THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. *AK
1990 Ford Taurus complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
VEHICLES REAR MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD. *AK
VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-113) *AK
CORRODED FRONT DISC ROTORS, INVOLVED IN RECALL IN APRIL 1992, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, AGAIN PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. TT
THE MOTOR MOUNT WENT OUT AT 36,000 MILES AND IT STARTING THE SAME PROBLEM NOW. TT
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES APPLIED, ENGINE RPMS SPEEDS UP 10 TO 15 MPH; OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 4 TIMES PER MONTH; NO WARNING. TT
VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. TT
POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING. TT
VEHICLE AT RANDOM STALLS AT INTERSECTION. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. TT
MAIN MOTOR MOUNT BROKE; DOES NOT SUPPORT MOTOR, SUPPORTED BY OTHER TWO MOUNTS; COULD CAUSE MOTOR TO DROP OUT WHILE DRIVING; MADE SQUEAKING, GRINDING NOISE. TT
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURES. *SKD
CAR WAS PARKED, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
FRONT TIE ROD PULLED LOOSE DUE TO INNER THREADS STRIPPING. ONCE FAILED RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED. TT
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE/CLUNK, UPON ACCELERATION. *SKD
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN PERSON SHE HIT HER HEAD ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT
BROKEN TIE ROD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT
REPLACEMENT OF OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND CASTOR. VEHICLE WAS SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE. TT
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK OCCURED WITH NO WARNING HAD TO THROW INTO PARK TO STOP. TT
TIE ROD NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROD ARE BAD PURCHASE CAR USED FROM A NISSAN DEALER. TT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL (90V-159), CAUSING NOISE, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *SKD
UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT RIPPED AT SEAMS NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION. DRIVER HIT WINDSHIELD/STEERING WHEEL. "DUP 950315: 960417". TT
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
POWER STEERING HOSES LEAK DUE TO BEING ROUTED BY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND BEING SUBJECTED TO INTENSE HEAT. *DH
#1 CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING FRAGMENTS TO EXPLODE THROUGH OIL PAN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL/ENGINE TO SEIZE. *SKD
WHEN CAR IS ON THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION. TT
HAVE HAD TO HAVE TWO MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. TT
AIRBAG INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE RETAINER RING OR AIRBAG. TT
WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR/HARNESS/GOVENOR FAILED DURING COLD/WET WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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