2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWNHILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND DRIVE OVER THE SIDEWALK, CRASHING INTO A SIGN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW YEARS LATER AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A THIRD OCCASION, BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT A FAILURE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL COST FOR TOWING AND REPAIR WAS $3086. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DUE TO OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS FULL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL. I HAVE FOUND 113 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RELATED COMPLAINTS IN THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) DATABASE FROM 1994 THROUGH 2005. FOR A COMPLETE DISCUSSION SEE HTTP://WWW.TAURUSCLUB.COM/FORUM/82-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/168651-2000-TAURUS-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-ANY-GEAR.HTML . THESE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES AND THEIR RELATED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT FAILURES CREATE EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAURUS OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND THUS PRESENT A HIDDEN DANGER TO ALL PERSONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DAACO TRANSMISSION PARTS CATELOG (DAACOINC.COM), FORD TORQUE CONVERTERS FROM THE 4F50N, AXOD, AXODE, AND AX4S TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BE OF SIMILAR DESIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 HAS ALREADY FORCED A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER USED IN THE 4F50N TRANSMISSION. SEE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=12V006000&SUMMARY=TRUE&PROD_ID=203181&PRINTVERSION=YES WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

I WAS CRUISING ON THE FREEWAY, AS I APPROACHED MY EXIT I BEGAN HITTING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. I CONTINUED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN TO THE OFF RAMP SPEED LIMIT UNTIL I REALIZED IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND BEFORE I COULD EVEN THINK TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I HAD TO TURN QUICKLY INTO A SNOWBANK TO AVOID AN EVEN WORSE ACCIDENT. I WAS TERRIFIED AND I'M JUST HAPPY NO ONE WAS SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED, MY CAR SUFFERED DAMAGE AND THE EFFECTS ARE STILL THERE. *TR

I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE LIGHT THE TRAINS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE FORD DOES THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED AND A RECALL WOULD BE NOTHING COMPARED TO A DEATH AND A LAWSUIT. *TR

MY COIL SPRING BROKE, COULD HAVE WENT INTO MY TIRE. ONLY HAVE 95000, MILES SAY THERE'S NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS OVER THE YEARS, IT SHOULD BE MILES NOT YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE GEARS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERED ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED CORROSION ON THE FRAME NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 145,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 02/29/12

THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES 30 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE FIRE WAS SEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND UP INTO THE DASH WAS BURNED AND MELTED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR