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Kathryn of Rochester , NY October 15, 2009

I just found out that there was a bunch of recalls on Ford cars for catching fire even if the car is off. I was driving my grandparents older, 97 or 99, Taurus. I parked the car at about 945 at night only to wake up at about 1230-1ish to see it on fire in our parking lot. The car had been off for about 2 hours. The police and fireman deemed it an electrical fire although no further investigation was done. The insurance doesn't cover any compensation, so i am completely out a car. It was totaled and everything was completely gone, so bad that to find the start would be nearly impossible, so i did want i needed to do and had the car removed from our lot and sent to a junk yard.

Now i am wondering if it could have been some sort of leakage that lead to the recalls the caused this fire, and if so is there any compensation that Ford could give for my complete loss. I know this is a long shot but i'm only 23 and have no other options for provision. Just thought i tell my story and see what may come about. Thanks

Lynn of Dayotn, OH September 4, 2009

I own a 2005 Ford Taurus and the transmission had to be rebuilt in 9/07, at 63,000 miles. Car was under extended warranty so cost to me was only 150.00. In 4/09, at 99,000, the transmisson went out again. No warranty coverage this time and no help or response from Ford. Dealer said estimated cost would be approx. 3,000.

Took car to another shop where they told me problem was torque convertor and that Ford knew there were problems with that model and the first shop should have replaced the torque convertor when they rebuilt the transmission in 2007. This problem costs me 5 months of renting cars, missing functions for lack of transportation and 1,100 in repairs.

Randy of Porterville, CA August 8, 2009

I purchased a Extended warrantee about 7 months ago and paying 149.56 each month. August 3, 2009 My vehicles was towed to the Ford Delership I was then told that my Transmission went out in my 2002 Ford Taurus. The Dealership contacted the Warrantee only to recieve a message that my coverage was denied, due to the fact that my odometer was wrong at the time of the purchase of the warrantee, They had a different VIN number on their records.

I contacted them regarding the VIN number and A Man by the name of Rich said that He would straighten in out because my warrantee covered up to 60 months or 150,000 miles. He phoned me back and told me that he E-mailed the lady in charge of my claim and everything was going to be ok. My vehicle has 82,017 miles on it.

The delership contacted then again and was once told that my claim was denied. Due to the same problem. I tried to contact them again again and the phone number that he gave me just rang. After the 3rd attempt, A voice came on the phone and said to press 1. Afer pressing 1 we had to leave a message. I am still trying to work this out, but probally will not do much good from the reports that I have read from the BBB and others. My cost for repairs to have it replaced is 3,400.00.

DArlene of JOhnstown, NY July 8, 2009

2002 Ford Taurus----Had to replace springs on front of car and two years later did the rear springs. Car has only 75K on it.

Chad of Cuyahoga falls, OH May 25, 2009

2003 ford Taurus, front suspension spring broke, puncturing brand new tire, while backing out of a parking space. I read about an investigation on your website but have found no information about a current recall of what seems to be a common problem with that make/model of car. apparently will need to replace both front brakes and struts for proper vehicle balance and replace a brand new tire that was damaged.

Roger of Christiansted, OTHER April 23, 2009

When my son drove the Taurus into the driveway, it started smoking and then burst into flames. The wind was pretty strong and blew flames onto our Toyota 4Runner and burned it up before the fire department was able to put them out. The insurance company did not cover the entire cost of what we owed on the Taurus and wouldn't cover the 4Runner at all since we just had basic insurance on it.

With poor credit, we have not been able to borrow money to replace even one car so we bought a used Ford Truck and a used Mitsubishi Montero. Both vehicles developed transmission problems within 24 hours of purchase and 800 and 2 months later we still do not have a working car. My wife has had to decline 11 substitute teaching jobs, which amounts to over 800 in wages lost.

Dolores of Grafton, OH April 22, 2009

I purchased a 2005 Ford Tauraus in November of 2004. It was great the first couple of months and then the transmission started slipping. The car acted like it was on a wet surface and it would hesitate and then it would go into gear. I found this strange and called the dealership. It took some time to get a rental car and they took the car in never calling me to tell what they found. I had their rental car for about a week when I called them and joking said "did the transmission fall out"? The reply from the mechanic on the other end of the phone was wait a minute I'll get the work order. Well we did rebuild the transmission which at the time of the repair had 9,550 miles on it. The mechanic boasted this is better than the way it came from the factory. I stated why would you rebuild a bad transmission and the above statement was again stated to me.

I purchased the extended warranty which ran out in 2007 I am still paying on that and it does not cover the second transmission failure. The transmission went out on I-90 at the Lakewood exit and I waited for a tow truck and hour and a half. Oh this all happened on a week ago today Tuesday April 21, 2009. I have had it in two repair shop and they are telling me it will cost between 1,400 to 1,800 to fix and to find a good used one impossible because these transmission are bad. Apparently the torc converter and the pistion clutch go bad and you have to replace these parts. Well it has been done once and should we keep doing this until the car dies?

The first transmission shop that had the car said he has done about 30 cars with this same problem. I have the his comments on this transmission and the number of cars he has worked on. I still owe 4,600 on this car and have no way of fixing it. \I have read a lot of complaints about the transmission going bad in 2002 to 2006 Ford Tauras and I have not experienced the spring problem yet but I doubt that I will have that problem since the car does not move.

I also contact Ford Motor in Detroit and they said they cannot help. My dad worked for Ford for over 30 years and we always had Fords I am so disappointed in the poor quality of theri products and how Ford refused to address this major problem. I will never buy another Ford again. I would like Ford to pay off my balance and give me some enough money to purchase a car that will last until the end of my loan. I still owe 13 payments on this car. I hope that someone can help me with this major problem.

Grant of Mount Pleasant, UT March 6, 2009

Grant of Mount Pleasant UT (03/06/09)
I have a 2006 Ford Taurus SE. Shortly after buying the car, I noticed that after it rained or if I took the car to the carwash, water would leak into the driver side floorboard, inside the car. The water is leaking in around the emergency brake and is coming in from behind the dashboard. After looking on the internet, I discovered that MANY other Taurus owners, from various year makes, are having the exact same problem. Many describe the water leaking into, and shorting out, expensive electrical parts located behind the dashboard, mainly A/C and heater motors, resulting in expensive repair costs. This problem seems to arise from a defective cowling on the windshield around the cabin air intake filter located under the windshield on the outside of the car.

 I wrote to Ford about this problem and got no response. Other owners write that when they bring the car into a repair shop to fix the problem, they get quoted in amount totaling 100 to 200. It seems that this is a defect at the fault of Ford and should be repaired at the cost of Ford. I want this problem fixed before I incur any of the above mentioned problems with my car, but I don't want to pay for the repairs out of my pocket.

So far, all I have is mildew damage to the carpet on the floor boards inside the car.

Claxton of Charlotte, NC February 21, 2009

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