Two problems related to brake drum have been reported for the 2001 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2001 Taurus.
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The vehicle was brought to a repair shop for new rear drums. The mechanic replaced the rear drums and brakes, and noticed that the rear coil spring failed. Through research the contact discovered several complaints regarding the above mentioned failure. The current and failure mileages were 72,000.
A loud grinding noise was coming from the left rear wheel while driving 35-40 mph. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and mechanic determined that a part of the brake broke off into the brake drum, and that the drum/pads, and brake cylinder need to be replaced. The dealer was notified. Before the loud grindng noise there was a loud pop from the left rear wheel. Rear shoes and rear wheel cylinder were repalced and brake system was bleed. 2 brake drums also had to be resurfaced.