2001 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS SOAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SEALANT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE FIREWALL. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT UNTO THE STREET, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD AND DIDN'T BLOW HER HORN OR SLOW DOWN WHEN SHE SAW ME, AND COLLIDED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PUSHED MY CAR OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF HE STREET. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I HAD PASSENGER IN CAR WITH ME. THEY HAD THERE SEATBELT ON TOO. NEITHER AIR BAGS OPENED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I HAD TO GO TO MISS WORK BECAUSE MY BACK WAS HURTING SO BAD. THE VERY NEXT DAY I GOT A RIDE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE MY BACK WAS HURTING SO SEVERELY. THE DR. DIAGNOSED ME WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN WHICH WAS DUE FROM ACCIDENT. I WAS PRESCRIBED 2 TYPES OF MEDICATION TO TAKE, AND DR. SAID I MAY HAVE TO SEE A SPECIALIST IF NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE DR REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT UPON REQUEST. I AM STILL IN PAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE IN A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO DID NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TWICE TODAY AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SES TODAY AT CITY SPEEDS (30 MPH) I HEARD A VERY LOUD METALLIC CLANKING SOUND. I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND WE PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT TO INSPECT. WE FOUND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE RUST/CORROSION. WE LIVE IN ILLINOIS & CALLED FORD TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL (04V332-4235) AND HOW TO GO ABOUT REPAIRING THIS. THE AGENT CHECKED OUR VIN AND TOLD US THAT OUR CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL DESPITE HAVING BEEN PRODUCED IN THE CHICAGO MANUFACTURING PLANT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PLANTS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. OUR TIRE WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING SHREDDED BY THE BROKEN SPRING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE OUR CAR SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS RECALL AND STATED TO THE FORD AGENT THAT I WAS DISSATISFIED BY THE APPARENT RUNAROUND I WAS RECEIVING. I REQUESTED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO BE MADE, AND HE STATED HE WOULD PLACE MY COMPLAINT IN THEIR DATABASE. IF HE ACTUALLY DID, I HAVE NO IDEA. ALL CARS PRODUCED IN THE TIME FRAME AT THE CHICAGO PLANT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

DURING MULTIPOINT INSPECTION DEALER FOUND REAR SPRINGS BROKEN TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $572.58 . YOUR DATA BASE SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE AND NO RECALL. LOCAL DEALER NOT AWARE OF REAR SPRING ISSUE. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AT FULL THROTTLE. IN THE ELEVEN YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE FOURTH INSTANCE OF THE VEHICLE SURGING. TO RECOVER FROM THIS CONDITION IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. IT TOOK THREE ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT A STEADY SPEED, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP RAPIDLY, REACHING NEAR 55 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE ENGINE STAYED AROUND 4,000 RPM AND USING THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT STOP IT. TO AVOID A CRASH, THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IN TO A PARKING LOT. ONCE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE'S RPM REMAINED CLOSE TO 4,000. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE FLIMSY PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE IN THE PROPER POSITION WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES, LEAVING THE CABLE FREE TO GET CAUGHT ON WHAT IS LEFT OF THE PLASTIC PIECE EXTREMELY EASILY. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE BEING BROKEN, THE CABLE DOES NOT SIT INSIDE THE PLASTIC PIECE AS INTENDED, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RPM TO STAY HIGHER THAN NORMAL AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR. WHILE DRIVING, REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN DECELERATING BEFORE A STOP HAS NO EFFECT, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DONE BY USING THE BRAKES. THIS SITUATION CAME VERY SUDDENLY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEM. THE RAPID, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION POSES A SEVERE SAFETY THREAT TO DRIVER AND ANYBODY AROUND THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME, AND THERE WAS A PARKING LOT NEARBY TO EXIT THE ROAD. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, A CRASH WOULD BE VERY LIKELY. THIS ISSUE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND AT ROAD SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. I HAVE SINCE DECIDED TO PARK MY CAR AND NOT OPERATE IT UNTIL I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FRIED AND ALL THE FLUIDS CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE THROTTLE CABLE (OR SPEED CONTROL CABLE) GOT STUCK AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES I WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO HOME AND MADE IT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I FOUND WHERE THE CABLE WAS GETTING HUNG UP. I SPRAYED IT WITH WD-40, BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT DO THE TRICK AS IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I'VE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND, GIVEN THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HASN'T TAKEN ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER AND A BRUISED KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2001 FORD TAURUS DOOR LOCK NOT LATCHING DURING WINTER WEATHER. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SAFETY ISSUE, VERY MUCH SO WHEN THEIR IS ICE AND SNOW ON THE ROADS. ATTENDING WORK AND APPOINTMENTS IS MANDATORY. HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. AFTER MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THE NEWS & MEDIA MUST BE ALERTED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION. CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THEN NOTICED THE CAR WAS INCREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. CAME UP TO ANOTHER STOP LIGHT AND COULD BARELY GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TR

