2000 Ford Taurus Tires & wheels Problems

2 MONTHS AGO ADVISED BY WALMART THAT TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. 3 WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TIRE WAS SEPARATING AND THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO AGE AND DRY ROT. WENT BACK TO SAM'S CLUB BECAUSE I STILL HAD ABOUT 40% LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. THEY ONLY WOULD COVER THE ONE SEPARATING AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES. TODAY, DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE DAMAGING MY CAR BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. ALSO FOUND OUT THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED OVER ONE YEAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. PLEASE CRACK DOWN ON RETAILERS SELLING OLD TIRES AND NOT HONORING WARRANTES AND TELLING PEOPLE TO DRIVE ON DANGEROUS TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10731383

Incident

Jun 30, 2015

Mileage

78,500 mi

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, TREAD SEPARATION, POOR HANDLING, VIBRATION. *JS

NHTSA ID

10457052

Incident

Aug 25, 2011

Mileage

3,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON THAT MY SPRING SNAPPED AND SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS SAYING IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE 2005. I FEEL IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY FORD AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND MY INCOME IS LIMITED. PAYING BETWEEN $600 AND $1500 TO HAVE REPAIRED IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386573

Incident

Mar 5, 2011

Mileage

127,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE T-RATED TIRES, SIZE 215/60/R16, THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,005.

NHTSA ID

10325208

Incident

Jul 15, 2008

Mileage

90,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS HAD 2 RIGHT FRONT COILS SPRINGS BREAK WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTED IN A TORN SIDE WALL ON THE TIRE.

NHTSA ID

10322445

Incident

Nov 24, 2009

Mileage

120,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE REAR SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BROKE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM TO FIX THE CAR. I UNDER STAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHY IS IT FORD WON'T ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST AS BAD AS THE TOYOTA'S PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAID TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. IN FACT IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW GETTING NEW REAR SPRINGS PUT ON IT. THERE IS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10319980

Incident

Mar 11, 2010

Mileage

67,000 mi

FRONT TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART P215 60 16 DOUGLAS XTRATRAC. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN CURVES AND TO A STOP, VIBRATES VERY BAD AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD WALMART LOOK AT THEM FOR A BROKEN BELT. THEY BALANCED THEM AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR HOME ,THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE. I GAVE A TWO WEEK TRIAL THEY JUST GOT WORSE. I WENT BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION I HAD TO PURCHASE TWO NEW TIRES,(NOT DOUGLAS) I NOW HAVE UNIROYALS, THE PROBLEM IS GONE. I HAVE THE OLD TIRES, I WANT TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT BY SOMEONE BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE THEM. IF OF GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OVER THIS TYPE OF THING WHY DON'T WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO FOR HELP. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT A BUILDING WITH PEOPLE IN IT. SO I CAN SHOW THEM THESE TIRES. OR ARE THESE PEOPLE PRODUCING THESE PRODUCTS PROTECTED BY THE RONALD REAGAN ACT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10310338

Incident

Feb 2, 2010

Mileage

166,000 mi

BROUGHT 2000 FORD TAURUS IN TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. REC'D PHONE CALL THAT BOTH REAR STRUT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THEY WOULD NOT PUT TIRES ON BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SPRINGS POKING INTO TIRES & CAUSING ACCIDENT. SO STRUTS NEED TO BE FIXED FIRST TO THE TUNE OF $1000, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. APPARENTLY, THIS IS COMMON IN TAURUSES, AND FORD SHOULD BE OFFERING TO PAY SOME OR ALL OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233087

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE GENERIC O/P LT RS, SIZE 16/165/184 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HAMMERING NOISE FROM THE TIRE TREAD STRIKING THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE SHOP AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COMPLAINED TO THE SHOP REGARDING THE NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE FROM THE TIRES BEFORE THEY FAILED. HE HAS ALL OF THE PAPERWORK, PICTURES, AND THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

NHTSA ID

10207292

Incident

Oct 26, 2007

Mileage

84,000 mi

REAR LEFT COIL SPRING IN 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. FRACTURED END OF SPRING CUT GROOVE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE UNTIL TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10189934

Incident

May 6, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,282. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MAKING NOISES, AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT GETTY SERVICE THE WRONG PART ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WALLS FORD AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE REPAIRED REAR STRUTS AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBER. THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/04/07*TR

NHTSA ID

10186557

Incident

Mar 12, 2007

Mileage

71,282 mi

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS MODEL SES AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRINGS. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. YESTERDAY, WHILE MY CAR WAS AT THE BODY SHOP, THEY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND IT HAS CUT A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE AND WILL CAUSE THE SAME DANGEROUS ACTION AS THE FRONT COIL DID TWO YEARS AGE. I MIGHT NOT HAD BEEN AS LUCKY THIS TIME, DEPENDING ON WHERE AND AT WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING, IF I HAD NOT HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE BODY SHOP AND THEY HAD NOT FOUND THE DEFECT. IT IS AMAZING TO ME THAT FORD MOTOR CORP.,WOULD NOT HAVE RECALLED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS, THE SAME AS THEY DID FOR THE FRONT. THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME CONFIGURATION, AND PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION AS THE FRONT COILS, DID THEY NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME OUTCOME. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND MOST LIKELY DEATH IN MANY INSTANCES. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE OWNER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. I DID NOT KNOW OR HAVE ANY INKLING, IN EITHER CASE, THAT THE SPRINGS WERE BROKE. THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING UNLESS THE CAR IS ON A LIFT, SO IF AN OWNER IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY GO UNNOTICED UNTIL A TIRE BLEW AND PUT THEIR LIFE IN JEOPARDY WHILE ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

10180681

Incident

Jan 24, 2007

Mileage

73,800 mi

2000 TAURUS LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH IN THE MEDIAN.*JB

NHTSA ID

10166929

Incident

Jul 13, 2006

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK TO MY TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I BEGAN TO FEEL BUMPING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD SHOP. I WAS SHOWN WHERE EACH TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND GET WARPED. I COULD FEEL THE UP-AND-DOWN BUMPINESS IN THE TIRES WITH MY OWN HAND WHEN THEY SHOWED IT TO ME. THIS WAS ON ALL THE TIRES. ONE WAS SO BAD IT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE. THESE TIRES ONLY HAD 53,800 MILES ON THEM; ON A NEW CAR I GOT THROUGH MILITARY OVERSEAS CAR SALES IN APRIL 2000. I HAVE HAD ALL THE REGULAR SERVICING/ROTATION/CHECKS AND MY HUSBAND ROUTINELY CHECKED THE PRESSURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE ALL HAD THE SAME LOT NUMBER - WE CHECKED THEM TO BE SURE. THE A3X844P0400 NUMBER WAS ON ALL OF THEM. THE REPORT READS "ALL 4 TIRES ARE WORN OUT - BELT SEPARATED." THE FORD SHOP PERSONNEL SAID THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE AND THEY FELT IT WAS WORTH REPORTING. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THESE TIRES AND AND ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM THIS SEPARATION, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD. THEREFORE, I AM REPORTING MY EVENT SO THAT IF THERE ARE OTHERS, YOU MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT INJURIES/DAMAGES. I WILL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THIS NOTE TO DOT AND MIL OVERSEAS SALES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES @ A COST OF $717.91 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. LINDA SHIRAISHI 1760 150TH AVE SAN LEANDRO CA 94578. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163577

Incident

Jul 26, 2006

Mileage

53,800 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2003 ONE SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE STRUT AND THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ,AND DEALERSHI REFUSED TO DO SO. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE. CONSUMER DRECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089808

Incident

Aug 26, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

FAILURE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 2001 FORD TAURUS. *MR THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL. *SC WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAD A BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER FOUND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED, THE DEALER THEN DISCOVERED THE REAR DRUMS WERE NOT ROUND AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED AGAIN AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB *SC

NHTSA ID

10089250

Incident

Nov 29, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND FISH TAILED AND STRUCK A CEMENT BARRIER NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE POLICE DID ARRIVE. P21560R16942. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075749

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO INFLATE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075511

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

BAD SHIMMY AND WOBBLE IN FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ALSO MAKES STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE BAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10062064

Incident

Nov 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) FRONT DROPPED DANGEROUSLY LOW. CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK THE BROKEN END OF THE SPRING WENT IN THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL, WHICH DAMAGED THE TIRE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON A SMOOTH ROAD WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10057846

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

Mileage

67,000 mi

WITH ONLY 24,533 MILES ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON, THE FIRESTONE STORE, HURST, TX, REPLACED FOUR TIRES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL FORD TIRE: DOT#VN8XT3B2503 AFFINITY TOURING T3 P215/60R16 TLBL PS . *AK

NHTSA ID

10032811

Incident

Aug 13, 2003

Mileage

24,533 mi

THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WILL EAT OFF TIRE, CAUSING TREAD WEAR AND TEAR. *AK THE FRONT TIRE(S) HAD WORE OUT. THE DEALER SENT THE CONSUMER TO THE TIRE COMPANY AND THEY SENT THE CONSUMER BACK TO THE DEALER STATING IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND SOON AFTER THE WIRES WERE SEEN EXTENDING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024775

Incident

Jun 23, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029721

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT, AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO SPLIT. CONTINENTAL MODEL CONTACT SA,SIZE#P21560R16,DOT#ACX844P1900. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *AK *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10024409

Incident

Jun 19, 2003

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ID

10015508

Incident

Apr 3, 2003