2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WATER LEAK CAUSED BLOWER MOTOR & RESISTOR TO SHORT. $475 + TAX TO REPRIT. INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES. SILENT RECALL BY FORD THAT IS REPAIRED AT NO COST WHILE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIRING THIS DEFECT. REFERENCE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TSB 04-15-3 AND TSB 03-15-6. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE FLATTENED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS A FAILED SPRING. THE DEALER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPRING HAD FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED, IN ADDITION TO THE REAR RIGHT TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME PUNCTURING THE REAR TIRE. *AK

APR 2007 I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX] PURCHASED USED FROM PUNDMANN FORD FEB. 2003. A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF COIL SPRING UNDER THE CAR. THINKING THAT THE SPRING WAS FROM THE FRONT AND RELATED TO THE SHIELDS THAT WERE INSTALLED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. MY TRUNK IS NEVER WEIGHTED DOWN AND I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. DID THE REAR SPRINGS COME FROM THE SAME VENDOR THAT SUPPLIED THE DEFECTIVE FRONT SPRINGS? AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS UNHEARD OF, EVEN THE SERVICE REP WAS SURPRISED, AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE REQUIRED MISSOURI SAFETY INSPECTION. I SHOULD HOPE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL BE WILLING TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT TO HAVE THESE SPRINGS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. SINCERELY, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] DEAR [XXX], THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER REGARDING YOUR 2001 FORD TAURUS. WE HAVE REVIEWED YOUR SITUATION, AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, RECALLS OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPAIR. SINCERELY, SHIELA FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOLLOW UP: 12JUN07 HAD BOTH DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED AT PUNDMANN FORD, NOTICED NEW "CLUNK" FROM REAR AND TOOK BACK TO PUNDMANN --- I WAS TOLD THAT THE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS PROBABLY CAUSED EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE STRUTS AND THEY NEEDED REPLACED, I DON'T SUPPOSE THAT FORD IS GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE --- IS IT ONLY WHEN DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS KILL PEOPLE THAT THE MANUFACTURERS ARE FORCED TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT? *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ON 7 JUNE 07, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE BROKE AND CONTACTED THE TIRE, RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CREATED A HOLE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER ON ONE SIDE IN THE REAR. HE JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE PARTLY SUNNY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. UPDATED 07/19/07. *JB

LARGE BANG NOISE ON MODERATE (NORMAL) BRAKING TO STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. FOUND 2 FRACTURED REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS TWO TIRE SEVERELY GROOVED ON INTERIOR OF SIDEWALL. REPLACED TWO SPRINGS, AS WELL AS TWO REAR TIRES. PREVIOUS TIRES WERE ABOUT A MONTH OLD. *TR

REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL AND BLOWER FAN DUE TO LEAK IN RH COWLING. HAD TO INSTALL BRAIN HAT. *TR