Faults:

Have had all required maintenance. Bought from Hertz rent a car at 20000. Certified vehicle...

48000, air conditioning went out.

55000, check engine light comes on once in a while, even after a tune up.

58000, transmission went out. Extended warranty covered a rebuilt one, but it's up and the transmission is starting to slip.

65000, master cylinder went out.

67000, brake booster went out, and it wasn't covered because warranty is up.

Oil leaking. Dealership is trying to tell me I have a blown head gasket.

Paint on rear bumper is oxidized. Live in AZ, but it's a little early for it to do that.

Interior plastic around the front windshield kept falling down. Clip broke, had to buy some insulation foam for it to stick back up there.

No acceleration. My 89 Nissan hard body truck with a 4 cylinder, with 8 spark plugs, automatic transmission, fuel injected/carburetor, that was brand new 11 miles when purchased for 7,900, blew the 25000 6 cylinder Ford Taurus away...

Feel sorry for all the people who purchased the Taurus with no extended warranty.

General Comments:

Nice roomy car. Looks nice. That's about it.

Faults:

A/C condenser leak at 114,000 km.

General Comments:

Excellent paint - Gold Ash Metallic.

Excellent tan leather interior.

Very easy to see out around the entire car.

The 200HP Duratec V6 is superb.

This is my second long term Taurus. My first was a 2001 model purchased brand new. I sold it at 100,000km. This car had the brakes done at 70,000km - except for oil changes, that's it for maintenance. I drove the car fairly hard over 4 years without a day of trouble.

I had no problem buying my 2005 Taurus SEL with a few km on it. This car is wonderful. It's quiet, smooth, powerful, safe. It's loaded and everything works - although I had to replace the A/C condenser due to a slow refrigerant leak.

I've put over a million km on many cars in my life, and I can say that driving this '05 Taurus is a real pleasure. Cheers!

Faults:

The car developed a bad smell within a few months of driving, water comes in the driver's side floor boards, so the floor is always wet and has developed mold.

The gas gauge has never registered right, and then stopped working all together after the second year.

We have had several times where it just stopped running, get it towed.. mechanic goes to check it out and it starts right up. Nothing ever registers on the computer to say why it died.

We have also gone through a lot of tires on this car. Granted it was used for a long commute, but they always wore out in odd ways according to our mechanic. Down to metal in spots, full thread in others, despite frequent alignments, rotation, and checks on other related parts.

Cruise control stopped working at some point.. I don't remember when. Now the tranny died with no warning.. would have liked a little warning :)