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Since 2004, I had to have my engine rebuilt in 2009 the cost was 1,700, due to failure in the coolant system"probable cause was the coolant system eroded', and still have coolant issues, the repairs on the coolant was almost 700. After those repairs were conducted, I had my car towed to grand prairie Ford, because my car would not change gears. Grand prairie Ford presented me a repair list stating at that point my car needed a new transmission and would cost another 3,000 to repair. I had my car towed to Eagle transmission in irving, Texas. The manager told me nothing was wrong with the transmission and in fact it was an electrical error and that the brain would have to be recalibrated. I had the car towed back to grand prairie Ford to have the brain recalibrated. The car at that point drove off their lot just fine. Grand prairie Ford would not give me an answer on why they tried to tell me that I needed parts when in fact nothing was wrong with them. They did state they replaced the seat belts due to the recall. My driver seat belt disengages still while driving. I have to replace the tires several times a year due to suspension issues'ball joints, tire rods, struts, shocks', even after repairs were conducted it has been a continuing issue now costing several thousands. I have not been able to have this car inspected in 2 years due to emission control. I have replaced all of the defective parts and still the car will not pass. Also this car was a split year model and has been a nightmare when replacing any parts. I do have every receipt for all repairs and parts that have been bought for this car and the falsified statement from grand prairie Ford and a letter from Eagle transmission to prove this statement that I have made today is true. However, I still have a car that I can not drive because it would be illegal and Ford Motor Co. Does not honor their vehicle.
Ran two errands. Got back in car, started up, put in gear and nothing. Made whirring noise, but wouldn't go into gear. Could not back up, go forward, nothing.
The car burst into flames 30 minutes after it was parked. No one was in the car. The car was not running. The fire was under the hood. When the fire was seen the fire department was called. They arrived shortly and put out the fire. Everything under the hood, and up into the dash was burned and melted. The car was a total loss.
On May 13, 2010 at approximately 8:50 a.M. my 2000 Ford Taurus caught on fire while it was parked in the parking lot of most precious blood catholic church in corpus christi. I was attending morning mass at the time of the fire. If not for the swift action of the secretary who called the fire department, the fire would have spread from the hood to the gas tank and it would have exploded. My car was declared a total loss and I was grateful that I was not in the car at the time of the fire. I have elderly parents who are with me all the time and some times they stay in the car while I run in to get them something from the store. My car was well maintained and only had 90,000 miles on it. My allstate insurance did pay me for the value of the car, however, I now had to buy a new car and I have acquired a monthly payment of $300 for five years, when I had no car payment on my Ford. I want to find out why this fire started. The fire report said it was electrical or wire. But, they use that as a default reason on car fires. What can I do about this?? I never have experienced anything like this ever before and I am wondering what I can do about it. Please help.
2000 Ford Taurus ses V6 car stalls when trying to leave traffic lights. Near collision on several occasions. Repair estimate is $1500 and the dealer said "that may not fix the problem, but it's a start".
- Leesburg, FL, USA
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The 2000 Ford Taurus just stops running while driving on the road. Some times the vehicle doesn't start at all and leaves us stranded where we are sitting, for example: At the grocery store, the church and sometimes at home. This incident occurs very often and we have taken it back to the place where it was purchased and to other garages because of the unconcerned people from where this vehicle was purchased. The place we bought it from said they wouldn't help us because there was nothing wrong with it. Apparently there is or we wouldn't have towing bills and have to have it checked out all the time. This is a big problem for us. The owner of the place where we bought the vehicle did make the comment that there was nothing they could do about it and we where just complaining about something that wasn't there. Again, we have bills from the garage, as well as bills from where is was purchased showing the problem that apparently cannot be found even from the people that sold us the vehicle. This 2000 Ford Taurus apparently has a problem and sold anyway. We are concerned that the vehicle is dangerous as it does stop running while driving it down the road and again leaves us stranded and we are elderly people and just wanted to purchase an affordable car that we could trust with safety and affordable transportation that has giving us nothing but trouble. Also, the place we purchased this vehicle from has not been very helpful with us at all about the problem vehicle we bought from them. Thank you.
I purchased this vehicle used and have had nothing but trouble since. The main issue is that it has had the potential to kill me, my family and passers by on 4 separate occasions. To start with we replaced all of the pulleys on the vehicle last winter, due to a constant squealing noise that replacing the belt did not fix. This cost a small fortune as we broke several tools (and 4 tensioner pulley's) as did 3 mechanics trying to get the pulleys back on. Ford was absolutely no help, they wanted to charge 300 or more dollars to attempt the job, their quote was something like "those things are a pain in the a@# and we never know what we're looking at with labor when we get one in!" after nearly 2 weeks we completed the work and many dollars later only to later discover that when we drive it in the rain the belt comes off! as you can imagine this is not exactly fun when on a country road in the rain with your child at 55 mph and you suddenly have no control of your car. As was the case with me the first time by the time I pulled into my driveway 2 miles later I had something plastic smoking on the right front side and severe overheating issues!!! this has happened 3 times since, once leaving me stranded at wal-mart, once in a friends driveway and most recently after 2 days of rain I decided to take my kids to the end of the raod to the bus stop(this is only re: 80 feet or so away) and I hadn't been anywhere and hit no puddles out of fear, and yet still lost the belt coming back to my driveway. My child had a seizure at school a week and a half ago, 20 miles from me and I had to drive in the rains from tropical storm gustav to a family members house and get a ride to the hospital to be with my child. I am having to say no to work(substitute teaching) when it's raining again in fear of wrecking and or being stuck somewhere and can't sell it because it has these problems. We also have had major problems with the fan's burning out and the front tires wearing down.
2000 Ford Taurus with several repairs made. Consumer states that the vehicle had the heads on the motor replaced twice, driver side window would not go up or down. Coolant reservoir was replaced. Transmission had work done to it, and the back lock does not operate correctly. There was a problem with the emission control system.
Over the last several months the car has intermittently shut off. This has happened at speeds of 20 to 55 mph. The car will sometimes shake both before the incidents or during it. At times the car will restart with violent shaking. I have taken it to a private car repair shop. Complete diagnostic done. They can not duplicate problem as when they examine the car it starts up for them and the problem does not occur. In the last two weeks this has occurred twice.
Gradual loss of heater, defrost capability. Then total non function of either. Bad visibility from foggy windows, no defrost at all. Repeated flushing of cooling systems will help for a while. The heater core will eventual need to be replaced.
2000 Ford Taurus was involved in an accident when the consumer was trying to park the vehicle. The accelerator pedal became stuck and the brake equipment was not responding. Pulls to left. Tires were rotated and front end alignment performed. Check engine light came on and the dpfe sensor was replaced.
The vehicle did not start. When the key was placed in the ignition and turned, there was no sound. If the car is driven for a long period of time, it will not start back up after being shut off.
The check engine light had come on, there was a problem with cylinder 5 and the ignition coil was replaced on the cylinder. The check engine light had come back on. The dealer diagnosed a burnt exhaust valve on cylinder 5.
The vehicle stalled. The consumer had to turn the vehicle off and on again on. After numerous times of servicing the vehicle, it was still having the same problem.
Ongoing/continuous problems with vehicle stalling at low speed of 25 mph or lower. Vehicle had been to the dealer on several occasions but problem recurred. After being serviced the vehicle has the same problems.
While driving check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer contacted the dealer and informed him that this incident happened more than once.
While driving 50 mph spark plug snapped off from the engine. Consumer pulled over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
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- Tool, TX, USA