Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-12 | 01V075000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 74,000 | — | Details |
| 2001-02-28 | 01V048000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | 28,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle Has A Heavy Power Steering Fluid Leak!!! Will Be Taking It To The Shop To Diagnose The Concern!!! I Was Checkin… |
| 2020-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IT PRESENTED A SERIES OF MISSED FIRED AND OVER HEATING ON THE ROAD , AFTER DRIVING AROUND 150 MILES , THE ENGINE LEA… |
| 2019-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF, WHICH REQUIRED THE … |
| 2019-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PART OF THE ENGINE, TOP PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WA… |
| 2018-11-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Someone pulled out in front of me as I was slowing down to make a left turn. I T-boned their vehicle while going 35mph… |
| 2018-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JUNE 2018 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET BY MY GRANDDAUGHTER, NO THERE NO SIGNS OF … |
| 2017-10-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE UNSAFE AIRBAGS AND THEY SEEMED TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS NO BIG DEA… |
| 2017-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A BAD NOIZ IN THE MOTOR AND MY SUSPENSION IS BAD |
| 2017-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RETURNING FROM LAKE GEORGE WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING ,SHAKING NOISE. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE… |
| 2017-03-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES & MY ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE UNTIL I RECOVER FROM THE TURN. |
| 2017-02-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT… |
| 2016-10-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. AFTER REPEATED AT… |
| 2016-10-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH AND I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS GAINING SPEED. I THEN SHIFTED IN TO NEUTR… |
| 2016-05-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BROKEN SPEED CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS PICTURED IN MANY ONLINE PHOTOS AS BEING RECALLED YET THE FORD D… |
| 2016-02-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SES IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING TH… |
| 2016-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THERE WAS N… |
| 2016-02-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE SUBFRAME T… |
| 2015-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND OUT OF NO WHERE. |
| 2015-11-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELER… |
| 2015-07-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED THE TIRE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN CALIFORNIA AND MOVED TO NEW ENGLAND 10 … |
| 2015-06-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2 MONTHS AGO ADVISED BY WALMART THAT TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. 3 WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TIRE … |
| 2015-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED TO SMELL BURNED WIRES IN CAR. LOOK UNDER DASH AND SMOKE AND WIRES WHERE BURNED. BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK. READING… |
| 2014-11-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT I HEARD A BRIEF FAINT WINE AND MY VEHICLE FROZE. I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND S… |
| 2014-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COME AND GOES WHEN IT WANT TO ANY EQUIPMENT RECALLS ON 2000 FORD TAURUS |
| 2014-07-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECA… |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCC… |
| 2014-06-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIV… |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AROUND 45, AND WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *JS |
| 2014-03-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A MONTH OR TWO. AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY IN EARLY MARCH, OWNER HEARD SPRING ON THE FRONT, … |
| 2013-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FRONT END UNACCEPTABLE! THEN DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK IN WINTER AND I HAD TO USE MY SHIRT SLEEVE TO KEEP RUBBING THE WIND… |
| 2013-11-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WIN… |
| 2013-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR SUDDENLY SPED… |
| 2013-09-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER… |
| 2013-08-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER BEING PARKED IN GARAGE ALL NITE I NOTICED THE FLOOR WAS WET AS I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK. I CHECKED THE OIL L… |
| 2013-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTE… |
| 2013-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY, I HAD A LOT OF WORK DONE INCLUDING SOME BRAKE WORK. THE BRAKE… |
| 2013-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2013-06-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. TH… |
| 2013-04-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PATCH O… |
| 2013-03-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND APPARENTLY LOTS OF FORD TAURUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR |
| 2013-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN STREET ABOUT 25MPH, I WENT TO STOP A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I CHECKED FLUID LEV… |
| 2013-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHILE RE… |
| 2013-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRIDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND DROVE TO CHICK FILET TO BUY A TAKEOUT LUNCH. I DROVE HOME TO MY MOTH… |
| 2012-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE T… |
| 2012-11-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE … |
| 2012-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN U-TURN HE ENGAGED THE ACCE… |
| 2012-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR |
| 2012-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN TH… |
| 2012-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN R… |
| 2012-06-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V1060… |