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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 →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 31, 1997MA

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 27, 1997CT

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

Power Train
Filed Mar 25, 1997MO

SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 21, 1997TX

ENGINE STALLS/HESITATES. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 19, 1997VA

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. MOST RECENTLY THE OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE EPISODES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Mar 12, 1997WI

LEFT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING POWER. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 11, 1997IL

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 3, 1997MI

BOLT FELL OUT OF THE "A" JOINT, ALLOWING ENGINE TO DROP. RECALL 92S61-S1 PERFORMED ON 7/94 WITH FAILURE REOCCURRING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE ONLY OBLIGATED TO REPAIR ONCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 28, 1997NJ

FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FAILED.

Tires
Filed Feb 28, 1997FL

TWO GOOD YEAR TIRES BLEW OUT.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 25, 1997MN

WHILE DRIVING THE SUB-FAME FELL DOWN AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Feb 25, 1997NY

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 20, 1997NH

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 13, 1997TX

ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN COLD AND HESITATES BADLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 11, 1997PA

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 5, 1997MO

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Feb 4, 1997PA

WHEN DRIVING CAN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 1997FL

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 18, 1997NC

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 13, 1997WI

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN, RECALL NOTICE WARNED ABOUT ERRATIC SHIFTING THAT COULD CAUSE BREAKDOWN.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 20, 1996GA

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE AND THEN SUDDENLY REENGAGED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 17, 1996IL

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE GEAR 4 TIMES, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 11, 1996FL

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND IT SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES. HAD TO PUSH TO GET IT STARTED AND THEN AT THE NEXT LIGHT IT STOPPED AGAIN. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 9, 1996GA

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DISENGAGE OUT OF GEAR THEN REENGAGE, CAUSING UNEXPECTED DEACCELERATION/ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 4, 1996IL

TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 2, 1996MD

OWNER STATES WITH NO WARNING HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED, HE NOTES THAT THE VEHICLE DIED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, HE FEARS A CRASH COMING UP IF THIS CONTUNIES. *AK *JB

Steering › Linkages
Filed Nov 26, 1996TN

WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT 40 MPH, THE JOINT BETWEEN RACK AND TIE ROD SHATTERED, CAUSING TIE ROD END TO SEPARATE FROM RACK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 22, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION LURCHED FORWARD UPON COMING TO A FULL STOP PRIOR TO RECALL.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 21, 1996MD

THE BODY MOUTNS OF THE REAR CORNER OF THE SUBFRAME WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION, CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIR CORRECTED UNDER THE RECALL AT 32, 000 MILES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 21, 1996NY

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED TWICE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 8, 1996WI

WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR THE GEAR LOCKED UP, RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , WASN'T HAVING THE PROBLEM A THAT TIME, BUT DEALER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Nov 5, 1996FL

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, OPENED HOOD AND FLAME SSHOT OUT, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Nov 5, 1996CA

ANTILOCK BRAKE PEDAL NOT COMPLETELY RETURNING, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/POWER BRAKE BOOSTER.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 4, 1996IN

THE ENGINE IS DROPPING OUT ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BECAUSE THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE FRONT SUBFRAME MOUNTS ARE RUSTING AND CORRODING. *AK *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 1, 1996MD

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 31, 1996CA

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT, AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Oct 30, 1996NC

THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 21, 1996VA

OTHER: AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.

Suspension
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO AXLE FAILURE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Oct 18, 1996MI

SUBFRAME RECALL REPAIRS UNSATISFACTORY, FAILED AFTER REPAIRS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 17, 1996TX

REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE, OPENS FROM OUTSIDE ONLY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 15, 1996UT

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO HER FACE AND HER ARM. SHE HAD TO HAVE A SKIN GRAFT DONE BECAUSE OF THIS.*AK

Power Train › Driveline › DriveshaftFire
Filed Oct 4, 1996GA

TRANSAXLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL NOTICE NEVER RECEIVED.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 3, 1996MI

THE DEALER CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM IN 94 AND THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. NOW THE DEALER WANTS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM, CONSUMER THINKS THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Oct 3, 1996CA

FAILURE ON THE INNER TIE ROD, WHEN DRIVING THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE.*AK ALSO CAUSING CV JOINT BOOTS TO BR REPLACED AS WELL DUE TO THE INNER TIE ROD BREAKING.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Sep 13, 1996ND

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS IN AN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WERE HOLES IN AIR ONLY, DEPLOYED HALF WAY . AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Sep 11, 1996NY

PARKED VEHICLE IN A RAMP GARAGE, VEHICLE WAS HOT, RESTARTED VEHICLE, STARTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, SMELLED SMOKE/ELECTRICAL BURNING, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND BENEATH CAR, MADE POPPING SOUNDS, TURNED VEHICLE OFF; IGNITION SWITCH WAS EXTREMELY HOT*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 10, 1996NY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESET IN THE UP POSITION, RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. *AK

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