The contact's mother owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while her mother was turning into a parking lot, when depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle hesitated and accelerate forward. The driver shifted the gears to park and turned off the ignition to come to a stop. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 02V266000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to local dealer bellingham Ford Lincoln located at 1820 james St, bellingham, wa 98225, (360) 392-7000, where it was diagnosed with the brakes needing to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had been aware of the failure and filed a complaint (cas-25346332). The failure millage was 143,553.

- Bellingham, WA, USA

Was informed brake lights were not working, then when I stopped the vehicle and put it in park and restated could not get out of park so installed a new brake switch which worked for less then an hour. Thinking it could be a fuse checked the manual list of fuses and could not find a listing for the fuse that went to the brake switch so checked fuses one by one to see if they were bad all okay. So I assume the new switch was bad and replaced it with another and they one did not work either. I can now get out of park to drive the vehicle but I have no brake lights which is not safe at all. I was just told that Ford had a recall on this issue some yeas back but I never received one. I feel that something more is going on here.

- Henrico, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated regardless if the brake pedal was being depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 250,000.

- Onalaska, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the brake lights illuminated continuously while the brake pedal was not being depressed. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04V106000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Eugene, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. In addition, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to avoid a crash by shifting the gear into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

- Weyersk, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed without a response. The vehicle then slightly crashed into the preceding vehicle. There were no injuries. A police was report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven cautiously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the master cylinder was replaced. The failure recurred which caused another crash. The driver sustained a neck injury. A second police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.

- Swansea, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while completing a turn at 15 mph and applying the brakes, the front wheels seized and the brakes failed. The condition of the road was wet. The contact stated there was a rattling noise that came from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who discovered a corroded brake proportioning valve. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 47,000. The current mileage was 51,000.

- Medford, MA, USA

I lost braking when a came to a hard stop. Noticed that brake fluid dripping out by driver's door. I found out the brake lines that go to the rear of the car ruptured. Most of the brake lines are visible and are in good shape under the vehicle. Part of the brake lines rise under a recess in the underbody floor. There a plastic shield protects it from the parking brake cable. It was there that the lines had corroded badly and ruptured. This is listed on sited on the internet and should be warned to all Taurus owners.

- Wethersfield, CT, USA

I had an accident. When I was hit my seat belts did not function effectively, and therefore I was injured.

- Glendale, CA, USA