This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph downhill with the brake pedal depressed all the way to the floorboard, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact mentioned that in order to stop the vehicle, she had to shift into neutral and drive over the sidewalk, crashing into a sign. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who filed a report on the contact's behalf. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 187,000.
When driving for more than 15 minutes the brakes begin to pulsate. I have taken the care into 2 mechanics and they have stated that my brakes look fine.
Brakes when I purchased car they were good first inspection period champion Ford had to change all even master cylinder they have not worked right since you feel as if you cannot stop on time. I complained several times to champion Ford I even filed a complaint awhile back with Ford Motor Company about there repairs of any type on my car. I then began to take it to ferraro Ford which has now closed up but they were not happy with the brakes either they even contacted Ford about what might be done. I just need to know if there was ever a recall or safety concern.
My mother had a horrifying experience and a accident while driving my 2000 Ford Taurus. As she was putting car in drive, when leaving restaurant the car suddenly went out of control and sped up on its own and even while she had her foot on the brake all the way to floor car would not stop, the accelerator was stuck and she was terrified as she was heading head on to the restaurants brick building where she ended up crashing into and people inside restaurant said they were hurt as well as my car got badly damaged and the building. My mother and the people inside are lucky to be alive because of this problem with the gas pedal and brakes this could have been a deadly accident. My mother is bruised and still very sore from the accident and the impact was so hard when she crashed into the brick building that both front air bags failed to deploy. Please someone needs to look into this because this I understand that this has happen to others who own 2000 Ford Taurus. I called Ford and they said they had a recall on this vehicle in 2002 and the problem was corrected but here it is 2009 and it has happened again so something isn't right with these cars and it shouldn't have to take someone to die before Ford realizes that this problem is still happening and they need to do something about this. There are several complaints about this same problem. And if Ford said they corrected the problem in 2002 then why is it still happening"?????????" please do something before its to late. I was really upset after reading all the complaints about 2000 Ford Taurus owners who are having the same problem with there car and this was after the 2002 recall when Ford claim they fixed it. I wish I knew this before I brought the car or even let my mother drive it because I would never have put her life or others in jeopardy like that. Tow truck had to pull my car from building and then it had to be towed away.
Consumer right rear coil spring broke cutting into tire. (11/16/05) the brakes were grinding and there was a clunking noise in the rear since the coil springs were replaced.
- Sandusky, OH, USA
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Consumer drove home in the rain, and sixdays later while attempting to drive back wheels would not turn. He had the vehicle towed to the dealer, and was told that the rear brakes rusted together. Consumer had the rear brakes/shoes replaced, and the rotors turned. Consumer never heard of rear brakes rusting, and did not think warranty would pay for it.
While backing out of a parking space the vehicle brakes failed which resulted in the vehicle hitting a guardrail. Since this failure the new master cylinder has failed again.
Nar 06/19/2003. The consumer has encountered numerous amount of problems with the vehicle. First the transmission was leaking fluid the brakes failed twice in a year. The vehicle was repaired at dobbs Ford two times and both parts were not under warranty and again after being fixed the brakes failed. As a result of the vehicle defect the consumer has lost her car insurance and is unable to purchase anymore because no other company want to risk another accident with the brakes. The consumer believes Ford should except responsibility for this car before some is hurt. The consumers nephew was driving the vehicle and crashed into a concrete block and the air bags failed to deploy.
While driving 25 mph the consumer attempted to brake but noticed that the vehicle was not stopping. To avoid hitting another car the consumer hit a curb ruining two new tires and wheels. The consumer believes a recall (02V266000) on the NHTSA website is possibly the cause of her brake failure.
Consumer complained about a brake problem. Consumer was parking the vehicle and when the brakes were applied vehicle would not stop. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, and consumer was told there was no problem with the brakes. Consumer received a second opinion at an independent brake shop, and was told there was no brake problem. When the brakes were applied the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle would not stop.
While driving consumer applied brakes and pedal went to the floor. Driver was able to maintain control of vehicle. Then, drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic was not able to resolve the problem.
