2000 Ford Taurus complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR FISH TAILED AS IF HE WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION, HE DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE MADE WITH A POOR QUALITY METAL AND HAD EXTENSIVE WEAR. HE PURCHASED COIL SPRINGS AND HAD THEM REPAIRED THROUGH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

GRADUAL LOSS OF HEATER, DEFROST CAPABILITY. THEN TOTAL NON FUNCTION OF EITHER. BAD VISIBILITY FROM FOGGY WINDOWS, NO DEFROST AT ALL. REPEATED FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEMS WILL HELP FOR A WHILE. THE HEATER CORE WILL EVENTUAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS PUNCTURING THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER COIL SPRING ALSO BROKE. THE COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 4 RECALLS AND A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 70 MILES I CANT AFFORD TO GET IT OUT THE SHOP AT 2100 DOLLARS. *JB

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS. I HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE I DID NOT USE A FORD DEALER. THEY ADMITTED THEY DID NOT SEND A RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ME AS THE CURRENT OWNER, I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR OVER FOUR YEARS. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO NOTIFY ME OF A RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE CAR. *JB

MY CAR IS A 2000 FORD TAURUS (VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]). I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V075000. THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB IS FRACTURED AND DOES NOT CORRECTLY ATTACH TO THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MACON, GA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SPECIFIC RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR CAR. MY ONLY OPTION THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME WAS TO PAY $80 TO INSTALL A COMPLETE NEW LIGHT SWITCH, EVEN THOUGH ALL I NEED IS A NEW KNOB. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KNOB IS NOT SOLD AS A SEPARATE PART, ONLY AS A COMPLETE NEW SWITCH. I WOULD LIKE THIS RECALL EXTENDED TO CARS LIKE MINE. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY FOR ME TO TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS--CAUSING THE REAR END TO SAG WAY BELOW NORMAL--HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AT MY COST. *NM

FRACTURE REAR COIL SPRING, DRIVER'S SIDE, FOUND BY MECHANIC WHEN INSTALLING WINTER TIRES ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. WILL CONTACT DEALER. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SHE WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE MADE A HORRID NOISE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STEER TO THE RIGHT. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HER HUSBAND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON 11-22-05 WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED MY REAR TIRE CAUSE IT TO LOSE AIR. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE COIL AND TIRE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT AS OF YET. I CALLED FORD ON 11-24-05 AFTER HEARING ABOUT A RECALL TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED YET AND IT'S NOT. FORD CUSTOMER HOTLINE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR BECAUSE THE FRONT COILS ARE THE ONLY ONES COVERED BY THE RECALL. I ASKED, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRONT COILS AND THE BACK? SHE COULDN'T ANSWER IT. I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DIDN'T HIT ANY BUMPS OR ANYTHING. IT JUST BROKE! THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.*JB

I HEARD A RATHER LOUD SNAP IN THE RIGHT REAR OF MY 2004 TAURUS. THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING TO LODGE AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING IT TO CUT THE TIRE BADLY ENOUGH THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THIS IS THE SECOND SPRING TO BREAK ON THIS CAR. THE OTHER ONE WAS THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING. IT BROKE, IF I REMEMBER, IN MAY OF 2004. *NM

WHILE INSPECTING THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 TAURUS, OUR MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. IT IS TROUBLING BECAUSE HE HAS OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE. THEY ARE BEING REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CUTTING INTO TIRE. *TS (11/16/05) THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR SINCE THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *SC

ON MARCH 16, 04, A PART TO CORRECT THE STEERING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 05, THE SAME PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CHATTERING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, THEY SAID THERE WAS A TORN LIP SEAL ON REVERSE ACCUMULATOR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CUT ON TRANSMISSION CHANNEL PLATE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER A FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 11/30/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO ATTACHED A BLACK BOX. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY ONCE DURING THE TESTING PERIOD. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING SOMEONE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE CONTACT WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRES. WHEN PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY THE NOISE GOT WORSE. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SMELL HOT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP ( AS WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER). THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD US THAT THE LEFT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN, DESTROYED THE STRUT AND DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT WHEN SPRINGS AND STRUTS ARE REPLACED THEY ARE DONE IN PAIRS (YOU JUST CAN NOT FIX ONE). SO THE REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED FOR THE COST OF $635.00. WE HAD THE RECALL COVERS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO PREVENT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING IN LATE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. IN 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT FRONT TINE AS IT WAS PUNCTURED FROM THE INSIDE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR DEPT. STATED AT THAT TIME THAT IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF SPRING FAILURE BUT KNOW WE WONDER IF THAT WAS TRUE. WE DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN OUR POSSESSION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE BELT WILL ALSO NOT EXTEND OVER A PERSON COMPLETELY. THE BELT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER AND CAN BE REPAIRED. THE WHOLE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. SHE IS HAVING THIS REPAIRED TODAY. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

2002 FORD TAURUS IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE IN THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING. *TS WHEN THE COIL SPRING FAILED, IT DAMAGED THE TIRE. *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V258000 - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR...I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. I REMEMBERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT (AND I USE THAT TERM VERY LOOSELY), I WAS TOLD THAT A FORD DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPAIRED THE RECALL (DON REID FORD). WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT THE PART WAS NEVER, EVER REPAIRED BY THEM...THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. & HER SUPERVISOR, SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE "RECORDS" SHOWED IT WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2001. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THIS REPAIR TO BE DONE. I ASKED THE UNHELPFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (AND HER SUPERVISOR) WHAT MY OPTIONS WERE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS WELCOME TO TAKE IT TO ANY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, AT MY EXPENSE...EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. I KNOW THAT THE DEALERS GET PAID MONEY WHEN THEY DO RECALL WORK...AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF DISHONEST PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WILL DO ANYTHING TO EARN A DOLLAR. NOW HAVING SAID THAT...WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO, THAT HAS AN UNREPAIRED RECALL PROBLEM, AND IT HAS BEEN LABELED AS REPAIRED? ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW, ARE THE EXACT SAME ONES LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. CONSUMER STATED THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHILE IT BROKE, BUT COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 5, 2005. DEALER DID NOT STATE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE BANG AND TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT CALLED MAHONE TIRES , THEY CAME, AND TOOK THE TIRE . THEN THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE REAR BROKE AND THEN IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING BROKE. AFTER THE COIL SPRING BROKE IT TORE THE FRONT TIRE INTO SHREDS. THE VEHICLE MADE IT BACK HOME, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL. NOW, THE CONTACT WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE BACK COIL SPRINGS BEING AFFECTED, AND THAT THEY MAY FAIL ALSO. THE CONTACT WAS IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY SAID THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ,AND THEY GAVE THE CONTACT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COIL SPRINGS. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING ON THE NEWS ABOUT SOMEONE WANTING TO OPEN A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THE BACK COIL SPRINGS, AND THAT WAS WHERE THE CONCERN WAS COMING FROM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD TAURUS.*AK

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE WHEELS ALIGNED, MECHANIC NOTED DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRINGS BROKEN AND PASSENGER SIDE SPRING CRACKED. WHEN CONSULTED BY PHONE, FORD OFFERED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF OVER $600 DOLLARS. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE REAR SPRING COIL WENT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NO INJURIES. *AK (11/29/05) THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PASSING LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT FORTUNATELY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. *SC

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS ON WHICH THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE BROKEN SPRING CUT A GOUGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND PUNCTURED IT. THIS RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK SPRINGS AND TWO TIRES. THE BROKEN PART IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOTED ON THE SERVICE ORDER. *NM

IN JUNE 2005 WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION WE HEARD A LOUD THUNK AND RUBBING IN THE REAR OF OUR CAR. WE GOT THE CAR HOME AT WHICH POINT MY HUSBAND JACKED UP THE CAR AND TOOK OFF THE TIRES. HE FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. IT COST ME 600.00 TO FIX THE SPRINGS, ALIGNMENT AND THE 2 TIRES THAT WORE UNEVENLY. WE CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO GET PRICING BUT THEY WERE A LOT MORE THAN OUR LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE TAURUS. *NM

I BOUGHT MY FORD TAURUS IN 2001 AND IT WAS A DAILY DRIVER. SUMMER OF 2005 I HAD MY REAR SPRING SNAP ON BOTH SIDES AND POP ON TIRE, I HAD TO REPLACE MY STRUTS/SPRINGS AND TIRES FOR A TOTAL OF $1,300. BOTH STRUTS WHERE LEAKING, BOTH SPRINGS BROKEN, AND ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS POPS BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN STRUT. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 75,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AS A SET.

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS VIN [XXX] HAS ALREADY HAD THE FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH THE LAST TWO FALLING IN UNDER THE MANDATORY RECALL. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE OF A CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR RIGHT SPRING HAS NOW BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. I HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO FORD'S REAR SPRINGS NHTSA ACTION # PE05054 AND THOUGHT I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY OCCURRENCE. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY A BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY A LOW SPEED. HAD REPAIRED AT A TIRE DEALER. BROKEN PARTS NOT SAVED. *NM

WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. I HAD THE COIL SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. ALSO AS A RESULT, AFTER GETTING NEW TIRES (UNRELATED TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS), THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE BROKEN IN THE BACK END WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A TIRE ALIGNMENT. THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *NM

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS AND PUNCTURED PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH SINCE THE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP, OTHERWISE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO DRIVE TO NEAREST OPEN TIRE DEALER FOR NEW TIRE AND NEW SPRINGS. FORD WOULD NOT HELP ME SINCE I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED AT A FORD DEALER (BUT THEY WERE ALL CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED (AROUND 6:30 PM). I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER AND GAVE THEM ALL MY RECEIPTS, BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. *NM

I SHOULD HAVE FILED THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR. MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAD A RECALL IN 8-2004 (BUT THE SHIELD TO COVER THE COIL SPRINGS WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS - WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ULTIMATE PROBLEM). THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING FAST AS IT WAS VERY APPARENT I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS CRASH OTHERWISE. THIS WAS TOWED TO TIRE SHOP FIRST, THEN TO DEALER AND COIL SPRINGS IN FRONT OF CAR WERE REPLACED AS WAS AFFECTED TIRE AT NO COST. HOWEVER, NOW I SEE THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SAME WAY ON THE SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO A WAIT, OR GUESSING GAME TO SEE IF MY CAR WILL BE ONE OF THE AFFECTED ONES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCE THAT I OR MY FAMILY WILL NOT SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE OF YET ANOTHER COIL SPRING ON MY CAR. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE, AS I WILL HAVE TO PULL OUT RECORDS. *NM

VERY POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY ON HUMID DAYS. I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DEFROSTER AND STILL CAN'T SEE. THE CAR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW. I'VE NOTICED IT MORE SINCE I STARTED WORKING DAYS, IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING CAR ON MORNING COMMUTE.*JB

VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED RESULTING IN NEAR FIRE WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE EMISSION VALVE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND TRY IS WHEN THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IT SHATTERED INTO LARGE FRAGMENTS AND SCATTERED THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE, 2 WEEKS LATER THE EMISSIONS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOL THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE EMISSIONS VALVE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE EXPLOSION OR WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FAIL. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 09/25/2005. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THERE WAS A 1996 FORD F-150 IN FRONT ON ME. I WAS DRIVING A 2000 FORD TAURUS. FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH CAME A 1996 FORD TAURUS THAT SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. MY CAR WAS FORCED INTO THE F-150. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN FRONT AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE 1996 TAURUS WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CRYSTAL METH & ALCOHOL. HE WAS ARRESTED. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE 1996 TAURUS. IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS NEITHER MY DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS THROWN INTO MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY NECK JERKED. I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO AN ULTRASOUND ON THE BABY, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE X-RAYS BECAUSE I AM PREGNANT. SO I HAVE BEEN IN PAIN TAKING EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL. I HAVE OBTAINED A LAWYER, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN AND THEN PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE REVVED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE 1300.00 WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLIED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR WILL STALL, IT WILL CHOKE, AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE, AND SHE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE PART WAS CALLED, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL UNDER THE ENGINE (SENSOR SWITCH). SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR OF THE PART THAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN MARCH 2004. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM HER CAR CUT OFF AT LEAST 12 TIMES. FOUR OF THOSE 12 TIMES WAS WHILE SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY. *AK

2000 FORD TAURUS. ADDITIONAL INCIDENT RE: ODI # 10135016 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AFTER DRIVING 45 MINUTES. DROVE TO DEALER, LIGHTS BEGAN WORKING. WHILE WAITING LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AND DEALER WITNESSED FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH SCORCHED CONNECTOR-TAB AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT HAD PARTIALLY MELTED. *NM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2005 MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND WHEN THE HOOD WAS LIFTED THERE WAS A FIRE. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULY 4,2005. WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR AND HIT A LAMP POST HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY SHOP SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH OR THE CAR WAS NOT HIT THE RIGHT SPOT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. *AK *NM

WHILE TAURUS WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING AND LINK,THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHEAST, THE SAME CAUSE GIVEN FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS. THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE COVERED BY A RECALL,HOWEVER THE REAR SPRINGS WERE NOT. THEY WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $322.43 WHICH I HAD TO PAY. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS HEADLIGHTS FAILED.*MR THE HEADLIGHT SEALS FAILED WHICH ALLOWED MOISTURE TO FORM ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE LENS. THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT GIVEN OFF BY 10-25%. *NM

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON MY 2000 TAURUS HAS FAILED MAKING THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT USUABLE ONLY WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ITSELF RETRACTED ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE MECHANISM BUT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT I'VE EXPERIENCED. PREVIOUSLY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THIS CAR IS BECOMING INCREASING UNSAFE AND I AM LOOSING CONFIDENCE IN ITS OTHER HIGHLY TOUTED SAFETY FEATURES.

THE "LOW COOLANT" SENSOR ON MY 2000 TAURUS HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE "LOW COOLANT" INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT LEVEL IS CORRECT (WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RANGE). PREVIOUSLY, THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES COST $120 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD DEALERS AS NO AFTER-MARKET PARTS STORES COULD GET THESE PARTS. THE SENSOR ITSELF IS INTEGRATED INTO THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK, COST APPROXIMATELY $60.

2000 FORD TAURUS. DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING-PARK LIGHTS FAILED. PARKED CAR AND IDLED WHILE TRYING DIFFERENT HEADLIGHT SWITCH POSITIONS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, LIGHTING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER (OF COURSE) COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS NOR CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. FACTORY CUSTOMER SUPPORT WAS CONTACTED, AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE CALL-BACK. *NM

WE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON/STAYING ON/FLASHING. ON ONE OCCASION THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AFTER THAT IT WAS CLEANED, DUE TO CORROSION AT THE CONNECTION. MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/16/05 WHERE THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE SUSTAINED WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE "CHOKES" OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AS WELL AS DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAVE HAD TO REPAIR FACILITY WHO CAN FIND NOTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG. NO READING OFF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFY A MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A REPEATED FAILURE BEGINNING IN MARCH 2005. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL FAILURE.

DEFECTIVE REAR SPRINGS ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V332000. THE REAR SPRING COILS FAILED DUE TO A METAL FATIGUE FRACTURE AND WAS REPLACED. *SC

SALT CORROSION LEAD TO FAILURE OF REAR COILS. REAR COILS REPLACED. *JB