Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Mar 27, 1996TX
FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. *SD
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1993 Ford Taurus complaints
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 26, 1996SC
FRONT DISC CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Mar 18, 1996ND
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 8, 1996AZ
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE, THEN ABS LIGHT COME ON, THEN CLOCK AND RADIO GOES OFF. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Feb 29, 1996OH
STARTED VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH. RESULTING IN FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 23, 1996KS
HYDRAULIC BRAKES; WHILE IN DRIVE STOPPED, PEDAL WILL DESCEND TO FLOOR. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 12, 1996CT
WATER ACCUMULATES INSIDE ELECTRICAL LOWERING MECHANISM FOR (2) REAR DOORS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 7, 1996OH
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT BRAKES CONTINUE LOCKUP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 6, 1996PA
VEHICLE SPED UP GOING DOWN HILL WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO FAILED AIR BYPASS CONTROL VALVE. *DSH
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Feb 6, 1996MI
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 31, 1996OH
HEAD LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN FINALLY BURNT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES WITH THREE DIFFERENT TAURUS SAME YR.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 25, 1996MN
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jan 25, 1996VA
HORN BUTTONS TOO SMALL/HARD TO LOCATE QUICKLY. *DSH
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 25, 1996AZ
STEERING PROBLEM. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 22, 1996IL
BRAKES GRINDING/VIBRATING REPLACED FRONT PADS. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 18, 1996MA
VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jan 12, 1996CA
ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE/REAR TAIL LIGHTS. *SD
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Jan 2, 1996NY
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND BLEW UP.WHITE SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM ENGINE. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 29, 1995GA
NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 28, 1995AL
WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY.
Wheels
Filed Dec 27, 1995MA
NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL AREA. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Dec 22, 1995TX
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE STUCK IN WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Dec 11, 1995GA
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A 45MPH CRASH. TT
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Dec 6, 1995CA
DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED USING REAR DEFROST, REAR WINDOW IMPLODED W/REAR OCCUPANTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 5, 1995NJ
FRONT ENGINE SEAL FAILED. *DSH
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 1, 1995IA
CAR STILL RUNNING AFTER SHUTTING OFF. NO KNOWN ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED BY GOING OFF AND ON. TT *JB
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 27, 1995NJ
THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Nov 24, 1995OH
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT *JB
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 20, 1995VA
ENGINE FAILS TO DECELERATED WHEN TRAVELLING AT HWY SPEED. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 7, 1995NJ
THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH KEEPS OPENING UP IT DOESN'T HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED STATION WAGON . TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 1995PA
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR AUTOMATICALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Nov 3, 1995NJ
FUEL PUMP FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT CONSUMER ALSO HAD 02 SENSOR REPLACED.*JB
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Nov 3, 1995NH
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT *SLC
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 26, 1995MI
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Oct 12, 1995OR
DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN ON VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. DOOR HAS SHUT ON OCCUPANTS LEG. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 10, 1995OH
DIFFICULTY ENGAGING IN FIRST, AND REVERSE GEARS. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 10, 1995MD
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 5, 1995MD
DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING FRONT END COLLISION; HIT BY A MOVING TRUCK. TT DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Oct 4, 1995SC
VEHILCE WAS SUPPLIED WITH AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR POWER SEATS, BUT THE MODEL THIS CONSUMER PURCHASED HAD MANUAL SEATS. SOMETHING MADE CONTACT WITH THE OPEN HARNESS, SMOLDERED, THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED THE CARPET. DEALER SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS THE FAULT OF THE OWNER. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE CARPET WHERE IT HAD BURNED. OWNER SUGGESTS THAT UNUSED ELECTRICAL HARNESSES SHOULD BE CAPPED TO PREVENT OBJECTS FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE OPEN CONNECTORS. TT *ML
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 1, 1995MI
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1995CA
BOLTS SHEARD OFF IN CAMSHAFT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO NOISY ENGINE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 28, 1995NJ
WHEN DRIVING CAR WOULD STALL . TT
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Sep 27, 1995OH
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNED UP ENGINE . TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 26, 1995CA
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHES AND SURGES FORWARD, CRUISE NOT ENGAGED, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. TT
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 25, 1995NJ
AUTO-TRANS: WHILE EXITING CAR WASH, ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 22, 1995NY
DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL SEPARATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 22, 199500
UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION OFF, LOCK ACTUATOR IN STEERING WHEEL FAILED. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 21, 1995OH
BRAKES SHUDDERED UPON APPLICATION.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 15, 1995MI
AT 21,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTOR WAS WEARING UNEVENLY. TT
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