2000 Ford Taurus complaints

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS HIGH, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE PEDAL GOEDS TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ROTOR REPLACEMENT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE DIED AT FREEWAY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING HOT WEATHER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS GOING TO THE FLOOR, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT APPEARS AS IF BRAKES ARE GONE. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED AT 65 MPH AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WIRE ASSEMBLY TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SNAGGED ON TO AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN SEVERAL TIMES. THIS RESULTED IN A "NOOSE EFFECT" ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT PREVENTED HARD RIGHT TURNS OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ALSO RESULTED IN BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. SPOKE TO FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE GIVING DRIVERS DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO START THE CAR FROM A NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION TO BYPASS THE INTERLOCK MECHANISM BETWEEN BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. I RECOMMEND THAT FORD EITHER LOOK AT SECURING THE CABLES OR COVER THE MOVING COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE DASHBOARD.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE. HE WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OIL WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE OIL PAN. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE SEALS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE BADLY, AND ACT LIKE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF STEEL RADIO BELT INSIDE THE TIRE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

RECALL 01V048000 REPAIRS ON STOP LAMPS WERE DONE 1 YEAR AGO. AT THIS TIME BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER RECALL. *SLC

I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FRONT HALF SHAFTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE PAID FOR MANY FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS WHICH WON'T HOLD. I'VE PAID FOR NEW BRAKES AND MANY TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCNING WHICH ALSO HAVEN'T HELPED. CARL GREGORY FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND REFUSE TO DO ANY OTHER REPAIRS UNTIL THE ENGINEER DRIVES IT. I'VE HAD ONE APPOINTMENT WITH THE ENGINEER FOR WHICH HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS JULY 29 WHO KNOWS WHAT RUN AROUND I WILL GET THEN. I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FOR OVER 7 MONTHS AND 10000 MILES. THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT, THE FRONT END POPS,GRINDS, AND CRACKS, AND DRIVES VERY LOOSE. IT DOES NOT HANDLE THE ROAD WELL AT ALL. IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY FOR MY CHILDREN NOT TO MENTION ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ANYWHERE NEAR ME. THE DPFE SENSOR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, WHAT IS THAT? PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THANKS.*AK

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60000 MILES MAINTENANCE THEN EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDNT COVER CLAIM WRITTEN BY MIDDLEKAUFF FORD. MIDDLEKAUFF FORD DIDNT WANT TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. EASYCARE DIDNT WANT TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. ENNIS FORD... WHERE I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 60K MAINT.DENIES DOING ANYTHING..THIS COST ME $1400.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. *AK

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE SIDE POST ONCE IT IS UNBUCKLED. I STARTED NOTICING IT 2-3 MONTHS AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL NOW. I'M CONERNED THAT IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD TOLD ME THE SEATBELTS HAD WARRANTY UP TO 50,000 MILES BUT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 50,000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED WELL INTO THE 40,000 MILE RANGE. I PUT ON ABOUT 3,000 MILES PER MONTH. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 TAURUSES. THE LOCAL SERVICE SHOP AT MCKIE FORD IN RAPID CITY, SD TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE COME IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THAT IT WASN'T MANY PEOPLE SO THEIR IS NOT A CONCERN. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $200.00 TO REPLACE MY SEATBELT ASSY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT FORD SHOULD FIX WARRANTY OR NO WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR POWER WINDOW WAS SQUEAKING, ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUBBING AND WAS SCRATCHED.*JB

SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ON 3 OCCASIONS THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKE WIRE, THE SECOND TIME THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WHICH WAS A RECALL PART, WHICH HAD SHORTED OUT, THE THIRD OCASSION THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. *JB

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, THEN THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT AN ELECTRICAL SHOP.*AK.*JB

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMTED TO FIX 5 TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH AND MAKING A TURN, ENGINE KICKED INTO REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER HAD NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND IS OUT AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING UP HILL. SOUNDS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILLNOT OPERATE AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED ON FREEWAY @ 70 MPH. INNER LINER REMAINED INFLATED, CAME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL, MISSED CENTER DIVIDER BY 12" BEFORE COMING TO REST. NO INJURIES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BODY AND WHEEL WELL ASSEMBLY. MECHANICAL DAMGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

