2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSES DEFECTIVE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS THIN PLATIC HOSES CRACKS AND BRITTLE TO TOUCH CAUSING WASHER TO LEAK AND OBSTUCTING DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY IN WINTER ROAD SALTED CONDITIONS. I HAVE TWO TAURUS AND BOTH HOSES HAVE FAILED AFTER 4 YEARS. ALSO OIL PAN GASKET HAVE SLIPPED ON BOTH VEHICLES CAUSING OIL LEAKS WHICH IF NOT CAUGHT CAN SEVERLY LEAK OIL FROM ENGINE CAUSING MOTOR TO CEASE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

IN COLD WEATHER THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WINTERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMETIMES IN COOL WEATHER THE GLASS LIFTGATE STAYS UP, IN OTHER INSTANCES WITHOUT WARNING IT SUDDENLY DROPS CAUSING PAINFUL BLOWS TO THE HEAD, HANDS OR BOTH. *TC

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT DID NOT FIX THE COILS SPRING PROBLEM BY ADDING GUARDS. *NM

VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER HEARD A POP. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT IT CAME FROM THE STEERING BECAUSE SHE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. *NM THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 20 MINUTES LATER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT RAN RUFF. *TC

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE COOLING FAN FAILS TO WORK. THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL STRONG FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

2000 TAURUS SE GAS GAGE STOPPED WORKING IN 2003. [XXX]. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TO HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT SEEMED SO UNUSUAL THAT I HOPED IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE SITTING QUITE LOW - MADE AN APPT. WITH LOCAL DEALER. TECHNICIAN FOUND A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS CUT BUT NOT PUNCTURED BY PIECE(S) OF BROKEN SPRING. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND DAMAGED TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

FORD RE SAFETY RECALL 04S17 TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS ON CONSUMER 2000 FORD TAURUS. *BF THE CONSUMER IS WAITING ON PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. *SC *JB