1997 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICLE INITIALLY LOST POWER ON INCLINE AND REGAINED ON DECLINE, UNTIL TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AFTER 2-5 MPH. OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, ON HIGHWAY TRIPS. DEALER INITIALLY REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER THEN REPLACED FUEL PUMP RELAY. AFTER FOURTH OCCASION, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH, DIFFICULTY GAINING SPEED ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. THEN SUDDENLY SURGES/HESISTATES AND MOVES ERRATICALLY INTO GEAR. VEHICLE HESITATES AND ACTS AS IF IT STALLS OUT.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING OR AFTER A RAINFALL, WHEN DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER WHICH CAUSED AN UPWARD SPLASH UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT, THE ENGINE DIED , CAUSING LOSS OF POWER . ENGINE WOULD RESTART AS SOON AS VEHICLE CLEARED THE DEEP WATER AREA, BUT A SQUEALING OF THE POWER STEERING WOULD FOLLOW FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT HA SYET TO REPLAC EPARTS. *AK

CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRUNK LIGHT BULB IS UNPROTECTED AND BURNED ITEMS IN TRUNK.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED ON VEHICLE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TRAUMA TO WINDSHIELD . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS,FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH FAILED ALSO DURING COLLISION.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE IN ONE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT CONDITION STILL REMAINS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER CHANGES SPEED ON ITS OWN. CHANGES MODES WHEN USING THE TURN INDICATOR. WILL NOT ALWAYS GO INTO HIGH MODE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT STALLS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS AND SLAMS WHEN SHIFTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND FAILS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES GO IDLE THEN JERK AND LURCH FORWARD. WHEN BRAKES WERE RELEASED VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR GRINDING NOISES. REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHY REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. *AK

I WAS DOING 70 MILES/HOUR IN THIRD LANE OF INTERSTATE 85 WHEN CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT DIE. I PULLED ONTO SHOULDER AND PUT CAR INTO PARK AND THEN TRIED TO GO AGAIN. CAR WOULD GO UP TO 4000 RPM'S BUT ONLY DO 30 MILES/HOUR. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEND WITHOUT DEALER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE. ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING HOTTEST WEATHER AND WHEN DRIVING 150 MILES OF MORE AT A TIME. SEEMS TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS IN TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS AND FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP BUT NOT GETTING ANY COOPERATION FROM MANUFACTURER.

WHILE DRIVING THE DEFROSTER GRILL REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING DIFFICULTY FOR THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRVAELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING TO 50 MPH VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN SECOND GEAR, CAUSING SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND STALLING. VEHICLE ALSO HAD PREVIOUS CLUNKING NOISE PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION LOCKING. ALSO DEALERS FOUND NO FAULT CODE. *AK

TRANSMISSION JERKS SLIGHTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED TO REVERSE, AND AFTER A BRIEF INTERLUDE THE VEHICLE INCREASES RPMS AND JUMPS BACKWARDS.

WHILE DRIVING OVER PUDDLES VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. ALSO ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALERS HAVE NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. *AK

DURING IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED FROM BELT BUCKLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FRONT SEATS RECLINED WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

PAINT PROBLEMS.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS NO STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THERE WAS NO REACTION IN THE WHEEL. SO THE DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. *AK

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL, EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN A CERTAIN POSITION, THE SIGNAL WILL NOT LOCK IN. WHEN CHANGING LANES THIS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT KNOCKS HARD.

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE IS COLD AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD UP TO THREE INCHES UNTIL THE PARKING PAWL ENGAGES.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS DO NOT CONTROL ANYTHING, THEY ARE JUST THERE, THE ACTUAL PART HAS TO BE INSTALLED.

ENGINE NOISE CONTINUALLY.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE (INTERNALLY) WHILE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR STILL INDICATES PARK.

PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION.

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTED IN INJURIES, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SERIOUS BURNS AND LACERATIONS IN THE FACE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

ENGINE FIRE DURING COLLISION DUE TO LEAK.

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES.

WHILE DRIVING OVER WATER PUDDLES THE WATER WETS A BELT WHICH SQUEALS, AND CAUSE NO POWER STEERING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE TO DEALER ALREADY, AND SHE WILL TAKE IT BACK ONE MORE TIME THE NEXT DAY. *AK

TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO REVERSE ALL BY ITSELF. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN RELEASING THE PARK BRAKE THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF. *AK

TRANSAXLE FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

DURING PANIC BRAKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGING BRAKES; CAUSES INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE; ALMOST CAUSED CRASH. NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION UPON COMING TO A STOP. *AK

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE VIBRATES, JERKS, HESITATES AND MAKES NOISE WHILE ENGAGING GEARS.

TRANSAXLE SERVE COVER FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH PUDDLES VEHICLE FREEZES. THERE IS NO POWER, ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER VEHICLE HAS CLEARED PUDDLE, POWER RESUMES. *AK

SEAT BELT ANCHOR IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE ONLY WAY THE RESTRAINTS CAN BE LATCHED IS IF TWISTED THE RESTRAINT ACROSS TO THE BUCKLE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND IS WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK THE STEERING BECOMES HARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREPPED, INSPECTED AND SOLD TO HIM WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT IN TOTAL DISREGARD FOR HIS SAFETY. *YH