2001 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION KEY SWITCH LOCKS EVERY TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. (SERVICE BULLETINS#012113-627-1SB6274). *AK WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED THE START POSITION IT DID NOT TURN BACK TO THE RUN POSITION. AFTER THE CONSUMER REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO TRAFFIC, THE KEY RELEASED ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION.*TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING ,AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE STILL WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY AND JERK THE BRAKES WASN'T RIGHT. THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER SHIP TWICE AFTER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR THE BRAKES ARE BETTER NOW. *AK *CB

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/30/2003 BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING. BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER BOOTS WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE. REAR CLIPS LOOSE AND MOVING AROUND. *AK *CB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AT NORMAL SPEEDS TRIED "TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, CONSUMER SLAMMED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAIL BOX. VEHICLE WAS AIR BORNE, LANDING IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE NOT TRIED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *TT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE AT THE SAME SPOT, BUT DIFFERENT DAYS, THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD, AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AT THE RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE BEFORE AS WELL WHERE THE CONSUMER FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T GOING TO STOP. *SCC *JB

2001 FORD TAURUS 4 DOOR SEDAN.*MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR POSITION. THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE DOOR PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW RUNS..*TS. THE REAR DRUM ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND PITTED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH. DOOR DOES NOT FULLY LATCH UNLESS ABNORMAL FORCE IS USED TO SHUT THE DOOR.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS. ALSO, STATED THAT SOMEBODY WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLISION AND THE SEAT BELT BROKE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTION LIGHTS. EVERY TIME DIRECTION LIGHTS KEEP ON BURNING . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, AND DEALER WILL ONLY FIX IT, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THEY GO OUT AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS SIDE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TIRE SIZE P215/60R16. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, AND HALF OF THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. *TT

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS UPON BRAKE PEDAL. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *TT

LEFT FRONT TIRE, ON FIRESTONE AFFINITY 206016, BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE. *JB

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN BLAMED ON EVERYTHING. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND BALANCED, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (FOR THE 2ND TIME IN THIS CARS YOUNG LIFE), AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO STOP SHAKING. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE PLAYING EENY,MEENY,MINY, MOE WITH MY MONEY AND TIME. STILL NO RESOLUTION. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NLM

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH COULD MEAN THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONSUMERS SEAT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE SEAT BEING REMOVED TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

THERE WAS A PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB

PRESSURE EGR VALVE FAILURE. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR 2 YEARS, 24K, BUT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE VIEWED FOR POSSIBLE MANDATORY RECALL. *NLM

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER VIEWED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH THEN FROM THE HOOD AREA. SCC

THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL DISENGAGE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDERS PUSH ROD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *NLM THE DEALER DID NOT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION OF OTHER MODELS THAT HAS FACTORY RECALLS FOR THE RETAINER CLIP. REFER TO RECALL# 02V266000 SCC

2001 FORD TAURUS. BRAKES RESURFACED AT 23,000 MILES. (MAY 2002) STILL NOT RIGHT, ASKED TO RECHECK. THE DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WRONG. ROTORS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. SO FAR, FORD REFUSING TO PAY. NOT TO MENTION, FOUR NEW TIRES ABOUT THE SAME TIME. *NLM

DRAIN LINES UNDER THE HOOD CLOG RESULTING IN FLOODING OF DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. SOAKING THE CARPET AND FLOOR MATS. HAS BEEN "FIXED" 3 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. LAST TIME, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, TOOK OFF THE DASH BOARD TO GET AT LINES AND IT HAS FLOODED AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY CARPETING OR MATS, AND ONCE AGAIN HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

DURING A SNOW STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. MR SCC *NLM

FAST IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY GOES TO RACE TRACK MODE WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED FROM A COLD START. WHEN BACKING, ONE MUST TAKE FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT A FAST IDLE OR LOSE CONTROL. MR SCC

THE TRUNK LID BRACKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPRING TO COME OUT. *JB

