TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *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 →
TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.
SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.
ENGINE STALLS/HESITATES. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. MOST RECENTLY THE OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE EPISODES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
LEFT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING POWER. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
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
FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FAILED.
TWO GOOD YEAR TIRES BLEW OUT.
WHILE DRIVING THE SUB-FAME FELL DOWN AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.
ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN COLD AND HESITATES BADLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING CAN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK
TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN, RECALL NOTICE WARNED ABOUT ERRATIC SHIFTING THAT COULD CAUSE BREAKDOWN.
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE AND THEN SUDDENLY REENGAGED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE GEAR 4 TIMES, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION.
TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR
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
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
TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.
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
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
TRANSMISSION LURCHED FORWARD UPON COMING TO A FULL STOP PRIOR TO RECALL.
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
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED TWICE.
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
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
ANTILOCK BRAKE PEDAL NOT COMPLETELY RETURNING, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/POWER BRAKE BOOSTER.
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
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT, AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
OTHER: AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO AXLE FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
SUBFRAME RECALL REPAIRS UNSATISFACTORY, FAILED AFTER REPAIRS.
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE, OPENS FROM OUTSIDE ONLY. *AK
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
TRANSAXLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL NOTICE NEVER RECEIVED.
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
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
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
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
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESET IN THE UP POSITION, RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. *AK
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