10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 136,003 miles
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The contact owned a 2000 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without any warnings and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact attempted to regained control of the vehicle but it crashed into a ditch. The contact sustained back and neck injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to salvage yard and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
- Gretna, VA, USA
Front end unacceptable! then defroster didn't work in winter and I had to use my shirt sleeve to keep rubbing the windshield. I told ac collins Ford dealership that something was wrong with the coil springs and brakes when I bought it. I also told them that the ac was leaking in car. I told them that the steering wheel would shake when I was braking. I can send over the emails if you like. Ac collins sold me this car with serious suspension problems. You may have all records of proof. Front suspension coil spring fracture defect investigation for the 2000 Taurus investigation: #PE04044 opened: May 24 2004. Status: Recall vehicle component: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs*
- Friendswood, TX, USA
Started to smell burned wires in car. Look under dash and smoke and wires where burned. Brake lights dont work. Reading online and other issue with this car and people where having same issue. When I called dealer they said theres nothing they can do because they are no more recalls on that. But I think this is a safety issue and can cause great danger.
- Hampton, VA, USA
After purchasing this vehicle used for very little money, I had a lot of work done including some brake work. The brakes completely failed while my son in law was slowing to exit an interstate highway. My son in law drove the car off of the road, into a city park to avoid an accident. I spoke to several mechanics. All of them insisted that the whole brake system could not fail at the same time. A good friend of mine, who is not a mechanic, agreed with the mechanics that a total failure was impossible. This friend said he would drive the car for a while to prove to me that my son in law must have mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the gas. After driving the car for a couple of weeks, he had an identical experience - total loss of brakes. Fortunately, it happened as he was parking the car and was already moving very slowly. After that I had the master cylinder replaced since it was the only major part in the brake system that had not yet been replaced. Again, I spoke with more mechanics, including some Ford dealership mechanics. They did not think that the master cylinder could cause a total failure, but could not come up with anything that could do this. Within a couple of weeks, the brakes failed completely again. I was already worried that the problem might not be solved, so we had been driving extra slowly and carefully. I could not in good conscience sell or trade this vehicle so I took it to someone who could help me dismantle the car before junking it to make sure it did not return to service.
- Saint Louis, MO, USA
When driving down street about 25mph, I went to stop a stop sign and the brake pedal went to floor. I checked fluid level and was full. Then took to shop where they had no answers for why it happened. Since then I drove home and now there's no brakes at all. We checked for broke lines and replaced calibers and still no pedal. I've had brakes bleed too.
- Parma, OH, USA
The brake lights not actuate and not be able the shift out of park is.
- San Juan, PR, USA
- West Park, FL, USA