2000 Ford Taurus complaints

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE (G2). THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, WHICH WAS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THERE WAS NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED ERRATIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FISH TAILS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID REAR STRUTS HAVE FAILED. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE GASKETS WERE RUSTED WHICH CAUSED OIL AND COOLANT TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DOBBS FORD TWO TIMES AND BOTH PARTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE DEFECT THE CONSUMER HAS LOST HER CAR INSURANCE AND IS UNABLE TO PURCHASE ANYMORE BECAUSE NO OTHER COMPANY WANT TO RISK ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES FORD SHOULD EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CAR BEFORE SOME IS HURT. *CB THE CONSUMERS NEPHEW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

GAS GAUGE READS IMPROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

2000 FORD TAURUS, BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ALWAYS STAYS ON. NHTSA SHOWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON MY CAR AND REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH, DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE 157,000 CARS EFFECTED. SO I HAD TO PAY $213.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS A PROBLEM LISTED AS A RECALL ON NHTSA. NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V078/FORD RECALL NO. 01S08. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

NHTSA#01-V-078-000 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.CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FRONT END SHIMMIES. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS WARPING.*AK

VEHICLE TYPE: FORD TAURUS 2000 PROBLEM: BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. PREVIOUS HISTORY: THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED LAST YEAR UNDER A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V078000), BUT HAS REOCCURED NOW.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AS STATED IN A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. *JB

THE PANELING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS HAS PEELED COMPLETELY OFF. *NLM

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR UNDER A "SAFETY RECALL" BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY STATED THAT THE SWITCH MAY FAIL, AND COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY LIT, OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. THIS WAS DONE AT AROUND 15,000 MILES. AT 39,000 MILES THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LAMPS WILL NOT COME ON, I CANNOT MOVE THE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF "PARK", AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISABLE WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCHES ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECT OBVIOUSLY CAUSES SEVERAL SAFETY HAZARDS AND SERIOUS RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THE WORST PART IS, MY DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED, AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE AGAIN. FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFIRMED THIS DURING PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SAY YOU HAVE FIXED A DEFECT IF THE DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT DONE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A WIPER MOTOR COVER REPLACED ON THIS CAR UNDER RECALL. THIS WAS DUE TO A RISK OF FIRE. DOES THIS MEAN THAT I STILL HAVE A RISK OF FIRE? THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. COULD IT BE THAT MY WIPER MOTOR MAY STILL CAUSE A FIRE, BUT IT IS OK, FORD HAS ALREADY FIXED IT, SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE? THIS IS VERY POOR JUDGMENT. I HOPE THE NHTSA W

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK AND UPON SETTING IN THE CAR HEAR A LOAD NOISE, ON INVESTIGATION BY A AAA MECHANIC THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE PLASTIC LINKAGE CONNECTING THE ANTI-SWAY BAR WAS ALSO BROKEN. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING IT WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND POSSIBLY ROLLED. I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN FIXED ON EARLIER MODELS OF THE TAURUS, I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL TO PUT ANTI-PUNCTURE PROTECTION FROM BROKEN SPRINGS. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT PASSENGER SEATBELT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO NOT PULL OUT FROM BUCKEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE OVER DRIVE. *JB

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED, AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *JB

I HAVE A FORD TARUS 2000, WITH 41,000 MILES, MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BEFORE SHE STARTED THE CAR -THE CAR WAS STATIONARY- THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND IN THE FRONT DUE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWING OUT. I RAISED THE CAR WITH A JACK AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN APART AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE. HAD SOMEONE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AT 70 MPH IT IS QUITE LIKELY THE CAR WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. IF A SPRING FAILURE DOES HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS AT DRIVING VELOCITY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO WRECK IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THE BROKEN SPRING WILL BE SEEN AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND NOT AS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FORD PEOPLE TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED 1% FAILURE RATE BEFORE A RECALL IS INITIATED. THE SPRING IS VERY CRITICAL TO STEERING AND TO ALLOW 10,000 FAILURES, A POSSIBLE 10,000 FATALITIES PER MILLION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *JB

