2001 Ford Taurus complaints

I WAS PARALLEL PARKING MY 2001 TAURUS AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE(TO PULL FORWARD IN THE PARKING SPACE) THE CAR SPED UP TO HI RPM'S AND I HAD TO JAM THE BRAKES ON TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. *AK

TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEPT BLOWING OUT DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE LENS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRUNK WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

CAR EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS A RATTLE IN THE "FRONT END". DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT END "LINK PINS" TO BE WORN. THESE PINS ATTACH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND IN TURN, HOLD THE FRONT TIRES IN POSITION. THESE PINS HAVE BEEN REPLACES TWICE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. ONCE AT APPROX 21,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT APPROX 56,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS THEY SEE THIS "A LOT ON THE TAURUS" AND STATE THAT FORD HAS NOW CHANGED THE PART DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT AS FAILURE OF THIS PART COULD RESULT IN THE FRONT WHEELS COMING OFF THE VEHICLE (PER THE DEALERSHIP). AGAIN - SYMPTOMS ARE FRONT END VIBRATION, WHICH IS NOT CORRECTED BY TIRE BALANCE. *NM

THE VEHICLE HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE SPINDLE SNAPPED, CUTTING THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLL OVER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

REAR DOORS WON'T STAY CLOSED. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO TIE THE TWO DOOR HANDLES TOGETHER TO KEEP THEM CLOSED. *AK

THE DEFROSTER/AIR ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS LX DOES NOT DEFOG MY WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD GETS FOGGED UP.*AK

THE ANTI-SWAY BARS ON MY FORD TAURUS SES HAVE COME LOOSE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE BARS CAME LOOSE AT 10,000 MILES, 16,000 MILES, AND MOST RECENTLY AT 50,000 MILES. SINCE THE LATEST REPAIR (AT 50,000 MILES) IS NOW ALLEGEDLY OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER WANT $140 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN. AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RESURFACE. I ARGUED WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER (FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS) THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND A DEFECT, NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THE BARS SHOULD NOT BE COMING LOOSE ON THEIR OWN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT (AT 16,000 MILES) THE DEALER INSTALLED A SPECIAL KIT THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF A GENERALIZED PROBLEM AND THAT SWAY BARS ARE COMING LOOSE ON THIS CAR MODEL (2001 TAURUS SES) AND PERHAPS ON MANY OTHERS THAT SHARE THE SAME SWAY BAR DESIGN. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED IN LOOSE SWAY BARS ON THE FORD TAURUS. NHTSA SHOULD ALSO INVESTIGATE THE ATTEMPT BY FORD AND THE FORD DEALERS TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT NEVER RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF FORD AND THE DEALERS ARE ALLOWED TO CLAIM THAT THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEN ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS SIT AND WAIT UNTIL THE WARRANTIES EXPIRE AND ALL DEFECTS BECOME A CUSTOMER-PAID REPAIR.*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN NEAR FRONTAL CRASH.*AK

PULSATIONS WHILE BRAKING. WHEN I HAD ABOUT 12000 MILES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE WHEN I APPLIED THEM. THE SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND THE DISC NEEDED RESURFACING. NOW WITH ~29000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURING. I EXPECT LONGER LIFE OUT OF MY BRAKES.

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS HAVE FOGGED UP. THIS WOULD CAUSE IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT HOURS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WITHOUT WARNING FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH. *AK THE FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BE TORN FROM THE DOOR POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING HIT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, SENSOR OR BOTH ARE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT, CONSUMER FOUND THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT SPRING COIL CUT THE TIRE 180 DEGREES. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY $950.00 TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING, TIRE, AND LABOR COST. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE FRONT LEFT OF THE VEHICLE SUNK DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND A BROKEN COIL SPRING AND THE TIRE WAS CUT 360 DEGREES. *SC

SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER CAR (2001 FORD TAURUS) HIT POTHOLE. NO SIDE IMPACT TOOK PLACE. NO DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR. ONLY DAMAGE WAS SCRAPE ON RIM OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL AFTER IT WENT INTO THE POTHOLE GOING FORWARD. ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. INCIDENTS WERE DOCUMENTED WITH AUTO DEALER AT SERVICE INTERVAL AND DEALER SAID COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. BUT WITH A HISTORY OF A PROBLEM WITH SENSORS AND A DEPLOYMENT DUE TO NO SIDE IMPACT, THIS IN MY OPINION REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED AS HAVING AN AIRBAG GO OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING COULD CERTAINLY TRIGGER AN ACCIDENT.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, DISPLAYED SERIES OF CODE, THEN REMAINED ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THEY RECORDED CODE B1342. REPLACED AIR BAG MONITOR PART NUMBER YF1Z-14B321EA. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PART REPLACED IN SEP-2003 LESS THAN 3000 MILES BETWEEN THE TWO FAILURES.

I HAVE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EACH TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY INSTALLING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SENSOR (WHICH HAPPENS TO NEVER BE COVERED UNDER THE SO-CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED). THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS YET TO BE RECTIFIED YET REMAINS A PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TURNING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, CAR WILL ACCELERATE PROPERLY AT FIRST BUT THEN RPM'S WILL BUILD AND TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JERK AFTER THE INCREASE IN RPM'S. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING HIGH-SPEED (55-75) DRIVING CONDITIONS. OF COURSE, THE DEALERS (YES, I'VE HAD IT AT TWO DEALERS) HAVE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR PERSON CHANGE THE FLUID AND FILTER AND INFORM ME THAT THERE WAS A FILM IN THE FLUID INDICATING A WEARING PROBLEM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

THE SPRINGS THAT SURROUND THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I HAVEN'T GOT REPAIR DONE YET. TRANSMISSON HAS ALWAY HAD A SLIGHT SLIP. IT TOTALLY SLIPPED OUT IN LOW GEAR THE OTHER DAY.

WE NOTICED THE LOWER HALF OF THE CAR IS COVERED WITH SMALL RUST SPOTS 44000 MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. AT 39000 MILES WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RATTLE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR, HOWEVER THE RATTLE CONTINUES TO GROW WORSE. JUST UNDER 30000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACMENT. NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED, HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEKS TIME THE CAR WAS BACK IN FOR MORE BRAKE WORK. THE PADS WERE REPLACED BY THE SHOP, BUT THE SQEAKING HAS RETURNED AGAIN.( WE DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.) THE FUEL GAUGE READS ERRACTICLY BETWEEN FULL AND 1/4. I HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS FIXED YET. THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A HARD STARTING PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. IT WILL CRANK AND NOT START. THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, IT WILL START BUT IDLE ROUGH.

BOUGHT USED 2001 TAURUS IN AUG. OF 2002. ON THE TEST DRIVE I NOTICED THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER AT NO COST TO ME DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCE. I DROVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION RETURNED AND THE CAR WAS AGAIN PULLING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS THAT A WHEEL WEIGHT WAS LOST, BUT HAD NO EXPLAINATION FOR THE PULLING. THEY REBALANCED THE WHEELS AND ROTATED THE TIRES. AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL NOV. 2003 AS I WAS DRIVING I ONCE AGAIN FELT THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS MUCH MORE SEVERE ON CORNERING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP(NEAREST FORD DEALER WAS 25 MILES AWAY). THEY FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO HAVE A FLAT SPOT ON THE OUTER TREAD AREA(SLIPPED BELT) AND BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS TO BE LOOSE, THE LEFT ONE BEING EXTERMELY WORN. THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTINENTAL OE TIRES NOT HOLDING BALANCE, HAVING BAD WEAR PROBLEMS, ETC. THEY INSTALLED TWO AFTERMARKET, GREASABLE TIE ROD ENDS AND DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION. AT THIS POINT I HAVE SUBMITTED THE REPAIR BILL TO A FORD DEALER FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSMENT, HOWEVER I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. MY OPINION IS THAT CONTINENTAL TIRES ARE JUNK AND FORD KNOWS IT. THE FORD DEALER INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHE PROBLEMS LIKE MINE, A MUCH DIFFERENT OP

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY.*AK THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *NM

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON 12/26/03. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED PUMP. THIS PUMP FAILED ON 1/2/04. CAR SERVICED ON 1/6/04. TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE BEFORE WE PICKED UP THE CAR THAT EVENING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT ON 1/7/04. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THAT EVENING. THIS PUMP FAILED ON 1/9/04 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD HAD IT REPAIRED THE PREVIOUS TIMES. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN WITH, YES, YOU GUESSED IT, ANOTHER RE-MANUFACTURED POWER STEERING PUMP. CAN'T WE GET A NEW PUMP? I HOPE THAT FORD IS NOT PUTTING RE-MANUFACTURED PARTS INTO YOUR NEW CARS.*AK

WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER/FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: FOUL ODOR WHEN HEAT IS RUNNING. WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A HIGH SENSITIVITY TO ALLERGIES. COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 15,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE OIL GASKET PAN TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL. CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING SOMETIMES. THE MOTOR IS MAKING A RUSHING NOISE. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE MOTOR ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT START UNTIL SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK TO REPLACE BACK/WARPED WINDSHIELD AFTER HAVING IT ONE DAY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW ME TO TRADE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE FACT THAT TOO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG IN TOO SHORT A PERIOD OF TIME. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2002. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEARD CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SOON DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA *JB

