2001 Ford Taurus

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT, LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE LEAVING A JAGGED EDGE THAT SHREDDED THE TIRES SIDEWALL WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, BUT I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PRIOR TO PARKING THE VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE TIRE THAT WAS SHREDDED WAS A NEAR NEW STUDDED SNOW TIRE. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE SUSPENSION AND REPLACE THE TIRE WILL BE ABOUT 400 - 500 DOLLARS. *TR

• 12/31/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2001 FORD TAURUS IAC VALVE FAILURE AT 54,200 MILES. *TR

• 12/31/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE AND THEN DEACTIVATE WITHOUT INTENTION. ALSO HE HAS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK AND TIMES WHEN IT DID WORK. WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED, AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RESUME BUTTON THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF AT THE PRESET SPEED. EVEN WHEN USING THE OFF, THE CRUISE WOULD RESUME TO THE PRESET SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

• 12/31/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

• 12/31/2007· VISIBILITYFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFILLED THE WASHER WINDOW FLUID AND PRESSED THE BUTTON FOR THE FLUID A SECOND TIME WHEN HE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. BY THE TIME HE AND HIS DAUGHTER EXITED THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,004.

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN PARKED ON INCLINES & SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE TRANSMISSION JERKS & CLANKS VERY BAD!DEALLERSHIP SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR THE FORD TAURUS I FIND THIS HARD TO BELEIVE. *AK

• 12/30/2006· SUSPENSIONCrash

  DRIVING 25 MPH, STRAIGHT & SMOOTH WHEN REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE & HIT GARAGE BEFORE STOPPING. PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT A DEALER. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. REAL SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT HAPPENED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FORD SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE SPRINGS LIKE THEY DID ON THE FRONT ONES. THE FRONT COIL SPRING ALSO SNAPPED ON THIS CAR EARLIER IN THE YEAR. *NM

• 12/30/2005· SUSPENSION

  1- LEFT REAR (DRIVER SIDE) COIL SPRING BROKE. VEHICLE WAS UNDER NO LOAD EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER IN THE CAR, TRUNK AND REAR SEAT WERE EMPTY. 2- THE REAR COIL SPRING JUST BROKE AND DAMAGED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE CORRESPONDING TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. 3- BOTH REAR COILS WERE REPLACED ($ 457.34) AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AS WELL ($ 76.99). THE FAILED REAR COIL IS NOT AVAILABLE AS, AT THAT TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA INTO COIL SPRING FAILURES IN 2001 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES. *NM

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/29/2008· SUSPENSION

  2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 69,000 MILES HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COILS WHICH FORD WILL FIX NO CHARGE UNDER 04M04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS. IN THE EVENT OF THE BACK SPRING WORKING IT'S WAY TO THE TIRE THERE HAS BEEN REAR TIRE BLOWOUTS WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AT THIS TIME MY MOTHER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS BEING LOOKED INTO AS A MANDATORY RECALL. I FEEL SINCE THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS OF THOSE SAME YEARS. PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT PROBLEM ARE NEW COILS BOTH SIDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BUT HE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND REFERRED ME TO YOU. THE COST TO MY MOTHER WHICH IS ON A FIXED BUDGET IS 600.00 AND SHE CANNOT AFFORD IT. THE SERVICE MANGER ADVISED HER TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD NOT BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES BUT THERE ARE A POSSIBILITY OF THEM HAPPENING AT ANY TIME. PLEASE LOOK CLOSER AT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAKE IT MANDATORY TO HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU BRAD FARROW *TR

• 12/29/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  BOTH REAR DOOR AND FRONT PASS. DOOR LATCH SPRINGS WILL NOT RETRACT HANDLE/LATCHES. PASSENGER THINKS THEY HAVE CLOSED DOOR, BUT HANDLE IS UP/OUT AND DOOR IS NOT LATCHED. DOOR FLIES OPEN ON A TURN IN ROAD. *NM

• 12/28/2007· SUSPENSION

  FAILURE/FRACTURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS AND RELATED TIRE DAMAGE. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AS FAR AS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS CONCERNED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY FOR SPRINGS. MY CONCERN IS FUTURE SPRING FAILURE ON REAR SUSPENSION WHICH IS KNOWN TO HAVE SIMILAR FAILURES WITH NO SAFETY RECALL IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. DESPITE THE NHTSA TESTS ON SIMILAR VEHICLE DEFECT, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCIDENT IS UNLIKELY. I WONDER IF ONE OF THE NHTSA PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEST INFORMATION WOULD LET ME TRADE VEHICLES WITH THEM. WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR EXTENDED USE ON CROWDED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKE SO MANY OF US DO? THE PARTS IN QUESTION FAIL BECAUSE OF CORROSION. IN MOST CASES THE SPRING BREAKS AT THE LOWER FIRST COIL, FORD HAS INSTALLED A SHIELD TO PREVENT RELATED TIRE DAMAGE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 HERE IS MY POINT AS PLAINLY AS I CAN PUT IT. THESE SPRINGS WILL CORRODE AT ANY LOCATION DUE TO STONE CHIPS OR OTHER SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS. AS A RESULT THESE SPRINGS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK AT ANY LOCATION RENDERING THE SHIELD AT THE LOWER COIL USELESS. THE RESULT COULD BE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL REGARDLESS OF WHICH, FRONT OR REAR, POSITION. SHOULD NOT FORD MOTOR COMPANY BE MANDATED TO AT LEAST INSPECT THESE PARTS FOR CORROSION IN OTHER THAN THE COMMON POINT OF FAILURE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THEM? FORD HAS INTRODUCED REPLACEMENT SPRINGS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS, BUT IN THE CASE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON THE SAME VEHICLES KNOWN TO HAVE SIMILAR FAILURES, THERE IS NO CURRENT CONSUMER PROTECTION MANDATED. PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. ISN'T IT OBVIOUS THAT AT BEST THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY HALF CORRECTED! SINCE WHEN IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUCCESSES IN THE MATTER OF MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY! I HOPE THIS ISSUE WILL SOON BE ADDED TO THE LIST. BOB ZAMOST *TR

• 12/28/2006· SUSPENSIONCrash

  TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH DUE TO THE STRUT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE FAILURE ACCURRED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AND THEN HIT A TREE. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. AND MECHANICTOLD HER THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD THE CRASHED CAR IN DRIVEWAY.*AK UPDATE (JUNE 17, 2008): MS. EDWARD SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF HER 2001 FORD TAURUS AND STRUCK A TREE. THE MECHANICAL TOLD HER THAT IT WAS A REAR (NOT FRONT) SUSPENSION SPRING HAD FAILED. THE CRASHED VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HER HOUSE AND SAT THERE SINCE (NOT REPAIRED).

• 12/28/2005· SUSPENSION

  WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE LEFT REAR SPRING IN SNAPPED OFF PUNCTURING THE SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE TIRE DEFLATED SUDDENLY AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE WE HAD TO HAVE BOTH SPRINGS IN THE REAR REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE PUT ON AND A ALIGNMENT COSTING $507.00 TOTAL. OUR CAR IS A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 38000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND EXPENSIVE REPAIR THIS YEAR. IN JULY WE LOST THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE POWER SEAT AND THAT COST OVER $400.00 WITH FORDS ASSISTANCE ON THE BILL. *NM

• 12/28/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TT

• 12/27/2006· SUSPENSION

  AT 50,000 MILES, THE DRIVERS' SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED REAR TIRE. I REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS WORN STRUTS AND BOUGHT TWO NEW TIRES. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD PARTS. *JB

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION

  MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04S17 FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS ISSUED IN AUGUST 2004, AND DEALER STATED THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

• 12/26/2007· SUSPENSION

  LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT AND BEING OCCUPIED BY 4 ADULTS. BROKEN SPRING DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH TIRE, BUT WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. FORD GARAGE ON VACATION DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND CUT AWAY ENOUGH OF THE SPRING END TO SAFELY CLEAR TIRE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 320 MILES FROM VACATION TO HOME. ARRANGED FOR HOME TOWN FORD GARAGE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FOR $400. *TR

• 12/26/2006· SUSPENSION

  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THE BACK COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF ON RECALL LIKE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND THEY ARE NOT. I HAD TO PAY TO GET REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRE. *JB

• 12/26/2004· SUSPENSION

  2001 FORD TAURUS, I WAS TURNING INTO MY HOME DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE FRONT LEFT STRUT SPRING BROKE (DRIVE IS TYPICAL SUBURBAN DRIVE,NO REMARKABLE BUMPS OR TURNS). THE ACTION CAUSED THE BROKEN PIECE TO SHEER THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL IN ONE REVOLUTION OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE PEELED OUT FROM UNDER THE WHEEL (AS I WAS IN A SLOW SPEED RIGHT-HAND TURN >10MPH)AND I LOST CONTROL AND ABILITY TO SAFELY STOP.THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND (ON IT'S FRAME) AS THE SUSPENSION HAD GIVEN WAY AND THE TIRE HAD LOST ALL SHAPE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND IT IS UNKNOW THE TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE,NOR THE INTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE PART FAILED AT SPEED! THAT IS MY REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU, OTHERS NEED TO KNOW!*AK

