1999 Ford Taurus complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION BEGAN 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO FINAL FAILURE. FLUID FILLED BOOT NOT LEAKING OUT BUT EMPTYING PUMP UNTIL FINAL FAILURE WHEN BOOT FINALLY LEAKED FLUID WHILE DRIVING. WAS MECHANIC CHECKED DURING FAILING PERIOD WITH NO INDICATION OF LEAKING FLUID OR CAUSE THEREOF.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD, CONSUMER NOTICES THE VEHICLE SURGING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 72 DAYS, THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JG *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. *AK *SLC

DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE A LEAK IN POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK FLUID WAS LEAKING IN TO THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT, FILLING BOOTS ON RACK. *JB

RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE/EXCESSIVE WEAR. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO BOOTS, CAUSING RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. *JB

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES INTO LOW GEAR AND JERKS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE.*YD

VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF 4TH SET OF ROTORS WITH 62,724 MILES. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE GOING OUT OF ROUND. HAD THREE SETS OF ROTORS REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON A TURN TO THE RIGHT GOING VERY SLOW, THE SPRING BUSTED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE STRUT AND BEARING ASSEMBLY AVBOVE THE STRUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPPERATIVE AND I WAS STRANDED. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT SPRING DIDN'T BREAK WHILE ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. CALLED DEALER AND FORD HOTLINE AND BOTH TOLD ME OUT OF WARRANTY NOT THEIR PROBLEM.. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A SPRING ON A VEHICLE CAN BREAK FOR NO REASON AFTER 39400 MILES.*AK

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN YO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE FLUID BEIGN LOW IT IS A HALF TANK LOW NOW AND WAS IN SHOP IN DEC 2001TODAY IS 1-19-02 THE DEALER TELS ME THAT TAURUS,S USE BRAKE FLUID AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN THIS CAR HAS USED AT LEAST 3 PINTS SINCE NEW .THAT IS MY BEST GUESS AS THE DEALER HAS ALWASE ADDED IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR USING BRAKE FLUID AS THE PADS WEAR DOWN .I JUST TALKED TO MY INSURANCE AGENT WHO DRIVES A SABLE HE SAID HE HAS NEVER ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO IT TILL HE AND HIS BROTHER DID A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON IT AT 100.000 MILES .HELP PLEASE

I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NEW, ULTRA BRIGHT LIGHTS ON OTHER CARS. THEY BLIND ME AT NIGHT AND I FEEL THAT THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE.*AK

FRONT TIRE WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. CAUSED UNKNOWN. *AK *JG

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 48 MPH. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES WHEN THROWN INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR HAS FAILED TWO TIMES. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE IN SEPTEMBER 2000 AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *YH

WE NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THAT WE THOUGHT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 46,000. STILL WASN'T "RIGHT" AFTER REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AFTER OUR INSISTANCE, ADDITIONAL TESTING WAS DONE, SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. CAR WAS SPEEDING UP ON ITS' OWN. OUR CLAIM IS THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED PASSENGER MINOR INJURIES BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FULLY DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING FLUID. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS MAKING A GROWLING NOISE, AND HAS TO CONTINOUSLY PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN VEHICLE. CONTACTED A MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ROTORS HEAT UP AND ARE WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

UPON EXAMINING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 1999 TAURUS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR LOCATION NEAR THE LEFT WHEEL ARE SEVERELY RUSTED REPEAT RUSTED. IT APPEARS THAT A BRAKE LINE FAILURE COULD OCCURE AT ANY TIME.*AK

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO PARK VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS 6 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE REPLACED THEM 6 MORE TIMES SINCE THE WARRANTY ENDED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY SIMPLY SAY "IT NEEDS A BRAKE JOB" FOR $300.00 WHEN THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM ALMOST ANY SPEED AND EMERGENCY BRAKING IS COMPROMISED RESULTING IN EXTREMLY LONG DISTANCES TO COME TO A STOP.*AK

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING INTO RACK AND PINION DUST BOOT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FLUID, DUE TO FAULTY RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR BOX. *TT

LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, DOOR LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT COME ON. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR OR AT TIMES WILL NOT MOVE WHILE IT IS IN GEAR.*AK

POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVERS VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT PROBLEM COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK *SLC

MY TAURUS LEAKS FUEL AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROLLOVER VALVE, VAPOR CANISTER AND EVAPORATOR SOLENOID AND A HOSE CLIP ON MARCH 1, 01. IN OCTOBER 2001 I AGAIN NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE TANK AREA AFTER REFUELLING. THE DEALER IS ORDERING A NEW TANK. FORD TECH HOTLINE SAYS THERE MAY BE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ROLLOVER VALVE INSIDE THE TANK. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE REPORTED.

SUDDENLY UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO OPEN HOOD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO MOVE CAR. NO PRIOR AGGRESSIVE SHIFTING, NO WARNING SYMPTOMS OF IMPENDING FAILURE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND FLUID WAS LOW AND REFILLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING RACK WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION INTO A TREE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION INTO A TREE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST AND HEAD. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE DRIVERS SEAT OF OUR FORD TAURUS IS BROKEN. THE SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD INDEPENDENT OF THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT TRACK. THIS MOVEMENT REQUIRES THE CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHICH INCREASES THE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT MAY NOT HOLD UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER I TOOK THIS TO BENNA FORD IN SUPERIOR WI REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE SEAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER FORDS 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AS THE PROBLEM WAS SHOWN TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE MARK.*AK

FRONT ROTOR DEFECTIVE, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END VIBRATE AND PULSATE. THIS CREATES A LOSS OF CONTROL ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-70 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, DEALER REPLACED AND ROTATED TIRES AND REPLACED HUBS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AKTHE VIBRATION COMES AND GOES, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, -STOPPING ON ITS OWN IN THE ON POSITION AND/OR STARTING ON ITS OWN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION, REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING STEERING TO BE VERY STIFF AND HARD TO CONTROL. REFILLED FLUID AND IT WAS OKAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, THEN GOT LOW AGAIN. EACH TIME WE FILLED IT, IT RAPIDLY EMPTIED, UNTIL WE COULD NOT DRIVE IT MORE THAN 5-8 MILES BETWEEN REFILLS. MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE RACK AND PINION WERE LEAKING INTO THE DUST BOOTS, WHICH WERE FULL TO CAPACITY WITH POWER STEERING FLUID. WHOLE RACK AND PINION UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR AT 46K MILES, SO WE PAID OUT OF POCKET.

VEHICLE/STEERING COLUM VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT SPEEDS 40+MPH. DEALER STATES ROTORS WARPED. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO TURN ROTORS. ROTORS NEED TURNING AT ABOUT 5000 MILES. REPLACED ROTORS, NOW AWAITING PROBLEM TO REOCCURE. DEALER OFFERS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION OR REASON AS TO WHY ROTORS WARP SO QUICKLY OR NUMEROUS TIMES. JUST A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TAURUS. VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO HANDLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AWAITING NEXT FAILURE. PROBLEM #2 FRONT BUMPER PAINT PEELING/CRACKING AND FLAKING OFF. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER STATES NOT A PAINT DEFECT. HOWEVER, BUMPER PAINT IN BAD SHAPE. BUMPER PAINT NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY ACCORDING TO DEALER. HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH MANFACTURE. DEALER WILLING TO PAINT BUMPER FOR LARGE SUM OF MONEY. SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE WARRANTY.*AK

WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL. *AK

ENGINE WILL SURGE OR RACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR BRING TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AFTER TALKING WITH FORD TAURUS OWNERS AND LOCAL FORD DEALERS THIS SEEM'S TO BE A MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE.THIS PROBLEM NEED'S TO BE INVESTIGATED AND SOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GET'S HURT OR KILLED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AT A VERY LOW SPPED, WOULD ACTUALLY SNAP YOUR NECK UPON CHANGING TOOK INTO SHOP, THEY STATES 2ND GEAR OF TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT 2500.00 IN REPAIR TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, ALL PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE BY DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD SMELLY EXHAUST.*YH

THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD CHARGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, THE NEXT DAY THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE NEXT MONTH IT FAILED AGAIN. *YH

I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A LEMON AND I WANTED MY MONEY BACK. THE DEALER REFUSED. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR (ONE YEAR AGO) IT IS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 8 WEEKS. IT HAS HAD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, GASKETS, PUMPS, HOSES, FILTERS AND IT STILL DOES NOT RUN. IT DOESN'T START PROPERLY, IF IT STARTS AT ALL. IT STALLS IN REVERSE AND INITITAL SHIFT INTO DRIVE DOES NOT RUN SMOOTH. THE WIPER FLUID DOES NOT COME OUT. THE CAR RATTLES AND SOUNDS AWFUL . THE CAR IS UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T FIX IT. THE CAR IS A LEMON THERE IS SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG WITH IT AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED. FORD KNOWS THIS AND THEY WON'T TAKE IT BACK.