2000 Ford Taurus complaints

PURCHASED A 2000 FORD TAURUS IN 2001 WITH 22,479 MILES, NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES. ON SEPT. 27TH, WHEN WIFE OF THE I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STOPPED BACKING UP. IT TOOK ABOUT THREE ATTEMPTS FOR THE CAR TO REVERSE SUCCESSFULLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE O-RING SEAL WHEN INSPECTED; IN ADDITION, THE DEALER FOUND DAMAGE ON REAR PISTON, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND FOUR OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND/OR REPAIRS OF THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

THE REMEDY FOR THE FOOT PEDAL GREASE/STOP LAMP RECALL 01 V 078 000 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT OCCURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE SHIFT INTER-LOCK WAS DISABLED. *SCC *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE REAR AND MADE THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN FACIAL DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

I OWN A 2000 TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY I PUT THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE, I ACCELERATED GENTLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I REACHED DOWN TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT IT WAS ALREADY RELEASED. I ACCELERATED HARD AND WITHIN MOVING FORWARD 6 INCHES I HEARD A BIG BANG AND THE RIGHT FRONT END DROPPED. THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE PARKED. WITHIN 1 MONTH THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE, ACCELERATING GENTLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AND AGAIN I THOUGHT I HAD FORGOTTEN TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NO SUCH LUCK. I ACCELERATED MORE HEAVILY AND WITHIN 6 INCHES OF BACKING UP, I HEARD A BIG BANG AND THE LEFT FRONT DROPPED. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE LEFT FRONT AS HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THE SPRINGS HAD BROKEN WHILE PARKED. THE SPEAR LIKE BROKEN END WAS AGAINST THE TIRE. WHEN I MOVED THE CAR THE SPRING PIERCED THE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE SPRING AND TIRE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT. SINCE THE LEFT FRONT BROKE I STILL HAVE NOT MOVED THE CAR. *PH

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DEFLATED PREMATURELY WHEN VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED PUMP. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

MY 200 TAURUS OVERHEATED AGAIN, FOR THE 2NDS TIME IN 3 MONTHS I WAS STRANDED ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. I HAD JUST GOT MY CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AFTER PAYING 868.00 TO GET IT OUT FOR CRACKED HEADS AT SOUTHERN TIRE IN ERWIN,TN 1205 JACKSON LOCE HIGHWAY. ON 9/4/03 MY CAR JERKED AND THEN LOST POWER SLOWING DOWN CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TOT HE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THE CAR BEHIND ME DIDN'T HIT ME. MY NECK HAS BEEN HURTING SINCE THEN AND MY FAMILY OF 8 IS MISSING IT'S TRANSPORTATION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE COOLING PROBLEMS AGAIN THIS SOON AFTER GETTING IT REPAIRED AND MY FAMILY HAS NO FINANCIAL MEANS OF BUYING A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME.WE ARE MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A LEMON AND A DUD. I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR 17 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A CAR.THIS CAR ALSO BROKE DOWN ON JUNE 4TH ,2003.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTORS RUSTING. DELAER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STOPPED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND FLUID DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AND REPLACED IT. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IF IT DID NOT HAVE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THERE WAS A FUEL RECALL AND A FUEL MODULE WAS INSTALLED. THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND IF IT DID START, IT RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT NEEDED GAS. THE GAS GAUGE FAILED N TWO OCCASIONS. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON DECLARATION AND STALLED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE HAD TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO IDLE AND TURN THE KEY TO START. *SCC *JB

