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1992 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 1992 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1996NJ

THE BRAKES STICK OR COME OUT WITH NO WARNING,THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE ABS SYSTEM.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jan 22, 1996VA

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HEARD A LOUD POP AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCIRBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jan 19, 1996MO

THE CENTER OF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WAS MELTED TO THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL SO WHEN IT DEPLOYED THE TOP HALF ONLY CAME OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 28, 1995NJ

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS STOPPED DEAD CENTER OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 18, 1995NY

PANEL BORDERING/COVERING SPEEDOMETER IS LOOSE, AND CAN'T BE TIGHTENED. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Dec 13, 1995VA

COMPUTER PROCESSOR IN VEHICLE HAS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 13, 1995WI

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 6, 1995IL

WHILE DRIVING, LOST ENGINE POWER; DIFFICULT STEERING/BRAKING; LOW SPEED; WIRE THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO EEC/FUEL PUMP BROKE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 1, 1995TX

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 29, 1995GA

THE POWER DOOR LOCK BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED. TT

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 27, 1995FL

VEHICLE HAS PLASTIC TRIM PANEL SEPARATION DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE AND IS RUSTING.THE REAR HATCH BACK WINDOW IS LEAKING. TT *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 1995OH

PURCHASE STATION WAGON NEW THERE IS BAD GAS FUMES IN THE CAR WHEN PEOPLE IN THE CAR THEY GET SICK . TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 20, 1995VA

WHEN CAR SLOWING TO A STOP THE CAR ACCELERATE SOMETIMES . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 9, 1995FL

HAD TO REPLACE SPLIT BY PASS HOSE BECAUSE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 6, 1995FL

WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT AND WASHER SWITCH HAS GONE BAD THREE TIMES. TT

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Oct 27, 1995NY

THE BUMPER IS COMING OFF. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 23, 1995CA

AUTO POPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING IT AND RAN HER OVER. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 19, 1995OK

DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 11, 1995IL

PURCHASE CAR USED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SHATTERED . TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 4, 1995CA

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH AND ABOVE. TT CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES MUCH WORSE AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PROBLEM WILL START SOONER AT SLOWER SPEEDS IF DRIVING ON ROUGHER ROADS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO TIRE MISALIGNED, REPLACED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, VIBRATION ON FRONT END, RADIO ANTENNA IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 26, 1995CA

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IMPACT 3:00 POSITION, AT A LOW SPEED 3 MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, THROTTLE WAS STUCK. TT

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire1 injured
Filed Sep 25, 1995AL

THE FAULTY ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT TO THE GROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 18, 1995NY

ROTOR WAS REPLACED AT 29,000 MILES . TT

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Sep 14, 1995IN

THE FIRST TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BUMPER FLEW OFF. TT CONSUMER STATES HE IS SELLING VEHICLE. *SLC

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Sep 7, 1995MA

DRIVING AUTO WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. TT

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Sep 1, 1995NJ

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF . *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 1, 1995IL

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHEN ENGAGED ON SLIGHT ENCLINE, TRANSIMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Aug 29, 1995CA

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 24, 1995NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. KT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 11, 1995GA

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, THEY HAVE BROKEN TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 8, 1995TX

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. TT

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jul 31, 1995NC

STARTER REPLACED TWICE DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 28, 1995MD

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE ON AN INCLINE. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jul 26, 1995CT

INNER TIE ROD BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT BETWEEN TWO OTHER CARS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 24, 1995CT

ENGINE MOUNT BROKE RIPPED OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 20, 1995OH

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Jul 20, 1995NY

VEHICLE OWNER JACKED UP VEHICLE USING THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS, AND THE JACK PUT A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 19, 1995WA

DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING SIDE AND FRONT END IMPACT; HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENDED UP HITTING ROAD SIGN AND AN EMBANKMENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 17, 1995NY

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, FLOATING CALIPERS WERE BINDING, NEEDED OVERHAUL OF REAR BRAKES. TT

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jul 13, 1995MA

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING STARTERS- COMPRESSOR GONE BAD. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 11, 1995FL

THE OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES BEEN HAVING PROBLEM BUT NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 10, 1995PA

DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 1995MA

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AFTER 72,000 MILES . *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 4, 1995NJ

PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 3, 1995MT

FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING LEAK. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 29, 1995MD

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 20, 1995NY

THE ROTORS ALL OVER THE CAR HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ABS SYSTEM. THE ROTORS HAVE ALL BEEN WARPED. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 19, 1995TX

IN A REAR COLLISION THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 16, 1995NY

AFTER FILLING THE GASOLINE TANK DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO FUEL PUMP ASSEBLY BECOMING BARE AND WAS SHORTING OUT AGAINST FUEL TANK WALL. *AK

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Jun 16, 1995NY

PLACE SEVERAL PIECES OF PLYWOOD ON ROOF OF STATION-AND WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTRY RD THE CLIPS SNAPPED. TT

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