1996 Ford Taurus complaints

VEHICLE WAS SOLD SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT. SCARED FOR THE CAR AND TIRE PERFORMANCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R-1 )

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WITH MY HEADS AND TRANSMISSION SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE CAR!

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

COOLANT SYSTEM CORRODED OUT FREEZE PLUGS. COOLANT RAN OUT AND ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED, BUT FORD SAYS THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. REVIEWING THE BOARD HERE I SEE MORE THAN JUST ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST AS WITH THE FIRESTONE ISSUE AND FORD ITS ALWAYS THE OTHER GUYS FAULT, NOT THEM. FOR ONCE I WOULD LIKE SEE FORD TAKE THIER SHARE OF BLAME. FORD REPS WILL NOT EVEN RESPOND TO COMPLAINT.*AK

THE FRONT ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE (8/98 & 6/9/99) AND NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN (9/2000). THE REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED ON 2/28/2000. I FEEL THAT HAVING ROTORS TURNED ONCE A YEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE BRAKE WORK DONE THAT OFTEN ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL REGARDING MY CONCERNS.

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL FORWARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, AND WHEN IT WAS STARTED LATER IN THE DAY, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. SHIFTER CABLE BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE ANY OF THE GEARS. *AK SHIFTER CABLE BRAKING IS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ISSUE RECALL NOTICE BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH

OUTER HEADLIGHT LENS YELLOWING,INTERIOR FILLING WITH MOISTURE

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS OFF, BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS, THE BRAKES BUZZ ON APPLICATION AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY THEN THE ABS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY DEALER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.ALSO THE STEERING GEARBOX MAKES A LOUD GROAN AND VIBRATION WHEN RECOVERING FROM A RIGHT TURN. SOME RESISTANCE IS FELT ATTEMPTION TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT. THE VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON BOTH OF MY COMPLAINTS IN YOUR LISTINGS.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN RAIN STORM, INSTANTLY WHEN CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND PUT IT ON BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE FAILED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKES, RESULTING IN REAREND ACCIDENT. *AK

DURING WARM/HOT WEATHER THE ENGINE WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TRIED PUTTING PREMIUM FUEL AND INJECTOR CLEANER TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOESN'T. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT.

THE HEATING AND COOLING PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE PROGRESSED FROM BEING INCONVENIENT TO A PERMANENT PROBLEM. FINALLY, AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2000 I THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY IF I HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED THAT IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE HEATING AND A/C PROBLEMS. THE 19TH OF APRIL 2000 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE COOLING SYSTEM. IN THERE NOTES UNDER "CORRECTION" IT SAID "CHECK OVER COOLING SYSTEM;BELTS;HOSES;COOLANT;ECT... THEN IN THE "COMMENT" AREA IT SAID *CK -30 OR BETTER UNLESS ADVISED* IT WAS PICKED UP AND I FELT COMPELLED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAD TOPPED OFF THE FLUIDS. (BEING A WIDOW AND A SINGLE MOTHER I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST ANY MORE SO I DO MORE CHECKING THEN MAYBE OTHERS) THE COOLANT RESVOIR WAS NEAR EMPTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK OUT. WE COMPLIED AND EVERY THING WAS FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR SO. ON THE 29TH OF APRIL WE DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES ROUNDTRIP AND ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT. BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME ALL THE COOLANT WAS OUT OF IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT BACK IN MAY 2ND. THIS WAS UNDER THE SECTION "CORRECTION COMMENT": CONTACTED FORD REGARDING CONCERN; ADVISED CUSTOMER ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED; DEALER AND CO. TO ASSIST; CUST. PORTION $700. WELL I GUESS THEY THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELIEVED THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO STAND THE WHOLE COST, BUT I FOUND OUT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSH

SOME QUESTIONS, I WAS NOT SURE ABOUT SUCH AS THE DRIVETRAIN, ETC. IN MOST CASES I SAID I DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT, DID NOTIFY THE DEALER. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARD MANUF. DEFECTS & MAY NOT BE SAFETY-RELATED EXCEPT FOR THE 1 ABOUT THE PARK PAWL RECALL #96S51; IN THIS CASE, I HAD DONE SEARCH OF RECALLS ON MY CAR MAKE & MODEL THRU CERTAIN INTERNET WEB PAGES & FOUND THERE WERE 5-6 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED FORD CUST. SVC. & GAVE MY VIN # TO FIND OUT WHICH ONES APPLIED TO MY CAR. I FOUND 2 OF THEM APPLIED TO MY VIN #. I SUSPECT THAT FORD IS NOT NOTIFYING ME OF THESE RECALLS. ONE RECALL--NOT SAFETY RELATED, #98B23, I FOUND OUT ABOUT FROM A SVC. MGR. @ A DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CALLED FORD CST. SVC. & TOLD THEM I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED, REP SAID THEY HAD SENT THE LETTER 2 WEEKS PRIOR. WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE RECALL LTR, I GOT A BIG RUN-AROUND ABOUT HOW FMC COULD NOT SEND ME A DUPE LETTER SINCE THERE WAS STILL 1 FLOATING AROUND IN THE U.S.P.S.(EVEN THOUGH THE LTR WAS SPECIFIC TO MY VIN #). I FINALLY RAISED ENOUGH "CAIN" TO GET THEM TO SEND ME THE LTR, BUT, IT WAS 2 LATE, MY CAR WAS ALREADY EFFECTED BY THE "HEATING & COOLING" RECALL. THE NEXT RECALL, #96S51, WHICH IS SAFETY-RELATED;I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF; FORD CST. SVC. SAID THIS RECALL SVC. HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT BOOMERSHINE FORD IN DULUTH, GA ON 3/15/97. WHEN I TOLD THEM THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE SINCE I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, CS SAID POSSIBLY I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER SVC. & IT WAS DISCOVERED BY TH

THE FORD TAURUS IS 1996 AND 1997 WAS USED AS A GUINEA PIG FOR AN EXPIRIMENTAL COOLANT THAT RUSTED OUT THE FREEZE PLUGS, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT AND MORE. MINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THIS COOLANT. I HAVE ALREADY LOST ONE FREEZE PLUG AND COULD LOOSE OTHERS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WANTS ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF FIXING THEIR ERROR. THEY NOW WANT TO PAY NOTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT MEET THEIR DEADLINE. MY CAR COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. PLEASE HELP

CAR STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN ON HOT SUMMER DAYS. TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN FOURTH GEAR.

THE TEMPATURE GAUGE HAS BEEN RISING HIGH THE LAST TWO MONTHS, AND THE SEVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS, GOES OFF ROR A SHORT TIME ONLY TO COME BACK ON.THE ONLY OTHER TIME THE GAUGE WENT THIS HIGH AND HIGHER IS WHEN THE WATER RESAVIOR CRACKED AND BUSTED. OUR CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME, BUT FORD CLAIMED THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED.FORD COMPANY ALSO HAD A RECALL AUGUST 1997 TO INSTALL A BYPASS COOLING KIT. WHICH WE DID HAVE INSTALLED, TWO MONTHS AFTER MY WATER SYSTEM HAD BEEN FLUSHED BECAUSE OF GOOGED AND CORRODED COOLANT. THEY DID NOT TELL US AT THAT TIME, THAT BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS SO BAD THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICAL. EVERY YEAR WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSYEM THAT SEEM TO ADD UP MORE AND MORE IN PRICE. AND WE DO KEEP UP WITH THE GENERAL MAINTAINANCE ON OUR VEHICAL

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A LEAK WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH BATTERY DRAINING OUT, AND HEADLIGHTS COME OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK THE THERMOSTAT FAILED. *YH

AT 39,500 MILES THE OVERDRIVE IN MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT WAS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT NOW IT'S A MAJOR FINANCIAL BURDEN. FORD HAS BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH MAKING THESE DANGEROUSLY, SUB-PAR TRANSMISSIONS FOR ABOUT A DECADE. WHY HAS NOBODY STOPPED THEM? WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING?

UPON DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO PATIENTS HOME MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SPLIT AND BLEW UP FORCING ME TO COLLIDE WITH THE CENTER WALL ON THE 110 FREEWAY IN CARSON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE QUIT. CONSUMER HAD TO GET TO SHOULDER BY USING HAZARD LIGHTS. WHILE CONSUMER WAS ON SHOULDER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER SAYS TEMPARATURE GAUGE WENT TO 3 QUARTERS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

BOTH TURNING RIGHT AND RETURNING FROM RIGHT TURN PRODUCES A RUBBING GROANING SOUND

VEHICLE HIT IN LEFT FRONT BY 40 TON DUMP TRUCK; PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED; DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY;. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL (BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR) AT 60 MPH. BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN WHEEL CYLINDERS COOLED. *AK

TWICE THE POWER STEERING PULLEY HAS CRACKED NO ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE RESULT NO STEERING, ELECTRICAL COOLING & THEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN BUT, TO SAY THAT I NEED TO SOMEHOW SPEAK TO A FORD SALES PERSON REGARDING THE CAR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE DEALER IN 1998 WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE AUTO SHOP DEALER AUTO SHOP FOR MANY THINGS WITH THIS CAR...I SPENT QUITE ALOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE COMPLAINTS AND MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE COMPANY THAT SOLD ME THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENT AND PROMISES TO REPLACE CERTAIN PARTS DIDNT COME THROUGH BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE OF THE BUSINESS.. THIS CAR HAS COST ME ALOT AND I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY ANSWERS TO THE SITUATION. THE COMPANY HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SERVICE DEPT MANAGERS CARING FOR THE CAR AND YET, THEY STILL DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM DURING THE TIME OF WARRANTY AND NOW THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY THEY CLOSED BUSINESS...THE BIGGEST AND MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE OBTAINED THE CAR WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQ CONVERTER AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL...PLEASE HELP ME...THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WAS HIT IN FRONT. FIRST, VEHICLE SPUN; THEN, CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP IT JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING ON RAINY DAYS WHEN I GO THROUGH PUDDLES OF RAIN ON RIGHT WHEEL. THEN, START WORKING AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH COPPER COLORED ANTIFREEZE, DUE TO THIS THE COOLANT RUSTED OUT THE FREEZE PLUGS, WATER PUMP, AND THERMOSTAT. *SLC

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OVERHEATING OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *AK

THE NEW AUTO BATTERIES LACK THE AMPERE HOUR RATING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RECHARGE PROPERLY. YH

GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING OR BINDING:THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A NOTCH OR DEFECT ON THE PLASTIC PORTION; CABLE, THROTTLE BODY AND GAS PEDAL WERE REPLACED; PAID 20% COPAYMENT. CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER CARS WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CABLES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL NOT STAY DOWN OR EVEN HOLD DOWN TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH STOPPED CYCLING ON AND OFF, CONSTANTLY ON, CLUTCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE BEARINGS BURNT OUT AND THE CLUTCH CEASED UP AND THEN BURNT THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE SYSTEM WORKED FOR A WEEK AND WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER THE CLUTCH AND THE AC CYCLING SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR THE THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE MECHANIC CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SYSTEM IS FAILING. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WE WERE DRIVING AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 45, CAM SENSOR, CAMSHAFT, DIED ROUGH IDLE, EGR SENSOR BAD, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, DIES AT STOPS AND SLOW DOWNS, FUEL PUMP DOESNT HOLD PRESSURE, LONG CRANK TIME NO TURN OVER TILL ABOUT A MINUTE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.

