2000 Ford Taurus Recalls, Complaints & Specs

8 safety recalls list the 2000 Ford Taurus, and owners have filed 1,195 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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8 safety recalls for the 2000 Ford Taurus

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Coil springs (suspension)

   NHTSA 04V332000 Reported July 15, 2004 899,060 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain passenger vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of…

   Remedy: Dealers will install protective spring shields. In addition, ford is extending the warranty coverage of the front coil springs in all other states, for fracture only, up to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles,…

2. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 04V106000 Reported March 2, 2004 938,789 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain passenger vehicles are being recalled to correct a problem with a malfunctioning stop lamp switch and/or associated wiring. This malfunctioning could render the stop lamps inoperable or cause them to stay on all the time. This could cause confusion to a following driver, which could lead to a crash.

   Remedy: Dealers will remove the stop lamp switch and associated wiring assembly and install a newly designed stop lamp switch and wire assembly. Owner notification is expected to begin on april 5, 2004. Owners should contact…

3. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V266000 Reported October 2, 2002 369,614 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable padels are being recalled in order to adjust the brake and accelerator pedals to a minimum of 50 mm of lateral separation. Simultaneous application of both the brake and accelerator pedals could result in an increase in engine RPM.

   Remedy: Owners will be instructed as to the proper way to set the position of the pedals and to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the spacing between the brake and accelerator pedals measured. If the spacing is found to…

4. Motor (visibility)

   NHTSA 01V258000 Reported August 8, 2001 1,083,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. Owners who take their…

5. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 01V075000 Reported March 12, 2001 74,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. Due to the use of incorrect material by a supplier, the headlamp switch knob can fracture and separate from the headlamp switch.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the headlamp switch knob. Owner notification began april 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

6. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 01V078000 Reported March 12, 2001 157,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable pedals. If the grease from the adjustable pedal assembly enters the stop lamp switch, it can contaminate the contacts leading to carbon build up, and potentially, a short circuit.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake lamp switch and wipe down the adjustable pedal assembly to remove excess grease. Owner notification began march 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an…

7. Back up lights (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 01V048000 Reported February 28, 2001 28,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger sedans with factory or dealer-installed deck lid spoilers with LED center high mounted stop lamps (chmsl). Vehicles produced with spoilers were manufactured from march 1 through october 31, 2000; and vehicles with spoilers installed by dealers were manufactured from january 1 thorough december 30, 2000.…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a jumper/resistor assembly at the spoiler that provides an electrical resistor to ground and corrects the chmsl and brake-shift interlock conditions. Owner notification began march 19, 2001. Owners…

8. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 00V242000 Reported August 24, 2000 167,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The "vehicle capacity weight" and "designated seating capacity" information was not printed on the safety certification labels affixed to these vehicles. On affected sable sedan vehicles, the "vehicles capacity weight" (and also the luggage load) information printed on this label is incorrect -…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a supplemental label with the correct information, along with instructions for affixing the label adjacent to the vehicle certification label. Owner notification began october 20, 2000.…

1,195 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Ford Taurus have filed 1,195 complaints with NHTSA; 102 describe a crash and 25 describe a fire. Reports cite 81 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 77,482 miles. Complaints peaked in 2004 with 200 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Suspension: coil springs157
• Suspension: coil springs145
• Power train: automatic transmission59
• Vehicle speed control55
• Suspension: rear51
• Suspension45
• Air bags42
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline40

What owners are reporting

“Vehicle Has A Heavy Power Steering Fluid Leak!!! Will Be Taking It To The Shop To Diagnose The Concern!!! I Was Checking To See If There Were Any Campaigns Or Recalls Reported!!!”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 6, 2024 · Steering

“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, resulting in a total loss for my 2000 Ford Taurus. (This was in 2018 so it was n”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 25, 2022 · Air bags

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2000 Ford Taurus (Taurus Wagon). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford Taurus model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Taurus model year in NHTSA's database.

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• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
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• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints
• Expedition9,359 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.