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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the contact was notified of a large hole in the floor board on the front passenger's side. Also, there was a small hole on the front driver side. The vehicle was not diagnosed of repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 174,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that when it would rain, water would accumulate on the front passenger side floorboard. There was no visible damage to the seals of the windshield yet, the contact stated that water was entering the vehicle from the windshield. The dealer advised that there was a recall for the 2002-2003 models (NHTSA campaign id number: 03V087000-visibility: Windshield) but not for his particular year vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 63,000. Updated 01/11/2011 the consumer stated water also dripped on the blower motor which could cause a possible fire. Updated 03/02/11
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. Puddle's of water accumulate on the floor of the front passenger side when it rains. The dealer has not diagnosed the failure. The current and failure mileages were 63639. Updated 06/04/08. Updated 06/04/08.
Ford Taurus 2004. After a day or two of a heavy rain I found a puddle of water infront of the passenger's seat - under the glove compartment. Lifted the rug - just to find the under-padding is greenosh-black and there is a trail of leak. This has been going on for a long time - but obviously -it showed now after a very heavy rain. Found several discussion groups on the internet where _many_ Ford owners complaint about the same thing. Based on the work they had done at service centers - it is an obvious manufacturing error. However, a recall was never issued for this problem. Fixing the problem goes from 150U$ to 400U$- depending on severity, damage, car model and age. This is not an acceptable business approach on the Ford's part (and all of their dealerships who are or should be aware of this problem - but are still quietly selling lemons).
Water leaking on passenger side windshield causing failure of defogger blower fan. Was not covered by bumper to bumper extended warranty because this is a known existing problem.
The contact stated water was leaking inside the vehicle on the passenger's side. The gaskets that hold the windshield were severed. The manufacturer has been contacted. Updated 2/7/2006 -
We bought a 2004 Ford Taurus SE from Nissan at the avenues and the very next day we noticed that when it rains a lot of water comes under the dash board by the passenger front seat.
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