2000 Ford Taurus Powertrain (other) Problems

WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES & MY ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE UNTIL I RECOVER FROM THE TURN.

NHTSA ID

11341971

Incident

Mar 21, 2017

Mileage

210,000 mi

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING ABOUT TO HAPPEN TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIPPING OR ACTING UP PRIOR TO THIS. JUST GLAD THERE WAS NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SCENARIO. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. WONDERING WHY FORD HAS NOT DOWN SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A VERY SAFE CAR FOR A YOUNG DRIVER.

NHTSA ID

10836780

Incident

Feb 15, 2016

Mileage

161,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AROUND 45, AND WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592310

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10543142

Incident

Aug 15, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND APPARENTLY LOTS OF FORD TAURUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514592

Incident

Mar 25, 2013

Mileage

126,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482358

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

50,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454232

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

Mileage

136,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10453846

Incident

Mar 3, 2012

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL COST FOR TOWING AND REPAIR WAS $3086. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DUE TO OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS FULL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL. I HAVE FOUND 113 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RELATED COMPLAINTS IN THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) DATABASE FROM 1994 THROUGH 2005. FOR A COMPLETE DISCUSSION SEE HTTP://WWW.TAURUSCLUB.COM/FORUM/82-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/168651-2000-TAURUS-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-ANY-GEAR.HTML . THESE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES AND THEIR RELATED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT FAILURES CREATE EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAURUS OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND THUS PRESENT A HIDDEN DANGER TO ALL PERSONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DAACO TRANSMISSION PARTS CATELOG (DAACOINC.COM), FORD TORQUE CONVERTERS FROM THE 4F50N, AXOD, AXODE, AND AX4S TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BE OF SIMILAR DESIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 HAS ALREADY FORCED A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER USED IN THE 4F50N TRANSMISSION. SEE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=12V006000&SUMMARY=TRUE&PROD_ID=203181&PRINTVERSION=YES WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

NHTSA ID

10452030

Incident

Feb 14, 2012

Mileage

38,007 mi

I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE LIGHT THE TRAINS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE FORD DOES THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED AND A RECALL WOULD BE NOTHING COMPARED TO A DEATH AND A LAWSUIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10446984

Incident

Jan 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE GEARS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10445073

Incident

Jan 24, 2012

Mileage

170,000 mi

DRIVING AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE RPM'S GOES TO 6000 WITH NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I TURN THE CRUISE OFF AND THE RPM'S DROP. I NOW START TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S JUST GO UP AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD. I JUST GET THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY BEFORE I AM REARENDED THANK GOD. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY I TRY ALL GEARS WITH NOTHING BUT HIGH RPM'S. I SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY FOR 1 HOUR WITH 18 WHEELERS GOING BY JUST INCHES FROM ME UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVES. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY LET ME REPEAT MANY FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430343

Incident

Oct 15, 2011

Mileage

47,000 mi

I HAVE OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. MY SON WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. CONVERSING WITH OTHERS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT'S BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. THIS SITUATION IS PLACING CUSTOMERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND MY FAMILY WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10351396

Incident

Aug 20, 2010

SECOND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS INVOLVING 2000 TAURUS. *MR THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT A HIGH EFFORT INTO TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SC

NHTSA ID

10087074

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

STRONG VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. REPLACED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY @ 42,XXX MILES BY FORD DEALER (SEPT. 2003) AND DEALER HEARD LIGHT NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME. NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNS AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY AND HALF SHAFT REPLACED BY FORD DEALER @ 50,XXX MILES. PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB/ ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY OWNER @ 50,XXX MILES WITH SOME POPPING NOISE STILL POSSIBLY COMING FROM CV JOINT IN PASSENGERS SIDE WHEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS WITH THE WHEELS TURNED.

NHTSA ID

10068197

Incident

Apr 27, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SPRING/STRUTS/AXLE SNAPPED AND FAILED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065340

Incident

Mar 19, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION....IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO BUCK AND GRIND; MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FAILED

NHTSA ID

10068871

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

Mileage

35,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE (G2). THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, WHICH WAS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THERE WAS NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED ERRATIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10026407

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE OVER DRIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10017699

Incident

Apr 28, 2003

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014786

Incident

Mar 28, 2003

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.*JB NOTE: DID NOT COUNT AS CRASH FOR RQ03008 SINCE CRASH WAS NOT DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10008341

Incident

Jan 17, 2003

Mileage

32,151 mi

I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FRONT HALF SHAFTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE PAID FOR MANY FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS WHICH WON'T HOLD. I'VE PAID FOR NEW BRAKES AND MANY TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCNING WHICH ALSO HAVEN'T HELPED. CARL GREGORY FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND REFUSE TO DO ANY OTHER REPAIRS UNTIL THE ENGINEER DRIVES IT. I'VE HAD ONE APPOINTMENT WITH THE ENGINEER FOR WHICH HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS JULY 29 WHO KNOWS WHAT RUN AROUND I WILL GET THEN. I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FOR OVER 7 MONTHS AND 10000 MILES. THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT, THE FRONT END POPS,GRINDS, AND CRACKS, AND DRIVES VERY LOOSE. IT DOES NOT HANDLE THE ROAD WELL AT ALL. IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY FOR MY CHILDREN NOT TO MENTION ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ANYWHERE NEAR ME. THE DPFE SENSOR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, WHAT IS THAT? PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THANKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

764368

Incident

Dec 6, 2001

DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL ON THE THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. THE CAR PULLED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND THE CAR FLIPPING OVER.*AK

NHTSA ID

761359

Incident

Mar 6, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHEN MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE GLIDES WHEN MAKING A STOP, THIS OCCURS WHEN A CONSUMER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A CURVE, ALSO WHEN COMING TO S STOP BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND DRUMS AND REPLACED REAR BRAKE SHOES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*JB

NHTSA ID

563258

Incident

Aug 25, 2000