SHOULD BE FORD'S LIABILITY TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS AND LIABLE FOR NEW TIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V106000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT INTERMITTENTLY DARKENED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWICE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *AK

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEL ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD ON 12/20/2005 USING CRUISE CONTROL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (8-11 DEGREES). I DROVE SEVERAL MILES, AND THEN EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR NEARLY 2 MILES TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. FINALLY, NEAR MY HOME, IN AN OPEN, LESS-TRAVELED AREA, I TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE, AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND FLIPPED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY AND CAME TO A STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000 RPM AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER TRYING THIS TWICE, AND TAPPING THE PEDAL HEAVILY TO TRY TO RELEASE THE STUCK ACCELERATOR, I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WITH THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO FIND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IN THE COLD (NOW 4 DEGREES) AND DARK. AFTER SEARCHING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I AGAIN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE HOME CAUTIOUSLY. TOMORROW I WILL CONTACT MY FORD VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES RECENTLY, BUT IT NEVER STUCK FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS. HOWEVER, THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS, BUT ALSO COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. THE NHTSA MUST RECALL THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY, AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 IN THE MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC, WITH NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. OTHERWISE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR FISH TAILED AS IF HE WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION, HE DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE MADE WITH A POOR QUALITY METAL AND HAD EXTENSIVE WEAR. HE PURCHASED COIL SPRINGS AND HAD THEM REPAIRED THROUGH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

GRADUAL LOSS OF HEATER, DEFROST CAPABILITY. THEN TOTAL NON FUNCTION OF EITHER. BAD VISIBILITY FROM FOGGY WINDOWS, NO DEFROST AT ALL. REPEATED FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEMS WILL HELP FOR A WHILE. THE HEATER CORE WILL EVENTUAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER COIL SPRING ALSO BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 4 RECALLS AND A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 70 MILES I CANT AFFORD TO GET IT OUT THE SHOP AT 2100 DOLLARS. *JB

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. I HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE I DID NOT USE A FORD DEALER. THEY ADMITTED THEY DID NOT SEND A RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ME AS THE CURRENT OWNER, I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR OVER FOUR YEARS. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO NOTIFY ME OF A RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE CAR. *JB

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS--CAUSING THE REAR END TO SAG WAY BELOW NORMAL--HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AT MY COST. *NM