I work in the county juvenile probation department. We have a fleet of ford taurus vehicles and I have one of my own. The department has 3 and I have one 2000 taurus plus we have several 2002 and 2003 taurus'. We have to replaced the rotors on the front end of two of the office owned cars and my own personal car with less than 30,000 miles. Mine was replaced at 20-22,000 miles and it is again vibrating in the steering wheel (37,000 miles) when I stepped on the brakes lightly at a speed of around 50-60 MPH. I don't know if this is a problem with all of the 2000 taurus but it seems to be with the ones I have come into contact with.
2000 Ford Taurus brakes complaints
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Consumer was having problems with front rotors rusting. Delaer was contacted, and stated that they needed to be replaced, and did not explain why this was happening.
Brake rotors have a failure, they continuously warp. Dealership has replaced the rotors and pads. But problem still exists. May cause an accident if continues. Dealer notified. *ak
Since the purchase of the vehicle there was a problem with the brakes. The front brakes locked up, especially in wet weather. The dealer attempted to fix the vehicle twice, and stated there were no other remedies to fix this problem. *ak the brake problem continued. The front brakes locked up in emergency stop situations. The consumer's daughter was in a minor accident due to brake failure. *scc
I have a 2000 ford taurus with adjustable pedals. The car was serviced per the instructions associated with recall campaign 01v078000. Shortly after this repair, the brake switch was contaminated with grease causing the brake lamp switch to be stuck in the closed position disabling the cruise control and causing the stop lamps to stay on. The car was repaired under warranty. A little over one year later, the same problem occurred and was again fixed under the extended warranty. In essence, the problem which was supposed to be addressed in recall campaign 01v078000 apparently was not adequately addressed as the problem as reoccurred not once but twice since the repairs associated with the original recall.
Consumer states brakes failed completely. Dealer notified.
Nar 06/19/2003. *mr the consumer has encountered numerous amount of problems with the vehicle. First the transmission was leaking fluid the brakes failed twice in a year. The vehicle was repaired at dobbs ford two times and both parts were not under warranty and again after being fixed the brakes failed. As a result of the vehicle defect the consumer has lost her car insurance and is unable to purchase anymore because no other company want to risk another accident with the brakes. The consumer believes ford should except responsibility for this car before some is hurt. *cb the consumers nephew was driving the vehicle and crashed into a concrete block and the air bags failed to deploy.
The federal safety agency#01-v-078-000 vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable pedals. If the grease from the adjustable pedal assembly enters the stop lamp switch, it can contaminate the contacts leading to carbon build up, and potentially, a short circuit.consumer has the same problem. Please provide further information.
When the brake pedal is depressed front end shimmies. This is caused by the rotors warping.
The brake lights were on constantly. The consumer felt it had something to do with the brake pedal assembly.
The brake lights were on constantly. The consumer felt it had something to do with the brake pedal assembly.
2000 ford taurus se, ABS, traction control, 3.0 24 valve engine. This month we had to replace the rear brakes with only 45,500 miles on the car. The vehicle is kept in house garage. After driving a few days on rain slick roads and after being in the garage overnight the rear brakes had locked shut and would not allow the vehicle to move. It took several times through-out the day of gentle shifting between drive and reverse to ge the rear brakes to unlock and free the car to move. Took the car immediately to a nearby goodyear dealer to have the brakes checked. The brakes appeared to have rusted shut. The brake cylinder covers on both rear wheels had burned holes in them from the excessive heat created by driving with rusted brakes. The emergency brake cable was not involved in the problem, and it did not show any evidence of being locked. Called the local ford dealer to find out if ford would take care of the problem and was advised that since the 3 year, 36,000 mile warranty had expired ford wasn't interested in reviewing the problem. Ford dealer offered to make repairs at my expense and then file a report with ford. I chose to have goodyear fix the brakes, and kept the rusted burned parts for future review if necessary. Situation created a potentially dangerous situation whereby the rear brakes could have heated to the point of causing a fire or other serious problems if we had to take the vehicle on a long distance drive. Ford and the federal safety agency needs to look at this problem as potentially dangerous.
While the brakes were applied and rattling sound could be heard in the rear of the vehicle.
Original front brake rotors warped twice causing severe wheel shaking and hard braking. Once under warranty rotors were turned by ford then they warped again after warranty was up. Rotors were to thin to turn again causing expensive rotor and pad replacement. Now less than one year of replacement the rotors are starting to warp again.
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.
When the brake was applied, the vehicle vibrated.
While in motion consumer tried to stop the vehicle by braking, the engine started to race. The harder consumer pressed the faster the engine raced. A recall notice was sent to consumer. (02v266) also, recall number 01v078 was sent to consumer about a stop lamp switch failure. Consumer had a previous encounter with this failure before the recall was sent. *jg *jb
Consumer states brake switch is defective the brake lights to stay on after shutting the vehicle off. The brake lights are inoperative when the brake pedal is applied. Also with the brake pedal applied it is impossible to move the shifter out of park position due to the malfunction of the brake switch. Brake switch, stop lamp and wiring assembly all had to be replaced twice. However, problem still exist. *tt
Consumer states that when weather is 32 degrees or lower the brakes do not function properly and require excessive effort. The brake pedal will not depress and will stick at top. If vehicle is being driven and brakes are applied, the car will not stop. The dealer has attempted to repair 2 times unsuccessfully. Ts
2000 ford taurus (24 valve duratech engine) complaint #1 - warped rotors at 21,757 miles. Paid to have machined, not covered under warranty. Complaint #2 - excessive fuel odor inside car. Bad fuel line gasket $476 to repair. This was an ongoing problem that started with replacement of fuel pump and fuel injectors @ about 22,000 miles (under warranty) but now is being repaired as a bad fuel line gasket (not under warranty) @ 39,000 miles and to the tune of $476 dollars.
While turning a corner with foot on brake, consumer states the vehicle failed to slow down and resulted in a collision. Cause is unknown. Please provide further information. Ph
Tires: reported vibration , shimmy and pulling to the left. Took to dealer 6/24/2000 (1829) miles, balanced tires. On 11/14/2000 (9061)miles, 04/23/2001 (12871) balanced tires. Finally, 5/25/2001 (14518) replaced two front tires. Vibration and shimmy stopped but kept pulling to the left. On 10/10/2001 (23876) miles, charged me for alignment, car stopped pulling. Transmission: at approximately 40800 miles car had a noticeable shudder while going in reverse. Took to the dealer and was told it was a cracked casing as noted in tsb 15559 the federal safety agency number (630095) caused by miss manufacture of a part. Was informed dealer or ford motor co. Would not assist with repair cost to exceed $1495. Brakes: reported brake problem on 5/25/2001 and 10/10/2001 when it was server, shaking and control problems when stopping. Dealer cut front rotors which was out of spec.- problem is back. Fuel: have smelled gas in my car many times. Bought to dealers attention and of course could not find anything. Car is to have 18 gal. Tank but runs out of gas before that. Gas gauge reads empty at 12 gal. And was told it was built to be that way. Several complaints filed with you also describe my problems. Odi numbers 760669, 896396, 897642 and 862471 are some. *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**769760
While applying her brakes the vehicle suddenly acellerated and the vehicle ran into a fence. Please provide additional information. Dealer notified about the problem. Ts
02 v 266 000/brake & accelerator pedal distance: consumer states that the vehicle was involved in two separate accidents because the brake & accelerator pedal was simutaneously applied, causes the vehicle to accelerate. Dealer and the manufacturer has not been notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information. Mr
While braking the consumer can hear a buzzing noise from the vehicle and the vehicle experiences extended stopping distance, this problem ocurs intermittently and the consumer feels this is a safety hazard. *ak
Brakes are leaking oil, and will not hold. Dealership is aware of problem.
Brakes will grind when applied most of the time, pedal feels spongy. Vehicle has not been examined by dealer.
When applying brakes at slow speed there is a grinding sound and the pedal goeds to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has replaced rotors, but could not find a problem. Rotor replacement did not remedy the problem.
Brake pedal keeps going to the floor, when brakes are applied, it appears as if brakes are gone. Contacted dealer. This is a common problem.*ak consumer also stated the brakes were squeaking.
While driving at highway speed applied brakes and without warning vehicle will vibrate violently. Dealer has been notified; however had not remedied the problem.
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