THE INCIDENTS HAVE ALL BEEN THE SAME: THE CAR IS USUALLY GOING UNDER 35MPH. THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP, THE CAR ACTS AS IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE EITHER CUTS OFF OR BEGINS TO CHUGG AND SHAKE ANY TIME THE CAR SLOWS OR STOPS. I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW FRIGHTENING THIS CAN BE SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO OCCUR AND I'M PETRIFIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR ROAD CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND MAJOR DAMAGE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS WITHIN FEET OF A SERVICE STATION AND BROUGHT IT TO THEM. THE CODE ON THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR WAS, "EGR". THEY DID A 60,000 MILE SERVICE, CHECKED THE EMISSION SYSTEM, AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER 41 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME SERVICE STATION. THEY REPLACED THE DPFE SENSOR. I'VE SINCE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM 3 OR 4 TIMES, WHENEVER THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN THINK OF TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO. THEY EVEN HAD A CLASS WITH 50 TECHNICIANS GIVEN BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND USED MY CAR AS THE EXAMPLE. THEY TOOK APART THE ENTIRE EMISSION SYSTEM AND "ROTO-ROOTED" IT. I DROVE LESS THAN 10 MILES AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. SO FAR, I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $500. BECAUSE THE GARAGE WHERE I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CHARGING ME FOR RETURN VISI

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING OCCUPANT TO BE UNRESTRAINED. *AK

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR AND THE COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE CAP TO NO AVAIL. I THEN REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. WHEN I REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WATER PUMP I NOTICED THAT THE IMPELLOR BLADES WERE BADLY DETERIORATED FROM CORROSION. THE BLADES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY AND UNABLE TO MOVE WATER; THIS RESULTED IN THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO OVERHEAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE BLADES WERE UNABLE TO STAND UP TO THE COOLANT SOLUTION*AK

FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

4TH GEAR FAILED, TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *AKY

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF NEUTRAL. FOLLOWED BY HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR AND 2ND & 3RD GEAR. RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER THAT REBUILT TRANNY IN '99. THEY REPLACED SHIFT SOLENOIDS AND THAT CORRECTED SHIFTING. SHOP FOREMAN INDICATED TRANNY WOULD STILL NOT LOCKOUT(TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT LOCK OUT). HE INDICATED THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. HE COULD NOT GET ANY TROUBLE CODES. WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT COMPUTER AND MANUALLY LOCKOUT TORQUE CONVERTER. WENT TO FORD ONLINE SERVICE ASSISTANCE AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE STATING THAT SOME COMPUTERS FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN FLASHED TO NOT LOCK OUT AND THERE SHOULD BE A NOTICE ON THE RADIATOR STATING SO. THERE IS NO NOTICE ON THE RADIATOR. SUGGESTED TAKING TO DEALER FOR RE-FLASH OF COMPUTER. EXISTING CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IF THIS IS ACCURATE THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD FREQUENT TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS ALSO THAT MAY BE RELATED. THE COOLANT REQUIRES TWICE YEARLY FLUSH DUE TO BUILD UP OF RUST. *AK

THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TAURUS DATES BACK TO A RECALL CONCERNING THE COOLING SYSTEM IN 1997. SINCE THEN, I'VE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PREMATURE PROBLEMS WITH VARYING PARTS OF THE COOLING SYSTEM INCLUDING A FAILED THERMOSTAT, HEATER CORE, GASKET, AND RADIATOR. I'VE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.

MY WINDSHIELD HAS DEVELOPED A HAZE BETWEEN THE LAMENATION AND GLASS, AS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. THIS CONDITION MAKES THE VIEW SEVERELY BLURRED WHEN ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS AND/OR SUN IS INVOLVED. IT IS MUCH LIKE SHINING LIGHT THROUGH A PRISM. GLASS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOT GO BAD. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS VISUAL HAZARD. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS LIKE MYSELF SOME SORT OF REPLACEMENT/RECALL OPTION. FURTHER, IF A WINDSHIELD CANNOT WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME, I HAVE LOST FAITH IN ITS INTEGRITY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TO SAY THE LEAST, FORD HAS PRODUCED A "LEMON" PRODUCT, AS AGAIN...GLASS SHOULD NOT GO BAD. *AK