Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact had just refilled the washer window fluid and pressed the button for the fluid a second time when he began to smell smoke. By the time he and his daughter exited the vehicle, flames were rising from under the hood. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed. The federal safety agency campaign id number 01v258000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer: motor) was referenced. The current and failure mileages were 124,004.
2001 Ford Taurus visibility complaints
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Blower or resistor failure due to leaks.
Air conditioning / heater blower stopped working. Front passenger side floor wet when it rains. Will need to be repaired soon with cold weather approaching. Expecting $500+ repair bill. The federal safety agency has many complaints for this issue. It is a common problem on a 2001 ford taurus.
Premature failure of heater blower motor.
Windows would fog up for no apparent reason! I bought the car new & it was never in a flood. Defroster blower motor stopped at 21,000 mi had to replace resistors stopped at 54,000 replaced resistors again.stopped at 77,000 replaced resistors ! Did not fix problem ! Took car to ford dealer they charged $ 99.58 to check out non working blower motor.told me it would cost $453.00 to replace blower motor and seal cowling to prevent water from collecting in the blower motor!! I did not have them do the repair. The water collecting in the blower motor is what would cause the windows to fog up !!! A bad safty hazard.the new blower motor had a water drain hole in it ,that the old motor did not have--this shows ford was aware of this very hazardous window fogging problem !! And covered it up. I have the old motor with rusty water stains on it. It was full of water when I removed it from the car.
1.normal driving , window starting to fog up. Turn on defroster. 2. Instantly total loss of visability because of windshield being covered with heavey fog 3.nothing done, I thought I must have had something set wrong in the heater/ defroster buttons. I pulled over tried several different settings and window eventually cleared. (this fog was to the degree that I would not have started on my trip until I cleared the windshield if it had been like that when I got into the vehicle) I have nevr been able to determine when this is going to happen or any way to prevent it. It is however very dangerous . Even after the fog has occured, it is difficult to get it to clear quickly. It can happen when the car is cold or very warmed up.I had to put in a speed but this is truly irrelevant.
The windshield wipers come on and go off on their own. The consumer noticed at this time the windshield wipers would not come on at all. The consumer drove to the dealer. The mechanic informed the consumer that the windshield wiper motor needed replacement. Please fill in additional information.
We purchased our 2001 taurus, the dealership said they would fix several wrongs, one included the heater. After several attempts to do what they promised we have our 2 month old $9000.00 purchase sitting in the driveway unable to drive because of cold weather. We were first told the switch was bad, we were then told the blower was the culprit,. The car was dropped off in our drive way because, as we were told, the car could not sit in the dealership longer than seventy two hours. The heater was still not fixed. I called our original contact person, he picked up the car and took it back to the dealership. They told us the car was done. I called to confirm and was told the dealership was not doing any thing else to the car as they had put too much money into the car already,my wife was then told, if we wanted to have the heater fixed we could have it done under the warranty that we had purchased for $1750.00 and pay the $100.00 deductible, because of the time constraints on our we owe contract(this is like a promise to fix) contract which expired on the last date we picked up our new to us ford, I called the dealership service department and talked to the manager, the manager informed me that the relay was replaced, but that might not have been the problem........ What a bad experience on a 51,000 mile vehicle. I've contacted general motors hoping for a fair deal,no help..I was reminded that my vehicle is a ford and only purchased at a g.m. Dealer. I've contacted ford and was told the vehicle is out of warranty. Ford has no extended available. I've contacted the extended warranty company we purchased warranty from at the dealership, no help, what now
We've had many problem in the past year. First in the peak of winter the heater core had to be replace. Following a month later with the engine making a horrible rattling, when the car in in idle it would stop all together, the car has been brought to a ford dealer...which estimates the cost to be $4700.00 to fix the problem. The car is at 81000 miles and though we purchased the esp...it is 1800 miles overdue...so the cost will be ours to fix it. I've never had an engine die in a car that is 4 years old. The car has been sitting for the past week while we figure out what to do with it.
Air condition/heater fan stopped working. The car was taken to an authorized ford dealer who informed me that there had been water leakage causing motor blower failure along with resisitor failure. They sited tsb 04-15-3 identifying tauruses built between 5-1-01 to 12-15-03 of having this problem and how to correct it. It cost me over $500 to correct the problem. I don't feel I should be responsible for the cost of this repair when it was a manufactured defect. Ford constomer service simply stated it wasn't a life threatening problem so there was no need to recall it or cover the cost of repair. It seems to me that any time you have water mixing with electrical there is the potential for fire. Given the degree of corrosion the leak had been going on for some time.
As with my 1992 taurus my 2001 taurus has the same problem with the windshield wiper switch or motor.presently not fixed because I do not want to pay for it. Also my trans. Slips and up and down shifts hard in and out of second gear. Once again I don't want to pay for it .
Consumer complained about transmission problems. While driving transmission shook since february, 2004. Took vehicle to dealer, and was told that it had a problem, and kept vehicle for 4 days. When consumer received vehicle back she was told that they replaced the computer piston because it was stuck. Also, had problems wit the windows. They made a weird noise. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they just realigned the windows.
The defroster/air on my 2001 ford taurus lx does not defog my windshield making it hard to see when the windshield gets fogged up.
Have complained to dealer/ford motor company re: foul odor when heat is running. Was told that I probably had a high sensitivity to allergies. Complained about having to replace breaks at 15,000 miles. Had to replace oil gasket pan twice within the same year. Dealership did not find this unusual. Car accelerates without warning sometimes. The motor is making a rushing noise. Was told that this was the normal sound of the motor although it did not start until six months down the road. Had to take car back to replace back/warped windshield after having it one day. Dealership will not even allow me to trade vehicle and does not acknowledge fact that too many things have gone wrong in too short a period of time. Purchased vehicle in 2002.
Windshield popped out while the vehicle was parked. The driver had the vehicle towed to glass repair shop for replacement.
Problems with 2001 ford taurus brake rotors.*mr the front end vibrated and the brake rotors were replaced numerous times, however the problem still existed. Ford was ordered to repair all repairs but they only turned the rotors. *ph also the passenger window dragged, the lights dimmed when the radio or heater was on, and also the transmission jerked at times and there was a vibration in the front of the vehicle, the mechanic stated it was due to tire wear.
2001 ford taurus 4 door sedan.*mr there was a clunking noise when the consumer moved the gear shift selector from park to another gear position. The lock cylinder in the ignition was frozen, the radio was inoperative, and the door panels were removed to clean the window runs..*ts. The rear drum assembly was cracked and pitted.
During a snow storm, the windshield wipers had gone out. The consumer had gotten the vehicle to the nearest garage and was told that they couldn't be of assistance. The consumer then had taken the vehicle to the ford dealer where they remedied the problem. Mr scc
I reciently had the recall for the wiper motor cover repaired. Since the repair my wipers will not work when the weather is below freezing. Once the car warms up they will work fine (provided the temp is above 30 degrees). I have had the car back to the dealer 3 times to find out what is wrong, each time the wipers will work once there, and no action is taken. (my car is currently just over the free warranty mileage). I had no problems with the wipers before they were fixed and would like to have somthing done. The wipers act like there may be moisture in a connection that freezes and pushes the connection apart, or interferes with electrical conduction, until the car warms sufficently to get conduction to continue. Please contact me with some answers. Thank you.
Consumer notice when weather temperature drops windshield washer freeze cause consumer unable to clean windshield. Please provide further information. Ts
The consumer states that the engine had a lack of breaking, a malfunction in the transmission shifting, the left front window had locked, the switch caused the starter to become inop/remain in power, and the ignition switch locked in the start position. The dealer refused to remedy the problem.
When key is turned to start engine ignition switch will not return to the number 4 position. Vehicle checked by dealer, who advised consumer that it is suppose to work that way.*ak consumer stated the starter blew up, the brakes were inoperative, the transmission does not shift properly, the windows were inoperative.
Consumer states while driving 55 MPH in rain windshield wiper assembly flew up causing almost zero visabilty.*jb the wiper blade assembly was replaced by the dealer, but the consumer was concerned that it could fail again and be life threatening.
Ignition system did not return to run position/ windshield wipers / other sustems wouldn't work.
While vehicle was standing and for no reason rear window had busted.
When using turn signal to go left or right signal will go out before turn is made. Took to dealer and had it repaired, but problem still exists. *ak the turn signal was repaired twice, but the problem still exists. The exhaust makes humming sound when at idle. Wiper blade failed and was replaced. The vehicle gets low mileage when A/C on, the engine was leaking oil.
Heater block incorrectly threaded to engine... Now need new engine... Have only had car for one month!! Accidently reported this complaint yesterday as a 2000 taurus... So you can delete that one!
Rear miror too low on windshield, blocks view to right asked dealer to raise miror states they can't.
Visibility out of front windshield is affected due to design of front windshield. There is a reflection of dashboard that shows on center of windshield, and adds additional visual information to process during operation of vehicle.
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