2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHEN HUSBAND RESTARTED ENGINE AFTER HAVING JUST DRIVEN VEHICLE, BELT TENSIONER IN ENGINE SHATTERED WHICH PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. DEALERSHIP IS REPAIRING PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT DETERMINED A REASON FOR DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYS WITHOUT WARNING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND THEN LIGHT WILL FLASH 4 TIMES, AFTER THE AIR BAG EXPLODES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DELAERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES DELAERSHIP'S ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO HAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER COULD USE A LOANER VEHICLE, CONSUMER DECLINED THE REQUEST. *JB

REAR MIROR TOO LOW ON WINDSHIELD, BLOCKS VIEW TO RIGHT ASKED DEALER TO RAISE MIROR STATES THEY CAN'T. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER AN ARTICLE ON ROAD WHICH PUNCTURED GAS TANK. TANK PUNCTURED SO EASILY THAT IT EMPTIED THE FULL TANK OF GAS IN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. FORD DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK *SLC

VISIBILITY OUT OF FRONT WINDSHIELD IS AFFECTED DUE TO DESIGN OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS ON CENTER OF WINDSHIELD, AND ADDS ADDITIONAL VISUAL INFORMATION TO PROCESS DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *AK

THE ROTORS ON MY BRAND NEW FORD TAURUS ARE WARPED, THEY WILL BE BROUHGT IN FOR SERVICE ON 4/23/01 UNDER MY CURRENT WARRANTY. I WILL ASK FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACE DNOT JUST TURNED DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 00V396000 CONCERNING CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH, AND WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS UP ON A RACK FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT REAR BRAKES LINES WERE RUBBING. THERE WAS NO INSTALLATION BETWEEN BRAKES, PREVENTING RUBBING. THEREFORE, LEAKING WILL OCCUR FROM BRAKES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES METAL TO METAL CONTACT WAS OCCURRING. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. ENTIRE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED, BUT NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH SEAT BELTS . THEY RETRACTED SOMETIMES. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT. DEALERS WERE SAYING THEY WERE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT BELTS.*AK