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE AND THE SUB FRAME WAS BENT. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE.*JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO GET FOOT OUT AND COME TO A SAFE STOP. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT AND MOSTLY SIDE COLLISION WHERE MY CAR WAS TOTALED. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR (2001 FORD TAURUS SES) TO COWLES FORD IN WOODBRIDGE VA. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY PROPERLY IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT ON 12/27/02. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT AND ONLY ONE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON THE SIDE I WAS ON. I WAS DRIVING, WEARING MY SEATBELT THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DURING THE ACCIDENT I WAS STILL THROWN INTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGHT MY SEATBELT WAS WORN. I SUSTAINED SOME MINOR TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND AM CURRENTLY STILL BEING TREATED FOR THESE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM SO THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. THEY HAVE IGNORED MY PHONE CALLS AND HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO FIGHT THIS BUT AM LOOKING FOR ANY HELP FROM YOU IN MAKING SURE THAT THE CARS WE BUY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE SPEND WILL BE SAFE FOR OUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NLM

THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

I RECIENTLY HAD THE RECALL FOR THE WIPER MOTOR COVER REPAIRED. SINCE THE REPAIR MY WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING. ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP THEY WILL WORK FINE (PROVIDED THE TEMP IS ABOVE 30 DEGREES). I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, EACH TIME THE WIPERS WILL WORK ONCE THERE, AND NO ACTION IS TAKEN. (MY CAR IS CURRENTLY JUST OVER THE FREE WARRANTY MILEAGE). I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS BEFORE THEY WERE FIXED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMTHING DONE. THE WIPERS ACT LIKE THERE MAY BE MOISTURE IN A CONNECTION THAT FREEZES AND PUSHES THE CONNECTION APART, OR INTERFERES WITH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION, UNTIL THE CAR WARMS SUFFICENTLY TO GET CONDUCTION TO CONTINUE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH SOME ANSWERS. THANK YOU.

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

ONE OF MY OEM TIRES (FIRESTONE AFFINITY) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE SUCH AS NAILS OR SCREWS INVOLVED. THE TIRE'S OUTSIDE SIDEWALL FAILED RESULTING IN A SPLIT LARGE ENOUGH THAT A CREDIT CARD COULD SLIDE THROUGH IT. THE OEM TIRES HAD LESS THAN 18,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT ON ALL OF THE TIRES ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE TO A CORPORATE FIRESTONE STORE, THEY BLAMED THE FAILURE AS "IMPACT DAMAGE". BASICALLY THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT FOR HITTING SOMETHING AND NOT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. IF I HAD ACTUALLY HIT SOMETHING, THEN I COULD ACCEPT THE PROBLEM. BUT SINCE I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WHEN THE TIRE FAILED, I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER OEM FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS IN MY CAR AT THE TIME THIS TIRE FAILED AND ALL WOULD REITTERATE THE FACT THAT NOTHING IN THE ROADWAY WAS STRUCK TO CAUSE THE SIDEWALL FAILURE. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING LESS THAN 20 MPH WHEN THE TIRE FAILED AS I APPROACED A STOP LIGHT.

ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR FRONT/DRIVER DOOR, AND THE CORNER/SHARP EDGE HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE EYE. SCC

WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION SHOCK FROM THE PEDAL AND THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK 2 VEHICLES. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIM HAD SPLIT WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE WERE AFFECTED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE FRONT RIM SPLIT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH 2 VEHICLES.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL REAR SEAT BELTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BELTS WILL CURL UP AND GET STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. ALSO, WHEN UNBUCKLING AFTER USE BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA# 15190 01-F-071-000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOOSE THIRD GEAR OPERATION. CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH BROKE ON AUGUST 8, 2002. DEALER CHARGED OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS, FOUR MONTHS LATER VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT AN ANIMAL JUMP OUT INTO THE ROAD. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED. CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS 02V-266

CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 2" HIGHER THAT THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. *TS *TT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT TO HIT BOTH AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TT