2000 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR

THE CAR WAS JUST FILLED WITH GAS AND CAR WASHED THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR PLANNED TRIP. YES A HIGHWAY TRIP WAS PLANNED! WE GOT INTO THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND WENT TO BACK UP AND WE HEARD A NOISE AFTER ONLY MOVING AROUND A FOOT. THE CAR FELT FUNNING IN THE STEERING. SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. SO I WENT TO THE GARAGE TO GET THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO FILL THE TIRE. WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TIRE I FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD ANY AIR. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE TIRE'S INSIDE WALL WAS SLIT WIDE OPEN. GREAT! SO THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TIRE TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE GOODYEAR TIRE WAS JUST PURCHASED THIS SUMMER AND ONLY HAD 13000 MILES ON IT. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THE SPRING AROUND THE STRUT HAD BROKEN AND CUT THE TIRE. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPEN IF WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED. WOULD THEY SAY THAT THE TIRE JUST BLEW AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HOW MANY 2000 TAURUS CRASHES HAVE HAPPENED AND THE TRUE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SPRING WAS NEVER IDENTIFIED? OR HAS IT? THIS IS THE FIRST BROKEN SPRING I HAVE EVER HAD ON A VEHICAL AND THIS ONE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICALS OVER 150,000 MILES WITHOUT THIS EVER HAPPENING. THERE HAS TO BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HERE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THE SPRINGS FRACTURE LOOKED CLEAN AND NEW! I PLAN TO RETAIN THE PARTS BUT FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO COVER THE COST AND TIME TO HAVE EVERYTHING REPAIRED. WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? SHOULD WE GET RID OF THE CAR? PLEASE ADVISE. WHAT A VALENT

SUSPENSION CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG, AND HORN GAVE WAY RESULTING IN MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. THAT THEN DESTROYED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT 'WE WERE LUCKY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE WIRES TO THAT WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE OF WIRES HELD BY THOSE CLIPS". AS A RESULT, THE WIRES DANGLED DOWN NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WERE EVENTUALLY WORN THROUGH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BLACK ICE 20-30 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS.N MONDAY, 2/9/04, MY WIFE, CAROL, WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND THE FRONT WHEELS SPUN ON THE ICE A LITTLE. SHE HEARD A POP AND GOT OUT TO LOOK. THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. AAA CAME TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE THE TOW LIFT TO RAISE THE CAR ENOUGH TO GET THE JACK UNDER IT. HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND SHE DROVE HOME. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TIRE, IT HAD BEEN CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND ON THE INSIDE JUST BELOW WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. ON TUESDAY, 2/10/04, I TOOK THE CAR TO BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB ON ROUTE 20 IN AUBURN, MA, TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, AND WHEN THEY REMOVED THE SPARE THEY COULD SEE THAT THE LARGE SPRING THAT GOES AROUND THE STRUT HAD BROKEN AND HAD CUT THE TIRE. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THESE BROKEN SPRINGS ON FORD TAURUSES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HARR FORD IN WORCESTER, MA TO BE REPAIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER I SPOKE TO THERE SAID HE HAS NOT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS BECAUSE IT CAUSED AN EXPLOSIVE BLOWOUT OF THE TIRE AND HAD IT OCCURED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WOULD LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD REQUIRE A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO PREVENT THE DEATHS THAT ARE BOUND TO OCCURE IF THESE SPRINGS ARE INDEED FAULTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOCKED UP AND THE BEARING PLATE BLEW OUT WHICH BROKE THE STABILIZER LINK. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COMSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING FAILED AND CUT THE TIRE IN HALF. THE SWAY BAR LINK AND THE SPEED SENSOR BROKE. DEALER INDICATED, NOTHING THEY COULD DO, ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB

MAKE : FORD MODEL : TAURUS YEAR : 2000 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V078000 RECALL DATE : MAR 02, 2001 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. IF THE GREASE FROM THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, IT CAN CONTAMINATE THE CONTACTS LEADING TO CARBON BUILD UP, AND POTENTIALLY, A SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSEQUENCE: A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD LEAD TO EITHER THE BRAKE LAMPS STAYING ON, OR TO A LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND WIPE DOWN THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE EXCESS GREASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 22, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. AFTER RECEIVING THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE REPAIR FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL, MY VEHICLE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE CORRECTIVE REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME, FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS FORD HAS BEEN BILLED FOR THE RECALLED REPAIR PREVIOUSLY. ADDITIONALLY, MY TAIL LIGHT STAYED ON, DRAINING MY BATTERY TO THE POINT THAT A REPLACEMENT BATTERY HAD TO BE PURCHASED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED SO THAT I DON'T EXPERIENCE THIS EVERY FEW YEARS. ADDITIO

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53K MILES. *PH *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ON THE ICE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND STOMACH INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK INOPERABLE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF BREAK PEDAL SWITCH. WIRING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY ALSO REPLACED DUE TO MELTING OF WIRES WHEN SWITCH FAILED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED PROMPTLY. DEALER NOT SURPRISED, STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS AND KEEPS EXTRA BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES IN STOCK. THIS IS NOT AN ADJUSTABLE PEDAL MODEL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. BRAKE PEDAL LIGHT SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE ON NON-ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. *LA

