1999 Ford Taurus complaints

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH FAILED TO RELEASE. VEHICLE CONTINUED AT SAME SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE & CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED. *AK

DESIGN FLAW OF THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO OVERFILL TANK ALSO TANK REGISTERS IMPROPER GAS TANK INDICATION, REPAIRED ON ONE OCCASION HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *MJS

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS--IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALL THIS TIME EXCEPT ABOUT 2.5 WEEKS. THE REAR BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL. THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY BAD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHICH I FEEL COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 15000 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE OCCURING AT THIS TIME. OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. *AK

WHEN REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

UPON SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING UNWANTED SPEED. ALSO, THE RPMS RACED VERY HIGH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVERS SHOULDER RESTRAINT LOCKS IN PLACE, PINNING DRIVER TO SEAT. #2. AC DISCHARGES FOUL ODOR FROM ALL VENTS CAUSING BURNING WATERING EYES.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED WIRING AND FUEL PUMP, ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DRIVER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN AND STEER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS POWER STEERING. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, WHEN I LET FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE AFTER YOU HAVE REMOVED YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN TAKE A HALF MILE OR MORE FOR SPEED TO REDUCE EVEN WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. REQUIRES EXTRA BRAKING FORCE TO CAUSE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE REQUIRED HARDER APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSES THE FRONT END TO DIVE AND CREATES STEERING PROBLEMS. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO APPLY BRAKES ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY TO PREVENT CAR FROM ACCELERATING WHEN THE DRIVER DOES NOT WANT IT TO. THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW WHEN DRIVER IS NO LONGER PRESSING ACCELERATOR.

CONSUMER WAS CHANGING LANES AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR COMING UP ON THE SIDE. CONSUMER COT CONTROL. TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP AND WENT INTO CENTER DIVIDER. BOUNCED 15 FEET, AND BACK OF CAR LANDED AGAINST CENTER DIVIDER. CONSUMER/ PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. AIRBAGS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE INJURIES THEY SUSTAINED. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS JUST A SERVICE LENDER WHILE GETTING THERE CAR REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55-65 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND FUMES WOULD COME INTO THE CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE BRAKES WERE STILL WORKNG. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES ,AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES FAIL CONTINUALLY IN RAINY WEATHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND LOOSE CONTROL. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH HIT A MANHOLE WITHIN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO THE MANHOLE, AND THE CRADLE THAT PROTECTS THE ENGINE HIT THE MANHOLE ,TO SET OFF THE AIR BAG SENSOR WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. COVER TO THE AIR BAGS FLEW INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD GLASS, AND GLASS GOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DASHBOARD WAS DAMAGED BY THE AIR BAGS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HER. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, SHE HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING AND SLIGHT ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN WHEN FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. TWO DAYS LATER, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON WHEN CAR IDLES ROUGH AND HAS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND OUT PROBLEM. TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM. REPLACED PCM AND FUEL INJECTOR. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND PROBLEM.

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT OR A STOP AND APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING TETHER ANCHOR FROM DEALER. PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR 4 WEEKS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST.

WHEN DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. THE MORE CONSUMER MOVED THE TIGHTER THEY GOT. *AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND CAUSE ENGINE RUNAWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND WAIT UNTIL OTHER VEHICLES WERE CLEAR BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS GEAR WAS CHANGED BACK TO DRIVE IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BURN RUBBER AND TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND ROAD TESTED APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED MILES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. NEEDS NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMESON/ OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES REGULARLY.CONTACTED DEALER WILL HAVE THEM SERVICED. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD ,LUNGES ABOUT 1 FEET AHEAD, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER CANT FIND PROBLEM. MJS

HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. HAD INDICATED THE FLAMES WERE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, BUT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND DROPPED OUT. *AK

GAS GAUGE INDICATOR MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. GAUGE VARIES BY A HALF OF A TANK BETWEEN UPHILL AND DOWNHILL. WITH SIX GALLONS OF FUEL THE VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE GOING UP HILL OR WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ANTI FREEZE BLEW OUT OF VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL .

REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN.VEHICLE KEPT AT THE SPEED AS IF ON CRUISE, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE I DO NOT HAVE CRUISE ON MY VEHICLE.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A UNKNOWN COLLISION, TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT.ALSO, VEHICLE WA S TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GAS GAUGE WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS SHOWING THAT THERE WASN'T ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH TANK WAS HALF FULL. DEALER REPLACE GAS GAUGE. ALSO CONSUMER CAN CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING UNASSISTED ACCELERATION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THAT THE VEHCILE IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FRONT END VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, ALSO EXPERIENCING NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN, EIGHT REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. NLM

TRANSMISSION SENSORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND CAR WILL REV TO HIGH RPMS, WHILE APPLYING THE BREAK THE STEEING WHEEL SHAKES, AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELARATOR, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND WENT TO 5000 RPM. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 20 MIN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. *AK *ML

UNSURE--BUT BRAKE FAILURE LED TO DEATH OF FOUR, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, BRAKES TO THE FLOOR, EMERGENCY PULLED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP, WENT 320 FEET BEFORE IMPACT-NOT SURE WHY, BUT WANT TO INFORM OTHERS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, DOCUMENTATION OF INCIDENTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED THAT WAY. MJS

ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR. WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY.BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND LOCKED

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BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. SINCE THEN, PROBLEM REAPPEARED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BE SET AT A CERTAIN SPEED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGHER SPEED; AND RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WHEN VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE AFTER TAKING FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, EITHER IN FORWARD / REVERSE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. *YC

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR OR WOULD SLIP AND NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. NLM

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE ROTORS HAD BEEN CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. YH

ENGINE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AFTER THROTTLE IS RELEASED. IT ACTS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE WITHOUT AN ENGINE BRAKE AND QUITE UNSETTLING ON INTERSTATES WITH STEEP DOWNHILL GRADES. CRUISE CONTROL CAN NOT KEEP THE CAR +/- 5 MPH. THERE IS A UNAUTHORIZED FIX ON THE NET. *AK

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT . DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT VARIOUS TIMES, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY FAILURE. MJS

WHILE PARKING ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTEDTO TO REV. TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV AND THEN RAN STRAIGHT INTO A WALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED ON HIGHWAY. CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. THIS HAPPENS WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN CRUISE IS SET TO 65 MPH CAR WILL ACCELREATE TO 90 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL. DEALER SAYS THIS IS PART OF THE DESIGN?? HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND COSTLY IN BRAKE JOBS. *AK