TRAVELING AT 45MPH SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE, RPM'S JUMPED YET NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I CAN SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT A MOUNTING PIECE ON THE THROTTLE CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000...UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 03/27/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH HE HAD REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,052.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURN AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD WAS WET. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED A CORRODED BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WELL IS REPORTED THROUGHOUT MANY MODEL YEARS FOR FORD TAURUS. IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ONTO A FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP. I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING UP, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR EXHIBITED THE SAME CONDITIONS AS BEFORE. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO GET TO AN INTERSECTION THAT HAD A STOP SIGN. I REALIZED THAT EVEN AFTER PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING TO STOP SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AGAIN AND QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I LEFT THE CAR THERE AND WALKED TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND TOWED THE CAR HOME. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANYMORE AND IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I LOST BRAKING WHEN A CAME TO A HARD STOP. NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OUT BY DRIVER'S DOOR. I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES THAT GO TO THE REAR OF THE CAR RUPTURED. MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE VISIBLE AND ARE IN GOOD SHAPE UNDER THE VEHICLE. PART OF THE BRAKE LINES RISE UNDER A RECESS IN THE UNDERBODY FLOOR. THERE A PLASTIC SHIELD PROTECTS IT FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. IT WAS THERE THAT THE LINES HAD CORRODED BADLY AND RUPTURED. THIS IS LISTED ON SITED ON THE INTERNET AND SHOULD BE WARNED TO ALL TAURUS OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE THEN SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. A SECOND POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, BUT SCARED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSATINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT FOOT, SHOULDER AND THE FACE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PUSHED THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. AS A REMEDY, THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

RIM (WHEEL) RIPPED APART WITH THE LUG NUTS AND CENTER OF RIM STILL ATTACHED TO CAR / ROTOR: MY SON WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. BEFORE HE COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE THE TIRE AND MOST OF THE RIM WAS DETACHED FROM THE CAR CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. FROM THE CENTER LANE, THE CAR WENT SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BARELY MISSING A LARGE POLE AND EVENTUALLY COMING TO A STOP. THE MECHANIC ON THE SCENE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN HIS LONG CAREER OF MECHANICS. HE TOLD MY SON THAT HE WAS VERY LUCKY HE WAS ON EVEN PAVEMENT BECAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE EASILY FLIPPED CAUSING MAJOR INJURY AND PROBABLY DEATH. HOOD OR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN. BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. FRAME, ROTOR AND LOWER SUSPENSION ARE DAMAGED. IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WILL BE MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH (TOTAL LOSS). I FOUND THAT ANOTHER INCIDENT JUST LIKE THIS WAS REPORTED TO NHTSA ON JULY 27, 2001, VIN-[XXX], SO THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT MANY MORE ARE AT RISK AND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHO DIDN'T KNOW TO REPORT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC RING ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO DAMAGED PRONGS THAT SNAPPED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME STUCK WHEN PRESSING THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE SPEED INCREASED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NO TAKEN TO DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WATER RAN DOWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COLLECTED UNDER THE FAN BLOWER, WHICH CAUSED THE CORROSION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/20/2012 *JS

I HAD JUST PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES A FEW SECONDS LATER, BUT THE CAR WASN'T REALLY SLOWING. LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE RPMS WERE AT 4000 SO I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING MORE. THE CAR KEPT REVVING AT 4K RPMS THOUGH SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I HADN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP YET SO THE LAST FEW FEET WERE HARDER TO STOP, BUT LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND I WASN'T IN ANY DANGER OF HITTING ANYONE/ANYTHING. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT WENT RIGHT UP TO 4000K RPMS, I SHUT IT OFF AND THEN TRIED TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WAS STUCK OR THERE WAS SOMETHING UNDER IT OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT WASN'T IT SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. THEN I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE CABLES THAT WENT TO THE THROTTLE HAD SLID OUT OF A GREY BOOT AND WAS JAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THAT BOOT HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN. I MOVED IT BACK SO THAT IT POPPED INTO THE CENTER. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. CLOSER EXAMINATION LATER SHOWED THAT THE GREY CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN THE CENTER HAD LITTLE BITS BROKEN OFF. IF THOSE BITS THERE , IT WOULD PREVENT THE CABLE FROM SLIDING OUT. AS THIS WAS ON A WEEKEND, AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I USED A ZIP TIE AND SOME DUCT TAPE TO HOLD IT IN BEFORE I GOT A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED OR DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS 65 MPH. I LET UP OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR SET. EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING AND THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER AND FASTER TO OVER 80MPH. I KEPT TAPPING THE BRAKES AND EVEN TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL. NOTHING UNDER THE PEDALS WAS STUCK BUT THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING LIKE I WAS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER ABOUT A FEW MILES I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD. *JS

FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS COVERED BY RECALL 04M04. THE FIX WAS TO INSTALL A CHEAP PLATE TO PREVENT THE COIL SPRING FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRE WHEN IT CRACKS. THE RECALL INCLUDED A PREVISION TO REPLACE A BROKEN SPRING IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OR LESS THAN 150,000. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT TO FIX THE COIL SPRING ITSELF BEFORE IT WOULD BREAK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CONTUSIONS AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD "KLUNK". FROM THAT POINT ON WE ALWAYS HEARD DURING LEFT TURNS. THE NEXT DAY, I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE REAR SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. HE SAID THAT IT WAS GOOD TO GET IT IN. $600.00 BILL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! PEOPLE HAVE DIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE WHILE REVERSING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A PRIOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE COIL SPRINGS BUT THE RECALL HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500,000.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECENT NEW ARTICLE (LINK BELOW) OF A STICKY THROTTLE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW AN INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER CAN HAVE THESE SERIOUS ISSUES REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE NOW TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE! WHEN WILL YOUR AGENCY ANNOUNCE A FORMAL RECALL OF THESE ISSUES. HERE'S THE LINK I SAW FROM A LOCAL SEATTLE, WA NEWS RELEASE: HTTP://WWW.KOMONEWS.COM/NEWS/CONSUMER/FEDS-PROBE-STICKY-THROTTLES-IN-19M-FORD-SEDANS-142392835.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND COULD NOT BE DISLODGED FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V144000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE 2005 FORD TAURUS UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,327.

HEARD CLUNK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ENTERING A PARKING LOT. INSPECTION LATER THAT EVENING REVEALED REAR SPRING BREAK. *TR

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

EXCESSIVE CORROSION HAS RESULTED IN THE SUB-FRAME BREAKING NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME FASTENER. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND USE EMERGENCY BRKAE. DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD POPPED OUT. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WE CUT THE CABLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,330.

I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SAY I AM 19 YEARS OLD AND A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO DOESN'T HAVE $2000 LAYING AROUND FOR A CRAPPY TRANSMISSION AND I'M VERY UPSET THAT I MADE SUCH A NAIVE PURCHASE. HERE'S THE STORY.. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER WHOM TOLD ME SINCE HE HAD THE CAR HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE . SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD RUNNING CAR WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DOING 65-70 MPH THE MOMENTUM PUSHED THE CAR OF THE I10 TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT MOVED A COUPLE OF YARDS TO AN NEARBY GAS STATION WHERE IT SAT FOR HOURS. I TOOK IT TO COTTMANS TRANSMISSION AND A OLDER GUY WHO HAVE BEEN FIXING CARS FOR THE LONGEST TOLD ME"LOOK I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON CARS FOR A LONG TIME AND THESE TAURUS HAVE COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" IM NOT PUTTING ANOTHER DIME INTO THIS CAR. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR GETTING PEOPLE FIRED FROM WORK AND MESSING UP PEOPLE LIVES. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING A VACATION IN MY CAR BUT I GUESS MY TRANSMISSION HIT THE ROAD BEFORE I DID. I'VE READ MANY MANY REPORTS ON BLOG SITE WHERE EVERY TAURUS OWNER TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON THEM. AND IT SEEMS THESE CARS GO OUT AT THE WRONG TIME. IT'S A [XXX] SHAME THAT SOME OF THE REPORTS I'VE READ SOME OF THE PEOPLE WAS IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT'S GONNA TAKE SOMEBODY TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE AS A RESULT OF THESE POORLY BUILT PIECE OF [XXX] FOR FORD TO GET UP OFF THEIR [XXX]. I SHOULD JUST WENT GOT THAT NEW MAXIMA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR