2004 Ford Taurus Body & Structure Problems

WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE, THE DOOR LATCH BECOMES STUCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND CLOSE PROPERLY AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WILL DO THE SAME THING. SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL THE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR DECIDES TO UNFREEZE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU MAY THINK THE DOOR IS SHUT BECAUSE THE SENSOR LIGHT GOES OFF AND THEN YOU START TO DRIVE AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE, SEVERAL MODEL YEARS FROM 1997 AND UP OF THE TAURUS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS WELL AS THE MERCURY SABLE AND A FEW OTHER OLDER FORD MODELS. I JUST READ ONLINE THAT THEY RECALLED 2010-2013 FOR DOOR LATCH ISSUES. PLEASE MAKE THEM EXTEND THE RECALL FOR OLDER FORD TAURUS BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES OR GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A LARGE HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING SO THAT IT WOULD NOT FLING OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED BELOW 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN GREASED THE DOOR LATCH AND APPLIED SILICONE SPRAY BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 03/03/11

WATER COLLECTING IN FLOORBOARD OF MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AFTER HEAVY RAIN/CARWASH. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2004. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF A HEAVY RAIN I FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER INFRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT - UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. LIFTED THE RUG - JUST TO FIND THE UNDER-PADDING IS GREENOSH-BLACK AND THERE IS A TRAIL OF LEAK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME - BUT OBVIOUSLY -IT SHOWED NOW AFTER A VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOUND SEVERAL DISCUSSION GROUPS ON THE INTERNET WHERE _MANY_ FORD OWNERS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME THING. BASED ON THE WORK THEY HAD DONE AT SERVICE CENTERS - IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING ERROR. HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THE PROBLEM GOES FROM 150U$ TO 400U$- DEPENDING ON SEVERITY, DAMAGE, CAR MODEL AND AGE. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE BUSINESS APPROACH ON THE FORD;S PART (AND ALL OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS WHO ARE OR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM - BUT ARE STILL QUIETLY SELLING LEMONS). *TR

I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED I THOUGHT IN JULY 2007 AND IT LASTED FOR A WHILE, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY AGAIN SAID THEY FIXED IT, WELL IT IS LEAKING WATER STILL AND FILLS UP THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR ANY TIME IT RAINS, I NEED TO HAVE THIS FIXED PERMANENTLY AS I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BEAVERTON FORD HAS BEEN THE ONE THAT HAS REPAIRED IT BOTH TIMES, BUT I FELL IF IT WAS FIXED RIGHT IT STILL WOULD NOT BE LEAKING. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2004 FORD TAURUS SE FROM NISSAN AT THE AVENUES AND THE VERY NEXT DAY WE NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINS A LOT OF WATER COMES UNDER THE DASH BOARD BY THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. *JB