NHTSA Complaint #10402637 — 2005 FORD TAURUS

2005 FORD TAURUS 3.0, VULCAN OHV FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. 24,000 MILES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ANYMORE. HOOD MISALIGNED ITSELF. INTERIOR PIECES FALLING OFF. WHEN STARTING, STARTER WOULD SPIN FREE OF THE FLYWHEEL AND NOT START. (STILL DOES THIS, BUT WILL START ON THE 2ND TRY USUALLY) BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ERRATIC, LIGHT BRAKING PRODUCES A FLASHING EFFECT LIKE I'M HITTING THE BRAKES FRANTICALLY. MAKES ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT DRIVER.(HAVE SEEN THIS ON OTHER RECENT MID-2000'S FORDS BEFORE. THOUGHT THEY WERE IDIOT DRIVERS! CANNOT USE E-85 IN ANY CHILLY WEATHER BELOW 50 DEGREES OR IT IS A VERY LONG START AND IT'LL IDLE AT 2,500 UNTIL WARM. ROUTINELY GETS 17 MPG WHILE BEING DRIVEN VERY EASY. 30,000 MILES, FLEX-PIPE EXHAUST BROKE ON HIGHWAY, ALMOST RIPPED OFF WHOLE EXHAUST. WASN'T EVEN WORN LOOKING, JUST BROKE IN HALF! BRAKE ROTORS WARPED QUICKLY, NEVER DID ANY HARD STOPS.CONTINENTAL TIRES WERE BADLY CRACKED AND UNSAFE, HAD NEVER BEEN RUN LOW OR ABUSED. BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES UP AND DOWN PERIODICALLY WITH NO REASON FOUND, FEELS LIKE ABS BUT CAR HAS NO ABS. 40,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING. SEAT ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT BUDGE, WIFE CANNOT DRIVE CAR AS SEAT IS SET FOR ME. 45,000 MILES, AC COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILURE REQUIRING COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT. POWER WINDOW CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. USES OIL AT A HIGH RATE FOR A LOW-MILEAGE CAR.( HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED OIL.) OUTER DOOR WINDOW RUBBER IS BADLY DETERIORATED AND CRACKING APART. I'VE HAD 20 YEAR OLD CARS THAT HAD BETTER RUBBER. PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP OFF THE DASH(WHY IS THIS PAINTED?). THIS CAR IS OF TERRIBLE QUALITY. I HAVE HAD 37 CARS AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE OF THEM ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED FORDS UNTIL THIS CAR. FORD DID HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN IN EFFECT BUT IT IS FALLING APART WAY TOO FAST AND MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR