2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER THEY WERE ABLE TO TEST VIA NGS HOOKUP, WHICH SHOWED CODE U2017. REPLACED PART YF1Z-14B321-EA CONTR ASY-OCC., PER SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #14579. THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE OF INTREST GIVEN THERE IS A INQUIRY INVOLVING THE 2001 TAURUS AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE IT ROLLED INTO A DITCH, THEN STRUCK A CONCRETE "CULVERT" HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 FORD TAURUS.*MR NEARLY A FATEL ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILED BRAKES ONLY 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *CB

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN A SNOW STORM AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND LANDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS INJURED, RECEIVING 48 STITCHES AND ACCUMULATING ABOUT 20,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL BILLS. *AK *SCC *JB

TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE, THE DEALER REPLACED ONE IN FRONT AND WE HAD TO SPEND OUR FUNDS TO REPLACE THE OTHER. TIRE IS P215-60-R16 94T M+S. INFINITY TOURING T3. ONE IN BACK WILL NEED REPLACE SINCE THE TREAD IS SEPERATING. THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE THE MILAGE ON OUR TAURAS IN 31,000 THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE RADIO OR HEATER WAS ON, AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AT TIMES AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO TIRE WEAR. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND CAUSED LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK ON A LEVEL ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER, THE PEDAL RETURNED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR ON 2001 FORD TAURUS -- HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE AND TIRES ONCE SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003 W/ ONLY 30K MILES ON IT. NOW HAVE 49K MILES AND THE STEERING WHEEL PRACTICALLY JUMPS OUT OF MY HANDS WHILE BRAKING DUE TO THE ROTORS WHICH WERE PUT ON ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO AFTER DEALERSHIP BILLED FORD FOR SHAVING ROTORS BELOW SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE EXTREME HEAT GENERATED THEREBY CAUSING ROTORS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERYTIME INDIVIDUAL MUST SUDDENLY STOP ! FORD SHOULD PAY FOR NEXT ROTORS AND SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF SOMEONE CANNOT STOP AND FORD WILL BE LIABLE IN MY PARTICULAR SITUATION. I WILL ADVERTISE THIS INFORMATION AND MAKE READILY AVAILABLE ALL MY DOCUMENTATION TO THE LEGAL FIELD AND ANY ATTORNEY WHO REQUESTS IT. *PH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAUSE UNIKNOWN. *AK