2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

(1) ONLY 38,000 MILES - 2001 TAURUS SEL.(2) CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT STABAR LINK DUE TO WEAR OF PLASTIC SOCKET ON BALL STUD. ULTIMATE FAILURE & CONSEQUENCES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (3) NO ACTION TAKEN AS OF YET. BOTH LINKS ON FRONT STABAR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFICS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FUEL RAIL FAILURE WHICH LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE MANIFOLD.*AK

DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND THE RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND, AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRING AND TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. *BF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE PROTECTIVE SHIELDS. THE CONSUMER HAS A LETTER WHICH STATED THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD INSTALLATION DID NOT APPLY TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER WHICH STATED OTHERWISE. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL STAY ON FULL AND NOT GO TO EMPTY. THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND CUT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR AND GO FLAT. *AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MY DAUGHTER GOT TO WORK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT THE CAR STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO INVER GROVE FORD AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. WE TALKED WITH FORD AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HELPED MY DAUGHTER BUY THIS CAR SO SHE WOULD HAVE A RELIABLE CAR TO DRIVE MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN AND GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SHE WAS NOT DRIVING IT LET ALONE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. INVER GROVE FORD STATED THAT A MAJOR COMPONENT HAD GONE OUT AND IT WOULD BE $3400 TO FIX THE COMPONENT OR FOR $3500 WE COULD GET A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN IT. GIVE ME A BREAK. A $100 DIFFERENCE. I MOST DEFINETELY WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT STRESSING THE FACT TO ME THAT BY BUYING THIS CAR I REALLY NEEDED TO BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW THE CAR WILL BE SITTING UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TAKES THE MONEY BUT REALLY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT LOYAL CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BRING THE CAR BACK FOR OIL CHANGES AND SUCH AND GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. WE WERE FAULTED BECAUSE WE COULD CHANGE THE OIL OURSELVES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. HOWEVER, THE BUTTON BECAME INOPERABLE, AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04 V 332 000/FRONT COIL SPRING: CONSUMER RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE SINCE AUGUST 10,2004 AND STILL UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE "NO PART AVAILABLE". *NM THE CONSUMER WAS MADE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR RECALL SERVICE. *TC