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TAURUS WITH 83,000 KILOMETERS ON JAN 6TH WHEN I SAT IN MY VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE FRONT END DROPPED ONTO TO THE TIRE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUT A SLASH IN THE TIRE RENDERING IT UNUSABLE. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON JAN 9TH. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND ABOUT 270 ADDITIONAL KILOMETERS THE CAR WAS NOW MAKING A STRANGE NOISE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE CAREFULLY AND UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS NOW BROKEN. THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME FIRSTLY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY ON THE LEFT HAD SIDE BY DRAGGING US INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND AFTER AN INVESTIGATION NO ONE WOULD KNOW FOR SURE THE SPRING WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, MAYBE IT WOULD BE BLAMED ON THE TIRE. SECONDLY WITH THE COST OF THE TIRE THIS HAS COST ME OUT OF POCKET ROUGHLY $500 US FOR SOMETHING THAT IN MY OPINION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM RIGHT FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS ARE THAT NOT EVERYONE WILL REPORT THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE ARE MORE OF THESE VEHICLES OUT THERE AND THE METAL FATIGUE ISN'T GOING AWAY IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. RA. *LA

DEFECTIVE COIL SPRING. *PH WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S TIRE TO RUB AND PRODUCT SMOKE. BOTH STRUTS, CV AXLE, AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD WITH 56,000 MILES. *TT *JB

RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BEING TO CLOSE TOGETHER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. *PH AFTER HAVING A SERVICE RECALL DONE NO ADJUSTMENT WERE MADE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE GAS PEDAL BE POSITIONED FURTHER FORWARD. AND THE CONSUMER IS UNSATISFIED THAT THE DEALER IS TRYING TO MAKE A DESIGN PROBLEM INTO A CUSTOMER SERVICE MAINTENANCE ISSUE. *CB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS DUE TO CORROSION.*AK *JB *NM

EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE BRAKES GET REALLY HOT AND THEY FAIL AND THE ABS KEEPS PULSING AND THEN IT GETS HARD TO STOP

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON WITH 62,000 MILES. I HAD A BLOW OUT ON MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND RUBED AGAINST THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED 5 MIN BEFORE I WAS GOING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT FORD NOTORIOUSLY HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COIL SPRINGS ON MANY MAKES. I AM ASLO HEARING THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE A PROBLEM ALSO FROM DIFFERENT GARAGES. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THIS IS COSTING ME ABOUT $400.00 TO $500.00. WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD BEING SINGLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBROAD INTERMITTENTLY. *AK DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIX DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CASE WAS REPORTED TO THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. *CB

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE'S GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED A JUMPER/RESISTOR ASSEMBLY ON 4/6/2001, FOR A RECALL ON THE STOP LAMPS. SINCE THAT REPAIR, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *PH THE WAS JUMPER/RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED IN APRIL, 2003. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE , AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF.*AK

MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SUBSTANDARD EQUIPMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, THANK GOODNESS. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I AM CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. FORD TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR AND WERE NOT UNDER OBLIGATION AS NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT YEAR, THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN LARGE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS.*AK

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I GOT INTO MY 2000 FORD TAURAS ON DECEMBER 27, 2003. WE WERE GOING TO MY DAUGHTERS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE CAR BARELY MOVED, IT SEEMED STUCK. THEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT END AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWERED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON TRYING TO CHANGE THE TIRE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE, EXPLAINING THE EXPLOSION WE HEARD. THE COIL SPRING PUT A 4 TO 6 INCH GASH IN MY TIRE. THANK GOD WE WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD!!!*AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN 53,000 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2001, I PAID TO REPLACE IT IN 2002 AND 2003 AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE REAPAIR CAN ONLY BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ONE TIME. WHEN IT FAILS, THE LIGHTS EITHER STAY ON AND DRAIN THE BATTERY OR THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. EITHER WAY, IT CREATES AN EXTREME HAZARD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU DOES NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE STOPPING OR NOT. FORD'S RECALL WAS ESTIMATED TO AFFECT ABOUT 179,000 VEHICLES. IF EACH NEEDS A $17.47 SWITCH EACH YEARS AS MINE HAS AND THOSE VEHICLES STAY IN SERVICE FOR TEN YEARS, THAT IS A TIDY 30 MILLION DOLLAR PROFIT FOR FORD. LET'S JUST HOPE NO ONE DIES AS A RESULT. FORD'S CONSUMER PHONE LINE AND DEALERSHIP WERE OF NO HELP. I HAVE SENT A FORMAL LETTER TO FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER, BUT HOLD OUT LITTLE HOPE.*AK

DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH LAST APRIL. ON DECEMBER 21, 2003 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE SWITCH. *AK

DUE TO THE BRAKES ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT I JUST PURCHASED I WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP.AS AN OWNER I WAS NOT INSTRUCTED TO THE PROPER WAY TO SET THE POSITION OF THE PEDALS.AK

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT END SUSPENSION COIL SPRING SNAPPED ONE NIGHT WHILE PARKED ON A PAVED DRIVEWAY. *LA THE FAILURE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END COMPONENTS AND RUINED A TIRE. **NM

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. *AK THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER WIGGLING THE BRAKE SWITCH, IT STARTED TO WORK (FOR 6 MONTHS), THEN ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT LOCKED AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND WAS ABLE TO START, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN PARK. *SCC *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE AUTO DEFROST, AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPONETS. ALSO WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND A LOUD METAL SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SHUT DOWN BEFORE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VALET SWITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FALLEN OFF. *SCC *JB

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE IN HALF AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN A BLOWOUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING.*AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 55800 MILES ON VEHICLE. FAILURE CAUSED DESTRUCTION OF TWO STRUTS, CV AXLE, A TIRE, AND POSSIBLY AN ABS SENSOR. DRIVER HEARD A LOUND CLUNKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. *AK

2003 FORD TAURUS THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE MY HOME. IF THIS HAD BEEN THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER! NO CAR 4 YEARS OLD SHOULD DO THIS. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED! I SEE A NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS STARTING TO GROW IN 2003 AS THESE CARS BECOME STRESSED. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANY FORD OWNER! PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO WARN PEOPLE THIS COULD HAPPEN! *LA

BRAKE LIGHT AND SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILURE HAD BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND 'FIXED' IN 2002; SWITCH FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACED AGAIN. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WIRING PROBLEM. WIRING BROKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO OPERATE POORLY. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON MY 2000 TAURUS ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THE CAR MODEL IS SEVERELY UNDER BRAKED. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP. I HAVE HAD ONE ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR WERE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IF THE BRAKES OPERATED PROPERLY. *LA

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (53,000 MILES) WHEN THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WROTE TO WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR. OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IN A NICE WAY "TOO BAD SO SAD" IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY ITS SO DIFFICULT TO STAY LOYAL TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS? THE FOREIGN VEHICLES ARE WARRANTED 5-10 YEARS, WE MUST KNOW OURS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 3 YEARS AND ONLY WARRANTY THEM FOR 3 YEARS. I HAD HOPED TO GET AT LEAST 1/2 OF MY $2,000 BILL REIMBURSED. NO CHANCE OF THAT. BETWEEN WHAT I OWE AND JUST PUT INTO THE CAR, I'M IN A NO WIN SITUATION. IN ONE YEAR THIS NEW TRANSMISSION WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY. DO I DARE KEEP THE JUNKER FORD? *LA

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED STOPPING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *LA

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SAYS THE TANK IS EMPTY AT TIMES, WHEN IN FACT IT IS FULL. IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM? *LA

CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED SINCE THE SUMMER. CAR WAS IN THE SHOP A MONTH AGO AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RELAY SWITCH TO THE STARTER. CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY BECAUSE ON 11/07/03 CAR SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES AND A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/10/03 SERVICE TECH CALLED AND STATED THAT IT IS THE BLACK BOX AND THAT IT WILL COST $1500.00 TO GET IT FIXED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A RELAY SWITCH. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK, ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN GOING THROUGH ANY INTERSECTION DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT THAT BLOCKS THE VISION FOR A FEW SECONDS. (STRUCTURE ISSUE PER CONSUMER) *SCC *JB

I WORK IN THE COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A FLEET OF FORD TAURUS VEHICLES AND I HAVE ONE OF MY OWN. THE DEPARTMENT HAS 3 AND I HAVE ONE 2000 TAURUS PLUS WE HAVE SEVERAL 2002 AND 2003 TAURUS'. WE HAVE TO REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT END OF TWO OF THE OFFICE OWNED CARS AND MY OWN PERSONAL CAR WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. MINE WAS REPLACED AT 20-22,000 MILES AND IT IS AGAIN VIBRATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL (37,000 MILES) WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES LIGHTLY AT A SPEED OF AROUND 50-60 MPH. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE 2000 TAURUS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE WITH THE ONES I HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH. *LA

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. AS A RESULT VEHICLE LOCKED ITSELF IN PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND AS A RESULT THE SHIFT LEVER COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS FEATURE WAS NOT REFERENCED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. CONSUMER COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS FEATURE WASN'T ADDRESSED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. A FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE SAFETY FEATURE WASN'T IN THE MANUAL BECAUSE FORD THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER NOT TO MENTION THE LOCKING IN PARK FEATURE. *PH *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN MANUFACTURED. *AK *TS *NLM

VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF . MR WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE DECELERATION RAMP TO A PLAZA THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. THE WHEEL WENT INTO THE PARKING AREA, STRUCK A VEHICLE THEN BOUNCED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE WHEEL CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NLM

AUTO TOTALED, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT AND HE LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHILCE. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF BUT IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE PUMP SHOULD NOT HAD FAILED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *AK *NLM *JB

UPON STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NOT BEING CALIBRATED ENOUGH AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING.*AK