2000 Ford Taurus SE 3.0 from North America
Summary:
Good car with a bad rep? I don't think so
Faults:
I did not have a good experience with my 2000 Ford Taurus SE. Bought it for 7k at 60k miles.
Evaporator leak at 65,000 miles, did not fix it.
Had to replace 2 tires because of shakiness at 70,000 miles.
Replaced the cracked charcoal canister on top of the gas tank - was causing the 'Check Engine Light' to turn on at 75,000 miles.
Replaced brake pads at 80,000 miles.
Bad lifter in the engine at 85,000 miles, did not fix it - causes noise, engine misfire, check engine light.
Replaced cracked serpentine belt at 90,000 miles, still small occasional noise from around the belt, don't know from where.
Transmission fluid leaks at 95,000 miles, did not fix it.
Battery dead at 100,000 miles.
That's where I am now, decided to drive it into dirt or give it away.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 21st July, 2004
19th Sep 2004, 20:34
I just want to say that 90% of your 2000 Ford Taurus' problems are just normal maintenance. The new tires, new breaks, cracked belts are ALL expected to go sooner or later, and now that you have almost 100k miles on it, its obviously going to start having problems. What I suggest is that you learn a little more about cars before you buy one, rather than just go out and buy a used car for 7 grand and expect there to be no problems. 7 grand can't get you much anymore, and even though it had only 60k miles when you bought it, you should have learned about the quality of Ford before hand. Half the reason why Taurus' get bad reviews is because of the car illiterate people who buy them and don't expect anything to ever go wrong with it, and when something goes wrong, they think it's a bad car, even if its just a normal expected problem. Every car has problems sooner or later, and it sounds to me like you don't know much about what your talking about. I had a Taurus and I'm getting a new one, and I've had many cars and I can honestly say, my old 1998 Taurus has been the cheapest yet MOST RELIABLE car I have ever owned.