2000 Ford Taurus complaints

I WAS DRIVING A COUNTRY ROAD, GOING AROUND A CURVE AND A BRIDGE, HEARD A LOUD BANG (CLUNK) SOUND, THEN THE REAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL NEXT TO MY TIRE BROKE IN HALF AND DUG INTO THE TIRE, CAUSING A BIG TEAR ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. WE HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COILS REPLACED (HE SAID THE CAR WOULD BE OFF BALANCE IF THEY CHANGED ONLY ONE) AND ALSO REPLACED THE TIRE THAT WAS DESTROYED, THIS IS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. *NM

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CLOUDY AND GOT MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC ITSELF. IT SWEATS FROM THE INSIDE. CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND ASKED FOR ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY SAID NO. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR A COST OF $155.00 AND WITH ONLY A YEAR WARRANTY OR 12,000 MILE. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A JUNK YARD, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1985. CONSUMER OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, I, AND JUST NOTICED THIS LAST WEEK. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY I SEAL FRACTURES OR BROKEN LENSES ON THE LIGHT OR ASSEMBLY. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT SWITH KNOB (WHICH IS PLASTIC) FRACTURED. THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH IS FINE BUT THE PLASTIC KNOB IS BROKEN SO THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OR ON UNLESS YOU USE A PLIERS.

I TOOK MY 2000 TAURUS SE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR AND A SCRAPING, MOTION INDUCED, NOISE (I HAD HEARD A SIMILAR BANG BEFORE WHICH IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY, BUT NO SCRAPING). A REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN (AND WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE TIRE), BUT BOTH SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED (EXPENSIVE REPAIR) SINCE THEY HAVE TO BE "TUNED" AND BE THE SAME. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS OVER A THREE WEEK DELAY (MAYBE MORE) FROM FORD FOR THE SPRINGS, SO HE USED "AFTER-MARKET" REPLACEMENTS. THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE LIKELY A LOT OF BAD ONES (LIKELY DEFECTIVE METALLURAGICALLY OR BADLY DESIGNED/ENGINEERED) AND IT COULD BE A BAD SITUATION IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD. MINE FULLY BROKE IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND MY APARTMENT. LATER, I FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE OF ABOUT 8" IN LINEAR LENGTH, INDICATING ONE OLD BREAK AND A NEW ONE (BREAKS WERE DIFFERENT COLOR). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A METALLURGICAL FAILURE WITH DEFECTS IN THE METAL OF THE SPRING. I'M A RETIRED PERSON AND TREAT MY CAR WELL (AVOID CHUCKHOLES, ETC.). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS IN MY ENTIRE LIFETIME. I ALSO BELIEVE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN OPEN ROAD SITUATION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL TO PUT SHIELDS AROUND THE FRONT SPRINGS TO AVOID CONTACT WITH SALT AND THE ELEMENTS. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PIECE THAT I FOUND IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE, AND THAT IS WHY FORD MOTOR CO

2000 FORD TAURUS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR PULLS TO LEFT. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS REPLACED.

OVER A YEAR AGO I HEARD A METAL HITTING METAL SOUND ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. MY AUTO REPAIR GUY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO LIFE WENT ON DRIVING OVER 50 MILES A DAY TO WORK. ONE DAY I CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND SAW MY TIRE FLAT, THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. I TOOK MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK TO WORK. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AFTER WORK MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAW THAT THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE SO HE WENT TO THE STORE TO GET A CAN OF FIX A FLAT. HE USED IT PER DIRECTIONS. HE COULD STILL HEAR AIR LEAKING SO HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE WITH HIS AIR COMPRESSOR. HE COULD STILL HEAR AIR SO HE FIGURED HE WOULD MOVE THE CAR AND GET THE FIX A FLAT MIXING AROUND. HE PUT IT IN GEAR AND HEARD THE TIRE BLOW. HE DECIDED TO FIX THE FLAT TIRE. IT TOOK HIM ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET THE BROKEN COIL SPRING OUT OF THE TIRE. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS A RECALL, WE HAD NOT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF ANY RECALLS ON THE TAURUS. WE HAD NO MONEY TO FIX IT, SINCE MY HUSBAND IS ON SSD, IT SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 3 MONTHS. A FRIEND STOPPED OVER AND SAID HEY CHECK ON LINE SEE IF THIS IS DUE TO A RECALL. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS A RECALL. AND SO WASN'T THE BREAK PEDAL SWITCH THAT MADE MY BREAK LIGHTS STOP WORKING LAST WINTER. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS SO I STUCK ELECTRICAL TAPE ON THE WIRES UNTIL THE BREAK LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO ALLOW FORD OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER OFF THE HOOK WITH THESE SAFETY RECALLS, THAT HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS INJURES AND DEATHS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES SHO

