2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

INTAKE MANIFOLD IN MY FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL EXPLODED.VEHICLE: FAFP56S2YG125733. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME YESTERDAY WITH MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE. IT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME SERVICE LAST WEEK (30TH DEC) AND THEN HAD THIS HAPPEN YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR IN THE MEANWHILE. I DON?T THINK IT IS RELATED TO THE SERVICE (THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED THE AIR FILTER IN ADDITION TO OTHER THINGS UNRELATED TO THE ENGINE). THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. IT WAS SCARY ENOUGH THAT I WAS DUCKING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HANDS COVERING MY HEAD. I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD FALLEN ON THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE SHELVES. THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED UP THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN OPEN COMPLETELY. I CALLED UP FORD TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY REPORTED CASES OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NONE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT AS I WRITE THIS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE MANIFOLD AND I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO START ANY WORK BEFORE THEY INFORM ME IN A WRITTEN REPORT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE ALREADY FOUND 3 OTHER CASES OF THIS ON THE INTERNET, 2 OF WHICH ARE 2000 TAURUS AND SABLE AND OTHER ONE A MAZDA WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE. I THINK TWO OF THEM HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED. *AK

2000 FORD TAURUS SEL 24V V-6 CONTINUALLY DIES WHILE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED PER FORD RECOMMENDATIONS. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE CAR TWICE PRIOR TO CURRENT FAILURE FOR SAME CONDITIONS. RECENT RECOMMENDATION FROM FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS TO 'USE A DIFFERENT IGNITION KEY.' PER RECOMMENDATIONS AND USING A DIFFERENT KEY, CAR CONTINUES TO STALL/DIE WHILE IN TRAFFIC, RENDERING POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS INOPERATIVE. IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS SAFE (BY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER'S INABILITY TO REPAIR) TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC MOTORWAYS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL AT [email protected] OR VIA PHONE AT 908/310-4055 (LEAVE VOICE MAIL MESSAGE IF I AM UNABLE TO ANSWER YOUR CALL.) THANK YOU.*AK WILMER F. JOHNSON

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING ON MY 2000 TAURUS BROKE WHICH DESTROYED THE CV VOINT AND STABILIZER LINKS. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRING ON THESE TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID RECALLED PART COVERED BUT SUBSIDAIRY DAMAGE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50. VEHCILE REPAIRED. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION TWICE (IN 2003 AND 2004). I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD TAURUS NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. I AM CURIOUS IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON THE RACK AND PINION FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF WHEN ON AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES THEY COME RIGHT BACK ON AND OTHER TIMES THEY STAY OFF. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON DARK HIGHWAY. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT SPRING RECALL 04V332000 BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN RELEASE. IT SOME HOW, GET TANGLED AND TWISTED WHEN THE BELT GOES BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR.CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE SEAT BELT SERVICED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK......CONSUMER HAD THE REA RSEAT BELTS REPAIRED AT $54.00. CLAIMED THAT DEAKER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THEM AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. IT WAS BAD FROM THE BEGINNING, AND CONSUMER INSISTED THAT DEALER INIALLY PROMISED TO REPLACE THEM AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. HAS A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT. *AK

RECALL O4V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER THAT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. AS OF TODAY, THESE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. LATER CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. *TC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND DAMAGED THE TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR ONES. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE LUG NUTS HAD SHEAR OFF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *JB