2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

MY WIFE AMY L DYKMAN HAS OWNED A 2001 TAURUS FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS OF MANUFACTURER RECALLS. I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND THERE ARE NINE RECALLS THAT COULD AFFECT OUR CAR, SOME HAVING TO DO WITH THE CHILD SEAT, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. WE ARE BOTH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS WITH FAMILY WHO WORK FOR FORD, BUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO FIND OUT ON MY OWN THERE ARE RECALLS MAKES ME QUESTION THE FOLLOW-UP AND INTEGRITY OF FORD MOTORS CO. PLEASE NOTIFY US IF THERE ARE ANY MORE RECALL AND/OR ISSUES WE SHOULD ADDRESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY,*AK ADAM G. DYKMAN AMY L. DYKMAN

AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AND NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FROM FORD. CAR HAS 53000 MILES . DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL.COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE WITH NO WARNING NOT A SAFE THING TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT FACT. I AM A DEVOTED FORD PERSON BUT AT THIS POINT ALSO VERY UPSET AND WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER BRAND .*AK

ON THE DATE BELOW ABOUT 8.00 AM, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY COLD THAT MORNING THE SKIES WERE CLEAR AND THEIR WAS NO PRECIPITATION AT ALL. ROADWAYS WERE CLEAR FOR THE MOST PART. I WAS COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD TRAVELING TO WORK WHEN I ENCOUNTERED AN ICY PATCH OF ROAD THAT HAD FORMED PROBABLY DUE TO FROST CONDITIONS SINCE IT WAS VERY COLD. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY FORD TAURUS SEEMED TO ACCELERATE PUSHING ME FASTER DOWN THE HILL. A SLOW MOVING TRUCK WAS A HEAD OF ME AND I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN IN TIME. AT THE SAME TIME A CAR WAS IN IN THE PASSING LANE BESIDE ME SINCE THIS WAS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I SWERVED AN STRUCK THE CAR IN THE PASSING LANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MY TAURUS HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND UPON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT A FUEL CENSOR NEEDED REPLACING AT MY EXPENSE. I SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS PART COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. MY INSURANCE IS FORCING ME TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT AND THE POLICE HAS CITED ME ALSO. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AS EVIDENCED BY THE CAR PASSING ME. I KNOW MY CAR HAD ACCELERATED FORWARD AND I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A DEFECT WITH THE TARRUS. ONE LAST FOOTNOTE IS THAT A CAR BEFORE ME SKIDDED ON THE SAME ICY PATCH AND HAD A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED AN AMBULANCE AND FIRE ASSISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO A LATE MODEL FORD TAURUS.*AK

REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND RUBBED ON REAR TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND 1 TIRE. WHEN REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED IT CAUSED THE REAR STRUT TO BREAK THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SAGGING IN THE BACK. I ALSO HAD THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER A EXISTING SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THEY WERE FRACTURED TO.*AK

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED GOING INTO THE REAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THE REAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB......CONSUMER STATED RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE/REMOVED AND REPLACED. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE CONSUMER SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. NHTSA RECALL FRONT COIL SPRING 04V332000. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE SIDE AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE SENSOR.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65, MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS COMING TO AN EXIT, AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN. IT ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR SPRING RUSTED AND SNAPPED, SCORING THE LEFT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT FOR THE REAR. *AK