2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE PERFORMING FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING COIL SPRINGS IN AUGUST OF 2004.WHEN CONTACTING DEALE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER UPON ARRIVAL OF PARTS. FOUR MONTHS HAS PAST AND DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS.*AK......CONSUMER CALLED DEALER ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 INQUIRING WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN. WAS TOLD WOULDN'T GET THE PARTS UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2005. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDEWALLS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. CONTINENTAL, P215/60R16. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNT ODOR COMING IN FROM THE VENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE CENTER CONTROL PANEL. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE EGR SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB....DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04-V33-2000) REGARDING THE COIL SPRING, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB *SC

BRAKE FAILURE IN THE FORD TAURUS 2001 131,000 MILES [XXX] MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED (MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE) LIFE OR DEATH SAFETY ISSUE W/ THE FORD TAURUS 2001 REGARDING THE "BRAKES". YESTERDAY I HAD A COMPLETE "BRAKE FAILURE" WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT "FAILED". THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULL EVEN LONG AFTER THE INCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS A FIVE MILE BRIDGE (HOWARD FRANKLIN) FROM CLEARWATER TO TAMPA AT 70 MILES PER HOUR W/ NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WITHOUT WARNING I HAD NO BRAKES AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND JAM IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. LUCKILY I WASN'T KILLED AND OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY HAPPEN ? HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS OCCURRED BEFORE ? THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS 131,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE IT INSPECTED REGULARLY AND W/ COMPLETE SERVICE ROUTINELY. THE [XXX]. PASSENGER IN CAR WHO'S LIFE WAS ENDANGERED [XXX]. IT'S A MIRACLE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *JB THE RIGHT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS AND THE LEFT SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO UNCOIL. THE PART WAS WORN. *SC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER WALTER. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE, FR440, P215/60R16. *AK

I STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, PARTICULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR IDLING. THIS STARTED ON WED., 11/10 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 11/17. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD FALLEN APART, THAT THE BELTS WERE BARELY HOLDING IT ON, AND SINCE I AM 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL BE $1200 TO REPAIR. AFTER CHECKING WITH A MECHANIC THAT WE USE TO MAINTAIN OTHER VEHICLES, WE FOUND THAT THIS WAS A REASONABLE PRICE SO WE AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A 3+ YEAR OLD CAR WITH 32000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE COMPRESSOR COULD FALL OUT AT ANY TIME AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.*AK