Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V396000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 05/02/2000 to 11/11/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 495000 | 03/06/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/28/2000 | 11/29/2000 | 571 | 225 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss 225, child restraint anchorage systems. the affected expedition/navigator owner guides do not identify the locations of seating positions equipped with tether anchorages, and do not provide instructions for securing child seats to these tether anchorages. the f150 sc owner guides do not provide the procedure for securing child seats to the tether anchorages. the taurus/sable owner guides do not identify the center rear seating position as having latch compatible lower anchorages. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with owner guide inserts revised to provide the required information, and instructions for affixing these inserts to their owner guides. customers will also be advised that if they prefer, their dealer will affix the inserts to their owner guides. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began march 6, 2001. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 18471 | 03/01/2005 | 10014663 | Rke inoperative. *eh | 05/05/2005 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 17681 | 04/01/2004 | 10008206 | Autolocks and (rke) remote keyless entry inoperative. *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 02208 | 10/14/2002 | 10013060 | Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh | 04/07/2005 | |
| 16190 | 09/01/2002 | 10008596 | Lack of a/c cooling. *mj | 08/09/2004 | |
| 15889 | 05/01/2002 | 637765 | Some vehicles equipped with the electronic automatic temperature control (eatc) will not cycle the ai conditioner compressor when the floor mode is selected. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 1 | ||
| Approx. mid-may 2008 noticed coolant smell in car and water on the passenger side floor inside 2001 ford taurus wagon. within a couple of weeks, ac blower motor only worked on high. took to sherwood ford in salisbury, md end of may 2008 for repair. they replaced resistors to blower motor and stated problem was due to corrosion from water damage from leak in windshield/cowl. blower worked fine until august 18, 2008 started working only on high again. took back to sherwood ford 8-25-08, they are currently replacing resistors again and state that blower motor should be replaced too because it is not working up to par due to water damage. internet search of ford taurus cowl leak reveals many other people owning ford taurus/mercury sable have the same problem and ford will not issue recall. i cannot afford to replace the blower, if it goes out altogether then a dangerous situation could develop due to inability to clear the windshield of fog, etc. referencing complaint numbers 10184014, 10189897, 10195320, 10205290. called ford motor company customer relationship center on 8-25-08 and was told there is nothing they can do to help with repairs for this known defect. *tr | |||
| 02/22/2005 | 40000 | 1 | 01/14/2004 |
| My son advised me to send this to you. our 2001 ford taurus was in our garage when our garage caught fire and burned in february. there didn't seem to be any reason for the garage to burn. i was advised to let you know that the case was in the garage when the garage started to burn. we have pictures. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 03/02/2008 | 147000 | 1 | 02/17/2006 |
| I am a owner of a 2001 ford taurus which i bought used and have owned it now for 2 years. it is the first ford i have owned in over 20 years. since i have owned it, it has not given me too many problems, just the basic break downs like, batteries, brakes ,seized a/c compressor,coolant expansion tank cracked, ect. those things are going to break. but what has really upset me is how i have read about the coil springs breaking on the taurus and causing possible damage to the vehicle. i didn't think it would happen to me but after arriving home today i noticed a small piece of metal under my 01 taurus and after further observation i found it to be a piece of my rear coil spring from the drivers side. i am a 40+ year old male who has had many makes and models of different types of vehicles and have never had or heard of coil springs breaking as they do on the ford taurus. this is a problem that needs to be repaired by ford and not the consumer. so i can only expect that the rest of the springs are faulty and need to be replaced before i have any further damage to my vehicle. it seems to me that the ford company does not care about craftmanship or the consumers safety. so change your slogan have you driven a ford lately to your riding on faulty coil springs. this is a serious problem that is a major safety issue and needs to be corrected free of charge to all ford taurus owners. *tr | |||
| 08/13/2001 | 1 | 11/10/2000 | |
| Vehicle exhibiting a rumbling noise coming from the air conditioner. *tt | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 2 | 06/20/2001 | |
| There was some leaking from radiator which was caused by a cracked hose. taken to dealer and dealer replaced hose. a few months later, problem was still occurring. *ak consumer states engine light is illuminated, dealer replaced the o2 sensor and water pump, the engine light remains illuminated. consumer states the air conditioner was blowing hot air and consumer experienced an asthma attack. *slc | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | |||
| 09/29/2005 | 5600 | 1 | 09/30/2004 |
| Dt: contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving at any speed vehicle stalled. the contact stated that before the engine stalled he anti-theft light illuminated. other than this light there were no other warnings indications that the engine was going to stall. the contact stated that this did not happen every time she drove the vehicle. after waiting five or ten minutes the vehicle started again. but after driving approximately 40 minutes the vehicle will stall again. the dealership states that they could not find out what was wrong with the vehicle. the contact has not contacted the manufacturer.*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 1 | |||
| 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. *jb | |||
| 07/23/2002 | 1 | 06/22/2001 | |
| While driving anti- lock brake system failed when applied, almost causing an accident.contacted dealer.*ak the left front door wobbles when opening, consumer states the trunk lid would open while driving, consumer states rear of vehicle bottoms out when there are at least five people in the vehicle, the speakers were giving a bad reception.*jb | |||