2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED AT THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER A SHORT 5 MILE DRIVE. SMOKE REPORTED FROM UNDER HOOD. ONCE HOOD OPENED, FOUND SMALL FIRE WHICH WAS EASILY EXTINGUISHED BY OWNER. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. MECHANIC CLAIMED 3 LEAKES FROM RUPTURED POWER STEERING LINES CAUSED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPILL ONTO ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED LINES FOR $600.00. OWNER HAD TO CLEAN REMAINING FLUID FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER REPAIR.*AK

A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A PART OF THE BRAKE BROKE OFF INTO THE BRAKE DRUM, AND THAT THE DRUM/PADS, AND BRAKE CYLINDER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK BEFORE THE LOUD GRINDNG NOISE THERE WAS A LOUD POP FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. REAR SHOES AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDER WERE REPALCED AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLEED. 2 BRAKE DRUMS ALSO HAD TO BE RESURFACED. *TT

A LOUD POP CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT OVER A BUMP. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE SPRING COIL STRUT BROKE WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK

MY 2001 TAURUS SES HAS HAD A HESITATION WHEN I ENGAGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AFTER A SECOND OR TWO IT FINALLY ENGAGES INTO DRIVE. EVERY DEALERSHIP I SPOKE TO STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2001 AND I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FEEL AS IF FORD HID SOMETHING IN THIS MANUFACTURED PRODUCT AND NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT NO ONE CAN FIND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH REAR COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE REAR TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES CHANGED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 TAURUS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD FIX SEVERAL WRONGS, ONE INCLUDED THE HEATER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DO WHAT THEY PROMISED WE HAVE OUR 2 MONTH OLD $9000.00 PURCHASE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER. WE WERE FIRST TOLD THE SWITCH WAS BAD, WE WERE THEN TOLD THE BLOWER WAS THE CULPRIT,. THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF IN OUR DRIVE WAY BECAUSE, AS WE WERE TOLD, THE CAR COULD NOT SIT IN THE DEALERSHIP LONGER THAN SEVENTY TWO HOURS. THE HEATER WAS STILL NOT FIXED. I CALLED OUR ORIGINAL CONTACT PERSON, HE PICKED UP THE CAR AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US THE CAR WAS DONE. I CALLED TO CONFIRM AND WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT DOING ANY THING ELSE TO THE CAR AS THEY HAD PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR ALREADY,MY WIFE WAS THEN TOLD, IF WE WANTED TO HAVE THE HEATER FIXED WE COULD HAVE IT DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED FOR $1750.00 AND PAY THE $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE, BECAUSE OF THE TIME CONSTRAINTS ON OUR WE OWE CONTRACT(THIS IS LIKE A PROMISE TO FIX) CONTRACT WHICH EXPIRED ON THE LAST DATE WE PICKED UP OUR NEW TO US FORD, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TALKED TO THE MANAGER, THE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE RELAY WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM........ WHAT A BAD EXPERIENCE ON A 51,000 MILE VEHICLE. I'VE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS HOPING FOR A FAIR DEAL,NO HELP..I WAS REMINDED THAT MY VEHICLE IS A FORD AND ONLY PURCHASED AT A G.M. DEALER. I'VE CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD HAS NO EXTENDED AVAILABLE. I'VE CONTACTED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WE PURCHASED WARRANTY FROM AT THE DEALERSHIP, NO HELP, WHAT NOW *JB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON WITH A LITTLE OVER 56,000 MILES ON IT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT A LONG STOP LIGHT & WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE REMAINING MILE TO WORK WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I NOTICED THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKE. AFTER WORK, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 2 MILES TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIRS, ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE GARAGE STATED THAT THE REASON THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WAS THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH WERE SEIZED WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO LOCK UP. THIS CAUSED TREMENDOUS FRICTION ON THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING IT TO BREAK. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH WITH THE SEIZED BEARINGS & ALSO STATED THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH TO THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF & THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO COME OFF THE ENGINE. THE SHOP MANAGER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT, BUT HE HAD NOTICED THIS PROBLEM LATELY WITH NEWER MODEL FORDS. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. I AM ALSO A MUSCULAR MAN, SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS WORTH GREAT DIFFICULTY. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT A HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY WIFE OR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE & WOULD PROBABLY HAVE CRASHED POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH ON LATE MODEL FORDS. *JB

WE'VE HAD MANY PROBLEM IN THE PAST YEAR. FIRST IN THE PEAK OF WINTER THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACE. FOLLOWING A MONTH LATER WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A HORRIBLE RATTLING, WHEN THE CAR IN IN IDLE IT WOULD STOP ALL TOGETHER, THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A FORD DEALER...WHICH ESTIMATES THE COST TO BE $4700.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS AT 81000 MILES AND THOUGH WE PURCHASED THE ESP...IT IS 1800 MILES OVERDUE...SO THE COST WILL BE OURS TO FIX IT. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ENGINE DIE IN A CAR THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE PAST WEEK WHILE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.*AK