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 FORD TAURUS. FUEL PUMP DIED IN MID MARCH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD FOR TWO WEEKS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BEFORE BURNING ETHANOL, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FUEL FLEXIBLE SHE COULD BURN ETHANOL. BURNING ETHANOL WAS THE REASON THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND DIE. THE CONSUMER SAID THIS HAPPENED IN HER DRIVEWAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR EMISSION LIGHT ON MAY 20TH. *AK THE STICKER ON THE INNER DOOR OF THE GAS TANK READ USE ETHANOL OR UNLEADED FUEL ONLY. THE CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A FLEX FUEL VEHICLE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN MIS-LABELED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TO HAVE UNLEADED FUEL NOT ETHANOL. *JB

MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE ON 6/26/05 DUE TO A PASSENGERS REAR SPRING BREAK AND TIRE PUNCTURE. WHEN BOTH TIRES WERE REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH SRPINGS WERE BROKEN AND DRIVERS REAR TIRE HAD SOME WEAR ON THE INSIDE. THE COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE TIRES WAS $600.00 AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR 5 DAYS.

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. FORTUNATELY, I FOUND THE BROKEN SPRING AND HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE IT CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. THE SPRING WAS CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS.

DT: THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THEM TO UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THEM TO OPEN BY PUSHING THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT COME UNLOCKED. *AK *TT *NM

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE GOING 47 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NIETHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO A NEARBY GAS STATION FOR GAS AND HEARD THE FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE. SINCE ONLY A BLOCK FROM TEH STATION WHICH HAD AIR I DROVE THERE IN HOPES OF PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE TO GET TO SOMEWHERE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TIRE. THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER 2 1/2 HOURS OF WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME FROM AAA TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BROKEN SPRING AND HE REFUSED TO PUT THE SPARE ON. I WAITED AND 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY GARAGE. ON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN WORN DOWN BY THE BROKEN SPRING AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN IT. BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND TIRES ARE REPLACED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED AND DIAGNOSED BY A FORD DEALER AT MY EXPENSE, BEFORE THEY WOULD DECIDE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IF NOT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY ALL COSTS. BOTH SPRINGS ARE REPAIRED DUE TO A FEAR THAT THIS MAY OCCUR ON THE OTHER SIDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I INTEND TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT UNLESS IT IS RECALLED I WILL MOST LIKELY NOT GET REIMBURSED.

DT: THE REAR COIL SPRINGS CAN POSSIBLY BREAK AND CUT REAR TIRES, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH COIL SPRINGS IN THE REAR, BOTH TIRES WERE CUT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RIDING HARD, NOT SMOOTH. CONSUMER DID PAY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED.*AK *SB *NM

DT: WHILE CONSUMER WAS LEANING UP AGAINST THE CAR THE FONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND BUSTED THE FRONT TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY FIXED THE FONT COIL SPRING, AND REPLACED THE TIRE DUE TO A RECALL. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID THAT THE BACK COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE CAR UNLESS THE CAR WAS TOWED OFF THE LOT. DEALER SAID THAT ONE OF THE BACK COIL SPRINGS WAS POKING INTO THE TIRE. REPAIR COSTS COST IS $420.00 REAR SPRING AND $272.85 FOR TIRE. *AK

DT: TOOK 2000 FORD TAURUS TO THE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAID NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE NEEDED. FORD DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER PART ON THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, WHEN IT GETS UP TO 40-50 MPH IT LURCHES 2 0R 3 TIMES.*AK

MY HUSBAND GOT A FLAT TIRE WHICH BY ITSELF IS NOTHING. HOWEVER, THE DAY FOLLOWING THE TIRE INCIDENT, AFTER HAVING PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT FOR THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. HE, OFCOURSE, WENT RIGHT BACK TO SEARS AND ASKED THEM WHAT IS UP WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR. THEY TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYWHERE EXCEPT TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERS. THEY TOLD US WE WERE IN LUCK BECAUSE THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WITH THEM, THEY CALLED US THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS ONLY. I WAS JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BREAKS TOO. HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL FOR SOMEONE IN THE FUTURE. WE OFCOURSE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.

DT: CALLER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP CALLER WITH THIS PROBLEM. CALLER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.*AK *SB

RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOORS (ACTUATORS) FAILED

DT: 2000, FORD TAURUS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 52,688 MILES.

THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. SUSPICION OF REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. ONCE REACHING BACK HOME CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE RUBBING THE TIRES. *AK THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILED IN DECEMBER 2004. *SB *NM

DT: THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THEY DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACTING, AND CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN OVER FOR 6 SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THREW THE CONSUMER BACKWARDS. THIS WAS THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG THAT WAS LATE IN DEPLOYMENT, BUT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK *SB

PAINT SPLINTERED OFF OF REAR BUMPER WHEN A STRAY SHOPPING CART REPORTEDLY BUMPED VEHICLE. BLACK RUBBER BUMPER EXPOSED. SUCH A SLIGHT BUMP THAT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE; PAINT JUST SHATTERED OFF OF BUMPER.

DT: AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. HAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THEN IT STAYED ON.*AK

DT: THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THERE WAS NO SOUND. IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL NOT START BACK UP AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. *JB

DT: LAST WEEK THE CAR WAS SERVICED, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND A ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. MAY 9 2005, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR END AND HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER, THE REAR BRAKES FROZE UP. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TO DEALER, THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE REAR TIRES OFF AND THE BRAKE DRUMS JUST FELL APART. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER 'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER, WHO WAS IN THE HOUSE, HEARD THE NOISE, HAD COME OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE BACK TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT. THE REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED A CLEAN SLASH ON THE INSIDE TIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS REFUSED. *SC *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, STRUTS, SWAY BAR AND ALIGNMENT AT 29965 MILES. ALSO REPLACED TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE. *BF *NM

I NOTICED A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ONE MORNING WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE COMPANY TO GET SOME NEW TIRES PUT ON, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND CHEWED UP MY TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND OBTAIN A NEW TIRE. THE TIRE COMPANY (SUBURBAN TIRE IN BERWYN, IL) INFORMED MY MECHANIC THAT MANY CUSTOMERS OF THEIRS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAD REIMBURSED THEM FOR ALL CHARGES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH SAME. FYI, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT.

VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME. CONSUMER CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN.*AK *BF *NM

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR THAT WE PAID FOR IN CASH, GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND SPUN OUT AND HIT AN ELECTRIC POLE, DRIVERS SIDE HIT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER WE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE CAR, THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT CONTACTING FORD. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSURANCE ON IT YET. THE INSURANCE GUY WAS COMING OUT THAT NIGHT. SO THIS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WOULD BE NICE ABOUT A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT.

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, MY LEFT REAR TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT, AND AFTER INVESTIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE TIRE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I AM HAVING MY COIL FIXED AND HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AS A RESULT. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME SITUATION FOR THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT COILS ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. *JB

(1) BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. 2) DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING FAILURE 2000 FORD TAURAS, SPRING FRACTURED PUNCTURING THE TIRES SIDEWALL. (3) RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE IN AUGUST OF 2004 AND HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SUCH RECALL CALL, BACK AT A LATER DATE.*AK

PASSENGER FRONT SPRING BROKE. *AK

ABOUT 100' FROM MY HOUSE, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD EXPLOSION. I GOT OUT AND SAW THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ONTO CAR. COULD NOT FIND ANY PUNCTURES IN THE TIRE. TOOK TO TIRE STORE. PERSON IN STORE TOLD US THE DRIVER'S REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT SLICED THE TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER.*AK

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE NOISE GOT WORSE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND ARRANGED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CRACKED AND CUT INTO THE RUBBER OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE AND COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V332000 FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL IN AUG 2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE YET BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 10 MPH THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK *NM

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WHILE ALL OF SUDDEN THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAG WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK WHILE TRAVELING 25MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND A FOUL ODOR. CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAMS HAD POPPED OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSES DEFECTIVE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS THIN PLATIC HOSES CRACKS AND BRITTLE TO TOUCH CAUSING WASHER TO LEAK AND OBSTUCTING DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY IN WINTER ROAD SALTED CONDITIONS. I HAVE TWO TAURUS AND BOTH HOSES HAVE FAILED AFTER 4 YEARS. ALSO OIL PAN GASKET HAVE SLIPPED ON BOTH VEHICLES CAUSING OIL LEAKS WHICH IF NOT CAUGHT CAN SEVERLY LEAK OIL FROM ENGINE CAUSING MOTOR TO CEASE. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WINTERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMETIMES IN COOL WEATHER THE GLASS LIFTGATE STAYS UP, IN OTHER INSTANCES WITHOUT WARNING IT SUDDENLY DROPS CAUSING PAINFUL BLOWS TO THE HEAD, HANDS OR BOTH. *TC

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. *NM THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 20 MINUTES LATER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT RAN RUFF. *TC

VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER HEARD A POP. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT IT CAME FROM THE STEERING BECAUSE SHE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER.*AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT DID NOT FIX THE COILS SPRING PROBLEM BY ADDING GUARDS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE COOLING FAN FAILS TO WORK. THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL STRONG FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

2000 TAURUS SE GAS GAGE STOPPED WORKING IN 2003. [XXX]. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TO HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT SEEMED SO UNUSUAL THAT I HOPED IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE SITTING QUITE LOW - MADE AN APPT. WITH LOCAL DEALER. TECHNICIAN FOUND A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS CUT BUT NOT PUNCTURED BY PIECE(S) OF BROKEN SPRING. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND DAMAGED TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

FORD RE SAFETY RECALL 04S17 TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS ON CONSUMER 2000 FORD TAURUS. *BF THE CONSUMER IS WAITING ON PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. *SC *JB