general problems of the 2001 Ford Taurus

Tl- the contact's mother owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while her mother was turning into a parking lot, when depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle hesitated and accelerate forward. The driver shifted the gears to park and turn off the ignition to come to a stop. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 02v266000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to local dealer bellingham Ford Lincoln located at 1820 james st, bellingham, wa 98225, (360) 392-7000, where it was diagnosed with needing brakes to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had been aware of the failure and filed a complaint (cas-25346332). The failure millage was 143,553. Dp.

2001 Ford Taurus. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle damages. According to the invoice, the brakes were replaced.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. In addition, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to avoid a crash by shifting the gear into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

I had an accident. When I was hit my seat belts did not function effectively, and therefore I was injured.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact applied the brakes and the pedal extended to the floorboard. The vehicle rear ended another vehicle and caused slight damage to the front bumper. A police report was filed. Four passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 124,512.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contacted stated that the vehicle was being serviced for routine maintenance when the mechanic informed him that the front suspension had failed and there was a leak in the power steering pump. The vehicle was repaired for the front rotors, brakes, and the power steering pump. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

On different occasions my car would try to lunge forward when I slam on the brakes. I had some close calls in hitting someone or a car. Lucky I had my foot already on the brake pedal and would brake hard again, then again sometimes. I started checking under the hood and I found that my brake fluid container lid was not on tight. After placing the lid on tight I had no more problems with braking or the car would try to go forward when I slam on the brakes.

Last November, the brakes on my 2001 Ford Taurus ses unexpectedly quit working. The pedal would push down normally, but it was not doing anything. It started working again after a few seconds, and I was almost home so I decided to try to drive it home. About 30 seconds later, they quit again, only this time they did not come right back. I had to put the car into park to get it to stop. The first station I took it to spent a week trying to figure out the problem and could not. I then had it towed to a Ford dealership who eventually fixed it. They said the problem was something was too tight, but I suspect that is just from the other station taking things apart trying to find the problem. I have not had a problem with it since, but I do not feel safe.

Car lost brakes while driving ,smoke from rear drivers side tire.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving 35 mph, the contact heard a loud rubbing noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the shop and it was discovered that the rear springs failed and punctured the tires. The contact spoke with the manufacturer requesting assistance with the $1,300 repair cost, but was denied assistance. The current and failure mileages were 43,000. The consumer stated replaced 2 tires were needed 4 were bought, both sets of springs, struts, mounts. The dealer stated the left rear brakes seem to be hanging. Updated 08/07/07.

My parents were getting off of the highway and the vehicle would not stop. My dad was standing on the brake pedal with all of his strength but the car kept moving through a red light and into oncoming traffic where they were hit by several vehicles. My father had multiple serious injuries and died on August 10th of 2007 as a result of those injuries.

Problems with braking system on 2001 Ford Taurus. When applying the brakes while approaching a red light the brake pedal went all the way to the floor and the brakes did not activate. The driver applied the parking brake and did slow down but not sufficiently to avoid hitting two vehicles waiting at the light. The driver maneuvered to vehicle away from the car and went over two curbs and a few bumps before the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they could not duplicate the problem. Some undercarriage damage was noted but no major body damage.

Problems with brakes on 2001 Ford Taurus. Nearly a fatel accident because of failed brakes only 10,000 miles on vehicle.

When the brakes were applied, the pedal traveled to the floor, and caused less braking power. On a level road, the brakes were applied at a traffic light and the pedal had gone to the floor with little braking power, the pedal returned several minutes later. The dealer couldn't find the source of the problem.

While applying brakes the pedal went all the way down to the floor. The incident occurred twice at the same spot, but different days, the consumer pulled out of the road, as the consumer attempted to turn left at the red light the vehicle did not move. The brakes had become inoperative before as well where the consumer felt as if the vehicle wasn't going to stop.

When brakes was applied, there was a vibration shock from the pedal and they didn't hold. This almost caused an accident. The dealership has been contacted. Ts.

Consumer states when applied the brakes the vehicle suffered sudden acceleration. Contacted dealer and dealer was not willing to do anything. Please provide further information. . Ts.

When consumer attempted to apply the brakes suddenly, the brake pedal went to the floor, which caused consumer to hit the vehicle in front of him.

While driving, another vehicle pulled in front of consumer, consumer applied brakes but vehicle was not slowing down. Consumer states feels like the gas pedal was stuck. Took to Ford and there is a recall 02s40 for brakes. Same problem consumer had. Please provide any further information. Mr.

There was a pulsation in the steering wheel when the brakes were applied.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 25 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact turned the ignition switch into the off position which caused the vehicle to slow down. The vehicle resumed and operated normally. The failure occurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the recall related to the failure which was associated with the NHTSA campaign id number 02v266000 (service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages). The consequence of the recall defect was an unintended acceleration. The technician inspected the vehicle and stated the vehicle did not require repair under the recall. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 20. Updated 07/21/11.

When the consumer attempted to brake, his foot became stuck between the gas and brake pedal, consumer loss control but was able to get foot out and come to a safe stop. Consumer believed the pedals were designed too close together.