2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

IGNITION KEY SWITCH LOCKS EVERY TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. (SERVICE BULLETINS#012113-627-1SB6274). *AK WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED THE START POSITION IT DID NOT TURN BACK TO THE RUN POSITION. AFTER THE CONSUMER REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO TRAFFIC, THE KEY RELEASED ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION.*TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING ,AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AT NORMAL SPEEDS TRIED "TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, CONSUMER SLAMMED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAIL BOX. VEHICLE WAS AIR BORNE, LANDING IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/30/2003 BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING. BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER BOOTS WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE. REAR CLIPS LOOSE AND MOVING AROUND. *AK *CB

WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE STILL WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY AND JERK THE BRAKES WASN'T RIGHT. THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER SHIP TWICE AFTER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR THE BRAKES ARE BETTER NOW. *AK *CB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE NOT TRIED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *TT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE AT THE SAME SPOT, BUT DIFFERENT DAYS, THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD, AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AT THE RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE BEFORE AS WELL WHERE THE CONSUMER FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T GOING TO STOP. *SCC *JB

2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND PITTED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK