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1993 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 1993 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 23, 1996NY

ENGINE MOUNTS DEFECTIVE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Aug 20, 1996NY

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 19, 1996MO

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Aug 13, 1996TX

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE OWNER WAS IN THE CAR . THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Aug 13, 1996AL

SHORT IN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT TWICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 12, 1996NJ

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO WORN REAR DRUM AND MASTER CYLINDER.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Aug 8, 1996CA

DRIVING VEHICLE, ARRIVED HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH, HAVE TO PULL DISTRIBUTOR PLUG IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Aug 7, 1996MT

HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER OFF AND ON/POOR VISIBILITY *SD

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Aug 1, 1996NJ

VEHICLE STALLS AND BUCKS, AND CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, IN FOR REPAIRS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Aug 1, 1996ME

HEADLIGHT WIRES SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS/POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 29, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT BY THEMSELVES. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 25, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH ELECTRICAL SHORT FIRE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jul 25, 1996CA

SUNLIGHT REFLECTS OFF OF DASHBOARD ONTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 1996CA

THE ABS ANTI LOCK LIGHT KEEP COME ON WHEN DRIVING. *AK WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ENGINE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, HOWEVER A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN EITHER NEUTRAL OR PARK, POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. *SLC

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 18, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN EXPERIENCED HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN WENT OFF, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 17, 1996MT

PE96-018 ACTIVE, HEADLIGHT FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GET GET VERY DIM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 17, 1996IL

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *DH

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 15, 1996NJ

PE96-018; RIGHT HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR FELL OFF WHICH RESULTED IN BULB MELTED CASING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 8, 1996MA

PE96-018 ACTIVE, HEADLIGHT FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITH NO WARNING. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 8, 1996MA

PE96-018 ACTIVE, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, WILL COME ON. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 5, 1996NY

HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 5, 1996NJ

HEADLIGHT FAILURE, LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING PE96-018A. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 3, 1996MD

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 3, 1996MD

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONTAL AND REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PROBABLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Jul 2, 1996IL

SPRING IN STRUT BROKE. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 26, 1996CT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *DHZ

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 25, 1996VA

ABS, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED OF 50MPH, VIRBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN THE FRONT END, IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF DISC ROTORS AND PADS. *AK ALSO FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 21, 1996OH

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED TWICE. *SD

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 20, 1996MI

WHEN ON HIGH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SEIZES AND THE WIPERS STOP WORKING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 17, 1996CT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN STORM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jun 4, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCESD STEERING MALFUNCTION WHEN CONSTANTLY PULLIN TO RIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, MAKING HARD TO CONTROL.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 4, 1996MN

DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jun 3, 1996VA

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, CONTINUED HANGUP IN THE SWITCH, AND WHEN STARTING SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Jun 2, 1996VA

LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL OCCASIONALLY FLASHES FASTER THEN NORMAL, WHILE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 1, 1996VA

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 28, 1996AZ

FUEL TANK RELEASES GAS FUMES INTO VEHICLE. *SD

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed May 23, 1996DC

REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 22, 1996CA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 20, 1996MA

MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *DH

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed May 14, 1996WI

COIL SPRING BROKE DUE TO RUST, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 1, 1996PA

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITON SWITCH IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE KEY SPINS AROUND IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 23, 1996IL

FAILURE OF THE BRAKES, WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DOING 40MPH AND OVER.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 12, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 10, 1996NY

IF BRAKES APPLIED AT 55 MPH, FRONT END SHAKES. *DSH

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 8, 1996IL

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 8, 1996NJ

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION. *DH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 7, 1996MD

PIECES OF TRANSMISSION SPIDER GEAR SPACER FOUND IN FLUID WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 5, 1996MA

FRONT DISC ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AT 13K MILES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 4, 1996NJ

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 1, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE; TEMPATURE GAUGE WENT UP NOT TO OVERHEAT RANGE; SHUT OFF ENGINE; ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FIRE.*AK

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