2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICER INDICATED THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T PERFORM RECALL REPAIR ON VEHICLE. *LA SAFETY RECALL# 04V106000. *SC *JB

WHILE AT A STOP FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $189.00 BY THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH INSTALLED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL 04V106000 REPAIRS PERFORMED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A UNKNOWN SPEED,THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL COIL SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK AND NECK INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE THEN STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PISTON AND HEAD GASKET WEARING OUT. *AK

AIR BAGS IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HITTING A HONDA ACCORD IN THE REAR .THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT WAS ~2500 DAMAGE TO THE FORD TAURUS AND ~ 4500 TO THE HONDA ACCORD IT STRUCK IN THE REAR WHILE STATIONARY. *AK