THOUGHT CAR WAS ACCELERATING ITSELF. DEALER CHECKED, "NOTHING WRONG". STILL HAPPENS, EVEN THOUGH I AM MORE CAREFUL. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON REGARDING THIS MATTER. I REALLY THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PEDALS, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. AT LEAST AN INVESTIGATION WILL BRING THE WHOLE THING UNDER PROPER SCRUTINY. THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, EXCEEDING 30 TO 40 MILES WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. RPMS AT APPROXIMATELY 1400. THERE IS ALSO GAS FUMES WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL DAY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY IN PARK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF.*AK

IT APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES BECAME FROZEN. ON SATURDAY, 5/18, 2002 I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS ON MONDAY 5/20, 2002. ALL REAR BRAKE PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS A METAL TO METAL SITUATION. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT MIDAS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V078000 REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. *AK HOWEVER, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WOULD GET STUCK IN PARK. DEALER REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH AGAIN. *TT

ADJUSTABLE PEDAL. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AT 25MPH, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEAD LAMP SWITCH BROKE OFF UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. SAME AS RECALL 01-V-075-000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN .*JB

DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL ON THE THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. THE CAR PULLED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND THE CAR FLIPPING OVER.*AK

AFTER GETTING RECALL 01V075000 REPAIRS DONE FOR PEDAL EXTENDERS CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO THIS RECALL.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING HOME IN OUR 2000 TAURUS W/ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT RAN THROUGH A HEDGE AND STRUCK A TREE AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR SUSTAINED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE AND, DESPITE THE FACT I (SALLY) WAS WEARING MY SAFETY BELT, I SUSTAINED A CRACKED STURNUM. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW CLOSE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOGETHER. HE MENTIONED THIS TO ME MANY TIMES, BUT WE NEVER CONTACTED FORD ABOUT IT. THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PEDALS. I WEAR A 9.5 B SHOE AND ROBERT WEARS AN 11D. *AK

PE 02 035:BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE DRIVER'S FOOT WOULD MISTAKENLY HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN CANADA REGARDING PEDAL POSITION ISSUES. *AK

BRAKE AND THROTTLE PEDALS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER SOMETIMES ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. POOR DESIGN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAW COUPLE OF SPARKS SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND OCCURRED A FIRE. NLM *JG

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD TO REPLACE WIRING AND MODULE AND AIRBAG CONTROL.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ALONG WITH THE BRAKE, WHEN PRESSED IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *JG

THIS IS THE THRID AND LAST FORD CAR I WELL BUY, ON-LESS IT WAS MADE BEFORE 1970! WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THERE'S A SQEAKING SONUD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE PULLING TO THE LEFT CAUSED THE INSIDE OF TIRE'S TO WEAR. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END VIBRATED BADLY. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED NO LESS THAN THREE TIME DO TO WARPING. ONE TIME, THE BALL-JOINT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANT, BUT I WAS BILLED FOR THE REALIGNMENT BY FAIRLANE FORD IN DEARBORN MI.. IT WAS SAID THAT THE TIRE'S WAS AT FAULT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR BAD METAL IN THE ROTORS. (90% OF MY DRIVING IS OPEN ROAD) THERE'S NO GOOD EXPLANATION OR JUSTIFICATION FOR THESE REPETITVE MALFUNCTION STARTING ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 11,000 MILES.. P.S I HAD TO LEAVE OUT SOME OF THE LITTLE THINGS.U. *AK

AFTER USING SEAT BELTS THEY FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY. CURRENTLY, SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LATCHING AT ALL. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BUCKLE MECHANISM HAD BROKEN.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY/AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED ADJUSTABLE PEDAL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD GOTTEN CONTAMINATED. HAD REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. IN THE MORNINGS VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO START. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

BOTH REAR DISC ROTORS (4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES) WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 24000 THOUSAND MILES. THE REPAIRING DEALER FOUND THAT THE CABLE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TO REAR BRAKES WAS TO TIGHT CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKES TO BE SLIGHTLY ON ALL THE TIME WHICH CAUSED BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR PREMATURELY.*AK