Due to the brakes on a 2000 Ford Taurus that I just purchased I was the cause of an accident because the brakes wouln't allow me to stop.as an owner I was not instructed to the proper way to set the position of the pedals.ak
I have had my brakes worked on my 2000 Taurus about every 6 months. I have been told by 2 mechanics that the car model is severely under braked. The problem causes the rotors to warp. I have had one accident with the car were I should have been able to stop if the brakes operated properly.
Since the purchase of the vehicle there was a problem with the brakes. The front brakes locked up, especially in wet weather. The dealer attempted to fix the vehicle twice, and stated there were no other remedies to fix this problem. The brake problem continued. The front brakes locked up in emergency stop situations. The consumer's daughter was in a minor accident due to brake failure.
Tires: Reported vibration, shimmy and pulling to the left. Took to dealer 6/24/2000 (1829) miles, balanced tires. On 11/14/2000 (9061)miles, 04/23/2001 (12871) balanced tires. Finally, 5/25/2001 (14518) replaced two front tires. Vibration and shimmy stopped but kept pulling to the left. On 10/10/2001 (23876) miles, charged me for alignment, car stopped pulling. Transmission: At approximately 40800 miles car had a noticeable shudder while going in reverse. Took to the dealer and was told it was a cracked casing as noted in tsb 15559 NHTSA number (630095) caused by miss manufacture of a part. Was informed dealer or Ford Motor Co. Would not assist with repair cost to exceed $1495. Brakes: Reported brake problem on 5/25/2001 and 10/10/2001 when it was server, shaking and control problems when stopping. Dealer cut front rotors which was out of spec.- problem is back. Fuel: Have smelled gas in my car many times. Bought to dealers attention and of course could not find anything. Car is to have 18 gal. Tank but runs out of gas before that. Gas gauge reads empty at 12 gal. And was told it was built to be that way. Several complaints filed with you also describe my problems. ODI numbers 760669, 896396, 897642 and 862471 are some. **dimsii IVOQ entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**769760
2000 Ford Taurus SE, ABS, traction control, 3.0 24 valve engine. This month we had to replace the rear brakes with only 45,500 miles on the car. The vehicle is kept in house garage. After driving a few days on rain slick roads and after being in the garage overnight the rear brakes had locked shut and would not allow the vehicle to move. It took several times through-out the day of gentle shifting between drive and reverse to ge the rear brakes to unlock and free the car to move. Took the car immediately to a nearby Goodyear dealer to have the brakes checked. The brakes appeared to have rusted shut. The brake cylinder covers on both rear wheels had burned holes in them from the excessive heat created by driving with rusted brakes. The emergency brake cable was not involved in the problem, and it did not show any evidence of being locked. Called the local Ford dealer to find out if Ford would take care of the problem and was advised that since the 3 year, 36,000 mile warranty had expired Ford wasn't interested in reviewing the problem. Ford dealer offered to make repairs at my expense and then file a report with Ford. I chose to have Goodyear fix the brakes, and kept the rusted burned parts for future review if necessary. Situation created a potentially dangerous situation whereby the rear brakes could have heated to the point of causing a fire or other serious problems if we had to take the vehicle on a long distance drive. Ford and the NHTSA needs to look at this problem as potentially dangerous.
The brake system in our car has not performed properly on wet roads many times. On Jan 21st, 2002 and Mar 13th, 2002, we asked muzi Ford to fix this problem. They could not find the problem. They reported, it is common to confuse ABS activation with difficulty stopping". in fact, our car is not equipped with ABS. On the morning of Jan 17th, 2003, my husband was driving in the slow lane of I-95; the car in front of our car came to a sudden stop. He immediately braked. He was still far away, and the speed was only 45-50 mph, the road was wet and our cars brake system did not work properly and it hit the front car. There are many problems with our car. The emergency brake on/off has been adjusted, the transmission fluid and both front axle seal have leaked twice; steeling fluid has leaked once, the brake light, gas cap assembly and solenoid canister have been replace, and the wiper motor park switch has been recalled. Please help us to solve the brake system problem with Ford Motor Company. Note: Did not count as crash for RQ03008 since crash was not due to brake light issue.
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- Huntingtown, MD, USA