1991 Ford Taurus complaints

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AS WELL AS THE AXLES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RECALL ON SUBFRAMES, CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING.

VEHICLE WAS AT REST WITH ENGINE RUNNING WITH AUTOMATIC HEATER/AC SET AT 72F IN OUTSIDE AIR TEMP OF +150F. DRIVER WAS TAKING A NAP IN THE RECLINED DRIVERS SEAT. HE AWOKE AS HE WAS BEING OVERCOME BY HEAVY, ACRID SMOKE IN THE CABIN. HE EXITED THE DRIVERS

BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOCK UP.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL AND CAR WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF, COULDN'T GET THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE YEARS AFTER IT WAS RECALLED. CONSUMER FELT THAT SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER WANTS FORD TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK

WHEN STEPPING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL THE MOTOR RAISES UP IN FRONT AND ROLLS BACKWARDS. MOTOR MOUNTS ARE LIQUID FILLED AND HAVE A DEFECT. DEALER CONTACTED, REPLACED NEW BOLT. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO NO WARRANTY. *AK.ET.

BRAKE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTIONS 3 TIMES, FINALLY THE THIRD TIME THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT MY CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT PART OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH ROTOR PROBLEMS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED * REGISTERED IN MAIL, IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO REFUND WHAT I PAID FOR ROTOR REPLACEMENT BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE RECALL FOR REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT, REPAIR WORK COMPLETED BUT FAILED AGAIN AND CONSUMER PAID FOR SECOND REPAIR.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 1994 AND 1995 VEHICLES WERE UNDER RECALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL WAS DONE ON THOSE VEHICLES. *AK

CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON DEC. 23, 1998 AND ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 1994 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF OUR CAR, WHO TOLD US 6 YEARS OR 60000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR REFUSE THE FACT. WE NEED TO FIND OUT THE FACT. PLEASE HELP US SOLVE OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU.

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON REAR SUBFRAME BODY MOUNTS HOWEVER FAILED.

RECALL 93V106002. VEHICLE MADE A CLUNCKING SOUND, TURNING, STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WASN'T CENTERED, AND WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS AND BODY MOUNTS CONTINUALLY COMING OUT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE. THIS WAS JUST LIKE THE DEFECT MENTIONED IN RECALL 6760, NHTSA 93-V-106-002 DATE 16-NOV-93. BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE ACCELERATING, CAR CUT OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND STOPPED. IN COLD WEATHER THE RIMS ARE NOT SAFE AND THE AIR LEAKS OUT OF THE TIRES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

DURING COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN DETACHMENT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND EXPLODED CAUSING INJURIES TO FACE OF CONSUMER.

WHEN DRIVING LOST ALL POWER AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO ALMOST HIT THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE HESITATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHY IS THERE A RECALL FOR SOME 1991 FORD TAURUS'S EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED, AND NOT MINE. I RECENTLY SPENT $389.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE AXLE IN THIS VEHICHLE AS I DID IN ANOTHER FORD TAURUS (1987) I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM IS ALSO ANOTHER REPEAT PROBLEM FOR ME OCURRING IN BOTH 1987 & 1991 VEHCILES.

THE INNER TIE ROD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. ALSO, POKED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IT IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED, THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE WILLVIBRATE AT TIMES. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. IN ADDITION, FLUID FROM THE BATTERY EXPLODED, AND SPLASHED OUT FROM THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. ALSO WHEELS AND BRAKES SHAKE DURING BRAKING. FORD CONTACTED, AND STATED NO MAJOR RECALL WITH CAR AND NOTHING COULD BE REPAIRED. *AK

TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY AND WIRES STICK OUT FROM THE SIDES OF THE TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND, TIRES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AKNO TIRE INFO WAS GIVEN. *NLM

A LOUD SCRUBBING NOISE HEARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS, DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENTS. *AK

UPPER BOLT ON THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FELL OUT. MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS THAT EXHIBITS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CAME ACROSS THE SAME COMPLAINT ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. *AK THANK YOU

WINDSHIELD RESEALED/POWER WINDOW REPAIRED/MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/TRANSMISSION/STEERING LINKAGE/ WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT/FAN/ALTERNATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED.

COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF, RECALL ON OTHER MODEL YEARS HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR.

REAR DRUMS ARE OUT OF ROUND FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN TURNING LEFT & ACCELERATING, STEERING LOCKS UP. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED LEFT SIDE MOUNTS HAD DROPPED & IN PIECES. RIGHT SIDE SHOWS SOME DETERIOATION. MECHANIC SAID RECALL WAS CANCELLED & WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. (#93V106002) *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TIRE SIDEWALL TREADS SEPARATED PREMATURELY (TIRE ID #- DOTCXNP49V058) TIRE NAME- TOYO 2800 ULTRA, SIZE P205/70R14)

AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE.

TRANMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED FRONT PUMP INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY.

REAR BRAKES SELF ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY; DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE BRACE IS BOLTED AND NOT WELDED. THE BOLTS RUSTED OUT, AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FELL TO THE GROUND. FORD MOTOR CO. IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SHOP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO MAKE A TURN, LOST ALL STEERING POWER. VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONSUMER CONTACT THE DEALER, THE DEALER SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE MOUNT RETAINING PLATE. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL # 93V106002. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

THE INBOARD END OF TIE ROD SEPARATED FOR THE STEERING RACK CAUSING TOTAL AND INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUALLY AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS.

GASKET IN AXODE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATED, BLOCKING LUBRICATION TO PLANTARY GEARS. GEARS DESTROYED DUE TO LACK OF LUBICATION. FOR REFUSES TO DISCUSS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE DROPPED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED ENGINE MOUNTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY HAD I BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE BUSY FREEWAY THAT I WAS ON.