2000 Ford Taurus complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE SURGED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE EITHER PULLING OR REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR MORE. PLEASE. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. SUDDENLY HE LOST THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT REGAINED CONTROL . THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND THE BRAKE LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB *NM

WHILE PARKED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PUNCTURED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED YET. *AK

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS EXPERICING A GRINDING NOISE UPON BRAKING DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS. HAD FORD DEALER CHECK BRAKE COMPONANTS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ABS SENSING RINGS WERE CRACKED. WHEN ASKED WHY THESES RING WERE CRACKED I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RAY PRICE FORD IN MT POCONO PA. THAT THIS WAS DO TO" POOR WORMANSHIP".

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO A FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 31/2 MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER'S STATED THAT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED REAR PASSENGER TIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING TODAY.*AK

FAILURE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 2001 FORD TAURUS. *MR THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL. *SC WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAD A BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER FOUND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED, THE DEALER THEN DISCOVERED THE REAR DRUMS WERE NOT ROUND AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED AGAIN AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB *SC

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RUBBING NOISE IN THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND ALMOST PUNCTURED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE GROOVE IN IT. BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED TO MAKE THEM EVEN. RECALL 04V332000 WAS ISSUED BUT IT WAS FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. DEALERSHIPS DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CONDUCT RECALLREPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT THREE DEALERS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER. *AK

IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE OR INFORMATION THAT MIGHT HELP TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION BELOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONTACT ME. I STARTED MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 56,000 MILES TO GO TO WORK ON JULY 29TH, AND AS SOON AS I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY, A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD OCCURRED. IT WAS LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF, THE MOTOR BECAME LOUD AND STARTED REVVING. THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED DUE TO THE PCM (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE) HAVING THE WRONG FLASH (A SOFTWARE PROBLEM PROGRAMMED AT THE FACTORY). THE PCM CAUSED A BACKFIRE OUT THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. FORD DEALERS WERE SUPPOSE TO CORRECT THIS IN APRIL/ MAY OF 2000 . I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY 2000 AFTER THEY WERE ALL SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED. THE FORD DEALER HAS COME DOWN FROM $500 TO $250 TO FIX MY CAR, BUT REFUSES TO TO FIX IT FREE. WE ARE NOW AT A STALEMATE UNLESS I AGREE TO PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. AS OF TODAY 8/4/04 THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. I ALSO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. *AK

MALFUNCTIONING OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *MR THIS PROBLEM EVENTUALLY SHORTED OUT THE GEM MODULE. THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHORTED OUT ANOTHER COMPUTER PROCESSOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO START/NO CRANK. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL 01V258000.

DEFECTIVE ABS SPEED INDICATOR RING. IT IS CRACKED,SLIDES OFF THE AXLE AND CONTACTS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION AND NOISE. THERE ARE NO ABS ERROR MESSAGES OR INDICATORS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN A PANIC STOP THE THIS WILL CAUSE INCORRECT INFORMATION TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSE POOR BRAKING. FORD SERVICE SAYS THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS & WANT TO CHARGE ME $200 TO FIX WHAT I CONSIDER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT, UPON CHANGING THE TIRE THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK

FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SC *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL AND CURRENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED. DEALER STATED IT WILL TAKE TWO WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. *AK *NM

SECOND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS INVOLVING 2000 TAURUS. *MR THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT A HIGH EFFORT INTO TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SC

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE GAS METER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS GAS IN THE TANK. HOWEVER, THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SHOWED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. *AK

2000 FORD TAURUS. VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW BEING REPAIRED. NOT SURE. *AK WHAT FAILED. 48,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY, NOR HAD THE AIRBAGS BEEN WORKED ON. NO PREVIOUS WARNING FROM DASH INDICATORS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

COMPLAINT REGARDING HAVING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED.*MR THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEREFORE ONLY HAD TO PAY A $50 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. *NM

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS ON VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING WHICH HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM PER MECHANIC. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

TWICE, STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED, REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE 75,000, REPAIRED AGAIN WHEN LOCKING CLIP FELL OUT. NOW, CLIP IS OUT AGAIN AND VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT BRAKING. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED NEXT WEEK(7/28/04). *LA

THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL 04V106000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SINCE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BECOME VERY CLOSE TO SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CONSUMER REALIZED WHAT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ORIGINALLY DONE CARELESSLY. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP MECHANIC THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND POSSIBLY ROLLED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS RT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *JB

ONE MORNING CAR WAS STARTED AND AN EXPLOSION CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE EXPLOSION RESULTED IN DESTRUCTION OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EGR REGULATOR. CAUSE OF EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN. *JB

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS CORRODED AND SNAPPED. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS PARKED, BUT THE SHARP BROKEN END OF THE COIL PUNCTURED THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW SPRING PUT IN AND HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE.*AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND BLEW TIRE IN JANUARY. YESTERDAY THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. FORD SAY'S THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. THIS IS OBSURD. I PAID ALMOST $300 IN JANUARY FOR REPAIR AND TOW. I AM NOT PAYING THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP! MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. NOW IT'S PARKED IN THE YARD AS I'M NOT DRIVING ANYMORE WITH MY KIDS IN IT.*AK

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSED TIRE TO BLOW OUT. REPAIR WAS MADE BY FORD DEALER, NEW SPRING INSTALLED. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH I TRAVEL ON EVERY DAY.*AK

WHILE PARKING FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING WAS CUTTING INTO THE TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.*MR THE SPRING PUNCTURED THEN SPLIT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE 360 DEGREES AROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED HIM THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM MY DRIVEWAY THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SEVERED THE TIRE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TOOK ONE WEEK TO REPAIR. IF I WERE DRIVNING AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE SPRING BROKE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP CRASHING THE CAR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND ARE OCCURRING WITH TAURUS COIL SPRINGS, THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL. IT COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $400-$600 OR MORE TO HAVE A COIL SPRING AND RELATED PARTS REPLACED, PLUS THE TOWING.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. *AK *NM

WIFE HIT SMALL POTHOLE IN A PARKING LOT. HEARD LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO. 2000 TAURUS HAD ONLY 37000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND HAD TO ALIGNFRONT ALSO ALL AT MY EXPENSE OF $543.61. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY SERVICE MAN SAID THAT HE SEES A LOT OF THESE TAURUS'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATING ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *LA THIS OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *SC *JB

FORD TAURUS 2000; 81,025 MILES; VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN GARAGE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUPENSION SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT DUE TO VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF PART FAILURE. DATE OCCURRED 6/14/2004; REPAIR COMPLETED VIA LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS RECOMMENDED AND COMPLETED AT COST OF $463.96 (PARTS, LABOR, ALIGNMENT). PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) REAR SEAT BELT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS RECENTLY FAILED AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THIS SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NEITHER UNWIND OR RETRACT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE INTERNAL ROTOR THAT REGULATES THE SEAT BELT'S LENGTH HAS GOTTEN STUCK. THE BELT MOVES ABOUT 1/2 INCH BEFORE FIRMLY LOCKING. IT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THIS POSITION AND I CANNOT GET IT TO RESET AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TRYING. SINCE I AM JUST PAST A SAFETY WARRANTY OF 50,000 MILES, I AM TOLD A REPAIR JOB TO REPLACE THIS BELT WILL COST AROUND $500.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SPARK PLUG SNAPPED OFF FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. IT CAME ON BEFORE AND THERE WAS SOME HESITATION WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED SOME PART DEALING WITH THE GAS FILTER. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IS THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD TAURUS?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 MPH TO 60 MPH ENGINE STALLS OUT AS IF TOO MUCH AIR OR NOT ENOUGH GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN CITY TRAFFIC AND ON MAJOR INTERSTATES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT TAKES FROM 10 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR TO START CAR UP, THEN RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR A WEEK OR SO THEN ALL STARTS AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT THE TIME PROBLEM OCCURS, MUST TAKE TO MECHANIC TO HAVE DIAGNOSED. EACH TIME HE'S BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WITH NEW PARTS REPLACED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO FIND THE ROOT PROBLEM, DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE CODES HAVE BEEN COMING UP INCOMPLETE CODES. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AFTER REPLACING THE GASKET, EGR VALVE, OXYGEN SENSOR, TEMP CONTROL VALVE. MECHANIC NOW WATCHING THE INTAKE CONTROL VALVE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. ALSO WATCHING THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THAT IS TESTING OK. ANY IDEAS AS TO WHAT THE SOLUTION TO THIS IS. I CAN'T AFFORD MUCH MORE MONEY FOR A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR FORCING A RECALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DOES THIS CONSTITUTE THE MN LEMON LAW? HELP. *AK

I DO NOT BELIEVE MY AIR BAGS IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS DEPLOYED PROPERLY DURING A CAR ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED AN INITIAL FRONTAL IMPACT, FOLLOWED BY A LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FRONTAL IMPACT - THEY DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND FISH TAILED AND STRUCK A CEMENT BARRIER NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE POLICE DID ARRIVE. P21560R16942. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION AT AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *AK

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. AS A RESULT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER STRUT WAS DAMAGED. *AK