2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON/STAYING ON/FLASHING. ON ONE OCCASION THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AFTER THAT IT WAS CLEANED, DUE TO CORROSION AT THE CONNECTION. MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/16/05 WHERE THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE SUSTAINED WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE "CHOKES" OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AS WELL AS DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAVE HAD TO REPAIR FACILITY WHO CAN FIND NOTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG. NO READING OFF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFY A MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A REPEATED FAILURE BEGINNING IN MARCH 2005. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL FAILURE.

DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V332000. THE REAR SPRING COILS FAILED DUE TO A METAL FATIGUE FRACTURE AND WAS REPLACED. *SC

I WAS DRIVING A COUNTRY ROAD, GOING AROUND A CURVE AND A BRIDGE, HEARD A LOUD BANG (CLUNK) SOUND, THEN THE REAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL NEXT TO MY TIRE BROKE IN HALF AND DUG INTO THE TIRE, CAUSING A BIG TEAR ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. WE HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COILS REPLACED (HE SAID THE CAR WOULD BE OFF BALANCE IF THEY CHANGED ONLY ONE) AND ALSO REPLACED THE TIRE THAT WAS DESTROYED, THIS IS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. *NM

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CLOUDY AND GOT MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC ITSELF. IT SWEATS FROM THE INSIDE. CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND ASKED FOR ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY SAID NO. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR A COST OF $155.00 AND WITH ONLY A YEAR WARRANTY OR 12,000 MILE. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A JUNK YARD, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1985. CONSUMER OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, I, AND JUST NOTICED THIS LAST WEEK. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY I SEAL FRACTURES OR BROKEN LENSES ON THE LIGHT OR ASSEMBLY. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT SWITH KNOB (WHICH IS PLASTIC) FRACTURED. THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH IS FINE BUT THE PLASTIC KNOB IS BROKEN SO THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OR ON UNLESS YOU USE A PLIERS.

I TOOK MY 2000 TAURUS SE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR AND A SCRAPING, MOTION INDUCED, NOISE (I HAD HEARD A SIMILAR BANG BEFORE WHICH IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY, BUT NO SCRAPING). A REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN (AND WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE TIRE), BUT BOTH SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED (EXPENSIVE REPAIR) SINCE THEY HAVE TO BE "TUNED" AND BE THE SAME. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS OVER A THREE WEEK DELAY (MAYBE MORE) FROM FORD FOR THE SPRINGS, SO HE USED "AFTER-MARKET" REPLACEMENTS. THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE LIKELY A LOT OF BAD ONES (LIKELY DEFECTIVE METALLURAGICALLY OR BADLY DESIGNED/ENGINEERED) AND IT COULD BE A BAD SITUATION IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD. MINE FULLY BROKE IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND MY APARTMENT. LATER, I FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE OF ABOUT 8" IN LINEAR LENGTH, INDICATING ONE OLD BREAK AND A NEW ONE (BREAKS WERE DIFFERENT COLOR). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A METALLURGICAL FAILURE WITH DEFECTS IN THE METAL OF THE SPRING. I'M A RETIRED PERSON AND TREAT MY CAR WELL (AVOID CHUCKHOLES, ETC.). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS IN MY ENTIRE LIFETIME. I ALSO BELIEVE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN OPEN ROAD SITUATION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL TO PUT SHIELDS AROUND THE FRONT SPRINGS TO AVOID CONTACT WITH SALT AND THE ELEMENTS. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PIECE THAT I FOUND IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE, AND THAT IS WHY FORD MOTOR CO. HAS A LONG BACKLOG ON THE PARTS (MY CAR ISN'T THAT OLD AND IT ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER).

2000 FORD TAURUS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR PULLS TO LEFT. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS REPLACED.

OVER A YEAR AGO I HEARD A METAL HITTING METAL SOUND ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. MY AUTO REPAIR GUY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO LIFE WENT ON DRIVING OVER 50 MILES A DAY TO WORK. ONE DAY I CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND SAW MY TIRE FLAT, THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. I TOOK MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK TO WORK. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AFTER WORK MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAW THAT THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE SO HE WENT TO THE STORE TO GET A CAN OF FIX A FLAT. HE USED IT PER DIRECTIONS. HE COULD STILL HEAR AIR LEAKING SO HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE WITH HIS AIR COMPRESSOR. HE COULD STILL HEAR AIR SO HE FIGURED HE WOULD MOVE THE CAR AND GET THE FIX A FLAT MIXING AROUND. HE PUT IT IN GEAR AND HEARD THE TIRE BLOW. HE DECIDED TO FIX THE FLAT TIRE. IT TOOK HIM ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET THE BROKEN COIL SPRING OUT OF THE TIRE. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS A RECALL, WE HAD NOT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF ANY RECALLS ON THE TAURUS. WE HAD NO MONEY TO FIX IT, SINCE MY HUSBAND IS ON SSD, IT SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 3 MONTHS. A FRIEND STOPPED OVER AND SAID HEY CHECK ON LINE SEE IF THIS IS DUE TO A RECALL. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS A RECALL. AND SO WASN'T THE BREAK PEDAL SWITCH THAT MADE MY BREAK LIGHTS STOP WORKING LAST WINTER. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS SO I STUCK ELECTRICAL TAPE ON THE WIRES UNTIL THE BREAK LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO ALLOW FORD OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER OFF THE HOOK WITH THESE SAFETY RECALLS, THAT HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS INJURES AND DEATHS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALLS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANYTHING. WHEN I CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS TO ASK ABOUT IT THEY TO ME THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER MY CAR AND ID # AND ADRESS, PHONE SO THEY CAN CONTACT ME IF THERE IS A RECALL. THEN THEY READ TO ME REBATUM THE LAW INDICATING THAT THEY ARE TO GO THRU THE STATE VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS TO INFORM ALL OWNERS OF ANY RECALLS. I INFORMED THEM THAT THAT WAS DEFINITELY AN EXCUSE AND IT WAS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER OR STATEMENT.

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 FORD TAURUS. FUEL PUMP DIED IN MID MARCH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD FOR TWO WEEKS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BEFORE BURNING ETHANOL, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FUEL FLEXIBLE SHE COULD BURN ETHANOL. BURNING ETHANOL WAS THE REASON THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND DIE. THE CONSUMER SAID THIS HAPPENED IN HER DRIVEWAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR EMISSION LIGHT ON MAY 20TH. *AK THE STICKER ON THE INNER DOOR OF THE GAS TANK READ USE ETHANOL OR UNLEADED FUEL ONLY. THE CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A FLEX FUEL VEHICLE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN MIS-LABELED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TO HAVE UNLEADED FUEL NOT ETHANOL. *JB