NHTSA Complaint #10070360 — 2001 FORD TAURUS

WE NOTICED THE LOWER HALF OF THE CAR IS COVERED WITH SMALL RUST SPOTS 44000 MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. AT 39000 MILES WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RATTLE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR, HOWEVER THE RATTLE CONTINUES TO GROW WORSE. JUST UNDER 30000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACMENT. NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED, HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEKS TIME THE CAR WAS BACK IN FOR MORE BRAKE WORK. THE PADS WERE REPLACED BY THE SHOP, BUT THE SQEAKING HAS RETURNED AGAIN.( WE DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.) THE FUEL GAUGE READS ERRACTICLY BETWEEN FULL AND 1/4. I HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS FIXED YET. THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A HARD STARTING PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. IT WILL CRANK AND NOT START. THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, IT WILL START BUT IDLE ROUGH.