1996 Ford Taurus complaints

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK GEAR POSITION. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *AK

A PART WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SLIP AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOSE WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. *AK

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT-BACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER AND SEAT-BACK TO FALL BACKWARD INTO THE LAP AND CHEST OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER, AND RENDERING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. STATE FARM INSURANCE WAS INFORMED OF THE SEAT BACK FAILURE - STATE FARM CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SEAT BACK FAILURE IS A DESIGNED SAFETY FEATURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SEAT BACK FAILURE IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR POSITION ON THIS ISSUE.

GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED TO FORD AND REPAIRS WERE MAD., MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, MANUFACTURER FOUND PROBLEM. REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS / GOING THROUGH SOME WATER. DOORS WORK INTEMITTENTLY. *AK *YC

EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO DIE

FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE IN TWO. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND NOT ACCELERATE, DEALER STATES THAT THE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NLM

THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AFTER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR UPON COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD IT OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE IS VERY HARD TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS ON THE ROAD. HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAS NOT IMPROVED, BUT IS GETTING STEADILY WORSE. *AK

WHEN WE DRIVE THRU A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER (PUDDLE) WITH THE RIGHT FRONT, THE CAR STALLS. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE REPORTED IN YOUR COMPLAINTS DATABASE & AM WONDERING IF ANY ONE HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM YET. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WATER GETS ON THE SERPENTINE BELT & IT SLIPS & STALLS THE CAR. ONCE IT EVEN RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT SHUTTING THE KEY OFF & RE-STARTING. THIS SEEMS VERY ODD TO ME. HOW DOES THE ENGINE REFIRE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY? *AK

THROTTLE BODY GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT ALSO, VEHICLE LEAKED/STALLED AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WORKS ONLY PERIODICALLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER SINCE THE CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY DATE AND I CAN VISUALIZE A MAJOR COST ITEM FOR REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A SERIES OF PROBLEMS AND IN SPITE OF MY CONTACTS WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION, THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED IN A SATISFACTORY WAY.

HAVE CONTACTED CAL WORTHINGTON NUMERIOUS TIME. UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CABLES THAT CONNECTS TO THE GAS PEDAL BROKE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. NLM

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MOAN OR GROAN WHEN RETURNING STEERING FROM FULL RIGHT HAND TURN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILING COMPLETLEY. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THA T NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN ANY INTERVAL POSITION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH DOOR RESTRAINTS, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES ENTERING & EXITING THE VEHICLE, DOORS CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. *YC

IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN RELATION TO THE DESIGN OF THE RACK AND PINION CAUSING A NOISE ON THE RETURN OF THE WHEEL. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP, FORD, THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. IN A CAR NOT EVEN THREE YEARS OLD THIS SHOWS A DEFINATE NEED FOR A RECAL OR AT LEAST SOME MANUFACTURER SUPPORT. THANK YOU

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT CAUGHT A FIRE IN THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND ALL BELTS IN THE REAR, TIGHTEN WHILE PASENGERS SIT,AND GET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

A SPRING BROKE WITHIN THE REAR SEAT BELT, CAUSING IT NOT TO RETRACT, AND DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

REVERSE DOES NOT WORK LEASING CAR HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR AND HALF THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ALREADY THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD..

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR, RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH HOME, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSING INJURY TO CHEST, NOSE AND LEGS (BRUISES). MJS

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH IN THE RAIN 3-4 CAR LENGTHS WHEN HE BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDALWAS HARD, AND VEHICLE SLID UNDERNEATH A PICKUP TRUCK AT 32000 MILES. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE NECCESSARY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS MADE, THE DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND BRAKING, THE BRAKES WOULD BE HARD, THERE WAS NO ASSIT, JUST HARD BRAKES. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP OR IN PARK POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAS NOT ACTUALLY FAILED. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN A LARGE GROANING NOISE IS MADE WHEN TRUNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. FORD HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS SERVIC BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM STARTING BACK IN 1996 AND WANT TO CHARGE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS DEALS WITH THE STEERING UNIT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED AND THEY SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERES.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CAR ONLY STALLS IN THE SPRING TIME WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES FROM COLD WEATHER. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS DOWN SHIFTING ON IT'S OWN AND RPM'S GO UP, ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF YOU ARE PUTTNG IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS SLOW DOWN. OVERDRIVE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. CHANGE TRANSMISSION FILTER LAST YEAR, CHECKED FLUID LEVELS THEY ARE FULL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, TURNING INTO A PUDDLE, AND ENGINE STOPPED/ ALL POWER WAS LOST. SHORTLY, IT RETURNED AUTOMATICALLY, AND CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE BELT. THERE WAS A MEMORANDUM WHEREAS CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM BEING TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IDLING NEAR GARAGE. HAD OPENED DOOR WHEN VEHICLE LEAPED FORWARD. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND BY MECHANIC. THE 2ND TIME, EVERYTHING WAS IN GEAR (PARKED) & OWNER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN IT LEAPED FORWARD & BROKE GARAGE DOOR. VEHICLE PUSHED OWNER THROUGH THE DOOR. *AK

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND RETURNING, VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND VIBRATES. DEALER SAYS STEERING FILTER HOSE AND POWER STEERING GEAR SHORT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

BOLTS ON OIL PAN GASKET WERE TORQUED IMPROPERLY CAUSING RUBBER SEAL TO FAILED AND OIL TO POUR FROM THE OIL PAN RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL.

MY PROBLEM IS NOT BEEN DETERMINED A SAFETY DEFECT AS YET BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE EVENTUALLY. THE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR DATABASE ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES AND HAVE ALSO TO THIS DATE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED. I REALIZE THIS IS A FORUM FOR REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS BUT I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER MEANS

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 50 MPH WITH 2 VEHICLES. FIRST VEHICLE HIT IN REAR ALMOST HEAD ON WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT/MIDDLE, PROCEEDED TO HIT SECOND VEHICLE IN SAME PLACE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON EITHER IMPACT. MY VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HAULT AFTER HITTING SECOND VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.

THROTTLE CABLE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIUOS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD OCCURED ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN AN INTERCHANGE. THE DEALER SAID THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

NO SUMMARY

AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS. PROBLEM STARTED JULY, 96. DEALERS HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.

ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATES. GURGLEING SOUND UNDER HOOD DURING FLUCTUATIONS. ODOR HEAT SMELL ENTERS CAR DURING FLUCTUATIONS. DEALER CLAIMS FLUCTUATIONS ARE NORMAL, BUT, DID INSTALL A BYPASS KIT ON THE COOLING SYSTEM AFTER NUMEROUS RETURNS TO THE DEALRSHIP. FORD CONSUMER LINE REPRESENTATIVES CLAIMSTHERE ARE NO PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE MAKE AND MODEL, AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE MAKE AND MODEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE IN A CAR ACCIDENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING HAS FROZEN UP, MAKING STEERING HARD TO CONTROL, AND IT DOESN'T RETRACT ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK