1998 Ford Taurus complaints

POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRONIC PARTS ARE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY, THE PANEL LIGHTS WILL BLINK, AS WELL AS THE HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES CONSUMER CAN'T GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER THREE TIMS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL PULSATION WWHEN BRAKING OVER 50MPH 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BOUGHT IT BACK TO FORD 7 TIMES. ENGINE STOPPED WHEN PARALLEL PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE CAR IS ONLY 8 MONTHS LD

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED THERE ARE NO BRAKES. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER 4 TIMES CONTACTED, AND STATED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE TO CHECK. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO REMEDY TO REPAIR. *AK.ET.

THE ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS WHEN IT'S READY TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR, THE ORIGINAL ENGIN WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING.

MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THANK THE LORD THEY WERN'T IN THE CAR!

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND PUSH THE REAR TRUNK LID INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEATER SYSTEM FAILED.

THE DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DEPRESS BOTH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD.

SINCE NEW, VEHICLE FAILS TO DECELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. WILL ALSO ACCELERATE GOING DOWNHILL WITH CRUISE ON.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO STOP THE IDLE AND ACCLERATION. DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR VALVE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND DID NOT REDUCE SPEED, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. THERE IS A TSB BULLETIN SAYING IT IS NORMAL CONDITION. *AK *ML

RACK AND PINION STEERING SPRING YOKE IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING SHIMMY AND STEERING PROBLEMS.

ROTORS FAILED AND WIRING ASSEMBLY FOR ABS FAILED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

VEHICLE STEERING RACK AND PINION WITH A SPRING YOKE WILL RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL AND VIBRATION, UNABLE TO GET PARTS AS OF 22-JUL-98, DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

LOST ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. STEERING BELT PULLEY AND PUMP FAILED.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE GOING DOWNHILL.

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES NO MODIFICATION BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. CONSUMER STATES HE HAS A BIG FOOT IN THIS CASE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A INTERMITTENT SKID. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ; WHENEVER VEHICLE IS COASTING AND NEEDS TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATIO. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION / ONBOARD COMPUTER WAS NOT PROGRAMMING INCORRECTLY. DEALER PUT IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

UNSPECIFIED.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING; VEHICLE ALWAYS STEERS TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND LEARNED THE VEHICLE WAS WITHOUT A FRONT CAMBER/CASTER. CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER/MANUFACTURER OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER BECAUSE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW CAN THEY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE NOT HAVING THE FRONT CAMBER/CASTER PARTS. *AK

SEAT BELT RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO NON-DEFECTIVE BUCKLE, UPON INSPECTION FROM OTHER SOURCE THE BUCKLE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED.

TRUNK LIGHT BURNED GARMENT IN THE TRUNK, LAMP DID NOT HAVE A COVER DUE TO THE DESIGN.

ERRATIC OPERATION OF CRUISE CONTROL ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TH ACCELERATE 10-15 MILE OVER THE SETTING WHILE THE OVERDRIVE IS ON. WHEN OVERDRIVE IS TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL MAINTAINS SETTING.

WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH AND WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THE TIRES WOULD SHAKE OR VIBRATE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE, BUT STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

DESIGN OF VEHICLES WERE CALIBRATED WITH INCREASED DASH-POT FUNCTION CAUSING IN THE VEHICLE NOT DECELERATING WHEN TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE PEDAL.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER COMMENCED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 70MPH. DEALER SYAS THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING TO FIX IT. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE HATCHBACK WINDOW BURSTED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T GIVE ENOUGH VISIBILITY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS AN OBJECT IN THE CORNER OF THE LENSES THAT KEEPS THE LIGHT FROM SPREADING OUT. *SLC

VEHICLE AT FIRST WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND DOWNSHIFTING, IT JERKED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WON'T RETRACT AT ALL TIMES. IT DOESN'T SNAP AT ALL, THERE IS NO DRAG IN THE BELT, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME THE ENGINE. THE COOLING FAN HAD STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED.

CRUISE CONTROL LOSES CONTROL WHEN GOING DOWN INCLINES.

BRAKES FAILED.

NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND WHEN STOPPING THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, WHEN DOING 45 TO 50MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

THE REFLECTION OFF THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. . *AK

WHILE REAR TRUNK LID WAS UP IT BECAME INOPERATIVE/ FALLING DOWN AND STRIKING OWNER. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR, MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO REMAIN ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OFF.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO REMAIN ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OFF.