• 12/24/2008· SUSPENSION

  I NOTICED THAT AFTER INSTALLING FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DRAMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS JUST DONE AS WELL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SAT EXTREMELY LOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD SNAPPED AT THE BASE OF STRUT. FRONT SPRINGS HAVE A RECALL, WHY NOT THE FRONT. I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS SUBJECT AS I AM FORMERLY A SERVICE ADVISOR FOR FORD. THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM AND DOES POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM!!!! THIS IS TRUE AS THE VEHICLE FAILS NYSI AND MAKES VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME EXACT CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION AND CARED FOR WELL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! APPARENTLY UNTIL SOMEONE DIES, FORD AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY 2001 IMPALA AND MY 2002 CAVALIER BOTH HAD WELL OVER 100K, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE IN THE SALT STATES THEIR ENTIRE OPERATING LIVES!! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DONE NOW PLEASE. I AM FORCED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY OWN COST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND FORD. *TR

• 12/24/2005· SUSPENSION

  ON DECEMBER 15TH, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE REAR TIRES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE STILL INFLATED. I PULLED OUT TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS I DROVE AWAY. I DROVE BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE DOUGHNUT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. ASSUMING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A PUNCTURED TIRE, I TOOK THE TIRE TO A LOCAL PLACE FOR A TIRE REPAIR. THEY REPORTED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHY. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE AND AS MY WIFE DROVE AWAY, SHE HEARD THE SCREECHING NOISE AND AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE SHOP FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRING HAD FALLEN DOWN AND GOUGED THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SPRINGS, AT MY COST. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY FORD IS TAKING CARE OF THE FRONT SPRING ISSUE BUT ISN'T TAKING CARE OF THE REAR SPRING ISSUE WHEN THE CAUSE OF THE REAR SPRING ISSUES IS FULLY KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THEIR OBVIOUS NEGLIGENCE. *JB

• 12/23/2009· SUSPENSION

  2001 FORD TAURUS LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, END OF BROKEN SPRING CUT AND SHREDDED TIRE. REPLACEMENT COST FOR NEW TIRE AND TWO NEW QUICK STRUTS IS COSTING ME $1080.00. FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS AND WOULD REPLACE UP TO 200,000 MILES OR TEN YEARS. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE REAR SPRING PROBLEMS BUT UP TO NOW ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. *TR

• 12/23/2006· SUSPENSION

  2001 FORD TAURUS (48302 ODOMETER) REAR COIL SPRING BROKE REPLACED SPRINGS WITH REAR STRUTS. *NM

• 12/23/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING, AND CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENED BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN.*AK

• 12/22/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ABLE TO BE SECURED BUT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 01V144000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 00V240000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/15*LJ

• 12/22/2004· SUSPENSION

  RECALL NUMBER 04V332000: CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING TO BE CONTACTED SINCE OCTOBER FOR THE RECALL PART. HOWEVER, THE PARTS STILL HAVE NOT ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER FOR SOMETIME NOW, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESULTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/22/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

• 12/21/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND STATIONARY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SWITCH IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,900.

• 12/21/2006· SUSPENSION

  ON 12-14-06 I WAS SITTING IN MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WHEN BOTH SPRINGS BROKE I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS STRUTS AND MOUNTS. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAID THESE WERE NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS. *JB

• 12/21/2005· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. NOW, THE CONTACT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE REAR COILS SPRINGS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW STARTER UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

• 12/20/2008· SUSPENSION

  REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAK! I REMEMBER THE RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. BUT WHY FORD DOESN'T RECALL REAR AS THEY BREAK AS OFTEN AS THE FRONT ONES?? *TR

• 12/20/2007· SUSPENSION

  MY WIFE OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BECAUSE ONE OF THEM BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. AFTER CONTACTING THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (1-800-392-3673) TODAY, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND ALL COSTS TO REPAIR WOULD BE MINE. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 87,400 MILES ON IT. THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT CONSIDERING THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/20/2004· SUSPENSION

  DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE PERFORMING FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/19/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES STAY AT HIGH RPMS EVEN WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN 2018 WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AND HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2020. IN THE FIRST EPISODE, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IN THE SECOND, MY WIFE HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN BOTH INSTANCES GOING STRAIGHT

• 12/19/2011· POWER TRAIN

  CAR BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. FOUND A WORK AROUND ON THE INTERNET THAT WORKED. ALSO FOUND A RECALL (04S12) FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT SELL THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH (WHICH IS MOST LIKELY THE PART I NEED) BY ITSELF ANYMORE. YOU MUST BUY A MORE EXPENSIVE KIT THAT INCLUDES THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT SO WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR. SEEMS IF FORD WON'T SELL JUST THE SWITCH THEN THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO THE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD TWICE BUT THEY BASICALLY SAY "SORRY YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL." AND REGARDING WHETHER THERE WERE A CRASH, IF MY DAUGHTER HAD KEPT DRIVING IT THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE, AS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT. *TR

• 12/19/2005· SUSPENSION

  I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. IN APRIL, 2005 THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS CAR. TODAY, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AT ABOUT 30 MPH, CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND PUNCTURED IT. FORD DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THAT PART. THEY WERE VERY HAPPY TO TAKE $600 TO FIX THE SPRING AND SHOCK AS WELL AS DO THE SAME ON THE LEFT SIDE, SINCE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BREAK TOMORROW. PLUS, EVEN THOUGH FORD CLEARLY HAS UNDER-SPECIFIED THESE SPRINGS, I EVEN GET TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE! LAST FORD PRODUCT I BUY. *NM

• 12/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  STOPPING DISTANCE HAS CHANGED. THERE ARE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES ONLY ON FRONT, THEY SHOULD BE ON THE REAR ALSO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/18/2014· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REMEDY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 12/16/2011· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ONCE AGAIN MY DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT. I REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THIS VEHICLE AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

• 12/16/2006· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR SPRINGS OF MY FORD TAURUS HAVE FRACTURED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS UPWARDS OF $300. IN ADDITION TO THAT THE REAR TIRES HAVE UNDERGONE EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO BROKEN SPRINGS. CURRENTLY THE RECALL IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO FRONT SPRINGS, BUT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO REAR SPRINGS ALSO. *NM

• 12/16/2005· SUSPENSION

  MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE CRACKED AND SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SPRINGS. *JB

• 12/16/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING COIL SPRINGS IN AUGUST OF 2004.WHEN CONTACTING DEALE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER UPON ARRIVAL OF PARTS. FOUR MONTHS HAS PAST AND DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS.*AK......CONSUMER CALLED DEALER ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 INQUIRING WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN. WAS TOLD WOULDN'T GET THE PARTS UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2005. *AK

• 12/15/2009· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE HEATING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,600.

• 12/15/2007· SUSPENSION

  I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AND HEARD A SCRAPING SOUNDS. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK BACK INTO MY PARKING LOT AND THE SOUND WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME. I JACKED THE REAR OF THE CAR UP AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS ACTUALLY SCRAPING THE REAR TIRE. HAD IT TOW TO A SHOP AND REPLACED THE SPRINGS/STRUTS ON THE REAR. REPAIR SHOP TOOK A PICTURE OF THE OLD SPRING WHICH I HAVE. ALSO REPLACED THE REAR TIRE, IT HAD JUST SCRAPED OFF A SURFACE LAYER OF RUBBER, MIGHT HAVE BEEN OK AS IT DIDN'T GET TO THE BELT, BUT FELT SAFER WITH A NEW TIRE. *TR

• 12/14/2008· SUSPENSION

  FRONT & REAR SPRINGS FAILED ON 2001 FORD TAURUS & WERE REPLACED. FRONT SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED STRUTS & WERE COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED SHOCKS BUT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS "COMMON" ON THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

• 12/14/2004· TIRES

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDEWALLS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. CONTINENTAL, P215/60R16. *AK

• 12/13/2007· SUSPENSION

  2001 FORD TAURUS. REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN. WOULD HAVE PUNCTURED A TIRE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GRIND OFF BROKEN PART OF SPRING. HAVE NOT REPAIRED SPRING YET, ONLY HAVE GROUND OFF POINT OF SPRING. *TR

• 12/10/2005· SUSPENSION

  LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE. *JB

• 12/10/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNT ODOR COMING IN FROM THE VENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE CENTER CONTROL PANEL. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK