2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TINY CRACKS, CONSUMER STATED NOW THAT IT IS 1 YEAR LATER THERE IS SMALL DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE EDGES OF THE TIRE WHERE THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED, FORD AND FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIRES, FORD ASSURED CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER THEIR SUPPLEMENT WARRANTY, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOW REFUSED TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY FOR ALL FIRESTONE TIRES, AND FIRESTONE IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY.(FIRESTONE TIRES P215/60R16, 94T M+S) (DOT#027728)*JB

VEHICLE LURCHES AND REVS AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.*AK *TT

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OR DIRECTION FROM THE DRIVER. ENGINE STOPPED REVVING WHEN THE DRIVER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NLM THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH AND REMAIN ON. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKETS COMING LOOSE AND LETTING WATER INTO THE CRANKCASE DILUTING THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND THREE WEEKS LATER THE FIX WAS NO MORE AND THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE. *JG

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *YD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXMATELY 45-50 MPH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT, HOWEVER IT WAS DIFFICULT, ULTIMATELY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THEREFORE, I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED. ON A ONE YEAR OLD VEHICLE W/13K MILES THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED A MONTH PRIOR, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM O/D INTO D OR 1. THE DEALERSHIPS SOLUTION WAS TO FORCEFULLY RAISE AND LOWER THE SHIFTER THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS. SHIFTER IS COLUMN MOUNTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AKY

CONSUMER STATES A RACCOON RAN ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE, AND STRUCK THE FRONT BUMPER, THE BUMPER BEING CONSTRUCTED OF A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC DEFLECTED SO FAR THAT THE POINTED END OF A SCREW, WHICH IS PART OF THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY, STRUCK AND PUNCTURED THE POWER STEERING COOLER ASSEMBLY, WHICH LED TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND CONSEQUENTLY TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, CONSUMER STATED THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY DID NOT PERFORM AS ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.*JB