2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TIRES WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE TIRE BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES AT 1600 MILES. P215/60R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 4000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 2001, FORD, TAURUS. *AK THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYS AND SHAKES, EVEN AFTER THE TIRES AND RIMS HAD BEEN REPLACED. ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS RATTLE NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD /DASH AREA. *YH

CAR STALLED/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. DEALER SERVICE FOUND NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION SUCH AS FREEWAY DRIVING RESULTING IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURIES.*AK

I HAD A ACCIDENT, IN TRAFFIC, I WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK IN THE REAR AT A STAND STILL, THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50+MPH, MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, PUTTING THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT PRESSING MY BODY AGANST THE SAFETY BELT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE BRACKET/AND OR FLOOR BROKE LOOSE ON IMPACT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRES SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND HAD GONE FLAT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT A CURB, STONE, OR ANY SHARP OBJECTS, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE ITSELF THAT CAUSED THE INTERNAL DAMAGE WHETHER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OR RAPIDLY. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF THE HISTORY OF SUCH INCIDENTS WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, AND WOULD LIKE FOR CONTINENTAL TIRES TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND, DUE TO THEIR LACK OF RELIABILITY AND CONCERN OVER HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY. (CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS TIRES-UNDER WARRANTEE TIRE/FILE#01265) *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 25/35MPH IF FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT DECREASE IN SPEED UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED.CONTACTED DEALER.*AKCONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION TO TWO DEALERS WHO BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE. THEY FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE SPEED PROBLEM IS CHARACTERISTIC FO THE 2000 THRU 2002 TAURUS. *JG

BRAKE ROTORS KEEP OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN THEM CRYSTALIZING. HAD THEM REPLACED 4 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

BAD VIBRATION IN FRONT END AFTER U REACH 45 GETS WORSE AS U SPEED UP . FIRST 2 TIMES TO SHOP IT WAS REAL BAD WHEN YOU TRIED TO STOP. HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. FIRST TIME BRAKE PADS,2ND TIME BARKE PADS AND ROTERS THIRD TIME FRONT TIRES, 4TH TIME BRAKES AND ROTERSI THINK FORDS DONT KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN AT A FULL STOP AT RED LIGHT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO AND LEFT AT FORD DEALERSHIP AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN I-25 AT LAS VEGAS, NM. A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE HAD LOST CONTROL, PASSED THE MEDIAN ,AND DISABLED AT THE RIGHT LANE WE WERE TRAVELING. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO AVOID IT. I HAD SLAMMED MY BRAKES, SKIDDED AND HIT THE DISABLED VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE IN MY VEHICLE WAS MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TOWING COMPANY, THEY TRIED TO START IT AND NOTICED AIRBAG LIGHT CAMED ON AND FLASHING. IT SEEMS AIRBAGS ACTIVATED AFTER THE IMPACT BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK