2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I BOUGHT A NEW FORD TAURUS IN 2001. THREE MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, A VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD REPAIRS. TO MY DISMAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN IN JANUARY 2002. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. APRIL 2002 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, SO MORE REPAIRS. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I GAVE THE CAR BACK (JULY 2004) DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS AND MANY OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP, SILSBEE FORD, SEEMED TO ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY,RESULTING IN ME RETURNING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT WAS OVERLOOKED AND I ASSUMED TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND AND PROPERLY FIXED. BY MAR 2003 APPR. 21,000 MILES ONE CV SHAFT AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED, ROD ASY REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES, AND BY JAN 2004 THE OTHER CV AXLE WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES BEFORE 60,000 MILES, NEW ROTORS AT APPR. 38,000 MILES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE REPLACING. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE INFORMED OF MAKESHIFT REPAIRS DONE AT DEALERSHIPS. I TURNED IN MY CAR TO THE COMPANY BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND OBVIOUSLY THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T COMPETENT ENOUGH TO FIND THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION AND THE FORD COMPANY KEEPS STATING THE WARRANTY IS OUT. I KNOW THIS BUT THE PROBLEM IS, MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME OR AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE MY FAMILY WAS ENDANGERED BECAUSE OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF THIS COMPANY. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHOOK SINCE FEBRUARY, 2004. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM, AND KEPT VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PISTON BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WIT THE WINDOWS. THEY MADE A WEIRD NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST REALIGNED THE WINDOWS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, WHERE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED REAR COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT COILS SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING COIL SPRING FAILURE. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL SPRING. WILL NOT BE REPLACED, BUT ONLY INSPECTED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 041V332000 REPAIRS PERRFORMED. HOWEVER, PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. *AK

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVNG ACROSS A PARKING LOT, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.*AK

INTERMITTENT TRANSMITION DISENGAGING. THE OTHER DAY I DROVE TO MY DRIVEWAY, SLOWED DOWN, PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, GAVE IT SOME GAS AND THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT I COULD NOT GET UP MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY 2001 FORD TAURAS WITH 31000 IN TWO OTHER TIMES TO THE FORD DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG, YET THEY WANT ME TO BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 7/13/04, THE RECALL CAME OUT FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON 7/16/04. THE MILEAGE IS 77,135. I HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND TOOK THE REAR TIRES OFF AS IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT WAS WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS GRINDING INTO THE TIRE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD MOTOR AND AT THIS POINT, INFORMED ME THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER NO RECALL. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I ALSO ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. WHY IS THE FRONT SUSPENSION UNDER RECALL AND NOT THE REAR ALSO ?? PEOPLE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION ALSO. *AK