I HAD A SEVERE T-BONE TYPE CRASH WITH A VEHICLE-NOT MY FAULT AS THE OTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN FRONT OF ME-TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH. ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. OUR AIRBAGS, NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS, DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SHOULDER HARNESSES KEEP US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD. ONLY THE FACT THAT WE BRACED OURSELVES KEPT BOTH OF US FROM BEING BADLY INJURED. *LA

WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GLASS REPAIR SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT. *PH

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES THERE CAN BE NO MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM PROPERLY. *AK

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON NY THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. PARTS DAMAGED INCLUDED REPLACING THE COIL SPRING, THE STRUT, AXEL, TIRE, AND AXEL BEARING. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, INFINITY, SIZE #P215/60R16, DOT#UNKNOWN. *AK

PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SERVICE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL (FRONT WHEEL WAS CHOPPED), AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *SCC VARIOUS COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *SCC *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. A SATURN TURNED DIRECTLY INTO MY VEHICLE'S PATH. I WAS TRAVELING AT APROXIMATELY 40MILES PER HOUR AND HIT THE SATURN ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR THEN LEFT THE ROADWAY AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND PUSHED BACK. THE SATURN'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I HAD PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO AS A PROGRAM CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE AUTO WAS WARPED AND MY RIGHT BREAST WAS DAMAGED. I SPENT 5 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO MY BREAST RESULTING IN INTERNAL BLEEDING, WHICH REQUIRED BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR AND MY BREAST STILL HASN'T HEALED, AND I MAY BE PERMANTLY DISFIGURED FROM THIS ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER, SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, OBTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND 9 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. SHE STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH HER NECK. MY GRANDSON WAS IN THE BACKSEAT AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. *LA

NHTSA RECALL 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 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER ADMITTED SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WILL RESTARTED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS RISE AND THEN FALL. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SURGES BACKWARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2000 VERSION OF THE FORD TAURUS. THEN, THE DEALER PUT HIM INTO A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND THAT VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. WHEN HE COMPLAINED, THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS- BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.*AK *TS *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS FUEL TANK AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 144 000, BUTTHIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE WAYNE PLANT, AND IN THE SAME MONTH AS STATED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT IN ONE OF THE STATES LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL/STOP LAMP OCCURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO POWER. *PH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD DENIED THE REQUEST DUE TO EXPIRATION OF HIS WARRANTY. *PH *JB

INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER THEY WERE ABLE TO TEST VIA NGS HOOKUP, WHICH SHOWED CODE U2017. REPLACED PART YF1Z-14B321-EA CONTR ASY-OCC., PER SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #14579. THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE OF INTREST GIVEN THERE IS A INQUIRY INVOLVING THE 2001 TAURUS AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE IT ROLLED INTO A DITCH, THEN STRUCK A CONCRETE "CULVERT" HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 FORD TAURUS.*MR NEARLY A FATEL ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILED BRAKES ONLY 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *CB

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN A SNOW STORM AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND LANDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS INJURED, RECEIVING 48 STITCHES AND ACCUMULATING ABOUT 20,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL BILLS. *AK *SCC *JB

TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE, THE DEALER REPLACED ONE IN FRONT AND WE HAD TO SPEND OUR FUNDS TO REPLACE THE OTHER. TIRE IS P215-60-R16 94T M+S. INFINITY TOURING T3. ONE IN BACK WILL NEED REPLACE SINCE THE TREAD IS SEPERATING. THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE THE MILAGE ON OUR TAURAS IN 31,000 THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND CAUSED LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK ON A LEVEL ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER, THE PEDAL RETURNED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD TAURUS BRAKE ROTORS.*MR THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FORD WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR ALL REPAIRS BUT THEY ONLY TURNED THE ROTORS. *PH ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW DRAGGED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE RADIO OR HEATER WAS ON, AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AT TIMES AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO TIRE WEAR. *JB

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR ON 2001 FORD TAURUS -- HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE AND TIRES ONCE SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003 W/ ONLY 30K MILES ON IT. NOW HAVE 49K MILES AND THE STEERING WHEEL PRACTICALLY JUMPS OUT OF MY HANDS WHILE BRAKING DUE TO THE ROTORS WHICH WERE PUT ON ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO AFTER DEALERSHIP BILLED FORD FOR SHAVING ROTORS BELOW SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE EXTREME HEAT GENERATED THEREBY CAUSING ROTORS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERYTIME INDIVIDUAL MUST SUDDENLY STOP ! FORD SHOULD PAY FOR NEXT ROTORS AND SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF SOMEONE CANNOT STOP AND FORD WILL BE LIABLE IN MY PARTICULAR SITUATION. I WILL ADVERTISE THIS INFORMATION AND MAKE READILY AVAILABLE ALL MY DOCUMENTATION TO THE LEGAL FIELD AND ANY ATTORNEY WHO REQUESTS IT. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAUSE UNIKNOWN. *AK