THE PASSENGERS FRONT SAFETY BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND CAN NOT BE PULLED FROM IT'S HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE BELTS HAVE A 50K MILES/5 YR WARRANTY. *NLM PH

THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR, AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. RECALL# 02V266000 MR SCC

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, 3.0 24 VALVE ENGINE. THIS MONTH WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH ONLY 45,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN HOUSE GARAGE. AFTER DRIVING A FEW DAYS ON RAIN SLICK ROADS AND AFTER BEING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT THE REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED SHUT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH-OUT THE DAY OF GENTLE SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE TO GE THE REAR BRAKES TO UNLOCK AND FREE THE CAR TO MOVE. TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO A NEARBY GOODYEAR DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO HAVE RUSTED SHUT. THE BRAKE CYLINDER COVERS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS HAD BURNED HOLES IN THEM FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CREATED BY DRIVING WITH RUSTED BRAKES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEM, AND IT DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF BEING LOCKED. CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT IF FORD WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED FORD WASN'T INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THE PROBLEM. FORD DEALER OFFERED TO MAKE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE AND THEN FILE A REPORT WITH FORD. I CHOSE TO HAVE GOODYEAR FIX THE BRAKES, AND KEPT THE RUSTED BURNED PARTS FOR FUTURE REVIEW IF NECESSARY. SITUATION CREATED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEREBY THE REAR BRAKES COULD HAVE HEATED TO THE POINT OF CAUSING A FIRE OR OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF WE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON A LONG DISTANCE DRIVE. FORD AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AS

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BACK FIRE NOISE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODING. *NLM

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON SE WITH OEM TOURING CONTACT AS - P215/60R16 - 94T TIRES. THE FORD'S B-COLUMN STICKER LISTS THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION AS 30 PSI, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTOR 2003 TIRE GUIDE, PUBLISHED BY BENNETT GARFIELD LISTS THE CORRECT PRESSURE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS 33 PSI. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CUPPING THAT I BELIEVE TO BE RELATED TO FOLLOWING, THE FORD INFLATION SPECIFICATION. I AM FORCED TO REPLACE MY TIRES WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES AFTER AT LEAST 12,000 MILES OF CHATTER FROM THE DAMAGED TREADS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE USING THESE TIRES. *JB

THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH MECHANISM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CORRECT GEAR.*JB

THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL AT 15,000 MILES. *JB

ON LEFT REAR WHEEL, THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE SPINDLE SPUN OFF OF THE AXLE/SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE WHEEL/DRUM ASSEMBLY PARTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OFF DOWN THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING. *NLM MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE PARTS WHICH ARE MACHINED NOT TO COME LOOSE, BUT ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NO SAFETY MECHANISMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN TO OTHER DRIVERS OR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND RATTLING SOUND COULD BE HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE CAUSING SEVERE WHEEL SHAKING AND HARD BRAKING. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ROTORS WERE TURNED BY FORD THEN THEY WARPED AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP. ROTORS WERE TO THIN TO TURN AGAIN CAUSING EXPENSIVE ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENT. NOW LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF REPLACEMENT THE ROTORS ARE STARTING TO WARP AGAIN. *NLM

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY ON WET ROADS MANY TIMES. ON JAN 21ST, 2002 AND MAR 13TH, 2002, WE ASKED MUZI FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED, IT IS COMMON TO CONFUSE ABS ACTIVATION WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING". IN FACT, OUR CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ABS. ON THE MORNING OF JAN 17TH, 2003, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE OF I-95; THE CAR IN FRONT OF OUR CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. HE IMMEDIATELY BRAKED. HE WAS STILL FAR AWAY, AND THE SPEED WAS ONLY 45-50 MPH, THE ROAD WAS WET AND OUR CARS BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IT HIT THE FRONT CAR. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR CAR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON/OFF HAS BEEN ADJUSTED, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BOTH FRONT AXLE SEAL HAVE LEAKED TWICE; STEELING FLUID HAS LEAKED ONCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT, GAS CAP ASSEMBLY AND SOLENOID CANISTER HAVE BEEN REPLACE, AND THE WIPER MOTOR PARK SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP US TO SOLVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*JB NOTE: DID NOT COUNT AS CRASH FOR RQ03008 SINCE CRASH WAS NOT DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE.

FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELATED INCIDENCES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OIL GASKET PROBLEMS, VARIOUS OTHER IDIOSYNCRASIES.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01V258000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RCALL.*JB

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED.*JB

MY CHILDRENS SAFETY. WE PURCHASED A NEW 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. WE WANTED THIS TO BE OUR FAMILY VEHICLE FOR ATLEAST 5 YEARS UNTIL PAID OFF! WE RELIED ON THE SAFETY & QUALITY OF FORD. WE HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN 11,9 & 4 YEARS. ALL PETITE GIRLS. WELL NOW WE HAVE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS...OUR 4 YEAR OLD WILL BE OUT GROWING CAR SEAT. THE STATION WAGONS ONLY HAVE 2 SHOULDER STRAPS & 3 LAP BELTS IN THE REAR SEAT. SO I GUESS ONE OF OUR CHILDREN WILL BE IN THE DANGER SEAT REAR MIDDLE ONLY LAP BELT. SO WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE NEW BOOSTER SEAT LAW GOES INTO EFFECT. WITH THE NEW LAW ALL BOOSTER SEATS REQUIRE SHOULDER STRAPS SO WE STILL HAVE ONE IN THE DANGER SEAT. I AM WORKING ON THIS FORD IS NOT REPLYING THEY SAY MY EXPECTATIONS ARE TOO HIGH & THEY CAN NO LONGER ASSIST ME. WE ARE REALLY IN A BAD POSITION HERE. THE FORD TAURUS SEDANS 2000 MODELS HAVE 3 SHOULDER STRAPS IN REAR SEAT. IF WE DID NOT HAVE 3 CHILDREN WE WOULD NOT HAVE A STATION WAGON. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A FAMILY VEHICLE. WE STILL HAVE 3 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THIS & WE NEED A VAN FOR SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN! I HAVE CALLED FORD, WROTE LETTERS TO FORD, HAD NEWS CHANNELS ON THIS I WANT SOMETHING DONE. WE ARE LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS WERE I SHOUDL SAY. SAFETY IS MORE OF AN ISSUE NOW. WE HAD A 1994 FORD TAURUS WAGON IT WAS TOTALLED WE WERE STOPPED HIT IN THE REAR 5 CAR PILE UP. IT WAS TERRIBLE!! WE JUST PAID THAT CAR OFF. 94 WITH 38,000 MILES GREAT CONDITION WE WANTED TO GO WITHOUT CAR PAYMENT. WE GOT 5 MORE YEARS OF PAYMEN

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLOCK.*JB

THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES CONTINUOUSLY. PH

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND JERKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL FORD SERVICE. THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS "LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN" (EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN JUST FINE!). THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. I GOT THEIR ESTIMATE ALONG WITH ESTIMATES FROM 2 OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS IN TOWN. I CHOOSE A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS $1000 LESS THAN FORD SERVICE. THE NEW MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN USING ALUMINUM PARTS THAT CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT. FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME CLAIMING THE DENIAL IS DUE TO MY HAVING THE REPAIR DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANS. SHOP AND NOT AT FORD SERVICE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $1000 MORE. I'M DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I MITIGATED THE DAMAGES. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO FAIRNESS AND COMMON SENSE?

EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR DUE TO DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN UPPER STRUT PLATE INSTALLATION, RESULTING IN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/CHAMBER THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED THROUGH REALIGNMENT. THIS CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, WITH OBVIOUS CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. TS

PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS STUCK. IT WON'T MOVE. IT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECALL FOR THE 1999 TAURUS. NO ONE CAN USE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WON'T MOVE.

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. THE HARDER CONSUMER PRESSED THE FASTER THE ENGINE RACED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO CONSUMER. (02V266) ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 01V078 WAS SENT TO CONSUMER ABOUT A STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD A PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER WITH THIS FAILURE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS SENT. *JG *JB *NLM