| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079603 | Incident Date: Sep, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: AFTON | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2001 ford taurus ses wagon. purchased 4/2001 with 32 miles on it. found out right after purchase that rotors had been ground down. dealer blamed original parts. upon braking, steering while heavily rocks from side to side. obvious to anyone sitting in the car. rotors have been replaced at least twice, and ground down at least 3 times. car only has 70,000 miles on it. travel is 90% highway miles, little braking at all. dealers just keep suggesting new rotors and pads or grinding down but i have been doing this approx. every 8,000-10,000 miles. shimmy in wheel never fully goes away no matter what i do. i am afraid that i will not be able to stop one day given how much vibration in the car there is. no one knows what's wrong or is admitting it. research will show that i am not the only one with this complaint, so clearly there is a design flaw of some kind. *jb |
