THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, WON'T GO OFF. DEALER SAYS IT MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. *AK
1991 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 1991 record →
TRASAXLE REBUILT 4 TIMES. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP.
TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHILR DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE.
THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
STARTER MOTOR FAILED.
FT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION, REPLACED THE STUDS AND LUG NUTS FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEAR.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY SELF ACTIVATED FOR PERIODS OF A FEW TO SEVERAL MINUTES.
DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, DUE TO A UNKNOWN RECALL OR RECALL-TYPE OF ACTION.
WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH) AND TRANSMISSION IS IN OVERDRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWEST GEAR (35 MPH), THEN ERRATICALLY SHIFTS BETWEEN ALL FORWARD GEARS.
TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DUP OF 815728, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING . CONSUMER TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULDN'T WORK. THE VEHICLE KEP PICKING UP SPEED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE GAS PEDAL HARD WITH FOOT IN ORDER FOR IT TO UNSTICK, AND THEN COULD USE THE BRAKES. *AK
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND RAN INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN REACHING SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. *AK
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC
AN UNSUPPORTED PIECE OF THE TRANSMISSION GASKET BROKE SHUTTING OFF THE LUBRICATION OIL.
DRIVING, START TO APPLY BRAKES, PEDAL WOULD STICK; WOULD OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL PEDAL UP. NOW GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR; BRAKES DON'T WORK & THEN WOULD KICK BACK UP; BRAKES WORKING. TAKEN TO MECHANIC & HAD CHECKED OUT & TOLD NOT ABS MALFUNCTIONED, BUT BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN WITHOUT APPLICATION, AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. BRAKE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE. ACTUAL CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
HAD PARKED VEHICLE & WALKED AWAY; HEARD A LOUD NOISE; CHECKED VEHICLE AREA & NOTICED SPARE TIRE (DONUT) IN SPARE AREA HAD EXPLODED; WEATHER WAS COOL; SPARE AREA & ROOF OF VEHICLE DAMAGED. COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE DUE TO KILLED SWITCH & FIRE DEPT FILED REPORT BEFORE VEHICLE WAS MOVED. *AK TIRE WAS A GENERAL SERVA SPARE TIRE, SIZE 13580R14, DOT # ADPR42N101. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST CUT OFF, THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT, CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED UNDER WARRANTY, SHORTLY AFTER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*JB
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES. REPLACED THE SWITCH TWICE AND SRS LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. *AK
THE HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL AND FLUSH WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. TO ACTIVATE, THE HORN BUTTONS, THE DRIVER HAS TO USE HIS /HER FINGERS. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHILE PARKED THE SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BLEW UP, CAUSING GAS LINES TO CUT OFF AND RESULTING IN INTERIOR DAMAGE. *AK
BRAKES REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. MJS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (55-60) MPH DRIVER NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE VEHICLE AS THOUGH VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE . WHEN PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DRIVER DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD SHAFT ON THE RACK AND PINION WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON'.
HOLE IN RADIATOR.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED TWICE AND REPLACED.
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT ON GEARS.
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FLASHES 10 TMES, PAUSES FOR 1 SECOND, CONTINUES PATTERN WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. FORD SUGGESTED DEALER REPLACE CLOCK SPRING AND AIRBAG MONITOR SYSTEM. *AK
RIGHT FRONT INNER TIE ROD FRACTURED, CAUSING POOR STABILITY.
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