THE LEFT REAR SPRING ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED. THE SHARP, JAGGED END OF THE BROKEN SPRING GOUGED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. WE DONT KNOW WHEN THE SPRING FAILED OR WHEN THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THESE FAILURES, SO WE USED THE CAR NORMALLY  DRIVING IT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS WELL AS IN TOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALER DISCOVERED THE REAR SPRING FAILURE AND THE TIRE DAMAGE DURING A ROUTINE ANNUAL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. WHEN I SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I LEARNED THAT TAURUS FRONT SPRING FAILURES WERE REPORTED AT ABOUT 45000 MILES BUT NO REAR SPRING FAILURES HAD BEEN REPORTED. WE REPLACED THE FRONT & REAR SPRINGS. OUR CAR WAS IN THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP FOR 25 DAYS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO COVER THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST. FORD DIDNT PROVIDE A LONER CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF FORD HAS A PROACTIVE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE 2000 TAURUS SPRING FAILURES LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE DOUBLED IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO ANNOUNCE THE DANGER OF THESE SUDDEN SPRING FAILURES? AT THIS POINT, IM UNEASY DRIVING OUR 2000 TAURUS EVEN WITH THE NEW SPRINGS. AND, IM REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN ANOTHER 1999 OR 2000 TAURUS PASSES US ON THE HIGHWAY. DO THE 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004 TAURUS CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO? END YOU PICTURES OF THE GOUGED TIRE AND BROKEN SPRING. WHERE SHOULD WE SEND THEM? *AK

I HAVE HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE IN THIS CAR. THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK AND SPEED FASTLY EXCEEDED. THIS TIME WHICH I MAY ADD IS THE LAST TIME BECAUSE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT , I ALMOST WENT UNDERNEATH AN 18 WHEELER IN STEADY TRAFFIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME ON THIS OCCASION. I WILL NOT RISK HER LIFE OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM CONCERNED THE DEALER WILL RUIN MY CREDIT BUT I HAVE BEEN SEEKING COUNCIL AND HAVE MANY OFFERS TO TAKE THE CASE. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS LIKE THE AIR BAG LIGHT, BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS.*AK

IN READING TH IS PARTICULAR COMPLAINT WAS ONE THAT I ALSO EXPERIENCE DAILY AND AGREE WITH ORIGINAL COMPLAINANT IN A BLANKET APPEAL TO THE FORD MOTOR CORP TO FIX ON A RECALL LIST SENT SOON.THIS IS A 6-PASSENGER RATED SEDAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK I PUT THE CAR UP ON A HOIST AND MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION MYSELF, AND FOUND DEFECTS THAT I BELIEVE WARRANT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM: WHENEVER I HAVE ONE OR TWO PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT, THE REAR SUSPENSION MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. DURING MY INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE TORSION BAR IS TOO WEAK AND ALLOWS A THE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT WITH A FRAME CROSSMEMBER HITTING THE TORSION BAR. THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH TORSION BARS. THESE ARE PARTS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HIT EACH OTHER (NO RUBBER BUMP PADS). IN FACT, IF I WERE NOT SO CAREFUL, THIS BOTTOMING OUT COULD BREAK THE TORSION BAR A CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THE TAILPIPE RUBBING AGAINST THE LEFT TORSION BAR WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK UNDER THE CABIN. ALSO, THERE IS A BRAKE LINE THAT IS BEING RUBBED AND WORN BECAUSE IT IS WEDGED AGAINST THE LEFT TORSION BAR AND WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH. I FEEL THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT NO COST TO ME BY THE DEALER. THE WEAK TORSION BARS THAT ALLOW THE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT MAY NEED A RECALL TO REPLACE WITH STRONGER ONES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A FAMIL

MY WIFE REAR ENDED A CAR AND THE AIRBAG LET OUT A PUFF OF GREYISH SMOKE BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE AIRBAG/SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. KRIEGER FORD DEALERSHIP HAD PUT IT ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND SAID THE AIRBAG WAS FINE, BUT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THIS MUCH IS TRUE BECAUSE IT WAS ACTING FUNNY EVEN BEFORE THE . I AM SUSPICIOUS OF THEIR AIRBAG ASSESMENT HOWEVER BECAUSE I READ WHERE 2000 (THIS IS WHAT I HAVE) AND 2001 TAURUS AND SABLES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THERE WERE ABOUT 240 INSTANCES OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AS OF JULY 2003.

BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE BACK SEAT (MIDDLE SEAT OF WAGON) ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. $400 FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. THE SEAT BELTS STICK AND NEED TO BE SHOVED BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR SLOWLY TO GET ANY GIVE TO THEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. FROM WHAT I'M READING, THE FRONT ONES ARE GOING TO GO TOO. PLUS THE WAY BACK SEAT. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN. ALSO, ONE OF THE BELTS IS FRAYING.*AK

WITH ONLY 24,533 MILES ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON, THE FIRESTONE STORE, HURST, TX, REPLACED FOUR TIRES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL FORD TIRE: DOT#VN8XT3B2503 AFFINITY TOURING T3 P215/60R16 TLBL PS . *AK

VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND VEHICLE STILL WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.*AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, WHEN SPRING BROKE.

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CENTER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNAL, ANKLE AND METATARSOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *PH *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE "HIGH SPEED LANE" AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT, IT STARTED AND HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS.*AK

POOR DESIGN ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE WIRES THAT CONNECT TO THE BRAKE INDICATOR SWITCH ARE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT END OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY ARE POSITIONED 3-4 INCHES ABOVE FOOT LEVEL, A LOCATION WHERE THE WIRES ARE VULNERABLE TO BEING SHEARED OFF WITH AN ERRANT FOOT. ADDITIONALLY, THE WIRE COMING FROM THE WIRE LOOM IS TOO SHORT, LEADING TO STRAIN ON THE WIRE. THE RESULT IS THE WIRE DISCONNECTS AND YOU LOSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. IN OUR CASE, THE WIRE HELD ON ONLY BY THE INSULATION AND WOULD CONNECT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS LIGHTLY APPLIED (ALLOWING YOU TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK), BUT WOULD FAIL WHEN THE BRAKE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED*AK.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE A FAILURE, THEY CONTINUOUSLY WARP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CONTINUES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB

TAIL LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME JUST LIKE SOME ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER STATED CALL NHTSA.*AK

CONSUMSER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL MODULE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

2000 FORD TAURUS DIES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT DID START, IT DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDER, UNDER DASH GAUGE MODULE, AND THE #2 SENSOR. *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING APPLIED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WILL EAT OFF TIRE, CAUSING TREAD WEAR AND TEAR. *AK THE FRONT TIRE(S) HAD WORE OUT. THE DEALER SENT THE CONSUMER TO THE TIRE COMPANY AND THEY SENT THE CONSUMER BACK TO THE DEALER STATING IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND SOON AFTER THE WIRES WERE SEEN EXTENDING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT, AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO SPLIT. CONTINENTAL MODEL CONTACT SA,SIZE#P21560R16,DOT#ACX844P1900. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *AK *CB *JB

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE TWICE, AND STATED THERE WERE NO OTHER REMEDIES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP IN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS IN A MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION MADE A WHINNING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED.*AK PH *JB

THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND SLICED THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS FLAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN OFF, THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE IN HALF AND ACTED AS A KNIFE AND SLICED THE TIRE. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *PH WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *SCC *JB

THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION NOW WORKS ONLY IN THE REVERSE GEAR. *NLM *CB *NLM

BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED A SECOND TIME DUE TO OIL LEAKING ONTO THE SWITCH.*TS *JB

INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

MY SON, ROB, WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG IN OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A FENCEPOST. THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT SEE THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CLAIMED THAT THE REASON WAS WHERE THE POST STRUCK THE CAR. RECENTLY, WE HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO AIR BAG PROBLEMS WITH THE TAURUS AND SABLE, AND I THINK THIS COULD BE ANOTHER SUCH CASE.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE CAR WAS SERVICED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V078000. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE CAUSING THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAUSING THE STOP LAMPS TO STAY ON. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WAS AGAIN FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN ESSENCE, THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V078000 APPARENTLY WAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED AS THE PROBLEM AS REOCCURRED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE SINCE THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MOISTURE IN THE DPFE SENSOR IS CAUSING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON TO RUN ROUGHLY AT APPROX. 1500 RPMS AND OCCASIONALLY THE MIL WILL LIGHT. IF I DRY IT OUT IT RUNS OK AND THE MIL GOES OUT AFTER A FEW STARTS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLOSIONS I HAVE READ ABOUT AS WELL.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL FIX IT, BUT THEY ARE TOO LOOSE.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, AT LEAST ONE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE (THE DRIVER SIDE).*AK