1999 Ford Taurus complaints

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL NOT ENGAGED.. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND TO B E BROKEN. CAN NHTSA GIVE ADDTIONAL INFOMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

AN INETRA-ACTUATED SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE RIGHT INSIDE WALL OF THE TRUNK CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT IF AN UNSECURED LOAD STRIKES IT. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN A CITY-OWNED CAR WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP HILL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. HAD I BEEN MORE SLIGHTLY-BUILT, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL OR STOP THE CAR, WHICH I DID WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY.

DRIVER REPORTED FUEL GUAGE STUCK ON FULL. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, REPAIR ORDER SHOWS INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GUAGE REPLACED, BUT WHEN TESTED FUEL GUAGE STILL INOP. REPAIR ORDER SHOWS FINALLY TESTING FOUND "MISSING FFV SENSOR MODULE". INSTALLED MODULE. REPAIR ORDER ALSO SHOWS "WIRING DIAGRAM WAS INCORRECT". *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TAKING THE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AS IT SUPPOSE TO, AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID ITS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I JUST PURCHASES A NEW 1999 4-DOOR FORD TAURUS SE ON 5/3/99. I SENT THE CAR BACK TO BE REPAIRED TO THE MANUFACTURER 2 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I AM MEETING WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER STEPHEN DINGER SOMETIME THIS WEEK TO HAVE HIM COME ALONG FOR A TEST DRIVE TO WITNESS FIRST HAND THE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL STILL SHAKES QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER 60MPH. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH ANY ADVISE ON HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE LEASE OR HAVING THE MANUGFACTURER SOMEHOW GIVE US A NEW VEHICLE SEEING THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE JUST A TIRE BALANCE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES OF ENGINE RACES TO 3000 RPM WHEN STOPPED IN IDLE AND IN GEAR. DEALER CAN'T REPEAT PROBLEM AND THEREFORE HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY FAILURE. MJS

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO DECELLERATE WHEN YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, SPEED STAYS CONSTANT. *YC

DECELERATES POORLY (WON'T SLOW DOWN) WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL); ESPECIALLY SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. CAN BE REPRODUCED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN "OD" AFTER THE CAR IS WARMED UP. MIGHT EVEN BE WORSE ON COLDER DAYS (LESS THAN 50 DEG F). IT'S LIKE THE SPEED CONTROL IS "ON"; THE RPMS ON THE TACHOMETER DON'T DROP, AND THE CAR CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED OR EVEN ACCELERATES! YOU CAN'T COAST DOWN, IT REQUIRES BRAKING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. IT ALSO SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP - WHEN BRAKING - BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE WORKING AGAINST THE BRAKES. ON ROADS THAT HAVE A SLIGHT DECLINE, IT REQUIRES YOU TO BRAKE OFTEN TO MAINTAIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. DRIVING THIS CAR IS JUST UNNERVING; I'M NOT USED TO USING THE BRAKES SO MUCH. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO MY FORD DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON THE FIRST VISIT (3/16/99), THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK MY CAR FOR A DRIVE AND AGREED MY CAR HAD A PROBLEM. HE THEN GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SECOND VISIT WHEN I LEFT THE CAR TO BE WORKED ON. LATER THAT DAY, HE CALLED ME AT WORK TO TELL ME APOLGETICALLY, THAT FORD CONSIDERED THIS "NORMAL"; NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED. HE LEFT ME A COPY OF SSM#12066 (SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE) THAT STATES: "1998-1999 TAURUS/SABLE 1998 & 1999 TAURUS/SABLE 3.0L 2-VALVE, 4-VALVE AND SHO VEHICLES CALIBRATED WITH INCREASED AIR FLOW AT CLOSED THROTTLE TO PREVENT TIP-IN-BUMPS. A RESULT MAY BE REDUCED DECELERATION FEEL AND LESS ENGINE RPM REDUCTION AT CLOSED THROTTLE WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING....NO REP

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE RACED REAL HIGH. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO STOP RACING HIGH. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE REPAIR SHOP ONCE. DEALER WANTS THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE SHOP TO DO SOME TESTING. *AK

WHEN LETTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN A LITTLE, THE WINDOW WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS A BUTTON TO GET WINDOWS BACK UP. *AK

ENGINE FIRE.

ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING A GROWLING NOISE WHILE IT IS COLD. YH

IN THE EARLY MORNING AND EVENING, THE LIGHT TAN DASHBOARD REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENING UMWANTED ACCELERATION.

SEAT BELT BROKE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER EXPIERENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. WHILE CONSUMMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO FINALLY STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN DRIVE AND COAST VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT. HAD APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. REARENDED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE CAME WITH DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT, WHICH DOES NOT RETRACT, WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLE AND UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE - NO START

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS JAMMED TOGETHER AND STUCK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

KEYLESS REMOTE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED.