2001 Ford Taurus Body & Structure Problems

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I BOUGHT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I'VE NOTICED THAT AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO RAIN OR A GOOD WASH THERE'S A [XXX] POOL OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER FLOOR INSIDE THE CABIN. THE WATER SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH THE CABIN FILTER COMPARTMENT OR AROUND THERE AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME [XXX] PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY FORD NOT BY ME OR ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH WATER BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A RAIN HAT EXTENSION KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

2001 FORD TAURUS DOOR LOCK NOT LATCHING DURING WINTER WEATHER. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SAFETY ISSUE, VERY MUCH SO WHEN THEIR IS ICE AND SNOW ON THE ROADS. ATTENDING WORK AND APPOINTMENTS IS MANDATORY. HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. AFTER MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THE NEWS & MEDIA MUST BE ALERTED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WELL IS REPORTED THROUGHOUT MANY MODEL YEARS FOR FORD TAURUS. IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WATER RAN DOWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COLLECTED UNDER THE FAN BLOWER, WHICH CAUSED THE CORROSION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

ONCE AGAIN MY DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT. I REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THIS VEHICLE AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

EXCESSIVE CORROSION HAS RESULTED IN THE SUB-FRAME BREAKING NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME FASTENER. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS HAS PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION. TRANSMISSION LEAK TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND SHOCK OF NEARLY DEPLETED LIP ON THE FRAME HOLDING MOTOR IN PLACE. ONE GOOD BUMP AND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE LIP WOULD HAVE GIVEN WAY DROPPING THE MOTOR AND I WOULD HAVE LOST MY 21 YEAR OLD SON, POSSIBLY MY HANDICAPPED 23 YEAR OLD SON, THEIR FRIENDS OR GIRLFRIENDS THAT OFTEN TRAVEL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE KEPT THE PARTS. WE ARE STILL IN THE REPAIR MODE AS THE REAR STABILIZERS ARE ALSO IN CORROSION AND NEED REPLACED. CAR WILL ALSO NEED REALIGNMENT AFTERWARDS. I TOO HAVE BEEN TOLD OF THE FAILURE ON THE MINIVANS FOR SAME THINGS. I UNDERSTAND OTHER FORD PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN FOR THE SAME PARTS FAILING. I HAVE A YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAT I BELIEVED WOULD BE MORE SAFE IN YOUR PRODUCT. MY CHILDREN ARE MY LIFE!!!! I SEE SO MANY OF THESE CARS BEING DRIVEN AND PEOPLE UNAWARE OF THE DANGER THAT LURKS BENEATH. BY THE GRACE OF GOD THE CAR LEAKED AND GOT MY SON OFF THE ROAD IN BARELY THE KNICK OF TIME. IT MAKES ME SICK TO LOOK AT THE PIECE SO CLOSE TO DEVASTATION. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW OF THIS DANGER AND NOW BEFORE WE LOSE OUR PRECIOUS MOST VALUABLE THING IN OUR LIVES, OUR CHILDREN!!!!! WHAT ELSE IS LURKING UNDER THERE THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF? IT IS BAD ENOUGH WORRYING ABOUT THE IDIOT DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOW I'M WORRYING ABOUT SERIOUS CAR FAILURE TOO. SIGNED: MOTHER OF OWNER OF FAULTY PRODUCT. *KB

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED FOR THE COIL SPRINGS SNAPPING IN HALF- NOW MY FRAME HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED SWAYING- I HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY BUT THE CAR WANDERED ON IT'S ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AT HOME , IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT FRAME FAILED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A NYS FACILITY I WAS TOLD THAT EXCESSIVE RUST WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS ON THE TAURUS REGULARLY AND HAVE FAILED VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD , THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY DO NOT SELL REPLACEMENT FRAMES AND SUGGESTED I PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET FRAME AND HAVE REPAIRS DONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 37 YEARS AND WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE, YOUNG NEW DRIVERS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA LOOK IN TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE TAURUS DUE TO LOW GRADE MATERIAL USE. THE FORD COMPANY WAS REQUIRED TO RECALL MINIVANS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE- YET THE TAURUS WHICH FORD SAYS IS ONE OF ITS BEST SELLING VEHICLES HAS BEEN COMPLETELY IGNORED WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. IF THIS VEHICLE WERE MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. SHAME ON THE POWERS THAT BE THAT ALLOW THIS SITUATION TO CONTINUE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS NEW OE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USED PARTS ARE NOT AN OPTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ALSO WILL BE ROTTED BEYOND USE. I HAD A 1940S DODGE PARKED IN A FARM FIELD BY A PREVIOUS OWNER THAT HAD LESS RUST THAN THIS VEHICLE HAD WHEN IT WAS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT QUALITY? *KB

HELLO, I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS AND EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS SUMMER, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS CONSTANTLY DAMP. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DAMPNESS IS COMING FROM WHEN IT RAINS OUTSIDE OR IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE A/C DRAINAGE HOSE BEING CLOGGED. EITHER WAY, I FIND THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN AS MAJOR CORDS ARE UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING AND I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THAT WATER IS COLLECTING UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING, MAKING THOSE CORDS WET, WHICH COULD SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I REALLY WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO BEGIN. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET IT FIXED, IF ONLY I KNEW WHERE TO BEGIN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 12/02/11

THE PAINT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRUNK DOOR UNDER THE LICENSE PLATE IS PEELING. THE COSMETIC BLEMISH IS ABOUT 18INCHES IN LENGTH AND 3-4INCHES HIGH. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIVISION AT 800-392-3673 ABOUT THIS ISSUE; I SPOKE WITH A FRONT LINE REPRESENTATIVE NAMED KEVIN WHOSE EMPLOYEE ID IS 61151, HE ASSURED ME THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AT MY CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, HE ALSO STATED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR NOR PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE COSMETIC BLEMISH; I THEN PROCEEDED TO ASK FOR HIS SUPERVISOR I WAS ASSURED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE SUPERVISOR WOULD GIVE ME THE SAME RESPONSE AND WAS THEN GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER OF 0482120158 AND TRANSFERRED TO RON (41004) WHO AGAIN ASKED ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION RON SAID INDEED THIS WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAID HE WOULD NOT OVERTURN HIS EMPLOYEES DECISION ABOUT NOT PROVIDING THE REPAIR OR ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR HE ASSURED ME NO ONE WOULD OVERTURN HIS DECISION AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. I THANKED HIM FOR HIS TIME, TOLD HIM I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA AND REQUESTED A CALL BACK FROM THE NEXT HIGHEST FORM OF MANAGEMENT, HE SAID I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK WITHIN 2-5 BUSINESS DAYS AND SAID GOOD LUCK TRYING TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF FORD. *TR

VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. DOORS WILL EVENTUALLY CLOSE SHUT AFTER VEHICLE INTERIOR HAS BEEN WARMING UP FOR IN EXCESS OF 20 MINUTES. FORCED TO EITHER LET CAR IDLE AND WARM INTERIOR TO MAKE DOORS CLOSE OR DRIVE WHILE HOLDING DOORS FLUSH WITH FRAME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AFTER CONTACTING THEM VIA EMAIL AND TELEPHONE.

WATER LEAKING INTO CABIN FROM SOMEWHERE AROUND FRONT WINDSHIELD. FOLLOWING HARD RAIN, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR CAN BE COMPLETELY SOAKED. TOOK TWICE TO DEALER, PAID $140, NO HELP. DON'T KNOW LONG-TERM EFFECT THIS MAY HAVE ON OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS--BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC. *NM

2001 FORD TAURUS 65,000 MI VEHICLE INSPECTED OBSERVED FRAME RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES IS SEVERELY CORRODED TO POINT WHERE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PREMATURE CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS OPERATED IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE. *JB

FORD TAURUS ,COMMON FAILURE OF THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING. FORD SERVICE SAYS WATER GETS INTO THE BLOWER AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WITH THE RESISTOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. *NM

FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE CAME OUT TO THE CAR AFTER WORK TO FIND OUT SHE HAD A DEAD BATTERY. I JUMP STARTED THE CAR AND SHE DROVE IT HOME. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY, THINKING IT WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD AND IT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHE THEN DROVE IT HOME. FIVE DAYS LATER SHE NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY WERE OK. I THEN CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THE BLOWER COMPARTMENT WAS FILLED WITH WATER CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT IT ALSO CAUSED A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY, WHICH CAUSED THE DEAD BATTERY. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH IF I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED WOULD I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN? HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE MADE CHANGES IN THE SEAL AND ALSO HAVE PUT IN A DRAIN TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW THAT TELLS ME IF FORD HAS MADE CHANGES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR COMPARTMENT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM. ALL THEY SAID WAS THEY WERE SORRY FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT IF FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS FLOODED WITH WATER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT GET NO SOLUTION. *TR

DRAIN LINES UNDER THE HOOD CLOG RESULTING IN FLOODING OF DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. SOAKING THE CARPET AND FLOOR MATS. HAS BEEN "FIXED" 3 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. LAST TIME, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, TOOK OFF THE DASH BOARD TO GET AT LINES AND IT HAS FLOODED AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY CARPETING OR MATS, AND ONCE AGAIN HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE AND THE SUB FRAME WAS BENT. *JB