1993 Ford Taurus complaints

RECALL 98V32300 FORD/REAR SUBFRAME CORROSION; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN MARCH AND MAY OF 1999. *AK

INTERMITTANT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP AND I HAVE TO MOVE THE SWITCH TO ANOTHER SETTING TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF WIPING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHEN INCREASING SPEED TO GET ON HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE THE FRONT END TO VIBRATE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS ALSO OCCURS ALOT ON INCLINES. *AK

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES TIME AFTER TIME . WE HAVE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AND REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE .WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES NOW SOMETHING ELSE HAS BROKEN AND MY WIFE AND CHILD NEARLY HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK

THE MIDDLE REAR LAP SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMLY DOES NOT LOCK IN THE SEATBELT PROPERLY WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DECELERATING ON INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP. THE CAUSE, AS DETERMINED BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS THE FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRING CORRODED, BROKE AND PUNTCURED THE TIRE. THIS COMPONENT WAS RECALLED TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SHIELD, HOWEVER CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED. NLM (98V-094)

BROKEN GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP AND AIR BYPASS DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS. MJS

TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS

#PE 99 015; WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH BECAME DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE WIPER TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND WILL NOT RETURN BACK TO NORMAL POSITION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBLITY. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE OF COOLANT. NLM

AFTEWR RECALL REPAIR (98V-094) OF THE SHIELD, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE DUE TO SHIELD STRIKING A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD SURFACE. MJS

THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AND THE HINGES WOULD POKE A HOLE THROUGH THE MOLDING. THE HINGES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 8 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER DETAILS. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER (FORD)

I DID MENTION TO MY SALESPERSON WITHIN 30-DAY WARRANTY MY CONCERNS RE: BRAKES, STEERING OF VEHICLE, ETC. BUT WAS TOLD ALL WAS WELL WITH THE VEHICLE. I'M STILL SKEPTICAL OF BRAKING AND STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONSTANTLY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR VEHICLE BUT YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY, WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO? I'M NOT AN EXPERT (BEING A WOMAN) BUT I CAN TELL BY ITS PERFORMANCE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND NEEDS AN EXPERT'S OPINION. I FEEL THAT THIS MAY GO ON UNTIL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEN I'LL BE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FINANCIALLY. IS THERE SOME WAY TO GET AROUND THE HASSLES? OR DO I HAVE TO SIT BY AND WAIT? *AK

AT 73,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL DUE TO VIN, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). NLM

STEERING WHEEL JUMPS OUT. MJS

HEAD GASKET ON ENGINE FAILING. RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDER. ALSO LEAKING OUT OF TIMING BELT COVER. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN FILED WITH NHTSA. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS DENIED MY VERBAL REQUEST TO REPLACE ENGINE AT FORD'S COST. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING TO MAKE RIGHT/LEFT TURNS, CAN FEEL SOMETHING SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE. HAVETAKEN TO MECHANIC & MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACING. VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL. THE SERVICE BULLETIN 92M77 HAD EXPIRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING FUNNY. DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO ANOTHER GEAR. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE. IN THE PROCESS OF CHANING OIL, SOME METAL SHAVINGS & OTHER METAL PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE OIL PAN. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK

KEY GETS STUCK IN SWITCH AND SWITCH MOVES WITHOUT KEY. OIL LEAK COMING FROM HEAD AREA . ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AT 65 MPH THEN GOES OUT WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO 55 MPH. FRONT END SEEMS LOOSE WHEN YOU HIT SMALL HOLES IN ROADWAY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES. FORD CHARGED US TO FIX THE FIRST TIME AND NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. FRIEND OWNS SAME MODEL YEAR AND STYLE AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT OFF, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, FIRE STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN TRANSMISSION. WHEN CONSUMER PUTS VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A VERY LOUD HARD SHIFT WITHIN VEHICLE, AND WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SHIFTS SLOWLY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND VEHICLE WILL DIE OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU PUT ON A TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT, LEAVING YOU IN THE DARK. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON OR JUST MOVE THE SIGNAL CONTROL, UNTIL THEY COME BACK ON.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. *AK

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS A GOOD BROTHER'S COMPANY CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WITHIN 1 YEAR THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED GOOD BROTHER'S FORD, NHTSA AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT THERE WAS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMPANY, BUT NOT IN THE NORTHEAST REGION. I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED. THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM / SNOW STORM. *YC

WINDSHIIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE COME AND THEY WILL GO OUT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO DURING A STORM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CLICKING NOISE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATED ABOVE 50 MPH. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN, AND OCCUPANT CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. DEALER REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ONCE. NEEDS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS PART OF IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN OF 1994 & 1995'S. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A GRAVEL ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN SOME INJURIES. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURELY BLOWN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NM

SWAY BAR LINKS PERFORMED POORLY CAUSING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NM

AT 52,000 MILES BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BECOME UNSTABLE. *AK

EI99009.PE99015; WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON THEY HESITATE AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AS IF A SHORT IS IN THE MOTOR WIRING OR SWITCH. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ALL AIR CONDITIONING HOSES TO BREAK, AND FINALLY THE AIR CODITIONER TO DROP OUT OF PLACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

2 REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS RECALLED, FRONT LEFT SUBFRAME BOLT BROKEN BUT NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. NM

RECALL REPAIRS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS, (98V-009), (98V-094), (98V-323). MJS

RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (98V-323) BODY MOUNTS. MJS

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN COTACTED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT'S GRINDING. WOULD MAKE NOISES WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & NEEDED REPLACING. THE PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL HAPPENED SOON AFTERWARDS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY IN RAINSTORM.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. MJS

I HAD NO RESOLUTION ON TIE RODS FROM DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND CURRENTLY WITH THE FAILED HEAD GASKET AT ONLY 48,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TAURUS. I DID FIND THIS PROBLEM WITH TIE RODS AND AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM ON SERVICE BULLETINS AT THIS WEB SITE. *AK